Vascular Plant List

Iron Creek

Iron Creek, Kittitas County, WA. List covers plants found along the Iron Creek Trail, located west of the Blewett Pass highway about five miles north of the Mineral Springs restaurant. WNPS Central Washington Chapter field trip, David Wilderman , leader, May 2005, with additions by Julia Bent and Don Knoke, June 2008. 170 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 grandis / Grand fir / Pinaceae
Abies lasiocarpa / Sub-alpine fir / Pinaceae
Acer glabrum / Douglas maple / Aceraceae
Achillea millefolium / Yarrow / Asteraceae
Achlys triphylla / Vanilla leaf / Berberidaceae
Adenocaulon bicolor / Pathfinder / Asteraceae
Agoseris retrorsa / Spear-leaf agoseris / Asteraceae
Agropyron spicatum / Blue-bunch wheatgrass / Poaceae
Allium crenulatum / Scalloped onion / Liliaceae
Alnus incana / Mountain alder / Betulaceae
Alnus sinuata / Sitka alder / Betulaceae
Amelanchier alnifolia / Serviceberry / Rosaceae
Anaphalis margaritacea / Pearly everlasting / Asteraceae
Angelica arguta / Sharp-tooth angelica / Apiaceae
Antennaria racemosa / Raceme pussy-toes / Asteraceae
Antennaria sp. / Pussytoes / Asteraceae
Aquilegia formosa / Red columbine / Ranunculaceae
Arabis holboellii / Holboell's rockcress / Brassicaceae
Arabis sparsiflora / Sicklepod rockcress / Brassicaceae
Arceuthobium douglasii / Douglas dwarf mistletoe / Loranthaceae
Arctostaphylos nevadensis / Kinnikinnik / Ericaceae
Arenaria macrophylla / Big-leaf sandwort / Caryophyllaceae
Arnica cordifolia / Heart-leaf arnica / Asteraceae
Artemisia ludoviciana / Western mugwort / Asteraceae
Artemisia michauxiana / Michaux mugwort / Asteraceae
Aster sp. / Aster / Asteraceae
Balsamorhiza sagittata / Arrow-leaf balsamroot / Asteraceae
Berberis aquifolium / Tall Oregongrape / Berberidaceae
Berberis nervosa / Cascade Oregongrape / Berberidaceae
Berberis repens / Creeping Oregongrape / Berberidaceae
Bromus carinatus / California brome / Poaceae
Calamagrostis rubescens / Pinegrass / Poaceae
Carex geyeri / Geyer's sedge / Cyperaceae
Carex pachystachya / Thick-headed sedge / Cyperaceae
Carex sp. / Sedge / Cyperaceae
Castilleja hispida / Harsh paintbrush / Scrophulariaceae
Castilleja miniata / Scarlet paintbrush / Scrophulariaceae
Ceanothus velutinus / Snowbrush / Rhamnaceae
Cheilanthes gracillima / Lace fern / Polypodiaceae
Chimaphila umbellata / Pipsissewa / Ericaceae
Circaea alpina / Enchanter's nightshade / Onagraceae
Cirsium edule / Horse thistle / Asteraceae
Claytonia lanceolata / Western springbeauty / Portulacaceae
Claytonia rubra / Red miner's lettuce / Portulacaceae
Clematis columbiana / Columbia virgin's bower / Ranunculaceae
Clematis ligusticifolia / Virgin's bower / Ranunculaceae
Clintonia uniflora / Queen's cup / Liliaceae
Collinsia parviflora / Small-flowered blue-eyed Mary / Scrophulariaceae
Collomia grandiflora / Large-flowered collomia / Polemoniaceae
Collomia tenella / Diffuse collomia / Polemoniaceae
Collomia tinctoria / Yellow-staining collomia / Polemoniaceae
Corallorhiza sp. / Coral-root / Orchidaceae
