PlantQuest Species List for Thurston County, Washington

Scientific Name
(* Introduced)
Family Common Name Habitat Bloom Period
Anemone occidentalisRanunculaceaewestern pasqueflowerwestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinemay, jun, jul, aug
Brewerimitella breweriSaxifragaceae
Callitropsis nootkatensisCupressaceaeAlaska yellow cedar, Nootka Cedar or cypress, Sitka cedar or cypresswestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinemay, jun, jul
Caltha leptosepalaRanunculaceaewhite marsh marigold, elkslipsubalpine or alpine, freshwatermay, jun, jul, aug
Carex spectabilisCyperaceaeshowy sedgesubalpine or alpine, freshwaterjun, jul, aug
Castilleja miniataOrobanchaceaescarlet Indian paintbrushwestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpine, saltwater shoresmay, jun, jul, aug, sep
Castilleja parviflora var. oreopolaOrobanchaceaeMagenta paintbrushsubalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug, sep
Clintonia unifloraLiliaceaequeen's cup, bride's-bonnetwestern forest, eastern forestmay, jun, jul
Epilobium brachycarpumOnagraceaetall annual willowherb, autumn willowherbwestern forest, eastern forest, prairie or baldjul, aug
Erythranthe caespitosaPhrymaceaeLarge mountain monkey-flowersubalpine or alpine, freshwaterjul, aug, sep
Erythranthe lewisiiPhrymaceaepurple monkey-flowerwestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpine, freshwaterjun, jul, aug
Erythronium montanumLiliaceaewhite avalanche-lilywestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug
Gentiana calycosaGentianaceaeRainier pleated gentian, explorer's gentian, mountain bog gentiansubalpine or alpinejul, aug, sep, oct
Hieracium tristeAsteraceaeslender hawkweedsubalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug
Juncus mertensianusJuncaceaeMertens' rushsubalpine or alpine, freshwaterjul, aug, sep
Ligusticum grayiApiaceaeGray's licorice-root, Gray's lovage, sheep wild lovagesubalpine or alpinejul, aug, sep
Lomatium martindaleiApiaceaeCascade desert-parsley, coast range lomatiumwestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinemay, jun, jul, aug, sep
Luetkea pectinataRosaceaepartridgefoot, lutkeasubalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug
Luina hypoleucaAsteraceaelittle-leaf silverback, silverback luinawestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug, sep, oct
Micranthes ferrugineaSaxifragaceaerussethair saxifrage, rusty saxifragewestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug
Micranthes nelsonianaSaxifragaceae western forest, eastern forest, freshwatermay, jun, jul, aug
Micranthes tolmieiSaxifragaceaeTolmie's or alpine saxifragewestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug, sep
Neottia banksianaOrchidaceae
Oxyria digynaPolygonaceaealpine mountain-sorrelsubalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug
Pedicularis contortaOrobanchaceaecoiled lousewort, white-coiled beak lousewortwestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug
Pedicularis ornithorhynchosOrobanchaceae
Phlox diffusaPolemoniaceaespreading phloxwestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinemay, jun, jul, aug
Phyllodoce empetriformisEricaceaepink mountain-heathsubalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug
Pinus monticolaPinaceaewestern white pine, mountain white pinewestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinemay, no flowers
Potentilla flabellifoliaRosaceaehigh mountain cinquefoil, fan-foilwestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpine, freshwaterjul, aug
Rhododendron albiflorumEricaceaewhite rhododendron, Cascade azaleawestern forest, eastern forest, freshwaterjun, jul, aug
Ribes acerifoliumGrossulariaceaemaple-leaf currantwestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug
Rubus pedatusRosaceaestrawberryleaf raspberry, strawberry bramblewestern forest, eastern forestmay, jun, jul
Saxifraga cespitosaSaxifragaceaetufted alpine saxifragewestern forest, eastern forest, prairie or bald, subalpine or alpineapr, may, jun, jul, aug, sep
Solidago multiradiataAsteraceaeRocky Mountain goldenrod, northern goldenrodsubalpine or alpinejul, aug, sep
Streptopus lanceolatusLiliaceaeRosy twisted-stalk, simple-stemmed twisted-stalkwestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug
Trisetum spicatumPoaceaespike trisetum, narrow false oatwestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinejun, jul, aug, sep
Vaccinium deliciosumEricaceaeCascade blueberry, blueleaf huckleberry, Cascade bilberry, rainier blueberrywestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinemay, jun, jul
Veronica cusickiiPlantaginaceaeCusick's speedwellsubalpine or alpine, freshwaterjul, aug, sep
Xerophyllum tenaxMelanthiaceaecommon beargrass, western turkeybeardwestern forest, eastern forest, subalpine or alpinemay, jun, jul, aug

Data from Consortium of PNW Herbaria and Burke Herbarium Image Collection.    Generated on January 24, 2022
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