Central Washington Flora Project


Cactaceae
Callitrichaceae
Campanulaceae
Capparidaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Caryophyllaceae
Celastraceae
Ceratophyllaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Cornaceae
Crassulaceae
Cruciferae
Cupressaceae
Cuscutaceae



Cactaceae- Cactus Family

Opuntia

Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw. var. fragilis- Brittle Cholla
      syn: Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.
Opuntia polycantha Haw. var. polycantha- Starvation Cholla
      syn: Opuntia polycantha Haw.

Pediocactus

Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose var. robustior (Coult.) L. Benson - Hedgehog Cactus


Callitrichaceae- Water Starwort Family

Callitriche

Callitriche hermaphroditica L.- Northern Water Starwort
Callitriche palustris L.- Vernal Water Starwort
      syn: Callitriche anceps Fernald
Callitriche heterophylla Pursh- Different-Leaved Water Starwort (Crow and Hellquist 2000)
      syn: Callitriche heterophylla Pursh var. bolanderi (Hegelm.) Fassett
      syn: Callitriche heterophylla Pursh var. heterophylla
Callitriche marginata Torr.- Winged Water Starwort (not included in H&C, receintly discovered in eastern WA)
Callitriche verna L.- Spring Water Starwort


Campanulaceae- Harebell Family

Campanula

Campanula lasiocarpa Cham.- Alaska Harebell
Campanula parryi Gray var. idahoensis- Parry's Harebell
Campanula rotundifolia L.- Bluebell-of-Scotland
Campanula scabrella Engelm.- Rough Harebell
Campanula scouleri Hook. ex A.DC.- Scouler's Harebell

Downingia

Downingia elegans (Dougl. ex Lindl.) Torr.- Showy Downingia
Downingia laeta- Great Basin Downingia (this species not included in WFP? only Downigngia yina listed)

Githopsis

Githopsis specularioides Nutt.- Common Blue Cup

Heterocodon

Heterocodon rariflorum Nutt.- Western Pearlflower

Lobelia

Lobelia kalmii L.- Brook Lobelia (northeast WA)


Capparaceae (Capparidaceae)- Caper Family

Cleome

Cleome lutea Hook. var. lutea- Yellow Bee Plant
      syn: Cleome lutea Hook.
Cleome serrulata Pursh- Rocky Mountain Bee Plant


Caprifoliaceae- Honeysuckle Family

Linnaea

Linnaea borealis L. ssp. longiflora (Torr.) Hulten- Western Twinflower
      syn: Linnaea borealis L. var. longiflora Torr.
Linnaea borealis L. ssp. americana (Forbes) Hulten ex Clausen- American Twinflower (this ssp. is included within ssp. longiflora according to H&C, inclusion in list based on Kartez list)

Lonicera

Lonicera caerulea L. var. cauriana (Fern.) Boivin - Sweetberry Honeysuckle (distribution?)
      syn: Lonicera caerulea L.
Lonicera ciliosa (Pursh) Poir. ex DC. - Orange Honeysuckle
Lonicera conjugialis Kellogg- Purple-flowered Honeysuckle (Mt. Adams and south)
Lonicera involucrata Banks ex Spreng. var. involucrata- Bearberry Honeysuckle
Lonicera utahensis S. Wats.- Utah Honeysuckle

Sambucus

Sambucus cerulea Raf. var. cerulea- Blue Elderberry
Sambucus racemosa L. var. racemosa- Red Elderberry
      syn: Sambucus racemosa L. ssp. pubens (Michx.) House var. arborescens
Sambucus racemosa L. var. melanocarpa- Black Elderberry
      syn: Sambucus racemosa L. ssp. pubens (Michx.) House var. melanocarpa (Gray) McMinn

Symphoricarpos

Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake var. albus- Common Snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake var. laevigatus (Fern.) Blake - Common Snowberry
Symphoricarpos hesperius G.N. Jones- Creeping Snowberry
      syn: Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. var. hesperius (G.N. Jones) Cronq.
Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook.- Wolfberry
Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray var. utahensis (Rydb.) A. Nels.- Mountain Snowberry

