Vesper Meadow Restoration Preserve Plant List Illustrated Plant List

Adenocaulon bicolor American trailplant, Trail plant

native

Perennial herb

Agoseris grandiflora Bigflower agoseris, California dandelion, Giant mountain dandelion

native

Perennial herb

Agrostis capillaris Colonial bentgrass

non-native

Perennial grass

Alnus incana Gray alder

native

Tree, Shrub

BETULACEAE

Alopecurus pratensis Meadow foxtail

invasive non-native
watch (high risk)

Perennial grass

Alyssum alyssoides Pale alyssum, Small alyssum, Sweet alyssum

non-native

Annual herb

Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon serviceberry, Service berry

native

Shrub

Anemone lyallii Little mountain thimbleweed

native

Perennial herb

RANUNCULACEAE

Anemone oregana Blue windflower, Oregon anemone, Western wood anenome

native

Perennial herb

RANUNCULACEAE

Arctostaphylos patula Green leaf manzanita, Greenleaf manzanita

native

Shrub

ERICACEAE

Arrhenatherum elatius Tall oatgrass

non-native

Perennial grass

Artemisia douglasiana California mugwort, Douglas' sagewort

native

Perennial herb

Asclepias speciosa Showy milkweed

native

Perennial herb

APOCYNACEAE

Asyneuma prenanthoides California harebell

native

Perennial herb

CAMPANULACEAE

Berberis aquifolium Mountain grape, Mountaingrape, Oregon grape

native

Shrub

BERBERIDACEAE

Berberis nervosa Cascades oregon grape, Oregongrape

native

Shrub

BERBERIDACEAE

Bistorta bistortoides Western Bistort

native

Perennial herb

Blepharipappus scaber Blepharipappus, Rough blepharipappus, Rough eyelashweed

native

Annual herb

Bromus diandrus Bromegrass, Ripgut brome, Ripgut grass

invasive non-native
moderate

Annual grass

Bromus mollis Soft brome, Soft chess

invasive non-native
limited

Annual grass

Bromus inermis Smooth brome

non-native

Perennial grass

Bromus carinatus Sitka brome

native

Perennial grass

Bromus tectorum Cheatgrass, downy brome, Downy brome grass, Downy chess

invasive non-native
high

Annual grass

Calocedrus decurrens Incense cedar, Post cedar, White cedar

native

Tree

CUPRESSACEAE

Camassia quamash Camas, Common camas

native

Perennial herb

AGAVACEAE

Campanula scouleri Scouler's harebell

native

Perennial herb

CAMPANULACEAE

Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's purse

non-native

Annual herb

Carex aquatilis Water sedge

native

Perennial grasslike herb

Carex hoodii Hood's sedge

native

Perennial grasslike herb

Carex jonesii Jones' sedge

native

Perennial grasslike herb

Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa Fat fruited sedge, Kellogg's sedge

native

Perennial grasslike herb

Carex neurophora Alpine nerve sedge

native

Perennial grasslike herb

Carex simulata Analogue sedge, Short beaked sedge

native

Perennial grasslike herb

Castilleja miniata Great red paintbrush, Scarlet paintbrush

native

Perennial herb (hemiparasitic)

Castilleja tenuis Hairy indian paintbrush, Hairy owl's clover

native

Annual herb (hemiparasitic)

Ceanothus prostratus Mahala mats, Pinemat

native

Shrub

RHAMNACEAE

Ceanothus velutinus Tobacco brush, snowbrush

native

Tree, Shrub

RHAMNACEAE

Cercocarpus betuloides Birch leaf mountain mahogany, Mountain mahogany

native

Tree, Shrub

Chrysolepis chrysophylla Giant chinquapin, Golden chinquapin

native

Tree, Shrub

FAGACEAE

Cirsium arvense Canada thistle

invasive non-native
moderate

Perennial herb

Cirsium scariosum Dwarf thistle, Elk thistle

native

Perennial herb

Cirsium vulgare Bull thistle

invasive non-native
moderate

Perennial herb

Montia parviflora Narrow leaved miner's lettuce, Streambank springbeauty, Utah miner s lettuce

native

Annual herb

MONTIACEAE

Collinsia parviflora Few flowered blue eyed mary, Small flowered blue eyed mary, Blue-eyed Mary

