PlantQuest Species List for Klickitat County, Washington

Scientific Name
(* Introduced)
Family Common Name Habitat Bloom Period
Abies amabilisPinaceaePacific silver fir, lovely fir, Cascade fir, amabilis firwestern forest, subalpine or alpineno flowers
Abies lasiocarpaPinaceaesubalpine fir, alpine fir, balsam or white balsam firsubalpine or alpineno flowers
Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianumRanunculaceaeMonkshood jun, jul, aug
Agrostis variabilisPoaceaemountain bentgrass, alpine bentgrass
Allium robinsoniiAmaryllidaceaeRobinson's onionshrub-steppeapr, may
Astragalus columbianusFabaceaeColumbian milk-vetchshrub-steppeapr, may
Astragalus conjunctus var. rickardiiFabaceaestiff milk-vetch
Astragalus spaldingiiFabaceaeSpalding's milk-vetchshrub-steppemay
Bassia hyssopifolia *Amaranthaceaefivehorn smotherweed, bassiasaltwater shores, disturbed areasjul, aug, sep
Boechera lyalliiBrassicaceaeLyall's rockcresssubalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug
Callitropsis nootkatensisCupressaceaeAlaska yellow cedar, Nootka Cedar or cypress, Sitka cedar or cypresswestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinemay, jun, jul
Carex phaeocephalaCyperaceaedunhead sedge, mountain hare sedge
Carex scopulorum var. bracteosaCyperaceaeSierra alpine sedge
Dalea ornataFabaceaeBlue Mountain prairie-clovereastern forest, shrub-steppemay, jun, jul
Diphasiastrum sitchenseLycopodiaceae
Dodecatheon jeffreyiPrimulaceaeSierrra shooting star, tall mountain shooting star, Jeffrey's shooting starsubalpine or alpine, freshwaterjun, jul, aug
Erythronium montanumLiliaceaewhite avalanche-lilywestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug
Hieracium tristeAsteraceaeslender hawkweedsubalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug
Hulsea nanaAsteraceaedwarf alpinegold, dwarf hulseasubalpine or alpinejul, aug, sep
Juncus drummondiiJuncaceaeDrummond's rush, threeflower rushsubalpine or alpine, freshwaterjul, aug, sep
Juncus parryiJuncaceaeParry's rushsubalpine or alpine, freshwaterjul, aug, sep
Lomatium farinosumApiaceaenorthern biscuitrooteastern forest, shrub-steppeapr, may
Lomatium tuberosumApiaceaeHoover's desert-parsley, potato desert-parsleyshrub-steppemar, apr
Luetkea pectinataRosaceaepartridgefoot, lutkeasubalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug
Micranthes ferrugineaSaxifragaceaerussethair saxifrage, rusty saxifragewestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug
Micranthes tolmieiSaxifragaceaeTolmie's or alpine saxifragewestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug, sep
Nothocalais alpestrisAsteraceaealpine lake prairie-dandelion, alpine lake agoserissubalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug
Penstemon cardwelliiPlantaginaceaeCardwell's penstemon, Cardwell's beardtonguewestern forestmay, jun, jul
Phyllodoce empetriformisEricaceaepink mountain-heathsubalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug
Phyllodoce glandulifloraEricaceaeyellow mountain-heathsubalpine or alpinejul, aug, sep
Podagrostis thurberianaPoaceaeThurber's bent
Polemonium occidentalePolemoniaceaewestern polemonium,eastern forest, freshwaterjun, jul, aug
Polygonum minimumPolygonaceaebroadleaf knotweed, zigzag knotweed, leafy dwarf knotweedsubalpine or alpinejul, aug, sep
Rhododendron albiflorumEricaceaewhite rhododendron, Cascade azaleawestern forest, eastern forest, freshwaterjun, jul, aug
Salix barclayiSalicaceaeBarclay's willowfreshwaterjul, aug
Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpaAdoxaceaeblack elderberry
Silene latifolia *Caryophyllaceaebladder campion, white campionwestern forest, eastern forest, disturbed areasjun, jul, aug
Sphaerophysa salsula *Fabaceaealkali swainsonpea, red bladder-vetchshrub-steppe, disturbed areasmay, jun, jul
Trisetum spicatumPoaceaespike trisetum, narrow false oatwestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug, sep
Vahlodea atropurpureaPoaceaemountain hair-grass, arctic-hair-grasssubalpine or alpine, freshwaterjul, aug
Viola orbiculataViolaceaedarkwoods violet, round-leaved violet, evergreen yellow violetwestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinemay, jun, jul, aug

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