PlantQuest Species List for Kittitas County, Washington

Scientific Name
(* Introduced)
Family Common Name Habitat Bloom Period
Amelanchier utahensisRosaceaeUtah serviceberryeastern forest, shrub-steppemay, jun
Astragalus canadensis var. mortoniiFabaceaeCanada milk-vetch jun, jul
Astragalus sinuatusFabaceaeWhited's milk-vetchshrub-steppemay
Calochortus subalpinusLiliaceaesubalpine mariposa lily, mountain mariposawestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug
Carex engelmanniiCyperaceaeEngelmann's sedge, Mt. Adams sedge
Carex fractaCyperaceaefragile-sheath sedgesubalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug
Carex hystericinaCyperaceaebottlebrush sedge, porcupine sedgefreshwatermay
Carex jonesiiCyperaceaeJones' sedgesubalpine or alpine, freshwaterjun, jul, aug
Carex spectabilisCyperaceaeshowy sedgesubalpine or alpine, freshwaterjun, jul, aug
Castilleja suksdorfiiOrobanchaceaeSuksdorf's Indian paintbrushsubalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug, sep
Cornus nuttalliiCornaceaePacific dogwood, western flowering dogwood, Nuttall's or mountain dogwoodwestern forest, eastern forestapr, may, jun
Cuscuta approximata *Convolvulaceaealfalfa dodderdisturbed areasjun, jul, aug
Delphinium xantholeucumRanunculaceaeyellow-white larkspureastern forest, shrub-steppeapr, may, jun
Dodecatheon poeticumPrimulaceaepoet's shooting star, narcissus shooting star, poet's shootingstareastern forestmar, apr, may
Dryas hookerianaRosaceaeHooker's mountain-avens, white mountain-avens jun, jul, aug
Erythranthe primuloidesPhrymaceaeprimrose monkey-flowereastern forest, subalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug
Festuca brachyphylla ssp. brachyphyllaPoaceaeAlpine fescue may, jun, jul, aug
Frasera speciosaGentianaceaeelkweed, giant fraseraeastern forest, shrub-steppejun, jul, aug
Fumaria officinalis *Papaveraceaedrug fumitory, common fumitorydisturbed areasmay
Gayophytum heterozygumOnagraceaezigzag groundsmokeeastern forestjun, jul
Gayophytum humileOnagraceaedwarf groundsmokeeastern forest, shrub-steppe, freshwaterjun, jul, aug
Hackelia venustaBoraginaceaelesser showy stickseed, showy stickseedeastern forestmay, jun
Halerpestes cymbalariaRanunculaceae
Hulsea nanaAsteraceaedwarf alpinegold, dwarf hulseasubalpine or alpinejul, aug, sep
Juncus drummondiiJuncaceaeDrummond's rush, threeflower rushsubalpine or alpine, freshwaterjul, aug, sep
Luzula piperiJuncaceaePiper's woodrush
Lycopodium lagopusLycopodiaceaeone-cone clubmoss, ptarmigan clubmoss, one-cone ground-pine no flowers
Muhlenbergia filiformisPoaceaepullup muhlyfreshwaterjul, aug
Packera conterminaAsteraceae
Penstemon attenuatus var. attenuatusPlantaginaceaeSulfur penstemon, taper-leaved penstemon jun, jul, aug
Penstemon eriantherus var. whitediiPlantaginaceaeFuzzytongue penstemon, crested tongue penstemon may, jun, jul
Penstemon euglaucusPlantaginaceaeglaucous penstemon, glaucous beardtongueeastern forest, shrub-steppe, subalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug, sep
Poa suksdorfiiPoaceaewestern bluegrass
Podagrostis humilisPoaceaealpine bent
Polystichum kruckebergiiDryopteridaceaeKruckeberg's holly-fern, Kruckeberg's sword ferneastern forest, subalpine or alpineno flowers
Pseudognaphalium stramineumAsteraceaecotton-batting plant, cotton batting cudweed
Ranunculus grayiRanunculaceae
Salix commutataSalicaceaeunder-green willow, variable willowwestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpine, freshwaterjun, jul, aug, sep
Sandbergia whitediiBrassicaceae eastern forest, shrub-steppe, subalpine or alpineapr, may, jun, jul
Sibbaldia procumbensRosaceaecreeping sibbaldiasubalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug
Silene acaulisCaryophyllaceaemoss campionsubalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug
Suksdorfia violaceaSaxifragaceaeviolet suksdorfia, violet mock brookfoameastern forest, freshwatermar, apr, may, jun
Trifolium thompsoniiFabaceaeThompson's clovereastern forest, shrub-steppemay
Trillium ovatum var. ovatumMelanthiaceaewakerobin
Vaccinium myrtillusEricaceaedwarf blueberry, whortleberry, low blueberryeastern forestmay
Vaccinium uliginosumEricaceaebog blueberry, bog bilberrywestern 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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