Vascular Plant List Point Roberts

Vascular Plant List

Point Roberts
Point Roberts, Whatcom County, WA. List covers plants found in all habitats on Point Roberts south of Canada. List by Wayne Weber and Terry Taylor, June, 2005 to July, 2007. 315 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
Acer circinatum	Vine maple	Aceraceae
Acer macrophyllum	Big-leaf maple	Aceraceae
Achillea millefolium	Yarrow	Asteraceae
Adenocaulon bicolor	Pathfinder	Asteraceae
Aegopodium podagraria*	Goutweed	Apiaceae
Agrostis alba*	Red top	Poaceae
Agrostis scabra	Tickle-grass	Poaceae
Aira caryophyllea*	Silver hairgrass	Poaceae
Aira praecox*	Early hairgrass	Poaceae
Alchemilla occidentalis	Western lady's-mantle	Rosaceae
Alisma plantago-aquatica	American waterplantain	Alismataceae
Allium acuminatum	Taper-tip onion	Liliaceae
Allium cernuum	Nodding onion	Liliaceae
Alnus rubra	Red alder	Betulaceae
Ambrosia chamissonis	Silver bursage	Asteraceae
Amelanchier alnifolia	Serviceberry	Rosaceae
Anaphalis margaritacea	Pearly everlasting	Asteraceae
Anemone nemerosa*	Wood anemone	Ranunculaceae
Anethum graveolens*	Common dill	Apiaceae
Anthemis cotula*	Dog fennel	Asteraceae
Anthoxanthum odoratum*	Sweet vernalgrass	Poaceae
Arabidopsis thaliana*	Thale cress	Brassicaceae
Arctium minus*	Common burdock	Asteraceae
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Bearberry	Ericaceae
Armeria maritima	Sea thrift	Plumbaginaceae
Artemisia campestris	Northern wormwood	Asteraceae
Artemisia suksdorfii	Suksdorf's sagewort	Asteraceae
Asparagus officinalis*	Asparagus	Liliaceae
Aster subspicatus	Douglas' aster	Asteraceae
Athyrium filix-femina	Lady fern	Polypodiaceae
Atriplex patula	Spear saltbush	Chenopodiaceae
Barbarea orthoceras	American wintercress	Brassicaceae
Bellis perennis*	English daisy	Asteraceae
Berberis aquifolium	Tall Oregongrape	Berberidaceae
Berberis nervosa	Cascade Oregongrape	Berberidaceae
Betula papyrifera	Paper birch	Betulaceae
Bidens cernua	Nodding beggar-ticks	Asteraceae
Borago officinalis*	Common borage	Boraginaceae
Brassica campestris*	Common mustard	Brassicaceae
Brassica nigra*	Black mustard	Brassicaceae
Brodiaea coronaria	Harvest brodiaea	Liliaceae
Brodiaea hyacinthina	Hyacinth brodiaea	Liliaceae
Bromus sitchensis	Alaska brome	Poaceae
Bromus sterilis*	Barren brome	Poaceae
Bromus tectorum*	Cheat grass	Poaceae
Cakile edentula	Searocket	Brassicaceae
Callitriche stagnalis*	Pond water-starwort	Callitrichaceae
Capsella bursa-pastoris*	Shepherd's purse	Brassicaceae
Cardamine oligosperma	Little Western bittercress	Brassicaceae
Carex deweyana	Dewey's sedge	Cyperaceae
Carex obnupta	Slough sedge	Cyperaceae
Castilleja miniata	Scarlet paintbrush	Scrophulariaceae
Centaurea cyanus*	Batchelor button	Asteraceae
Centaurea diffusa*	Diffuse knapweed	Asteraceae
Centaurea maculosa*	Spotted knapweed	Asteraceae
Centaurea montana*	Montana starthistle	Asteraceae
Cerastium arvense	Field chickweed	Caryophyllaceae
Cerastium viscosum*	Sticky chickweed	Caryophyllaceae
