Plant, Lichen, and Fungi Species at Lost Valley

Lost Valley Native Plant List

Ferns and Fern Allies 

Dennstaedtiaceae - Bracken Family 

Adiantum aleuticum  maidenhair fern 

Pteridium aquilinum  bracken fern 

 

Dryopteridaceae - Wood Fern Family   

Athyrium filix-femina  lady fern 

Polystichum munitum  western sword fern 

 

Equisetaceae - Horsetail Family  

Equisetum arvense  common horsetail 

 

Polypodiaceae - Polypody Family 

Polypodium glycyrrhiza  licorice fern 

 

Conifers 

Cupressaceae - Cedar Family  

Calocedrus decurrens  incense cedar 

Thuja plicata   western red cedar 

 

Pinaceae - Pine Family  

Abies grandis   grand fir 

Pinus contorta   lodgepole pine 

Pinus ponderosa  ponderosa pine 

Pseudotsuga menziesii  Douglas fir 

Tsuga heterophylla  western hemlock 

 

Taxaceae - Yew Family 

Taxus brevifolia  Pacific yew 

 

Flowing Plants - Dicots

Aceraceae - Maple Family 

Acer circinatum   vine maple 

Acer macrophyllum  bigleaf maple 

 

Anacardiaceae - Sumac Family 

Toxidendron diversilobum poison oak 

 

Apiaceae - Carrot Family 

Heracleum lanatum  cow parsnip 

Ligusticum apiifolium  parsley-leaf lovage 

Oenanthe sarmentosa  Pacific water parsley 

Osmorhiza berteroi  sweet cicely 

Perideridia sp.              yampah 

Sanicula crassicaulis  western snakeroot 

 

Araliaceae - Ginseng Family 

Aralia californica  elk clover 

 

Aristolochiaceae - Dutchman's Pipe Family  

Asarum caudatum  wild ginger 

 

Asclepiadaceae - Milkweed Family 

Asclepias speciosa  showy milkweed 

 

Asteraceae - Sunflower Family 

Achillea millefolium  yarrow 

Adenocaulon bicolor  pathfinder 

Anaphalis margaritacea  pearly everlasting 

Aster radulinus   rough leaved aster 

Madia gracilis   slender tarweed 

Madia sativa   Chile tarweed 

Petasites frigidus var. palmatus palmate coltsfoot 

Solidago canadensis var. salebrosa  Canada goldenrod 

Wyethia angustifolia  narrowleaf mule's ears 

 

Berberidaceae - Barberry Family 

Achlys triphylla   vanilla leaf 

Berberis aquifolium  tall Oregon grape 

Berberis nervosa  Cascade Oregon grape 

Vancouveria hexandra  inside out flower 

 

Betulaceae - Birch Family 

Alnus rubra   red alder 

Corylus cornuta var. californica beaked hazelnut 

 

Boraginaceae - Borage Family 

Mertensia platyphylla  western bluebells 

Myosotis laxa        small-flowered forget-me-not 

Plagiobothrys scouleri  Scouler's popcorn flower 

 

Brassicaceae - Cabbage Family  

Cardamine angulata  angled bittercress 

Cardamine nuttallii var. nuttallii spring beauty 

Cardamine oligosperma  western little bittercress 

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum white watercress 

Rorippa palustris  marsh yellowcress 

 

Campanulaceae - Bellflower Family 

Campanula prenanthoides California harebell 

Campanula scouleri  Scouler's harebell 

 

Caprifoliaceae - Honeysuckle Family  

Lonicera ciliosa   orange honeysuckle 

Lonicera hispidula  hairy honeysuckle 

Sambucus mexicana  blue elderberry 

Sambucus racemosa  red elderberry 

Symphoricarpos albus  snowberry 

Symphoricarpos mollis  trailing snowberry 

Virburnum ellipticum  western wayfaring tree 

 

Caryophyllaceae - Pink Family 

Moehringia macrophylla big-leaf sandwort 

 

Celastraceae - Burning Bush Family 

Paxistima myrsinites  Oregon boxwood 

 

