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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?

bird's-foot trefoil 1
Lotus corniculatus
salmonberry 2
Rubus spectabilis
common dandelion 3
Taraxacum officinale
common stork's-bill 4
Erodium cicutarium
western sword fern 5
Polystichum munitum
Yellow Iris 6
Iris pseudacorus
California poppy 7
Eschscholzia californica
bigleaf maple 8
Acer macrophyllum
Creeping buttercup 9
Ranunculus repens
western redcedar 10
Thuja plicata
western hemlock 11
Tsuga heterophylla
common Douglas-fir 12
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Evergreen Huckleberry 13
Vaccinium ovatum
Red Huckleberry 14
Vaccinium parvifolium
salal 15
Gaultheria shallon
Common Snowberry 13
Symphoricarpos albus
Symphoricarpos albus laevigatus 13
western skunk cabbage 16
Lysichiton americanus
common broom 17
Cytisus scoparius
Wall Lettuce 18
Mycelis muralis
bulrush 19
Typha latifolia
lodgepole pine 20
Pinus contorta
Pacific trillium 21
Trillium ovatum
Wild strawberry 22
Fragaria vesca
checker lily 23
Fritillaria affinis
Western Rattlesnake Plantain 24
Goodyera oblongifolia
field chickweed 18
Cerastium arvense
Pacific madrone 25
Arbutus menziesii
false Solomon's seal 26
Maianthemum racemosum
common hawthorn 27
Crataegus monogyna
threeleaf foamflower 25
Tiarella trifoliata
thimbleberry 28
Rubus parviflorus
fringe cups 13
Tellima grandiflora
red clover 29
Trifolium pratense
stinging nettle 30
Urtica dioica
American searocket 31
Cakile edentula
Eelgrass 18
Zostera marina
Yellow Sand Verbena 32
Abronia latifolia
Coastal Hedge-nettle 33
Stachys chamissonis
Cooley's Hedge-nettle 33
Stachys chamissonis cooleyae
lady fern 34
Athyrium filix-femina
rough horsetail 35
Equisetum hyemale
common bracken 36
Pteridium aquilinum
common selfheal 37
Prunella vulgaris
common yarrow 38
Achillea millefolium
pearly everlasting 39
Anaphalis margaritacea
Bur Parsley 40
Anthriscus caucalis
chicory 41
Cichorium intybus
bull thistle 42
Cirsium vulgare
pineapple-weed 43
Matricaria discoidea
miner's lettuce 44
Claytonia perfoliata
Solomon's plume 45
Maianthemum racemosum amplexicaule
fringed willowherb 46
Epilobium ciliatum
catchweed bedstraw 47
Galium aparine
Cut-leaved crane's-bill 46
Geranium dissectum
Dove's-foot crane's-bill 48
Geranium molle
Common Cat's-ear 49
Hypochaeris radicata
ribwort plantain 50
Plantago lanceolata
Sheep's sorrel 51
Rumex acetosella
curled dock 52
Rumex crispus
Pacific Sanicle 53
Sanicula crassicaulis
yerba buena 33
Clinopodium douglasii
common groundsel 54
Senecio vulgaris
Wild Mustard 55
Sinapis arvensis
prickly sowthistle 56
Sonchus asper
field mustard 57
Brassica rapa
common chickweed 58
Stellaria media
Lesser hop trefoil 59
Trifolium dubium
Common Vetch 60
Vicia sativa
beaked hazelnut 61
Corylus cornuta
Ocean spray 62
Holodiscus discolor
Pink Honeysuckle 51
Lonicera hispidula
Osoberry 13
Oemleria cerasiformis
straggly gooseberry
Ribes divaricatum pubiflorum
Red-flowering Currant 63
Ribes sanguineum
Baldhip Rose 64
Rosa gymnocarpa
trailing blackberry 21
Rubus ursinus
Wild gooseberry 25
Ribes divaricatum
European holly 65
Ilex aquifolium
purple foxglove 66
Digitalis purpurea
Smooth hawksbeard 67
Crepis capillaris
common poppy 68
Papaver rhoeas
licorice fern 69
Polypodium glycyrrhiza
common daisy 27
Bellis perennis
bittersweet nightshade 70
Solanum dulcamara
Ivy-leaved toadflax 71
Cymbalaria muralis
white clover 72
Trifolium repens
corn speedwell 9
Veronica arvensis
common cornsalad 22
Valerianella locusta
Candy Flower 13
Claytonia sibirica
Western Sweet Coltsfoot
Petasites frigidus palmatus
Arctic Butterbur 13
Petasites frigidus
hairy bittercress 59
Cardamine hirsuta
ground-ivy 73
Glechoma hederacea
lesser periwinkle 74
Vinca minor
red deadnettle 58
Lamium purpureum
common ivy 75
Hedera helix
herb Robert 76
Geranium robertianum
tansy 77
Tanacetum vulgare
Fuller's teasel 78
Dipsacus fullonum

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