native

Annual herb

Collomia grandiflora Grand collomia, Large flowered collomia, Mountain collomia

native

Annual herb

Collomia heterophylla Variableleaf collomia, Varied leaved collomia

native

Annual herb

Danthonia californica California oatgrass

native

Perennial grass

Deschampsia danthonioides Annual hairgrass

native

Annual grass

Descurainia sophia Flix weed, Herb sophia

invasive non-native
limited

Annual herb

Dichelostemma congestum Fork toothed ookow, Ookow

native

Perennial herb

THEMIDACEAE

Dipsacus fullonum Fuller's teasel, Fullers' teasel, Wild teasel

invasive non-native
moderate

Perennial herb

DIPSACACEAE

Downingia bacigalupii Bach's calicoflower, Bach's downingia

native

Annual herb

CAMPANULACEAE

Draba verna Spring draba, Whitlow grass, Whitlowgrass

non-native

Annual herb

Drymocallis glandulosa Sticky cinquefoil

native

Perennial herb

Elymus glaucus Blue wildrye

native

Perennial grass

Thinopyrum intermedium Intermediate wheatgrass

non-native

Perennial grass

Epilobium densiflorum Dense boisduvalia, Dense flowered boisduvalia, Dense flowered spike primrose

native

Annual herb

ONAGRACEAE

Equisetum arvense Common horsetail rush, Common horsetail, field horsetail, Field horsetail

native

Fern

EQUISETACEAE

Ericameria bloomeri Bloomer's goldenbush, Goldenweed, Rabbitbush

native

Shrub

Eriogonum elatum Tall buckwheat, Tall woolly buckwheat

native

Perennial herb

Eriogonum nudum Naked buckwheat, Nude buckwheat

native

Shrub

Eriogonum umbellatum Sulphur buckwheat, Sulphur flower buckwheat

native

Perennial herb

Eriophyllum lanatum Common woolly sunflower, Common woollysunflower, Wooly sunflower

native

Perennial herb

Erodium cicutarium Coastal heron's bill, Red stemmed filaree, Redstem stork's bill

invasive non-native
limited

Annual herb

GERANIACEAE

Erythronium klamathense Klamath fawn lily, Klamath fawnlily

rare native
2B.2

Perennial herb (bulb)

LILIACEAE

Eurybia radulina Roughleaf aster

native

Perennial herb

Festuca occidentalis Western fescue

native

Perennial grass

Fragaria vesca California strawberry, Wild strawberry, Wood strawberry

native

Perennial herb

Fragaria virginiana Mountain strawberry, Scarlet strawberry, Virginia strawberry

native

Perennial herb

Fritillaria affinis Checker lily, Mission bells

native

Perennial herb (bulb)

LILIACEAE

Fritillaria pudica Gold bell, Yellow fritillary

native

Perennial herb

LILIACEAE

Galium aparine Cleavers, Common bedstraw, Goose grass

native

Annual herb

RUBIACEAE

Galium boreale Northern bedstraw

native

Perennial herb

RUBIACEAE

Geranium oreganum Oregon geranium

native

Perennial herb

GERANIACEAE

Geum macrophyllum Large leaved avens, Largeleaf avens

native

Perennial herb

Geum triflorum Old man's beard, Old man's whiskers, Prairie smoke

native

Perennial herb

Gilia capitata Blue field gilia, Bluehead gilia

native

Annual herb

Glyceria leptostachya Davy mannagrass, Manna grass

native

Perennial grass (aquatic)

Heracleum lanatum Common cow parsnip

native

Perennial herb

Hieracium albiflorum White flowered hawkweed, White hawkweed

native

Perennial herb

Hieracium scouleri Hounds tongue hawkweed, Houndstongue hawkweed, Scouler's hawkweed

