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3-2014 Vascular of Big Lagoon County Park Humboldt County, James P. Smith Jr Humboldt State University, [email protected]

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Recommended Citation Smith, James P. Jr, "Vascular Plants of Big Lagoon County Park Humboldt County, California" (2014). Botanical Studies. 33. http://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/botany_jps/33

This Flora of Northwest California: Checklists of Local Sites of Botanical Interest is brought to you for free and open access by the Open Educational Resources and Data at Digital Commons @ Humboldt State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Botanical Studies by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Humboldt State University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. VASCULAR PLANTS OF BIG LAGOON COUNTY PARK HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Compiled by James P. Smith, Jr. Professor Emeritus of Botany Department of Biological Sciences Humboldt State University Arcata, California

11 March 2014

Bellis perennis English daisy LYCOPHYTES & FERNS Cirsium vulgare Thistle Conyza canadensis Horseweed Lycopodiella inundata Bog club-moss Grindelia stricta Tarweed Helenium bolanderi Bolander’s sneeze weed Athyrium filix-femina Lady fern Hypochoeris radicata Hairy cat's ear Botrychium multifidum Grape fern Leontodon saxitilis Hawkbit Equisetum telmateia var. braunii Giant horsetail Leucanthemum vulgare Ox-eye daisy Polystichum munitum Western sword fern Matricaria discoidea Pineapple weed Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens Bracken fern Senecio minima Coast fireweed Struthiopteris spicant Deer fern Sonchus asper Prickly sow thistle Symphyotrichum chilense Pacific-aster Tanacetum camphoratum Dune tansy CONIFERS Convolvulaceae - Morning glory Family Abies grandis Grand fir Calystegia soldanella Beach morning glory Picea sitchensis Sitka spruce Cuscuta californica Dodder Sequoia sempervirens Coast redwood Thuja plicata Western red cedar Cruciferae - Mustard Family Tsuga heterophylla Western hemlock Cakile maritima Sea rocket Hirschfieldia incana Hoary mustard FLOWERING PLANTS Raphanus sativus Wild radish Cyperaceae - Sedge Family Araceae - Philodendron Family Bulboschoenus maritimus bulrush Lysichiton americanum Western skunk-cabbage Carex aquatilis var. dives Water sedge Carex buxbaumii Buxbaum’s sedge Betulaceae - Birch Family Carex cusickii Cusick’s sedge Alnus rubra Red alder Carex echinata ssp. phyllomanica Star sedge Carex leptalea Bristle-stalked sedge Caprifoliaceae - Honeysuckle Family Carex obnupta Slough sedge Lonicera involucrata var. ledebourii Twinberry Carex viridula Green sedge Eleocharis pachycarpa Spike rush Chenopodiaceae - Goosefoot Family Isolepis setacea Bristle-leaved lateral bulrush Atriplex patula Spear saltbush Schoenoplectus acutus Common tule Chenopodium ambrosioides Mexican tea Schoenoplectus pungens Three-square Chenopodium spp. Goosefoot Droseraceae - Sundew Family Compositae - Sunflower Family Drosera rotundifolia Round-leaved sundew Achillea millefolium Yarrow Ambrosia chamissonis Beach bur sage Ericaceae - Heath Family Anaphalis margritacea Pearly everlasting Gaultheria shallon Salal Baccharis pilularis Coyote brush Rhododendron columbianum Western Labrador tea

