Vascular Plant List Deception Pass Deception Pass, Island and Skagit Counties, WA. List covers plants found in Deception Pass State Park, including areas on both sides of Deception Pass. WNPS list over several years, through 2000. 238 spp. * - Introduced Scientific Name Common Name Family Name Family Common Color Ref

Acer Glabrum var.douglasii Douglas Maple Aceraceae Maple Family White Acer macrophyllum Big-leaf maple Aceraceae White Daucus pusillus American carrot Apiaceae Parsley Family White Glehnia leiocarpa American glehnia Apiaceae White Heracleum lanatum Cow parsnip Apiaceae White Lomatium utriculatum Spring gold Apiaceae Yellow Oenanthe sarmentosa Water parsley Apiaceae White Osmorhiza chilensis Mountain sweet-cicely Apiaceae Grn/White Sanicula bipinnatifida Purple sanicle Apiaceae Purple Sanicula crassicaulis Pacific sanicle Apiaceae Yellow Sium suave Water-parsnip Apiaceae White Ilex aquifolium* English holly Aquifoliaceae Holly Family White Lysichiton americanum Skunk cabbage Araceae Yellow Hedera helix* English ivy Araliaceae White Achillea millifolium Yarrow Asteraceae White Adenocaulon bicolor Pathfinder Asteraceae White Ambrosia chamissonis Silver bursage Asteraceae Yellow Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly everlasting Asteraceae White Arctium minus* Common burdock Asteraceae Pink Artemesia campestris Northern wormwood Asteraceae Yellow Bellis perennis* English daisy Asteraceae White/yel Chrysanthemum leucanthemum* Ox-eye daisy Asteraceae White/yel Cirsium arvense* Canada thistle Asteraceae Pink Cirsium brevistylum Indian thistle Asteraceae Pink Cirsium vulgare* Bull thistle Asteraceae Pink Crepis capillaries Slender hawksbeard Asteraceae Yellow Cirsium vulgare* Bull thistle Asteraceae Pink Crepis capillaries Slender hawksbeard Asteraceae Yellow Eriophyllum lanatum Oregon sunshine Asteraceae Yellow Grindelia integrifolia Coastal gumweed Asteraceae Yellow Hieracium albiflorum White-flowered hawkweed Asteraceae White Hypochaeris glabra* Smooth cat's-ear Asteraceae Yellow Lactuca muralis* Wall lettuce Asteraceae Yellow Lasthenia minor Lasthenia Asteraceae Yellow Leontodon autumnalis* Fall dandelion Asteraceae Yellow Matricaria matricarioides* Pineapple weed Asteraceae Yellow Petasites frigidus Sweet coltsfoot Asteraceae White Senecio sylvaticus* Wood groundsel Asteraceae Yellow Senecio vulgaris* Common groundsel Asteraceae Yellow Sonchus asper* Prickly sowthistle Asteraceae Yellow Sonchus oleraceus* Common sowthistle Asteraceae Yellow Taraxacum officinale* Dandelion Asteraceae Yellow Ricciacarpus natans Purple fringed riccia Aytoniaceae None Mahonia aquifolium Tall Oregongrape Berberidaceae Yellow Mahonia nervosa Dull Oregongrape Berberidaceae Yellow Alnus rubra Red alder Betulaceae White Myosotis discolor* Yellow & blue forget-me-not Boraginaceae Yellow/Blue Myosotis micrantha* Blue forget-me-not Boraginaceae Blue Arabidopsis thaliana* Thale cress Brassicaceae White Arabis glabra Tower mustard Brassicaceae White Barbarea orthoceras American wintercress Brassicaceae Yellow Capsella bursa-pastoris* Shepherd's purse Brassicaceae White Cardamine oligosperma Little Western bittercress Brassicaceae White Draba verna Spring whitlow-grass Brassicaceae White Lepidium virginicum* Tall pepperweed Brassicaceae White Rorippa islandica Marsh yellowcress Brassicaceae Yellow Sisymbrium officinale* Hedge mustard Brassicaceae Yellow Campanula rotundifolia Common harebell Campanulaceae Purple Linnaea borealis Twin flower Caprifoliacea White Lonicera ciliosa Orange honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Orange Lonicera hispidula California honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Purple Lonicera involucrata