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Attachment A is a special status vascular plant list for the Siuslaw and Upper Willamette Field Offices (FOs) in Northwest Oregon, documenting plant species as of 7/11/2024. The document provides detailed information about a specific vascular plant species, Abronia latifolia (yellow sandverbena), including its taxonomic classification, Oregon Rare and Endangered (ORBIC) List 4 status, geographical range from Western Washington to California, and habitat description of back beaches and dunes. This document appears to be a supporting reference for the related federal contract opportunity (Solicitation Number: 140L4325Q0022) for Special Status Botany Surveys in the South Zone of Eugene, Oregon, issued by the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington.
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Attachment A Special Status vascular plant list for Siuslaw and Upper Willamette FOs: Spp. documented or suspected on Northwest OR District 7/11/2024
| Species |
| Common Name |
| Status |
| Range/Nearest Site |
| D/S |
| Habitat |
Abronia latifolia
| yellow sandverbena; coastal sandverbena (NYCTAGINACEAE) |
| ORBIC List 4 |
| Western WA to CA; NS:SI |
| D |
| back beaches and dunes; <100m |
| Abronia umbellata ssp. breviflora |
| Pink sand verbena |
(NYCTAGINACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 1
| Northern OR to Southern CA. |
| D |
| Ocean beaches. Beach at Yaquina Head. Failed introduction at Heceta Dunes ACEC. |
Agoseris elata
Tall agoseris
(ASTERACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| WA to CA. NS: Douglas Co. east of Roseburg. |
| S |
| Meadows, open woods to mid elevations. 1200’ near Roseburg. |
Agrostis densiflora
California bentgrass
(POACEAE)
| ORBIC List 3 |
| OR, CA NS: Lane Co. |
| S |
| Coastal bluffs, sandy soils. |
Agrostis howellii
Howell's bentgrass
(POACEAE)
Sensitive State Candidate ORBIC List 1
| OR, Hood and Multnomah Cos. |
| S |
| Rocky outcrops, vertical cliffs, forest openings, rocky banks in mists, in falls spray. A historic site on the UW FO, apparent misidentification. |
Allotropa virgata candystick; sugarstick
(ERICACEAE)
Eugene Review
B.C. to CA;
NS:UW, SI
| D |
| lower elevation of coniferous forests, esp. open, dry ridges w/ other monotropes; 75-3000m |
Ambrosia chamissonis
Silver burweed, beach-bur
(ASTERACEAE)
| Eugene Review |
| BC to Baja, w S. Am. |
| S |
| Beaches, coastal dunes. Habitat for Lygus oregonae, a plant bug. |
| Anemone oregana var. felix |
| Bog anemone |
(RANUNCULACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| WA, OR. NS: Marys Peak FO. |
| S |
| Boggy areas. Coast, coast ranges, Cascade foothills. |
Asarum wagneri (=A. caudatum var. viridiflorum) Green flowered wild ginger
(ARISTOLOCHIACEAE)
State Candidate ORBIC List 4
| Sw OR. NS: Lane Co. southeast of Oakridge. |
| S |
| Coniferous forest. Green flowers, leaves not marbled, calyx lobes not long-tapered. |
| Asclepias fascicularis |
| Narrow-leaved milkweed |
(APOCYNACEAE)
| Eugene Review |
| WA to UT, AZ, Baja CA. NS: SI (WEW) |
| D |
| Open areas. Map for monarch butterfly habitat. |
| Asclepias speciosa |
| Showy milkweed |
(APOCYNACEAE)
| Eugene Review |
| BC to CA, central US. NS: SI (WEW) |
| D |
| Open areas. Map for monarch butterfly habitat. |
Astragalus umbraticus
Bald Mountain or woodland milk-vetch
(FABACEAE)
| ORBIC List 4 |
| Yamhill Co., OR to nwCA; NS: Oakridge RD, UW |
| D |
| dry, open oak and pine woods with rich soil; skid roads; disturbed places; 200-1250m |
| Atriplex gmelinii |
| Gmelin’s saltbush |
(AMARANTHACEAE)
| ORBIC List 2 |
| AK to CA. |
| S |
| Coastal marshes |
Botrychium minganense
Mingan or gray moonwort
(OPHIOGLOSSACEAE)
| ORBIC List 4 |
| Wallowa, Harney, Linn,Wasco,Douglas co. in OR; NS: UW |
| D |
| shady cedar (Thuja plicata) swamps; generally near water at mid-elevations; 1500-1800m; @Elk Meadows in UW FO |
Botrychium montanum mountain grape-fern
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| BC to CA, MT. NS: Cascades, Linn Co. |
| S |
| shady coniferous woods, edge of bogs, cedar swamps; 1500-1800m |
Botrychium virginianum
Virginia grape-fern, rattlesnake fern
| Eugene Review |
| cicumboreal, B.C. to Mexico; |
NS:SI, UW
| D |
| Moist woods and thickets, seldom in meadows, valleys to mid-mountain. |
| Brodiaea terrestris |
| Dwarf brodiaea |
(Asparagaceae) Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| Coastal CA, OR. NS: Florence |
| S |
| Coastal sand or bluffs in sun, grassland or woodland. |
