Little Spokane River Natural Area
Trail West of the Painted Rocks
June 21, 2009
Beware of the plant at right, found along the trail in the Little Spokane
River Natural Area. This is Poison Ivy, Toxicodendron radicans. Remember
the saying, "Leaves of three, let it be!".
* Threadleaf Sedge: Carex filifolia var. filifolia
* Columbia Needlegrass: Acnatherum nelsonii ssp. nelsonii (Synonym: Stipa occidentalis var. nelsonii) - This could be misidentified and be Acnatherum nelsonii ssp. dorei instead.
* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum
* One-spike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata
* Heller's Rosette Grass: Dichanthelium oligosanthes ssp. scribnerianum
* Needle and Thread: Hesperostipa comata (var. ?) (Synonym: Stipa comata)
* Basin Wildrye: Leymus cinereus (Synonym: Elymus cinereus)
* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii
Black Cottonwood: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa
Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis
* Yellow Flag: Iris pseudocoris
Snow Buckwheat: Eriogonum niveum
* Red Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
* Douglas' Catchfly: Silene douglasii var. douglasii
Western Clematis: Clematis ligusticifolia
* Creeping Buttercup: Ranunculus repens
* Jim Hill Mustard: Sisymbrium altissimum
Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium
* Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii
Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia
* Fan-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. pulcherrima
Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa
* Birchleaf Spiraea: Spiraea betulifolia
* Douglas' Spiraea: Spiraea douglasii
* Nevada Deer-vetch: Lotus nevadensis
* Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus
* White Sweet-clover: Melilotus alba
* Red Clover: Trifolium pratense
* White Clover: Trifolium repens
* Vetch: Vicia sativa
* Hairy Vetch : Vicia villosa
* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
Cascara: Rhamnus purshiana
* Common St. John's Wort: Hypericum perforatum
Poison Ivy: Toxicodendron radicans
Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum (In seed.)
Red Osier Dogwood: Cornus sericea
* Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea
* Flytrap Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium (var. ?)
* Hemp Dogbane: Apocynum cannabinum
* Creeping Jenny: Lysimachia nummularia
* Showy Milkweed: Asclepias speciosa
* Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora
Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata - In bud.
* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata
* Blue Thistle: Echium vulgare
* Self-heal: Prunella vulgaris
* Dalmatian Toad-flax: Linaria dalmatica
* Indian Wheat: Plantago patagonica
* Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea
* Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata
* Hoary False Yarrow: Chaenactis douglasii
* Spreading Fleabane: Erigeron divergens
* Shaggy Daisy: Erigeron pumilus
* Blanket Flower: Gaillardia aristata
Columbia River Gumweed: Grindelia columbiana ?
Prickly Lettuce: Lactuca serriola
Cusick's Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. cusickii - In bud.
* Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius