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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?

seaside pea 1
Lathyrus japonicus
twinflower 2
Linnaea borealis
Barestem Biscuitroot 3
Lomatium nudicaule
orange honeysuckle 4
Lonicera ciliosa
Pacific Crab Apple 5
Malus fusca
bay forget-me-not 6
Myosotis laxa
opium poppy 7
Papaver somniferum
black cottonwood 8
Populus trichocarpa
floating-leaved pondweed 9
Potamogeton natans
common water-crowfoot 10
Ranunculus aquatilis
swamp currant 11
Ribes lacustre
Nootka rose 12
Rosa nutkana
Cutleaf Blackberry 13
Rubus laciniatus
Pacific Glasswort 14
Salicornia pacifica
coastal willow 15
Salix hookeriana
Pacific Willow 16
Salix lasiandra
red-seeded dandelion 17
Taraxacum erythrospermum
field penny-cress 18
Thlaspi arvense
threadleaf buttercup 19
Ranunculus aquatilis diffusus
Common Earthworm 20
Lumbricus terrestris
Acorn Barnacle 21
Balanus glandula
Large Yellow Underwing 22
Noctua pronuba
Striped Green Sea Anemone 23
Diadumene lineata
Six-spotted Orbweaver 22
Araniella displicata
Starry Flounder 24
Platichthys stellatus
rugosa rose 25
Rosa rugosa
Mottled Star 26
Evasterias troschelii
Horse-chestnut 27
Aesculus hippocastanum
Eight-spotted Skimmer 28
Libellula forensis
Common Whitetail 29
Plathemis lydia
Ten-lined June Beetle 30
Polyphylla decemlineata
European Paper Wasp 31
Polistes dominula
European Harvestman 32
Phalangium opilio
Chocolate Arion 33
Arion rufus
Silver-spotted Tiger Moth 34
Lophocampa argentata
Northern Feather Duster Worm 35
Eudistylia vancouveri
Shiner Surfperch 36
Cymatogaster aggregata
Western Forktail 37
Ischnura perparva
Striped Meadowhawk 38
Sympetrum pallipes
Eulachon 39
Thaleichthys pacificus
Graceful Rock Crab 40
Metacarcinus gracilis
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 41
Regulus calendula
Buffalo Sculpin 42
Enophrys bison
speckled sanddab 43
Citharichthys stigmaeus
Surf Smelt
Hypomesus pretiosus
Pacific Geoduck 44
Panopea generosa
Mossy Chiton 45
Mopalia muscosa
Wrinkled Purple 46
Nucella lamellosa
Blue Mussel 47
Mytilus edulis
Blue Mud Shrimp
Upogebia pugettensis
Wrinkled Barnacle 48
Balanus crenatus
Orange Sea Cucumber
Cucumaria miniata
Eccentric Sand Dollar 49
Dendraster excentricus
Pacific Common Seal 50
Phoca vitulina richardii
Turkish washcloth 51
Mastocarpus papillatus
membranous pelt lichen 52
Peltigera membranacea
Varied Rag Lichen 52
Platismatia glauca
gold dust lichen 53
Chrysothrix candelaris
Hooded Tube Lichen 52
Hypogymnia physodes
club-like tuning fork 54
Calocera cornea
Red-banded Polypore 19
Fomitopsis pinicola
Conifer Chicken of the Woods 55
Laetiporus conifericola
Dyer's Polypore 56
Phaeolus schweinitzii
Purplepore Bracket 57
Trichaptum abietinum
Short-stemmed Russula 58
Russula brevipes
Fir-Cone Mushroom 53
Strobilurus trullisatus
Fairy Ring Marasmius 59
Marasmius oreades
Marasmiellus candidus 13
Petticoat Mottlegill 54
Panaeolus papilionaceus
Pholiota terrestris 58
Lilac Fibrecap 46
Inocybe geophylla lilacina
White Fibrecap 60
Inocybe geophylla
Felt-ringed Agaricus 58
Agaricus hondensis
Spring Fieldcap 58
Agrocybe praecox
Common Aerial Yellowjacket 61
Dolichovespula arenaria
Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle 22
Psyllobora vigintimaculata
Blue Bottlefly 62
Calliphora vicina
Bull Kelp 63
Nereocystis luetkeana
Menzies' Tree Moss 64
Leucolepis acanthoneura
Oregon Beaked Moss 65
Kindbergia oregana
Chip Cherries 66
Leratiomyces ceres
Pacific Dampwood Termite 46
Zootermopsis angusticollis
Common Rough Woodlouse 67
Porcellio scaber
Green Wood Cup 68
Chlorociboria aeruginascens
Striped Dogwinkle 69
Nucella ostrina
Feral Pigeon 70
Columba livia domestica
broom moss 71
Dicranum scoparium
Small Groundcone 52
Boschniakia hookeri
Oakmoss 52
Evernia prunastri
Waved Silk-moss 52
Buckiella undulata
Homalothecium fulgescens 72
Big Shaggy-moss 73
Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus
stalked kelp 64
Pterygophora californica
Lanky Moss 74
Rhytidiadelphus loreus
gumweed 75
Grindelia integrifolia
Golden Pholiota 76
Pholiota aurivella
winged kelp 77
Alaria marginata
seersucker kelp 78
Costaria costata
Northern Bald Eagle 61
Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis
Oregon grape 79
Berberis aquifolium

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