| Bromus sitchensis var. maritimus |
| Maritime brome |
(POACEAE)
| ORBIC List 3 |
| WA to s CA. NS: Lane Co. |
| S |
| Coastal sands. |
| Calamagrostis breweri |
| Brewer’s reedgrass |
(POACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| OR, CA. |
| S |
| Cascades. Montane meadows. |
Callitriche trochlearis
Wheel fruited water-starwort
(PLANTAGINACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| OR, CA. NS: Linn Co. |
| S |
| Water, becoming stranded or submersed. |
Cardamine pattersonii
| Saddle mtn. bittercress (BRASSICACEAE) |
| Sensitive |
ORBIC List 1
| OR: Clatsop, Tillamook Co. |
| S |
| Moist, mossy rocks, cliffs, open slopes with shallow soil. |
Carex abrupta
Abrupt-beak sedge
(CYPERACEAE)
| ORBIC List 4 |
| OR to CA, NV, WY. NS: UW, Upper Elk Meadows ACEC. |
| D |
| Mesic opening in conifer forest at 4200’, on UW FO. High meadows and forests in Steens, Wallowas, Crater Lake. ABAM forest, 4500’ at HJ Andrews. |
Carex comosa bristly sedge
(CYPERACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| Que. to MN, s to FL; disjunct in Pacific States; Colu, Jose, Mult Counties. |
| S |
| marshes, lakeshores and wet meadows |
Carex gynodynama
Olney's hairy sedge
| ORBIC List 4 |
| CA, 2 sites in SV are most northern; NS:UW |
| D |
| wet meadows; open forests; <600m |
Carex livida pale sedge
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| Interruptedly circumboreal; Clac, Linc, Lane Counties |
| S |
| Peat bogs and swampy woods at low elevations. OR Coast, Cascades to 4600’. |
Carex macrocephala large-headed sedge
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| B.C. to CA; NS: old record from Heceta Beach. |
| D |
| Coastal dunes; areas of sand movement. Tillamook FO among PICO on sand. |
| Carex macrochaeta |
| Large-awn sedge |
(CYPERACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| NE Asia, to AK, OR. Columbia Gorge, Saddle Mtn. |
| S |
| Waterfalls, wet north facing cliffs. |
Carex retrorsa knot-sheath sedge
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| eCascades: B.C. to neOR, e to CO; NS:Centennial Blvd by Autzen Stadium |
| S |
| edges of sloughs and lakes, swamps, bogs, wet meadows; in foothills and lowlands |
Carex zikae (C. brevicaulis on BSS list) short stemmed sedge
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| nCA to B.C.; NS: 2 mi south of Cape Perpetua |
| S |
| rocky or sandy soil; sand dunes in Festuca rubra community; coastal |
Castilleja levisecta golden paintbrush
(SCROPHULARIACEAE)
Federal Threatened State Endangered ORBIC List 1-ex
| Vanc.Is., B.C. to Willamette Valley |
| S |
| prairie, lowlands, along water |
Castilleja rupicola
Cliff paintbrush
(SCROPHULARIACEAE)
| ORBIC List 4 |
| BC to OR, NS: Lane Co., Willamette NF |
| S |
| Rock crevices, Cascades. 6000-7200 ft. in H&C, but also down to 800 ft. Linn Co., 100 ft. Columbia Gorge. |
| Ceratophyllum echinatum |
| Spineless hornwort |
(CERATOPHYLLACEAE)
ORBIC List 2-ex
| OR, WA, e US, Canada. NS: Lane Co. Siltcoos Lake. |
| S |
| Lakes, ponds, marshes. More acidic and oligotrophic water than common hornwort. |
Chamaenerion latifolium (=Epilobium l.)
Red willow-herb
(ONAGRACEAE)
ORBIC List 4
| Circumboreal, s to CA. NS: UW (Upper Elk Meadows RNA) |
| D |
| Rocky stream banks, gravel bars. Generally subalpine to alpine. UW site needs confirmation. |
Cicendia quadrangularis (=Microcala quadrangularis)
Oregon timwort
(GENTIANACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| Willamette & Umpqua Valleys, neCA; NS: UW, SI (WEW) |
| D |
| moist open areas, wet prairie, vernal pools, moist clay soils, open grassy slopes; 0-2700m |
Cimicifuga elata var. elata
Tall bugbane
(RANUNCULACEAE)
State Candidate ORBIC List 3 Recommended for list 1 in 2022; no change as ORBIC staff was unable to review.
| B.C. to OR, NS: UW, SI |
| D |
| Moist shady woods, fairly open canopy, often with big leaf maple, sword fern; north to east-facing steep slopes, near creeks, or headwalls, lower elevations. |
Columbiadoria hallii (=Haplopappus hallii)
Hall's goldenweed
(ASTERACEAE)
| Eugene Review |
| WA s in Cascades to Klamath Mts in OR; NS: UW |
| D |
| dry, open, rocky balds, or thinly wooded areas |
| Coptis trifolia |
| Three-leaf goldthread |
(RANUNCULACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| AK to Japan, Siberia, OR. |
| S |
| Deep woods, swampy areas. |
Corydalis aquae-gelidae (=C. caseana ssp. aquae-gelidae)
Cold-water corydalis
(PAPAVERACEAE)
Sensitive State Candidate ORBIC List 1 sw WA, nw OR.
NS: Saddleblanket Mt, Will. NF, east of Fall Creek Reservoir. Cascades FO.
