Vascular Plant List Kitsap County

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

Acer macrophyllum Big-leaf maple Aceraceae

Achillea millefolium Yarrow Asteraceae

Achlys triphylla Vanilla leaf Berberidaceae

Actaea rubra Baneberry Ranunculaceae

Adenocaulon bicolor Pathfinder Asteraceae

Adiantum pedatum Maidenhair fern Polypodiaceae

Agoseris grandiflora Large-flowered agoseris Asteraceae

Agropyron repens* Quack grass Poaceae

Agrostis alba* Red top Poaceae

Agrostis exarata* Spike bentgrass Poaceae

Agrostis microphylla Small-leaved bentgrass Poaceae

Agrostis stolonifera Colonian bentgrass Poaceae

Agrostis tenuis* Colonial bentgrass Poaceae

Aira caryophyllea* Silver hairgrass Poaceae

Aira praecox* Early hairgrass Poaceae

Alchemilla occidentalis Western lady's-mantle Rosaceae

Allium sativum* Cultivated garlic Liliaceae

Allotropa virgata Candystick Ericaceae

Alopecurus aequalis Short-awned foxtail Poaceae

Ambrosia artemisiifolia Annual ragweed Asteraceae

Ambrosia chamissonis Silver bursage Asteraceae

Amelanchier alnifolia Serviceberry Rosaceae

Amsinckia intermedia Fireweed fiddleneck Boraginaceae

Angelica genuflexa Kneeling angelica Apiaceae

Angelica lucida Sea-watch Apiaceae

Anthemis cotula* Dog fennel Asteraceae

Anthoxanthum odoratum* Sweet vernalgrass Poaceae

Apocynum androsaemifolium Spreading dogbane Apocynaceae

Arbutus menziesii Pacific madrone Ericaceae

Arceuthobium campylopodum Western dwarf mistletoe Loranthaceae

Arctium minus* Common burdock Asteraceae

Arctostaphylos columbiana Bristly manzanita Ericaceae

Arctostaphylos media* Media manzanita Ericaceae

Arctostaphylos tomentosa* Wooly-leaf manzanita Ericaceae

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry Ericaceae

Arnica amplexicaulis Streambank arnica Asteraceae

Arrhenatheram elatius* Oat-grass Poaceae

Artemesia suksdorfii Suksdorf's sagewort Asteraceae

Aruncus sylvester Goatsbeard Rosaceae

Asarum caudatum Wild ginger Aristolochiaceae

Aster novae-angliae* New England aster Asteraceae

Aster subspicatus Douglas' aster Asteraceae

Atriplex dioica* Rillscale Chenopodiaceae

Atriplex patula Orache Chenopodiaceae

Bellis perennis* English daisy Asteraceae

Berberis aquifolium Tall Oregongrape Berberidaceae

Berberis nervosa Cascade Oregongrape Berberidaceae

Blechnum spicant Deer fern Polypodiaceae

Boschniakia hookeri Vancouver groundcone Orobanchaceae

Botrychium multifidum Leathery grape-fern Ophioglossaceae

Brassica campestris* Common mustard Brassicaceae

Brassica nigra* Black mustard Brassicaceae

Briza minor* Little quaking-grass Poaceae

Bromus carinatus California brome Poaceae

Bromus mollis* Soft brome Poaceae

Bromus sitchensis Alaska brome Poaceae

Bromus tectorum* Cheat grass Poaceae

Bromus vulgaris Narrow-leaf brome Poaceae

Calamagrostis canadensis Bluejoint Poaceae

Campanula scouleri Scouler's harebell Campanulaceae

Cardamine oligosperma Little Western bittercress Brassicaceae

Carex amplifolia Big-leaf sedge Cyperaceae

Carex arcta Northern clustered sedge Cyperaceae

Carex athrostachya Slender-beak sedge Cyperaceae

