Brown galingale (Cyperus fuscus)
Origin: Introduced

Shaggy galinsoga (Galinsoga quadriradiata)
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in lowland western Washington; British Columbia to Washington, east across southern Canada to central and eastern North America.
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, gardens, wastelots, and other disturbed areas at low elevations.
Origin: Introduced from Central and South America
Flowers: June-October

Nevius's garlic (Allium nevii)
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in central Washington; Chelan County, Washington to Wasco County, Oregon
Habitat: Vernally wet meadows and rocky soils at low to middle elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July

Small-flowered gaura (Oenothera curtiflora)
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; widely distributed throughout North America.
Habitat: Open, sandy, rocky, often disturbed places.
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: June-September

Glaucous gentian (Gentiana glauca)
Distribution: In the North Cascades of Washington; Alaska south to Washington and Montana.
Habitat: Tundra and alpine meadows.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-September

Lapland gentian (Comastoma tenellum)
Distribution: Known only from Okanogan County in Washington; Alaska south to California, east to the northern Rocky Mountains; circumpolar.
Habitat: Alpine areas, typically where moist.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August

Northern gentian (Gentianella amarella)
Distribution: Across the northern part of Washington on both sides of the Cascades; Alaska to California, east to Minnasota and New Mexico.
Habitat: Moist areas, sea level to mid-elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September

Prairie gentian (Gentiana affinis)
Distribution: East of the Cascades in Washington; British Columbia south to California and Arizona.
Habitat: Damp soil and meadowlands, from the valleys and foothills to well up in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-September

Samiland gentian (Comastoma tenellum)
Distribution: Known only from Okanogan County in Washington; Alaska south to California, east to the northern Rocky Mountains; circumpolar.
Habitat: Alpine areas, typically where moist.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August

Staff gentian (Gentiana sceptrum)
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to northwest California.
Habitat: Bogs and wet places, especially along the coast, at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-September

Carolina geranium (Geranium carolinianum)
Distribution: Widely distributed throughout much of Washington; ranging throughout nearly all of North America.
Habitat: Woodlands and waste places, tending to be weedy.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-July

Montane geranium (Geranium ibericum)
Origin: Introduced

Round-leaved geranium (Geranium rotundifolium)
Origin: Introduced

Sticky geranium (Geranium oreganum)
Distribution: West of the Cascades in southwestern Washington; south to northern California.
Habitat: Meadows and woodlands.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July

Western geranium (Geranium oreganum)
Distribution: West of the Cascades in southwestern Washington; south to northern California.
Habitat: Meadows and woodlands.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July

Western germander (Teucrium canadense)
Distribution: East of the Cascades in Washington; throughout the United States and adjacent portions of Canada and Mexico.
Habitat: Stream banks and moist bottom lands, mostly at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August

Western giant-hyssop (Agastache occidentalis)
Distribution: East slopes of the Cascades, Chelan to Yakima Counties, Washington; south to Oregon.
Habitat: Dry, open, often rocky slopes at low to moderate elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August

Bluehead gilia (Gilia capitata)
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades in Washington, but also in the Columbia River Gorge; Vancouver Island, British Columbia south to California, east to Idaho.
Habitat: Dry, open areas at lower elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-July

Globe gilia (Gilia capitata)
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades in Washington, but also in the Columbia River Gorge; Vancouver Island, British Columbia south to California, east to Idaho.
Habitat: Dry, open areas at lower elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-July

Many-flowered gilia (Ipomopsis congesta)
Distribution: Occurring on the eastern border of Washington; Washington south to California, east to the Great Plains.
Habitat: Dry, open areas at low to middle elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-July

Sinuate gilia (Gilia sinuata)
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to southeast California, east to Idaho and Wyoming.
Habitat: Dry, open, and usually sandy places in the foothills and plains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-July

Lott's gily-flower (Aliciella lottiae)
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in the south-central portion of Washington; Washington south to California, east to Idaho and Utah.
Habitat: Open, sandy areas in sagebrush-steppe at low to middle elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-June

Sand gily-flower (Aliciella leptomeria)
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington south to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Open, sandy and rocky areas in sagebrush steppe from low to middle elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-June