| D |
| Springs, seeps, streambanks at middle altitudes (1500-4300 feet). Moist to wet, gravelly substrate; flowing water. |
Corydalis scouleri
Scouler’s corydalis
| Eugene Review |
| BC to OR, e and w slopes Cas to coast |
NS:SI
| D |
| moist, usually shaded forest and stream-banks at low elevations |
Cryptogramma stelleri
Steller’s rock-brake
(PTERIDACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| Circumboreal s to OR, NV, CO, NJ. NS: Lane Co., Willamette NF |
| S |
| Moist shaded cliffs and ledges, mid to upper montane. |
| Cuscuta cephalanthi |
| Buttonbush dodder |
(CONVOLVULACEAE)
| ORBIC List 3 |
| E. US, Canada; Hood, Lane, Klamath Co. |
| S |
| Parasitic on herbs, woody plants, riparian zones. |
Cyperus acuminatus tapertip flatsedge
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| ND to Pacific; NS: Linn County |
| S |
| wet, low places in valley and lowlands, edges of temporary pools, streams; alkali tolerant; 0-400m |
Cypripedium montanum mountain lady's-slipper
(ORCHIDACEAE)
| ORBIC List 4 |
| AK to CA and east to central Canada, MT, WY; NS:UW |
| D |
| moist to dry openings/edges in low-elevations coniferous forests, well-drained slope in brush and woods, also with pines and oak; 200-2200m |
Danthonia spicata
Poverty oatgrass
(POACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| AK to OR, NM, e US. Clackamas, Lane Cos. |
| S |
| Sandy to rocky soil, dry woods, meadows. |
| Delphinium leucophaeum |
| Pale larkspur |
(RANUNCULACEAE)
| ORBIC List 1 |
| WA, OR |
| S |
| Willamette Valley near Portland |
| Delphinium nuttallii |
| Nuttall’s larkspur |
(RANUNCULAEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| BC to OR. Portland and Hood River areas. On private near Tillamook FO land. |
| S |
| Forest or meadow. |
Delphinium oreganum (=D. nuttallii ssp. nuttallii) Willamette Valley larkspur
(RANUNCULACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 1
| Northwest OR, NS: SI, WEW. On private near Tillamook FO land. |
| D |
| Fencerows, roadsides, open grassy areas, oak/ash forests. |
| Delphinium pavonaceum |
| Peacock larkspur |
(RANUNCULACEAE)
| ORBIC List 1 |
| OR; Willamette Valley |
| S |
| Roadside, meadow, pasture, or field. |
Diphasiastrum complanatum (=Lycopodium c.)
Ground cedar
(LYCOPODIACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| Circumboreal, south to Oregon |
| S |
| Montane conifer forest |
Diplacus tricolor (=Mimulus tricolor) Three-colored monkeyflower
(PHYRMACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| OR, CA |
| S |
| Seasonally wet areas, streambanks, vernal pools |
| Dodecatheon austrofrigidum |
| Frigid shootingstar |
(PRIMULACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| WA, OR, Clatsop, Tillamook Cos. |
| D |
| Rocky wet slopes, forests. |
| Douglasia laevigata |
| Smooth-leaved Douglasia |
(PRIMULACEAE)
| ORBIC List 3 |
| AK to OR. |
| S |
| Rock outcrops, North Coast Range, Cascades. |
Dryopteris filix-mas
Male fern
(DRYOPTERIDACEAE)
ORBIC List 4
| BC to CA, ne N. Am., Eur., Afr. NS: Cascade foothills, Marion Co. |
| S |
| Moist woods, cliffs, stream banks. |
Elodea nuttallii
Nuttall's waterweed, western waterweed
(HYDROCHARITACEAE)
| ORBIC List 3 |
| nCA to WA, central US; NS: 3 miles SE of Eugene |
| S |
| shallow water, streams, lakes, ponds, ditches; 500-2800m |
Elymus hirsutus
Hairy wildrye
(POACEAE)
| ORBIC List 2 |
| AK to nw OR. Tillamook, Clatsop Cos. |
| S |
| Prairies, woods, open slopes, edge of thickets. |
Enemion stipitatum (=Isopyrum s.)
Dwarf isopyrum
(RANUNCULACEAE)
| ORBIC List 4 |
| N CA, s OR |
| S |
| Conifer forest, oak woodland, chaparral; shade. One site in Lane Co., floodplain, ACMA3 woodland, at Howard Buford Park. |
Epilobium luteum yellow willow-herb
(ONAGRACEAE)
ORBIC List 4
| AK to nw CA; NS:UW |
| D |
| moist ground, stream banks, meadows, mid to high elevations |
Epilobium palustre
Swamp willow-herb
(ONAGRACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
Circumboreal, s to CA.
NS: Douglas Co.
| S |
| Wet meadows, bogs, seeps, wet disturbed areas. In Douglas Co. on coast and in Cascades. |
Epipactis gigantea giant helleborine
(ORCHIDACEAE)
| Eugene Review |
| B.C. to nMexico, w to Rocky Mts; NS:UW |
| D |
| sometimes in Carex patches along streambanks, lake margins and near springs and seepage areas; back coastal dune wet areas, also on bare rocks; <2600m |
Erigeron cascadensis
Cascade daisy
(ASTERACEAE)
ORBIC List 4
| Calapooia Mtns. and central Cascades. |
| S |
| Rocky areas at middle to high elevation. |
Erigeron decumbens (var. decumbens)
Willamette daisy, Willamette fleabane
Federal Endangered State Endangered ORBIC List 1
| Willamette Valley Clackamas to Lane Co. NS:SI (WEW) |
| D |
| wet native prairies with heavier soils, sometimes found in oak woodlands |
| Erigeron howellii |
| Howell’s daisy |
(ASTERACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 1
| WA, OR, Mt. Hood area. |
| S |
| Rocky summits and slopes, Douglas-fir forest |
| Erigeron peregrinus var. peregrinus |
| Wandering daisy |
ORBIC List 2
| WA, OR, Clatsop and Tillamook Cos. |
| S |
| Moist rocky areas, open or part shade. Grassy openings. |
Eriophorum angustifolium (=E. polystachion)
Many-spiked cotton-grass
(CYPERACEAE)
| ORBIC List 4 |
| NS: Marion Co., Linn Co., Willamette NF |
| S |
| High elevation wet meadows in the Cascades, but also low elevation in the Willamette Valley (TNC Frauendiener Grassland). |
Eriophorum chamissonis russett cotton-grass
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| circumboreal, along coast in OR, n to AK; NS: Sutton Lk |
| S |
| bogs, swamps, and wet places; sea level to mid montane |
| Erythranthe scouleri |
| Scouler’s monkeyflower |
