Native Plants - Olympic Peninsula Flashcards by Angela Schnelle

Q

grand fir

tree

A

abies grandis
ABIGRA

fir | large

Family: Pinaceae (pine)

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

big-leaf maple

tree

A

acer macrophyllum
ACEMAC

maple | large-leaf

Family: Sapindaceae (soapberry)

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

red alder

tree

A

alnus rubra
ALNRUB

birch | Red

Family: Betulaceae (birch)

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

western crabapple

tree

A

malus fusca
MALFUS

apple | dark brown/tawny

Family: Rosaceae (rose)

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

black cottonwood

tree

A

populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa
POPBAL

poplar | balsalm (ie resin)-bearing | hairy-fruited

Family: Salicacae (willow)

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

bitter cherry

tree

A

prunus emarginata var. mollis
PRUEMA

plum/cherry | notched | soft

Family: Rosaceae (rose)

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

douglas-fir

tree

A

pseudotsuga menziesii
PSEMEN

false hemlock | Archibald Menzies (botanist)

Family: Pinaceae (pine)

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

western red cedar

tree

A

thuja plicata
THUPLI

cedar | braided” or “folded in plaits”

Cupressaceae (cypress)

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

sitka alder

shrub

A

alnus viridis ssp. sinuata

alder | green | curving/wavy

Betulaceae (birch)

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

ocean-spray

shrub

A

holodiscus discolor
HOLDIS

entire disk | two different colors/variegated

Family: Rosaceae (rose)

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

black twinberry

shrub

A

lonicera involucrata
LONINV

herbalist Adam Lonitzer | wrapper (bracts surrounding several fllowers)

Family: Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle)

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

osoberry (indian plum)

shrub

A

oemleria cerasiformis
OEMCER

naturalist Augustus Gottlieb Oemler | cherry-shaped

Family: Rosaceae (rose)

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

mock orange

shrub

A

philadelphus lewisii
PHILEW

loving one’s brother or sister | Meriwether Lewis

Family: Hydrangeaceae (hydrangea)

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

ninebark

shrub

A

physocarpus capitatus
PHYCAP

bladder | head (round cluster flowers)

Family: Rosaceae (rose)

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

spreading or wild gooseberry?

shrub

*do we still collect this?

A

ribes divaricatum
RIBDIV

acid-tasting | spreading / branching

Family: Grossulariaceae (currant)

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

prickly currant or black gooseberry?

shrub

A

ribes lacustre
RIBLAC

acid-tasting | of lakes

Family: Grossulariaceae (currant)

Q

red flowering currant

shrub

*not on list

A

ribes sanguineum

acid-tasting |blood red

Family: Grossulariaceae (currant)

Q

nootka rose

shrub

A

rosa nutkana

rose |Nootka Sound

Family: Rosaceae (rose)

Q

thimbleberry

shrub

A

rubus parviflorus
RUBPAR

bramble | small-flowered

Family: Rosaceae (rose)

Q

salmonberry

shrub

A

rubus spectabilis
RUBSPE

bramble |spectacular / showy

Family: Rosaceae (rose)

Q

snowberry

shrub

A

symphoricarpos albus
SYMALB

bear together - fruit | white

Family: Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle)

Q

alaska brome

graminoid (grass)

A

bromus sitchensis

oat (food) | Sitka, Alaska

Family: Poaceae (grass)

Q

Pacific brome

graminoid (grass)

A

bromus pacificus

oat (food) | Pacific region

Family: Poaceae (grass)

Q

Colombia brome

graminoid (grass)

A

bromus vulgaris

oat (food) | common

Family: Poaceae (grass)

Slough sedge | graminoid (grass)

carex obnupta | to cut | ## Footnote Family: Cyperaceae

Blue wild rye

elymus glaucus