Wild ginger (Asarum caudatum)
Distribution: Widely distributed throughout Washington except in central lowlands; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho and Montana.
Habitat: Moist, shady woods at low to mid-elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-July

Glacier-lily (Erythronium grandiflorum)
Distribution: Widely distributed in mountainous and forested areas across Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Balds and forest openings from sea level to the subalpine.
Origin: Native
Flowers: March-August

American glehnia (Glehnia leiocarpa)
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in the coastal counties in Washington; coastal Alaska to coastal northern California.
Habitat: Sandy beaches and dunes along the coast.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July

Gooseberry-leaved globemallow (Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia)
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; south-central Washington to Nevada, east to southern Idaho and Utah.
Habitat: Sagebrush desert to low elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July

Munro's globemallow (Sphaeralcea munroana)
Distribution: Widely distributed east of the Cascades crest in Washington; south-central British Columbia to California, east to Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado.
Habitat: Desert plains to open lower mountain slopes.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August

White-stemmed globemallow (Sphaeralcea munroana)
Distribution: Widely distributed east of the Cascades crest in Washington; south-central British Columbia to California, east to Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado.
Habitat: Desert plains to open lower mountain slopes.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August

Low glyceria (Glyceria declinata)
Origin: Introduced

Spear leaf goat-chicory (Agoseris retrorsa)
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
Habitat: Sagebrush desert, grassy slopes, and ponderosa pine forest openings at low to middle elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-June

Hybrid goatsbeard (Tragopogon miscellus)
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in eastern Washington; eastern Washington and adjacent Idaho, Wyoming, and Arizona.
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, and other disturbed, open areas.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-June

Sylvan goatsbeard (Aruncus dioicus)
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Alberta, also in the eastern half of North America.
Habitat: Moist forest and forest edge from low elevations to the subalpine.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July

Western goblin (Botrychium montanum)
Distribution: British Columbia to California, east to Montana
Origin: Native

Gold-star (Crocidium multicaule)
Distribution: Occurring on both sides the Cascades crest and in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho.
Habitat: Dry, open areas from low to middle elevations, especially common in sagebrush.
Origin: Native
Flowers: March-May

Mountain golden-banner (Thermopsis montana)
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington, but only occurring in the far western and eastern counties; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Sandy, well-drained soil to wet meadowland, low to moderate elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July

Northern golden-saxifrage (Chrysosplenium tetrandrum)
Distribution: In Washington known only from the north-central part of the state: Alaska south to Washington, east to Montana and Colorado in the U.S., east across Canada to the Atlantic Coast; circumpolar.
Habitat: Rock crevices and wet banks and slopes, high elevations in our area.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August

Oregon goldenaster (Heterotheca oregona)
Distribution: British Columbia to California, east base of the Cascades to the coast.
Habitat: Sand and gravel bars along rivers, low to moderate elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-Sept.

Fragrant goldenrod (Euthamia graminifolia)
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to Oregon, east to Idaho; native from the Great Plains to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Lowland fields, lakeshores, and wastelots.
Origin: Introduced from central and eastern North America
Flowers: July-September

Missouri goldenrod (Solidago missouriensis)
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; central British Columbia to Oregon, east to the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, and midwestern U.S.
Habitat: Rather dry, open places, from the valleys and plains to fairly high elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-October

Rocky Mountain goldenrod (Solidago multiradiata)
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona, east to the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and midwestern U.S.
Habitat: Mountain meadows and open slopes at high elevations
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September

West Coast goldenrod (Solidago elongata)
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California.
Habitat: Sandy or gravelly open areas or thickets at low to middle elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-September

Western goldenrod (Euthamia occidentalis)
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains of the U.S.
Habitat: Stream and river banks, lake and pond margins, wetlands, and other moist areas at low to middle elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-October

Bloomer's goldenweed (Ericameria bloomeri)
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to California, east to Idaho and Nevada.
Habitat: Dry, rocky slopes and open woods, from the foothills to moderate elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-September

Columbian heath goldenweed (Ericameria resinosa)
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to Oregon, east to Idaho.
Habitat: Basalt cliffs and rock crevices in the plains and foothills, extending up to 6000 feet on the east slope of the Cascades.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-September