| ORBIC List 3 |
| BC, WA, Clatsop, Columbia Co. Lower Columbia River. |
| S |
| Low elevation stream banks. Part of the Mimulus guttatus complex. |
| Erythronium elegans |
| Coast range fawn lily |
(LILIACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 1
| Nw Oregon, Coast Range. NS: Polk Co. |
| D |
| Shallow soils, rocky openings in forest. |
Erythronium revolutum
Coast fawn lily
(LILIACEAE)
ORBIC List 4
| nCA to B.C.; NS: Sweet Creek Falls Trail |
| S |
| streambanks and wet places in woodlands, steep open slopes, west side of coast range; 0-1000m |
| Eucephalus gormanii |
| Gorman’s aster |
(ASTERACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 1
| OR, Cascades |
| D |
| Rocky hilltops, cliffs, talus, open woods. |
Eucephalus vialis (=Aster vialis) wayside aster
Sensitive ORBIC List 1
| Douglas, Lane, Linn counties. NS: SI, UW. Southwest OR plants are a different, unknown taxon. |
| D |
| Old & second growth conifer & hardwood forests w/ open canopies; shaded woods where plants smaller and may not flower; forest edges, roadsides; south facing dry sites w/ poison oak |
Euonymus occidentalis var. occidentalis western wahoo
(CELASTRACEAE)
ORBIC List 4
| wCascades, Lewis Co WA to central CA; NS:UW |
| D |
| woods, shady mixed-species riparian zone; <2000m |
Fauria crista-galli (=Nephrophyllidium c.)
Deer-cabbage
(MENYANTHACEAE)
| ORBIC List 3 |
| OR to AK and Japan. NS: Linn Co. Cascade foothills. |
| S |
| Bogs, swamps, wet meadows. |
| Filipendula occidentalis |
| Queen of the forest |
(ROSACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 1
| OR, WA. NS: Marys Peak and Tillamook FOs. |
| D |
| North Coast Range. Rocky slopes, riverbanks, forests. |
Frasera umpquaensis (= F. fastigiata)
Umpqua swertia, clustered elkweed
(GENTIANACEAE)
Sensitive State Candidate ORBIC List 1
| central OR to nwCA; NS:UW |
| D |
| meadows and very open woods in mid to upper elevation Abies dominated forests; elevations of 4,000-6,000ft |
Fritillaria affinis (= F. lanceolata) rice root fritillaria; checker lily
| Eugene Review |
| sB.C. to sCA, west of Cascades in OR; NS:UW, SI |
| D |
| Grassy balds, open areas, <1800m. |
| Fritillaria camschatcensis |
| Black lily |
(LILIACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| NE Asia to Lincoln, Multnomah Cos. |
| D |
| Moist areas, meadows. Close to F. affinis. Only one population in OR. |
Gentiana sceptrum king's scepter gentian
(GENTIANACEAE)
| Eugene Review |
| B.C. to nw CA; NS: Mercer Lake Rd, UW |
| D |
| bogs and wet areas near the coast; deflation planes; ash forests; also seen on dry roadsides; 0-1200m |
Geranium oreganum
Oregon geranium
(GERANIACEAE)
| Eugene Review |
| West Cascades WA to CA; NS:UW, SI |
| D |
| moist meadows and thickets, valley fringe, and edges |
Gilia sinistra ssp. sinistra
Smooth leaf gilia
(POLEMONIACEAE)
ORBIC List 4
| CA to OR, CO. |
| S |
| Open chaparral or forest. |
Heuchera merriamii
Merriam’s alumroot
(SAXIFRAGACEAE)
| ORBIC List 4 |
| Sw OR, nw CA. |
| S |
| Dry, rocky areas. |
Hierochloe odorata =H. hirta ssp. arctica
Vanilla grass
(POACEAE)
| ORBIC List 4 |
| Circumboreal, AK to CA. NS: Mt. June, also UW. |
| D |
| Wet sites, lower montane to subalpine meadows and slopes. UW FO sites need site reports. |
Horkelia congesta ssp. congesta shaggy horkelia
(ROSACEAE)
Sensitive State Candidate ORBIC List 1
| Salem to Umpqua Valley; NS:UW, SI(WEW) |
| D |
| open, sparsely wooded areas; wet prairies and grasslands |
Howellia aquatilis howellia
(CAMPANULACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 1
| nwOR, wWA, nID. NS: Finley WR, Benton Co. |
| S |
| In ponds or sloughs. |
Huperzia miyoshiana (=Lycopodium) Pacific fir-moss
(LYCOPODIACEAE)
| ORBIC List 2 |
| AK to OR, Newfoundland. |
| S |
| Clatsop Co. Shallow soil, ecotone between bald and forest. |
Hydrocotyle verticillata whorled marsh-pennywort
(APIACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| OR s to CA, Mexico; NS: Willamette River near Corvallis |
| S |
| dune deflation plains, and along the edges of coastal and inland lakes and streams; <100m |
| Impatiens ecornuta |
| Spurless jewelweed |
(BALSAMINACEAE)
| ORBIC List 2 |
| BC to OR, MT. |
| S |
| Willow thickets, shaded banks. |
| Iris tenax var. gormanii |
| Gorman’s iris |
(IRIDACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 1
| Columbia, Washington Co., OR. Salem BLM. |
| D |
| Openings in Douglas-fir forest. The cream or yellow flr var. of I. tenax. |
Juncus kelloggii
Kellogg's dwarf rush
(JUNCACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| B.C. to CA; NS:UW |
| D |
| wet ground, damp areas in open fields, edge of vernal pools,near ponds, creeks, stony soil and seeps, montane meadows at medium elevation; <800m |
Juniperus communis common juniper
(CUPRESSACEAE)
| Eugene Review |
| widespread in N.Am.; NS:UW |
| D |
| rocky, open forests; high elevation slopes; 1900-34000m |
Lasthenia glaberrima smooth lasthenia
Eugene Review
S. Wash to Cal; west Cascades
NS:SI (WEW)
| D |
| wet or muddy ground; wet prairie |
Lathyrus holochlorus thin-leaved peavine
Sensitive ORBIC List 1
| WA to Lane Co. NS:SI(WEW), UW |
| D |
| margins of woods; roadsides, fencerows and near farmlands |
| Lathyrus littoralis |
| Beach peavine |
(FABACEAE)
| ORBIC List 3 |
| BC to CA. NS: Lane Co., Heceta Beach |
| S |
| Beaches, foredunes, coastal sand dunes. |
| Lewisia columbiana var. columbiana |
| Columbia lewisia |
(MONTIACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| BC to CA. |
| S |
| Cascades. Open, rocky slopes and bluffs. |
Lilaea scilloides
Flowering quillwort
(JUNCAGINACEAE)
| ORBIC List 4 |
| W Canada to Chile. |
NS: coastal Lane Co. Also in southeast OR.