Cornus stolonifera / Red-osier dogwood / Cornaceae
Crataegus douglasii / Black hawthorn / Rosaceae
Crepis sp. / Hawk's-beard / Asteraceae
Cryptantha sp. / Cryptantha / Boraginaceae
Cryptantha thompsonii / Thompson's cryptantha / Boraginaceae
Cryptogramma crispa / American rock-brake / Polypodiaceae
Cystopteris fragilis / Fragile fern / Polypodiaceae
Dactylis glomerata* / Orchard grass / Poaceae
Delphinium glareosum / Rockslide larkspur / Ranunculaceae
Descurainia richardsonii / Mountain tansymustard / Brassicaceae
Dicentra uniflora / Steer's head / Fumariaceae
Disporum hookeri / Hooker fairy-bell / Liliaceae
Epilobium angustifolium / Fireweed / Onagraceae
Equisetum arvense / Common horsetail / Equisetaceae
Eriogonum compositum / Northern buckwheat / Polygonaceae
Eriogonum elatum / Tall buckwheat / Polygonaceae
Eriogonum umbellatum / Sulfur buckwheat / Polygonaceae
Erythronium grandiflorum / Glacier lily / Liliaceae
Festuca sp. / Fescue / Poaceae
Fragaria sp. / Strawberry / Rosaceae
Fritillaria pudica / Yellow bell / Liliaceae
Galium aparine / Cleavers / Rubiaceae
Galium bifolium / Low mountain bedstraw / Rubiaceae
Galium multiflorum / Shrubby bedstraw / Rubiaceae
Galium triflorum / Fragrant bedstraw / Rubiaceae
Geum macrophyllum / Large-leaved avens / Rosaceae
Gilia aggregata / Skyrocket / Polemoniaceae
Goodyera oblongifolia / Rattlesnake-plantain / Orchidaceae
Hackelia arida / Sagebrush stickseed / Boraginaceae
Hackelia micrantha / Blue stickseed / Boraginaceae
Heracleum lanatum / Cow parsnip / Apiaceae
Heuchera cylindrica / Lava alumroot / Saxifragaceae
Hieracium sp. / Hawkweed / Asteraceae
Holodiscus discolor / Ocean spray / Rosaceae
Hydrophyllum capitatum / Woolly breeches / Hydrophyllaceae
Hydrophyllum fendleri / Fendler's waterleaf / Hydrophyllaceae
Iliamna longisepala / Longsepal globemallow / Malvaceae
Iliamna rivularis / Streambank globemallow / Malvaceae
Larix occidentalis / Western larch / Pinaceae
Lathyrus sp. / Peavine / Fabaceae
Lewisia columbiana / Columbia lewisia / Portulacaceae
Lewisia rediviva / Bitterroot / Portulacaceae
Linnaea borealis / Twinflower / Caprifoliaceae
Lithophragma bulbiferum / Bulbiferous prairie-star / Saxifragaceae
Lithophragma parviflorum / Small-flowered prairie-star / Saxifragaceae
Lithospermum ruderale / Columbia puccoon / Boraginaceae
Lomatium cuspidatum / Wenatchee Mtn. lomatium / Apiaceae
Lomatium dissectum / Fern-leaf biscuit-root / Apiaceae
Lomatium geyeri / Geyer's desert-parsley / Apiaceae
Lomatium nudicaule / Pestle parsnip / Apiaceae
Lomatium triternatum / Nine-leaf lomatium / Apiaceae
Luina hypoleuca / Silverback luina / Asteraceae
Luina nardosmia / Silvercrown luina / Asteraceae
Lupinus sericeus / Silky lupine / Fabaceae
Microsteris gracilis / Pink microsteris / Polemoniaceae
Mitella trifida / Three-tooth mitrewort / Saxifragaceae
Montia perfoliata / Miner's lettuce / Portulacaceae
Osmorhiza chilensis / Mountain sweet-cicely / Apiaceae
Osmorhiza occidentalis / Western sweet-cicely / Apiaceae
Pachistima myrsinites / Mountain box / Celastraceae
