Species found at Metchosin BioBlizes (5) and MycoBlitzes (2) as of July 14, 2015 Alphabetically by Scientific Name # Species Latin Species English if ReportedSpecies Main Group Species SubgroupBC Status 1 Abies grandis Grand fir Vascular plant Tree 2 Abronia latifolia yellow sand-verbena Vascular plant Forb Blue 3 Acalypta parvula Invertebrate Other insects 4 Acarospora fuscata Lichen 5 Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk Vertebrate Bird 6 Acer macrophyllum Big-leaf maple Vascular plant Tree 7 Acer platanoides Norway maple Vascular plant Tree 8 Aceria parapopuli Poplar Bud Gall Mite Invertebrate Other insects 9 Achillea millefolium Yarrow Vascular plant Forb 10 Achlys triphylla Vanilla leaf Vascular plant Forb 11 Achnatherum lemmonii Vascular plant Grass 12 Acleris sp Invertebrate Lepidoptera 13 Acmaea mitra Invertebrate Mollusc 14 Acmispon americanus Vascular plant Forb 15 Acmispon denticulatus Vascular plant Grass 16 Acmispon parviflorus Small birds-foot trefoil Vascular plant Forb 17 Acronicta perdita Invertebrate Lepidoptera 18 Acrosiphonia coalita Green rope Alga 19 Actitis macularia Spotted sandpiper Vertebrate Bird 20 Adejeania vexatrix Tachnid fly Invertebrate Other Insects 21 Adela septentrionella Fairy moth Invertebrate Lepidoptera 22 Adela trigrapha Three-striped Longhorn Moth Invertebrate Lepidoptera 23 Adenocaulon bicolor Trail finder Vascular plant Forb 24 Adiantum aleuticum Maidenhair Fern Vascular plant Fern 25 Aechmophorus occidentalis Western grebe Vertebrate Bird Red 26 Aegopodium podagraria Gout weed Vascular plant Forb 27 Aeolidia papillosa Shaggy Mouse Nudibranch Invertebrate Mollusc 28 Agaricus augustus Fungus 29 Agaricus diminutivus Fungus 30 Agaricus hondensis Fungus 31 Agaricus silvicola Fungus 32 Agarum fimbriatum Alga 33 Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged blackbird Vertebrate Bird 34 Aglais milberti Milbert's Tortoiseshell Invertebrate Lepidoptera 35 Agonopterix alstroemeriana Invertebrate Lepidoptera 36 Agoseris grandiflora Large-flowered agoseris Vascular plant Forb 37 Agoseris heterophylla Vascular plant Forb 38 Agrocybe praecox Fungus 39 Agrocybe semiorbicularis Fungus 40 Agropyron sp. Wheatgrass Vascular plant Grass 41 Agrostis gigantea Vascular plant Grass 42 Agrostis pallens Dune bentgrass Vascular plant Grass 43 Agrostis stolonifera Vascular plant Grass 44 Agyneta darrelli Invertebrate Spider 45 Agyrium rufum Lichen 46 Aira caryophyllea silver hairgrass Vascular plant Grass 47 Aira praecox Early hairgrass Vascular plant Grass 48 Aix sponsa Wood duck Vertebrate Bird 49 Alaria marginata Alga 50 Aldisa albomarginata Invertebrate Mollusc 51 Alectoria sarmentosa Common Witches Hair Lichen 52 Aleuria aurantia Fungus 53 Aleurodiscus amorphus Fungus 54 Aleurodiscus candidus Fungus 55 Aleurodiscus grantii Fungus 56 Alisma plantago-aquatica European Water-plantain Vascular plant Forb 57 Allium acuminatum Vascular plant Forb 58 Allium amplectens Slimleaf Onion Vascular plant Forb Blue 59 Allium cernuum var cernuum Nodding onion Vascular plant Forb 60 Allium geyeri Geyer’s onion Vascular plant Forb 61 Allotropa virgata candystick [Joan] Vascular plant Forb 62 Alnus rubra Red alder Vascular plant Tree 63 Alnus viridis Vascular plant Tree 