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Wildflowers
This category contains the flowering vascular plants that are traditionally thought of as wildflowers. These species are grouped by family.
Arrowgrass Family (
Juncaginaceae)
Seaside arrowgrass
(
Triglochin maritima
)
Arum Family (Araceae)
Skunk cabbage
(
Lysichiton americanus
)
Asparagus Family (Asparagaceae)
False lily-of-the-valley
(
Maianthemum dilatatum
)
Aster Family (Asteraceae)
Apargidium
(
Microseris borealis
)
Subalpine daisy
(
Erigeron peregrinus
)
Oxeye daisy
(
Leucanthemum vulgare
)
Common dandelion
(
Taraxacum officinale
)
Yarrow
(
Achillea millefolium
)
Western rattlesnake-root
(
Prenanthes alata
)
Bedstraw Family (
Rubiaceae
)
Cleavers
(
Galium aparine
)
Sweet-scented bedstraw
(
Galium triflorum
)
Bellflower Family (
Campanulaceae)
Water lobelia
(
Lobelia dortmann
a)
Bladderwort Family (
Lentibulariaceae
)
Common butterwort
(
Pinguicula vulgaris
)
Borage Family
(
Boraginaceae)
Seaside fiddleneck
(
Amsinckia spectabilis
)
Broomrape Family (
Orobanchaceae
)
Common red paintbrush
(
Castilleja miniata
)
Unalaska paintbrush
(
Castilleja unaslaschcensis
)
Vancouver groundcone
(
Boschniakia hookeri
)
Buckbean Family (
Menyanthaceae
)
Deer-cabbage
(
Fauria crista-galli
)
Buckbean
(
Menyanthes trifoliata
)
Buckwheat Family (
Polygonaceae
)
Sheep sorrel
(
Rumex acetosella
)
Bunchflower Family (Melanthiaceae)
Indian hellebore
(
Veratrum viride
)
Buttercup Family (
Ranunculaceae
)
Three-leaved goldthread
(
Coptis trifolia
)
Fern-leaved goldthread
(
Coptis asplenifolia
)
Red columbine
(
Aquilegia formosa
)
Creeping buttercup
(Ranunculus repens
)
Mountain marsh-marigold
(
Caltha leptosepala
)
Little buttercup
(
Ranunculus uncinatus
)
Carrot Family (
Apiaceae
)
Cow-parsnip
(Heracleum maximum)
Pacific hemlock parsley
(
Conioselinum gmelinii
)
Sea-watch
(
Angelica lucida
)
Dogwood Family (Cornaceae)
Bunchberry
(
Cornus
spp.)
Evening Primrose Family (
Onagraceae
)
Fireweed
(
Epiolbium angustifolium
)
Purple-leaved willowherb
(
Epilobium ciliatum
)
False Asphodel Family (Tolfieldiaceae)
Sticky false asphodel
(
Triantha glutinosa
)
Gentian Family (
Gentianaceae
)
Swamp gentian
(
Gentiana douglasiana
)
King gentian
(
Gentiana sceptrum
)
Geraninum Family (Geraniaceae)
Robert's geranium
(
Geranium robertianum
)
Heather Family
(Ericaceae)
Single delight
(
Moneses uniflora
)
Honeysuckle Family (
Caprifoliaceae
)
Twinflower
(
Linnaea borealis
)
Iris Family (
Iridaceae
)
Shore blue-eyed grass
(
Sisyrinchium littorale
)
Lily Family (Liliaceae)
Northern rice root
(
Fritillaria camschatcensis
)
Clasping twistedstalk
(
Streptopus amplexifolius
)
Lopseed Family (
Phrymaceae
)
Yellow monkey-flower
(
Mimulus guttatus
)
Mint Family (Lamiaceae)
Self-heal
(
Prunella vulgaris
)
Mustard Family (
Brassicaceae
)
American searocket
(
Cakile edentula
)
European searocket
(
Cakile maritima
)
Scurvy grass
(Cochlearia groenlandica)
Hairy rockcress
(
Arabis eschscholtziana
)
Myrsine Family (Myrsinaceae)
Northern starflower
(
Trientalis europaea
ssp.
arctica
)
Sea milkwort
(
Glaux maritima
)
Orchid Family (Orchidaceae)
Slender bog-orchid
(
Platanthera stricta
)
White bog-orchid
(
Platanthera dilatata
)
Hooded ladies' tresses
(
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
)
Fairyslipper
(
Calypso bulbosa
)
Heart-leaved twayblade
(
Listera cordata
)
Northwestern twayblade
(
Listera caurina
)
Western coralroot
(
Corallorhiza mertensiana
)
Rattlesnake-plantain
(
Goodyera oblongifolia
)
Pea Family (
Fabaceae
)
Beach pea
(
Lathyrus japonicus
)
Giant vetch
(
Vicia nigricans
ssp.
gigantea
)
Large-leaved lupine
(
Lupinus polyphyllus
ssp
. polyphyllus
)
White clover
(
Trifolium repens
)
Pink Family (
Caryophyllaceae
)
Seabeach sandwort
(
Honckenya peploides
)
Common chickweed
(
Cerastium fontanum
ssp.
triviale
)
Bird's eye pearlwort
(
Sagina procumbens
)
Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae)
Alaska plantain
(
Plantago macrocarpa
)
Common plantain
(
Plantago major
)
Seaside plantain
(
Plantago maritima
ssp.
juncoides
)
Common foxglove
(
Digitalis purpurea
)
American brooklime
(
Veronica beccabunga
ssp.
americana
)
Primrose Family (
Primulaceae
)
Few-flowered shootingstar
(
Dodecatheon pulchellum
)
Tall mountain shootingstar
(
Dodecatheon jeffreyi
)
Rose Family (Rosaceae)
Coastal strawberry
(
Fragaria chiloensis
)
Villous cinquefoil
(
Potentilla villosa
)
Caltha-leaved avens
(
Geum calthifolium
)
Large-leaved avens
(
Geum macrophyllum
ssp.
macrophyllum
)
Great burnet
(
Sanguisorba officinalis
)
Partridgefoot
(
Luetkea pectinata
)
Silverweed
(
Potentilla anserina
)
Goatsbeard
(
Aruncus dioicus
)
Saxifrage Family (Saxifragaceae)
Foamflower
(
Tiarella trifoliata
)
Fringecup
(
Tellima grandiflora
)
Alaska saxifrage
(
Saxifraga ferruginea
)
Violet Family
(Violaceae)
Stream violet
(
Viola glabella
)
Water-lily Family (
Nymphaeaceae)
Yellow pond-lily
(
Nuphar polysepala
)
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