Whidbey, Island County, Washington
List covers plants found in the Coupeville area of Island County. WNPS’ Salal Chapter Ebey’s
Landing list with additions by Don Knoke, March 1995-1999. 240 spp.
These lists represent the work of different WNPS members over the years.
Their accuracy has not been verified by the Washington Native Plant Society.
We offer these lists to individuals as a tool to enhance the enjoyment and study of native plants.
* Introduced species
Scientific Name
Common Name
Plant Family
Abies grandis
Abronia latifolia
Acer macrophyllum
Achillea millifolium
Agrostis tenuis*
Alchemilla occidentalis
Allium acuminatum
Alnus rubra
Amaranthus retroflexus*
Ambrosia chamissonis
Amelanchier alnifolia
Amsinckia intermedia
Amsinckia retrorsa
Anaphalis margaritacea
Anthemis cotula*
Arabis glabra
Arbutus menziesii
Arctium minus*
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Armeria maritima
Artemesia absinthium*
Artemesia campestris
Athyrium filix-femina
Atriplex patula
Barbarea orthoceras
Bellis perennis*
Berberis aquifolium
Berberis nervosa
Betula papyrifera
Blechnum spicant
Brassica campestris*
Brodiaea coronaria
Bromus carinatus
Bromus tectorum*
Cakile edentula
Cakile maritima
Calypso bulbosa
Grand fir
Sand verbena
Big-leaf maple
Yarrow
Colonial bentgrass
Western lady's-mantle
Taper-tip onion
Red alder
Red-root pigweed
Silver bursage
Serviceberry
Fireweed fiddleneck
Rigid fiddleneck
Pearly everlasting
Dog fennel
Tower mustard
Pacific madrone
Common burdock
Bearberry
Sea thrift
Absinthe
Northern wormwood
Lady fern
Orache
American wintercress
English daisy
Tall Oregongrape
Cascade Oregongrape
Paper birch
Deer fern
Common mustard
Harvest brodiaea
California brome
Cheat grass
Searocket
European searocket
Fairy slipper
Pinaceae
Nyctaginaceae
Aceraceae
Asteraceae
Poaceae
Rosaceae
Liliaceae
Betulaceae
Amaranthaceae
Asteraceae
Rosaceae
Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Brassicaceae
Ericaceae
Asteraceae
Ericaceae
Plumbaginaceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Polypodiaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Brassicaceae
Asteraceae
Berberidaceae
Berberidaceae
Betulaceae
Polypodiaceae
Brassicaceae
Liliaceae
Poaceae
Poaceae
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae
Orchidaceae
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Camassia quamash
Capsella bursa-pastoris*
Cardamine oligosperma
Castilleja hispida
Castilleja levisecta
Cerastium arvense
Cerastium vulgatum*
Chenopodium album*
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum*
Chrysopsis villosa
Circium arvense*
Circium brevistylum
Circium vulgare*
Collinsia parviflora
Commandra umbellata
Conium maculatum*
Convolvulus sepium*
Convolvulus soldanella
Conyza canadensis*
Corallorhiza maculata
Corallorhiza striata
Cornus nuttallii
Corylus cornuta
Cuscuta salina
Cytisus scoparius*
Dactylis glomerata*
Daphne laureola*
Daucus carota*
Daucus pusillus
Delphinium menziesii
Distichlis spicata
Draba verna
Dryopteris austriaca
Elymus mollis
Epilobium angustifolium
Epilobium watsonii
Equisetum variegatum
Eriophyllum lanatum
Erodium cicutarium*
Erythronium oreganum
Eschscholtzia californica
Festuca arundinacea*
Festuca idahoensis
Festuca rubra
Fragaria vesca
Fritillaria lanceolata
Galium aparine
Gaultheria shallon
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Common camas
Shepherd's purse
Little Western bittercress
Harsh paintbrush
Golden indian-paintbrush
Field chickweed
Mouse-ear chickweed
Pigweed
Ox-eye daisy
Hairy golden-aster
Canada thistle
Indian thistle
Bull thistle
Small-flowered blue-eyed Mary
Bastard toad-flax
Poison hemlock
Lady's nightcap
Beach morning-glory
Horseweed
Spotted coral-root
Striped coral-root
Pacific dogwood
Hazelnut
Saltmarsh dodder
Scot's broom
Orchard grass
Spurge laurel
Queen Anne's lace
American carrot
Mountain larkspur
Seashore salt grass
Spring whitlow-grass
Spreading wood-fern
American dunegrass
Fireweed
Watson's willow-herb
Northern scouringrush
Oregon sunshine
Filaree
Giant fawn-lily
California poppy
Tall fescue
Blue bunchgrass
Red fescue
Wild strawberry
Chocolate lily
Cleavers
Salal
Liliaceae
