Vascular Plant List

Upper Methow River Trail

Upper Methow River Trail, Okanogan County, WA.

List covers plants found along the Upper Methow River Trail, which follows the Methow River west from Ballard Campground, about twelve miles upriver from Mazama. June-July 1992 list by L. E. Smith, Robert Crandell and George Wooten, Jr. 193 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

Abies lasiocarpa / Sub-alpine fir / Pinaceae
Acer glabrum / Douglas maple / Aceraceae
Achillea millifolium / Yarrow / Asteraceae
Actaea rubra / Baneberry / Ranunculaceae
Adenocaulon bicolor / Pathfinder / Asteraceae
Agoseris heterophylla / Annual agoseris / Asteraceae
Agropyron repens* / Quack grass / Poaceae
Agrostis alba* / Red top / Poaceae
Agrostis scabra / Tickle-grass / Poaceae
Alnus incana / Mountain alder / Betulaceae
Amelanchier alnifolia / Serviceberry / Rosaceae
Anaphalis margaritacea / Pearly everlasting / Asteraceae
Angelica arguta / Sharp-tooth angelica / Apiaceae
Antennaria microphylla / Rosy pussy-toes / Asteraceae
Arctium minus* / Common burdock / Asteraceae
Arctostaphylos nevadensis / Kinnikinnik / Ericaceae
Arnica cordifolia / Heart-leaf arnica / Asteraceae
Artemesia douglasiana / Douglas' sagewort / Asteraceae
Artemesia ludoviciana / Western mugwort / Asteraceae
Artemesia michauxiana / Michaux mugwort / Asteraceae
Aruncus sylvester / Goatsbeard / Rosaceae
Asperugo procumbens* / Madwort / Boraginaceae
Aster conspicuus / Showy aster / Asteraceae
Aster eatonii / Eaton's aster / Asteraceae
Aster foliaceus / Leafy aster / Asteraceae
Aster modestus / Great northern aster / Asteraceae
Aster occidentalis / Western aster / Asteraceae
Astragalus miser / Weedy milk-vetch / Fabaceae
Athyrium filix-femina / Lady fern / Polypodiaceae
Barbarea vulgaris* / Bitter wintercress / Brassicaceae
Berberis aquifolium / Tall Oregongrape / Berberidaceae
Betula occidentalis / Water birch / Betulaceae
Bromus carinatus / California brome / Poaceae
Bromus ciliatus / Fringed brome / Poaceae
Bromus commutatus* / Common chess / Poaceae
Bromus inermis* / Smooth brome / Poaceae
Bromus tectorum* / Cheat grass / Poaceae
Calochortus lyallii / Lyall mariposa / Liliaceae
Campanula persicifolia* / Hare-bell / Campanulaceae
Capsella bursa-pastoris* / Shepherd's purse / Brassicaceae
Cardamine pennsylvanica / Pennsylvania bittercress / Brassicaceae
Cardaria draba* / Hoary cress / Brassicaceae
Carex arcta / Northern clustered sedge / Cyperaceae
Carex aurea / Golden sedge / Cyperaceae
Carex hoodii / Hood's sedge / Cyperaceae
Carex lanuginosa / Wooly sedge / Cyperaceae
Carex limnophylla / Pond sedge / Cyperaceae
Carex mertensii / Merten's sedge / Cyperaceae
Carex microptera / Small-winged sedge / Cyperaceae
Carex scopulorum / Rocky Mtn. sedge / Cyperaceae
Carex stipata / Sawbeak sedge / Cyperaceae
Carex utriculata / Beaked sedge / Cyperaceae
Ceanothus velutinus / Snowbrush / Rhamnaceae
Centaurea diffusa* / Diffuse knapweed / Asteraceae
Cerastium vulgatum* / Mouse-ear chickweed / Caryophyllaceae
Chenopodium botrys* / Jerusalem oak / Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodium fremontii / Fremont's goosefoot / Chenopodiaceae
Chimaphila umbellata / Pipsissewa / Ericaceae
Chorispora tenella* / Blue mustard / Brassicaceae
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum* / Ox-eye daisy / Asteraceae
Cinna latifolia / Reedgrass / Poaceae
Circium arvense* / Canada thistle / Asteraceae