native

Perennial herb

Holodiscus discolor Cream bush, Ocean spray, Oceanspray

native

Shrub

Hordeum brachyantherum Meadow barley

native

Perennial grass

Hordeum leporinum Farmer's foxtail, Foxtail barley, Hare barley

non-native

Annual grass

Lotus crassifolius Broad leaved lotus

native

Perennial herb

Hydrophyllum capitatum Ballhead waterleaf

native

Perennial herb

HYDROPHYLLACEAE

Hypericum anagalloides Creeping st. john's wort, Tinker's penny

native

Annual, Perennial herb

HYPERICACEAE

Hypericum formosum St john's wort

native

Perennial herb

HYPERICACEAE

Hypericum perforatum Common st. johnswort, Klamath weed, Klamathweed

invasive non-native
limited

Perennial herb

HYPERICACEAE

Juncus effusus Bog rush, Common bog rush, Common rush

native

Perennial grasslike herb

JUNCACEAE

Juncus ensifolius Sword leaved rush, Swordleaf rush, Three stamened rush

native

Perennial grasslike herb

JUNCACEAE

Juniperus occidentalis Western juniper

native

Tree

CUPRESSACEAE

Koeleria macrantha June grass, Prairie junegrass

native

Perennial grass

Lathyrus nevadensis Sierra pea

native

Perennial herb

Lewisia nevadensis Nevada bitter root, Nevada lewisia, Sierra lewisia

native

Perennial herb

MONTIACEAE

Linum perenne Blue flax

non-native

Perennial herb

LINACEAE

Lomatium dissectum Fern leaved lomatium, Fernleaf biscuitroot

native

Perennial herb

Lomatium macrocarpum Bigseed biscuitroot, Large fruited lomatium

native

Perennial herb

Lomatium nudicaule Barestem biscuitroot, Pestle lomatium, Pestle parsnip

native

Perennial herb

Lomatium triternatum Lewis' lomatium, Lewis's lomatium, Lomatium

native

Perennial herb

Lomatium utriculatum Bladder parsnip, Common lomatium, Hog fennel

native

Perennial herb

Lonicera ciliosa Orange honeysuckle

native

Vine, Shrub

CAPRIFOLIACEAE

Lupinus albicaulis Sickle keeled lupine, Sicklekeel lupine, White stemmed lupine

native

Perennial herb

Lupinus latifolius Bigleaf lupine, Broad leaf lupine, Broadleaf lupine

native

Perennial herb

Lupinus polyphyllus Bigleaf lupine, Bog lupine, Meadow lupine

native

Perennial herb

Marah oreganus Coast man-root

native

Perennial herb, Vine

CUCURBITACEAE

Melica subulata Alaska melic, Alaska onion grass, Alaska oniongrass

native

Perennial grass

Melilotus officinalis Yellow sweetclover

non-native

Annual, Biennial herb

Saxifraga oregana Bog saxifrage

native

Perennial herb

SAXIFRAGACEAE

Microseris laciniata Cut leaved scorzonella, Cutleaf silverpuffs

native

Perennial herb

Microsteris gracilis Slender phlox

native

Annual herb

Moehringia macrophylla Large leaved sandwort, Largeleaf sandwort

native

Perennial herb

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Arenaria macrophylla Large leaved sandwort, Largeleaf sandwort

native

Perennial herb

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Monardella odoratissima Desert mint, Mountain monardella, Coyote-Mint

native

Perennial herb

LAMIACEAE

Nasturtium officinale Watercress

native

Perennial herb (aquatic)

Orthocarpus copelandii Copeland's owl's clover

native

Annual herb (hemiparasitic)

Osmorhiza berteroi Sweet cicely

native

Perennial herb

Paeonia brownii Brown's peony, Mountain peony, Western paeony

native

Perennial herb

PAEONIACEAE

Paxistima myrsinites Oregon boxleaf, Oregon boxwood

native

Shrub

CELASTRACEAE

Pedicularis groenlandica Elephant head lousewort, Elephant heads, Elephant's head

native

Perennial herb (hemiparasitic)

