Kamiak Butte, Whitman County, Washington

List covers plants found on Kamiak Butte, located about five miles southwest of the town of Palouse. Date and author unknown. 160 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 grandis / Grand fir / Pinaceae
Acer negundo* / Box elder / Aceraceae
Achillea millifolium / Yarrow / Asteraceae
Agoseris heterophylla / Annual agoseris / Asteraceae
Agropyron spicatum / Blue-bunch wheatgrass / Poaceae
Allium acuminatum / Taper-tip onion / Liliaceae
Alyssum alyssoides* / Pale alyssum / Brassicaceae
Amelanchier alnifolia / Serviceberry / Rosaceae
Anaphalis margaritacea / Pearly everlasting / Asteraceae
Anemone piperi / Piper's anemone / Ranunculaceae
Antennaria luzuloides / Woodrush pussy-toes / Asteraceae
Antennaria microphylla / Rosy pussy-toes / Asteraceae
Antennaria racemosa / Raceme pussy-toes / Asteraceae
Anthemis cotula* / Dog fennel / Asteraceae
Apocynum androsaemifolium / Spreading dogbane / Apocynaceae
Arabis sparsiflora / Sicklepod rockcress / Brassicaceae
Arenaria congesta / Dense-flowered sandwort / Caryophyllaceae
Arenaria macrophylla / Big-leaf sandwort / Caryophyllaceae
Arnica cordifolia / Heart-leaf arnica / Asteraceae
Artemesia absinthium* / Absinthe / Asteraceae
Aster conspicuus / Showy aster / Asteraceae
Aster eatonii / Eaton's aster / Asteraceae
Astragalus arrectus / Palouse milkvetch / Fabaceae
Astragalus canadensis / Canada milk-vetch / Fabaceae
Athysanus pusillus / Sandweed / Brassicaceae
Balsamorhiza sagittata / Arrow-leaf balsamroot / Asteraceae
Barbarea orthoceras / American wintercress / Brassicaceae
Besseya rubra / Red besseya / Scrophulariaceae
Brodiaea douglasii / Douglas' brodiaea / Liliaceae
Bromus brizaeformis* / Rattlesnake grass / Poaceae
Bromus carinatus / California brome / Poaceae
Bromus tectorum* / Cheat grass / Poaceae
Calochortus elegans / Northwest mariposa / Liliaceae
Calochortus macrocarpus / Sagebrush mariposa / Liliaceae
Calypso bulbosa / Fairy slipper / Orchidaceae
Campanula rapunculoides* / Creeping bellflower / Campanulaceae
Capsella bursa-pastoris* / Shepherd's purse / Brassicaceae
Carex concinnoides / Northwest sedge / Cyperaceae
Carex geyeri / Elk sedge / Cyperaceae
Castilleja hispida / Harsh paintbrush / Scrophulariaceae
Castilleja miniata / Scarlet paintbrush / Scrophulariaceae
Ceanothus velutinus / Snowbrush / Rhamnaceae
Cerastium vulgatum* / Mouse-ear chickweed / Caryophyllaceae
Circium vulgare* / Bull thistle / Asteraceae
Claytonia lanceolata / Western spring beauty / Portulacaceae
Collomia grandiflora / Large-flowered collomia / Polemoniaceae
Collomia linearis / Narrow-leaf collomia / Polemoniaceae
Commandra umbellata / Bastard toad-flax / Santalaceae
Crepis atrabarba / Slender hawksbeard / Asteraceae
Cynoglossum officinale* / Common hound's-tongue / Boraginaceae
Cystopteris fragilis / Fragile fern / Polypodiaceae
Dactylis glomerata* / Orchard grass / Poaceae
Delphinium nuttallianum / Upland larkspur / Ranunculaceae
Digatalis purpurea* / Foxglove / Scrophulariaceae
Disporum trachycarpum / Sierra fairy-bell / Liliaceae
Elymus glaucus / Western ryegrass / Poaceae
Epilobium angustifolium / Fireweed / Onagraceae
Erigeron corymbosus / Long-leaf fleabane / Asteraceae
Eriogonum heracleoides / Parsnip-flowered buckwheat / Polygonaceae
Erythronium grandiflorum / Glacier lily / Liliaceae
Festuca idahoensis / Blue bunchgrass / Poaceae
Fragaria virginiana / Woods strawberry / Rosaceae
Frasera fastigiata / Clustered frasera / Gentianaceae
Fritillaria pudica / Yellow bell / Liliaceae
Gaillardia aristata / Blanket-flower / Asteraceae
Galium aparine / Cleavers / Rubiaceae
Galium boreale / Northern bedstraw / Rubiaceae
Geranium viscosissimum / Sticky geranium / Geraniaceae
Geum triflorum / Prairie smoke / Rosaceae
Habenaria elegans / Elegant rein-orchid / Orchidaceae
Haplopappus carthemoides / Large-flowered goldenweed / Asteraceae
Helianthella uniflora / Little-sunflower / Asteraceae
Heracleum lanatum / Cow parsnip / Apiaceae
Heuchera cylindrica / Lava alumroot / Saxifragaceae
Hieracium albertinum / Western hawkweed / Asteraceae
Hieracium albiflorum / White-flowered hawkweed / Asteraceae
Holodiscus discolor / Ocean spray / Rosaceae
