Ben Ure Island, San Juan County, WA
List covers plants found on Ben Ure Island, one of the smaller San Juan Islands. List by Art Kermonde and Julia Berry, April 1996. 77 spp.
These lists represent the work of different WNPS members over the years.
Their accuracy has not been verified by the Washington Native Plant Society.
We offer these lists to individuals as a tool to enhance the enjoyment and study of native plants
*Introduced species.
Scientific Name Common Name Plant Family
Achillea millifolium / Yarrow / AsteraceaeAmelanchier alnifolia / Serviceberry / Rosaceae
Anaphalis margaritacea / Pearly everlasting / Asteraceae
Arbutus menziesii / Pacific madrone / Ericaceae
Barbarea orthoceras / American wintercress / Brassicaceae
Berberis aquifolium / Tall Oregongrape / Berberidaceae
Berberis nervosa / Cascade Oregongrape / Berberidaceae
Camassia quamash / Common camas / Liliaceae
Cardamine oligosperma / Little Western bittercress / Brassicaceae
Castilleja hispida / Harsh paintbrush / Scrophulariaceae
Cerastium arvense / Field chickweed / Caryophyllaceae
Circium vulgare* / Bull thistle / Asteraceae
Collinsia parviflora / Small-flowered blue-eyed Mary / Scrophulariaceae
Dactylis glomerata* / Orchard grass / Poaceae
Epilobium angustifolium / Fireweed / Onagraceae
Epilobium minutum / Small-flowered willow-herb / Onagraceae
Erodium cicutarium* / Filaree / Geraniaceae
Fragaria chiloensis / Coastal strawberry / Rosaceae
Fragaria vesca / Wild strawberry / Rosaceae
Fritillaria lanceolata / Chocolate lily / Liliaceae
Galium sp. / Bedstraw / Rubiaceae
Gaultheria shallon / Salal / Ericaceae
Geranium molle* / Dovefoot geranium / Geraniaceae
Goodyera oblongifolia / Rattlesnake-plantain / Orchidaceae
Grindelia integrifolia / Coastal gumweed / Asteraceae
Hedera helix* / English ivy / Araliaceae
Heuchera micrantha / Small-flowered alumroot / Saxifragaceae
Hieracium albiflorum / White-flowered hawkweed / Asteraceae
Holodiscus discolor / Ocean spray / Rosaceae
Hypochaeris radicata* / Hairy cat's-ear / Asteraceae
Ilex aquifolium* / English holly / Aquifoliaceae
Juniperus scopulorum / Rocky Mountain juniper / Cupressaceae
Lactuca muralis* / Wall lettuce / Asteraceae
Lamium purpureum* / Red dead-nettle / Lamiaceae
Lathyrus nevadensis / Nuttall's peavine / Fabaceae
Lilium columbianum / Tiger lily / Liliaceae
Lithophragma parviflora / Small-flowered prairie-star / Saxifragaceae
Lonicera ciliosa / Orange honeysuckle / Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera hispidula / California honeysuckle / Caprifoliaceae
Lunaria annua* / Money plant / Brassicaceae
Madia madioides / Woodland tarweed / Asteraceae
Montia perfoliata / Miner's lettuce / Portulacaceae
Myosotis discolor* / Yellow & blue forget-me-not / Boraginaceae
Oemlaria cerasiformus / Indian plum / Rosaceae
Pachistima myrsinites / Mountain box / Celastraceae
Pinus contorta / Lodgepole pine / Pinaceae
Plantago lanceolata* / English plantain / Plantaginaceae
Plantago major* / Common plantain / Plantaginaceae
Plantago maritima / Seaside plantain / Plantaginaceae
Plectritus congesta / Sea blush / Valerianaceae
Polypodium glycyrrhiza / Licorice fern / Polypodiaceae
Polystichum munitum / Sword fern / Polypodiaceae
Pseudotsuga menziesii / Douglas fir / Pinaceae
Ranunculus scleratus / Blister buttercup / Ranunculaceae
Ribes sanguinium / Red-flowered currant / Grossulariaceae
Rosa gymnocarpa / Baldhip rose / Rosaceae
Rosa nutkana / Nootka rose / Rosaceae
Rubus discolor* / Himalayan blackberry / Rosaceae
Rubus spectabilus / Salmonberry / Rosaceae
Rubus ursinus / Wild blackberry / Rosaceae
Rumex acetocella* / Sheep sorrel / Polygonaceae
Salix scouleriana / Scouler willow / Salicaceae
Salix sitchensis / Sitka willow / Salicaceae
Sambucus racemosa / Red elderberry / Caprifoliaceae
Sanicula crassicaulis / Pacific sanicle / Apiaceae
Satureja douglasii / Yerba buena / Lamiaceae
Sedum spathulifolium / Broadleaved stonecrop / Crassulaceae
Selaginella wallacei / Wallace's selaginella / Selaginellaceae
Symphoricarpos albus / Common snowberry / Caprifoliaceae
Taraxacum officinale* / Dandelion / Asteraceae
Taxus brevifolia / Western yew / Taxaceae
Thuja plicata / Western red cedar / Cupressaceae
Trientalis latifolia / Broadleaved starflower / Primulaceae
Urtica dioica / Stinging nettle / Urticaceae
Vaccinium parvifolium / Red huckleberry / Ericaceae
Veronica serpyllifolia / Thyme-leaf speedwell / Scrophulariaceae
Vicia gigantea / Giant vetch / Fabaceae
Ben Ure Island, San Juan County, WA.
WNPS Plant Lists.
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