PlantQuest Species List for Cowlitz County, Washington

Scientific Name
(* Introduced)
Family Common Name Habitat Bloom Period
Alnus viridis ssp. sinuataBetulaceaeSitka alder, wavy-leaved alder may, jun, jul
Anaphalis margaritaceaAsteraceaewestern pearly everlastingwestern forest, eastern forest, prairie or bald, subalpine or alpine, disturbed areasjul, aug, sep
Anemone occidentalisRanunculaceaewestern pasqueflowerwestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinemay, jun, jul, aug
Arnica latifoliaAsteraceaebroadleaf arnica, broad leaved arnica, mountain arnica, daffodil leopardbanewestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug
Bistorta bistortoidesPolygonaceaeAmerican bistort, western bistortsubalpine or alpinemay, jun, jul, aug
Bromus vulgarisPoaceaeColumbia bromewestern forest, eastern forestjun, jul, aug
Caltha leptosepalaRanunculaceaewhite marsh marigold, elkslipsubalpine or alpine, freshwatermay, jun, jul, aug
Campanula rotundifoliaCampanulaceaebluebell bellflower, bluebell-of-Scotlandwestern forest, eastern forest, prairie or bald, subalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug, sep
Carex spectabilisCyperaceaeshowy sedgesubalpine or alpine, freshwaterjun, jul, aug
Castilleja miniataOrobanchaceaescarlet Indian paintbrushwestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpine, saltwater shoresmay, jun, jul, aug, sep
Castilleja parviflora var. oreopolaOrobanchaceaeMagenta paintbrushsubalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug, sep
Claytonia parvifloraMontiaceaestreambank springbeautywestern forest, eastern forest, prairie or bald, shrub-steppemar, apr, may, jun
Corydalis scouleriPapaveraceaeScouler's fumewortwestern forestapr, may, jun
Dodecatheon jeffreyiPrimulaceaeSierrra shooting star, tall mountain shooting star, Jeffrey's shooting starsubalpine or alpine, freshwaterjun, jul, aug
Erythranthe lewisiiPhrymaceaepurple monkey-flowerwestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpine, freshwaterjun, jul, aug
Erythronium montanumLiliaceaewhite avalanche-lilywestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug
Gentiana calycosaGentianaceaeRainier pleated gentian, explorer's gentian, mountain bog gentiansubalpine or alpinejul, aug, sep, oct
Juncus mertensianusJuncaceaeMertens' rushsubalpine or alpine, freshwaterjul, aug, sep
Lomatium martindaleiApiaceaeCascade desert-parsley, coast range lomatiumwestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinemay, jun, jul, aug, sep
Luetkea pectinataRosaceaepartridgefoot, lutkeasubalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug
Lupinus latifolius var. latifoliusFabaceaebroadleaf lupine
Lysichiton americanusAraceaeAmerican skunk cabbage, yellow skunk cabbagewestern forest, eastern forest, freshwaterapr, may, jun, jul
Micranthes tolmieiSaxifragaceaeTolmie's or alpine saxifragewestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug, sep
Microsteris gracilisPolemoniaceaeslender phloxeastern forest, prairie or bald, shrub-steppemar, apr, may, jun
Osmorhiza berteroiApiaceaemountain sweet-cicely, Chilean sweet-cicelywestern forest, eastern forestapr, may, jun, jul
Phlox diffusaPolemoniaceaespreading phloxwestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinemay, jun, jul, aug
Phyllodoce empetriformisEricaceaepink mountain-heathsubalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug
Platanthera strictaOrchidaceaeslender bog orchidwestern forest, eastern forest, freshwaterjun, jul, aug
Potentilla flabellifoliaRosaceaehigh mountain cinquefoil, fan-foilwestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpine, freshwaterjul, aug
Ranunculus uncinatusRanunculaceaewoodland buttercup, little buttercupwestern forest, eastern forest, freshwaterapr, may, jun, jul
Salix barclayiSalicaceaeBarclay's willowfreshwaterjul, aug
Sceptridium multifidumOphioglossaceaeleathery grapefern
Senecio triangularisAsteraceaearrowleaf ragwortwestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpine, freshwaterjun, jul, aug, sep
Spiraea splendensRosaceae
Vaccinium deliciosumEricaceaeCascade blueberry, blueleaf huckleberry, Cascade bilberry, rainier blueberrywestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinemay, jun, jul
Vahlodea atropurpureaPoaceaemountain hair-grass, arctic-hair-grasssubalpine or alpine, freshwaterjul, aug
Valeriana sitchensisValerianaceaeSitka valerianwestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpine, freshwaterjun, jul, aug
Veronica cusickiiPlantaginaceaeCusick's speedwellsubalpine or alpine, freshwaterjul, aug, sep
Viola aduncaViolaceaehookedspur violet, early blue violetwestern forest, eastern forest, shrub-steppe, subalpine or alpine, freshwaterapr, may, jun, jul, aug
Viola palustrisViolaceaemarsh violetwestern forest, eastern forest, freshwatermay, jun, jul

Data from Consortium of PNW Herbaria and Burke Herbarium Image Collection.    Generated on January 24, 2022
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