Cornaceae - Dogwood Family 

Cornus nuttallii   Pacific dogwood 

Cornus sericea   red osier dogwood 

 

Cucurbitaceae - Cucumber Family 

Marah oreganus   wild cucumber 

 

Ericaceae - Heath Family 

Arbutus menziesii  Pacific madrone 

Gaultheria shallon  salal 

Monotropa uniflora  Indian pipe 

Rhododendron macrophyllum Pacific rhododendron 

Vaccinium parvifolium  red huckleberry 

 

Fabaceae - Pea Family 

Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. nevadensis  purple peavine 

Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius broadleaf lupine 

Rupertia physodes  California tea 

 

Fagaceae - Oak Family 

Chrysolepis chrysophylla chinquapin 

Quercus garryana  Oregon white oak 

 

Fumariaceae - Bleeding Heart Family 

Dicentra formosa  bleeding heart 

 

Geraniaceae - Geranium Family 

Geranium oreganum  western geranium 

 

Grossulariaceae - Currant Family 

Ribes divaricatum  straggly gooseberry 

Ribes sanguineum  red flowering currant 

 

Hydrophyllaceae - Waterleaf Family 

Hydrophyllum tenuipes  slender stemmed waterleaf 

Nemophila parviflora  woods nemophila 

 

Lamiaceae - Mint Family 

Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata lance selfheal 

Satureja douglasii  yerba buena 

Stachys cooleyae  giant hedgenettle 

Stachys rigida   rigid hedgenettle 

 

Malvaceae - Mallow Family 

Sidalcea cusickii  Cusick's sidalcea 

Sidalcea virgata   rose checker mallow 

 

Oleaceae - Olive Family 

Fraxinus latifolia  Oregon ash 

 

Onagraceae - Evening Primrose Family 

Chamerion angustifolium fireweed 

Circaea alpina   enchanter's nightshade 

Epilobium brachycarpum tall annual willowherb 

Ludwigia palustris  water purslane 

 

Oxalidaceae - Wood Sorrel Family 

Oxalis oregana   wood sorrel 

 

Papaveraceae - Poppy Family 

Eschscholzia californica  California poppy 

 

Philadelphaceae - Mock Orange Family 

Philadelphus lewisii  mock orange 

 

Polemoniaceae - Phlox Family 

Collomia heterophylla  varied leaf collomia 

Phlox adsurgens  woodland phlox 

 

Polygonaceae - Buckwheat Family 

Rumex salicifolius  willow dock 

 

Portulacaceae - Purslane Family 

Claytonia perfoliata  miner's lettuce 

Claytonia sibirica  candyflower 

Montia linearis   narrowleaved montia 

 

Primulaceae - Primrose Family 

Trientalis latifolia  western starflower 

 

Ranunculaceae - Buttercup Family 

Actaea rubra   red baneberry 

Anemone deltoidea  columbia windflower 

Aquilegia formosa  red columbine 

Coptis laciniata   cut-leaved goldthread 

Delphinium menziesii  Menzies' larkspur 

Ranunculus aquatilis  white water buttercup 

Ranunculus occidentalis  western buttercup 

Ranunculus orthorhynchus straightbeak buttercup 

Ranunculus uncinatus  disappointing buttercup 

Thalictrum occidentale  western meadowrue 

 

Rhamnaceae - Buckthorn Family 

Ceanothus sanguineus  redstem ceanothus 

Ceanothus velutinus  snowbrush 

Rhamnus purshiana  cascara 

 

Rosaceae - Rose Family 

Amelanchier alnifolia  serviceberry 

Aruncus dioicus   goatsbeard 

Crataegus suksdorfii  Suksdorf's hawthorn 

Fragaria vesca   common strawberry 

Fragaria virginiana  Virginia strawberry 

Geum macrophyllum  large leaved avens 

Holodiscus discolor  ocean spray 

Malus fusca   Pacific crabapple 

Oemleria cerasiformis  osoberry 

Physocarpus capitatus  Pacific ninebark 

Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis graceful cinquefoil 

Prunus emarginata var. mollis bitter cherry 

Rosa gymnocarpa  little wild rose 

Rosa nutkana   Nootka rose 

Rosa pisocarpa   clustered wild rose 

Rubus leucodermis  blackcap raspberry 

Rubus parviflorus  thimbleberry 

Rubus spectabilis  salmonberry 

Rubus ursinus   Pacific dewberry 

Spiraea douglasii  Douglas spiraea 

 

