PlantQuest Species List for Walla Walla County, Washington

Scientific Name
(* Introduced)
Family Common Name Habitat Bloom Period
Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentataAsteraceaebig sagebrush
Astragalus arrectusFabaceaePalouse milk-vetch, hanging pod milk-vetch
Astragalus caricinusFabaceaebuckwheat milk-vetchshrub-steppeapr, may
Boechera paucifloraBrassicaceaesicklepod rockcress, hairy-stem rockcress, fuzzy rockcresseastern forest, shrub-steppeapr, may, jun
Boechera sparsifloraBrassicaceae eastern forest, shrub-steppemay, jun, jul
Cirsium undulatumAsteraceaewavy-leaf thistleeastern forest, shrub-steppe, disturbed areasmay, jun, jul, aug, sep, oct
Clematis hirsutissimaRanunculaceae eastern forest, shrub-steppemay, jun
Cryptantha fendleriBoraginaceaesanddune cryptantha, Fendler's cryptantha, sand dune cat's eye may
Cymopterus foeniculaceusApiaceae
Cyperus bipartitusCyperaceaeslender flatsedge, shining flatsedgefreshwaterjun, jul, aug
Deschampsia danthonioidesPoaceaeannual hair-grass may
Drymocallis argutaRosaceae
Eleocharis acicularisCyperaceaeneedle spikerushfreshwater, disturbed areasjun, jul, aug, sep
Equisetum ferrissiiEquisetaceaeFerriss' scouring rush no flowers
Eragrostis cilianensis *Poaceaestink-grass, stink grassdisturbed areasjun, jul, aug, sep, oct
Erigeron piperianusAsteraceaePiper's fleabaneshrub-steppemay, jun
Eriogonum compositum var. leianthumPolygonaceaenorthern buckwheat may, jun, jul
Eriogonum microtheca var. laxiflorumPolygonaceae
Eriogonum strictum var. anserinumPolygonaceae
Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatumAsteraceaeWoolly sunflower, common eriophyllum may, jun, jul, aug
Gratiola neglectaPlantaginaceaeclammy hedgehyssop, American hedge-hyssopfreshwaterjun, jul, aug
Greeneocharis circumscissaBoraginaceae
Hordeum brachyantherumPoaceaemeadow barleysubalpine or alpine, saltwater shores, disturbed areasjun, jul, aug
Lathyrus lanszwertii var. bijugatusFabaceae
Lomatium salmoniflorumApiaceaesalmonflower biscuitroot, Salmon River desert-parsleyshrub-steppemar, apr
Madia exiguaAsteraceaesmall tarweed, threadstem madia, little tarplanteastern forest, shrub-steppemay, jun, jul
Marsilea vestitaMarsileaceaehairy clover-fern, water-clover or pepperwortfreshwaterno flowers
Microgilia minutifloraPolemoniaceae
Myosurus apetalusRanunculaceaebristly mousetail, sedge mouse-taileastern forest, shrub-steppe, subalpine or alpinemay
Oreocarya spiculiferaBoraginaceae
Pascopyrum smithiiPoaceaewestern wheatgrass
Penstemon attenuatus var. attenuatusPlantaginaceaeSulfur penstemon, taper-leaved penstemon jun, jul, aug
Penstemon triphyllusPlantaginaceaeRiggin's penstemon, whorled beardtongueeastern forest, shrub-steppemay, jun, jul
Physaria douglasii ssp. tuplashensisBrassicaceaeWhite Bluffs bladderpod
Potamogeton foliosusPotamogetonaceaeleafy pondweed, fibrous-stipuled pondweedfreshwater
Ribes cereumGrossulariaceaewax curranteastern forest, shrub-steppe, subalpine or alpineapr, may, jun
Sagittaria cuneataAlismataceaearumleaf arrowheadfreshwaterjun, jul, aug
Solidago missouriensisAsteraceaeMissouri goldenrodwestern forest, eastern forest, prairie or bald, shrub-steppe, disturbed areasjun, jul, aug, sep, oct
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. hesperiumAsteraceaelance-leaved or panicled or white panicled aster
Taeniatherum caput-medusae *Poaceaemedusa-headshrub-steppe, disturbed areasmay, jun

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