Greene's heath goldenweed (Ericameria greenei)
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascade crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Idaho.
Habitat: Dry, rocky slopes and open forests from middle elevations to the subalpine.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-August

Hall's goldenweed (Columbiadoria hallii)
Distribution: Occurring in the east end of the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; Washington to Oregon.
Habitat: Dry, open or sparsely wooded slopes at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: August-October

Lyall's goldenweed (Tonestus lyallii)
Distribution: Occurring in the Olympics and Cascades mountains in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Mountain meadows and rocky slopes, subalpine and alpine.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-September

Palouse goldenweed (Pyrrocoma liatriformis)
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in eastern Washington; eastern Washington and adjacent Idaho.
Habitat: Grassy hillsides and prairies.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-August

Rabbitbrush goldenweed (Ericameria bloomeri)
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to California, east to Idaho and Nevada.
Habitat: Dry, rocky slopes and open woods, from the foothills to moderate elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-September

Woolly goldenweed (Stenotus lanuginosus)
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Idaho, Montana, and Nevada.
Habitat: Open, dry, often rocky places, from sagebrush desert to ponderosa pine forest openings at middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July

Maritime goldfields (Lasthenia maritima)
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest along the coast in Washington; southern British Columbia to California.
Habitat: Coastal islands, headlands, and seabird nesting sites.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July

Smooth goldfields (Lasthenia glaberrima)
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest and in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; southern Washington to central California.
Habitat: Wet or muddy ground at low elevations, including venral pools.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July

Idaho goldthread (Coptis occidentalis)
Distribution: Occurring in the northeastern corner of Washington; Adjacent British Columbia east to Idaho and Montana.
Habitat: Moist woods.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-May

Threeleaf goldthread (Coptis trifolia)
Distribution: Known from extreme northeastern region of Washington; Alaska to Washington, Idaho and Montana, east across northern North America to the Atlantic; also in Greenland and eastern Eurasia.
Habitat: Deep woodland, often where swampy.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August

Goose-grass (Galium aparine)
Distribution: Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Variety of habitats, sea level to mid-elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-June

Canada gooseberry (Ribes oxyacanthoides)
Distribution: East of the Cascades in Washington chiefly in the northeatern and southeastern portions of the state; Alaska to Oregon, east to the Atlantic Coast in the northern half of North America.
Habitat: Prairies and lower mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-June

Desert gooseberry (Ribes velutinum)
Distribution: Occurring in the southeastern corner of Washington; Washington south to California, east to Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
Habitat: Open areas in sagebrush-steppe and Ponderosa pine forests.
Origin: Native
Flowers: March-May

Gummy gooseberry (Ribes lobbii)
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington, but occasionally found to the coast; British Columbia south to California.
Habitat: Lowland valleys to open forests at moderate elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-June

Mount Adams gooseberry (Ribes watsonianum)
Distribution: Chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to Oregon, east to Alberta.
Habitat: Forest openings in canyons and on ridges, mid-elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July

Oregon gooseberry (Ribes lobbii)
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington, but occasionally found to the coast; British Columbia south to California.
Habitat: Lowland valleys to open forests at moderate elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-June

Snow gooseberry (Ribes niveum)
Distribution: Occurring in the southeastern corner of Washington; Washington south to Oregon and Nevada, east to Idaho and Colorado.
Habitat: Usually in thickets along streams, but somedtimes on open hllsides.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-May

Straggly gooseberry (Ribes divaricatum)
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington and along the Columbia River Gorge; British Columbia south to California.
Habitat: Moist hillsides, prairies and open woods at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-May

Wastson gooseberry (Ribes watsonianum)
Distribution: Chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to Oregon, east to Alberta.
Habitat: Forest openings in canyons and on ridges, mid-elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July

Whitestem gooseberry (Ribes inerme)
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Moist forest edges and openings in the mountains, riparian corridors at lower elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-June

Clammy goosefoot (Dysphania pumilio)
Distribution: Occurring along the southern border of Washington; southern British Columbia to California and northern Nevada, east to Idaho; scattered in eastern half of U.S.
Habitat: Sandy or gravelly soils, streambanks, waste areas, and other disturbed sites.
Origin: Introduced from Australia
Flowers: July-September