Rubiaceae - Madder Family 

Galium aparine   cleavers 

Galium oreganum  Oregon bedstraw 

Galium triflorum  sweet scented bedstraw 

 

Salicaceae - Willow Family 

Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa  black cottonwood 

Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra red willow 

Salix scouleriana  Scouler’s willow 

Salix spp.   willow 

 

Saxifragaceae - Saxifrage Family 

Tellima grandiflora  fringecup 

Tolmiea menziesii  piggyback plant 

 

Scrophulariaceae - Figwort Family 

Collinsia parviflora          small-flowered blue-eyed Mary 

Mimulus guttatus  yellow monkeyflower 

Synthyris reniformis  spring queen 

Veronica scutellata  marsh speedwell 

 

Urticaceae - Nettle Famil

Urtica dioica   stinging nettle 

 

Violaceae - Violet Family 

Viola adunca   early blue violet 

Viola glabella   wood violet 

 

Flowing Plants - Monocots

Alismataceae - Water Plantain Family 

Sagitaria latifolia  wapato 

 

Cyperaceae - Sedge Family 

Carex spp.   sedges 

Eleocharis acicularis  needle spikerush 

 

Iridaceae - Iris Family 

Iris chrysophylla  yellow-leaved iris 

Iris tenax   Oregon iris 

Sisyrinchium idahoense  Idaho blue-eyed grass

 

Juncaceae - Rush Family 

Juncus bufonius   toad rush 

Juncus effusus   soft rush 

Juncus patens   spreading rush 

Juncus tenuis   slender rush 

Luzula comosa   field woodrush 

 

Liliaceae - Lily Family 

Brodiaea elegans  elegant brodiaea 

Calochortus tolmiei  cat's ear 

Camassia leichtlinii  large camas 

Camassia quamash  camas 

Dichelostemma congestum forktooth ookow 

Erythronium oregonum  giant fawn lily 

Fritillaria affinis  checker lily 

Lilium columbianum  tiger lily 

Maianthemum dilatatum false lily of the valley 

Maianthemum racemosum large smilacina 

Maianthemum stellatum  little smilacina 

Prosartes hookeri  Hooker's fairybells 

Prosartes smithii  fairy lanterns 

Streptopus amplexifolius twisted stalk 

Trillium albidum  sweet trillium 

Trillium ovatum  western trillium 

Triteleia hyacynthina  white brodiaea 

Veratrum viride   green false hellebore 

 

Orchidaceae - Orchid Family 

Calypso bulbosa  fairy slipper 

Corallorhiza striata  striped coralroot 

Goodyera oblongifolia  rattlesnake plantain 

 

Poaceae - Grass Family 

Danthonia californica  California oatgrass 

Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus wildrye 

Hordeum brachyantherum meadow barley 

 

PLANTS OF THE WOODS LOOP

(1/6 mile Nature Trail at Lost Valley Educational Center)  

This is a list-in-process. Please share your species sightings. Non-native herbaceous plants are not included on this list. 

Ferns and Fern Allies

Dennstaedtiaceae – Bracken Fern Family 

   Pteridium aquilinum  bracken fern  

Dryopteridaceae – Sword Fern Family 

   Polystichum munitum  western sword fern  

Polypodiaceae – Licorice Fern Family 

   Polypodium glycyrrhiza  licorice fern 

 

Conifers 

Cupressaceae - Cedar Family 

   Calocedrus decurrens  incense cedar  

Pinaceae - Pine Family 

   Abies grandis   grand fir  

   Pseudotsuga menziesii  Douglas fir  

   Tsuga heterophylla  western hemlock 

Taxaceae - Yew Family  

   Taxus brevifolia  Pacific yew  

 

