Cypress Island Natural Area Vascular Plant List

Courtesy of DNR staff and the Washington Native Plant Society. Nomenclature follows Flora of the Pacific Northwest 2nd Edition (2018).

Scientific Name Common Name Family Abies grandis Grand fir Pinaceae Acer circinatum Vine maple Aceraceae Acer glabrum Douglas maple Aceraceae Acer macrophyllum Bigleaf maple Aceraceae Achillea millefolium Common yarrow Asteraceae Adiantum aleuticum Maidenhair fern Pteridaceae Agoseris sp. Agoseris Asteraceae Agropyron repens * Quackgrass Poaceae Agrostis exarata Spike bentgrass Poaceae Agrostis sp. bentgrass Poaceae Agrostis sp. * Redtop ? Poaceae Aira caryophyllea * Hairgrass Poaceae Allium acuminatum Hooker’s onion Amaryllidaceae Alnus rubra Red alder Betulaceae Alopecurus sp. [?] Foxtail Asteraceae Amelanchier alnifolia Serviceberry Rosaceae Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly everlasting Asteraceae Angelica sp. Angelica Apiaceae Arbutus menziesii Madrone Ericaceae Arctium minus * Common burdock Asteraceae Aspidotis densa Indian's dream Pteridaceae Athyrium filix-femina Lady fern Athyriaciae Atriplex patula * Orache Amaranthaceae Betula papyrifera Paperbark birch Betulaceae Brassica rapa var. rapa * Mustard Brassicaceae Brassica sp. Brassicaceae Bromus sp. [inermis?] Brome Poaceae Cakile edentula * Searocket Brassicaceae Carex canescens Gray sedge Cyperaceae Carex canescens [pachystachya?] Thick-headed sedge Cyperaceae Carex deweyana Dewey sedge Cyperaceae Carex lyngbyei Lyngby sedge Cyperaceae Carex obnupta Slough sedge Cyperaceae

REMOVAL OR COLLECTION OF PLANTS IS NOT PERMITTED EXCEPT AS PART OF A RESEARCH OR EDUCATIONAL PROJECT APPROVED BY THE NATURAL AREAS PROGRAM.

DEPARTMENT OF Natural Areas Program (360) 902-1600 NATURAL RESOURCES PO Box 47014 Olympia, WA 98504 Carex sp. Cyperaceae Cerastium arvense Field chickweed Caryophllaceae Cerastium sp. Caryophllaceae Cirsium arvense * Canada thistle Asteraceae Cirsium vulgare * Bull thistle Asteraceae Claytonia sibirica Siberian candyflower Montiaceae Clinopodium douglasii Yerba buena Lamiaceae Cytisus scoparius * Scotch broom Fabaceae Dactylis glomerata * Orchardgrass Poaceae Daphne laureola * Spurge laurel Thymelaeaceae Digitalis purpurea * Foxglove Plantaginaceae Dipsacus sylvestris * Teasel Dipsacaceae Distichlis sp. Saltgrass Poaceae Eleocharis palustris Creeping spikerush Cyperaceae Elymus glaucus Blue wild-rye Poaceae Epilobium ciliatum Willowherb Onagraceae Equisetum arvense Field horsetail Equisetaceae Equisetum sp. [palustre?] Equisetaceae Equisetum telmateia Giant horsetail Equisetaceae Erythranthe guttata Sticky monkeyflower Phrymaceae Eschscholzia california * California poppy Papaveraceae Festuca roemeri Roemer's fescue Poaceae Festuca rubra Red fescue Poaceae Foeniculum vulgare * Fennel Apiaceae Fragaria chiloensis Beach strawberry Rosaceae Fragaria vesca Wood strawberry Rosaceae Galium aparine Bedstraw Rubiaceae Gaultheria shallon Salal Ericaceae Glaux maritima Sea milkwort Primulaceae Goodyera oblongifolia Rattlesnake plantain Orchidaceae Holcus lanatus * Velvetgrass Poaceae Holodiscus discolor Oceanspray Rosaceae Hordeum sp. Wild barley Poaceae Jacobaea vulgaris * Tansy ragwort Asteraceae Juncus acuminatus Tapertip rush Juncaceae Juncus balticus Baltic rush Juncaceae Juncus effusus Common rush Juncaceae Juncus sp. [tenuis?] Juncaceae Juniperus scopulorum Seashore juniper Cupressaceae Lemna sp. Duckweed Araceae

