Vascular Plant List
Fort Worden/North Beach
Fort Worden/North Beach, Jefferson County, WA. List covers plants found in the Fort Worden/ North Beach Park area in Port Townsend. List by Fred Weinmann and others, 2004, with additions by Fred Weinmann, 2005. 242 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.
* - IntroducedScientific Name / Common Name / Family Name
Abies grandis / Grand fir / Pinaceae
Abronia latifolia / Yellow sand verbena / Nyctaginaceae
Acer macrophyllum / Big-leaf maple / Aceraceae
Achillea millefolium / Yarrow / Asteraceae
Agropyron repens* / Quack grass / Poaceae
Agrostis tenuis* / Colonial bentgrass / Poaceae
Aira caryophyllea* / Silver hairgrass / Poaceae
Alnus rubra / Red alder / Betulaceae
Ambrosia chamissonis / Silver bursage / Asteraceae
Amelanchier alnifolia / Serviceberry / Rosaceae
Ammophila arenaria* / European beachgrass / Poaceae
Anaphalis margaritacea / Pearly everlasting / Asteraceae
Angelica lucida / Sea-watch / Apiaceae
Anthoxanthum odoratum* / Sweet vernalgrass / Poaceae
Anthriscus scandicina* / Bur chervil / Apiaceae
Arabidopsis thaliana* / Thale cress / Brassicaceae
Arbutus menziesii / Pacific madrone / Ericaceae
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi / Bearberry / Ericaceae
Armeria maritima / Sea thrift / Plumbaginaceae
Arrhenatheram elatius* / Oat-grass / Poaceae
Artemisia campestris / Northern wormwood / Asteraceae
Artemisia stelleriana / Oldwoman / Asteraceae
Artemisia suksdorfii / Suksdorf's sagewort / Asteraceae
Aster subspicatus / Douglas' aster / Asteraceae
Athyrium filix-femina / Lady fern / Polypodiaceae
Atriplex dioica* / Rillscale / Chenopodiaceae
Bellis perennis* / English daisy / Asteraceae
Berberis aquifolium / Tall Oregongrape / Berberidaceae
Berberis nervosa / Cascade Oregongrape / Berberidaceae
Brassica rapus* / Rape / Brassicaceae
Bromus mollis* / Soft brome / Poaceae
Bromus rigidus* / Ripgut brome / Poaceae
Bromus sitchensis / Alaska brome / Poaceae
Bromus tectorum* / Cheat grass / Poaceae
Bromus vulgaris / Narrow-leaf brome / Poaceae
Cakile edentula / Searocket / Brassicaceae
Cakile maritima* / European searocket / Brassicaceae
Calypso bulbosa / Fairy slipper / Orchidaceae
Cardamine hirsuta* / Hairy bittercress / Brassicaceae
Cardaria chalapensis* / Chalapa hoarycress / Brassicaceae
Cardaria draba* / Hoary cress / Brassicaceae
Carex deweyana / Dewey's sedge / Cyperaceae
Carex hendersonii / Henderson's sedge / Cyperaceae
Carex macrocephala / Dune sedge / Cyperaceae
Carex obnupta / Slough sedge / Cyperaceae
Castilleja miniata / Scarlet paintbrush / Scrophulariaceae
Cerastium arvense / Field chickweed / Caryophyllaceae
Cerastium semidecandrum* / Five-stamen chickweed / Caryophyllaceae
Cerastium viscosum* / Sticky chickweed / Caryophyllaceae
Cerastium vulgatum* / Mouse-ear chickweed / Caryophyllaceae
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum* / Ox-eye daisy / Asteraceae
Cirsium arvense* / Canada thistle / Asteraceae
Cirsium edule / Horse thistle / Asteraceae
Cirsium vulgare* / Bull thistle / Asteraceae
Claytonia rubra / Red miner's lettuce / Portulacaceae
Clematis vitalba* / Traveller's joy / Ranunculaceae
