Flora of Nob Hill Nature Park St. Helens, Columbia County, Oregon

Nob Hill Nature Park, approximately 6.6 acres in size, is between the southern end of South 4th Street and north of South 6th Street in St. Helens, Oregon, in Township 4N, Range 1W, Section 3CA. Elevations range between 26 and 77 feet.

List Updated by Jason Clinch, Portland Chapter, Native Plant Society of Oregon: October 2015.

List originally prepared by Wilbur L. Bluhm, Willamette Valley Chapter, Native Plant Society of Oregon. August 2010. Subsequent contributions and updates provided by Caroline Skinner, Lona Pierce, Jane Hartline, Joan Rainey, Erin Riggs, and Jason Clinch.

Organization and Nomenclature are by Oregon Flora Project and Oregon Plant Atlas, Herbarium, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, 2015.

I. Pteridophytes * Cirsium arvense, Canada Thistle - herb * Cirsium vulgare, Bull Thistle, Common Thistle - herb Athyriaceae, Lady Fern Family * Crepis capillaris, Smooth Hawksbeard - herb Gnaphalium stramineum, Cotton Batting Cudweed Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum, Northwestern Lady Fern * Hypochaeris radicata, Rough Cat’s Ear, Hairy Cat’s Ear - herb * Lapsana communis, Nipplewort - herb Dennstaedtiaceae, Bracken Fern Family * Mycelis muralis, Wall Lettuce - herb Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens, Bracken Fern * Senecia jacobaea, Tansy Ragwort - herb * Sonchus asper, Prickly Sow Thistle - herb Dryopteridaceae, Wood Fern Family Symphyotrichum subspicatum, Douglas Aster - herb Polystichum munitum, Western Sword Fern * Tragopogon dubius, Yellow Salsify - herb

Polypodiaceae, Polypody Fern Family Berberidaceae, Barberry Family Polypodium glycyrrhiza, Licorice Fern Berberis aquifolium, Tall Oregon Grape - shrub

Pteridaceae, Maidenhair Fern Family Betulaceae, Birch Family Pentagramma triangularis, Gold Back Fern [?] Corylus sp., Hazelnut - shrub

II. Gymnosperms Brassicaceae, Mustard Family Cardamine nuttallii var. nuttallii, Slender Toothwort, Spring Beauty - herb Pinaceae, Pine Family * Lunaria annua, Honesty, Money Plant - herb

Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii, Douglas Fir - tree Caprifoliaceae, Honeysuckle Family Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus, Common Snowberry - shrub Lonicera ciliosa, Orange Honeysuckle - vine III. Dicotyledons Caryophyllaceae, Pink Family Adoxaceae, Moschatel, or Muskroot Family * Dianthus armeria ssp. armeria, Grass Pink, Deptford Pink - herb Viburnum ellipticum, Oregon Viburnum, Western Wayfaring Tree - shrub * Silene coronaria, Rose Campion - herb [?*] Silene conica, Striated Catchfly - herb Anacardiaceae, Sumac Family [?*] Silene latifolia, White Campion, Evening Campion - herb Toxicodendron diversilobum, Poison Oak - shrub, vine * Silene noctiflora, Night-flowering Catchfly - herb [?*] Silene scouleri, Scouler’s Catchfly - herb Apiaceae, Parsley Family * Daucus carota, Queen Anne’s Lace, Wild Carrot - herb Convolvulaceae, Morning Glory Family Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum, Fernleaf Desert Parsley - herb * Convolvulus arvensis, Field Bindweed, Wild Morning Glory - vine Oenanthe sarmentosa, Pacific Water Parsley - herb Perideridia montana, Gairdner’s Yampah - herb Cornaceae, Dogwood Family Torilis arvensis, Spreading Hedgeparsley - herb Cornus sericea, Creek Dogwood, Red Osier Dogwood - shrub