| S |
| Shallow water or mud; ponds, tideflats, streams and lake margins. Siuslaw River Estuary, lake near Heceta Beach. |
Lilium washingtonianum purple-flowered shasta lily; Cascade lily
| Eugene Review |
| nCA, sOR; |
NS:UW
| D |
| Douglas fir forest, meadow edges, dry thickets, in brushy glades and well-drained moist soil, moist sandy copses; 400-1800m |
Lipocarpha micrantha (=Hemicarpha micrantha)
Small-flowered lipocarpha
(CYPERACEAE)
ORBIC List 2-ex
| WA to CA, e US. NS: Willamette River, Benton Co. |
| S |
| Beaches, sand bars, wet bottomlands. |
Lomatium bradshawii
Bradshaw's lomatium; Bradshaw's desert parsley
(APIACEAE)
Sensitive State Endangered ORBIC List 1
| Willamette Valley: Benton,Lane,Linn, Marion counties; NS:SI(WEW) |
| D |
| wet prairies; grassy swales; along waterways at low elevations in areas that are seasonally wet and void of shrubs and trees |
| Lomatium pluviosilve sp. novum. |
| Rainforest biscuitroot |
(APIACEAE)
| Eugene Review |
| Lane Co. to WA. Site on lower Lake Creek, Konnie Memorial Park. |
| S |
| Mossy riparian rocks with Montia parvifolia. Close to L. martindalei although larger and taller. |
Lupinus albicaulis (including var. shastensis)
Sickle-keeled lupine
| Eugene Review |
| WA to CA. NS: SI, UW. |
| D |
| Dry slopes, openings, meadows, roadsides. Prairie Mtn, Blue Mtn, Willamette Valley. Fender’s blue butterfly larval host plant. |
Lupinus arbustus (=L. laxiflorus var. laxiflorus)
Longspur lupine
(FABACEAE)
| Eugene Review |
| BC to CA, MT, UT. |
| S |
| Dry oak woods, meadows, roadsides. Fender’s blue butterfly larval host plant. |
Lupinus oreganus (=L. sulphureus ssp. kincaidii)
| Kincaid's lupine (FABACEAE) |
| Fed. Threatened |
State Threatened ORBIC List 1
| Willamette Valley south to Douglas County; NS:UW, SI(WEW) |
| D |
| Dry, open woods, valley prairie, oak forests, roadsides, often sandy soil. Fender’s blue butterfly larval host plant. |
Lycopodiella inundata (=Lycopodium inundatum) bog clubmoss
(LYCOPODIACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| worldwide in n. hemisphere; NS:SI |
| D |
| deflation plains, bogs and shores, edges of ponds |
Meconella oregana white fairy poppy
Sensitive State Candidate ORBIC List 1
| Vancouver Is, Willamette Valley to CA |
| S |
| open ground; vernally wet |
Microseris bigelovii coastal silverpuffs
| ORBIC List 2 |
| Coos, Curry, Lane, Linn Cos. |
| S |
| moist places, open sandy soil or soil pockets, on rocky coastal headlands; <100m |
Montia diffusa branching montia, spreading miner's lettuce
(PORTULACACEAE)
| Eugene Review |
| sB.C. to CA; NS:UW, SI |
| D |
| moist to dry wooded areas, duffy open ground layer, often in disturbed or burned areas, <1000m |
Montia howellii
Howell's miner's lettuce
(PORTULACACEAE)
State Candidate ORBIC List 4
| B.C. to nwCA, west of Cascades; NS:UW, SI |
| D |
| vernally wet places, seasonally used dirt farm roads in Willamette Valley, gravel stockpiles; <400m |
Myrica gale
Sweetgale
(MYRICACEAE)
| ORBIC List 3 |
| Europe, Canada, south to Curry Co. NS: Lincoln Co. |
| S |
| Coastal and Cascades; sphagnum bogs, emergent wetlands. |
Najas guadalupensis
Common water-nymph
(HYDROCHARITACEAE)
| ORBIC List 3 |
| Widespread WA to ID, CA, e US, S. America. NS: nw OR? |
| S |
| Ponds, lakes, ditches, reservoirs. |
Navarretia leucocephala ssp. leucocephala
White flowered navarretia
(POLEMONIACEAE)
| ORBIC List 4 |
| OR, CA |
| S |
| Vernally wet places, pools; Willamette Valley. |
| Navarretia willamettensis |
| Willamette navarretia |
(POLEMONIACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 1
| OR. Lane, Benton Co. NS: SI (WEW), McKenzie Hwy. 6 miles e of Springfield. |
| D |
| Wetland prairie, vernal pools, roadsides. Segregated from N. leucocephala group. |
Ophioglossum pusillum (=O. vulgatum var. pseudopodum)
Northern adder’s-tongue
(OPHIOGLOSSACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2 AK to CA, e N. Am.