Viburnum

Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf. - Moosewood
Viburnum opulusL. var. americanum Ait. - Snowball


Caryophyllaceae- Pink Family

Arenaria

Arenaria capillaris Poir. ssp. americana Maguire- Mountain Sandwort (native?)
      Syn: Arenaria capillaris Poir. var. americana (Maguire) R.J. Davis
Arenaria congesta Nutt. var. congesta- Capitate Sandwort
Arenaria congesta Nutt. var. cephaloidea (Rydb.) Maguire- Capitate Sandwort
Arenaria congesta Nutt. var. glandulifera Maguire- Capitate Sandwort (Douglas Co.)
Arenaria congesta Nutt. var. prolifera Maguire- Capitate Sandwort
Arenaria franklinii Dougl. ex Hook. var. franklinii- Franklin's Sandwort
Arenaria macrophylla- See Moehringia macrophylla
Arenaria lateriflora- See Moehringia lateriflora
Arenaria pusilla- See Minuartia pusilla
Arenaria stricta var. puberulenta- See Minuartia michauxii
Arenaria rossii var. rossii- See Minuartia elegans
Arenaria nuttallii var. nuttallii- See Minuartia nuttallii
Arenaria obtusiloba- See Minuartia obtusiloba
Arenaria rubella- See Minuartia rubella

Cerastium

Cerastium arvense L. var. strictum (L.) Ugborogho- Field Mouse Ear (distribution?)
      Syn: Cerastium arvense L.
Cerastium beeringianum Cham. & Schlecht. var. capillare Fern. & Wieg.- Alpine Chickweed (rarely in WA Cascades)
      Syn: Cerastium beeringianum Cham. & Schlecht. var. earlei (Rydb.) Hulten (KZ)
Cerastium brachypodum- Short-Stalked Mouse Ear Chickweed (included within C. nutans in H&C)
Cerastium nutans Raf. var. nutans- Nodding Chickweed
      Syn: Cerastium nutans Raf.

Minuartia (included within Arenaria in H&C)

Minuartia elegans (Cham. & Schlecht.) Schischkin- Elegant Stichwort
      Syn: Arenaria rossii R. Br. ex Richards var. rossii
Minuartia michauxii (Fenzl.) Farw. var. michauxii- Michaux's Stichwort
      Syn: Arenaria stricta Michx. var. puberulenta (M.E. Peck) C.L. Hitchc.
Minuartia nuttallii (Pax) Briq. ssp. nuttallii- Nuttall's Sandwort
      Syn: Arenaria nuttallii Pax var. nuttallii
Minuartia obtusiloba (Rydb.) House- Alpine Sandwort
      Syn: Arenaria obtusiloba (Rydb.) Fern
Minuartia pusilla (S. Wats.) Mattf. var. pusilla- Dwarf Sandwort
      Syn: Arenaria pusilla S. Wats (Klickitat Co.)
Minuartia rubella (Wahlenb.) Hiern.- Boreal Sandwort
      Syn: Arenaria rubella (Wahlenb.) Sm.
Minuartia tenella (Nutt.) Mattf. (not included in H&C, distribution?)

Moehringia (included within Arenaria in H&C)

Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl- Bluntleaf Sandwort
      Syn: Arenaria lateriflora L.
Moehringia macrophylla (Hook.) Fenzl- Large-leaf Sandwort
      Syn: Arenaria macrophylla L.

Pseudostellaria (included within Stellaria in H&C)

Pseudostellaria jamesiana (Torr.) W.A. Weber & R.L. Hartman
      Syn: Stelleria jamesiana Torr.