Apocynaceae, Dogbane Family Crassulaceae, Stonecrop Family *Vinca major, Greater Periwinkle - herb Sedum oreganum, Oregon Stonecrop - herb Sedum spathulifolium, Broad Leaved Stonecrop - herb Aquifoliaceae, Holly Family * Ilex aquifolium, English Holly - tree, shrub Ericaceae, Heath Family Arbutus menziesii, Pacific Madrone - tree Araliaceae, Ginseng Family * Hedera helix ssp. helix, English Ivy - vine Fabaceae, Pea Family Acmispon parviflorus, Field Lotus, Small Flowered Lotus - herb Aristolochiaceae, Birthwort Family * Lotus uliginosus, Greater Birdsfoot Trefoil - herb Asarum caudatum, Wild Ginger - herb Lupinus polyphyllus var. polyphyllus, Bigleaf Lupine - herb * Trifolium arvense, Rabbit Foot Clover - herb Asteraceae, Aster, Daisy, or Sunflower Family * Trifolium dubium, Small Hop Clover - herb Achillea millefolium, Yarrow - herb * Trifolium pratense, Red Clover - herb Anaphilis margaritacea, Pearly Everlasting - herb * Vicia cracca, Bird Vetch - herb

Key: * = introduced species [?] = uncertain identification, nomenclature, or presence Flora of Nob Hill Nature Park St. Helens, Columbia County, Oregon

* Vicia hirsuta, Hairy Vetch, Tiny Vetch - herb * Vicia sativa, Common Vetch - herb Ranunculaceae, Buttercup Family [?] Delphinium trolliifolium, Poison Larkspur - herb Fagaceae, Beech Family Delphinium nuttallii, Nuttall’s Larkspur - herb Quercus garryana var. garryana, Oregon White Oak - tree Ranunculus occidentalis, Western Buttercup - herb

Geraniaceae, Geranium Family Rhamnaceae, Buckthorn Family Geranium dissectum, Cut-Leaf Geranium, - herb Rhamnus purshiana, Cascara - tree *Geranium molle, Dove’s Foot Geranium - herb *Geranium robertianum, Stinky Bob, Herb Robert - herb Rosaceae, Rose Family Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia, Pacific Serviceberry - shrub Grossulariaceae, Currant Family Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata, Woodland Strawberry - herb Ribes sanguineum, Red-Flowering Currant, - shrub [?*] Geum sp., Avens - herb Holodiscus discolor var. discolor, Oceanspray - shrub Hydrangeaceae, Hydrangea Family Malus fusca, Oregon Crab Apple - tree, shrub Philadelphus lewisii, Mock Orange - shrub Oemleria cerasiformis, Osoberry, Indian Plum - shrub Physocarpus capitatus, Pacific Ninebark - shrub Hydrophyllaceae, Waterleaf Family Potentilla gracilis, Five Finger Cinquefoil - herb [?] Hydrophyllum tenuipes, Pacific Waterleaf - herb * Prunus avium, Sweet Cherry - tree Phacelia nemoralis ssp. oregonensis, Oregon Phacelia - herb * Prunus domestica, Common Plum - tree Prunus virginiana, Choke Cherry - tree, shrub Hypericaceae, St. John’s Wort Family Rosa nutkana, Nootka Rose - shrub * Hypericum perforatum, Common St. John’s wort, Klamathweed - herb * Rubus armeniacus, Himalayan Blackberry - vine, shrub Rubus ursinus, Pacific Blackberry, Pacific Dewberry - vine Lamiaceae, Mint Family * Sorbus aucuparia, European Mountain Ash - tree * Lamiastrum galeobdolon, Yellow Archangel - herb Spiraea douglasii var. douglasii, Douglas Spiraea - shrub [?*] Lamium amplexicaule, Henbit - herb * Lamium purpureum, Red Dead Nettle - herb Rubiaceae, Madder Family [?*] Prunella vulgaris, Self Heal - herb Galium aparine, Cleavers, Stickywilly - vine, herb

Lauraceae, Laurel Family Salicaceae, Willow Family Umbellaria californica, California Laurel, Oregon Myrtle - tree, shrub Populus trichocarpa, Black Cottonwood - tree Salix sp., Willow - shrub

Malvaceae, Mallow Family Sapindaceae, Soapberry Family [?] Sidalcea sp., Checkermallow - herb Acer circinatum, Vine Maple - shrub, tree Acer macrophyllum, Bigleaf Maple - tree Montiaceae, Miner’s Lettuce Family * Aesculus hippocastanum, Horse Chestnut - tree Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata, Miner’s Lettuce - herb

