APPENDIX B
Plant Species List
Table B1 Plant Species in the Study Area
Common Name Family Genus Species Indicator Grasses and Forbs American mannagrass Poaceae Glyceria grandis OBL American skunk cabbage Araceae Lysichiton americanum OBL American speedwell Scrophulariaceae Veronica americana OBL American speedwell Scrophulariaceae Veronica americana OBL American vetch Fabaceae Vicia americana FAC annual bluegrass Poaceae Poa Annua FAC bentgrass Poaceae Agrostis Sp. NI bigflower tellima Saxifragaceae Tellima glandiflora UPL bird's-foot trefoil Fabaceae Lotus corniculatus FAC black medic Fabaceae Medicago lupulina FAC bleeding heart Fumariaceae Dicentra formosa FACU Bluegrass (species unid’d) Poaceae Poa sp. NI bracken fern Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium aquilinum FACU Canadian thistle Asteraceae Cirsium arvense FACU+ cleavers bedstraw Rubiaceae Galium aparine FACU clover Fabaceae Trifolium NI coastal brookfoam Saxifragaceae Boykinia elata FAC colonial bentgrass Poaceae Agrostis capillaris (tenuis) FAC common cattail Typhaceae Typha latifolia OBL common dandelion Asteraceae Taraxacum officinale FACU common plantain Plantaginaceae Plantago major NI common rush Juncaceae Juncus effusus FACW common spikerush Cyperaceae Eleocharis palustris OBL common velvetgrass Poaceae Holcus lanatus FAC common vetch Fabaceae Vicia sativa UPL Cooley’s hedgenettle Lamiaceae Stachys Cooleyae FACW creeping buttercup Ranunculaceae Ranunculus repens FACW crested dogstail grass Poaceae Cynosurus cristatus UPL curly dock Polygonaceae Rumex crispus FAC+ cutleaf blackberry Rosaceae Rubus laciniatus FACU+ Dewey's sedge Cyperaceae Carex deweyana FAC+ false lily-of-the-valley Liliaceae Maianthemum dilatatum FAC field horsetail Equisetaceae Equisetum arvense FAC fireweed Onagraceae Epilobium angustifolium FACU+ foothill sedge Cyperaceae Carex tumulicola FACU fowl bluegrass Poaceae Poa palustris FAC Foxtail (species unid’d) Poaceae Alopecurus sp. NI fringecup Saxifragaceae Tellima grandiflora FAC giant horsetail Equisetaceae Equisetum telmateia FACW hairy catsear Asteraceae Hypochaeris radicata FACU Hawkbit (species unid’d) Asteraceae Leontodon sp. NI
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Common Name Family Genus Species Indicator lady fern Dryopteridaceae Athyrium filix-femina FAC largeleaf avens Rosaceae Geum macrophyllum FACW- meadow foxtail Poaceae Alopecurus pratensis FACW narrowleaf plantain Plantaginaceae Plantago lanceolata FAC orchard grass Poaceae Dactylis glomerata FACU Pacific bleeding heart Fumariaceae Dicenta Formosa FACU Pacific silverweed Rosaceae Potentilla anserina OBL panicled bulrush Cyperaceae Scirpus microcarpus OBL pig-a-back Saxifragaceae Tolmiea menziesii FAC plantain Plantaginaceae Plantago NI quackgrass Poaceae Agropyron repens FAC- red clover Fabaceae Trifolium pratense FACU red clover Fabaceae Trifolium repens FACU+ red fescue Poaceae Festuca rubra FAC+ reed canarygrass Poaceae Phalaris arundinacea FACW rock dandelion Asteraceae Taraxacum laevigatum UPL ryegrass Poaceae Lolium NI saltgrass Poaceae Distichlis spicata FACW sheep sorrel Polygonaceae Rumex acetosella FACU skunk cabbage Araceae Lysichiton americanus OBL slough sedge Cyperaceae Carex obnupta OBL soft