Quaking Aspen Swamp Plant List
observed by Tanya Harvey as of 7/12/16
westerncascades.com* Non-native
botanical name / common name / familyAbies amabilis / Pacific silver fir / Pinaceae
Abies concolor × grandis / hybrid white/grand fir / Pinaceae
Abies grandis / grand fir / Pinaceae
Abies lasiocarpa / subalpine fir / Pinaceae
Acer circinatum / vine maple / Sapindaceae
Acer glabrum var. douglasii / Douglas maple / Sapindaceae
Achillea millefolium / yarrow / Asteraceae
Achlys triphylla / vanilla leaf / Berberidaceae
Aconitum columbianum / Columbian monkshood / Ranunculaceae
Aconogonon phytolaccifolium / alpine knotweed / Polygonaceae
Actaea rubra / western red baneberry / Ranunculaceae
Adenocaulon bicolor / trail plant, pathfinder / Asteraceae
Agoseris aurantiaca / orange agoseris / Asteraceae
Agrostis sp. / bentgrass / Poaceae
Alnus incana / mountain alder / Betulaceae
Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata / Sitka alder / Betulaceae
Anaphalis margaritacea / pearly everlasting / Asteraceae
Anemone deltoidea / western white anemone, Columbia windflower / Ranunculaceae
Anemone lyallii / western wood anemone, Lyall’s anemone / Ranunculaceae
Angelica arguta / sharptooth angelica / Apiaceae
Angelica genuflexa / kneeling angelica / Apiaceae
Antennaria rosea / rosy pussytoes / Asteraceae
Aquilegia formosa / western columbine / Ranunculaceae
Arnica mollis / hairy arnica / Asteraceae
Asarum caudatum / wild ginger / Aristolochiaceae
Athyrium filix-femina / lady fern / Athyriaceae
Berberis nervosa / Cascade Oregon grape / Berberidaceae
Bistorta bistortoides / American bistort / Polygonaceae
Blechnum spicant / deer fern / Blechnaceae
Boykinia major / mountain or large boykinia / Saxifragaceae
Bromus vulgaris / Columbia brome / Poaceae
Calamagrostis canadensis / bluejoint reedgrass / Poaceae
Calochortus subalpinus / mountain cat’s ear / Liliaceae
Caltha leptosepala / white marsh marigold / Ranunculaceae
Calypso bulbosa / fairy slipper, Calypso orchid / Orchidaceae
Campanula scouleri / Scouler’s harebell / Campanulaceae
Canadanthus modestus / few-flowered aster, great northern / Asteraceae
Cardamine breweri var. orbicularis / Brewer’s bittercress / Brassicaceae
Carex aquatilis var. dives / Sitka sedge / Cyperaceae
Carex echinata ssp. echinata / thick-headed sedge / Cyperaceae
Carex limosa / mud sedge / Cyperaceae
Carex luzulina / woodrush sedge / Cyperaceae
Carex mertensii / Merten’s sedge / Cyperaceae
Carex utriculata / beaked sedge / Cyperaceae
Chimaphila menziesii / little prince’s-pine/pipsissewa / Ericaceae
Chimaphila umbellata / prince’s pine/pipsissewa / Ericaceae
Chrysolepis chrysophylla / golden chinquapin / Fagaceae
Cicuta douglasii / western water hemlock / Apiaceae
Circaea alpina / enchanter’s nightshade / Onagraceae
Cirsium remotifolium / fewleaf mountain thistle / Asteraceae
Claytonia cordifolia / heartleaf springbeauty / Montiaceae
Claytonia sibirica / candyflower / Montiaceae
Clintonia uniflora / queen’s cup, bead lily / Liliaceae
Collomia heterophylla / varied-leaf collomia / Polemoniaceae
Comarum palustre / swamp cinquefoil / Rosaceae
Corallorhiza maculata / spotted coralroot / Orchidaceae
Corallorhiza mertensiana / western coralroot / Orchidaceae
Cornus nuttallii / Pacific dogwood / Cornaceae