Fremont's goosefoot (Chenopodium fremontii)
Origin: Native
Flowers: June - September

Glaucous goosefoot (Oxybasis glauca)
Distribution: Occurring along the southern border east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska south to California, east across the northern half of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Open, sometimes disturbed, areas, often where soil is alkaline or saline.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August

Jerusalem oak goosefoot (Dysphania botrys)
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east across much of the U.S. and parts of southern Canada.
Habitat: Streambanks, gravel bars, roadsides, and other distrubed, open areas.
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Flowers: May-October

Leafy goosefoot (Blitum virgatum)
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: June - September

Maple leaf goosefoot (Chenopodiastrum simplex)
Distribution: Introduced in much of North America; British Columbia to California in the West.
Habitat: Weed of roadsides and waste areas.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June - September

Narrowleaf goosefoot (Chenopodium pratericola)
Origin: Native

Oakleaf goosefoot (Oxybasis glauca)
Distribution: Occurring along the southern border east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska south to California, east across the northern half of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Open, sometimes disturbed, areas, often where soil is alkaline or saline.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August

Pinyon goosefoot (Chenopodium atrovirens)
Origin: Native
Flowers: June - September

Red goosefoot (Oxybasis rubra)
Distribution: Widely distributed, British Columbia to Newfoundland, south across the United States.
Habitat: Moist, saline soils.
Origin: Both native and introduced
Flowers: July - October

Wall goosefoot (Chenopodiastrum murale)
Distribution: Introduced throughout most of North America.
Habitat: Roadsides and waste areas.
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: May - August

Goosegrass (Eleusine indica)
Distribution: Uncommon weed in western Oregon; more common in California and eastern United States.
Habitat: Waste ground and roadsides.
Origin: Introduced from Africa
Flowers: July - August

Bishop's goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria)
Distribution: Occurring in scattered locations west of the Cascades crest in the Puget Trough in Washington; southern British Columbia to Oregon, also in eastern North America.
Habitat: Disturbed forest understory and edge, where often dumped as garden waste.
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Flowers: May-July

River-bank grape (Vitis riparia)
Origin: Introduced from eastern United States
Flowers: May - July

Garden grape-hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum)
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia

Common grapefern (Botrypus virginianus)
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest and in the northeastern counties in Washington; Alaska to California, east across most of North America to the Atlantic Coast; also in Eurasia.
Habitat: Moist woods and thickets, seldom in meadows, from valleys to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native

Leathery grapefern (Sceptridium multifidum)
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest and in the northeastern counties in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, northern Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and northeastern North America.
Habitat: Open or shaded places, including meadows, wetland margins, and forest edge, from low elevations to the subalpine.
Origin: Native

Alaska blue grass (Poa paucispicula)
Origin: Native
Flowers: Late June - August

American slough grass (Beckmannia syzigachne)
Distribution: Alaska to California, east from the coast to Manitoba and the Great Lakes region
Habitat: Pond margins, marshes and ditches at low elevations
Origin: Native
Flowers: June - July

Annual false wheat grass (Eremopyrum triticeum)
Distribution: Occurring in scattered locations east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to Arizona, east to the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains.
Habitat: Dry wasteland, disturbed areas.
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: May-July

Annual rabbit's-foot grass (Polypogon monspeliensis)
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; widely distributed throughout much of North America.
Habitat: Wet to dry waste areas, including vernal pools where the water is brackish.
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: May-August

Awnless barnyard grass (Echinochloa colona)
Origin: Introduced from the tropics

Bearded melic grass (Melica aristata)
Origin: Native
Flowers: June - July

Beardless rabbit's-foot grass (Polypogon viridis)
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: June - September

Blowout grass (Redfieldia flexuosa)
Origin: Introduced from central United States

Bristly dog's-tail grass (Cynosurus echinatus)
Distribution: Introduced in southwest British Columba and Oregon's Wilamette Valley, south into California; more common in central and eastern United States.
Habitat: Weed of waste places.
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: May - July

Cheat grass (Bromus tectorum)
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Baja California, Mexico, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Sagebrush desert, grasslands, prairies, meadows, balds, roadsides, wastelots, and other distrubed open areas from low to middle elevations.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: March-June

