Harts Pass, Okanogan and Whatcom Counties, WA.
List covers plants found along and near the Pacific Crest Trail from the trailhead near Meadows Campground south to Grasshopper Pass, and along the ridge north of Grasshopper Pass for about one and one-half miles. WNPS Backpacking trip, July 1998, list by Jim Riley. 149 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.
Vascular Plant List
Harts Pass
* - Introduced
Scientific Name Common Name Family Name
Abies lasiocarpa Sub-alpine fir Pinaceae
Achillea millifolium Yarrow Asteraceae
Agoseris aurantiaca Orange agoseris Asteraceae
Agoseris glauca Mountain agoseris Asteraceae
Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly everlasting Asteraceae
Anemone drummondii Drummond's anemone Ranunculaceae
Anemone occidentalis Mountain pasqueflower Ranunculaceae
Antennaria alpina Alpine pussy-toes Asteraceae
Antennaria lanata Woolly pussy-toes Asteraceae
Antennaria microphylla Rosy pussy-toes Asteraceae
Antennaria racemosa Raceme pussy-toes Asteraceae
Aquilegia formosa Red columbine Ranunculaceae
Arabis lyallii Lyall's rockcress Brassicaceae
Arctostaphylos nevadensis Kinnikinnik Ericaceae
Arenaria capillaris Thread-leaved sandwort Caryophyllaceae
Arenaria nuttallii Nuttall's sandwort Caryophyllaceae
Arenaria obtusiloba Arctic sandwort Caryophyllaceae
Arnica cordifolia Heart-leaf arnica Asteraceae
Arnica latifolia Mountain arnica Asteraceae
Arnica parryi Nodding arnica Asteraceae
Arnica rydbergii Rydberg's arnica Asteraceae
Artemesia michauxiana Michaux mugwort Asteraceae
Aster engelmanii Engelman's aster Asteraceae
Athyrium distentifolium Alpine lady fern Polypodiaceae
Caltha leptosepala Elkslip Ranunculaceae
Carex sp. Sedge Cyperaceae
Cassiope mertensiana White mountain heather Ericaceae
Castilleja miniata Scarlet paintbrush Scrophulariaceae
Castilleja parviflora albida Small-flowered paintbrush Scrophulariaceae
Cerastium berringianum Alpine chickweed Caryophyllaceae
Cirsium edule Horse thistle Asteraceae
Claytonia lanceolata Western spring beauty Portulacaceae
Cryptogramma crispa Parsley fern Polypodiaceae
Cystopteris fragilis Fragile fern Polypodiaceae
Delphinium nuttallianum Upland larkspur Ranunculaceae
Dodecatheon pulchellum Few-flowered shooting star Primulaceae
Draba paysonii Payson's draba Brassicaceae
Draba stenoloba Slender draba Brassicaceae
Dryas octopetala White dryas Rosaceae
Elmera racemosa Elmera Saxifragaceae
Epilobium alpinum Alpine willow-herb Onagraceae
Epilobium angustifolium Fireweed Onagraceae
Epilobium latifolium Dwarf fireweed Onagraceae
Erigeron aureus Golden fleabane Asteraceae
Erigeron compositus Cut-leaved daisy Asteraceae
Erigeron peregrinus Subalpine daisy Asteraceae
Eriogonum pyrolifolium Alpine buckwheat Polygonaceae
Eriogonum umbellatum Sulfur buckwheat Polygonaceae
Erythronium grandiflorum Glacier lily Liliaceae
Festuca viridula Green fescue Poaceae
Fragaria virginiana Woods strawberry Rosaceae
Gaultheria humifusa Alpine wintergreen Ericaceae
Hackelia micrantha Blue stickseed Boraginaceae
Haplopappus lyallii Lyall's goldenweed Asteraceae
Heuchera cylindrica Lava alumroot Saxifragaceae
Hieracium gracile Slender hawkweed Asteraceae
Hydrophyllum capitatum Woolly breeches Hydrophyllaceae
Juncus sp. Rush Juncaceae
Juniperus communis Mountain juniper Cupressaceae
Kalmia microphylla Alpine laurel Ericaceae
Larix lyallii Subalpine larch Pinaceae
Leptarrhena pyrolifolia Leatherleaf saxifrage Saxifragaceae
Lewisia columbiana Columbia lewisia Portulacaceae
Ligusticum canbyi Canby's lovage Apiaceae
Lomatium brandegei Brandegee's lomatium Apiaceae
Lomatium gormanii Gorman's desert-parsley Apiaceae
Luetkea pectinata Partridge foot Rosaceae
Lupinus latifolius Broad-leaf lupine Fabaceae
Luzula hitchcockii Smooth woodrush Juncaceae
Lycopodium sitchense Alaska clubmoss Lycopodiaceae