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Lolium perenne * Perennial ryegrass Poaceae Lonicera hispidula Pink honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Lysichiton americanus Skunk cabbage Araceae Lysimachia latifolia Western starflower Primulaceae Mahonia aquifolium Oregon grape Berberidaceae Mahonia nervosa Low Oregon grape Berberidaceae Maianthemum dilatatum May lily, wild lily of the valley Asparagaceae Malus fusca Pacific crabapple Rosaceae Moehringia macrophylla Big-leaved sandwort Caryophllaceae Mycelis murialis * Wall lettuce Asteraceae Nuphar polysepala Yellow pondlily Nymphaeaceae Oenanthe sarmentosa Water parsley Apiaceae Osmorhiza berteroi Mountain sweet-cicely Apiaceae Phalaris arundinacea * Reed canarygrass Poaceae Physocarpus capitatus Pacific ninebark Rosaceae Picea sitchensis Sitka spruce Pinaceae Pinus contorta Shore pine Pinaceae Pityrogramma triangularis Goldback fern Pteridaceae Plantago lanceolata * Lanceleaf plantain Plantaginaceae Plantago major * English plantain Plantaginaceae Plantago maritima Seaside plantain Plantaginaceae Platanthera elegans Elegant Rein-orchid Orchidaceae Plectritis congesta Sea-blush Valerianaceae Poa pratensis * Kentucky bluegrass Poaceae Polygonum douglasii Douglas knotweed Polygonaceae Polygonum paronychia Black knotweed Polygonaceae Polystichum munitum Swordfern Dryopteridaceae Potentilla anserina Pacific silverweed Rosaceae Prunus avium * Bird cherry Rosaceae Prunus domestica * Plum Rosaceae Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir Pinaceae Pteridium aquilinum Bracken fern Dennstaedtiaceae Ranunculus acris * Meadow buttercup Ranunculaceae Rhododendron macrophyllum Pacific rhododendron Ericaceae Ribes divaricatum Coast black gooseberry Grossulariaceae Rosa gymnocarpa Baldhip rose Rosaceae Rosa nutkana Nootka rose Rosaceae Rubus laciniatus * Evergreen (cut leaf) blackberry Rosaceae Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry Rosaceae Rubus spectabilis Salmonberry Rosaceae

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Rubus ursinus Little wild blackberry Rosaceae Rumex occidentalis Western dock Polygonaceae Ruppia maritima Ditch-grass Ruppiaceae Salix scouleriana Scoulter willow Salicaceae Sambucus racemosa Red elderberry Adoxaceae Sarcocornia perennis Pickleweed Amaranthaceae Schedonorus arundinaceus * Tall fescue Poaceae Scirpus microcarpus Small-flowered bulrush Cyperaceae Sonchus sp. * Sowthistle Asteraceae Spiraea douglasii Hardhack, Douglas spiraea Rosaceae Stellaria calycantha Northern starwort Caryophyllaceae Stellaria media * Lawn chickweed Caryophyllaceae Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry Caprifoliaceae Taraxacum officinale * Dandelion Asteraceae Taxus brevifolia Pacific yew Taxaceae Tellima grandiflora Fringecup Saxifragaceae Thuja plicata Redcedar Cupressaceae Tiarella trifoliata Three-leaf foamflower Saxifragaceae Toxicoscordion venenosus Death camas Melanthiaceae Trifolium dubium [white flowered] * small hop-clover Fabaceae Trifolium sp. [medicago?] Fabaceae Triglochin maritima Seaside arrowgrass Juncaginaceae Trisetum sp. [?] Trisetum Poaceae Tsuga heterophylla Western hemlock Pinaceae Typha latifolia Common cattail Typhaceae Urtica dioica Stinging nettle Urticaceae Vaccinium parvifolium Red huckleberry Ericaceae Verbascum thapsus * Flannel mullein Scrophulariaceae Veronica serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia * Thyme-leaved speedwell Plantaginaceae Vicia americana American vetch Fabaceae Vicia sp. Fabaceae Viola adunca Early blue violet Violaceae Zostera marina Common eelgrass Zosteraceae

* - Introduced

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