Coastal salt grass (Distichlis spicata)
Distribution: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, south to California; also along the east coast of the United States from Canada to Florida and Texas.
Habitat: Coastal beaches and salt marshes.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June - September

Common canary grass (Phalaris canariensis)
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: June - August

Common velvet grass (Holcus lanatus)
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest and east in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; Alaska to California, east across much of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Balds, prairies, roadsides, meadows, lawns, wastelots, and other disturbed open areas.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: May-July

Dwarf alkali grass (Puccinellia pumila)
Origin: Native
Flowers: June - August

Eurasian quack grass (Thinopyrum ponticum)
Distribution: Occurring in scattered locations in the southern portion of Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to the central portion of North America.
Habitat: Disturbed areas including roadsides, wastelots, and agricultural fields.
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: May-June

Fern grass (Scleropoa rigida)
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: June - July

Flat-stem blue grass (Poa compressa)
Distribution: Alaska east to Newfoundland, south to most of the United States; common in the Pacific Northwest.
Habitat: Waste ground, roadsides, and gardens to open woods and meadows, usually where moist.
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: June - August

Fowl manna grass (Glyceria striata)
Distribution: Alaska south to northern California, east to Newfoundland and Florida.
Habitat: Wet places, bogs, and mountain meadows.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May - July

Great Basin lyme grass (Leymus cinereus)
Distribution: East of the Cascades in Washington; central and western North America.
Habitat: Sagebrush-steppe, arid grasslands, forest edges, and other dry, open areas in the intermountain west.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-July

Henderson's rice grass (Achnatherum hendersonii)
Distribution: Yakima and Kittitas counties in Washington; south to Jefferson County, Oregon.
Habitat: Dry, rocky, shallow soil, in sagebrush or ponderosa pine.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-June

Indian rice grass (Achnatherum hymenoides)
Distribution: East of the Cascades in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to Alberta and the Dakotas and Texas.
Habitat: Grasslands, desert plains, and foothills, especially on rocky or sandy soil.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-June

Jointed goat grass (Aegilops cylindrica)
Distribution: A weedy plant from Europe, introduced in much of western United States.
Habitat: Waste ground and roadsides; a troublesome weed in wheat.
Origin: Introduced from southern Europe
Flowers: June - July

Leiberg's blue grass (Poa leibergii)
Origin: Native
Flowers: Late March - May

Letterman's blue grass (Poa lettermanii)
Origin: Native
Flowers: August

Little quaking grass (Briza minor)
Distribution: Well established in Eastern North America; occasional on the West coast.
Habitat: Dry waste areas.
Origin: Introduced from the Mediterranean region
Flowers: May - June

Mammoth lyme grass (Leymus racemosus)
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; central Washington to north-central Oregon, east to Wyoming.
Habitat: Sandy areas in sagebrush flats and plains.
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Flowers: July-August

Meadow rye grass (Schedonorus pratensis)
Distribution: Occurring in scattered localities on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; widely distributed throughout North America.
Habitat: Meadows, pastures, roadsides, and other disturbed areas, often where moist
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: May-July

Mediterranean rabbitsfoot grass (Polypogon maritimus)
Distribution: Known from Klickitat County in WA; Washington to California, east to Nevada; also in southeastern North America.
Habitat: Shoreline of ponds, lakes and rivers.
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: June-August

Nodding false semaphore grass (Pleuropogon refractus)
Distribution: Southern British Columbia south in both the Southern British Columbia south in both the Olympics and Cascades of Washington, and the Cascades and coastal mountain of Oregon, to Mendocino County, California.
Habitat: Bogs, stream banks, swampy meadows,and moist, shaded woods, from near sea level toabout 5000 feet elevation in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May - August

Northwestern manna grass (Glyceria ×occidentalis)
Origin: Native
Flowers: May - June

Onion grass (Melica bulbosa)
Origin: Native
Flowers: May - July

Orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata)
Distribution: Distributed widely throughout Washington; distributed widely throughout North America.
Habitat: Disturbed areas such as meadows, fields, roadsides, and forest edges; common forage plant; also planted in logged areas in the mountains.
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: June-August