Claytonia sibirica, Candyflower - herb Saxifragaceae, Saxifrage Family Oleaceae, Olive Family Tellima grandiflora, Large Fringecup - herb Lithophragma parviflora var. parviflora, Small Flowered Fringecup - herb Fraxinus latifolia, Oregon Ash - tree [?] Saxifraga sp., Saxifrage - herb * Syringa vulgaris, Common Lilac - shrub

Onagraceae, Evening Primrose Family Scrophulariaceae, Figwort Family Circaea alpina ssp. pacifica, Enchanter’s Nightshade - herb * Verbascum thapsus, Flannel Mullein - herb Epilobium brachycarpum, Tall Annual Willowherb - herb Oenothera sp., Evening Primrose - herb Violaceae, Violet Family Viola glabella, Stream Violet - herb Orobanchaceae, Broomrape Family * Parentucellia viscosa, Bright Eyes, Yellow Parentucellia - herb IV. Monocotyledons

Phrymaceae, Lopseed Family Araceae, Arum Family [?] Erythranthe guttata, Common or Yellow Monkeyflower - herb * Arum italicum, Italian Arum, Italian Lords and Ladies - herb * Dracunculus vulgaris, Dragon Arum, Voodoo Lily - herb Plantaginaceae, Plantain Family [?] Lysichiton americanus, Skunk Cabbage - herb

* Cymbalaria muralis, Ivy Leaved Toadflax - herb [?] Penstemon sp., Penstemon - herb Asparagaceae, Asparagus Family * Plantago lanceolata, Buckhorn Plantain, English Plantain - herb Brodiaea coronaria ssp. coronaria, Harvest Brodiaea - bulb Veronica serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia, Thyme Leaved Speedwell - herb Camassia quamash, Common Camas] - bulb Dichelostemma congestum, Ookow, Cluster Lily - bulb Polygonaceae, Buckwheat Family * Hyacinthoides hispanica, Spanish Bluebell - bulb Maianthemum dilatatum, False Lily of the Valley - bulb * Persicaria maculosa, Spotted Ladysthumb, Heartweed - herb Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule, False Solomon’s Seal - bulb * Rumex crispus, Curly Dock - herb Maianthemum stellatum, Starry False Solomon’s Seal - bulb

* Muscari botryoides, Grape Hyacinth - bulb Primulaceae, Primrose Family Triteleia hyacinthina, Hyacinth Triteleia - bulb * Cyclamen hederifolium, Ivy-leaved Cyclamen - herb

Key: * = introduced species [?] = uncertain identification, nomenclature, or presence Flora of Nob Hill Nature Park St. Helens, Columbia County, Oregon

Poaceae, Grass Family Cyperaceae, Sedge Family [?*] Agrostis sp., Bentgrass Carex sp., Sedge - grass-like herb * Anthoxanthum odoratum, Sweet Vernal Grass * Bromus hordeaceus, Soft Brome Iridaceae, Iris Family * Bromus sitchensis, Sitka Brome Iris tenax var. tenax, Oregon Iris - herb [?*] Bromus rigidus, Ripgut Brome [?*] Bromus secalinus, Chess Brome Juncaceae, Rush Family [?*] Bromus sterilis, Sterile Brome Juncus bufonius var. bufonius, Toad Rush - grass-like herb [?*] Bromus tectorum, Cheatgrass Juncus effusus, Soft Rush - grass-like herb * Cynosurus echinatus, Hedgehog Dogtail * Dactylis glomerata, Orchard Grass Deschampsia cespitosa, Tufted Hairgrass Liliaceae, Lily Family Elymus glaucus, Blue Wild-Rye Erythronium oregonum, Giant Fawn Lily, Oregon Fawn Lily - bulb * Holcus lanatus, Common Velvet Grass, Yorkshire Fog Fritillaria affinis, Checker Lily, Mission Bells - bulb * Lolium perenne, Perennial Ryegrass, English Ryegrass * Phalaris arundinacea, Reed Canarygrass Melanthiaceae, Bunchflower Family * Poa pratensis, Kentucky Blue Grass Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum, Western White Trillium - bulb

Key: * = introduced species [?] = uncertain identification, nomenclature, or presence