Sagina

Sagina decumbens (Ell.) Torr. & Gray ssp. occidentalis- Western Pearlwort
      Syn:Sagina occidentalis S. Wats.
Sagina saginoides (L.) Karst.- Alpine Pearlwort

Silene

Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq. var. exscapa (All.) DC.- Moss Campion
Silene douglasii Hook. var. douglasii- Douglas' Silene
Silene douglasii Hook. var. rupinaeS.R. Kephart & K.B. Sturgeon- Douglas' Silene (not included in H&C, distribution?)
Silene menziesii Hook. ssp. menziesii var. menziesii- Menzies' Silene
      Syn:Silene menziesii Hook. var. menziesii
Silene menziesii Hook. ssp. menziesii var. viscosa (Greene) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire- Menzies' Silene
      Syn:Silene menziesii Hook. var. viscosa (Greene) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire
Silene multinervia S. Wats.- Many-nerve Silene (not included in H&C, distribution?)
Silene oregana S. Wats.- Oregon Silene
Silene seelyi Morton & J.W. Thompson- Seely's Silene
Silene parryi (S. Wats.) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire- Parry's Silene
Silene scouleri Hook. ssp. scouleri var. scouleri- Scouler's Silene
      Syn: Silene scouleri Hook. var. scouleri
Silene suksdorfii B.L. Robins.- Cascade Silene (only on few peaks from Mt. Baker south)

Stellaria

Stellaria jamesiana- See Pseudostellaria jamesiana
Stellaria borealis Bigelow ssp. borealis- Boreal Starwort (not included in H&C, distribution?)
Stellaria borealis Bigelowssp. sitchana (Steud.) Piper- Boreal Starwort
      Syn: Stellaria calycantha (Ledeb.) Bong.var. sitchana
Stellaria calycantha (Ledeb.) Bong.- Northern Bog Starwort
Stellaria crispa Cham. & Schlecht.- Crisped Starwort
Stellaria longifolia Muhl. ex Willd. var. longifolia- Long-leaved Starwort
      Syn: Stellaria longifolia Muhl. ex Willd.
Stellaria longipes Goldie var. altocaulis (Hulten) C.L. Hitchcock- Longstalk Starwort
      Syn: Stellaria longipes Goldie (KZ, WFP)
Stellaria longipes Goldie var. longipes- Longstalk Starwort
      Syn: Stellaria longipes Goldie (KZ, WFP)
Stellaria nitens Nutt.- Shining Chickweed
Stellaria obtusa Engelm.- Blunt-sepaled Starwort
Stellaria simcoei (Howell) Hitchc.- Simcoe Mountain Starwort (not included in WFP)
Stellaria calycantha (Ledeb.) Bong. var. bongardiana Fern.- Northern Starwort (not included in WFP)


Celastraceae- Staff Tree Family

Pachistima

Pachistima myrsinites- Mountain Boxwood


Ceratophyllaceae- Hornwort Family

Ceratophyllum

Ceratophyllum demersum- Hornwort


Chenopodiaceae- Goosefoot Family

Atriplex

Atriplex canescens var. canescens- Wingscale
Atriplex patula var. hastata- Fat Hen
Atriplex patula var. patula- Common Orache
Atriplex spinosa- Spiny Hopsage
Atriplex truncata- Wedgescale Orache

Chenopodium

Chenopodium capitatum- Stawberry Blite
Chenopodium chenopodioides- Red Goosefoot
Chenopodium fremontii var. atrovirens- Fremont's Goosefoot
Chenopodium fremontii var. fremontii- Fremont's Goosefoot
Chenopodium leptophyllum var. oblongifolium- Slim-leaf Goosefoot (more common south-east of NW)
Chenopodium leptophyllum var. subglabrum- Slim-leaf Goosefoot

Eurotia

Eurotia lanata- Winterfat

Monolepsis

Monolepsis nuttalliana- Patata

Nitrophila

Nitrophila occidentalis- Borax Weed (distribution in WA?)