64 Alopecosa kochi Invertebrate Spider 65 Alopecurus pratensis Vascular plant Grass 66 Alucita montana Montana Six-plume Moth Invertebrate Lepidoptera 67 Alyssum sp. Vascular plant Forb 68 Amanita aprica Fungus 69 Amanita constricta gp Fungus 70 Amanita gemmata gp Fungus 71 Amanita muscaria Fungus 72 Amanita pantherina Fungus 73 Ambrosia chamissonis silver burweed Vascular plant Forb 74 Ambystoma gracile Northwestern Salamander Vertebrate Amphibian 75 Ambystoma macrodactylum Long-toed Salamander Vertebrate Amphibian 76 Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon Vascular plant Shrub 77 Ammodytes hexapterus Sand lance Vertebrate Fish 78 Amphidium californicum Bryophyte Moss 79 Amphidium lapponicum Bryophyte Moss 80 Amphinema byssoides Fungus 81 Amphiporus sp. Invertebrate Nemertean 82 Amphissa columbiana Wrinkled Amphissa Invertebrate Mollusc 83 Ampulloclitocybe clavipes Fungus 84 Amsinckia cf. intermedia Vascular plant Forb 85 Amsinckia menziesii Small-flowered fiddleneck Vascular plant Forb 86 Anacolia menziesii Bryophyte Moss 87 Anagallis minima Vascular plant Forb 88 Analipus japonicus Alga 89 Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly everlasting Vascular plant Forb 90 Anas acuta Northern pintail Vertebrate Bird 91 Anas americana American wigeon Vertebrate Bird 92 Anas crecca Green-winged teal Vertebrate Bird 93 Anas penelope Eurasian wigeon Vertebrate Bird 94 Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Vertebrate Bird 95 Anas strepera Gadwall Vertebrate Bird 96 Anavitrinella pampinaria Common Gray Moth Invertebrate Lepidoptera 97 Ancotrema sp. lancetooth sp. Invertebrate Snail-land 98 Andrena nigrocaerulea mining bee Invertebrate Hymenoptera 99 Andrena saccata mining bee Invertebrate Hymenoptera 100 Andrena sola mining bee Invertebrate Hymenoptera 101 Andrena subg. Melandrena Invertebrate Hymenoptera 102 Anemone lyallii Vascular plant Forb 103 Angelica sp. sea-watch? Vascular plant Forb 104 Anisocarpus madioides Woodland tarweed Vascular plant Forb 105 Annulohypoxylon multiforme Fungus 106 Antennaria howellii ssp. howellii Howell’s pussytoes Vascular plant Forb 107 Antennaria neglecta Field Pussytoes Vascular plant Forb 108 Antheraea polyphemus Polyphemus Moth Invertebrate Lepidoptera 109 Anthoceros sp. Bryophyte Hornwort 110 Anthocharis sara Sara's Orangetip Invertebrate Lepidoptera 111 Anthophora edwardsii digger bee Invertebrate Hymenoptera 112 Anthopleura elegantissima Invertebrate Cnidaria 113 Anthopleura xanthogrammica Invertebrate Cnidaria 114 Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet vernalgrass Vascular plant Grass 115 Anthracobia sp. Fungus 116 Anthriscus caucalis Bur Chervil Vascular plant Forb 117 Antitrichia californica Bryophyte Moss 118 Antitrichia curtipendula Bryophyte Moss 119 Antrodia malicola Fungus 120 Antrodiaetus pacificus Invertebrate Spider 121 Anyphaena aperta Invertebrate Spider 122 Apamea sordens Rustic Shoulder-knot Invertebrate Lepidoptera 123 Aphaenogaster occidentalis Spine-waisted Ant Invertebrate Hymenoptera 124 Aphanes arvensis Vascular plant Forb 125 Aphanes microcarpa Vascular plant Forb 126 Aphanes occidentalis Vascular plant Forb 127 Aphriza virgata Surfbird Vertebrate Bird 128 Apis mellifera European honeybee