Lane Co., coastal and Cascades.
| S |
| Marshes, deflation plains, and other wet habitats. |
Orobanche californica ssp. californica
California broomrape
(OROBANCHACEAE)
| ORBIC List 3 |
| WA south to Willamette Valley |
NS: SI (WEW)
| D |
| Meadows, wet prairie, coastal; parasitizes Grindelia sp. |
Pellaea andromedifolia coffee fern
(PTERIDACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| sOR to lower CA; NS: Rooster Rock, Jasper Rd |
| S |
| dry stony slopes, noncalcareous rocks; 30-1800m |
| Phacelia verna |
| spring scorpionweed |
(HYDROPHYLLACEAE)
| ORBIC List 4 |
| Douglas, Coos, Josephine and Lane counties; |
NS:UW
| D |
| in shallow soils of steep banks or hillsides, to nearly 4,000ft; open faces, growing among cushions of Selaginella; microhabitat usually moist |
Pinus attenuata knobcone pine
(PINACEAE)
| Eugene Review |
| swOR, nCA to Baja; NS: Rigdon RD |
| S |
| Closed pine forest;<1900m |
Pinus lambertiana sugar pine
(PINACEAE)
| Eugene Review |
| Mt. Hood NF to Baja CA. NS:UW |
| D |
| Mixed conifer forest; <3200m |
Pinus ponderosa
Ponderosa pine
(PINACEAE)
| Eugene Review |
| Western Canada, US. NS: SI, UW. A specific ecotype in the Willamette Valley. |
| D |
| Dry mixed conifer forest. Willamette Valley and fringes. Map for fire-dependent habitat management. |
Piperia candida
White piperia
(ORCHIDACEAE)
ORBIC List 4
| AK to CA. NS: Lane Co. Cascades. |
| S |
| Coniferous forest. Below 1300 m. Douglas-fir, maple, yew. |
Piperia elongata
Dense-flower rein orchid
(ORCHIDACEAE)
ORBIC List 4
| BC to CA. NS: Lane Co. Cascades. |
| S |
| Douglas-fir, incense cedar, ponderosa pine forests. |
| Pityopus californicus |
| California pinefoot |
(ERICACEAE)
| Eugene Review |
| WA to CA. NS: SI, UW |
| D |
| Dense Douglas-fir forest, mid to late successional, old growth. |
| Plantago macrocarpa |
| North Pacific plantain |
(PLANTAGINACEAE)
| ORBIC List 2 |
| AK to OR, Lincoln Co. |
| S |
| Coastal, wetlands, bogs, sphagnum. |
Poa laxiflora loose-flowered bluegrass
(POACEAE)
| ORBIC List 4 |
| sAK to Olympic peninsula, northern OR counties to Coast Range; NS: SI |
| D |
| Moist woods, wet rocky areas near ocean to mid elevations. mixed stands of conifer and deciduous trees of alder flats; prefers partial shade, gentle slopes |
Polypodium calirhiza
Nested polypody
(POLYPODIACEAE)
ORBIC List 3
| OR to Mex. NS: Coastal Lane Co. |
| S |
| Epiphytic or rocks. Sterile hybrids with P. glycyrrhiza. |
Polystichum californicum
California sword-fern
(DRYOPTERIDACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| wWA (Wenatchee) to coast range central CA; NS: Trestle Ck., Umpqua NF, Lane Co. |
| S |
| sheltered, warm sites associated w/ dry cliffs and rock crevices where plants can receive moisture at lower elevations; streambeds at mid-elevations, 0-800m |
Pseudognaphalium californicum (= Gnaphalium californicum)
California everlasting
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| West Cascades WA to CA; NS: SI |
| D |
| Roadsides, disturbed areas, open rocky sites on the coast, dry river banks and bars in Curry Co. |
Pyrrocoma racemosa var. racemosa (=Haplopappus racemosus var. racemosus) cluster goldweed; bristleweed
(ASTERACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| CA to OR, UT; NS: Willow Creek Natural Area, SI (WEW). |
| D |
| wet meadows and open places, coastal valleys, marshes, sometimes in saline soils; <300m |
Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak
(FAGACEAE)
| Eugene Review |
| S. Lane Co. to Baja |
NS:UW, SI
| D |
| Rocky canyons, shaded slopes, chaparral, mixed evergreen forest; 200m-2600m |
Quercus garryana
Oregon white oak
(FAGACEAE)
| Eugene Review |
| BC to CA. NS:UW, SI |
| D |
| Valleys and foothills, drier forests and edges, savannah. Willamette Valley and fringes. Map for oak habitat management. |
Quercus kelloggii
California black oak
(FAGACEAE)
| Eugene Review |
| OR to Baja CA. Lane Co is apparently the northern limit. NS:UW, SI |
| D |
| Valleys and foothills, drier forests and edges. Willamette Valley and fringes. Map for oak habitat management. |
Rhynchospora alba
White beakrush
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| AK to central CA; mostly west Cascades |
| S |
| sphagnum bogs and other wet places, lowland to mid-montane; mostly west Cascades |
| Ribes divaricatum var. pubiflorum |
| Straggly gooseberry |
(GROSSULARIACEAE)
ORBIC List 2
| OR, CA. NS: Near Oakridge. |
| S |
| Coastal bluffs, forest edges and openings. Only sites in Curry Co. may be confirmed. |
Ribes laxiflorum
Trailing black currant
(GROSSULARIACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| Siberia to CA, Rockies. NS: SI FO |
| D |
| Coastal and Coast Range, generally alder forest. Riparian draws on large wood. Also some inland locations. |
