PlantQuest Species List for Chelan County, Washington

Scientific Name
(* = Introduced)
Family Common Name Habitat Bloom Period
Achnatherum hendersonii Poaceae Henderson's needlegrass shrub-steppe May, Jun
Allium scilloides Amaryllidaceae fragile onion; scilla-like onion shrub-steppe Mar, Apr
Apera interrupta * Poaceae dense silky-bent shrub-steppe; disturbed areas May, Jun, Jul
Arnica sororia Asteraceae bunch arnica; twin arnica; twin leopardbane eastern forest; shrub-steppe May, Jun, Jul
Astragalus agrestis Fabaceae cock's-head; field milk vetch; purple milk vetch subalpine or alpine; shrub-steppe Jun, Jul, Aug
Astragalus filipes Fabaceae basalt milk-vetch eastern forest; shrub-steppe May, Jun
Astragalus lyallii Fabaceae Lyall's milk-vetch shrub-steppe May, Jun
Astragalus robbinsii var. minor Fabaceae Robbin's milk-vetch Jun, Jul, Aug
Balsamorhiza careyana × Balsamorhiza hookeri Asteraceae hybrid balsamroot shrub-steppe Apr, May
Betula glandulosa Betulaceae resin birch; swamp birch subalpine or alpine; shrub-steppe; freshwater Apr, May, Jun, Jul
Bolboschoenus maritimus ssp. paludosus Cyperaceae saltmarsh bulrush; seacoast bulrush
Carex heteroneura Cyperaceae different-veined sedge; smooth-fruited sedge subalpine or alpine Jul, Aug
Carex scirpoidea ssp. pseudoscirpoidea Cyperaceae western single-spiked sedge Jun, Jul, Aug
Castilleja cervina Orobanchaceae deer paintbrush eastern forest; shrub-steppe Jun, Jul
Ceratocephala testiculata * Ranunculaceae hornseed buttercup eastern forest; shrub-steppe; disturbed areas Mar, Apr, May
Cirsium hookerianum Asteraceae Hooker's thistle; white thistle eastern forest; subalpine or alpine; freshwater Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Crocidium multicaule Asteraceae gold-star; spring-gold eastern forest; prairie or bald; shrub-steppe; disturbed areas Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Nov-Feb
Delphinium distichum Ranunculaceae two-spike larkspur eastern forest; shrub-steppe; freshwater May, Jun, Jul
Descurainia nelsonii Brassicaceae Nelson's tansymustard; sagebrush tansymustard eastern forest; shrub-steppe May, Jun
Descurainia sophia * Brassicaceae flixweed shrub-steppe; disturbed areas Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul
Eremogone franklinii var. franklinii Caryophyllaceae Franklin's sandwort
Erigeron poliospermus var. poliospermus Asteraceae hairy seeded daisy; cushion fleabane Apr, May, Jun
Greeneocharis circumscissa Boraginaceae cushion cryptantha; matted cryptantha shrub-steppe Apr, May, Jun, Jul
Lepidium appelianum * Brassicaceae globepodded hoarycress; whitetop disturbed areas Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Leymus triticoides Poaceae beardless lyme grass; beardless wildrye eastern forest; shrub-steppe Jun, Jul, Aug
Linum lewisii var. lewisii Linaceae wild blue flax eastern forest; subalpine or alpine May, Jun, Jul
Lomatium lithosolamans Apiaceae Hoover's biscuit-root; Hoover's lomatium; Hoover's desert-parsley shrub-steppe Mar, Apr
Lomatium quintuplex Apiaceae Umptanum desert-parsley; Umptanum biscuit-root shrub-steppe Mar, Apr, May
Lycopus asper Lamiaceae rough water-horehound freshwater Jun, Jul, Aug
Muhlenbergia asperifolia Poaceae alkali muhly; scratchgrass freshwater Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Navarretia breweri Polemoniaceae Brewer's navarretia; yellow-flowered navarretia; yellow pincushion-plant eastern forest; shrub-steppe May, Jun, Jul
Penstemon fruticosus var. scouleri Plantaginaceae shrubby penstemon May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Phemeranthus spinescens Montiaceae spinescent fameflower; spiny fameflower shrub-steppe May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Potamogeton pusillus Potamogetonaceae small pondweed freshwater Jul, Aug
Ribes oxyacanthoides var. cognatum Grossulariaceae northern gooseberry; umatilla gooseberry Mar, Apr, May
Salix bebbiana Salicaceae Bebb's willow; gray willow; long-beak willow freshwater Apr, May, Jun
Schoenoplectus americanus Cyperaceae American three-square bulrush; Olney's three-square bulrush freshwater; saltwater shores Jun, Jul, Aug
Taraxacum erythrospermum * Asteraceae red-seeded dandelion western forest; eastern forest; prairie or bald; shrub-steppe; disturbed areas Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Trifolium microcephalum Fabaceae small-head clover western forest; eastern forest; prairie or bald; shrub-steppe Apr, May, Jun, Jul
Xanthium orientale Asteraceae common cocklebur; cocklebur freshwater; disturbed areas Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Zannichellia palustris Potamogetonaceae horned pondweed freshwater Jun, Jul, Aug

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