Carex bolanderi Bolander's sedge Cyperaceae

Carex canescens Silvery sedge Cyperaceae

Carex deweyana Dewey's sedge Cyperaceae

Carex feta Green-sheathed sedge Cyperaceae

Carex hendersonii Henderson's sedge Cyperaceae

Carex lenticularis Lenticular sedge Cyperaceae

Carex lyngbyei Lingby's sedge Cyperaceae

Carex obnupta Slough sedge Cyperaceae

Carex pachystachya Pachystachy sedge Cyperaceae

Carex preslii Presl's sedge Cyperaceae

Carex stipata Sawbeak sedge Cyperaceae

Carex subfusca Rusty sedge Cyperaceae

Carex utriculata Beaked sedge Cyperaceae

Carex vesicaria Inflated sedge Cyperaceae

Castilleja hispida Harsh paintbrush Scrophulariaceae

Ceanothus velutinus Snowbrush Rhamnaceae

Cerastium arvense Field chickweed Caryophyllaceae

Cerastium semidecandrum* Chickweed Caryophyllaceae

Chenopodium rubrum* Red goosefoot Chenopodiaceae

Chimaphila umbellata Pipsissewa Ericaceae

Chrysanthemum parthenium* Fever-few Asteraceae

Circaea alpina Enchanter's nightshade Onagraceae

Clarkia amoena Farwell-to-spring Onagraceae

Collomia heterophylla Varied-leaf collomia Polemoniaceae

Conioselinum pacificum Pacific hemlock-parsley Apiaceae

Conium maculatum* Poison hemlock Apiaceae

Consolida ambigua* Consolida Ranunculaceae

Convolvulus arvensis* Field morning-glory Convolvulaceae

Convolvulus sepium* Lady's nightcap Convolvulaceae

Corallorhiza maculata Spotted coral-root Orchidaceae

Cornus nuttallii Pacific dogwood Cornaceae

Cotoneaster dielsiana* Cotoneaster Rosaceae

Cotoneaster simonsii* Cotoneaster Rosaceae

Cotula coronopifolia* Brass buttons Asteraceae

Cuscuta pentagona Field dodder Cuscutaceae

Cynosurus cristatus* Crested dogtail Poaceae

Cystopteris fragilis Fragile fern Polypodiaceae

Cytisus scoparius* Scot's broom Fabaceae

Dactylis glomerata* Orchard grass Poaceae

Danthonia californica California oatgrass Poaceae

Danthonia spicata Poverty danthonia Poaceae

Daucus carota* Queen Anne's lace Apiaceae

Daucus pusillus American carrot Apiaceae

Delphinium menziesii Mountain larkspur Ranunculaceae

Delphinium nuttallii Nuttall's larkspur Ranunculaceae

Deschampsia caespitosa Tufted hairgrass Poaceae

Deschampsia elongata Slender hairgrass Poaceae

Descurainia pinnata Western tansymustard Brassicaceae

Dicentra formosa Bleeding heart Fumariaceae

Digatalis purpurea* Foxglove Scrophulariaceae

Distichlis spicata Seashore salt grass Poaceae

Drosera anglica Great sundew Droseraceae

Drosera rotundifolia Round-leaf sundew Droseraceae

Dryopteris expansa Spreading wood-fern Polypodiaceae

Dulichium arundinaceum Dulichium Cyperaceae

Eleocharis macrostachya Common spikerush Cyperaceae

Elymus glaucus Western ryegrass Poaceae

Elymus mollis American dunegrass Poaceae

Epilobium watsonii Watson's willow-herb Onagraceae

Eragrostis hypnoides Creeping eragrostis Poaceae

Eragrostis pectinacea Purple lovegrass Poaceae

Erechtites arguta* Cut-leaf coast burnweed Asteraceae

Erigeron philadelphicus Philadelphia daisy Asteraceae

Eriophorum chamissonis Chamisso's cottongrass Cyperaceae

Eriophorum gracile Slender cottongrass Cyperaceae

