North Creek Park, Pierce County, wa

North Creek Park, Pierce County, WA.

List covers plants found in North Creek County Park, which is located in southern Pierce County. List by Fred Weinmann, August 1997. 31 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 species.
Scientific Name Common Name Plant Family

Agrostis alba*	Red top	Poaceae
Alnus rubra	Red alder	Betulaceae
Bidens cernua	Nodding beggar-ticks	Asteraceae
Callitriche sp.	Water-starwort	Callitrichaceae
Carex utriculata	Beaked sedge	Cyperaceae
Circium arvense*	Canada thistle	Asteraceae
Crataegus monogyna*	English hawthorn	Rosaceae
Eleocharis ovata	Ovoid spike-rush	Cyperaceae
Epilobium watsonii	Watson's willow-herb	Onagraceae
Equisetum palustre	Marsh horsetail	Equisetaceae
Galium trifidum	Small bedstraw	Rubiaceae
Glyceria elata	Tall mannagrass	Poaceae
Holcus lanatus*	Common velvet grass	Poaceae
Juncus effusus	Soft rush	Juncaceae
Lactuca ludoviciana*	Western letuce	Asteraceae
Lemna minor	Water lentil	Lemnaceae
Lotus corniculatus*	Birdsfoot trefoil	Fabaceae
Lythrum salicaria*	Purple loosestrife	Lythraceae
Mimulus gutattus	Common monkey-flower	Scrophulariaceae
Myosotis discolor*	Yellow & blue forget-me-not	Boraginaceae
Oenanthe sarmentosa	Water parsley	Apiaceae
Phalaris arundinacea*	Reed canarygrass	Poaceae
Polygonum amphibium	Water smartweed	Polygonaceae
Ranunculus repens*	Creeping buttercup	Ranunculaceae
Salix lasiandra	Pacific willow	Salicaceae
Salix sitchensis	Sitka willow	Salicaceae
Scirpus microcarpus	Small-flowered bulrush	Cyperaceae
Solanum dulcamara*	Bittersweet nightshade	Solanaceae
Spiraea douglasii	Hardhack	Rosaceae
Typha latifolia	Common cattail	Typhaceae
Urtica dioica	Stinging nettle	Urticaceae

North Creek Park, Pierce county, WA.

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