Ribes triste
Western red currant
(GROSSULARIACEAE)
| ORBIC List 3 |
| Asia, AK, Canada, south to Douglas Co. OR. NS: UW FO |
| D |
| Moist woods, rock slides, riparian. Site in Elk Meadows RNA needs documentation. |
| Romanzoffia thompsonii |
| Thompson's mistmaiden |
(HYDROPHYLLACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 1
| Douglas, Jackson, Lane, Linn, Marion counties; NS:UW |
| D |
| cliff seeps and wet meadows on south facing slopes; usually steep, open drainage slopes; 1,200-5,500 ft. |
Rotala ramosior toothcup
(LYTHRACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| WA to Mexico, e to Atlantic. NS: Fern Ridge Wetlands |
| S |
| Wet places, lake and pond margins, streams, sloughs, vernal pools; <1900m. Fern Ridge site needs verification. |
Saxifraga bronchialis var. vespertina spotted saxifrage
(SAXIFRAGACEAE)
| Eugene Review |
| WA to OR; Cascades and Coast Range. NS:UW |
| D |
| cliffs, rock crevices, talus slopes; non-forested habitats; generally >3000ft |
Saxifraga mertensiana wood saxifrage
(SAXIFRAGACEAE)
| Eugene Review |
| AK to central CA; Cascades to coast. NS:UW |
| D |
| gravelly stream-banks, wet ledges and rocks, spray zone near waterfalls; sea level to subalpine |
Scheuchzeria palustris ssp. americana
American scheuchzeria
(SCHEUCHZERIACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| AK to CA, e N. Am. NS: Lane Co. Cascades |
| D |
| Floating mats, bogs, lake margins. Cascades, down to 2400’. |
Schoenoplectus subterminalis (=Scirpus s.)
water clubrush
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| AK to sOR, w Cascades, inland to eUS; NS: Cleawox Lake |
| S |
| lake margins; quiet, shallow water, ponds marshes; 750-2250m |
Scirpus pendulus drooping bulrush
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
CA; Jackson, Linn, Lane Counties;
NS: Pleasant Hill
| S |
| marshes, wet meadows, ditches |
Sclerolinon digynum
Northwestern yellow flax
(LINACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| WA to ID, CA. NS: Monroe vernal pool. |
| S |
| Moist meadows, prairie. |
Sericocarpus rigidus (=Aster curtus) white-topped aster
Sensitive State Threatened ORBIC List 1
| Willamette Valley to sVancouver Is., B.C.; NS:SI(WEW) |
| D |
| Native wet prairie at low elevations. West Eugene Wetlands. |
Sidalcea campestris meadow checkermallow
(MALVACEAE)
State Candidate ORBIC List 4 Willamette Valley; Fern Ridge
NS:UW, SI (WEW)
| D |
| roadsides, fencerows, and in dry remnants of native grasslands |
Sidalcea cusickii (ssp. cusickii, ssp. purpurea not recognized)
Cusick's checkermallow
(MALVACEAE)
ORBIC List 4
| Coos, Douglas, Lane, Linn counties; NS:UW, SI(WEW) |
| D |
| endemic to heavy, poorly drained soils of Umpqua, Coquille, and Willamette Valleys; fencerows and roadsides, wet prairie, ditchlines |
| Sidalcea hirtipes |
| Bristly-stemmed sidalcea |
(MALVACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| WA, OR; NS: Tillamook, Marys Peak FOs |
| D |
| Coastal mountains and bluffs. |
| Sidalcea nelsoniana |
| Nelson’s checkermallow |
(MALVACEEAE)
Fed. Threatened ORBIC List 1
| WA, OR, NS: Tillamook FO. |
| D |
| Prairies, roadsides, woodland edges, riparian areas. |
Silene campanulata ssp. glandulosa catchfly
(CARYOPHYLLACEAE)
| Eugene Review |
| sOR to nCA; NS:UW, SI |
| D |
| dry open woods and slopes; rock faces; 300-1900m |
| Sisyrinchium hitchcockii |
| Hitchcock's blue-eyed grass |
(IRIDACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 1
| Benton Co, to ne CA; NS: UW, SI (WEW). |
| D |
| Valley grasslands and oak savannahs. |
| Sisyrinchium sarmentosum |
| Pale blue-eyed grass |
(IRIDACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 1
| OR, WA, ID. NS: Eugene Area. |
| S |
| Meadows, fields, roadsides. Needs taxonomic review of OR Flora Atlas records. |
| Stellaria humifusa |
| Creeping chickweed |
(CARYOPHYLLACEAE)
| ORBIC List 2 |
| Boreal, south to OR. |
| S |
| Coastal, salt marsh and beach. |
| Streptopus streptopoides |
| Kruhsea |
(LILIACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| Siberia to AK, OR, ID |
| S |
| Moist duff, forests. Mt. Hood area. |
| Sullivantia oregana |
| Oregon sullivantia |
(SAXIFRAGACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 1
| WA, OR. |
| S |
| Moist, rocky Douglas-fir forest, rocks at foot of falls. |
Taraxia ovata
Golden eggs
(ONAGRACEAE)
| ORBIC List 2 |
| OR, CA. NS: Benton, Douglas Cos. |
| S |
| Prairie, grassland, roadsides. |
| Tauschia stricklandii |
| Strickland’s tauschia |
(APIACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| WA, OR. NS: Lincoln, Multnomah Cos. |
| S |
| Montane meadows, slopes, forest openings. |
Triglochin striata
Three-ribbed arrow-grass