Salicornia

Salicornia rubra- Red Glasswort

Sarcobatus

Sarcobatus vermiculatus- Black Greasewood

Suaeda

Suaeda depressa- Pahute Weed
Suaeda intermedia- Tall Seablite
Suaeda occidentalis- Slender Seablite


Cornaceae- Dogwood Family

Cornus

Cornus canadensis- Bunchberry
Cornus nuttallii- Pacific Dogwood
Cornus stolonifera var. occidentalis- Red Osier Dogwood


Crassulaceae- Stonecrop Family

Sedum

Sedum divergens- Spreading Stonecrop
Sedum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum- Lanceleaf Stonecrop
Sedum lanceolatum var. rupicolum- Lanceleaf Stonecrop
Sedum oreganum- Oregon Sedum
Sedum roseum- Roseroot
Sedum spathulifolium- Broadleaf Sedum
Sedum stenopetalum- Wormleaf Sedum


Cruciferae- Mustard Family

Arabis

Arabis hirsuta var. glabrata- Hairy Rockcress
Arabis glabra- Tower Mustard
Arabis nuttallii- Nuttall's Rockcress
Arabis suffrutescens- Woody Rockcress (Yakima Canyon)
Arabis furcata- Fork-haired Rockcress
Arabis cusickii- Cusick's Rockcress
Arabis lemmonii var. lemmonii- Lemmon's Rockcress
Arabis lemmonii var. paddoensis- Lemmon's Rockcress
Arabis microphylla var. microphylla- Littleleaf Rockcress
Arabis lyallii- Lyall's Rockcress
Arabis puberula- Hoary Rockcress (Yakima Co.)
Arabis drummondii- Drummond's Rockcress
Arabis divaricarpa- Spreading-pod Rockcress
Arabis sparsiflora var. atrorubens- Elegant Rockcress
Arabis sparsiflora var. subvillosa- Elegant Rockcress
Arabis holboellii var. holboellii- Holboell's Rockcress
Arabis holboellii var. pendulocarpa- Holboell's Rockcress
Arabis holboellii var. pinetorum- Holboell's Rockcress (southern Cascades in WA)
Arabis holboellii var. retrofracta- Holboell's Rockcress

Athysanus

Athysanus pusillus- Sandweed

Barbarea

Barbarea orthoceras- American Wintercress

Cakile

Cakile edentula- American Searocket
Cakile maritima- European Searocket

Cardamine

Cardamine bellidifolia var. bellidifolia- Alpine Bittercress
Cardamine breweri var. breweri- Brewer's Bittercress
Cardamine breweri var. orbicularis- Brewer's Bittercress (mainly west Cascades)
Cardamine cordifolia var. lyallii- Large Mountain Bittercress
Cardamine oligosperma var. kamtschatica- Little Western Bittercress
Cardamine oligosperma var. oligosperma- Little Western Bittercress (mainly west Cascades)
Cardamine pensylvanica- Pacific Bittercress

Cardaria

Cardaria chalapensis- Chalapa Hoarycress (native?)

Descurainia

Descurainia pinnata var. filipes- Western Tansymustard
Descurainia pinnata var. nelsonii- Western Tansymustard
Descurainia richardsonii var. sonnei- Mountain Tansymustard (occasionally in WA)
Descurainia richardsonii var. viscosa- Mountain Tansymustard

Draba

Draba verna var. varna- Spring Whitlow Grass (occasionally in WA)
Draba verna var. boerhaavii- Spring Whitlow Grass
Draba praealta- Tall Draba
Draba crassifolia- Thick-leaved Draba
Draba reptans var. reptans- Carolina Whitlow Grass (sporadic in WA)
Draba reptans var. stellifera- Carolina Whitlow Grass
Draba nemorosa- Woods Draba (native?)
Draba stenoloba var. nana- Alaska Draba
Draba lonchocarpa var. thompsonii- Lancefruit Draba
Draba lonchocarpa var. lonchocarpa- Lancefruit Draba
Draba aureola- Mt. Lassen Draba
Draba aurea- Golden Draba
Draba douglasii- Douglas' Draba (south-central WA)
Draba oligosperma var. oligosperma- Few-seeded Draba
Draba incerta- Yellowstone Draba
Draba densifolia- Nuttall's Draba
Draba paysonii var. treleasii- Payson's Draba
Draba ventosa var. ruaxes- Wind River Draba (known only from Glacier Peak)