Purple moor grass (Molinia caerulea)
Distribution: Known from a single locality in King County where it is persistent; occurring in scattered locations throughout North America.
Habitat: Disturbed areas at low elevation near the coast.
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: May-June

Reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea)
Distribution: Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America, except for extreme southern U.S., to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Stream banks, meadows, fields, roadsides, irrigation ditches, and other disturbed open places from low elevations to nearly the subalpine.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: June-July

Richardson's rice grass (Achnatherum richardsonii)
Origin: Native
Flowers: June - July

Rough-stalk blue grass (Poa trivialis)
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: May - July

Sand-dune blue grass (Poa macrantha)
Distribution: Southern Vancouver Island and the islands of Puget Sound, south along the coast to Mendocino County, California.
Habitat: Chiefly on sand dunes.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April - July

Shining alkali grass (Puccinellia nutkaensis)
Origin: Native

Six-weeks love grass (Eragrostis lutescens)
Origin: Native
Flowers: July - October

Slender-spike manna grass (Glyceria leptostachya)
Origin: Native
Flowers: June - August

Small melic grass (Melica fugax)
Origin: Native
Flowers: May - Early July

Suksdorf's blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium sarmentosum)
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in south-central Washington; south-central Washington to north-central Oregon.
Habitat: Moist, grassy areas.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August

Teal love grass (Eragrostis hypnoides)
Distribution: In Washington, chiefly west of the Cascades, and along the Columbia and Snake Rivers; widespread in central and eastern United States.
Habitat: Mud flats along streams, ponds and lakes.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June - September

Western blue grass (Poa suksdorfii)
Origin: Native
Flowers: July - August

Wheeler's blue grass (Poa wheeleri)
Origin: Native
Flowers: April - August

Withered blue grass (Poa marcida)
Origin: Native
Flowers: June - July

Cascade grass-of-parnassus (Parnassia cirrata)
Origin: Native

Grass-of-parnassus (Parnassia palustris)
Distribution: Primarily west of the Cascades in Washington on the Olympic Peninsula and southwestern counties; Arctic America south to Minnesota and British Columbia, in the Rocky Mountains to Colorado and in parts of the Sierra Nevada in California.
Habitat: Arctic tundra to moist, shaded areas in the mountains, where usually along streams or around springs.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-August

Northern grass-of-parnassus (Parnassia palustris)
Distribution: Primarily west of the Cascades in Washington on the Olympic Peninsula and southwestern counties; Arctic America south to Minnesota and British Columbia, in the Rocky Mountains to Colorado and in parts of the Sierra Nevada in California.
Habitat: Arctic tundra to moist, shaded areas in the mountains, where usually along streams or around springs.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-August

Grass-widow (Olsynium douglasii)
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington, but more widespread east of the crest; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho, Nevada, and Utah.
Habitat: Coastal bluffs, prairies, open rocky areas, oak and ponderosa pine woodlands, sagebrush and juniper desert, where moist in early spring.
Origin: Native
Flowers: March-June

Western grasswort (Lilaeopsis occidentalis)
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California.
Habitat: Marshes, river banks, salt flats, muddy or sandy beaches and shores along and near the coast.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-July

Greasewood (Sarcobatus vermiculatus)
Distribution: East of the Cascade in Washington; Washington south to California, east to the Dakotas, south to Colorado.
Habitat: Saline or alkaline, usually heavy soils of the drier regions.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July

Spiny green-bush (Glossopetalon spinescens)
Origin: Native

Dyer's greenweed (Genista tinctoria)
Distribution: Occurring in scattered locations on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington, Idaho, and in eastern North America.
Habitat: Roadsides, wastelots, and other disturbed open areas.
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: May-June

Field gromwell (Buglossoides arvensis)
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east across much of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, and other dry, open, often disturbed sites in sagebrush desert to ponderosa pine forest openings.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: April-June

Tall hairy grooveburr (Agrimonia gryposepala)
Distribution: Reported from Washington but currently no specimens exist; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Edges, openings, draws, thickets, and open forest.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August

