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?

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bird's-foot trefoil ¹
Lotus corniculatus

salmonberry ²
Rubus spectabilis

common dandelion ³
Taraxacum officinale

common stork's-bill ⁴
Erodium cicutarium

California poppy ⁵
Eschscholzia californica

bigleaf maple ⁶
Acer macrophyllum

Creeping buttercup ⁷
Ranunculus repens

Evergreen Huckleberry ⁸
Vaccinium ovatum

Red Huckleberry ⁹
Vaccinium parvifolium

salal ¹⁰
Gaultheria shallon

Common Snowberry ⁸
Symphoricarpos albus

Symphoricarpos albus laevigatus ⁸

common broom ¹¹
Cytisus scoparius

Wall Lettuce ¹²
Mycelis muralis

Wild strawberry ¹³
Fragaria vesca

field chickweed ¹²
Cerastium arvense

Pacific madrone ¹⁴
Arbutus menziesii

common hawthorn ¹⁵
Crataegus monogyna

threeleaf foamflower ¹⁴
Tiarella trifoliata

thimbleberry ¹⁶
Rubus parviflorus

fringe cups ⁸
Tellima grandiflora

red clover ¹⁷
Trifolium pratense

stinging nettle ¹⁸
Urtica dioica

American searocket ¹⁹
Cakile edentula

Yellow Sand Verbena ²⁰
Abronia latifolia

Coastal Hedge-nettle ²¹
Stachys chamissonis

Cooley's Hedge-nettle ²¹
Stachys chamissonis cooleyae

common selfheal ²²
Prunella vulgaris

common yarrow ²³
Achillea millefolium

pearly everlasting ²⁴
Anaphalis margaritacea

Bur Parsley ²⁵
Anthriscus caucalis

chicory ²⁶
Cichorium intybus

bull thistle ²⁷
Cirsium vulgare

pineapple-weed ²⁸
Matricaria discoidea

miner's lettuce ²⁹
Claytonia perfoliata

fringed willowherb ³⁰
Epilobium ciliatum

catchweed bedstraw ³¹
Galium aparine

Cut-leaved crane's-bill ³⁰
Geranium dissectum

Dove's-foot crane's-bill ³²
Geranium molle

Common Cat's-ear ³³
Hypochaeris radicata

ribwort plantain ³⁴
Plantago lanceolata

Sheep's sorrel ³⁵
Rumex acetosella

curled dock ³⁶
Rumex crispus

Pacific Sanicle ³⁷
Sanicula crassicaulis

yerba buena ²¹
Clinopodium douglasii

common groundsel ³⁸
Senecio vulgaris

Wild Mustard ³⁹
Sinapis arvensis

prickly sowthistle ⁴⁰
Sonchus asper

field mustard ⁴¹
Brassica rapa

common chickweed ⁴²
Stellaria media

Lesser hop trefoil ⁴³
Trifolium dubium

Common Vetch ⁴⁴
Vicia sativa

beaked hazelnut ⁴⁵
Corylus cornuta

Ocean spray ⁴⁶
Holodiscus discolor

Pink Honeysuckle ³⁵
Lonicera hispidula

Osoberry ⁸
Oemleria cerasiformis

straggly gooseberry
Ribes divaricatum pubiflorum

Red-flowering Currant ⁴⁷
Ribes sanguineum

Baldhip Rose ⁴⁸
Rosa gymnocarpa

trailing blackberry ⁴⁹
Rubus ursinus

Wild gooseberry ¹⁴
Ribes divaricatum

European holly ⁵⁰
Ilex aquifolium

purple foxglove ⁵¹
Digitalis purpurea

Smooth hawksbeard ⁵²
Crepis capillaris

common poppy ⁵³
Papaver rhoeas

common daisy ¹⁵
Bellis perennis

bittersweet nightshade ⁵⁴
Solanum dulcamara

Ivy-leaved toadflax ⁵⁵
Cymbalaria muralis

white clover ⁵⁶
Trifolium repens

corn speedwell ⁷
Veronica arvensis

common cornsalad ¹³
Valerianella locusta

Candy Flower ⁸
Claytonia sibirica

Western Sweet Coltsfoot
Petasites frigidus palmatus

Arctic Butterbur ⁸
Petasites frigidus

hairy bittercress ⁴³
Cardamine hirsuta

ground-ivy ⁵⁷
Glechoma hederacea

lesser periwinkle ⁵⁸
Vinca minor

red deadnettle ⁴²
Lamium purpureum

common ivy ⁵⁹
Hedera helix

herb Robert ⁶⁰
Geranium robertianum

tansy ⁶¹
Tanacetum vulgare

Fuller's teasel ⁶²
Dipsacus fullonum

Red Alder ⁶³
Alnus rubra

oxeye daisy ⁶⁴
Leucanthemum vulgare

meadow buttercup ⁶⁵
Ranunculus acris

common St. John's-wort ⁶⁶
Hypericum perforatum

carpet bugle ⁴²
Ajuga reptans

shepherd's-purse ⁵³
Capsella bursa-pastoris

Hairy tare ⁴²
Vicia hirsuta

Purple Sanicle ³⁵
Sanicula bipinnatifida