Flowering Plants - Dicots

Aceraceae - Maple Family 

   Acer circinatum  vine maple  

   Acer macrophyllum  bigleaf maple  

Anacardiaceae - Sumac Family  

   Toxidendron diversilobum poison oak 

Apiaceae - Carrot Family  

   Heracleum lanatum*  cow parsnip  

   Ligusticum apiifolium  parsley-leaf lovage  

   Osmorhiza berteroi  sweet cicely  

   Sanicula crassicaulis  western snakeroot 

Asteraceae - Sunflower Family  

   Adenocaulon bicolor  pathfinder  

Berberidaceae - Barberry Family 

   Berberis aquifolium  tall Oregon grape  

   Berberis nervosa  Cascade Oregon grape  

   Vancouveria hexandra  inside out flower 

Betulaceae - Birch Family  

   Corylus cornuta var. californica beaked hazelnut 

Brassicaceae - Mustard Family  

   Cardamine nuttallii var. nuttallii spring beauty  

Caprifoliaceae - Honeysuckle Family 

   Lonicera ciliosa   orange honeysuckle  

   Lonicera hispidula  hairy honeysuckle  

   Symphoricarpos albus  snowberry  

   Symphoricarpos mollis  trailing snowberry  

Caryophyllaceae - Pink Family  

   Moehringia macrophylla  big-leaf sandwort  

Cornaceae - Dogwood Family  

   Cornus nuttallii*  Pacific dogwood  

Ericaceae - Heath Family 

   Gaultheria shallon  salal  

   Vaccinium parvifolium  red huckleberry 

Fabaceae - Pea Family  

   Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. nevadensis   purple peavine  

Fagaceae - Oak Family  

   Castanopsis chrysophylla* chinquapin  

   Quercus garryana  Oregon white oak  

Grossulariaceae - Currant Family  

   Ribes sanguineum  red flowering currant  

Hydrophyllaceae - Waterleaf Family  

   Nemophila parviflora  woods nemophila  

Lamiaceae - Mint Family  

   Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata lance selfheal  

   Satureja douglasii  yerba buena  

Oleaceae - Olive Family  

   Fraxinus latifolia  Oregon ash 

Onagraceae – Evening Primrose Family 

   Circaea alpina   enchanter’s nightshade 

   Epilobium angustifolium  fireweed  

Portulacaceae - Purslane Family  

   Claytonia sibirica  candyflower  

Primulaceae - Primrose Family  

   Trientalis latifolia  western starflower  

Ranunculaceae - Buttercup Family  

   Anemone deltoidea  columbia windflower  

   Aquilegia formosa  red columbine  

Rhamnaceae - Buckthorn Family 

   Rhamnus purshiana  cascara  

Rosaceae - Rose Family  

   Amelanchier alnifolia  serviceberry  

   Fragaria vesca   common strawberry  

   Fragaria virginiana  Virginia strawberry  

   Holodiscus discolor  ocean spray  

   Malus fusca   Pacific crabapple  

   Oemleria cerasiformis  osoberry  

   Prunus avium (non-native) sweet cherry     

   Prunus emarginata var. mollis* bitter cherry  

   Rosa gymnocarpa  little wild rose  

   Rubus parviflorus  thimbleberry 

   Rubus armeniacus (non-native) Armenian blackberry  

   Rubus ursinus   Pacific dewberry  

Rubiaceae - Madder Family  

   Galium aparine   bedstraw  

   Galium oreganum  Oregon bedstraw  

   Galium triflorum  sweet scented bedstraw 

Scrophulariaceae - Figwort Family  

   Synthyris reniformis  spring queen  

Violaceae - Violet Family  

   Viola adunca   early blue violet  

   Viola glabella   wood violet  

  

Flowering Plants - Monocots

Iridaceae - Iris Family  

   Iris chrysophylla*  yellow-leaved iris 

   Iris tenax   Oregon iris 

Liliaceae - Lily Family  

   Erythronium oregonum  giant fawn lily  

   Fritillaria affinis*  checker lily  

   Lilium columbianum  tiger lily  

   Maianthemum racemosum large smilacina  

   Maianthemum stellatum  little smilacina  

   Prosartes hookeri  Hooker's fairybells  

   Prosartes smithii  fairy lanterns  

   Trillium albidum  sweet trillium  

   Trillium ovatum  western trillium  

   Veratrum viride*  green false hellebore  

Orchidaceae - Orchid Family  

   Corallorhiza striata*  striped coralroot   

 

*occurs on spur off of main loop  

 

 

 

Mosses of Lost Valley 

Antitrichia californica 

Antitrichia curtipendula 

Brachythecium velutinum 

Bryum capillare (?) 

