Swauk Campground is in northern Kittitas County along US 97 between Old Blewett Road and Blewett Pass. Plant list includes plants observed along the Sculpture Rock Trail #1397 which runs uphill south of Swauk Creek from the east end of the campground and descends to behind the picnic shelter at the west end of the campground.
Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis -
Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa -
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii -
Red Alder: Alnus rubra -
* Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea -
Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites
Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides -
Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana -
Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis
Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense
Scouring Rush: Equisetum hyemale
Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum
Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora - In bud.
* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri -
Smooth Brome: Bromus inermis ?
Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata -
* False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule -
* Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum -
Western Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia - Floral stems rising.
* Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica -
* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii -
Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
* Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla -
* Sticky Starwort: Pseudostellaria jamesiana -
* Columbian Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum -
* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus
* Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum occidentale -
* Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla -
Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium -
Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa
* Shepherd's Purse: Capsella bursa-pastoris
* Lyall's Bittercress: Cardamine cordifolia
* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna - Fading out of bloom in campsite pads.
* Tower Mustard: Turritis glabra (Arabis glabra)
* Pacific Mitrewort: Mitella trifida var. trifida -
* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum
* Northern Black Currant: Ribes hudsonianum
* Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre
* Sticky Gooseberry: Ribes viscosissimum
Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. ?) - Fruits forming.
* Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala -
* Large-leaved Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum -
Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor -
* Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. flabelliformis -
Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa - In bud.
Blackcap Raspberry: Rubus leucodermis
Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana (var. ?) - In bud.
Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus -
Birchleaf Spiraea: Spiraea betulifolia - ?
Menzie's Spiraea, Hardhack: Spiraea douglasii var. menzisii -
Pyramid Spiraea: Spiraea X pyramidata - In bud.
* Lupine: Lupinus sp., either Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius or Lupinus polyphyllus var. burkei ?)
* American Vetch: Vicia americana
* Stream Violet: Viola glabella
Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. -
Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium
Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina
Sharp-tooth Angelica: Angelica (arguta ?)
* Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum
Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi -
* Western Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis -
Little Pipsissewa: Chimaphila menziesii - In bud.
Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata - In bud.
Sidebells Pyrola: Orthillia secunda - In bud.
Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea -
Pink Wintergreen: Pyrola asarifolia (var. ?)
Green-flowered Wintergreen: Pyrola chlorantha - In bud.
White-vein Wintergreen: Pyrola picta - In bud.
* White Shooting Star: Dodecatheon dentatum
* Fendler's Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum fendleri var. albifrons -
Selfheal: Prunella vulgaris (var. ?)
* Small-flowred Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora
* Bracted Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa (var. latifolia ?)- Beginning to bloom.
Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa
Broad-leaved Plantain: Plantago major
Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum
Twinflower: Linnaea borealis
Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa -
* Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata - Fading out of bloom.
Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigata -
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - In bud.
Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor -
* Racemose Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa -
* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea
* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia
* Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata
Edible Thistle: Cirsium edule (var. wenatchense ?) - In bud.
Engelmann's Aster: Eucephalus engelmannii - In bud.
Showy Aster: Eurybia conspicua -
White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum -
* Pineappleweed: Matricaria discoidea
Wall Lettuce: Mycelis muralis
Falsegold Groundsel: Packera pseudaurea - In bud.
Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot: Petasites frigidus -
* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus
* Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale -
Common Ravens
Brown-headed Cowbirds
Evening Grosbeaks
American Robins
Hermit Thrushes
Swainson's Thrushes
Western Tanagers
Chipping Sparrows
Cassin's Finch (male)
Western Wood Peewees
Pine Siskins
Townsend's Warblers
Yellow-rumped Warblers
Violet-green Swallows