Ground cedar (Diphasiastrum complanatum)
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington, primarily in the northern half of the state; Alaska south to Washington, Idaho and Montana, east across Canada and the northern U.S. to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Moist to dry, usually coniferous forests, rocky slopes and sandy openings, low to mid-elevations.
Origin: Native
Spores: Sporing structures in summer and fall

Long-leaved ground-cherry (Physalis longifolia)
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades in Washington; occurring throughout much of North America.
Habitat: Weed of cultivated fields and waste places.
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: June-September

Tree ground-pine (Dendrolycopodium dendroideum)
Distribution: Widespread across boreal forests of North America, south to northern Washington, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, and NE U.S. Also found in Asia. In Washington, known from scattered locations in the west Cascades and in Pend Oreille county.
Habitat: Woodlands and open brushy areas. In Washington, found mostly among rock or talus with thick moss or duff layers, often under brush or on edges of forest. At mid elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native

Vancouver groundcone (Kopsiopsis hookeri)
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest along the Puget Sound and outer coast in Washington; British Columbia to California.
Habitat: Myco-heterotrophic on Gaultheria shallon, which occurs primarily in forest understories, along forest edges, and in forest and meadow openings at low to moderate elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July

Arrowleaf groundsel (Senecio triangularis)
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Moist places and streambanks from the lowlands to the subalpine.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September

Black-tipped groundsel (Senecio lugens)
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Washington, east to the northern Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Wet meadows, grassy alpine slopes, and rich northern woods.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August

Butterweed groundsel (Senecio serra)
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado.
Habitat: Meadows and open, moist hillsides, foothills to mid-elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August

Common groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across most of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Roadsides, waste ground, lawns, and other disturbed, open sites.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: February-May

Few-leaved groundsel (Packera subnuda)
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Alberta, Montana, and Wyoming.
Habitat: Wet meadows in the subalpine and alpine.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-September.

Long-rayed groundsel (Packera macounii)
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California.
Habitat: Open woods and dry, open places at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July

Porter's groundsel (Packera porteri)
Distribution: Reported east of the Cascades crest in Okanogan County in Washington; Washington and Oregon, also occurring in Colorado.
Habitat: Talus slopes in the alpine.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-August

Rocky Mountain groundsel (Packera streptanthifolia)
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Yukon Territory to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and Sasketchewan.
Habitat: Moist to moderately dry open areas and forest, from middle elevations to the subalpine.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August

Water groundsel (Senecio hydrophilus)
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains.
Habitat: Swampy places in the valleys and foothills; tolerant of alkali.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June- September

Wood groundsel (Senecio sylvaticus)
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, also in eastern North America.
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, forest edge, wastelots, and other disturbed areas at low elevation.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: May-September

Woolly groundsel (Packera cana)
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the northern Great Plains.
Habitat: Dry, open, often rocky places, from the foothills to alpine meadows.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August

Deceptive groundsmoke (Gayophytum decipiens)
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in central Washington; north-central Washington to California, east to Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado.
Habitat: Rocky ridges and slopes, meadows, and flats from sagebrush desert to ponderosa pine forest openings.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August

Pinyon groundsmoke (Gayophytum ramosissimum)
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington south to California and Arizona, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Dry foothills and valleys to the lower mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-July

Spreading groundsmoke (Gayophytum diffusum)
Distribution: Both sides of the Cascades in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to South Dakota and New Mexico.
Habitat: Dry meadows and open slopes, from lowlands to near timberline.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August

Grouseberry (Vaccinium scoparium)
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to Colorado.
Habitat: Open, dry forests, mid- to high elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August

Guaco (Peritoma serrulata)
Distribution: East of the Cascades in Washington; widely distributed throughout North America except Alaska and southeastern U.S.
Habitat: Sagebrush deserts and Ponderosa pine forest openings.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August

Coastal gumweed (Grindelia nana)
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Montana.
Habitat: Dry, sandy hills, roadsides.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September

Gumweed (Grindelia nana)
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Montana.
Habitat: Dry, sandy hills, roadsides.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September

Puget Sound gumweed (Grindelia integrifolia)
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington at low elevations; British Columbia to northern California.
Habitat: Salt marshes, rocky shores along the coast, coastal headlands and bluffs, and various non-maritime habitats in the Puget Trough.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-January