Cornus unalaschkensis / bunchberry / Cornaceae
Delphinium menziesii / Menzies' larkspur / Ranunculaceae
Deschampsia cespitosa / tufted hairgrass / Poaceae
Descurainia sp. / tansy mustard / Brassicaceae
Dicentra formosa / western bleeding heart / Papaveraceae
Dicentra uniflora / steer’s head / Papaveraceae
Diphasiastrum sitchense / Sitka clubmoss / Lycopodiaceae
Dodecatheon jeffreyi / mountain or Jeffrey’s shooting star / Primulaceae
Drosera anglica / great sundew / Droseraceae
Drosera rotundifolia / round-leaved sundew / Droseraceae
Drymocallis glandulosa / sticky cinquefoil / Rosaceae
Eleocharis sp. / spikerush / Cyperaceae
Epilobium ciliatum ssp. glandulosum / glandular willowherb / Onagraceae
Epilobium lactiflorum / white-flowered willowherb / Onagraceae
Epilobium oregonense / Oregon willowherb / Onagraceae
Equisetum arvense / common horsetail / Equisetaceae
Erigeron aliceae / Eastwood’s daisy, Alice’s fleabane / Asteraceae
Erythronium grandiflorum / glacier lily / Liliaceae
Eucephalus ledophyllus / Cascade aster / Asteraceae
Fragaria vesca / woods strawberry / Rosaceae
Fragaria virginiana / wild strawberry / Rosaceae
Galium oreganum / Oregon bedstraw / Rubiaceae
Galium trifidum var. pacificum / small bedstraw / Rubiaceae
Galium triflorum / fragrant bedstraw / Rubiaceae
Gaultheria humifusa / alpine wintergreen / Ericaceae
Gentianopsis simplex / one-flowered gentian / Gentianaceae
Geum macrophyllum / large-leaved avens / Rosaceae
Glyceria elata / tall mannagrass / Poaceae
Goodyera oblongifolia / western rattlesnake plantain / Orchidaceae
Hackelia micrantha / blue stickseed / Boraginaceae
Heracleum maximum / cow-parsnip / Apiaceae
Hieracium albiflorum / white-flowered hawkweed / Asteraceae
Hieracium gracile / alpine hawkweed / Asteraceae
Hydrophyllum fendleri / Fendler’s waterleaf / Hydrophyllaceae
Hydrophyllum occidentale / western waterleaf / Hydrophyllaceae
Hydrophyllum tenuipes / Pacific waterleaf / Hydrophyllaceae
Hypericum anagalloides / bog St. John’s wort / Hypericaceae
*Hypericum perforatum / Klamath weed, St. John’s wort / Hypericaceae
Hypericum scouleri / western St. John’s wort / Hypericaceae
Juncus ensifolius var. ensifolius / dagger-leaved rush / Juncaceae
Kalmia microphylla / alpine laurel / Ericaceae
Kyhosia bolanderi / Bolander’s tarweed / Asteraceae
Lathyrus nevadensis / Sierra pea / Fabaceae
Ligusticum apiifolium / celery-leaved lovage / Apiaceae
Ligusticum grayi / Gray’s lovage / Apiaceae
Lilium columbianum / western tiger lily / Liliaceae
Linnaea borealis / twinflower / Linnaeaceae
Lonicera caerulea / bluefly honeysuckle / Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera involucrata / twinberry / Caprifoliaceae
Lupinus latifolius / broadleaf lupine / Fabaceae
Luzula sp. / woodrush / Juncaceae
Lycopodiella inundata / bog clubmoss / Lycopodiaceae
Lysichiton americanus / skunk cabbage / Araceae
Maianthemum racemosum / false Solomon’s seal / Asparagaceae
Maianthemum stellatum / starry false Solomon’s seal / Asparagaceae
Mertensia bella / Oregon bluebells / Boraginaceae
Mertensia paniculata / tall bluebells/tall lungwort / Boraginaceae
Microseris borealis / bog microseris / Asteraceae
Microsteris gracilis / annual phlox / Polemoniaceae
Mimulus guttatus / seep monkeyflower / Phrymaceae
Mimulus moschatus / musk monkeyflower / Phrymaceae