Cerastium vulgatum*	Mouse-ear chickweed	Caryophyllaceae
Chenopodium album*	Pigweed	Chenopodiaceae
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum*	Ox-eye daisy	Asteraceae
Chrysanthemum parthenium*	Fever-few	Asteraceae
Cichorium intybus*	Chicory	Asteraceae
Circaea alpina	Enchanter's nightshade	Onagraceae
Cirsium arvense*	Canada thistle	Asteraceae
Cirsium vulgare*	Bull thistle	Asteraceae
Clinopodium vulgare*	Wild basil	Lamiaceae
Collinsia grandiflora	Large-flowered blue-eyed Mary	Scrophulariaceae
Convolvulus arvensis*	Field morning-glory	Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus sepium*	Lady's nightcap	Convolvulaceae
Conyza canadensis*	Horseweed	Asteraceae
Cornus nuttallii	Pacific dogwood	Cornaceae
Cornus stolonifera	Red-osier dogwood	Cornaceae
Coronilla varia*	Crown vetch	Fabaceae
Crataegus douglasii	Black hawthorn	Rosaceae
Crataegus monogyna*	English hawthorn	Rosaceae
Crepis capillaris*	Smooth hawksbeard	Asteraceae
Cytisus scoparius*	Scot's broom	Fabaceae
Dactylis glomerata*	Orchard grass	Poaceae
Daphne laureola*	Spurge laurel	Thymelaeaceae
Daucus carota*	Queen Anne's lace	Apiaceae
Delphinium menziesii	Mountain larkspur	Ranunculaceae
Dianthus armeria*	Grass pink	Caryophyllaceae
Digitalis purpurea*	Foxglove	Scrophulariaceae
Digitaria sanguinalis*	Hairy crabgrass	Poaceae
Dipsacus sylvestris*	Teasel	Dipsacaceae
Disporum hookeri	Hooker fairy-bell	Liliaceae
Distichlis spicata	Seashore salt grass	Poaceae
Draba verna	Spring whitlow-grass	Brassicaceae
Dryopteris expansa	Spreading wood-fern	Polypodiaceae
Echinochloa crus-galli*	Barnyard-grass	Poaceae
Eleocharis palustris	Common spike-rush	Cyperaceae
Elymus mollis	American dunegrass	Poaceae
Epilobium angustifolium	Fireweed	Onagraceae
Epilobium paniculatum	Tall annual willow-herb	Onagraceae
Epilobium watsonii	Watson's willow-herb	Onagraceae
Equisetum arvense	Common horsetail	Equisetaceae
Equisetum hyemale	Scouring-rush horsetail	Equisetaceae
Equisetum telmateia	Giant horsetail	Equisetaceae
Erodium cicutarium*	Filaree	Geraniaceae
Eschscholzia californica*	California poppy	Papaveraceae
Euphorbia lathyrus*	Mole plant	Euphorbiaceae
Festuca arundinacea*	Tall fescue	Poaceae
Festuca myuros*	Rat-tail fescue	Poaceae
Festuca rubra	Red fescue	Poaceae
Foeniculum vulgare*	Fennel	Apiaceae
Fragaria vesca	Wild strawberry	Rosaceae
Fritillaria lanceolata	Chocolate lily	Liliaceae
Fumaria officinalis*	Fumitory	Fumariaceae
Galium aparine	Cleavers	Rubiaceae
Galium trifidum	Small bedstraw	Rubiaceae
Gaultheria shallon	Salal	Ericaceae
Geranium molle*	Dovefoot geranium	Geraniaceae
Geranium robertianum*	Stinky Bob	Geraniaceae
Geum macrophyllum	Large-leaved avens	Rosaceae
Gnaphalium chilense	Cottonbatting cudweed	Asteraceae
Gnaphalium uliginosum*	Marsh cudweed	Asteraceae
Goodyera oblongifolia	Rattlesnake-plantain	Orchidaceae
Grindelia integrifolia	Coastal gumweed	Asteraceae
Hedera helix*	English ivy	Araliaceae
Helianthus annuus*	Common sunflower	Asteraceae
Heracleum lanatum	Cow parsnip	Apiaceae
