Vascular Plant List

Bear Gap

Bear Gap,Yakima County, WA. List covers plants found along Trail 967 to Bear Gap, along the PCT to Pickhandle Gap, and along Trail 967A to the trailhead on FR 462, off US 410 east of Chinook Pass. WNPS Central Washington Chapter field trips, Jean Chott, leader, August 2002 and July 2004. 179 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
Scientific Name / Common Name / Family Name
Abies amabilis / Pacific silver fir / Pinaceae
Abies lasiocarpa / Sub-alpine fir / Pinaceae
Abies procera / Noble Fir / Pinaceae
Acer glabrum / Douglas maple / Aceraceae
Achillea millefolium / Yarrow / Asteraceae
Actaea rubra / Baneberry / Ranunculaceae
Agoseris aurantiaca / Orange agoseris / Asteraceae
Agoseris glauca / Mountain agoseris / Asteraceae
Agrostis exarata* / Spike bentgrass / Poaceae
Agrostis tenuis* / Colonial bentgrass / Poaceae
Alnus sinuata / Sitka alder / Betulaceae
Amelanchier alnifolia / Serviceberry / Rosaceae
Anaphalis margaritacea / Pearly everlasting / Asteraceae
Anemone occidentalis / Mountain pasqueflower / Ranunculaceae
Angelica arguta / Sharp-tooth angelica / Apiaceae
Antennaria lanata / Woolly pussy-toes / Asteraceae
Antennaria luzuloides / Woodrush pussy-toes / Asteraceae
Antennaria microphylla / Rosy pussy-toes / Asteraceae
Antennaria racemosa / Raceme pussy-toes / Asteraceae
Aquilegia formosa / Red columbine / Ranunculaceae
Arabis divaricarpa / Spreadingpod rockcress / Brassicaceae
Arabis glabra / Tower mustard / Brassicaceae
Arabis holboellii / Holboell's rockcress / Brassicaceae
Arctostaphylos nevadensis / Kinnikinnik / Ericaceae
Arenaria capillaris / Thread-leaved sandwort / Caryophyllaceae
Arenaria macrophylla / Big-leaf sandwort / Caryophyllaceae
Arnica latifolia / Mountain arnica / Asteraceae
Arnica parryi / Nodding arnica / Asteraceae
Aster foliaceus / Leafy aster / Asteraceae
Aster ledophyllus / Cascade aster / Asteraceae
Bromus carinatus / California brome / Poaceae
Caltha biflora / White marshmarigold / Ranunculaceae
Cardamine cordifolia / Large mountain bittercress / Brassicaceae
Carex hoodii / Hood's sedge / Cyperaceae
Carex nigricans / Black alpine sedge / Cyperaceae
Carex pachystachya / Pachystachy sedge / Cyperaceae
Carex rossii / Ross' sedge / Cyperaceae
Carex spectabilis / Showy sedge / Cyperaceae
Cassiope mertensiana / White mountain heather / Ericaceae
Castilleja miniata / Scarlet paintbrush / Scrophulariaceae
Castilleja parviflora oreopola / Magenta paintbrush / Scrophulariaceae
Ceanothus velutinus / Snowbrush / Rhamnaceae
Chamaecyparis nookatensis / Alaska cedar / Cupressaceae
Cheilanthes gracillima / Lace fern / Polypodiaceae
Cirsium edule / Horse thistle / Asteraceae
Clintonia uniflora / Queen's cup / Liliaceae
Collinsia parviflora / Small-flowered blue-eyed Mary / Scrophulariaceae
Collomia grandiflora / Large-flowered collomia / Polemoniaceae
Collomia linearis / Narrow-leaf collomia / Polemoniaceae
Cryptantha sp. / Cryptantha / Boraginaceae
Delphinium glareosum / Rockslide larkspur / Ranunculaceae
Delphinium glaucum / Pale larkspur / Ranunculaceae
Elymus sp. / Ryegrass / Poaceae
Epilobium alpinum / Alpine willow-herb / Onagraceae
Epilobium angustifolium / Fireweed / Onagraceae
Epilobium glaberrimum / Smooth willow-herb / Onagraceae
