Selected Common Campus Wetland Plant Species

Shaded species are those most likely to be encountered in vegetation sampling

Growth Form / Species / Common Name
Tree / Acer macrophyllum / Big leaf maple
Alnusrubra / Red alder
Fraxinuslatifolia / Oregon ash
Malusfusca / Pacific crab apple
Piceasitchensis / Sitka spruce
Populustremuloides / Quaking aspen
Populustrichocarpa / Black cottonwood
Psuedotsugamenzeisii / Douglas-fir
Rhamnuspurshiana / Cascara
Sorbusacuparia * / Rowan tree
Thujaplicata / Western red cedar
Tsugaheterophylla / Western hemlock
Shrub / Acer circinatum / Vine maple
Cornussericea / Red-osier dogwood
Crategusdouglasii / Hawthorn
Cytisusscoparius * / Scotch broom
Gaultheria shallon / Salal
Ledumgroenlandicum / Labrador tea
Lonicerainvolucrata / Twinberry
Oemleriacerasiformis / Indian plum
Physocarpuscapitatus / Pacific ninebark
Ribessanguineum / Red-flowering currant
Rosa pisocarpa / Clustered wild rose
Rubusarmeniacus * / Himalayan blackberry
Rubuslaciniatus * / Evergreen blackberry
Rubusparviflorus / Thimbleberry
Rubusspectabilis / Salmonberry
Salix lucidaspp. lasiandra / Pacific willow
Salix scouleriana / Scouler’s willow
Salix sitchensis / Sitka willow
Sambucusracemosa / Red elderberry
Spireadouglasii / Hardhack spirea
Symphorocarposalbus / Snowberry
Herb / Alismaplantago-aquatica / Water-plantain
Arctium minus * / Common burdock
Athyeriumfelix-femina / Lady fern
Azolla sp. / Duckweed
Blechnumspicant / Deer fern
Cardamineoligosperma * / Pepper cress (bitter-cress)
Cerastiumvulgatum / Common chickweed
Circaeaalpina / Enchanter's nightshade
Cirsiumarvense * / Canada thistle
Cirsiumvulgare * / Bull thistle
Epilobiumangustifolium / Fireweed
Epilobiumciliatum / Purple-leaved willowherb
Equisetum arvense / Field horesetail
Equisetum fluvitale / Water horsetail
Galiumtrifidum / Small bedstraw
Geummacrophyllum / Large-leaved avens
Lotus corniculatus * / Bird’s-foot trefoil
Lychitonamericanum / Skunk cabbage
Lythrumsalicaria* / Purple loosestrife
Medicagolupulina* / Black medic
Parentucelliaviscosa * / Yellow parentucellia
Plantagolanceolata / English plantain
Polygonumcuspidatum* / Japanese knotweed
Potentillapalustris / Marsh cinquefoil
Ranunculus repens * / Creeping buttercup
Rumexcrispus* / Curly dock
Rumexobtusifolius / Bitter dock
Solanumdulcamara * / Bittersweet nightshade
Stellaria media * / Common chickweed
Taraxacumofficinale * / Common dandelion
Trifoliumrepens * / White clover
Urticadioca / Stinging nettles
Veronica serpyllifolia / Thyme-leaved speedwell
Viciaamericanum / Common vetch
Graminoid / Alopecusgeniculatus * / Water foxtail
Anthoxanthumordoratum * / Sweet vernalgrass
Carex comosa / Bearded sedge
Carex deweyana / Dewey’s sedge
Carex lenticularis / Lenticular sedge
Carex obnupta / Slough sedge
Carex rostrata / Beaked sedge
Carex sitchensis (aquatilis) / Water sedge
Carex stipata / Sawbeak sedge
Eleocharispalustris / Creeping spike-rush
Festucaoccidentalis * / Western fescue
Festucarubra * / Red fescue
Holcuslanatus * / Velvet grass
Juncusacuminatus / Tapertip rush
Juncuseffusus / Common rush
Juncusensofolius / Dagger-leaf rush
Loliumperenne * / Wildrye
Phalarisarundinacea * / Reed canary grass
Phleumpratense * / Common timothy
Poapratensis * / Kentucky bluegrass
Scirpusacutus / Threesquare bulrush
Scirpuslacustris / Softstem bulrush
Scirpusmicrocarpus / Small-flowered bulrush
Typhalatifolia / Common cattail
* Exotic species