Circium vulgare* / Bull thistle / Asteraceae
Clematis lingusticifolia / Virgin's bower / Ranunculaceae
Collinsia parviflora / Small-flowered blue-eyed Mary / Scrophulariaceae
Collomia linearis / Narrow-leaf collomia / Polemoniaceae
Conyza canadensis* / Horseweed / Asteraceae
Cornus stolonifera / Red-osier dogwood / Cornaceae
Crataegus douglasii / Black hawthorn / Rosaceae
Cryptantha torreyana / Torrey's cryptantha / Boraginaceae
Cypripedium montanum / Mountain lady's-slipper / Orchidaceae
Cystopteris fragilis / Fragile fern / Polypodiaceae
Dactylis glomerata* / Orchard grass / Poaceae
Delphinium nuttallianum / Upland larkspur / Ranunculaceae
Descurainia pinnata / Western tansymustard / Brassicaceae
Disporum trachycarpum / Sierra fairy-bell / Liliaceae
Eleocharis palustris / Common spike-rush / Cyperaceae
Elymus glaucus / Western ryegrass / Poaceae
Epilobium angustifolium / Fireweed / Onagraceae
Epilobium glaberrimum / Smooth willow-herb / Onagraceae
Equisetum arvense / Common horsetail / Equisetaceae
Equisetum hyemale / Scouring rush / Equisetaceae
Equisetum laevigatum / Smooth scouring-rush / Equisetaceae
Erigeron subtrinervis / Three-viened fleabane / Asteraceae
Fragaria virginiana / Woods strawberry / Rosaceae
Fritillaria lanceolata / Chocolate lily / Liliaceae
Galium aparine / Cleavers / Rubiaceae
Galium triflorum / Fragrant bedstraw / Rubiaceae
Geum macrophyllum / Large-leaved avens / Rosaceae
Glyceria elata / Tall mannagrass / Poaceae
Heracleum lanatum / Cow parsnip / Apiaceae
Holodiscus discolor / Ocean spray / Rosaceae
Hydrophyllum capitatum / Woolly breeches / Hydrophyllaceae
Hypericum perforatum* / Klamath weed / Hypericaceae
Ipomopsis aggregata / Skyrocket / Polemoniaceae
Juncus balticus / Baltic rush / Juncaceae
Juncus longistylus / Long-beaked rush / Juncaceae
Kelloggia galioides / Kelloggia / Rubiaceae
Lepidium virginicum* / Tall pepperweed / Brassicaceae
Lilium columbianum / Tiger lily / Liliaceae
Lithophragma parviflora / Small-flowered prairie-star / Saxifragaceae
Lithospermum arvense* / Corn gromwell / Boraginaceae
Lomatium ambiguum / Swale desert-parsley / Apiaceae
Lonicera involucrata / Twinberry / Caprifoliaceae
Lupinus polyphyllus / Big-leaf lupine / Fabaceae
Lychnus alba* / White campion / Caryophyllaceae
Medicago lupulina* / Black medic / Fabaceae
Medicago sativa* / Alfalfa / Fabaceae
Melilotus alba* / White sweet-clover / Fabaceae
Melilotus officinalis* / Yellow sweet-clover / Fabaceae
Mentha arvensis / Field mint / Lamiaceae
Microseris nutans / Nodding microseris / Asteraceae
Microsteris gracilis / Pink microsteris / Polemoniaceae
Mimulus moschatus / Musk-flower / Scrophulariaceae
Montia perfoliata / Miner's lettuce / Portulacaceae
Nepeta cataria* / Catnip / Lamiaceae
Osmorhiza chilensis / Mountain sweet-cicely / Apiaceae
Pachistima myrsinites / Mountain box / Celastraceae
Pedicularis bracteosa / Bracted lousewort / Scrophulariaceae
Penstemon confertus / Yellow penstemon / Scrophulariaceae
Phacelia hastata / White-leaf phacelia / Hydrophyllaceae
Phalaris arundinacea* / Reed canarygrass / Poaceae
Pinus ponderosa / Ponderosa pine / Pinaceae
Plantago lanceolata* / English plantain / Plantaginaceae
Poa bulbosa* / Bulbous bluegrass / Poaceae
Poa compressa / Canadian bluegrass / Poaceae
Poa pratensis* / Kentucky bluegrass / Poaceae
Poa secunda / Merrill's bluegrass / Poaceae