Mimulus primuloides / primrose monkeyflower / Phrymaceae
Mitella breweri / Brewer’s mitrewort / Saxifragaceae
Mitella caulescens / leafy mitrewort / Saxifragaceae
Mitella pentandra / five-point, alpine mitrewort / Saxifragaceae
Moehringia macrophylla / bigleaf sandwort / Caryophyllaceae
Monotropa hypopithys / pinesap / Ericaceae
Montia chamissoi / Chamisso’s montia or water montia / Montiaceae
Muhlenbergia filiformis / slender muhly / Poaceae
*Mycelis muralis / wall lettuce / Asteraceae
Nemophila parviflora / small-flowered nemophila / Hydrophyllaceae
Neottia banksiana / western twayblade / Orchidaceae
Oreostemma alpigenum / alpine aster / Asteraceae
Orogenia fusiformis / turkey-peas / Apiaceae
Orthilia secunda / one-sided wintergreen, sidebells / Ericaceae
Osmorhiza berteroi / mountain sweet-cicely / Apiaceae
Osmorhiza occidentalis / western sweet-cicely / Apiaceae
Oxypolis occidentalis / western oxypolis / Apiaceae
Parnassia cirrata var. intermedia / Cascade fringed grass-of-Parnassus / Celastraceae
Paxistima myrsinites / Oregon boxwood / Celastraceae
Pedicularis bracteosa var. flavida / bracted lousewort, wood betony / Orobanchaceae
Pedicularis groenlandica / elephant’s head / Orobanchaceae
Perideridia montana / Gairdner’s yampah / Apiaceae
Phacelia mutabilis / changeable phacelia / Hydrophyllaceae
Phlox adsurgens / woodland phlox / Polemoniaceae
Phyllodoce empetriformis / pink mountain-heather / Ericaceae
Picea engelmannii / Engelmann spruce / Pinaceae
Pinus contorta var. latifolia / lodgepole pine / Pinaceae
Pinus monticola / western white pine / Pinaceae
*Plantago lanceolata / English plantain / Plantaginaceae
*Plantago major / common plantain / Plantaginaceae
Platanthera dilatata / white bog orchid/bog candle / Orchidaceae
Platanthera stricta / slender bog orchid / Orchidaceae
Polemonium carneum / great polemonium / Polemoniaceae
Polygonum douglasii / Douglas' knotweed / Polygonaceae
Polygonum minimum / least knotweed / Polygonaceae
Polystichum munitum / sword fern / Dryopteridaceae
Populus tremuloides / quaking aspen / Salicaceae
Potamogeton epihydrus / ribbon-leaf pondweed / Potamogetonaceae
Potentilla drummondii / Drummond’s cinquefoil / Rosaceae
Prosartes hookeri / Hooker’s fairy bells / Liliaceae
Pseudotsuga menziesii / Douglas-fir / Pinaceae
Pteridium aquilinum / bracken fern / Dennstaedtiaceae
Pterospora andromedea / pinedrops / Ericaceae
Pyrola asarifolia / pink, bog, alpine pyrola / Ericaceae
Pyrola picta / white-veined wintergreen, pyrola / Ericaceae
Ranunculus gormanii / Gorman’s buttercup / Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus uncinatus / woodland buttercup / Ranunculaceae
Rhamnus purshiana / cascara / Rhamnaceae
Ribes binominatum / trailing gooseberry / Grossulariaceae
Ribes bracteosum / stink currant / Grossulariaceae
Ribes lacustre / swamp gooseberry / Grossulariaceae
Ribes viscosissimum / sticky currant / Grossulariaceae
Rosa gymnocarpa / bald-hip rose / Rosaceae
Rosa pisocarpa / clustered wild rose / Rosaceae
Rubus lasiococcus / dwarf bramble / Rosaceae
Rubus parviflorus / thimbleberry / Rosaceae
Rubus spectabilis / salmonberry / Rosaceae
Rubus ursinus / Pacific blackberry, dewberry / Rosaceae
Rudbeckia occidentalis / western coneflower / Asteraceae
*Rumex acetosella / sheep-sorrel / Polygonaceae
