Stevens County Rare Plants County List

Scientific Name Common Name Habitat Family Name State Federal Status Status Antennaria parvifolia Nuttall's pussy-toes sandy, gravelly, ponderosa pine Asteraceae S Anthoxanthum hirtum common northern sweet grass moist meadows, riparian areas Poaceae R1 W side (high elevation), E side Astragalus microcystis least bladdery milk-vetch gravelly to sandy areas Fabaceae S forests, wet and dry meadows, rocky soils, nest to perennial streams, Botrychium ascendens triangle-lobed moonwort 2100-6400 ft elev Ophioglossaceae S SC Botrychium crenulatum crenulate moonwort moist areas forests Ophioglossaceae S SC shrub-steppe, moist, dry meadows, Botrychium hesperium western moonwort forests Ophioglossaceae T Forests, moist meadows, riparian Botrychium paradoxum two-spiked moonwort areas, compacted old roadbeds Ophioglossaceae T SC moist or dry meadows, riparian, Botrychium pedunculosum stalked moonwort forests Ophioglossaceae S SC

Carex comosa bristly sedge Marshes, lake shores, wet meadows Cyperaceae S Wet meadows forested wetlands, Carex flava yellow sedge riparian areas, wetlands Cyperaceae S

Carex magellanica ssp. irrigua boreal bog sedge wetlands, wet meadows, marshes Cyperaceae S Carex pallescens pale sedge wet meadows, meadows Cyperaceae R1 Carex proposita Smoky Mountain sedge High elevation Cyperaceae T Cicuta bulbifera bulb-bearing water-hemlock wetlands, bogs, streams Apiaceae S Cryptogramma stelleri Steller's rockbrake moist shaded cliffs in forests Pteridaceae S bogs, wet forests, pond edges, Cypripedium parviflorum yellow lady's slipper ponderosa pine, riparian Orchidaceae T Dryas drummondii var. drummondii yellow mountain-avens steep rocky dry clifts Rosaceae S Dryopteris carthusiana toothed wood fern sphagnum swamps Dryopteridaceae R1 Stevens County Rare Plants County List

Scientific Name Common Name Habitat Family Name State Federal Status Status Dryopteris cristata crested shield-fern wet meadows, wetlands Dryopteridaceae S Elodea nuttallii Nuttall's waterweed Hydrocharitaceae R1 Eurybia merita Arctic aster High elevation, rock crevices Asteraceae S wet meadows, bogs, riparian, Geum rivale water avens wetlands Rosaceae S Hackelia cinerea gray stickseed talus slopes, clifts in forests Boraginaceae S Bogs, fens, damp sand, pastures, Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue wet meadows, moist woods, etc. Ophioglossaceae T Oxytropis campestris var. columbiana Columbia crazyweed gravel bars along Columbia Fabaceae E Physaria didymocarpa var. gravelly soils, talus slopes,dry didymocarpa common twinpod hillsides, river gravel bars Brassicaceae T Physostegia parviflora western false dragonhead Lamiaceae S Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. meadows or riparian areas in conifer irriguum Idaho gooseberry forests Grossulariaceae T Salix candida hoary willow wetlands Salicaceae T Salix maccalliana Maccall's willow wetlands Salicaceae S

Sanicula marilandica black snake-root wet meadows, riparian, moist woods Apiaceae S Schizachyrium scoparium var. riparian, sandy, gravelly areas along scoparium little bluestem Columbia River Poaceae T Scutellaria angustifolia ssp. shrub-steppe, talus slopes, micrantha narrowleaf skullcap ponderosa pine Lamiaceae R1 Silene scouleri ssp. scouleri Scouler's catchfly Caryophyllaceae S wet meadows, riparian areas in Sisyrinchium septentrionale northern blue-eyed grass coniferous forest Iridaceae S Triglochin palustris marsh arrowgrass Juncaginaceae R1 Valeriana pubicarpa downy-fruit valerian Valerianaceae R1 Stevens County Rare Plants County List

Scientific Name Common Name Habitat Family Name State Federal Status Status Verbena stricta hoary verbena Verbenaceae R1 Viola renifolia kidney-leaf white violet coniferous forest to high elevation Violaceae S Stevens County Rare Plants Wetlands, Riparian

Scientific Name Common Name Habitat Family Name State Federal Status Status Anthoxanthum hirtum common northern sweet grass moist meadows, riparian areas Poaceae R1 Forests, moist meadows, riparian Botrychium paradoxum two-spiked moonwort areas, compacted old roadbeds Ophioglossaceae T SC

Botrychium pedunculosum stalked moonwort moist or dry meadows, riparian, forests Ophioglossaceae S SC

Carex comosa bristly sedge Marshes, lake shores, wet meadows Cyperaceae S Wet meadows forested wetlands, Carex flava yellow sedge riparian areas, wetlands Cyperaceae S

Carex magellanica ssp. irrigua boreal bog sedge wetlands, wet meadows, marshes Cyperaceae S Cicuta bulbifera bulb-bearing water-hemlock wetlands, bogs, streams Apiaceae S bogs, wet forests, pond edges, Cypripedium parviflorum yellow lady's slipper ponderosa pine, riparian Orchidaceae T Dryopteris carthusiana toothed wood fern sphagnum swamps Dryopteridaceae R1 Dryopteris cristata crested shield-fern wet meadows, wetlands Dryopteridaceae S Elodea nuttallii Nuttall's waterweed Hydrocharitaceae R1

Geum rivale water avens wet meadows, bogs, riparian, wetlands Rosaceae S Bogs, fens, damp sand, pastures, wet Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue meadows, moist woods, etc. Ophioglossaceae T meadows or riparian areas in conifer Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. irriguum Idaho gooseberry forests Grossulariaceae T Salix candida hoary willow wetlands Salicaceae T Salix maccalliana Maccall's willow wetlands Salicaceae S