Erigeron peregrinus / Subalpine daisy / Asteraceae
Eriogonum compositum / Northern buckwheat / Polygonaceae
Erythronium montanum / Avalanche lily / Liliaceae
Festuca viridula / Green fescue / Poaceae
Fragaria virginiana / Woods strawberry / Rosaceae
Galium bifolium / Low mountain bedstraw / Rubiaceae
Galium triflorum / Fragrant bedstraw / Rubiaceae
Gayophytum diffusum / Spreading groundsmoke / Onagraceae
Goodyera oblongifolia / Rattlesnake-plantain / Orchidaceae
Habenaria unalascensis / Alaska rein-orchid / Orchidaceae
Heracleum lanatum / Cow parsnip / Apiaceae
Hieracium albiflorum / White-flowered hawkweed / Asteraceae
Hieracium gracile / Slender hawkweed / Asteraceae
Hieracium scouleri / Scouler's hawkweed / Asteraceae
Hydrophyllum capitatum / Woolly breeches / Hydrophyllaceae
Hydrophyllum fendleri / Fendler's waterleaf / Hydrophyllaceae
Juncus drummondii / Drummond's rush / Juncaceae
Juncus ensifolius / Daggerleaf rush / Juncaceae
Juncus mertensianus / Merten's rush / Juncaceae
Juncus parryi / Parry's rush / Juncaceae
Juniperus communis / Mountain juniper / Cupressaceae
Ligusticum grayi / Gray's lovage / Apiaceae
Lilium columbianum / Tiger lily / Liliaceae
Linanthus harknessii / Harkness' linanthus / Polemoniaceae
Lomatium martindalei / Few-flowered lomatium / Apiaceae
Lomatium triternatum / Nine-leaf lomatium / Apiaceae
Luetkea pectinata / Partridge foot / Rosaceae
Luina hypoleuca / Silverback luina / Asteraceae
Luina nardosmia / Silvercrown luina / Asteraceae
Luina stricta / Tongue-leaf luina / Asteraceae
Lupinus latifolius / Broad-leaf lupine / Fabaceae
Luzula campestris / Field woodrush / Juncaceae
Luzula hitchcockii / Smooth woodrush / Juncaceae
Luzula parviflora / Small-flowered woodrush / Juncaceae
Menziesia ferruginea / Fool's huckleberry / Ericaceae
Mertensia paniculata / Tall bluebells / Boraginaceae
Microsteris gracilis / Pink microsteris / Polemoniaceae
Mimulus guttatus / Common monkey-flower / Scrophulariaceae
Mimulus lewisii / Lewis's monkey-flower / Scrophulariaceae
Mimulus moschatus / Musk-flower / Scrophulariaceae
Mitella breweri / Brewer's mitrewort / Saxifragaceae
Mitella pentandra / Alpine mitrewort / Saxifragaceae
Montia cordifolia / Broad-leafed montia / Portulacaceae
Nothochelone nemorosa / Woodland beard-tongue / Scrophulariaceae
Oenothera sp. / Evening-primrose / Onagraceae
Osmorhiza chilensis / Mountain sweet-cicely / Apiaceae
Osmorhiza occidentalis / Western sweet-cicely / Apiaceae
Pachistima myrsinites / Mountain box / Celastraceae
Pedicularis bracteosa / Bracted lousewort / Scrophulariaceae
Pedicularis racemosa / Sickletop lousewort / Scrophulariaceae
Penstemon fruticosus / Shrubby penstemon / Scrophulariaceae
Penstemon procerus / Small-flowered penstemon / Scrophulariaceae
Penstemon serrulatus / Cascade penstemon / Scrophulariaceae
Phacelia hastata / White-leaf phacelia / Hydrophyllaceae
Phacelia heterophylla / Varileaf phacelia / Hydrophyllaceae
Phleum alpinum / Alpine timothy / Poaceae
Phleum pratense* / Timothy / Poaceae
Phlox diffusa / Spreading phlox / Polemoniaceae
Phyllodoce empetriformis / Red mountain heather / Ericaceae
Picea engalmannii / Engelmann spruce / Pinaceae
Pinus albicaulis / White-bark pine / Pinaceae
Pinus contorta / Lodgepole pine / Pinaceae
Pinus monticola / Western white pine / Pinaceae