Salix boothii / Booth’s willow / Salicaceae
Salix eastwoodiae / Sierra willow / Salicaceae
Salix geyeriana / Geyer’s willow / Salicaceae
Salix scouleriana / Scouler willow / Salicaceae
Sambucus racemosa / red elderberry / Adoxaceae
Sceptridium multifidum / leathery grape-fern / Ophioglossaceae
Scirpus congdonii / Congdon’s bulrush / Cyperaceae
Senecio triangularis / arrowleaf groundsel / Asteraceae
Sisyrinchium idahoense var. idahoense / Idaho blue-eyed grass / Iridaceae
Solidago canadensis / meadow goldenrod / Asteraceae
Sorbus scopulina / western mountain ash / Rosaceae
Sorbus sitchensis / Sitka mountain ash / Rosaceae
Sparganium angustifolium / narrowleaf bur-reed / Typhaceae
Spiraea douglasii / Douglas’ spiraea / Rosaceae
Spiraea splendens / subalpine spiraea / Rosaceae
Spiraea x hitchcockii / hybrid spiraea / Rosaceae
Spiranthes romanzoffiana / hooded ladies tresses / Orchidaceae
Spiranthes stellata / starry ladies’ tresses / Orchidaceae
Stachys cooleyae / Cooley’s hedge nettle / Lamiaceae
Stellaria borealis / boreal starwort / Caryophyllaceae
Stellaria crispa / crisped starwort / Caryophyllaceae
Stellaria obtusa / blunt-sepaled starwort / Caryophyllaceae
Stellaria sp. / starwort / Caryophyllaceae
Streptopus amplexifolius / clasping twisted-stalk / Liliaceae
Streptopus lanceolatus / rosy twisted-stalk / Liliaceae
Symphoricarpos albus / common snowberry / Caprifoliaceae
Symphoricarpos mollis / creeping snowberry / Caprifoliaceae
Symphyotrichum foliaceum / leafybract aster / Asteraceae
Symphyotrichum spathulatum / western aster / Asteraceae
Tellima grandiflora / fringecup / Saxifragaceae
Thalictrum occidentale / western meadowrue / Ranunculaceae
Thuja plicata / western redcedar / Cupressaceae
Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata / foamflower / Saxifragaceae
Tolmiea menziesii / youth-on-age, piggyback plant / Saxifragaceae
Triantha occidentalis / western false asphodel / Tofieldiaceae
Trifolium longipes / long-stalked clover / Fabaceae
*Trifolium repens / white clover / Fabaceae
Trillium ovatum / western trillium / Melanthiaceae
Tsuga heterophylla / western hemlock / Pinaceae
Tsuga mertensiana / mountain hemlock / Pinaceae
Utricularia minor / lesser bladderwort / Lentibulariaceae
Vaccinium cespitosum / dwarf huckleberry / Ericaceae
Vaccinium membranaceum / thin-leaved huckleberry / Ericaceae
Vaccinium ovalifolium / oval-leaf huckleberry / Ericaceae
Vaccinium scoparium / grouseberry / Ericaceae
Vaccinium uliginosum / western bog blueberry / Ericaceae
Valeriana sitchensis / Sitka valerian / Valerianaceae
Veratrum californicum var. caudatum / Cascade false hellebore / Melanthiaceae
Veratrum viride / green false hellebore / Melanthiaceae
Veronica americana / American brooklime / Plantaginaceae
Veronica serpyllifolia var. humifusa / thyme-leaved speedwell / Plantaginaceae
Veronica wormskjoldii / alpine speedwell / Plantaginaceae
Vicia americana / American vetch / Fabaceae
Viola adunca / early blue violet, long-spurred / Violaceae
Viola glabella / stream violet / Violaceae
Viola macloskeyi / small white violet / Violaceae
Viola orbiculata / round-leaved violet / Violaceae
Viola palustris / marsh violet / Violaceae
Viola sempervirens / evergreen violet / Violaceae
Xerophyllum tenax / beargrass / Melanthiaceae