List of flora of Washington (state) facts for kids

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This is a list of species that are native to the U.S. state of Washington.

Plants sorted by family

Asparagaceae

Camas

Athyriaceae

Athyrium filix-femina — common lady fern

Berberidaceae

Achlys californica
Achlys triphylla
Berberis nervosa — dwarf Oregon-grape

Mahonia aquifolium — Oregon-grape
Vancouveria hexandra

Betulaceae

Alnus incana — mountain alder
Alnus rhombifolia — white alder
Alnus rubra — red alder
Alnus viridis — Siberian alder, Sitka alder, mountain alder
Betula glandulosa — swamp birch

Betula occidentalis — water birch, river birch
Betula papyrifera — paper birch
Betula pumila — bog birch, dwarf birch
Corylus cornuta — California hazel, beaked hazel

Blechnaceae

Blechnum spicant — deer fern

Cannabaceae

Celtis reticulata — western hackberry/netleaf hackberry

Cornaceae

Cornus nuttallii — Pacific dogwood
Cornus sericea — creek dogwood

Cornus unalaschkensis — western bunchberry

Cupressaceae

Cupressus nootkatensis — Nootka cypress
Juniperus communis — common juniper
Juniperus maritima — seaside juniper

Juniperus occidentalis — western juniper
Juniperus scopulorum — Rocky Mountain juniper
Thuja plicata — western redcedar

Dryopteridaceae

Polystichum munitum — western sword fern

Ericaceae

Arbutus menziesii — Pacific madrona
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi — kinnickinnick

rhododendron macrophyllum — Pacific rhododendron

Fagaceae

Chrysolepis chrysophylla — golden chinquapin
Quercus garryana — Oregon white oak

Hydrangeaceae

Philadelphus lewisii — Lewis's mock-orange

Liliaceae

Erythronium revolutum — trout lily

Oleaceae

Fraxinus latifolia — Oregon ash

Paeoniaceae

Paeonia brownii — native peony

Pinaceae

Abies amabilis — Pacific silver fir
Abies grandis — grand fir
Abies lasiocarpa — subalpine fir
Abies procera — noble fir
Larix lyallii — alpine larch
Larix occidentalis — western larch
Picea engelmannii — Engelmann spruce
Picea glauca — white spruce, western white spruce

Picea sitchensis — Sitka spruce
Pinus albicaulis — whitebark pine
Pinus contorta — lodgepole pine
Pinus monticola — western white pine
Pinus ponderosa — ponderosa pine
Pseudotsuga menziesii — Douglas fir
Tsuga heterophylla — western hemlock
Tsuga mertensiana — mountain hemlock

Plantaginaceae

Penstemon acuminatus — sharpleaf penstemon
Penstemon barrettiae — Barrett's beardtongue
Penstemon cardwellii — T.J. Howell Cardwell's beardtongue

Penstemon palmeri — Palmer's penstemon
Penstemon rupicola — cliff beardtongue

Polypodiaceae

Polypodium glycyrrhiza — licorice fern

Rhamnaceae

Rhamnus purshiana — cascara buckthorn

Rosaceae

Rosa nutkana — Nootka rose

Salicaceae

Populus tremuloides — quaking aspen
Populus trichocarpa — black cottonwood
Salix amygdaloides — peach-leaf willow
Salix arctica — Arctic willow
Salix barclayi — Barclay's willow
Salix bebbiana — gray willow, Bebb's willow, long-beak willow
Salix boothii — Booth's willow
Salix brachycarpa — small-fruit willow
Salix candida — sage willow
Salix cascadensis — Cascade willow
Salix columbiana — Columbia River willow
Salix commutata — under-green willow
Salix drummondiana — Drummond's willow
Salix eastwoodiae — Sierra willow
Salix exigua — narrow-leaf willow, coyote willow
Salix farriae — Farr's willow
Salix fragilis — crack willow
Salix geyeriana — Geyer's willow

Salix glauca — gray willow
Salix hookeriana — coastal willow
Salix lasiandra — Pacific willow
Salix lasiolepis — arroyo willow
Salix maccalliana — Maccalla's willow
Salix melanopsis — dusky willow
Salix monochroma — one-color willow
Salix nivalis — dwarf snow willow
Salix pedicellaris — bog willow
Salix petrophila — alpine willow
Salix planifolia — tea-leaved willow
Salix prolixa — Mackenzie's willow
Salix pseudomonticola — false mountain willow
Salix scouleriana — Scouler's willow
Salix sessilifolia — sessile-leaf willow
Salix sitchensis — Sitka willow
Salix tweedyi — Tweedy's willow
Salix vestita — rock willow

Sapindaceae

Acer circinatum — vine maple
Acer glabrum — Douglas maple

Acer macrophyllum — big-leaf maple

Taxaceae

Taxus brevifolia — Pacific yew

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