Erysimum

Erysimum arenicola var. torulosum- Sand-dwelling Wall Flower
Erysimum asperum- Prairie Rocket
Erysimum inconspicuum- Smallflowered Rocket
Erysimum occidentale- Pale Wall Flower

Halimolobos

Halimolobos whitedii- Whited's Halimolobos

Hutchinsia

Hutchinsia procumbens- Hutchinsia

Idahoa

Idahoa scapigera- Scalepod

Lepidium

Lepidium nitidum- Shining Pepperweed (Klickitat Co.)
Lepidium dictyotum var. dictyotum- Veiny Pepperweed (south-central WA)
Lepidium dictyotum var. acutidens- Veiny Pepperweed (south-central WA)
Lepidium densiflorum var. elongatum- Prairie Pepperweed
Lepidium densiflorum var. macrocarpum- Prairie Pepperweed
Lepidium densiflorum var. pubicarpum- Prairie Pepperweed (occasionally in WA)
Lepidium virginicum var. medium- Tall Pepperweed
Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens- Tall Pepperweed (occasionally in WA)
Lepidium virginicum var. virginicum- Tall Pepperweed (occasionally in WA)

Lesquerella

Lesquerella douglasii- Columbia Bladderpod

Phoenicaulis

Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides- Daggerpod

Physaria

Physaria alpestris- Alpine Twinpod
Physaria didymocarpa var. didymocarpa- Common Twinpod
Physaria geyeri var. geyeri- Geyer's Twinpod

Rorippa

Rorippa calycina var. columbiae- Persistent-sepal Yellowcress
Rorippa islandica var. glabrata- Marsh Yellowcress
Rorippa islandica var. hispida- Marsh Yellowcress
Rorippa islandica var. islandica- Marsh Yellowcress
Rorippa islandica var. occidentale- Marsh Yellowcress
Rorippa sinuata- Spreading Yellowcress

Schoenocrambe

Schoenocrambe linifolia- Flax-leaved Plainsmustard

Smelowskia

Smelowskia calycina- Alpine Smelowskia
Smelowskia ovalis- Short-fruit Smelowskia

Streptanthella

Streptanthella longirostris- Beaked Streptanthella (southeast WA)

Subularia

Subularia aquatica- Awlwort

Thelypodium

Thelypodium intergrifolium- Entire-leaved Thelypody
Thelypodium laciniatum var. laciniatum- Thick-leaved Thelypody
Thelypodium laciniatum var. milleflorum- Thick-leaved Thelypody
Thelypodium laciniatum var. streptanthoides- Thick-leaved Thelypody (Grant Co. and east)

Thlaspi

Thlaspi fendleri var. glaucum- Fendler's Pennycress

Thysanocarpus

Thysanocarpus curvipes- Sand Fringepod


Cupressaceae- Cypress Family

Chamaecyparis

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis- Yellow Cedar

Juniperus

Juniperus communis var. montana- Mountain Juniper
Juniperus occidentalis- Sierra Juniper (Kittitas Co.)
Juniperus scopulorum- Rocky Mountain Juniper

Thuja

Thuja plicata- Western Red Cedar


Cuscutaceae- Dodder Family

Cuscuta

Cuscuta approximata- Clustered Dodder
Cuscuta californica- California Dodder
Cuscuta cephalanthi- Button Bush Dodder
Cuscuta occidentalis- Western Dodder
Cuscuta pentagona var. calycina- Field Dodder
Cuscuta pentagona var. pentagona- Field Dodder
Cuscuta suksdorfii- Suksdorf's Dodder