Collinsia parviflora / Small-flowered blue-eyed Mary / Scrophulariaceae
Conioselinum pacificum / Pacific hemlock-parsley / Apiaceae
Conium maculatum* / Poison hemlock / Apiaceae
Convolvulus sepium* / Lady's nightcap / Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus soldanella / Beach morning-glory / Convolvulaceae
Conyza canadensis* / Horseweed / Asteraceae
Cotoneaster franchetii* / Orange cotoneaster / Rosaceae
Cotoneaster rehderi* / Bigleaf cotoneaster / Rosaceae
Cotoneaster simonsii* / Simon's cotoneaster / Rosaceae
Crassula tillaea* / Moss pygmyweed / Crassulaceae
Crataegus douglasii / Black hawthorn / Rosaceae
Crataegus monogyna* / English hawthorn / Rosaceae
Crepis capillaris* / Smooth hawksbeard / Asteraceae
Cytisus scoparius* / Scot's broom / Fabaceae
Dactylis glomerata* / Orchard grass / Poaceae
Daphne laureola* / Spurge laurel / Thymelaeaceae
Digitalis purpurea* / Foxglove / Scrophulariaceae
Distichlis spicata / Seashore salt grass / Poaceae
Draba verna / Spring whitlow-grass / Brassicaceae
Dryopteris expansa / Spreading wood-fern / Polypodiaceae
Elymus glaucus / Western ryegrass / Poaceae
Elymus mollis / American dunegrass / Poaceae
Epilobium angustifolium / Fireweed / Onagraceae
Epilobium watsonii / Watson's willow-herb / Onagraceae
Equisetum fluviatale / Swamp horsetail / Equisetaceae
Equisetum telmateia / Giant horsetail / Equisetaceae
Erodium cicutarium* / Filaree / Geraniaceae
Eschscholzia californica* / California poppy / Papaveraceae
Festuca arundinacea* / Tall fescue / Poaceae
Festuca myuros* / Rat-tail fescue / Poaceae
Festuca rubra / Red fescue / Poaceae
Festuca subulata / Bearded fescue / Poaceae
Festuca subuliflora / Crinkle-awn fescue / Poaceae
Foeniculum vulgare* / Fennel / Apiaceae
Fragaria vesca / Wild strawberry / Rosaceae
Fragaria virginiana / Woods strawberry / Rosaceae
Galium aparine / Cleavers / Rubiaceae
Galium trifidum / Small bedstraw / Rubiaceae
Galium triflorum / Fragrant bedstraw / Rubiaceae
Gaultheria shallon / Salal / Ericaceae
Geranium molle* / Dovefoot geranium / Geraniaceae
Geranium robertianum* / Stinky Bob / Geraniaceae
Geum macrophyllum / Large-leaved avens / Rosaceae
Glaux maritima / Sea milkwort / Primulaceae
Glehnia leiocarpa / American glehnia / Apiaceae
Goodyera oblongifolia / Rattlesnake-plantain / Orchidaceae
Grindelia integrifolia / Coastal gumweed / Asteraceae
Hedera helix* / English ivy / Araliaceae
Heracleum lanatum / Cow parsnip / Apiaceae
Hieracium albiflorum / White-flowered hawkweed / Asteraceae
Holcus lanatus* / Common velvet grass / Poaceae
Holodiscus discolor / Ocean spray / Rosaceae
Holosteum umbellatum* / Jagged chickweed / Caryophyllaceae
Hordeum brachyantherum / Meadow barley / Poaceae
Hypericum perforatum* / Klamath weed / Hypericaceae
Hypochaeris glabra* / Smooth cat's-ear / Asteraceae
Hypochaeris radicata* / Hairy cat's-ear / Asteraceae
Ilex aquifolium* / English holly / Aquifoliaceae
Juncus bufonius* / Toad rush / Juncaceae
Juncus effusus var. effusus / Wire rush / Juncaceae
Juncus hesperius / Thin-leaved rush / Juncaceae
Lactuca serriola* / Prickly lettuce / Asteraceae
Lamium purpureum* / Red dead-nettle / Lamiaceae
Lathyrus japonicus / Maritime peavine / Fabaceae