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Scrophulariaceae
Santalaceae
Apiaceae
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulaceae
Asteraceae
Orchidaceae
Orchidaceae
Cornaceae
Betulaceae
Cuscutaceae
Fabaceae
Poaceae
Thymelaeaceae
Apiaceae
Apiaceae
Ranunculaceae
Poaceae
Brassicaceae
Polypodiaceae
Poaceae
Onagraceae
Onagraceae
Equisetaceae
Asteraceae
Geraniaceae
Liliaceae
Papaveraceae
Poaceae
Poaceae
Poaceae
Rosaceae
Liliaceae
Rubiaceae
Ericaceae
Geranium dissectum*
Geranium molle*
Geum macrophyllum
Gnaphalium chilense
Gnaphalium palustre
Goodyera oblongifolia
Grindelia integrifolia
Hedera helix*
Heracleum lanatum
Hesperis matronalis*
Heuchera micrantha
Hieracium albiflorum
Holcus lanatus*
Holodiscus discolor
Honkenya peploides
Hypericum perforatum*
Hypochaeris glabra*
Hypochaeris radicata*
Ilex aquifolium*
Juncus balticus
Lactuca muralis*
Lactuca serriola*
Lamium purpureum*
Lapsana communis*
Lathyrus japonicus
Lathyrus latifolius*
Lathyrus littoralis
Lathyrus polyphyllus
Lepidium virginicum*
Linnaea borealis
Lithophragma parviflora
Lomatium nudicaule
Lomatium utriculatum
Lonicera ciliosa
Lonicera hispidula
Lonicera involucrata
Lotus corniculatus*
Lotus micranthus
Lupinus arboreus
Lupinus bicolor
Lupinus littoralis
Luzula parviflora
Lychnus alba*
Lysichiton americanum
Maianthemum dilatatum
Marrubium vulgare*
Matricaria matricarioides*
Medicago sativa*
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Cut-leaf geranium
Dovefoot geranium
Large-leaved avens
Cottonbatting cudweed
Lowland cudweed
Rattlesnake-plantain
Coastal gumweed
English ivy
Cow parsnip
Dame's violet
Small-flowered alumroot
White-flowered hawkweed
Common velvet grass
Ocean spray
Sea purslane
Klamath weed
Smooth cat's-ear
Hairy cat's-ear
English holly
Baltic rush
Wall lettuce
Prickly lettuce
Red dead-nettle
Nipplewort
Maritime peavine
Everlasting peavine
Beach peavine
Leafy peavine
Tall pepperweed
Twinflower
Small-flowered prairie-star
Pestle parsnip
Spring gold
Orange honeysuckle
California honeysuckle
Twinberry
Birdsfoot trefoil
Miniature lotus
Tree lupine
Two-color lupine
Seashore lupine
Small-flowered woodrush
White campion
Skunk cabbage
False lily-of-the-valley
Horehound
Pineapple weed
Alfalfa
Geraniaceae
Geraniaceae
Rosaceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Orchidaceae
Asteraceae
Araliaceae
Apiaceae
Brassicaceae
Saxifragaceae
Asteraceae
Poaceae
Rosaceae
Caryophyllaceae
Hypericaceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Aquifoliaceae
Juncaceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Lamiaceae
Asteraceae
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Brassicaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Saxifragaceae
Apiaceae
Apiaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Juncaceae
Caryophyllaceae
Araceae
Liliaceae
Lamiaceae
Asteraceae
Fabaceae
Menyanthes trifoliata
Montia perfoliata
Montia siberica
Myosotis discolor*
Myosotis micrantha*
Navarretia squarrosa
Nemophila parviflora
Nuphar polysepalum
Oemlaria cerasiformus
Oenanthe sarmentosa
Opuntia fragilis
Orthocarpus pusillus
Osmorhiza chilensis
Pachistima myrsinites
Parentucellia viscosa*
Petasites frigidus
Picea sitchensis
Pinus contorta
Pinus monticola
Plantago lanceolata*
Plantago major*
Plantago maritima
Plantago patagonica
Plectritus congesta
Poa macrantha
Poa pratensis*
Polygonum paronychia
Polypodium hesperium
Polystichum munitum
Populus trichocarpa
Potentilla pacifica
Prunus emarginata
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Pteridium aquilinum
Pterospora andromedea
Ranunculus occidentalis
Ranunculus repens*
Ranunculus uncinatus
Ribes bracteosum
Ribes divaricatum
Ribes lacustre
Ribes sanguinium
Rosa gymnocarpa
Rosa nutkana
Rubus discolor*
Rubus idaeus
Rubus laciniatus*
Rubus leucodermis
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Buckbean
Miner's lettuce
Candyflower
Yellow & blue forget-me-not
Blue forget-me-not
Skunkweed
Small-flowered nemophila
Pond lily
Indian plum
Water parsley
Brittle cactus
Dwarf owl-clover
Mountain sweet-cicely
Mountain box
Yellow parentucellia
Coltsfoot
Sitka spruce
Lodgepole pine