Penstemon deustus Hot rock beardtongue, Rock penstemon, Hot-Rock Penstemon

native

Perennial herb

Perideridia howellii Howell's yampah

native

Perennial herb

Phacelia hastata Mountain phacelia, Silverleaf phacelia, Timberline phacelia

native

Perennial herb

HYDROPHYLLACEAE

Phalaris arundinacea Reed canarygrass

native

Perennial grass

Phleum pratense Common timothy, Cultivated timothy, Timothy

non-native

Perennial grass

Pinus lambertiana Sugar pine

native

Tree

Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa pine, Western yellow pine

native

Tree

Plantago major Common plantain

non-native

Perennial herb

Poa bulbosa Bulbous blue grass, Bulbous bluegrass

non-native

Perennial grass

Poa compressa Canada blue grass, Canada bluegrass

non-native

Perennial grass

Poa palustris Fowl blue grass, Fowl bluegrass

non-native

Perennial grass

Poa pratensis Kentucky blue grass, Kentucky bluegrass

invasive non-native
limited

Perennial grass

Poa secunda One sided blue grass, Pine bluegrass, Sandberg bluegrass

native

Perennial grass

Polemonium carneum Great polemonium, Royal jacob's ladder, Royal sky pilot

rare native
2B.2

Perennial herb

Polygonum aviculare Prostrate knotweed

non-native

Annual, Perennial herb

Polygonum douglasii Douglas' knotweed

native

Annual herb

Populus tremuloides Quaking aspen

native

Tree

SALICACEAE

Potentilla gracilis Northwest cinquefoil, Slender cinquefoil

native

Perennial herb

Poterium sanguisorba Garden burnet

non-native

Perennial herb

Prunella vulgaris Common selfheal, Self heal, Selfheal

native

Perennial herb

LAMIACEAE

Prunus emarginata Bitter cherry

native

Tree, Shrub

Prunus subcordata Klamath plum, Sierra plum

native

Tree, Shrub

Prunus virginiana Chokecherry

native

Tree, Shrub

Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas fir

native

Tree

Purshia tridentata Antelope bitterbrush, Antelope bush, Bitterbrush

native

Shrub

Pyrola picta White veined shinleaf, White veined wintergreen, Whitevein shinleaf

native

Perennial herb

ERICACEAE

Ranunculus aquatilis white water buttercup

native

Perennial herb (aquatic)

RANUNCULACEAE

Ribes binominatum Ground gooseberry, Trailing gooseberry

native

Shrub

GROSSULARIACEAE

Rorippa curvisiliqua Curvepod yellow cress, Curvepod yellowcress, Western yellow cress

native

Annual, Perennial herb

Rosa canina Dog rose

non-native

Shrub

Rosa gymnocarpa Dwarf rose, Baldhip rose

native

Shrub

Rumex acetosella Common sheep sorrel

invasive non-native
moderate

Perennial herb

Rumex conglomeratus Clustered dock, Green dock

non-native

Perennial herb

Sambucus mexicana Blue elderberry

native

Tree, Shrub

VIBURNACEAE

Sanicula crassicaulis Gamble weed, Pacific blacksnakeroot, Pacific sanicle

native

Perennial herb

Sanicula graveolens Northern sanicle, Sierra sanicle

native

Perennial herb

Scirpus microcarpus Panicled bulrush, Small fruited bulrush

native

Perennial grasslike herb

Sedum stenopetalum Narrow leaf stonecrop, Wormleaf stonecrop

native

Perennial herb

CRASSULACEAE

Senecio hydrophiloides Sweet marsh ragwort, Tall groundwel

rare native
4.2

Perennial herb

Senecio triangularis Arrow leaved ragwort, Arrowhead butterweed, Arrowleaf ragwort

native

Perennial herb

Sidalcea oregana Oregon checker mallow, Oregon checkerbloom

native

Perennial herb

MALVACEAE

Solidago canadensis Canada goldenrod

native

Perennial herb

Symphoricarpos mollis Creeping snowberry, Trailing snowberry

native

Shrub

CAPRIFOLIACEAE

Taraxia subacaulis Long leaved suncup

native

Perennial herb

ONAGRACEAE

Taxus brevifolia California yew, Pacific yew, Western yew

native

Tree

TAXACEAE

Torreyochloa pallida var. pauciflora Mannagrass, Pale false mannagrass, Weak mannagrass

native

Perennial grass (rhizomatous)

Trifolium hybridum Alsike clover

non-native

Perennial herb

Trifolium longipes Long stalked clover, Longstalk clover, Summer clover

native

Perennial herb

Trifolium wormskioldii Coast clover, Cow clover, Cows clover

native

Perennial herb

Trillium albidum Giant white wakerobin

native

Perennial herb

MELANTHIACEAE

Trillium ovatum Pacific trillium, Wake robin, Western trillium

native

Perennial herb

MELANTHIACEAE

Triteleia hyacinthina White brodiaea, Wild hyacinth, White Brodiaea, Fool's Onion

native

Perennial herb

THEMIDACEAE

Valerianella locusta Corn salad, Lamb lettuce, Lewiston cornsalad

non-native

Annual herb

VALERIANACEAE

Vancouveria hexandra Deciduous vancouveria, Northern vancouveria, White insideout flower

native

Perennial herb

BERBERIDACEAE

Ventenata dubia North africa grass, Ventenata grass

invasive non-native
watch (high risk)

Annual grass

Veratrum californicum California false hellebore

native

Perennial herb

MELANTHIACEAE

Verbascum thapsus Common mullein, Woolly mullein

invasive non-native
limited

Perennial herb

SCROPHULARIACEAE

Veronica americana American brooklime, American speedwell, Brooklime

native

Perennial herb

Vicia americana American vetch

native

Perennial herb, Vine

Viola adunca Blue violet, Dog violet, Hookedspur violet

native

Perennial herb

VIOLACEAE

Viola nuttallii Nuttall's violet

non-native

Perennial herb

VIOLACEAE

Viola sheltonii Shelton's violet

native

Perennial herb

VIOLACEAE

Wyethia angustifolia California compassplant, Narrow leaf mule ears, Narrow leaved mule ears

native

Perennial herb