rush Juncaceae Juncus effuses FACW small-fruited bulrush Cyperaceae scirpus microcarpus OBL springbeauty Portulacaceae Claytonia (Montia) NI stinging nettle Urticaceae Urtica dioica FAC+ stinging nettle Urticaceae Utrica dioica sweet vernalgrass Poaceae Anthoxanthum odoratum FACU sword fern Dryopteridaceae Polystichum munitum FACU swordleaf rush Juncaceae Juncus ensifolius FACW tall buttercup Ranunculaceae Ranunculus acris FACW- tall fescue Poaceae Festuca arundinacea FACU- tall fescue Poaceae Shedenorus (Festuca) phoenix FAC- (arundinacea) thick-head sedge Cyperaceae Carex pacheystachya FAC true forget-me-not Boraginaceae Myosotis scorpioides FACW vetch Fabaceae Vicia NI water parsley Apiaceae Oenanthe sarmentosa OBL western sword fern Dryopteridaceae Polystichum munitum FACU white clover Fabaceae Trifolium repens FAC wood fern Dryopteridaceae Dryopteris expansa UPL youth on age Saxifragaceae Tolmiea menziesii FAC
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Shrubs, Vines, and Small Trees Common Name Family Genus Species Indicator American black nightshade Solanaceae Solanum americanum FAC- black hawthorne Rosaceae Crataegus douglasii FAC cascara buckthorn Rhamnaceae Frangula purshiana FAC- (Rhamnus) cluster rose Rosaceae Rosa pisocarpa FAC common snowberry Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos albus FACU currant Grossulariaceae Ribes NI Douglas spirea Rosaceae Spirea douglasii FACW English holly Aquifoliaceae Ilex aquifolium FACU evergreen blackberry Rosaceae Rubus laciniatus FACU+ Himalayan blackberry Rosaceae Rubus armeniacus FACU (discolor) Indian plum Rosaceae Oemleria cerasiformis FACU nootka Rose Rosaceae Rosa nutkana FAC ocean spray Rosaceae Holodiscus discolor UPL Pacific willow Salicaceae Salix lucida FACW+ prickly current Grossulariaceae Ribes lacustre FAC+ red alder Betulaceae Alnus rubra FAC red elderberry Caprifoliaceae Sambucus racemosa FACU red-osier dogwood Cornaceae Cornus sericea FACW (stolonifera) rose spirea Rosaceae Spiraea douglasii FACW salmonberry Rosaceae Rubus spectabilis FAC+ Scouler willow Salicaceae Salix scoulerana FAC Serviceberry Rosaceae Amelanchier alnifolia FACU Sitka willow Salicaceae Salix sitchensis FACW straggly gooseberry Grossulariaceae Ribes FAC thimbleberry Rosaceae Rubus parviflorus FAC- trailing blackberry Rosaceae Rubus ursinus FACU twinberry Caprifoliaceae Lonicera invoucrata FAC+ vine maple Aceraceae Acer circinatum FAC- western crabapple Rosaceae Pyrus fusca FAC willow Salicaceae Salix Spp. NI
Trees Common Name Family Genus Species Indicator big leaf maple Aceraceae Acer macrophyllum FACU black cottonwood Salicaceae Populus balsamifera FAC Douglas fir Pinaceae Pseudotsuga menziesii FACU grand fir Pinaceae Abies grandis FAC- pacific ninebark Rosaceae Physocarpus capitatus FACW- quaking aspen Salicaceae Populus tremuloides FAC+ Common Name Family Genus Species Indicator
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Trees (Continued) red alder Betulaceae Alnus rubra FAC Rocky Mountain maple Aceraceae Acer glabrum FAC Western hemlock Pinaceae Tsuga heterophylla FACU- western paper birch Betulaceae Betula papyrifera FAC Western red cedar Cupressaceae Thuja plicata FAC
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