Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Common name: Common bearberry / kinnikinnick Family: Ericaceae Information: Common from low to alpine elevations in well-drained (sandy) soils in…
Viola orbiculata Geyer ex Holz.
Common name: Round-leaved violet Family: Violaceae Information: Montane to alpine areas in shady forest understories and areas with seepage at…
Senecio integerriumus Nutt.
Common name: Western groundsel Family: Compositae Information: Basal leaves are described as thick and somewhat succulent. Common in Coast-Cascade mountains south…
Erythronium grandiflorum Pursh subsp. grandiflorum
Common name: Yellow glacier lily; Avalanche lily Family: Liliaceae Information: A yellow flowered lily that flowers splendidly early in the…
Antennaria lanata (Hook.) Greene
Common name: Woolly pussytoes Family: Compositae Information: Found in a variety of habitats from meadows to heath, in subalpine to…
Castilleja parviflora Bong.
Common name: Small-flowered paintbrush Family: Orobanchaceae Information: Grows at subalpine to alpine elevations in meadows and heaths, streamside environments. Species of…
Sedum stenopetalum Pursh
Common name: Worm-leaved stonecrop Family: Crassulaceae Information: Common in S. BC; dry rocky cliffs, talus slopes and meadows from the lowland…
Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck
Common name: Tall white bog orchid / White rein-orchid Family: Orchidaceae Information: Perennial that grows in swamps, wet meadows and…
Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.) Mitt.
Photo: Wikimedia commons, James Lindsey at Ecology of Commanster / CC BY-SA Common name: Red-stemmed feathermoss / Schreber’s big…
Poa alpina L.
Common name: Alpine blue grass Family: Poaceae Information: This grass species is a perennial with a dense base. It is…