Hydrophyllum capitatum / Woolly breeches / Hydrophyllaceae
Hypericum perforatum* / Klamath weed / Hypericaceae
Ipomopsis aggregata / Skyrocket / Polemoniaceae
Lactuca pulchella / Blue lettuce / Asteraceae
Larix occidentalis / Western larch / Pinaceae
Lithophragma bulbifera / Slender prairie-star / Saxifragaceae
Lithophragma parviflora / Small-flowered prairie-star / Saxifragaceae
Lithospermum ruderale / Columbia puccoon / Boraginaceae
Lomatium dissectum / Fern-leaf biscuit-root / Apiaceae
Lomatium gormanii / Gorman's desert-parsley / Apiaceae
Lomatium grayi / Gray's desert-parsley / Apiaceae
Lomatium macrocarpum / Large-fruited lomatium / Apiaceae
Lomatium triternatum / Nine-leaf lomatium / Apiaceae
Lupinus polyphyllus / Big-leaf lupine / Fabaceae
Lupinus sericeus / Silky lupine / Fabaceae
Luzula campestris / Field woodrush / Juncaceae
Matricaria matricarioides* / Pineapple weed / Asteraceae
Mertensia longiflora / Small bluebells / Boraginaceae
Microseris nutans / Nodding microseris / Asteraceae
Microsteris gracilis / Pink microsteris / Polemoniaceae
Montia perfoliata / Miner's lettuce / Portulacaceae
Myosotis micrantha* / Blue forget-me-not / Boraginaceae
Nepeta cataria* / Catnip / Lamiaceae
Orobanche uniflora / Naked broom-rape / Orobanchaceae
Osmorhiza chilensis / Mountain sweet-cicely / Apiaceae
Penstemon attenuatus / Sulfur penstemon / Scrophulariaceae
Philadelphus lewisii / Mock-orange / Hydrangeaceae
Phleum pratense* / Timothy / Poaceae
Phlox speciosa / Showy phlox / Polemoniaceae
Physocarpus malvaceus / Mallow ninebark / Rosaceae
Pinus ponderosa / Ponderosa pine / Pinaceae
Plantago major* / Common plantain / Plantaginaceae
Poa bulbosa* / Bulbous bluegrass / Poaceae
Poa nervosa / Wheeler's bluegrass / Poaceae
Poa sandbergii / Sandberg's bluegrass / Poaceae
Polygonum convolvulus* / Black bindweed / Polygonaceae
Polypodium hesperium / Polypody / Polypodiaceae
Polystichum munitum / Sword fern / Polypodiaceae
Populus tremuloides / Quaking aspen / Salicaceae
Potentilla glandulosa / Sticky cinquefoil / Rosaceae
Potentilla gracilis / Graceful 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
Ranunculus glaberrimus / Sagebrush buttercup / Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus uncinatus / Little buttercup / Ranunculaceae
Ribes viscosissimum / Sticky currant / Grossulariaceae
Rosa gymnocarpa / Baldhip rose / Rosaceae
Rosa nutkana / Nootka rose / Rosaceae
Rubus parviflorus / Thimbleberry / Rosaceae
Salix rigida / Mackenzie willow / Salicaceae
Salix scouleriana / Scouler willow / Salicaceae
Sambucus cerulea / Blue elderberry / Caprifoliaceae
Sedum stenopetalum / Worm-leaf stonecrop / Crassulaceae
Senecio integerrimus / Western groundsel / Asteraceae
Senecio serra / Tall butterweed / Asteraceae
Silene douglasii / Douglas' silene / Caryophyllaceae
Silene menziesii / Menzies' silene / Caryophyllaceae
Sisyrinchium inflatum / Purple-eyed grass / Iridaceae
Smilacina racemosa / False Solomon's seal / Liliaceae
Smilacina stellata / Star-flowered Solomon's seal / Liliaceae
Solidago canadensis / Meadow goldenrod / Asteraceae
Solidago missouriensis / Missouri goldenrod / Asteraceae
Spiraea betulifolia / Birch-leafed spirea / Rosaceae
Stellaria media* / Common chickweed / Caryophyllaceae
Symphoricarpos albus / Common snowberry / Caprifoliaceae
Synthyris missurica / Mountain kittytails / Scrophulariaceae
Tanacetum vulgare* / Common tansy / Asteraceae
Taraxacum officinale* / Dandelion / Asteraceae
Thalictrum occidentale / Western meadowrue / Ranunculaceae
Tragopogon dubius* / Oysterplant / Asteraceae
Trifolium hybridum* / Alsike clover / Fabaceae
Trifolium repens* / White clover / Fabaceae
Trillium ovatum / White trillium / Liliaceae
Vaccinium globulare / Globe huckleberry / Ericaceae
Veratrum californicum / California false hellebore / Liliaceae
Verbascum thapsus* / Common mullein / Scrophulariaceae
Vicia villosa* / Hairy vetch / Fabaceae
Viola adunca / Early blue violet / Violaceae
Wyethia amplexicaulis / Northern mule's ears / Asteraceae
Zigadenus venenosus / Meadow death camas / Liliaceae

Kamiak Butte, Whitman County, Washington

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