PlantQuest Species List for Klickitat County, Washington

Scientific Name
(* = Introduced)
Family Common Name Habitat Bloom Period
Abies lasiocarpa Pinaceae alpine fir; subalpine fir subalpine or alpine [no flowers]
Abies procera Pinaceae noble fir western forest; subalpine or alpine [no flowers]
Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum Ranunculaceae Columbian monkshood Jun, Jul, Aug
Agrostis variabilis Poaceae alpine bentgrass subalpine or alpine Jun, Jul, Aug
Allium robinsonii Amaryllidaceae Robinson's onion shrub-steppe Apr, May
Astragalus columbianus Fabaceae Columbian milk-vetch shrub-steppe Apr, May
Astragalus conjunctus var. rickardii Fabaceae stiff milk-vetch eastern forest; shrub-steppe
Astragalus spaldingii Fabaceae Spalding's milk-vetch shrub-steppe May
Bassia hyssopifolia * Amaranthaceae five-hook bassia; five-hook smotherweed shrub-steppe; saltwater shores; disturbed areas Jul, Aug, Sep
Boechera lyallii Brassicaceae Lyall's rockcress; murry's rockcress subalpine or alpine Jun, Jul, Aug
Callitropsis nootkatensis Cupressaceae Alaskan yellow cedar; Nootka yellow cedar; Sitka yellow cedar western forest; eastern forest; subalpine or alpine May, Jun, Jul
Carex luzulina Cyperaceae spring sedge; woodrush sedge freshwater; saltwater shores Jun, Jul, Aug
Carex phaeocephala Cyperaceae mountain hare sedge subalpine or alpine Jun, Jul, Aug
Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa Cyperaceae Sierra alpine sedge
Dalea ornata Fabaceae Blue Mountain prairie-clover eastern forest; shrub-steppe May, Jun, Jul
Diphasiastrum sitchense Lycopodiaceae Alaskan clubmoss; Sitka clubmoss subalpine or alpine [no flowers]
Erythronium montanum Liliaceae avalanche-lily; white avalanche-lily western forest; eastern forest; subalpine or alpine Jun, Jul, Aug
Hieracium triste Asteraceae alpine hawkweed; slender hawkweed subalpine or alpine Jun, Jul, Aug
Hulsea nana Asteraceae small alpinegold; small hulsea subalpine or alpine Jul, Aug, Sep
Juncus drummondii Juncaceae Drummond's rush; threeflower rush subalpine or alpine; freshwater Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Juncus parryi Juncaceae Parry's rush subalpine or alpine; freshwater Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Lomatium tuberosum Apiaceae potato desert-parsley; Hoover's lomatium; Hoover's biscuit-root shrub-steppe Mar, Apr
Luetkea pectinata Rosaceae luetkea; partridgefoot subalpine or alpine Jun, Jul, Aug
Micranthes ferruginea Saxifragaceae rusty saxifrage western forest; eastern forest; subalpine or alpine Jun, Jul, Aug
Micranthes tolmiei Saxifragaceae alpine saxifrage; Tolmie's alpine saxifrage; Tolmie's saxifrage western forest; eastern forest; subalpine or alpine Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Noccaea fendleri ssp. glauca Brassicaceae wild candytuft western forest; eastern forest; subalpine or alpine May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Nothocalais alpestris Asteraceae alpine lake agoseris subalpine or alpine Jun, Jul, Aug
Penstemon cardwellii Plantaginaceae Cardwell's beardtongue western forest; subalpine or alpine May, Jun, Jul
Phyllodoce empetriformis Ericaceae pink mountain-heath subalpine or alpine Jun, Jul, Aug
Phyllodoce glanduliflora Ericaceae yellow mountain-heath subalpine or alpine Jul, Aug, Sep
Pinus monticola Pinaceae western white pine western forest; eastern forest; subalpine or alpine May, [no flowers]
Podagrostis thurberiana Poaceae Thurber's bent eastern forest; subalpine or alpine; freshwater
Polemonium occidentale Polemoniaceae western Jacob's-ladder; western polemonium western forest; eastern forest; freshwater Jun, Jul, Aug
Polygonum minimum Polygonaceae leafy dwarf knotweed; zigzag knotweed eastern forest; subalpine or alpine Jul, Aug, Sep
Rhododendron albiflorum Ericaceae white rhododendron western forest; eastern forest; subalpine or alpine; freshwater Jun, Jul, Aug
Salix barclayi Salicaceae barclay's willow eastern forest; subalpine or alpine; freshwater Jun, Jul, Aug
Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa Adoxaceae black elderberry
Silene latifolia * Caryophyllaceae white campion; evening catchfly western forest; eastern forest; freshwater; disturbed areas May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Sphaerophysa salsula * Fabaceae red bladder-vetch; alkali swainsonpea shrub-steppe; disturbed areas May, Jun, Jul
Trisetum spicatum Poaceae narrow false oat; spike trisetum western forest; eastern forest; subalpine or alpine Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Vahlodea atropurpurea Poaceae mountain hairgrass subalpine or alpine; freshwater Jun, Jul, Aug
Viola orbiculata Violaceae darkwoods violet; evergreen yellow violet; round-leaved violet western forest; eastern forest; subalpine or alpine May, Jun, Jul, Aug

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