Hesperis matronalis*	Dame's violet	Brassicaceae
Hieracium albiflorum	White-flowered hawkweed	Asteraceae
Holcus lanatus*	Common velvet grass	Poaceae
Holodiscus discolor	Ocean spray	Rosaceae
Hordeum murinum*	Wall barley	Poaceae
Humulus lupulus*	Hops	Moraceae
Hypericum perforatum*	Klamath weed	Hypericaceae
Hypochaeris radicata*	Hairy cat's-ear	Asteraceae
Ilex aquifolium*	English holly	Aquifoliaceae
Impatiens glandulifera*	Policeman's helmet	Balsaminaceae
Iris pseudacorus*	Yellow flag	Iridaceae
Iris sp.	Iris	Iridaceae
Juncus articulatus	Jointed rush	Juncaceae
Juncus balticus	Baltic rush	Juncaceae
Juncus bufonius*	Toad rush	Juncaceae
Juncus effusus	Soft rush	Juncaceae
Juncus ensifolius	Daggerleaf rush	Juncaceae
Juncus tenuis	Slender rush	Juncaceae
Knmiphofia uvaria*	Red-hot Poker	Liliaceae
Laburnum anagyroides*	Golderchain tree	Fabaceae
Lactuca muralis*	Wall lettuce	Asteraceae
Lactuca serriola*	Prickly lettuce	Asteraceae
Lamium galeobdolan*	Yellow archangel	Lamiaceae
Lamium purpureum*	Red dead-nettle	Lamiaceae
Lapsana communis*	Nipplewort	Asteraceae
Lathyrus japonicus	Maritime peavine	Fabaceae
Lathyrus latifolius*	Everlasting peavine	Fabaceae
Lathyrus nevadensis	Nuttall's peavine	Fabaceae
Lathyrus sylvestris*	Narrow-leaved everlasting pea	Fabaceae
Lemna minor	Common duckweed	Lemnaceae
Leontodon nudicaulis*	Hairy hawkbit	Asteraceae
Lepidium densiflorum	Common pepperweed	Brassicaceae
Linaria vulgaris*	Butter and eggs	Scrophulariaceae
Linnaea borealis	Twinflower	Caprifoliaceae
Lithophragma parviflorum	Small-flowered prairie-star	Saxifragaceae
Lobularia maritima*	Sweet alyssum	Brassicaceae
Lolium perenne*	English ryegrass	Poaceae
Lomatium nudicaule	Pestle parsnip	Apiaceae
Lonicera ciliosa	Orange honeysuckle	Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera involucrata	Black twinberry	Caprifoliaceae
Lotus corniculatus*	Birdsfoot trefoil	Fabaceae
Lunaria annua*	Money plant	Brassicaceae
Lupinus polyphyllus	Big-leaf lupine	Fabaceae
Lupinus rivularis	Streambank lupine	Fabaceae
Lychnis alba*	White campion	Caryophyllaceae
Lychnis coronaria*	Rose campion	Caryophyllaceae
Lycium halimifolium*	Matrimony vine	Solanaceae
Lysichiton americanus	Skunk cabbage	Araceae
Lythrum salicaria*	Purple loosestrife	Lythraceae
Madia sativa	Coast tarweed	Asteraceae
Maianthemum dilatatum	False lily-of-the-valley	Liliaceae
Malva moschata*	Musk mallow	Malvaceae
Malva neglecta*	Dwarf mallow	Malvaceae
Malva sylvestris*	Common mallow	Malvaceae
Matricaria matricarioides*	Pineapple weed	Asteraceae
Medicago hispida*	Burclover	Fabaceae
Medicago lupulina*	Black medic	Fabaceae
Medicago sativa*	Alfalfa	Fabaceae
Melilotus alba*	White sweet-clover	Fabaceae
Mertensia sp.	Bluebells	Boraginaceae
Mimulus guttatus	Common monkey-flower	Scrophulariaceae
Montia perfoliata	Miner's lettuce	Portulacaceae
Montia sibirica	Candyflower	Portulacaceae
Myosotis discolor*	Yellow & blue forget-me-not	Boraginaceae
Myosotis laxa	Small-flowered forget-me-not	Boraginaceae
Myosotis sp.	Forget-me-not	Boraginaceae