-1- Rhododendron occidentale Western azalea Liliaceae - Lily Family Vaccinium ovatum California huckleberry Maianthemum dilatatum False lily-of-the-valley Vaccinium uliginosum Bog bilberry Myricaceae - Wax Myrtle Family Gentianaceae - Gentian Family Morella californica California wax myrtle Gentiana sceptrum King's gentian Onagraceae - Evening Primrose Family Gramineae - Grass Family Camissiona cheiranthifolia Beach-primrose Agrostis exarata Spike bent grass Epilobium ciliatum ssp. watsonii Willow herb Agrostis pallens Leafy bent grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet vernal grass Orchidaceae - Orchid Family Briza maxima Rattlesnake grass Platanthera dilatata White rein orchid Calamagrostis nutkaensis Pacific reed grass Spiranthes romanzoffiana Hooded ladies' tresses Cortaderia jubata Pampas grass Cynosurus echinatus Dogtail Plantaginaceae - Plantago Family Danthonia decumbens Heath grass Plantago lanceolata English plantain Deschampsia caespitosa Plantago subnuda Tall coastal plantain ssp. caespitosa Pacific hair grass ssp. holciformis Pacific hair grass Polygonaceae - Knotweed Family Distichlis spicata Salt grass Polygonum sp. Knotweed or smartweed Festuca spp. Fescue Rumex cirspus Curly dock Holcus lanatus Velvet grass Rumex acetosella Sheep sorrel Paspalum distichum Knot grass Poa douglasii Bluegrass Primulaceae - Primrose Family Anagallis arvensis Scarlet pimpernel - St. John's Wort Family Trientalis borealis ssp. latifolia Starflower anagalloides Tinkerweed Klamath weed Rhamnaceae - Buckthorn Family Rhamnus purshiana Cascara Iridaceae - Iris Family Sisyrinchium californicum Yellow-eyed-grass Rosaceae - Rose Family Comarum palustre Marsh cinquefoil Juncaceae - Rush Family Fragaria chiloensis Beach strawberry Juncus balticus ssp. ater Baltic rush Malus fusca Oregon crab apple Juncus bolanderi Bolander’s rush Potentilla anserina ssp. pacifica Cinquefoil Juncus bufonius var. bufonius Toad rush Rosa sp. Wild rose Juncus lescurii Salt rush Rubus discolor Himalaya berry Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry Juncaginaceae - Arrow-Grass Family Rubus ursinus Pacific blackberry Triglochin maritima Seaside arrow-grass Spiraea douglasii Douglas’ spirea

Labiatae - Mint Family Salicaceae - Willow Family Lycopus uniflorus Water horehound Salix hookeriana Coast willow Prunella vulgaris Self-heal Salix lasiolepis Arroyo willow Stachys chamissonis Hedge-nettle Saxifragaceae - Saxifrage Family Leguminosae - Bean Family Boykinia occidentalis Coast boykinia Cytisus scoparius Scotch broom Lathyrus littoralis Beach sweet pea Scrophulariaceae - Figwort Family Lathyrus palustris Hairy marsh pea Digitalis purpurea Purple foxglove Lotus corniculatus Bird’s-foot refoil Orobanche californica ssp. c. California broomrape Lupinus bicolor Annual lupine Scrophularia californica California bee Medicago hispida Bur clover Medicago lupulina Black medic Typhaceae - Cattail Family Melilotus alba White sweet clover Typha latifolia Broad-leaved cattail Trifolium repens White clover Trifolium wormskioldii Coast clover Umbelliferae - Carrot Family Vicia sp. Vetch Angelica lucida Seacoast angelica Cicuta douglasii Western water hemlock Lemnaceae - Duckweed Family Daucus carota Wild carrot Lemna minor Duckweed Glehnia leiocarpa Beach silvertop Lilaeopsis occidentalis Western lilaeopsis Oenanthe sarmentosa Water dropwort

-2- Violaceae - Violet Family Viola macloskeyi Western wood violet Viola palustris var. palustris Marsh violet

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Big Lagoon County Park is located north of Trinidad. It contains Big Lagoon Bog, an area of particular botanical interest. Access is from Big Lagoon Park Road off of U. S. 101.

Special thanks to Thomas Nelson and Jennifer Whipple for their assistance with identification of the flowering plants, and to Gordon Leppig whose collections at the Big Lagoon Bog added considerably to this checklist.

This edition incorporates several plants that appear in Leppig, G. 2004. Field trip reports: Big Lagoon. Darlingtonia Winter: 8, 9.

Viola palustris var. palustris was added to the list based on a field observation made by Michael Kauffmann in April 2012 and a Gordon Leppig specimen in the HSU Herbarium.

This revision also incorporates plants listed in the Consortium of California Herbaria.

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