alfalfa ⁶⁷
Medicago sativa

tomcat clover ⁶⁸
Trifolium willdenovii

American brooklime ²¹
Veronica americana

Pacific rhododendron ⁶⁹
Rhododendron macrophyllum

Artichoke Thistle
Cynara cardunculus

shortspur seablush ⁵⁸
Plectritis congesta

red-berried elder ⁷⁰
Sambucus racemosa

western marsh cudweed ⁷¹
Gnaphalium palustre

Common Lamb's-quarters ⁷²
Chenopodium album

corn mint ⁷³
Mentha arvensis

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Fort Flagler State Park Nature Guide

bird's-foot trefoil 1 Lotus corniculatus

salmonberry 2 Rubus spectabilis

common dandelion 3 Taraxacum officinale

common stork's-bill 4 Erodium cicutarium

California poppy 5 Eschscholzia californica

bigleaf maple 6 Acer macrophyllum

Creeping buttercup 7 Ranunculus repens

Evergreen Huckleberry 8 Vaccinium ovatum

Red Huckleberry 9 Vaccinium parvifolium

salal 10 Gaultheria shallon

Common Snowberry 8 Symphoricarpos albus

Symphoricarpos albus laevigatus 8

common broom 11 Cytisus scoparius

Wall Lettuce 12 Mycelis muralis

Wild strawberry 13 Fragaria vesca

field chickweed 12 Cerastium arvense

Pacific madrone 14 Arbutus menziesii

common hawthorn 15 Crataegus monogyna

threeleaf foamflower 14 Tiarella trifoliata

thimbleberry 16 Rubus parviflorus

fringe cups 8 Tellima grandiflora

red clover 17 Trifolium pratense

stinging nettle 18 Urtica dioica

American searocket 19 Cakile edentula

Yellow Sand Verbena 20 Abronia latifolia

Coastal Hedge-nettle 21 Stachys chamissonis

Cooley's Hedge-nettle 21 Stachys chamissonis cooleyae

common selfheal 22 Prunella vulgaris

common yarrow 23 Achillea millefolium

pearly everlasting 24 Anaphalis margaritacea

Bur Parsley 25 Anthriscus caucalis

chicory 26 Cichorium intybus

bull thistle 27 Cirsium vulgare

pineapple-weed 28 Matricaria discoidea

miner's lettuce 29 Claytonia perfoliata

fringed willowherb 30 Epilobium ciliatum

catchweed bedstraw 31 Galium aparine

Cut-leaved crane's-bill 30 Geranium dissectum

Dove's-foot crane's-bill 32 Geranium molle

Common Cat's-ear 33 Hypochaeris radicata

ribwort plantain 34 Plantago lanceolata

Sheep's sorrel 35 Rumex acetosella

curled dock 36 Rumex crispus

Pacific Sanicle 37 Sanicula crassicaulis

yerba buena 21 Clinopodium douglasii

common groundsel 38 Senecio vulgaris

Wild Mustard 39 Sinapis arvensis

prickly sowthistle 40 Sonchus asper

field mustard 41 Brassica rapa

common chickweed 42 Stellaria media

Lesser hop trefoil 43 Trifolium dubium

Common Vetch 44 Vicia sativa

beaked hazelnut 45 Corylus cornuta

Ocean spray 46 Holodiscus discolor

Pink Honeysuckle 35 Lonicera hispidula

Osoberry 8 Oemleria cerasiformis

straggly gooseberry Ribes divaricatum pubiflorum

Red-flowering Currant 47 Ribes sanguineum

Baldhip Rose 48 Rosa gymnocarpa

trailing blackberry 49 Rubus ursinus

Wild gooseberry 14 Ribes divaricatum

European holly 50 Ilex aquifolium

purple foxglove 51 Digitalis purpurea

Smooth hawksbeard 52 Crepis capillaris

common poppy 53 Papaver rhoeas

common daisy 15 Bellis perennis

bittersweet nightshade 54 Solanum dulcamara

Ivy-leaved toadflax 55 Cymbalaria muralis

white clover 56 Trifolium repens

corn speedwell 7 Veronica arvensis

common cornsalad 13 Valerianella locusta

Candy Flower 8 Claytonia sibirica

Western Sweet Coltsfoot Petasites frigidus palmatus

Arctic Butterbur 8 Petasites frigidus

hairy bittercress 43 Cardamine hirsuta

ground-ivy 57 Glechoma hederacea

lesser periwinkle 58 Vinca minor

red deadnettle 42 Lamium purpureum

common ivy 59 Hedera helix