Oemleria cerasiformus	Indian plum	Rosaceae
Oenanthe sarmentosa	Water parsley	Apiaceae
Oenothera erythrosepala*	Red-sepaled evening-primrose	Onagraceae
Orobanche californica	California broomrape	Orobanchaceae
Osmorhiza chilensis	Mountain sweet-cicely	Apiaceae
Pachistima myrsinites	Mountain box	Celastraceae
Papaver rhoeas*	Corn poppy	Papaveraceae
Parentucellia viscosa*	Yellow parentucellia	Scrophulariaceae
Petasites frigidus	Sweet coltsfoot	Asteraceae
Phalaris arundinacea*	Reed canarygrass	Poaceae
Philadelphus lewisii	Mock-orange	Hydrangeaceae
Picea sitchensis	Sitka spruce	Pinaceae
Pinus contorta	Lodgepole pine	Pinaceae
Plantago lanceolata*	English plantain	Plantaginaceae
Plantago major*	Common plantain	Plantaginaceae
Poa annua*	Annual bluegrass	Poaceae
Poa pratensis*	Kentucky bluegrass	Poaceae
Polygonum aviculare*	Doorweed	Polygonaceae
Polygonum cuspidatum*	Japanese knotweed	Polygonaceae
Polygonum persicaria*	Heartweed	Polygonaceae
Polypodium glycyrrhiza	Licorice fern	Polypodiaceae
Polystichum munitum	Western sword fern	Polypodiaceae
Populus alba*	White poplar	Salicaceae
Populus tremuloides	Quaking aspen	Salicaceae
Populus trichocarpa	Black cottonwood	Salicaceae
Portulaca oleracea*	Purslane	Portulacaceae
Potamogeton natans	Floating-leaf pondweed	Potamogetonaceae
Potentilla pacifica	Pacific silverweed	Rosaceae
Potentilla sp.	Cinquefoil	Rosaceae
Prunella vulgaris	Self-heal	Lamiaceae
Prunus avium*	Sweet cherry	Rosaceae
Prunus emarginata	Bitter cherry	Rosaceae
Prunus laurocerasus*	English laurel	Rosaceae
Pseudotsuga menziesii	Douglas fir	Pinaceae
Pteridium aquilinum	Bracken	Polypodiaceae
Pyrus fusca	Pacific crabapple	Rosaceae
Pyrus malus*	European crabpple	Rosaceae
Ranunculus acris*	Meadow buttercup	Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus repens*	Creeping buttercup	Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus uncinatus	Little buttercup	Ranunculaceae
Raphanus raphanistrum*	Jointed sharlock	Brassicaceae
Rhamnus purshiana	Cascara	Rhamnaceae
Rhus typhina*	Staghorn sumac	Anacardiaceae
Ribes divaricatum	Coast black gooseberry	Grossulariaceae
Ribes lacustre	Prickly currant	Grossulariaceae
Ribes sanguineum	Red-flowered currant	Grossulariaceae
Robinia pseudoacacia*	Black locust	Fabaceae
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum*	Water cress	Brassicaceae
Rosa canina*	Dog rose	Rosaceae
Rosa gymnocarpa	Baldhip rose	Rosaceae
Rosa nutkana	Nootka rose	Rosaceae
Rubus discolor*	Himalayan blackberry	Rosaceae
Rubus laciniatus*	Evergreen blackberry	Rosaceae
Rubus leucodermis	Blackcap	Rosaceae
Rubus parviflorus	Thimbleberry	Rosaceae
Rubus spectabilis	Salmonberry	Rosaceae
Rubus ursinus	Wild blackberry	Rosaceae
Rumex acetosella*	Sheep sorrel	Polygonaceae
Rumex crispus*	Sour dock	Polygonaceae
Rumex obtusifolius*	Broad-leaved dock	Polygonaceae
Rumex salicifolius	Willow dock	Polygonaceae
Sagina procumbens*	Arctic pearlwort	Caryophyllaceae
Salicornia virginica	Pickleweed	Chenopodiaceae