Erythronium oreganum Giant fawn-lily Liliaceae

Eschscholtzia californica* California poppy Papaveraceae

Euphorbia peplus* Petty spurge Euphorbiaceae

Festuca bromoides* Barren fescue Poaceae

Festuca myuros* Rat-tail fescue Poaceae

Festuca occidentalis Western fescue Poaceae

Festuca rubra Red fescue Poaceae

Fraxinus latifolia Oregon ash Oleaceae

Fritillaria lanceolata Chocolate lily Liliaceae

Galium aparine Cleavers Rubiaceae

Galium odorata* Sweet woodruff Rubiaceae

Galium trifidum Small bedstraw Rubiaceae

Galium triflorum Fragrant bedstraw Rubiaceae

Gaultheria shallon Salal Ericaceae

Gentiana sceptrum King's gentian Gentianaceae

Geranium dissectum* Cut-leaf geranium Geraniaceae

Geranium pusillum* Small flowered crane's-bill Geraniaceae

Geum macrophyllum Large-leaved avens Rosaceae

Glaux maritima Sea milkwort Primulaceae

Glyceria elata Tall mannagrass Poaceae

Gnaphalium purpureum* Purple cudweed Asteraceae

Gnaphalium uliginosum* Marsh cudweed Asteraceae

Goodyera oblongifolia Rattlesnake-plantain Orchidaceae

Gratiola ebracteata Hedge hyssop Scrophulariaceae

Grindelia stricta Oregon gumweed Asteraceae

Gymnocarpium dryopteris Oak fern Polypodiaceae

Habenaria elegans Elegant rein-orchid Orchidaceae

Habenaria saccata Slender bog-orchid Orchidaceae

Habenaria unalascensis Alaska rein-orchid Orchidaceae

Heuchera chlorantha Meadow alumroot Saxifragaceae

Heuchera cylindrica Lava alumroot Saxifragaceae

Hieracium aurantiacum* King devil Asteraceae

Holcus lanatus* Common velvet grass Poaceae

Holodiscus discolor Ocean spray Rosaceae

Honkenya peploides Sea purslane Caryophyllaceae

Hordeum brachyantherum Meadow barley Poaceae

Hydrophyllum tenuipes Pacific waterleaf Hydrophyllaceae

Hypericum perforatum* Klamath weed Hypericaceae

Hypochaeris radicata* Hairy cat's-ear Asteraceae

Impatiens glandulifera* Policeman's helmet Balsaminaceae

Isoetes echniospora Spiny-spored quillwort Isoetaceae

Isoetes setacea Quillwort Isoetaceae

Jaumea carnosa Fleshy jaumea Asteraceae

Juncus acuminatus Tapered rush Juncaceae

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 gerardii Mud rush Juncaceae

Juncus supiniformis Spreading rush Juncaceae

Juncus tenuis Slender rush Juncaceae

Juniperus communis Mountain juniper Cupressaceae

Lamium maculatum* Spotted dead-nettle Lamiaceae

Lapsana communis* Nipplewort Asteraceae

Lathyrus nevadensis Nuttall's peavine Fabaceae

Ledum groenlandicum Labrador tea Ericaceae

Lepidium densiflorum Common pepperweed Brassicaceae

Lepidium virginicum* Tall pepperweed Brassicaceae

Lilaeopsis occidentalis Lilaeopsis Apiaceae

Linanthus bicolor Bicolored linanthus Polemoniaceae

Linaria purpurea* Purple toad-flax Scrophulariaceae

Linnaea borealis Twinflower Caprifoliaceae

Listera caurina Northwestern twayblade Orchidaceae

Lolium multiflorum* Italian ryegrass Poaceae

Lolium perenne* English ryegrass Poaceae

Lonicera ciliosa Orange honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae

Lonicera hispidula California honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae

Lotus aboriginus Aboriginal lotus Fabaceae

Lotus corniculatus* Birdsfoot trefoil Fabaceae

Lotus crassifolius Big deervetch Fabaceae

Lotus micranthus Miniature lotus Fabaceae

Lotus pinnatus Meadow deervetch Fabaceae

Lunaria annua* Money plant Brassicaceae

Lupinus latifolius Broad-leaf lupine Fabaceae

Lupinus rivularis Streambank lupine Fabaceae

Luzula campestris Field woodrush Juncaceae

Luzula parviflora Small-flowered woodrush Juncaceae

Lychnus coronaria* Rose campion Caryophyllaceae

Lycopodium inundatum Bog clubmoss Lycopodiaceae

Lysimachia punctata* Garden loosestrife Primulaceae

Lythrum hyssopifolia* Hyssop loosestrife Lythraceae

Madia gracilis Common tarweed Asteraceae

Madia madioides Woodland tarweed Asteraceae

Maianthemum dilatatum False lily-of-the-valley Liliaceae

Malva moschata* Musk mallow Malvaceae

Marrubium vulgare* Horehound Lamiaceae

Matricaria maritima* Scentless may-weed Asteraceae

Matricaria matricarioides* Pineapple weed Asteraceae

Medicago hispida* Alfalfa Fabaceae

Medicago lupulina* Black medic Fabaceae

Melilotus alba* White sweet-clover Fabaceae

Melilotus indica* Small-fl. yellow sweet-clover Fabaceae

Mimulus gutattus Common monkey-flower Scrophulariaceae

Mimulus moschatus Musk-flower Scrophulariaceae

Mitella caulescens Leafy mitrewort Saxifragaceae

Monotropa uniflora Single-flowered indian pipe Ericaceae

Montia siberica Candyflower Portulacaceae

Myosotis sylvatica Wood forget-me-not Boraginaceae

Nemophila parviflora Small-flowered nemophila Hydrophyllaceae

Oenanthe sarmentosa Water parsley Apiaceae

Oenothera biennis* Common evening-primrose Onagraceae

Orthocarpus pusillus Dwarf owl-clover Scrophulariaceae

Pachistima myrsinites Mountain box Celastraceae

Parentucellia viscosa* Yellow parentucellia Scrophulariaceae

Pedicularis bracteosa Bracted lousewort Scrophulariaceae

Pentaglottis sempervirens* Evergreen alkanet Boraginaceae

Perideridia gairdneri Yampah Apiaceae

Philadelphus lewisii Mock-orange Hydrangeaceae

Phleum pratense* Timothy Poaceae

Photinia davidiana* Photinia Rosaceae

Physocarpus capitatus Pacific ninebark Rosaceae

Pinus contorta Lodgepole pine Pinaceae

Pinus monticola Western white pine Pinaceae

Plantago lanceolata* English plantain Plantaginaceae

Plantago major* Common plantain Plantaginaceae

Plantago maritima Seaside plantain Plantaginaceae

Poa annua Annual bluegrass Poaceae

Poa confinis Coastline bluegrass Poaceae

Poa pratensis* Kentucky bluegrass Poaceae

Polygonum aviculare* Doorweed Polygonaceae

Polygonum convolvulus* Black bindweed Polygonaceae

Polygonum douglasii Douglas' knotweed Polygonaceae

Polygonum lapathifolium* Willow weed Polygonaceae

Polygonum nuttallii Nuttall's knotweed Polygonaceae

Polygonum spergulariaeforme Spurry knotweed Polygonaceae

Polypodium glycyrrhiza Licorice fern Polypodiaceae

Polypogon monspeilensis* Rabbitsfoot grass Poaceae

Polystichum munitum Sword fern Polypodiaceae

Potamogeton robbinsii Robbin's pondweed Potamogetonaceae

Potentilla anserina Common silverweed Rosaceae

Potentilla pacifica Pacific silverweed Rosaceae

Prunella vulgaris Self-heal Lamiaceae

Prunus emarginata Bitter cherry Rosaceae

Prunus lusitanica* Portugal laural Rosaceae

Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas fir Pinaceae

Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Polypodiaceae

Pyrola asarifolia Pink wintergreen Ericaceae

Pyrus fusca Crabapple Rosaceae

Ranunculus acris* Meadow buttercup Ranunculaceae

Ranunculus cymbalaria Shore buttercup Ranunculaceae

Ranunculus flammula Lesser spearwort Ranunculaceae

Ranunculus parviflorus* Small-flowered buttercup Ranunculaceae

Ranunculus repens* Creeping buttercup Ranunculaceae

Reseda alba* Upright mignonette Resedaceae

Rhamnus purshiana Cascara Rhamnaceae

