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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common dandelion ¹
Taraxacum officinale

Wall Lettuce ²
Mycelis muralis

common yarrow ³
Achillea millefolium

pearly everlasting ⁴
Anaphalis margaritacea

chicory ⁵
Cichorium intybus

bull thistle ⁶
Cirsium vulgare

pineapple-weed ⁷
Matricaria discoidea

Common Cat's-ear ⁸
Hypochaeris radicata

common groundsel ⁹
Senecio vulgaris

prickly sowthistle ¹⁰
Sonchus asper

Smooth hawksbeard ¹¹
Crepis capillaris

common daisy ¹²
Bellis perennis

Western Sweet Coltsfoot
Petasites frigidus palmatus

Arctic Butterbur ¹³
Petasites frigidus

tansy ¹⁴
Tanacetum vulgare

oxeye daisy ¹⁵
Leucanthemum vulgare

Artichoke Thistle
Cynara cardunculus

western marsh cudweed ¹⁶
Gnaphalium palustre

creeping thistle ¹⁷
Cirsium arvense

Marsh Jaumea ¹⁸
Jaumea carnosa

coastal burnweed ⁸
Senecio minimus

ragwort ¹⁹
Jacobaea vulgaris

silver beachweed ²⁰
Ambrosia chamissonis

coastal mugwort ²¹
Artemisia suksdorfii

Nodding Beggarticks ²²
Bidens cernua

red-seeded dandelion ²³
Taraxacum erythrospermum

gumweed ²⁴
Grindelia integrifolia

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Fort Flagler State Park Nature Guide

common dandelion 1 Taraxacum officinale

Wall Lettuce 2 Mycelis muralis

common yarrow 3 Achillea millefolium

pearly everlasting 4 Anaphalis margaritacea

chicory 5 Cichorium intybus

bull thistle 6 Cirsium vulgare

pineapple-weed 7 Matricaria discoidea

Common Cat's-ear 8 Hypochaeris radicata

common groundsel 9 Senecio vulgaris

prickly sowthistle 10 Sonchus asper

Smooth hawksbeard 11 Crepis capillaris

common daisy 12 Bellis perennis

Western Sweet Coltsfoot Petasites frigidus palmatus

Arctic Butterbur 13 Petasites frigidus

tansy 14 Tanacetum vulgare

oxeye daisy 15 Leucanthemum vulgare

Artichoke Thistle Cynara cardunculus

western marsh cudweed 16 Gnaphalium palustre

creeping thistle 17 Cirsium arvense

Marsh Jaumea 18 Jaumea carnosa

coastal burnweed 8 Senecio minimus

ragwort 19 Jacobaea vulgaris

silver beachweed 20 Ambrosia chamissonis

coastal mugwort 21 Artemisia suksdorfii

Nodding Beggarticks 22 Bidens cernua

red-seeded dandelion 23 Taraxacum erythrospermum

gumweed 24 Grindelia integrifolia