Tacoma Nature Center * non-native Based on plant survey in 2010 by Theresa Dusek and Cyndy Dillon. Additions by Bill Brookreson 2011. Genus/species Common name Family Acer circinatum vine maple Aceraceae Acer macrophyllum big-leafed maple Aceraceae Sambucus racemosa var arboresccoast red elderberry Adoxaceae Ilex aquifolium* English holly Aquifoliaceae Lysichiton americanum western skunk cabbage, swamp lantern Araceae Hedra helix* English ivy Araliaceae Achillea millefolium common yarrow Asteraceae Adenocaulon bicolor path finder, trail plant Asteraceae Anapahlis margaritacea pearly everlasting Asteraceae Cirsium arvense* Canada thistle Asteraceae Cirsium vulgare* bull thistle Asteraceae Hypochaeris radicata* hairy cat's ear, false dandelion Asteraceae Lapsana communis* nipplewort Asteraceae Achlys triphylla (A. californica) Vanilla leaf Berberidaceae Berberis aquifolium(Mahonia aqutall Oregon-grape, shining Oregon-grape Berberidaceae Berberis nervosa(Mahonia nervosdull Oregon-grape Berberidaceae Alnus rubra red alder Betulaceae Corylus cornuta beaked hazelnut Betulaceae Linnaea borealis spp longiflora Western twinflower Caprifoliaceae Lonicera ciliosa orange honeysuckle, Western trumpet honeCaprifoliaceae Lonicera involucrata twinberry honeysuckle, black twinberry Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos albus varvar. La common snowberry Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos hesperius creeping snowberry Caprifoliaceae Sambucus nigra sub ceruela blue elderberry Caprifoliaceae Sambucus racemosa red elderberry Caprifoliaceae Paxistima myrsinites Oregon boxleaf, Oregon boxwood Celastraceae Cornus nuttallii Pacific dogwood Cornaceae Cornus sericea spp occidentalis red-osier dogwood, redtwig dogwood Cornaceae Cornus unalaschkensis western bunchberry Cornaceae Thuja plicata western red cedar Cupressaceae Carex aquitilis Sitka sedge Cyperaceae Pteridium aquilinum var.pubescenbracken fern Dennstaedtiaceae Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosocommon lady fern, northern lady fern Dryopteridaceae Dryopteris expansa spreading wood fern, spiny wood fern Dryopteridaceae Polystichum munitum western sword fern Dryopteridaceae Equisetum arvense field horsetail Equisetaceae Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii giant horsetail Equisetaceae Arctostaphylos uva-ursi kinnikinnick, red bearberry Ericaceae Arbutus menziesii Pacific madrone Ericaceae Gaultheria shallon salal Ericaceae Rhododendron macrophyllum Pacific rhododendron Ericaceae Monotropa uniflora Indian pipe Ericaceae Vaccinium ovatum evergreen huckleberry Ericaceae Vaccinium parvifolium red huckelberry Ericaceae Cytisus scoparius var. s* Scot’s broom, Scotch broom Fabaceae Robinia pseudoacacia* black locust Fabaceae Quercus garrayana Oregon white oak, garry oak Fagaceae Dicentra formosa spp formosa Pacific bleeding heart Fumariaceae Geranium robertianum* herb Robert, stinky Bob Geraniaceae Ribes sanguineum red flowering currant Grossulariaceae Philadelphus lewisii Lewis’ mock orange Hydrangeaceae Juncus ensifolius swordleaf rush Juncaceae Luzula parviflora small-flowered woodrush Juncaceae Ajuga reptans* bugleweed, carpet weed Lamiaceae ( Labiatae) Prunella vulgaris var. elongata self-heal Lamiaceae ( Labiatae) Stachys chamisonis var coolaeye Cooley’s hedge nettle Lamiaceae ( Labiatae) Erythronium oregonum Oregon fawn lily Liliaceae Hyacinthoides non-scripta* English bluebell Liliaceae Lilium columbianum Columbia lily Liliaceae Maianthemum dilatatum wild lily-of-the-valley, false lily-of-the-vallLiliaceae Maianthemum racemosum spp amplumed solomon's seal, western Solomon - Liliaceae Maianthemum stellatum star-flowered Solomon's-seal Liliaceae Prosartes hookeri (Disporum hooHooker fairy-bell Liliaceae Streptopus amplexifolius clasping twisted-stalk Liliaceae Trillium ovatum western trillium Liliaceae Chamerion angustifolium ( Epilobfireweed Onagraceae Goodyera oblongifolia western rattlesnake plantain, evergreen orcOrchidaceae Oxalis oregana Oregon wood-sorrel, redwood -sorrel Oxalidaceae Oxalis trifoliate great oxalis, three-leaf wood sorrel Oxalidaceae Pinus contorta shore pine Pinaceae Picea sitchensis Sitka spruce Pinaceae Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir Pinaceae Tsuga heterophylla western hemlock Pinaceae Plantago major* common plantain, nippleseed Plantaginaceae Armeria meritima sea thrift, thrift Plumbaginaceae Polygonum cuspidatum* Japanese knotweed Polygonaceae Rumex crispus* curley dock, sour dock Polygonaceae Polypodium glycyrrhiza licorice fern Polypodiaceae Claytonia sibirica Siberian miner's lettuce, candy flower Portulaceae Adiantum aleuticum (A. pedantumnorthern maidenhair fern Pteridaceae Ranunculus repens* creeping buttercup Ranunculaceae Rhamnus purshiana cascara Rhamnaceae Amelanchier alnifolia western serviceberry, saskatoon Rosaceae Aruncus dioicus var. acuminatus goatsbeard Rosaceae Cotoneaster spp.* cotoneaster Rosaceae Crataegus monogyna* one-seed hawthorn, common hawthorn Rosaceae Fragaria vesca woods strawberry Rosaceae Fragaria virginiana var glauca blueleaf strawberry Rosaceae Geum macrophyllum Oregon avens Rosaceae Holodiscus discolor ocean-spray Rosaceae Malus fusca (Pyrus f.) flowering crabapple, Oregon crabapple Rosaceae Oemleria cerasiformis Indian plum Rosaceae Physocarpus capitatus Pacific ninebark Rosaceae Prunus avian* cultivated cherry, bird cherry Rosaceae Prunus emarginata var mollis bittercherry Rosaceae Prunus laurocerasus* cherry laurel, English laurel Rosaceae Rosa gymnocarpa baldhip rose Rosaceae Rosa nutkana Nootka rose Rosaceae Rubus bifrons (armeniacus)* Himalayan blackberry Rosaceae Rubus laciniatus evergreen blackberry Rosaceae Rubus leucodermis white bark raspberry, blackcap raspberry Rosaceae Rubus parviflorus thimbleberry Rosaceae Rubus spectabilis salmonberry Rosaceae Rubus ursinus creeping blackberry, dewberry, pacific blacRosaceae Sorbus acuparia* European mountain ash Rosaceae Spiraea douglasii spirea, hardhack Rosaceae Galium aparine cleavers, common bedstraw Rubiaceae Populus balsamifera spp, trichocablack cottonwood, balsam poplar Salicaceae Populus tremuloides quaking aspen Salicaceae Aesculus hippocastanum* horse chestnut, conkers Sapindaceae Tellima grandiflora fringecup Saxifragaceae Tiarella trifoliate var t, three-leaf foamflower Saxifragaceae Tolmiea menziesii youth-on-age, piggyback plant Saxifragaceae Budldleia davidii* butterfly bush Scrophulariaceae Digitalis purpurea* purple foxglove Scrophulariaceae Daphne laureola* spurge laurel Thymelaeaceae Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis var lya stinging nettle Urticaveae Viola adunca early blue violet Violaceae.