(JUNCAGINACEAE)
| ORBIC List 3 |
| OR, CA, se US, Chile, Australasia. NS: Near Florence. |
| S |
| Saline or brackish marshes, coastal bogs and fens. |
Utricularia gibba humped bladderwort
(LENTIBULARIACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| Benton, Lane co. in OR, CA to Mex; NS:SI |
| D |
| aquatic; ponds; shallow water, creeping over moss or mud; <1600m |
Utricularia minor lesser bladderwort
(LENTIBULARIACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| Circumboreal, AK to CA; NS: Gold Lake Bog |
| S |
| Montane bogs; mucky lake margins; 0-2900m. May be confused with U. ochroleuca, which is not included in regional floras, occurs higher elevation. |
| Utricularia ochroleuca |
| Northern bladderwort |
(LENTIBULARIACEAE)
Sensitive
| Circumboreal, south to CA |
| S |
| Bogs or fens, Cascades. Dropped by ORBIC. Hybrid of U. minor and U. intermedia. |
Vaccinium oxycoccus
Wild cranberry
(ERICACEAE)
ORBIC List 4
| Circumboreal, s to OR, ID. NS: Cascades Linn Co., coastal Lane Co. |
| S |
| Sphagnum bogs. |
Viola langsdorfii
Aleutian violet
(VIOLACEAE)
ORBIC List 3
| AK south along coast to s OR. NS: Coos Co. |
| S |
| Coastal moist to boggy areas. Also reported Willamette Valley, Marion Co. |
| Viola praemorsa ssp. praemorsa |
| Upland yellow violet |
(VIOLACEAE)
| ORBIC List 3 |
| BC to CA, UT. NS: Lane Co. |
| S |
| Valleys and prairies, meadows, conifer forest, sagebrush. |
Viola sheltonii
Shelton's violet
(VIOLACEAE)
| Eugene Review |
| sWA to Baja CA; NS:UW |
| D |
| Moist banks or in open woods, usually in partial shade; 800-2500m |
Wolffia borealis (=W. punctata) dotted water-meal
(LEMNACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| Willamette Valley to WA; NS: Delta Ponds. Marys Peak FO. |
| D |
| Freshwater ponds, sloughs, <100m |
Wolffia brasiliensis
Brazilian water-meal
(LEMNACEAE)
| ORBIC List 3 |
| PNW & S. Am. NS: SI FO, Hult Pond |
| D |
| Freshwater ponds and sloughs. |
Wolffia columbiana
Columbia water-meal
(LEMNACEAE)
Sensitive ORBIC List 2
| N. & S. Am., NS: Delta Ponds. Marys Peak FO. |
| D |
| Freshwater ponds, sloughs, <200m |
Taxonomic References
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Chambers, K. 1999. In shooting stars, little things mean a lot. Oregon Flora Newsletter February 1999. http://www.oregonflora.org/ofn/v5n1/shooting_stars.html Chambers, K. 2000. Key to Delphinium species in Oregon. Oregon Flora Newsletter October 2000. http://www.oregonflora.org/ofn/v6n3/delph_key.htm Flora of North America. http://www.efloras.org/ Henderson, D. 1976. A biosystematic study of Pacific Northwestern blue-eyed grasses (Sisyrinchium, Iridaceae). Brittonia 28:149-176.
Hickman, ed. 1993. The : higher plants of California. University of California Press.
Hitchcock, C.L. and A. Cronquist. 1973. Flora of the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington Press.
Marttala, V.M. 1996. Romanzoffia thompsonii (Hydrophyllaceae), a new species from Oregon. Madrono 43(3):404-414.
Meinke, R. and P. Zika. 1992. A new annual species of Minuartia (Caryophyllaceae) from Oregon and California. Madrono 39:289.
Peck, M.E. 1941. A manual of the higher plants of Oregon. Binfords and Mort, Portland, OR Simpson, C., J. Koenig, J Lippert, R. Love, B. Newhouse, N. Otting, S. Sundberg, D. Wagner and P. Warner. 2002. Vascular Plants of Lane County, Oregon: An Annotated Checklist. Emerald Chapter, Native Plant Society of Oregon. Eugene, Oregon.
Sinnott, Quinn P. 1985. A revision of Ribes L. subg. Grossularia (Mill.) pers. sect. Grossularia (Mill.) Nutt. (Grossulariaceae) in North America. Rhodora. 87(850): 189-286.
Spencer, S.C., and A.E. Spencer. 2003. Navarretia willamettensis and Navarretia saximontana (Polemoniaceae), new species from ephemeral wetlands of western North America. Madrono: Vol. 50, No. 3, pp. 196–199.
ex, X = Extirpated in OR, Extinct. NS=Nearest site UW=Upper Willamette Resource Area SI=Siuslaw Resource Area WEW= West Eugene Wetlands
ORBIC=Oregon Biodiversity Information Center
ORBIC List 1 contains taxa that are threatened with extinction or presumed to be extinct throughout their entire range.
ORBIC List 2 contains taxa that are threatened with extirpation or presumed extirpated from the state of Oregon.
ORBIC List 3 contains taxa for which more information is needed before status can be determined, but which may be threatened or endangered in Oregon or throughout their range.
ORBIC List 4 contains taxa which are of conservation concern but are not currently threatened or endangered.
This list may change during the course of the contract to accommodate changes in the status of species. Species may be added or deleted from this list.
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