Microseris nutans Nodding microseris Asteraceae
Microsteris gracilis Pink microsteris Polemoniaceae
Mitella breweri Brewer's miterwort Saxifragaceae
Mitella pentandra Alpine miterwort Saxifragaceae
Mitella trifida Three-tooth miterwort Saxifragaceae
Montia parvifolia Streambank spring beauty Portulacaceae
Osmorhiza occidentalis Western sweet-cicely Apiaceae
Oxyria digyna Mountain sorrel Polygonaceae
Pachistima myrsinites Mountain box Celastraceae
Parnassia fimbriata Fringed grass-of-parnassus Saxifragaceae
Pedicularis bracteosa Bracted lousewort Scrophulariaceae
Pedicularis groenlandica Elephant's head Scrophulariaceae
Pedicularis racemosa Sickletop lousewort Scrophulariaceae
Pellaea breweri Brewer's cliff-brake Polypodiaceae
Penstemon davidsonii Davidson's penstemon Scrophulariaceae
Penstemon eriantherus Fuzzy beardtongue Scrophulariaceae
Penstemon procerus Small-flowered penstemon Scrophulariaceae
Phacelia hastata White-leaf phacelia Hydrophyllaceae
Phacelia sericea Silky phacelia Hydrophyllaceae
Phleum alpinum Alpine timothy Poaceae
Phlox diffusa Spreading phlox Polemoniaceae
Phyllodoce empetriformis Red mountain heather Ericaceae
Phyllodoce glanduliflora Yellow heather Ericaceae
Phyllodoce intermedia Hybrid mountain heather Ericaceae
Picea engalmannii Engelmann spruce Pinaceae
Pinus albicaulis White-bark pine Pinaceae
Polemonium elegans Elegant polemonium Polemoniaceae
Polemonium viscosum Skunk polemonium Polemoniaceae
Polystichum lonchitis Holly fern Polypodiaceae
Potentilla flabellifolia Fan-leaf cinquefoil Rosaceae
Potentilla fruticosa Shrubby cinquefoil Rosaceae
Potentilla glandulosa Sticky cinquefoil Rosaceae
Potentilla nivea Snow cinquefoil Rosaceae
Ranunculus eschscholtzii Snow buttercup Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus sp. Buttercup Ranunculaceae
Rhododendron albiflorum White rhododendron Ericaceae
Ribes howellii Maple-leaf currant Grossulariaceae
Ribes viscosissimum Sticky currant Grossulariaceae
Romanzoffia sitchensis Sitka mistmaiden Hydrophyllaceae
Rubus lasiococcus Dwarf bramble Rosaceae
Sagina saginoides Alpine pearlwort Caryophyllaceae
Salix arctica Arctic willow Salicaceae
Salix sitchensis Sitka willow Salicaceae
Saxifraga arguta Brook saxifrage Saxifragaceae
Saxifraga bronchialis Spotted saxifrage Saxifragaceae
Saxifraga caespitosa Tufted saxifrage Saxifragaceae
Saxifraga ferruginea Rusty saxifrage Saxifragaceae
Saxifraga mertensiana Merten's saxifrage Saxifragaceae
Saxifraga occidentalis Western saxifrage Saxifragaceae
Saxifraga tolmiei Alpine saxifrage Saxifragaceae
Sedum divergens Spreading stonecrop Crassulaceae
Sedum lanceolatum Lance-leaved stonecrop Crassulaceae
Senecio elmeri Elmer's butterweed Asteraceae
Senecio integerrimus Western groundsel Asteraceae
Senecio triangularis Arrowleaf groundsel Asteraceae
Sibbaldia procumbens Creeping sibbaldia Rosaceae
Silene acaulis Moss campion Caryophyllaceae
Silene parryi Parry's silene Caryophyllaceae
Sitanion hystrix Squirreltail Poaceae
Sorbus scopulina Cascade mountain-ash Rosaceae
Sorbus sitchensis Sitka mountain-ash Rosaceae
Spraguea umbellata Pussypaws Portulacaceae
Stellaria longipes Long-stalked starwort Caryophyllaceae
Stenanthium occidentale Bronze bells Liliaceae
Suksdorfia ranunculifolia Buttercup-leaf suksdorfia Saxifragaceae
Taraxacum officinale* Dandelion Asteraceae
Thalictrum occidentale Western meadowrue Ranunculaceae
Tofieldia glutinosa Bog lily Liliaceae
Trollius laxus Globeflower Ranunculaceae
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 wormskjoldii Alpine speedwell Scrophulariaceae
Viola adunca Early blue violet Violaceae
Viola glabella Stream violet Violaceae
Viola purpurea Goosefoot violet Violaceae
Woodsia scopulina Rocky Mtn. woodsia Polypodiaceae
Harts Pass, Whatcom & Yakima Counties, Washington
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