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Fort Flagler State Park Nature Guide

Included in this guide are some of the species you might see at Fort Flagler State Park, Wa.
The plants and animals in this list are drawn from historical records specific to the Olympic Peninsula, the Salish Sea and its surrounding uplands. How many can you find?

Western Tiger Swallowtail 1
Papilio rutulus
bird's-foot trefoil 2
Lotus corniculatus
salmonberry 3
Rubus spectabilis
common dandelion 4
Taraxacum officinale
Thatched Barnacle 5
Semibalanus cariosus
Pacific Blood Star 6
Henricia leviuscula
Sunflower Sea Star 7
Pycnopodia helianthoides
common stork's-bill 8
Erodium cicutarium
Yellow-spotted Millipede 8
Harpaphe haydeniana
western sword fern 9
Polystichum munitum
Pacific Banana Slug 10
Ariolimax columbianus
Yellow Iris 11
Iris pseudacorus
Red Rock Crab 12
Cancer productus
Polyphemus Moth 13
Antheraea polyphemus
California poppy 14
Eschscholzia californica
bigleaf maple 15
Acer macrophyllum
Creeping buttercup 16
Ranunculus repens
western redcedar 17
Thuja plicata
western hemlock 18
Tsuga heterophylla
common Douglas-fir 19
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Common Shiny Woodlouse 20
Oniscus asellus
Purple Shore Crab 21
Hemigrapsus nudus
Evergreen Huckleberry 22
Vaccinium ovatum
Red Huckleberry 23
Vaccinium parvifolium
salal 24
Gaultheria shallon
Lion's Mane Nudibranch 25
Melibe leonina
artist's bracket 26
Ganoderma applanatum
Asian Lady Beetle 27
Harmonia axyridis
Oyster Mushroom 28
Pleurotus ostreatus
Angel's Wings 29
Pleurocybella porrigens
Common Snowberry 22
Symphoricarpos albus
Symphoricarpos albus laevigatus 22
witch's butter 30
Tremella mesenterica
western skunk cabbage 31
Lysichiton americanus
common broom 32
Cytisus scoparius
Wall Lettuce 33
Mycelis muralis
Grove Snail 34
Cepaea nemoralis
bulrush 35
Typha latifolia
Fly Agaric 36
Amanita muscaria
orange peel fungus 37
Aleuria aurantia
Sulphur Tuft 38
Hypholoma fasciculare
lodgepole pine 39
Pinus contorta
Gumboot Chiton 40
Cryptochiton stelleri
Plumose Anemone 12
Metridium senile
Giant Acorn Barnacle 41
Balanus nubilus
Red Admiral 42
Vanessa atalanta
Pacific trillium 43
Trillium ovatum
Mealy Pixie Cup 44
Cladonia chlorophaea
The Prince 45
Agaricus augustus
Callobius severus 46
Ochre Sea Star 47
Pisaster ochraceus
Blinded Sphinx Moth 48
Paonias excaecata
Northern Kelp Crab 49
Pugettia producta
California Tortoiseshell 50
Nymphalis californica
Wild strawberry 51
Fragaria vesca
checker lily 52
Fritillaria affinis
Western Rattlesnake Plantain 53
Goodyera oblongifolia
field chickweed 33
Cerastium arvense
Lorquin's Admiral 54
Limenitis lorquini
Ceanothus Silk Moth 55
Hyalophora euryalus
Pacific madrone 56
Arbutus menziesii
false Solomon's seal 57
Maianthemum racemosum
common hawthorn 58
Crataegus monogyna
threeleaf foamflower 56
Tiarella trifoliata
thimbleberry 59
Rubus parviflorus
fringe cups 22
Tellima grandiflora
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle 60
Coccinella septempunctata
Cinnabar moth 61
Tyria jacobaeae
Giant Plumose Anemone 62
Metridium farcimen
Banded Alder Borer 63
Rosalia funebris
red clover 64
Trifolium pratense
stinging nettle 65
Urtica dioica
American searocket 66
Cakile edentula
Echo Azure 52
Celastrina echo
Aggregating Anemone 67
Anthopleura elegantissima
Eelgrass 33
Zostera marina
Yellow Sand Verbena 68
Abronia latifolia
Coastal Hedge-nettle 69
Stachys chamissonis
Cooley's Hedge-nettle 69
Stachys chamissonis cooleyae
Cross Orbweaver 70
Araneus diadematus
lady fern 62
Athyrium filix-femina
rough horsetail 71
Equisetum hyemale
common bracken 72
Pteridium aquilinum
common selfheal 73
Prunella vulgaris
common yarrow 74
Achillea millefolium
pearly everlasting 75
Anaphalis margaritacea
Bur Parsley 76
Anthriscus caucalis
Bald-faced Yellowjacket 77
Dolichovespula maculata
chicory 78
Cichorium intybus
Egg-yolk Jelly 79
Phacellophora camtschatica
bull thistle 80
Cirsium vulgare
pineapple-weed 81
Matricaria discoidea
miner's lettuce 82
Claytonia perfoliata
Solomon's plume 83
Maianthemum racemosum amplexicaule
fringed willowherb 84
Epilobium ciliatum
catchweed bedstraw 85
Galium aparine
American Sand Wasp 13
Bembix americana
Cut-leaved crane's-bill 84
Geranium dissectum
Dove's-foot crane's-bill 86
Geranium molle
Common Cat's-ear 87
Hypochaeris radicata

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