Black twinberry Caprifoliaceae Yellow Sambucus racemosa Red elderberry Caprifoliaceae White Cerastium arvense Field chickweed Caryophyllaceae White Sambucus racemosa Red elderberry Caprifoliaceae White Cerastium arvense Field chickweed Caryophyllaceae White Cerastium nutans* Nodding chickweed Caryophyllaceae White Cerastium semidecandrum* Chickweed Caryophyllaceae White Cerastium viscosum* Sticky chickweed Caryophyllaceae White Cerastium vulgatum* Mouse-ear chickweed Caryophyllaceae White Honkenya peploides Sea purslane Caryophyllaceae White Sagina occidentalis Western pearlwort Caryophyllaceae White Silene gallica* Windmill pink Caryophyllaceae White Spergularia canadensis Canadian sandspurry Caryophyllaceae Pink Spergularia rubra* Red sandspurry Caryophyllaceae Pink Stellaria media* Common chickweed Caryophyllaceae White Stellaria nitens Shining chickweed Caryophyllaceae White Pachistima myrsinites Mountain box Celastraceae Red Atriplex patula Orache or Fat hen Chenopodiaceae Green Salicornia virginica Pickleweed Chenopodiaceae Pink Convolvulus soldanella Beach morning-glory Convolvulaceae Pinkish purp Cornus stolonifera Red-osier dogwood Cornaceae White Sedum lanceolatum Lance-leaved stonecrop Crassulaceae Yellow Sedum spathulifolium Broadleaved stonecrop Crassulaceae Yellow Juniperus communis Common juniper Cupressaceae Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain juniper Cupressaceae Thuja plicata Western red cedar Cupressaceae Carex macrocephala Dune sedge Cyperaceae Scirpus maritimus Seacoast bulrush Cyperaceae Drosera rotundifolia L. Round-leaved sundew Droseraceae White Shepherdia canadensis Buffalo berry Elaeagnaceae Green Empetrum nigrum Crowberry Empetraceae Pink Equisetum arvense, hyemale, Scouring rush or Horsetail Equisetaceae telmatiea Arbutus menziesii Pacific madrone Ericaceae White Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry or kinnikinnick Ericaceae Pink/white Chimaphila umbellata Pipsissewa Ericaceae Pink Gaultheria shallon Salal Ericaceae White Monotropa uniflora Single-flowered indian pipe Ericaceae White Pterospora andromedea Pinedrops Ericaceae White Rhododendron macrophyllum Western rhododendron Ericaceae Pink Vaccinium alaskense Alaska blueberry Ericaceae White Rhododendron macrophyllum Western rhododendron Ericaceae Pink Vaccinium alaskense Alaska blueberry Ericaceae White Vaccinium ovatum Evergreen huckleberry Ericaceae White Vaccinium parvifolium Red huckleberry Ericaceae White Vaccinium uliginosum Bog blueberry Ericaceae White Cytisus scoparius* Scot's broom Fabaceae Yellow Lathyrus japonicus Maritime peavine Fabaceae Purple Lathyrus littoralis Beach peavine Fabaceae Lavender Lotus micranthus Miniature lotus Fabaceae Yellow Lupinus bicolor Two-color lupine Fabaceae Blue Lupinus littoralis Seashore lupine Fabaceae Lavender Melilotus alba* White sweet-clover Fabaceae White Trifolium dubium* Least hop clover Fabaceae Yellow Trfolium pretense L. Red clover Fabaceae Pink Trifolium procumbens* Hop clover Fabaceae Yellow Trifolium repens* White clover Fabaceae White Trifolium tridentatum Tomcat clover Fabaceae Lavender Trifolium wormskjoldii Springbank clover Fabaceae Lavender Vicia gigantea Giant vetch Fabaceae Pink Vicia hirsuta* Tiny vetch Fabaceae White Vicia sativa* Common vetch Fabaceae Purple Erodium cicutarium* Filaree Geraniaceae Pink Geranium molle* Dovefoot geranium Geraniaceae Pink Geranium robertianum* Stinky Bob Geraniaceae Pink Ribes divaricatum Coast black gooseberry Grossulariaceae White Ribes lacustre Prickly currant Grossulariaceae Pink Ribes sanguinium Red-flowered currant Grossulariaceae Red Hippuris vulgaris Mare's tail Hippuridacee Nemophila pedunculata Meadow nemophila Hydrophyllaceae