Invertebrate Hymenoptera 129 Apodichthys flavidus Penpoint gunnel Vertebrate Fish 130 Aquilegia formosa ssp. formosa Red columbine Vascular plant Forb 131 Arbutus menziesii Arbutus Vascular plant Tree 132 Arceuthobium tsugense ssp. contortae Vascular plant Forb 133 Archidoris montereyensis Invertebrate Mollusc 134 Archips rosana Invertebrate Lepidoptera 135 Arctium minus Vascular plant Forb 136 Arctostaphylos columbiana Manzanita Vascular plant Shrub 137 Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Kinnikinnick Vascular plant Shrub 138 Arctostaphylos x media Hybrid bearberry/manzanita Vascular plant Shrub 139 Ardea herodias Great blue heron Vertebrate Bird 140 Arenaria melanocephala Black turnstone Vertebrate Bird 141 Arenaria serpyllifolia Vascular plant Forb 142 Ariolimax columbianus Pacific Bananaslug Invertebrate Slug 143 Arion circumscriptus Gastropods Invertebrate Slug 144 Arion distinctus Darkface Arion Invertebrate Slug 145 Arion intermedius Gastropods Invertebrate Slug 146 Arion rufus Chocolate Arion Invertebrate Slug 147 Arion silvaticus Forest Arion Invertebrate Slug 148 Armadillidium vulgare Common Pillbug Invertebrate Other Insects 149 Armeria maritima Sea thrift Vascular plant Forb 150 Armillaria ostoyae Fungus 151 Arrhenatherum elatius Vascular plant Grass 152 Artedius lateralis Smoothhead Sculpin Vertebrate Fish 153 Artemisia suksdorfii Vascular plant Forb 154 Arthonia ilicina Lichen 155 Arthonia pyrrhuliza Lichen 156 Arthonia radiata Lichen 157 Arum italicum Vascular plant Forb 158 Arytainilla spartiophila Invertebrate Other insects 159 Ascelichthys rhodorus Rosylip Sculpin Vertebrate Fish 160 Asilliadae (family) robber fly Invertebrate Other Insects 161 Aspidotis densa Indian dream fern Vascular plant Fern 162 Astacidae(family) Crayfish Invertebrate Arthropod 163 Aster curtus white top aster Vascular plant Forb Red 164 Asterella gracilis Bryophyte Liverwort 165 Asterionella formosa Phytoplankton 166 Astraeus hygrometricus Fungus 167 Atheniella flavoalba Fungus 168 Athyrium filix-femina Lady fern Vascular plant Fern 169 Atrichum selwynii Bryophyte Moss 170 Atriplex patula orache Vascular plant Forb 171 Aulacomnium androgynum Bryophyte Moss 172 Aulocoseira sp. Phytoplankton 173 Auriscalpium vulgare Fungus 174 Axiothella rubrocincta Red-banded bamboo worm Invertebrate Polychaete 175 Aythya collaris Ring-necked duck Vertebrate Bird 176 Aythya marila Greater scaup Vertebrate Bird 177 Bacidia heterochroa Lichen 178 Bacidia rubella Lichen 179 Baeomyces rufus Lichen 180 Baeospora myosura Fungus 181 Balanus cariosus Invertebrate Arthropod 182 Balanus crenatus Crenate barnacle Invertebrate Arthropod 183 Balanus glandula Acorn barnacle Invertebrate Arthropod 184 Balanus nubilus Invertebrate Arthropod 185 Barbarea orthoceras American winter-cress Vascular plant Forb 186 Barbarea verna Early Winter-cress Vascular plant Forb 187 Bartramia pomiformis Bryophyte Moss 188 Bartramia stricta Bryophyte Moss Red 189 Bathyphantes alascensis Invertebrate Spider 190 Bathyphantes keeni Invertebrate Spider 191 Bathyphantes orica Invertebrate Spider 192 Behrensia conchiformis Invertebrate Lepidoptera 193 Bellamya chinensis Invertebrate Mollusc 194 Bellis perennis English daisy Vascular plant Forb 195 Bembix