Lathyrus latifolius* / Everlasting peavine / Fabaceae
Lathyrus littoralis / Beach peavine / Fabaceae
Lepidium virginicum / Tall pepperweed / Brassicaceae
Ligustrum vulgare* / Common privit / Oleaceae
Linnaea borealis / Twinflower / Caprifoliaceae
Lolium perenne* / English ryegrass / Poaceae
Lomatium nudicaule / Pestle parsnip / Apiaceae
Lonicera ciliosa / Orange honeysuckle / Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera hispidula / California honeysuckle / Caprifoliaceae
Lupinus arboreus / Tree lupine / Fabaceae
Lupinus bicolor / Two-color lupine / Fabaceae
Lupinus littoralis / Seashore lupine / Fabaceae
Luzula parviflora / Small-flowered woodrush / Juncaceae
Madia sativa / Coast tarweed / Asteraceae
Matricaria matricarioides* / Pineapple weed / Asteraceae
Medicago hispida* / Burclover / Fabaceae
Medicago sativa* / Alfalfa / Fabaceae
Melilotus alba* / White sweet-clover / Fabaceae
Melilotus indica* / Small-fl. yellow sweet-clover / Fabaceae
Melilotus officinalis* / Yellow sweet-clover / Fabaceae
Montia perfoliata / Miner's lettuce / Portulacaceae
Montia sibirica / Candyflower / Portulacaceae
Montia spathulata / Pale montia / Portulacaceae
Oemleria cerasiformus / Indian plum / Rosaceae
Orobanche californica / California broomrape / Orobanchaceae
Orthocarpus pusillus / Dwarf owl-clover / Scrophulariaceae
Osmorhiza chilensis / Mountain sweet-cicely / Apiaceae
Pachistima myrsinites / Mountain box / Celastraceae
Petasites frigidus / Sweet coltsfoot / Asteraceae
Phalaris arundinacea* / Reed canarygrass / Poaceae
Phyllospadix scouleri / Scouler's surf-grass / Zosteraceae
Picea sitchensis / Sitka spruce / Pinaceae
Pinus contorta / Lodgepole pine / Pinaceae
Plantago lanceolata* / English plantain / Plantaginaceae
Plantago major* / Common plantain / Plantaginaceae
Poa annua* / Annual bluegrass / Poaceae
Poa bulbosa* / Bulbous bluegrass / Poaceae
Poa macrantha / Seashore bluegrass / Poaceae
Poa nervosa / Wheeler bluegrass / Poaceae
Polygonum aviculare* / Doorweed / Polygonaceae
Polygonum paronychia / Beach knotweed / Polygonaceae
Polypodium amorphum / Irregular polypody / Polypodiaceae
Polypodium glycyrrhiza / Licorice fern / Polypodiaceae
Polystichum munitum / Western sword fern / Polypodiaceae
Populus alba* / White poplar / Salicaceae
Prunella vulgaris / Self-heal / Lamiaceae
Prunus cerasifera* / Cherry plum / Rosaceae
Prunus emarginata / Bitter cherry / Rosaceae
Pseudotsuga menziesii / Douglas fir / Pinaceae
Pteridium aquilinum / Bracken / Polypodiaceae
Pyrus malus* / European crabpple / Rosaceae
Ranunculus acris* / Meadow buttercup / Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus occidentalis / Western buttercup / Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus repens* / Creeping buttercup / Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus uncinatus / Little buttercup / Ranunculaceae
Rhamnus purshiana / Cascara / Rhamnaceae
Ribes divaricatum / Coast black gooseberry / Grossulariaceae
Ribes lacustre / Prickly currant / Grossulariaceae
Ribes sanguineum / Red-flowered currant / Grossulariaceae
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum* / Water cress / Brassicaceae
