Jorgenson Lake, Whatcom County, WA.
List covers plants found in and on the shore of Jorgenson Lake, located about fifteen miles east of Bellingham, and reached by Mosquito Lake Road off SR 542. List by Vikki Jackson, 1995. 49 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.
Vascular Plant List
Jorgenson Lake
* - Introduced
Scientific Name Common Name Family Name
Amelanchier alnifolia Serviceberry Rosaceae
Athyrium filix-femina Lady fern Polypodiaceae
Betula papyrifera Paper birch Betulaceae
Brasenia schreberi Water-shield Nymphaeaceae
Carex canescens Silvery sedge Cyperaceae
Carex interior Inland sedge Cyperaceae
Carex lenticularis Lenticular sedge Cyperaceae
Carex rostrata Beaked sedge Cyperaceae
Cornus canadensis Bunchberry Cornaceae
Drosera rotundifolia Round-leaf sundew Droseraceae
Dulichium arundinaceum Dulichium Cyperaceae
Equisetum fluviatale Swamp horsetail Equisetaceae
Eriophorum chamissonis Chamisso's cottongrass Cyperaceae
Juncus acuminatus Tapered rush Juncaceae
Juncus effusus Soft rush Juncaceae
Kalmia occidentalis Western swamp laurel Ericaceae
Ledum groenlandicum Labrador tea Ericaceae
Lonicera involucrata Black twinberry Caprifoliaceae
Lycopus uniflorus Northern bugleweed Lamiaceae
Lysichiton americanum Skunk cabbage Araceae
Maianthemum dilatatum False lily-of-the-valley Liliaceae
Menyanthes trifoliata Buckbean Menyanthaceae
Nuphar polysepalum Pond lily Nymphaeaceae
Phalaris arundinacea* Reed canarygrass Poaceae
Picea sitchensis Sitka spruce Pinaceae
Pinus contorta Lodgepole pine Pinaceae
Potamogeton natans Floating-leaf pondweed Potamogetonaceae
Potentilla palustris Marsh cinquefoil Rosaceae
Pyrus fusca Crabapple Rosaceae
Rhamnus purshiana Cascara Rhamnaceae
Rhyncospora alba White-beaked rush Cyperaceae
Rubus laciniatus* Evergreen blackberry Rosaceae
Rubus spectabilis Salmonberry Rosaceae
Salix geyeriana Geyer willow Salicaceae
Salix hookeriana Hooker's willow Salicaceae
Salix sitchensis Sitka willow Salicaceae
Scirpus acutus Hard-stem bulrush Cyperaceae
Scirpus cyperinus Wool-grass Cyperaceae
Spiraea douglasii Hardhack Rosaceae
Spiranthes romanzoffiana Hooded ladies-tresses Orchidaceae
Thuja plicata Western red cedar Cupressaceae
Trientalis arctica Northern star-flower Primulaceae
Tsuga heterophylla Western hemlock Pinaceae
Typha latifolia Common cattail Typhaceae
Vaccinium oxycoccus Wild cranberry Ericaceae
Vaccinium parvifolium Red huckleberry Ericaceae
Vaccinium uliginosum Bog blueberry Ericaceae
Veronica americana American brooklime Scrophulariaceae
Viola macloskeyi Small white violet Violaceae
Jorgenson Lake, Whatcom County, Washington
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