Polemonium elegans / Elegant polemonium / Polemoniaceae
Polygonum aviculare* / Doorweed / Polygonaceae
Polygonum douglasii / Douglas' knotweed / Polygonaceae
Populus tremuloides / Quaking aspen / Salicaceae
Populus trichocarpa / Black cottonwood / Salicaceae
Potentilla glandulosa / Sticky cinquefoil / Rosaceae
Prunella vulgaris / Self-heal / Lamiaceae
Prunus emarginata / Bitter cherry / Rosaceae
Prunus virginiana / Chokecherry / Rosaceae
Pseudotsuga menziesii / Douglas fir / Pinaceae
Pteridium aquilinum / Bracken / Polypodiaceae
Purshia tridentata / Bitterbrush / Rosaceae
Pyrola asarifolia / Pink wintergreen / Ericaceae
Pyrola secunda / One-sided wintergreen / Ericaceae
Ranunculus macounii / Macoun's buttercup / Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus uncinatus / Little buttercup / Ranunculaceae
Ribes cereum / Wax currant / Grossulariaceae
Ribes lacustre / Prickly currant / Grossulariaceae
Rosa nutkana / Nootka rose / Rosaceae
Rosa woodsii / Wood's rose / Rosaceae
Rubus leucodermis / Blackcap / Rosaceae
Rubus parviflorus / Thimbleberry / Rosaceae
Rumex acetocella* / Sheep sorrel / Polygonaceae
Rumex salicifolius / Willow dock / Polygonaceae
Salix bebbiana / Bebb willow / Salicaceae
Salix exigua / Coyote willow / Salicaceae
Salix lasiandra / Pacific willow / Salicaceae
Salix lutea / Yellow willow / Salicaceae
Salix scouleriana / Scouler willow / Salicaceae
Sambucus cerulea / Blue elderberry / Caprifoliaceae
Sanicula bipinnatifida / Purple sanicle / Apiaceae
Sanicula graveolens / Sierra sanicle / Apiaceae
Saponaria officinalis* / Bouncing Bett / Caryophyllaceae
Scheuchzeria palustris / Scheuchzeria / Scheuchzeriaceae
Scirpus microcarpus / Small-flowered bulrush / Cyperaceae
Sedum lanceolatum / Lance-leaved stonecrop / Crassulaceae
Sedum stenopetalum / Worm-leaf stonecrop / Crassulaceae
Senecio indecorus / Rayless mountain butterweed / Asteraceae
Senecio integerrimus / Western groundsel / Asteraceae
Shepherdia canadensis / Buffalo berry / Elaeagnaceae
Silene cucubalus* / Bladder campion / Caryophyllaceae
Silene menziesii / Menzies' silene / Caryophyllaceae
Smilacina stellata / Star-flowered Solomon's seal / Liliaceae
Solidago canadensis / Meadow goldenrod / Asteraceae
Spiraea betulifolia / Birch-leafed spirea / Rosaceae
Spiraea douglasii / Hardhack / Rosaceae
Stellaria crispa / Crisped starwort / Caryophyllaceae
Stellaria longifolia / Long-leaved starwort / Caryophyllaceae
Stipa occidentalis / Western needlegrass / Poaceae
Symphoricarpos albus / Common snowberry / Caprifoliaceae
Tanacetum vulgare* / Common tansy / Asteraceae
Taraxacum officinale* / Dandelion / Asteraceae
Thalictrum occidentale / Western meadowrue / Ranunculaceae
Thuja plicata / Western red cedar / Cupressaceae
Tragopogon dubius* / Oysterplant / Asteraceae
Trifolium pratense* / Red clover / Fabaceae
Trifolium repens* / White clover / Fabaceae
Typha latifolia / Common cattail / Typhaceae
Urtica dioica / Stinging nettle / Urticaceae
Verbascum thapsus* / Common mullein / Scrophulariaceae
Veronica americana / American brooklime / Scrophulariaceae
Veronica biloba / Bilobed speedwell / Scrophulariaceae
Viola adunca / Early blue violet / Violaceae
Viola canadensis / Canadian violet / Violaceae
Viola glabella / Stream violet / Violaceae

WNPS Plant List

Upper Methow River Trail, Okanogan County, WA.

Created on 6/15/2005 2:07 PM

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