Lavender Sisyrinchium californicum Golden-eyed grass Iridaceae Yellow Sisyrinchium douglasii Grass-widow Iridaceae Purple Juncus ensifolius Daggerleaf rush Juncaceae Luzula campestris Field woodrush Juncaceae Lamium purpureum* Red dead-nettle Lamiaceae Lavender Mentha arvensis Field mint Lamiaceae Pink Satureja douglasii Yerba buena Lamiaceae White Stachys cooleyae Cooley’s hedge-nettle Lamiaceae Pink Lemna minor Water lentil Lemnaceae Stachys cooleyae Cooley’s hedge-nettle Lamiaceae Pink Lemna minor Water lentil Lemnaceae Allium acuminatum Hooker’s onion Liliaceae Lavender Allium cernuum Nodding onion Liliaceae Pink Brodiaea coronaria Harvest brodiaea Liliaceae Blue Brodiaea hyacinthina Hyacinth brodiaea Liliaceae White Camassia quamash Common camas Liliaceae Blue Erythronium oreganum Giant fawn-lily Liliaceae White Fritillaria lanceolata Chocolate lily Liliaceae Brown Maianthemum dilatatum False lily-of-the-valley Liliaceae White Zigadenus venenosus Death camas Liliaceae White Menyanthes trifoliata Buckbean Menyanthaceae White Abronia latifolia Sand verbena Nyctaginaceae Yellow Nuphar polysepalum Pond lily Nymphaeaceae Yellow Circaea alpina Enchanter's nightshade Onagraceae White Epilobium angustifolium L. Fireweed Onagraceae Pink Epilobium minutum Small-flowered willow-herb Onagraceae Pink Calypso bulbosa Fairy slipper Orchidaceae Pink Corallorhiza maculata Spotted coral-root Orchidaceae White Corallorhiza mertensiana Bong. Western coral-root Orchidaceae Purple Corallorhiza striata Striped coral-root Orchidaceae Red Goodyera oblongifolia Rattlesnake-plantain Orchidaceae White Habernaria elegans Elegant Rein orchid Orchidaceae White Habernaria greenei Greens bog-orchid Orchidaceae Green Listera caurina Northwestern twayblade Orchidaceae White Spiranthes romanzoffiana Hooded ladies-tresses Orchidaceae White Orobanche uniflora Naked broom-rape Orobanchaceae Purple Meconella oregana White meconella Papaveraceae White Abies grandis Grand fir Pinaceae Picea sitchensis Sitka spruce Pinaceae Pinus contorta Lodgepole pine Pinaceae Pinus monticola Western white pine Pinaceae Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas fir Pinaceae Tsuga heterophylla Western hemlock Pinaceae Plantago lanceolata* English plantain Plantaginaceae White Plantago major* Common plantain Plantaginaceae White Plantago maritima Seaside plantain Plantaginaceae White Armeria maritima Sea thrift Plumbaginaceae Pink Plantago maritima Seaside plantain Plantaginaceae White Armeria maritima Sea thrift Plumbaginaceae Pink Ammophila arenaria* European beachgrass Poaceae Bromus mollis* Soft brome Poaceae Bromus tectorum* Cheat grass Poaceae Dactylis glomerata* Orchard grass Poaceae Elymus mollis American dunegrass Poaceae Festuca myuros* Rat-tail fescue Poaceae Festuca rubra Red fescue Poaceae Poa annua Annual bluegrass Poaceae Poa bulbosa* Bulbous bluegrass Poaceae Poa macrantha Seashore bluegrass Poaceae Poa pratensis* Kentucky bluegrass Poaceae Collomia heterophylla Varied-leaf collomia Polemoniaceae Lavender Gilia capitata Globe gilia Polemoniaceae Blue Linanthus bicolor Bicolored linanthus Polemoniaceae Lavender Polygonum fowleri Fowler's knotweed Polygonaceae Pink Polygonum paronychia Beach knotweed Polygonaceae Pink Polygonum spergulariaeforme Spurry knotweed Polygonaceae Rumex acetocella* Sheep sorrel Polygonaceae Red/yellow Rumex crispus* Sour or Yellow or Curly dock Polygonaceae Yellow Blechnum spicant Deer fern Polypodiaceae Dryopteris austriaca Spreading wood-fern Polypodiaceae Pityrogramma triangularis Gold-back fern Polypodiaceae Polypodium glycyrrhiza Licorice fern Polypodiaceae Polypodium hesperium Western polypody Polypodiaceae Polystichum munitum Sword fern