Claopodium crispifolium 

Dicranoweisia cirrata 

Dicranum fuscescens 

Dicranum howellii 

Dicranum tauricum 

Epipterygium tozeri 

Eurhynchium oreganum 

Funaria hygrometrica 

Homalothecium fulgescens 

Homalothecium nuttallii 

Hylocomium splendens 

Hypnum subimponens 

Isothecium stoloniferum 

Leucolepis acanthoneuron 

Metaneckera menziesii 

Neckera douglasii 

Orthotrichum consimile 

Orthotrichum lyellii 

Plagionmium insigne 

Plagionmium venustum 

Plagiothecium laetum 

Porotrichum bigelovii 

Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus 

Schistidium rivulare 

Scleropodium obtusifolium 

 

Liverworts of Lost Valley 

Cephalozia lunulifolia 

Frullania nisquallensis 

Pellia neesiana 

Porella cordaeana 

Porella navicularis 

Radula complanata 

 

Lichens of Lost Valley 

Alectoria vancouverensis 

Bryoria capillaris 

Bryoria sp. 

Cetraria chlorophylla 

Cetraria orbata 

Chrysothrix sp. 

Cladonia sp. 

Evernia prunastri 

Hypogymnia enteromorpha group 

Hypogymnia imshaugii 

Hypogymnia inactiva 

Hypogymnia physodes 

Hypogymnia tubulosa 

Hypotrachyna sinuosa 

Lepraria sp. 

Lobaria pulmonaria 

Lobaria scrobiculata 

Melanelia fuliginosa 

Nephroma helveticum 

Nephroma laevigatum 

Nephroma resupinatum 

Ochrolechia sp. 

Parmelia sulcata 

Peltigera collina 

Platismatia glauca 

Platismatia herrei 

Pseudocyphellaria anomala 

Pseudocyphellaria crocata 

Ramalina dilacerata 

Ramalina farinacea 

Ramalina thrausta 

Sclerophera sp. 

Sticta fuliginosa 

Usnea filipendula group 

Usnea flavocardia 

Usnea longissima 

Usnea tufted sp. 

 

Mushrooms/Fungi of Lost Valley 

Agaricus silvicola  woodland agaricus  

Amanita pantherina  panther amanita 

Boletus zelleri   Zeller's bolete  

Bovista spp.   puffballs 

Cantharellus cibarius  chanterelle 

Clavariadelphus ligula  strap coral  

Clavariadelphus sachalinensis strap coral  

Coprinus atramentarius  inky cap  

Daldinia sp.   carbonaceous fungus 

Fomitopsis pinicola  red-belted conk  

Galerina autumnalis  deadly galerina  

Herecium erinaceus  lion's mane 

Hydnum repandum  hedgehog mushroom 

Hygrocybe conica  witch's hat  

Hypomyces lactifluorum lobster mushroom 

Lactarius deliciosus  delicious milk cap 

Leucocoprinus luteus  yellow parasol  

Lycoperdon spp. puffballs with narrow stem-like base  

Morchella angusticeps  black morel  

Morchella elata   black morel  

Morchella esculenta  morel 

Naematoloma fasciculare sulfur tuft  

Pleurocybella porrigens  angel wings  

Pleurotus ostreatus  oyster mushroom 

Polypurus schweinitzii  red-brown butt rot  

Pseudohydnum gelatinosum toothed jelly fungus  

Ramaria rasilispora  yellow coral mushroom 

Ramaria spp.  

Russula emetica   emetic russula 

Russula spp.  

Suillus lakei   matte jack  

Suillus spp.  

Trametes versicolor  turkey tail 

Tremella mesenterica  witch's butter 

Tuber gibbosum  Oregon white truffle 

 

 

 

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