Vascular Plant List
Kitsap County
Kitsap County.Kitsap. County, WA. List covers plants found in Kitsap County. Combination of plant lists of areas within Kitsap County, with the addition of names of plants in the UW and WSU herbariums that were collected in Kitsap County. 353 spp., 107 introduced. List prepared by Don Knoke, 2004.
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
Abronia latifolia Sand verbena Nyctaginaceae
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
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