Rhododendron macrophyllum Western rhododendron Ericaceae

Rhus diversiloba Poison oak Anacardiaceae

Ribes bracteosum Stink currant Grossulariaceae

Ribes divaricatum Coast black gooseberry Grossulariaceae

Ribes lacustre Prickly currant Grossulariaceae

Ribes sanguinium Red-flowered currant Grossulariaceae

Robinia hispida* Bristly locust Fabaceae

Robinia pseudoacacia* Black locust Fabaceae

Rosa eglanteria* Sweetbrier Rosaceae

Rosa gymnocarpa Baldhip rose Rosaceae

Rosa nutkana Nootka rose Rosaceae

Rosa pisocarpa Clustered wild rose Rosaceae

Rubus discolor* Himalayan blackberry Rosaceae

Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry Rosaceae

Rubus ursinus Wild blackberry Rosaceae

Rumex crispus* Sour dock Polygonaceae

Rumex obtusifolius* Broad-leaved dock Polygonaceae

Rumex occidentalis Western dock Polygonaceae

Rumex salicifolius Willow dock Polygonaceae

Sagina crassicaulis Stickystem pearlwort Caryophyllaceae

Sagina procumbens* Arctic pearlwort Caryophyllaceae

Salicornia virginica Pickleweed Chenopodiaceae

Salix hookeriana Hooker's willow Salicaceae

Salix lasiandra Pacific willow Salicaceae

Salix piperi Piper's willow Salicaceae

Salix sitchensis Sitka willow Salicaceae

Sambucus racemosa Red elderberry Caprifoliaceae

Sanicula crassicaulis Pacific sanicle Apiaceae

Satureja douglasii Yerba buena Lamiaceae

Schoenoplectus maritimus Cosmopolitan bulrush Cyperaceae

Scirpus acutus Hard-stem bulrush Cyperaceae

Scirpus americanus Three-square bulrush Cyperaceae

Scirpus maritimus Seacoast bulrush Cyperaceae

Senecio macounii Puget butterweed Asteraceae

Senecio sylvaticus* Wood groundsel Asteraceae

Setaria viridus* Green foxtail Poaceae

Silene gallica* Windmill pink Caryophyllaceae

Smilacina racemosa False Solomon's seal Liliaceae

Solanum dulcamara* Bittersweet nightshade Solanaceae

Solanum sarrachoides* Hairy nightshade Solanaceae

Solidago canadensis Meadow goldenrod Asteraceae

Sorbus aucuparia* European mountain-ash Rosaceae

Sparganium emersum Simplestem bur-reed Sparganiaceae

Spergularia canadensis Winged sandspurry Caryophyllaceae

Spergularia marina* Saltmarsh sandspurry Caryophyllaceae

Spiraea douglasii Hardhack Rosaceae

Stachys cooleyae Cooley's hedge-nettle Lamiaceae

Stellaria borealis Northern starwort Caryophyllaceae

Symphoricarpos albus Common snowberry Caprifoliaceae

Tanacetum vulgare* Common tansy Asteraceae

Tellima grandiflora Fringecup Saxifragaceae

Tiarella trifoliata Foamflower Saxifragaceae

Tolmeia menziesii Youth-on-age Saxifragaceae

Trientalis latifolia Broadleaved starflower Primulaceae

Trifolium dubium* Least hop clover Fabaceae

Trifolium microcephalum Woolly clover Fabaceae

Trifolium microdon Valparaiso clover Fabaceae

Trifolium procumbens* Hop clover Fabaceae

Trifolium wormskjoldii Springbank clover Fabaceae

Triglochin maritimum Seaside arrowgrass Juncaginaceae

Trillium ovatum White trillium Liliaceae

Triodanis perfoliata Venus' looking-glass Campanulaceae

Trisetum canescens Tall trisetum Poaceae

Trisetum cernuum Nodding trisetum Poaceae

Typha latifolia Common cattail Typhaceae

Utricularia gibba Gibbous bladderwort Lentibulariaceae

Utricularia inflata* Inflated bladderwort Lentibulariaceae

Vaccinium ovalifolium Oval-leafed huckleberry Ericaceae

Vaccinium ovatum Evergreen huckleberry Ericaceae

Vaccinium parvifolium Red huckleberry Ericaceae

Veratrum californicum California false hellebore Liliaceae

Veronica officinalis* Common speedwell Scrophulariaceae

Vicia americana American vetch Fabaceae

Vicia cracca* Cow vetch Fabaceae

Vicia gigantea Giant vetch Fabaceae

Vicia hirsuta* Tiny vetch Fabaceae

Vinca major* Big-leaf periwinkle Apocynaceae

Woodwardia fimbriata Chain fern Polypodiaceae

Zostera marina Wide-blade eelgrass Zosteraceae