PlantQuest Species List for King County, Washington

Scientific Name
(* = Introduced)		 Family Common Name Habitat Bloom Period
Agoseris glauca var. dasycephala Asteraceae pale goat-chicory; pale agoseris
Anemone lyallii Ranunculaceae little mountain anemone; Lyall's anemone; Lyall's windflower western forest; subalpine or alpine; prairie or bald Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul
Anemone occidentalis Ranunculaceae mountain pasqueflower; western pasqueflower western forest; eastern forest; subalpine or alpine May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Antennaria lanata Asteraceae woolly pussytoes subalpine or alpine Jul, Aug, Sep
Balsamorhiza deltoidea Asteraceae deltoid balsamroot; Puget balsamroot western forest; eastern forest; prairie or bald Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul
Boechera lyallii Brassicaceae Lyall's rockcress; murry's rockcress subalpine or alpine Jun, Jul, Aug
Calyptridium umbellatum Montiaceae pussypaws eastern forest; subalpine or alpine Jun, Jul, Aug
Castilleja parviflora var. oreopola Orobanchaceae magenta paintbrush subalpine or alpine Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Cherleria obtusiloba Caryophyllaceae alpine sandwort subalpine or alpine Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Collomia larsenii Polemoniaceae Larsen's alpine collomia; talus collomia subalpine or alpine Jun, Jul, Aug
Delphinium glareosum Ranunculaceae Olympic larkspur subalpine or alpine; shrub-steppe May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Elmera racemosa var. racemosa Saxifragaceae common elmera
Empetrum nigrum Ericaceae crowberry subalpine or alpine; freshwater May, Jun, Jul
Epilobium clavatum Onagraceae talus willow-herb subalpine or alpine Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Eriogonum pyrolifolium Polygonaceae alpine buckwheat; oarleaf buckwheat; Shasta wild buckwheat eastern forest; subalpine or alpine Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Eucephalus ledophyllus Asteraceae Cascade aster western forest; eastern forest; subalpine or alpine Jul, Aug, Sep
Festuca roemeri Poaceae Roemer's fescue prairie or bald May, Jun, Jul
Festuca viridula Poaceae green-leaf fescue eastern forest; subalpine or alpine Jun, Jul
Harrimanella stelleriana Ericaceae Alaska bell-heather; Alaska bellheather; alpine heather; Alaskan moss-heather; Alaskan mountain-heather subalpine or alpine; freshwater Jun, Jul, Aug
Lomatium triternatum Apiaceae triternate biscuit-root eastern forest; prairie or bald; shrub-steppe Apr, May, Jun, Jul
Lomatium utriculatum Apiaceae bladder desert-parsley; spring-gold; common biscuit-root prairie or bald Apr, May, Jun
Lupinus lepidus Fabaceae prairie lupine eastern forest; subalpine or alpine; prairie or bald; shrub-steppe Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Lupinus lepidus var. lepidus Fabaceae Pacific lupine western forest; eastern forest; prairie or bald; shrub-steppe Apr, May, Jun, Jul
Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii Fabaceae subalpine or alpine Jun, Jul, Aug
Micranthes integrifolia Saxifragaceae Columbian saxifrage; swamp saxifrage; whole-leaf saxifrage western forest; eastern forest; subalpine or alpine; prairie or bald; shrub-steppe; freshwater Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul
Nothocalais alpestris Asteraceae alpine lake agoseris subalpine or alpine Jun, Jul, Aug
Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum Asteraceae alpine aster; tundra mountaincrown Jul, Aug
Pedicularis rainierensis Orobanchaceae Mt. Rainier lousewort subalpine or alpine Jul, Aug
Pinus albicaulis Pinaceae white-bark pine subalpine or alpine [no flowers]
Poa cusickii ssp. epilis Poaceae skyline bluegrass subalpine or alpine Jun, Jul, Aug
Potentilla glaucophylla Rosaceae blueleaf cinquefoil; different-leaved cinquefoil; diverse-leaved cinquefoil; vari-leaved cinquefoil subalpine or alpine; freshwater Jun, Jul, Aug
Primula hendersonii Primulaceae broad-leaved shooting star; Henderson's shooting star western forest; prairie or bald Mar, Apr, May, Jun
Salix commutata Salicaceae variable willow western forest; eastern forest; subalpine or alpine; freshwater Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Saxifraga cespitosa Saxifragaceae tufted alpine saxifrage; tufted saxifrage western forest; eastern forest; subalpine or alpine; prairie or bald Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Sibbaldia procumbens Rosaceae creeping-glow-wort; creeping sibbaldia subalpine or alpine Jun, Jul, Aug
Silene acaulis Caryophyllaceae moss campion subalpine or alpine Jun, Jul, Aug
Trisetum spicatum Poaceae narrow false oat; spike trisetum western forest; eastern forest; subalpine or alpine Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Veronica regina-nivalis Plantaginaceae snow-queen; round-leaved synthyris western forest
Viola nuttallii var. praemorsa Violaceae canary violet; upland yellow violet western forest; eastern forest; prairie or bald; shrub-steppe Apr, May, Jun, Jul
Woodwardia fimbriata Blechnaceae giant chain fern western forest; freshwater Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

Generated on 2025-03-15.   Data from Consortium of PNW Herbaria and Burke Herbarium Image Collection.

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