Scientific Name Common Name Habitat Family Name State Federal Status Status wet meadows, riparian areas in Sisyrinchium septentrionale northern blue-eyed grass coniferous forest Iridaceae S Triglochin palustris marsh arrowgrass Juncaginaceae R1 Stevens County Rare Plants Forests & Meadows

Scientific Name Common Name Habitat Family Name State Federal Status Status Anthoxanthum hirtum common northern sweet grass moist meadows, riparian areas Poaceae R1 forests, wet and dry meadows, rocky soils, nest to perennial streams, 2100- Botrychium ascendens triangle-lobed moonwort 6400 ft elev Ophioglossaceae S SC Botrychium crenulatum crenulate moonwort moist areas forests Ophioglossaceae S SC shrub-steppe, moist, dry meadows, Botrychium hesperium western moonwort forests Ophioglossaceae T Forests, moist meadows, riparian Botrychium paradoxum two-spiked moonwort areas, compacted old roadbeds Ophioglossaceae T SC

Botrychium pedunculosum stalked moonwort moist or dry meadows, riparian, forests Ophioglossaceae S SC Carex pallescens pale sedge wet meadows, meadows Cyperaceae R1 Cryptogramma stelleri Steller's rockbrake moist shaded cliffs in forests Pteridaceae S bogs, wet forests, pond edges, Cypripedium parviflorum yellow lady's slipper ponderosa pine, riparian Orchidaceae T

Geum rivale water avens wet meadows, bogs, riparian, wetlands Rosaceae S Hackelia cinerea gray stickseed talus slopes, clifts in forests Boraginaceae S Bogs, fens, damp sand, pastures, wet Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue meadows, moist woods, etc. Ophioglossaceae T Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. meadows or riparian areas in conifer irriguum Idaho gooseberry forests Grossulariaceae T

Sanicula marilandica black snake-root wet meadows, riparian, moist woods Apiaceae S wet meadows, riparian areas in Sisyrinchium septentrionale northern blue-eyed grass coniferous forest Iridaceae S Viola renifolia kidney-leaf white violet coniferous forest to high elevation Violaceae S Stevens County Rare Plants Rocky, Gravelly, Sandy

Scientific Name Common Name Habitat Family Name State Federal Status Status Antennaria parvifolia Nuttall's pussy-toes sandy, gravelly, ponderosa pine Asteraceae S W side (high elevation), E side gravelly to sandy Astragalus microcystis least bladdery milk-vetch areas Fabaceae S

Dryas drummondii var. drummondii yellow mountain-avens steep rocky dry clifts Rosaceae S Hackelia cinerea gray stickseed talus slopes, clifts in forests Boraginaceae S

Oxytropis campestris var. columbiana Columbia crazyweed gravel bars along Columbia Fabaceae E Physaria didymocarpa var. gravelly soils, talus slopes,dry hillsides, river didymocarpa common twinpod gravel bars Brassicaceae T Schizachyrium scoparium var. riparian, sandy, gravelly areas along Columbia scoparium little bluestem River Poaceae T

Scutellaria angustifolia ssp. micrantha narrowleaf skullcap shrub-steppe, talus slopes, ponderosa pine Lamiaceae R1 Stevens County Rare Plants High Elevation

Scientific Name Common Name Habitat Family Name State Federal Status Status Carex proposita Smoky Mountain sedge High elevation Cyperaceae T Eurybia merita Arctic aster High elevation, rock crevices Asteraceae S Viola renifolia kidney-leaf white violet coniferous forest to high elevation Violaceae S Rare Plant Status Codes

State Status State Status of plant species is determined by the Washington Natural Heritage Program. Factors considered include abundance, occurrence patterns, vulnerability, threats, existing protection, and taxonimic distinctness.

E = Endangered. In danger of becoming extinct or extripated from Washington. T = Threatened. Likely to become endangered within the near future in WA if the factors contributin to pop decline or habitat loss continue. S = Sensitive. Vulnerable or declining and could become endangered or threatened in the state without active management or removal of threats X = Possibly extinct or Extirpated. Documented to have previously occurred within WA, but no longer thought to be present here. P1 = Priority 1. Rare nonvascular plant but with insufficient information to assign another rank. P2 = Priority 2. Nonvascular plant of concern but with insufficient information to assign another rank. R1 = Review group 1. Of potential concern but needs more field work to assign another rank. R2 = Review group 2. Of potential concern but with unresolved taxonomic questions. W = Watch. Species that are more abundant and/or less threatened in WA than previously thought, no longer a focus of conservation efforts.

Federal Status Federal Status under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (USESA) as published in the Federal Register. For complete definitions see http://www.fws.gov/endangered/laws-policies/section-3.html

LE = Listed Endangered. The plant is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. LT = Listed Threatened. The plant is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range. PE = Proposed Endangered. A plant that is proposed to be listed as endangered and is undergoing a review process. PT = Proposed Threatened. A plant that is proposed to be listed as threatened and is undergoing a review process. C = Candidate species. A plant for which FWS or NOAA Fisheries has on file sufficient information on biological vulnerability and threats to support a proposal to list as endangered or threatened. SC = Species of Concern. An informal term referring to a species that might be in need of conservation action. Such species receive no legal protection and use of the term does not necessarily imply that a species will eventually be proposed for listing. NL = Not listed. Used when two portions of a taxon have different federal status.

Washington Natural Heritage Program www.dnr.wa.gov/ResearchScience/Topics/NaturalHeritage/Pages/amp_nh.aspx Washington Dept. of Natural Resources, PO Box 47014, Olympia, WA 98504-7014