Reed College Canyon
Canyon Resources
Canyon Plants
Original - Bruce Moreira; additions H. Stafford (5/10/96)
The following list was originally produced by Bruce Moreira (a student). Some additions were made by Helen Stafford (Reed Biology Department).
This article is being published as a historical reference. Some information may no longer be current.
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Frequency: A=Abundant, C=Common, S=Scarce
Distribution: E=Evenly G=Grouped R=Regionally U=Universals
Other: I = Recent Colonizer |
Trees - Shrubs - Herbs, Ferns, Fern Allies
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Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii |
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TREES
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| scientific name |
common name |
key |
notes |
| Abies grandis |
Grand Fir |
CE |
northwest shore, northeast shore |
| Acer macrophyllum |
Big Leaf Maple |
CE |
all regions |
| Alnus rubra |
Red Alder |
CR |
all regions |
| Clerodendron sp. |
Glorybower |
? |
non-native, cultivated shrub |
| Kalopanax pictus |
- |
SR |
southeast shore |
| Malus fusca |
Pacific Crabapple |
CR |
southwest shore |
| Malus sp. |
Apple / Crabapple |
? |
east-end marsh |
| Pinus contorta |
Lodgepole Pine |
SR |
northwest |
| Prunus sp. |
Cherry |
CE |
southeast shore |
| Pseudotsuga menziesii |
Douglas Fir |
AR |
all regions |
| Quercus sp. |
Oaks |
? |
? |
| Robinia pseudoacacia |
Black Locust |
CG |
southeast shore |
| Thuja plicata |
Western Red Cedar |
CE |
all regions |
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Tall Oregon-grape
Mahonia aquifolium |
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SHRUBS
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| scientific name |
common name |
key |
notes |
| Acer circinatum |
Vine Maple |
CE |
northwest shore, northeast shore, east-end marsh, southeast shore |
| Berberis aquifolium |
Tall Oregon-grape |
AE |
northwest shore, northeast shore, east-end marsh, southeast shore |
Berberis nervosa
(Mahonia nervosa) |
Oregon-grape |
? |
? |
Clematis lingusticifolia
(C. vitalba) |
Wild Clematis |
AE |
very invasive |
| Cornus stolonifera |
Red-Osier Dogwood |
? |
southeast shore |
| Corylus cornuta var. californica |
Western Hazelnut, Filbert |
? |
east |
| Crataegus douglasii |
Black Hawthorn |
CE |
northeast shore |
| Hedera helix |
English Ivy |
AE I |
all regions - invasive non-native |
| Ilex aquifolium |
English Holly |
AE I |
all regions |
| Oemleria cerasiformis (Osmoronia) |
Indian Plum |
AR |
southeast shore, southwest shore, east-end marsh |
| Polygonum cuspidatum |
knotweed (cultivated plant) |
? |
invasive - infirmary bed and west along canyon edge. |
| Ribes sanguineum |
Red Flowering Currant |
SG |
northwest shore, Art building |
| Rubus discolor |
Himalayan Blackberry |
AR I |
All regions |
| Rubus parviflorus |
Thimbleberry |
? |
southeast shore |
| Rubus ursinus |
Trailing Blackberry |
CR |
northwest shore, west-end stream bank - invasive |
| Salix sitchensis |
Sitka willow |
? |
? |
| Sambucus racemosa |
Red Elderberry |
CE |
east-end marsh |
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Licorice Fern
Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Skunk Cabbage
Lysichitum americanum
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HERBS, FERNS, FERN ALLIES
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| scientific name |
common name |
key |
notes |
| Achillea millefolium |
Yarrow |
CG |
northwest shore |
| Ajuga reptans |
Bugle |
SR I |
northeast shore |
| Arctium minus |
Common Burdock |
CE |
northwest shore, east-end marsh |
| Asarum caudatum |
Wild Ginger |
CE |
northwest & southeast shores |
| Athyrium filix-femina |
Lady Fern |
AE I U |
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| Brassica sp. |
White Weedy Mustard |
AE U |
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| Cardamine pensylvanica |
Pensylvania Bittercress |
CE I U |
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| Cichorium intybus |
Chicory |
U |
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| Cirsium arvense |
Canada thistle |
? |
northwest section below swimming pool |
| Convolvulus arvensis |
Morning Glory, Bindweed |
? |
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| Crepis capillaris |
Smooth Hawksbeard |
? |
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| Dentaria tennella |
Spring Queen |
CE |
east-end marsh |
| Disporum hookerii |
Hooker's Fairybells |
SR |
southeast shore, southwest-end stream bank, west-end stream bank |
| Duchesnea indica |
Indian Strawberry (non-native) |
? |
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| Equisetum arvense |
Common or Field Horsetail |
AG U |
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| Galium aparine |
Cleavers |
CR |
west-end stream bank |
| Galium trifolium |
Bedstraw |
AE U |
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| Geranium robertianum |
Robert Geranium |
CR I |
west-end stream bank |
| Geum sp. |
Avens |
? |
sourtheast shore |
| Geum macrophyllum |
Long-leaf Avens |
? |
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| Impatiens noli-tangere |
Jewelweed, Balsam |
? |
east-end stream bank |
| Lunaria annua |
Honesty |
AG I |
northeast shore |
| Lysichitum americanum |
Skunk Cabbage |
CE |
east-end marsh, southeast shore |
| Mentha sp. |
Mint |
CR I |
west-end stream bank |
| Mertensia paniculata |
Tall Lungwort, Borage |
U |
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| Mitella pentandra |
Mitrewort |
U |
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| Montia siberica |
Candy Flower |
CE |
east-end marsh |
| Narcissus sp. |
Daffodils |
SC I |
northwest shore, one individual |
| Penstemon cardwellii |
Beardtongue, Penstemon |
|
east end of foot bridge |
| Petasites palmatus |
Palmate Coltsfoot |
SR |
southeast shore |
| Pityrogramma triangularis |
Gold-back Fern |
SR |
east-end marsh (one loc.) |
| Polypodium glycyrrhiza |
Licorice Fern |
AE |
southeast & southwest shores |
| Polystichum munitum |
Sword Fern |
AE U |
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| Potamogeton gramineus |
Grass-leaved Pondweed |
|
quiet stream, lake areas |
| Pteridium aquilinum |
Bracken Fern |
SE, CG |
northwest & southeast & southwest shores, E-end marsh |
| Ranunculus sp. |
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| Smilacina racemosa |
False Solomon's Seal |
SR |
west-end stream banks |
Solanum dulcamara
Solanum sp. |
Bittersweet Nightshade, Nightshade |
|
west-end stream bank - + unknown |
| Spiraea douglasii |
Spirea, Spiraea |
|
east-middle of lake |
| Stachys mexicana |
Hedge-nettle |
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wet areas, southeast bank |
| Taraxacum officinale |
Dandelion |
CE U |
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| Tellima grandiflorum |
Fringecup |
CE U |
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| Tolmiea menziesii |
Piggy-back-plant |
U |
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| Trillium ovatum |
Western Trillium |
CE |
southeast & southwest shores, E-end marsh |
| Urtica dioica |
Stinging Nettle |
CR SG |
northwest & northeast shores E-end marsh |
| Vancouveria hexandra |
Inside-out-flower |
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| Veronica beccabunga |
European Brookline |
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northwest shore |
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