Plantago lanceolata* / English plantain / Plantaginaceae
Plantago major* / Common plantain / Plantaginaceae
Poa sp. / Bluegrass / Poaceae
Polemonium pulcherrimum / Showy Jacob's ladder / Polemoniaceae
Polygonum bistortoides / Mountain bistort / Polygonaceae
Polygonum douglasii / Douglas' knotweed / Polygonaceae
Polygonum minimum / Leafy dwarf knotweed / Polygonaceae
Populus trichocarpa / Black cottonwood / Salicaceae
Potentilla flabellifolia / Fan-leaf cinquefoil / Rosaceae
Potentilla glandulosa / Sticky cinquefoil / Rosaceae
Pseudotsuga menziesii / Douglas fir / Pinaceae
Pteridium aquilinum / Bracken / Polypodiaceae
Pyrola asarifolia / Pink wintergreen / Ericaceae
Rhododendron albiflorum / White rhododendron / Ericaceae
Ribes howellii / Maple-leaf currant / Grossulariaceae
Ribes lacustre / Prickly currant / Grossulariaceae
Ribes viscosissimum / Sticky currant / Grossulariaceae
Rubus lasiococcus / Dwarf bramble / Rosaceae
Rubus parviflorus / Thimbleberry / Rosaceae
Rubus spectabilis / Salmonberry / Rosaceae
Rumex acetosella* / Sheep sorrel / Polygonaceae
Sambucus racemosa / Red elderberry / Caprifoliaceae
Saussurea americana / American sawwort / Asteraceae
Saxifraga bronchialis / Spotted saxifrage / Saxifragaceae
Saxifraga ferruginea / Rusty saxifrage / Saxifragaceae
Saxifraga tolmiei / Alpine saxifrage / Saxifragaceae
Sedum divergens / Spreading stonecrop / Crassulaceae
Sedum lanceolatum / Lance-leaved stonecrop / Crassulaceae
Senecio integerrimus / Western groundsel / Asteraceae
Senecio triangularis / Arrowleaf groundsel / Asteraceae
Silene oregana / Oregon silene / Caryophyllaceae
Silene parryi / Parry's silene / Caryophyllaceae
Sitanion hystrix / Squirreltail / Poaceae
Solidago canadensis / Meadow goldenrod / Asteraceae
Solidago multiradiata / Northern goldenrod / Asteraceae
Sorbus scopulina / Cascade mountain-ash / Rosaceae
Sorbus sitchensis / Sitka mountain-ash / Rosaceae
Spergularia rubra* / Red sandspurry / Caryophyllaceae
Stellaria crispa / Crisped starwort / Caryophyllaceae
Stipa occidentalis / Western needlegrass / Poaceae
Streptopus amplexifolius / Clasping-leaved twisted-stalk / Liliaceae
Taraxacum officinale* / Dandelion / Asteraceae
Thalictrum occidentale / Western meadowrue / Ranunculaceae
Thuja plicata / Western red cedar / Cupressaceae
Tiarella trifoliata / Foamflower / Saxifragaceae
Trifolium repens* / White clover / Fabaceae
Trillium ovatum / White trillium / Liliaceae
Trisetum spicatum / Downy oat-grass / Poaceae
Tsuga mertensiana / Mountain hemlock / Pinaceae
Vaccinium caespitosum / Dwarf bilberry / Ericaceae
Vaccinium deliciosum / Cascade huckleberry / Ericaceae
Vaccinium membranaceum / Mountain huckleberry / Ericaceae
Vaccinium scoparium / Grouseberry / Ericaceae
Valeriana sitchensis / Sitka valerian / Valerianaceae
Veratrum viride / Green false hellebore / Liliaceae
Veronica cusickii / Cusick's speedwell / Scrophulariaceae
Veronica serpyllifolia / Thyme-leaf speedwell / Scrophulariaceae
Veronica wormskjoldii / Alpine speedwell / Scrophulariaceae
Viola glabella / Stream violet / Violaceae
Viola orbiculata / Round-leaved violet / Violaceae
Viola purpurea / Goosefoot violet / Violaceae

WNPS Plant Lists

Bear Gap, Yakima County, Washington

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