Rorippa obtusa / Blunt-leaf yellowcress / Brassicaceae
Rosa eglanteria* / Sweetbrier / Rosaceae
Rosa gymnocarpa / Baldhip rose / Rosaceae
Rosa nutkana / Nootka rose / Rosaceae
Rubus discolor* / Himalayan blackberry / Rosaceae
Rubus leucodermis / Blackcap / Rosaceae
Rubus parviflorus / Thimbleberry / Rosaceae
Rubus spectabilis / Salmonberry / Rosaceae
Rubus ursinus / Wild blackberry / Rosaceae
Rumex acetosella* / Sheep sorrel / Polygonaceae
Rumex crispus* / Sour dock / Polygonaceae
Rumex obtusifolius* / Broad-leaved dock / Polygonaceae
Rumex tenuifolius* / Slender-leaved dock / Polygonaceae
Salicornia virginica / Pickleweed / Chenopodiaceae
Salix lasiandra / Pacific willow / Salicaceae
Salix scouleriana / Scouler willow / Salicaceae
Sambucus racemosa / Red elderberry / Caprifoliaceae
Sanicula crassicaulis / Pacific sanicle / Apiaceae
Satureja douglasii / Yerba buena / Lamiaceae
Scirpus acutus / Hard-stem bulrush / Cyperaceae
Scirpus americanus / Three-square bulrush / Cyperaceae
Scirpus maritimus / Cosmopolitan bulrush / Cyperaceae
Sedum acre* / Wall-pepper / Crassulaceae
Senecio sylvaticus* / Wood groundsel / Asteraceae
Senecio vulgaris* / Common groundsel / Asteraceae
Shepherdia canadensis / Russet buffalo berry / Elaeagnaceae
Sherardia arvensis* / Blue field-madder / Rubiaceae
Silene gallica* / Windmill pink / Caryophyllaceae
Sisymbrium officinale* / Hedge mustard / Brassicaceae
Smilacina racemosa / False Solomon's seal / Liliaceae
Solidago canadensis / Meadow goldenrod / Asteraceae
Sorbus aucuparia* / European mountain-ash / Rosaceae
Stellaria crispa / Crisped starwort / Caryophyllaceae
Stellaria media* / Common chickweed / Caryophyllaceae
Symphoricarpos albus / Common snowberry / Caprifoliaceae
Tanacetum vulgare* / Common tansy / Asteraceae
Taraxacum laevigatum* / Red-seeded dandelion / Asteraceae
Taraxacum officinale* / Common dandelion / Asteraceae
Taxus brevifolia / Western yew / Taxaceae
Tellima grandiflora / Fringecup / Saxifragaceae
Thuja plicata / Western red cedar / Cupressaceae
Trientalis latifolia / Broadleaved starflower / Primulaceae
Trifolium dubium* / Least hop clover / Fabaceae
Trifolium pratense* / Red clover / Fabaceae
Trifolium repens* / White clover / Fabaceae
Trifolium subterraneum* / Subterranean clover / Fabaceae
Trisetum cernuum / Nodding trisetum / Poaceae
Typha latifolia / Common cattail / Typhaceae
Ulex europaeus* / Gorse / Fabaceae
Urtica dioica / Stinging nettle / Urticaceae
Vaccinium parvifolium / Red huckleberry / Ericaceae
Valerianella locusta* / European corn salad / Valerianaceae
Veronica chamaedrys* / Germander speedwell / Scrophulariaceae
Veronica persica* / Persian speedwell / Scrophulariaceae
Vicia gigantea / Giant vetch / Fabaceae
Vicia hirsuta* / Tiny vetch / Fabaceae
Vicia sativa* / Common vetch / Fabaceae
Vicia villosa* / Hairy vetch / Fabaceae
Vinca major* / Big-leaf periwinkle / Apocynaceae
Viola sempervirens / Evergreen violet / Violaceae
Zostera japonica* / Japanese eelgrass / Zosteraceae
Zostera marina / Wide-blade eelgrass / Zosteraceae
WNPS Native Plant List
Fort Worden/North Beach, Jefferson Co., 12/29/05
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