Sunrise Rim Trail, Pierce County, WA.

List covers plants found along the Sunrise Rim Trail, just west of the Sunrise Visitor’s Center, Mt. Rainier. List by Shirley Post, July 2000. 69 spp.

These lists represent the work of different WNPS members over the years.

Their accuracy has not been verified by the Washington Native Plant Society.

We offer these lists to individuals as a tool to enhance the enjoyment and study of native plants.

*Introduced species.

Scientific Name Common Name Plant Family

Abies lasiocarpa / Sub-alpine fir / Pinaceae
Achillea millifolium / Yarrow / Asteraceae
Agoseris aurantiaca / Orange agoseris / Asteraceae
Agoseris grandiflora / Large-flowered agoseris / Asteraceae
Anaphalis margaritacea / Pearly everlasting / Asteraceae
Anemone occidentalis / Mountain pasqueflower / Ranunculaceae
Antennaria lanata / Woolly pussy-toes / Asteraceae
Arabis holboellii / Holboell's rockcress / Brassicaceae
Arabis lyallii / Lyall's rockcress / Brassicaceae
Arctostaphylos nevadensis / Kinnikinnik / Ericaceae
Arenaria capillaris / Thread-leaved sandwort / Caryophyllaceae
Arnica latifolia / Mountain arnica / Asteraceae
Arnica parryi / Nodding arnica / Asteraceae
Aster alpigenus / Alpine aster / Asteraceae
Aster ledophyllus / Cascade aster / Asteraceae
Caltha leptosepala / Elkslip / Ranunculaceae
Campanula rotundifolia / Common harebell / Campanulaceae
Carex sp. / Sedge / Cyperaceae
Cassiope mertensiana / White mountain heather / Ericaceae
Castilleja miniata / Scarlet paintbrush / Scrophulariaceae
Castilleja parviflora oreopola / Magenta paintbrush / Scrophulariaceae
Cheilanthes gracillima / Lace fern / Polypodiaceae
Claytonia lanceolata / Western spring beauty / Portulacaceae
Erigeron peregrinus / Subalpine daisy / Asteraceae
Erythronium grandiflorum / Glacier lily / Liliaceae
Hieracium albiflorum / White-flowered hawkweed / Asteraceae
Juniperus communis / Mountain juniper / Cupressaceae
Kalmia microphylla / Alpine laurel / Ericaceae
Ligusticum grayi / Gray's lovage / Apiaceae
Lomatium martindalei / Few-flowered lomatium / Apiaceae
Luetkea pectinata / Partridge foot / Rosaceae
Luina stricta / Tongue-leaf luina / Asteraceae
Lupinus latifolius / Broad-leaf lupine / Fabaceae
Lupinus lyallii / Alpine lupine / Fabaceae
Luzula hitchcockii / Smooth woodrush / Juncaceae
Mertensia paniculata / Tall bluebells / Boraginaceae
Microseris alpestris / Alpine lake agoseris / Asteraceae
Mitella breweri / Brewer's miterwort / Saxifragaceae
Pachistima myrsinites / Mountain box / Celastraceae
Pedicularis bracteosa / Bracted lousewort / Scrophulariaceae
Pedicularis contorta / Coiled lousewort / Scrophulariaceae
Pedicularis groenlandica / Elephant's head / Scrophulariaceae
Pedicularis racemosa / Sickletop lousewort / Scrophulariaceae
Pedicularis rainierensis / Mt. Rainier lousewort / Scrophulariaceae
Penstemon fruticosus / Shrubby penstemon / Scrophulariaceae
Penstemon procerus / Small-flowered penstemon / Scrophulariaceae
Penstemon rupicola / Cliff penstemon / Scrophulariaceae
Phacelia hastata / White-leaf phacelia / Hydrophyllaceae
Phlox diffusa / Spreading phlox / Polemoniaceae
Phyllodoce empetriformis / Red mountain heather / Ericaceae
Picea engalmannii / Engelmann spruce / Pinaceae
Pinus albicaulis / White-bark pine / Pinaceae
Polemonium pulcherrimum / Showy Jacob's ladder / Polemoniaceae
Polygonum bistortoides / Mountain bistort / Polygonaceae
Polygonum newberryi / Newberry's knotweed / Polygonaceae
Polystichum lonchitis / Holly fern / Polypodiaceae
Potentilla flabellifolia / Fan-leaf cinquefoil / Rosaceae
Ranunculus eschscholtzii / Snow buttercup / Ranunculaceae
Rhododendron albiflorum / White rhododendron / Ericaceae
Salix sp. / Willow / Salicaceae
Silene parryi / Parry's silene / Caryophyllaceae
Vaccinium deliciosum / Cascade huckleberry / Ericaceae
Vaccinium scoparium / Grouseberry / Ericaceae
Valeriana sitchensis / Sitka valerian / Valerianaceae
Veratrum viride / Green false hellebore / Liliaceae
Veronica cusickii / Cusick's speedwell / Scrophulariaceae
Viola adunca / Early blue violet / Violaceae
Viola orbiculata / Round-leaved violet / Violaceae
Xerophyllum tenax / Beargrass / Liliaceae

Sunrise Rim Trail, Pierce County, WA.

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