Polypodiaceae Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Polypodiaceae Montia linearis Narrow-leaf montia Portulacaceae White Montia parvifolia Streambank spring beauty Portulacaceae Pinkish white Montia perfoliata Miner's lettuce Portulacaceae White Montia spathulata Pale montia Portulacaceae White Potamogeton foliosus Closed-leaved pondweed Potamogetonacaceae Potamogeton gramineius L. Grass-leaved pondweed Potamogetonacaceae Potamogeton zosteriformis Eelgrass pondweed Potamogetonacaceae Lysimachia thyrsiflora L. Tufted loosestrife Primulaceae White Trientalis latifolia Broadleaved starflower Primulaceae White/pink Ranunculus occidentalis Western buttercup Ranunculaceae Yellow Trientalis latifolia Broadleaved starflower Primulaceae White/pink Ranunculus occidentalis Western buttercup Ranunculaceae Yellow Ranunculus repens* Creeping buttercup Ranunculaceae Yellow Ranunculus scleratus Celery-leaved buttercup Ranunculaceae Yellow Ranunculus uncinatus Little buttercup Ranunculaceae Yellow Thamnus purchiana Cascara Rhamnaceae White Alchemilla occidentalis Western lady's-mantle Rosaceae Amelanchier alnifolia Serviceberry Rosaceae White Fragaria chiloensis Coastal strawberry Rosaceae White Fragaria virginiana Woods strawberry Rosaceae White Geum macrophyllum Large-leaved avens Rosaceae Yellow Holodiscus discolor Ocean spray Rosaceae White Oemlaria cerasiformus Indian plum Rosaceae White Physocarpus capitatus Pacific ninebark Rosaceae White Potentilla pacifica Pacific silverweed Rosaceae Yellow Potentilla palustris Marsh cinquefoil Rosaceae Yellow Prunus emarginata Bitter cherry Rosaceae White Pyrus fusca Crabapple Rosaceae White Pyrus malus* Apple Rosaceae White Rosa gymnocarpa Baldhip rose Rosaceae Pink Rosa nutkana Nootka rose Rosaceae Pink Rubus discolor* Himalayan blackberry Rosaceae White Rubus laciniatus* Evergreen blackberry Rosaceae White Rubus spectabilus Salmonberry Rosaceae Pink Rubus ursinus Pacific blackberry Rosaceae White Spiraea douglasii Hardhack Rosaceae Pink Galium aparine Cleavers Rubiaceae White Salix hookeriana Hooker's willow Salicaceae Salix lasiandra Pacific willow Salicaceae Salix scouleriana Scouler willow Salicaceae Salix sitchensis Sitka willow Salicaceae Commandra umbellata Bastard toad-flax Santalaceae White Heuchera micrantha Small-flowered alumroot Saxifragaceae White Lithophragma parviflora Small-flowered prairie-star Saxifragaceae Pink Saxifraga caespitosa Tufted saxifrage Saxifragaceae Pink Saxifraga ferruginea Rusty saxifrage Saxifragaceae White Saxifraga integrifolia Grassland saxifrage Saxifragaceae White Tellima grandiflora Fringecup Saxifragaceae White-pink Saxifraga integrifolia Grassland saxifrage Saxifragaceae White Tellima grandiflora Fringecup Saxifragaceae White-pink Tiarella trifoliata Foamflower Saxifragaceae White Castilleja hispida Harsh paintbrush Scrophulariaceae Orange Collinsia parviflora Small-flowered blue-eyed Mary Scrophulariaceae Blue Mimulus alsinoides Chickweed monkey-flower Scrophulariaceae Yellow Mimulus moschatus Musk-flower Scrophulariaceae Orthocarpus attenuatus Narrow-leaved owl-clover Scrophulariaceae Yellow Orthocarpus pusillus Dwarf owl-clover Scrophulariaceae Yellow Veronica arvensis* Field veronica Scrophulariaceae Veronica scuttelata Marsh speedwell Scrophulariaceae White Selaginella wallacei Wallace's selaginella Selaginellaceae Solanum dulcamara L. Climbing nightshade Solanaceae Blue Sparganium sp. Bur-reed Sparganiaceae Taxus brevifolia Western yew Taxaceae Urtica dioica Stinging nettle Urticaceae White Plectritus congesta Sea blush Valerianaceae Valerianella sp. Corn-salad Valerianaceae Pink Viola adunca Early blue violet Violaceae Blue Zostera marina Wide-blade eelgrass Zosteraceae White