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

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