Western white pine
English plantain
Common plantain
Seaside plantain
Candleweed
Sea blush
Seashore bluegrass
Kentucky bluegrass
Beach knotweed
Polypody
Sword fern
Black cottonwood
Pacific silverweed
Bitter cherry
Douglas fir
Bracken
Pinedrops
Western buttercup
Creeping buttercup
Little buttercup
Stink currant
Coast black gooseberry
Prickly currant
Red-flowered currant
Baldhip rose
Nootka rose
Himalayan blackberry
Red raspberry
Evergreen blackberry
Blackcap
Menyanthaceae
Portulacaceae
Portulacaceae
Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae
Polemoniaceae
Hydrophyllaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Rosaceae
Apiaceae
Cactaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Apiaceae
Celastraceae
Scrophulariaceae
Asteraceae
Pinaceae
Pinaceae
Pinaceae
Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae
Valerianaceae
Poaceae
Poaceae
Polygonaceae
Polypodiaceae
Polypodiaceae
Salicaceae
Rosaceae
Rosaceae
Pinaceae
Polypodiaceae
Ericaceae
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculaceae
Grossulariaceae
Grossulariaceae
Grossulariaceae
Grossulariaceae
Rosaceae
Rosaceae
Rosaceae
Rosaceae
Rosaceae
Rosaceae
Rubus parviflorus
Rubus spectabilus
Rubus ursinus
Rumex acetocella*
Rumex crispus*
Salicornia virginica
Salix hookeriana
Salix lasiandra
Salix scouleriana
Sambucus racemosa
Sanicula bipinnatifida
Sanicula crassicaulis
Satureja douglasii
Sedum lanceolatum
Sedum spathulifolium
Senecio jacobaea*
Senecio vulgaris*
Setaria viridus*
Shepherdia canadensis
Sidalcea hirtipes
Sisymbrium altissimum*
Sisymbrium officinale*
Smilacina racemosa
Solanum nigrum
Solidago canadensis
Sonchus arvensis*
Sonchus asper*
Spergularia marina
Spergularia rubra*
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Stellaria media*
Symphoricarpos albus
Tanacetum vulgare*
Taraxacum officinale*
Taxus brevifolia
Tellima grandiflora
Tiarella trifoliata
Tragopogon porrifolius*
Trientalis latifolia
Trifolium arvense*
Trifolium dubium*
Trifolium hybridum*
Trifolium procumbens*
Trifolium repens*
Trifolium tridentatum
Trifolium wormskjoldii
Triglochin maritimum
Tsuga heterophylla
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Thimbleberry
Salmonberry
Wild blackberry
Sheep sorrel
Sour dock
Pickleweed
Hooker's willow
Pacific willow
Scouler willow
Red elderberry
Purple sanicle
Pacific sanicle
Yerba buena
Lance-leaved stonecrop
Broadleaved stonecrop
Tansy ragwort
Common groundsel
Green foxtail
Buffalo berry
Hairy-stem checker-mallow
Jim Hill mustard
Hedge mustard
False Solomon's seal
Black nightshade
Meadow goldenrod
Field sowthistle
Prickly sowthistle
Saltmarsh sandspurry
Red sandspurry
Hooded ladies-tresses
Common chickweed
Common snowberry
Common tansy
Dandelion
Western yew
Fringecup
Foamflower
Salsify
Broadleaved starflower
Hare's-foot
Least hop clover
Alsike clover
Hop clover
White clover
Tomcat clover
Springbank clover
Seaside arrowgrass
Western hemlock
Rosaceae
Rosaceae
Rosaceae
Polygonaceae
Polygonaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Salicaceae
Salicaceae
Salicaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Apiaceae
Apiaceae
Lamiaceae
Crassulaceae
Crassulaceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Poaceae
Elaeagnaceae
Malvaceae
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae
Liliaceae
Solanaceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae
Orchidaceae
Caryophyllaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Taxaceae
Saxifragaceae
Saxifragaceae
Asteraceae
Primulaceae
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Juncaginaceae
Pinaceae
Ulex europaeus*
Urtica dioica
Vaccinium ovatum
Vaccinium parvifolium
Veronica arvensis*
Veronica filiformis*
Veronica hederaefolia*
Vicia cracca*
Vicia gigantea
Vicia hirsuta*
Vicia sativa*
Vicia villosa*
Viola adunca
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Gorse
Stinging nettle
Evergreen huckleberry
Red huckleberry
Field veronica
Thread-stalk speedwell
Ivy speedwell
Cow vetch
Giant vetch
Tiny vetch
Common vetch
Hairy vetch
Early blue violet
Fabaceae
Urticaceae
Ericaceae
Ericaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Violaceae