Salix hookeriana	Hooker's willow	Salicaceae
Salix lasiandra	Pacific willow	Salicaceae
Salix scouleriana	Scouler willow	Salicaceae
Sambucus racemosa	Red elderberry	Caprifoliaceae
Sanguisorba minor*	Small burnet	Rosaceae
Scilla hispanica*	Spanish bluebells	Liliaceae
Scirpus cyperinus	Wool-grass	Cyperaceae
Scirpus microcarpus	Small-flowered bulrush	Cyperaceae
Scirpus validus	Soft-stem bulrush	Cyperaceae
Sedum acre*	Wall-pepper	Crassulaceae
Sedum album*	Worm-grass	Crassulaceae
Sedum reflexum*	Jenny's stonecrop	Crassulaceae
Senecio vulgaris*	Common groundsel	Asteraceae
Sisymbrium altissimum*	Jim Hill mustard	Brassicaceae
Sisymbrium officinale*	Hedge mustard	Brassicaceae
Smilacina racemosa	False Solomon's seal	Liliaceae
Smilacina stellata	Star-flowered Solomon's seal	Liliaceae
Solanum dulcamara*	Bittersweet nightshade	Solanaceae
Solanum sarrachoides*	Hairy nightshade	Solanaceae
Solidago canadensis	Meadow goldenrod	Asteraceae
Sonchus arvensis*	Field sowthistle	Asteraceae
Sonchus asper*	Prickly sowthistle	Asteraceae
Sonchus oleraceus*	Common sowthistle	Asteraceae
Sorbus aucuparia*	European mountain-ash	Rosaceae
Spergula arvensis*	Cornspurry	Caryophyllaceae
Spergularia rubra*	Red sandspurry	Caryophyllaceae
Spiraea douglasii	Hardhack	Rosaceae
Stachys cooleyae	Cooley's hedge-nettle	Lamiaceae
Stellaria media*	Common chickweed	Caryophyllaceae
Symphoricarpos albus	Common snowberry	Caprifoliaceae
Symphytum officinale*	Common comfrey	Boraginaceae
Tanacetum vulgare*	Common tansy	Asteraceae
Taraxacum officinale*	Common dandelion	Asteraceae
Tellima grandiflora	Fringecup	Saxifragaceae
Thuja plicata	Western red cedar	Cupressaceae
Tolmiea menziesii	Youth-on-age	Saxifragaceae
Tragopogon dubius*	Oysterplant	Asteraceae
Tragopogon porrifolius*	Salsify	Asteraceae
Trientalis latifolia	Broadleaved starflower	Primulaceae
Trifolium arvense*	Hare's-foot	Fabaceae
Trifolium dubium*	Least hop clover	Fabaceae
Trifolium hybridum*	Alsike clover	Fabaceae
Trifolium pratense*	Red clover	Fabaceae
Trifolium procumbens*	Hop clover	Fabaceae
Trifolium repens*	White clover	Fabaceae
Trifolium subterraneum*	Subterranean clover	Fabaceae
Trillium ovatum	White trillium	Liliaceae
Tsuga heterophylla	Western hemlock	Pinaceae
Typha latifolia	Common cattail	Typhaceae
Urtica dioica	Stinging nettle	Urticaceae
Vaccinium parvifolium	Red huckleberry	Ericaceae
Verbascum thapsus*	Common mullein	Scrophulariaceae
Verbena sp.	Vervain	Verbenaceae
Veronica americana	American brooklime	Scrophulariaceae
Veronica arvensis*	Field veronica	Scrophulariaceae
Veronica scutellata	Marsh speedwell	Scrophulariaceae
Veronica serpyllifolia	Thyme-leaf speedwell	Scrophulariaceae
Vicia cracca*	Cow vetch	Fabaceae
Vicia gigantea	Giant vetch	Fabaceae
Vicia hirsuta*	Tiny vetch	Fabaceae
Vicia sativa*	Common vetch	Fabaceae
Vinca major*	Big-leaf periwinkle	Apocynaceae
Zostera marina	Wide-blade eelgrass	Zosteraceae

WNPS Native Plant Lists

Point Roberts, Whatcom County, 12-08

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