Pedicularis bracteosa / Bracted lousewort / Scrophulariaceae
Penstemon fruticosus / Shrubby penstemon / Scrophulariaceae
Petasites frigidus / Sweet coltsfoot / Asteraceae
Phacelia heterophylla / Varileaf phacelia / Hydrophyllaceae
Phacelia procera / Tall phacelia / Hydrophyllaceae
Physaria alpestris / Alpine twinpod / Brassicaceae
Pinus albicaulis / White-bark pine / Pinaceae
Pinus monticola / Western white pine / Pinaceae
Pinus ponderosa / Ponderosa pine / Pinaceae
Plantago lanceolata* / English plantain / Plantaginaceae
Poa pratensis* / Kentucky bluegrass / Poaceae
Poa sp. / Bluegrass / Poaceae
Polemonium elegans / Elegant polemonium / Polemoniaceae
Polemonium pulcherrimum / Showy Jacob's ladder / Polemoniaceae
Populus trichocarpa / Black cottonwood / Salicaceae
Potentilla glandulosa / Sticky cinquefoil / Rosaceae
Prunus emarginata / Bitter cherry / Rosaceae
Pseudotsuga menziesii / Douglas fir / Pinaceae
Pteridium aquilinum / Bracken / Polypodiaceae
Pterospora andromedea / Pinedrops / Ericaceae
Pyrola picta / White-veined wintergreen / Ericaceae
Pyrola secunda / One-sided wintergreen / Ericaceae
Ranunculus sp. / Buttercup / Ranunculaceae
Ribes lacustre / Prickly currant / Grossulariaceae
Ribes lobbii / Gummy gooseberry / Grossulariaceae
Ribes viscosissimum / Sticky currant / Grossulariaceae
Rosa gymnocarpa / Baldhip rose / Rosaceae
Rosa nutkana / Nootka rose / Rosaceae
Rubus leucodermis / Blackcap / Rosaceae
Rubus parviflorus / Thimbleberry / Rosaceae
Rubus ursinus / Wild blackberry / Rosaceae
Rudbeckia occidentalis / Black head / Asteraceae
Rumex acetosella* / Sheep sorrel / Polygonaceae
Salix scouleriana / Scouler willow / Salicaceae
Sambucus cerulea / Blue elderberry / Caprifoliaceae
Sanicula graveolens / Sierra sanicle / Apiaceae
Saxifraga integrifolia / Grassland saxifrage / Saxifragaceae
Sedum lanceolatum / Lance-leaved stonecrop / Crassulaceae
Senecio integerrimus / Western groundsel / Asteraceae
Smilacina racemosa / False Solomon's seal / Liliaceae
Smilacina stellata / Star-flowered Solomon's seal / Liliaceae
Sorbus scopulina / Cascade mountain-ash / Rosaceae
Spiraea betulifolia / Birch-leafed spirea / Rosaceae
Stellaria jamesiana / Sticky starwort / Caryophyllaceae
Stephanomeria tenuifolia / Bush wirelettuce / Asteraceae
Symphoricarpos albus / Common snowberry / Caprifoliaceae
Symphoricarpos oreophilus / Mountain snowberry / Caprifoliaceae
Taraxacum officinale* / Common dandelion / Asteraceae
Thalictrum occidentale / Western meadowrue / Ranunculaceae
Thlaspi fendleri / Fendler's pennycress / Brassicaceae
Trifolium sp. / Clover / Fabaceae
Trillium ovatum / White trillium / Liliaceae
Urtica dioica / Stinging nettle / Urticaceae
Vaccinium membranaceum / Mountain huckleberry / Ericaceae
Veronica sp. / Speedwell / Scrophulariaceae
Viola glabella / Stream violet / Violaceae
Viola purpurea / Goosefoot violet / Violaceae
Zigadenus paniculatus / Panicled death-camas / Liliaceae

WNPS Native Plant Lists

Iron Creek, Kittitas County, 11-08

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