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This article is being published as a historical reference.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.
Key:
Frequency
| A | Abundant |
| C | Common |
| S | Scarce |
| E | Evenly |
| G | Grouped |
| U | Universals |
| I | ARecent Colonizer |
Trees - Shrubs - Herbs, Ferns, Fern Allies
TREES
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
| 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 |
SHRUBS
Tall Oregon-grape
Mahonia aquifolium
| 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 |
HERBS, FERNS, FERN ALLIES
Licorice Fern
Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Skunk Cabbage
Lysichitum americanum
| 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 | |
| Brassica sp. | White Weedy Mustard | AE U | |
| Cardamine pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Bittercress | CE I U | |
| Cichorium intybus | Chicory | U | |
| Cirsium arvense | Canada thistle | ? | northwest section below swimming pool |
| Convolvulus arvensis | Morning Glory, Bindweed | ? | |
| Crepis capillaris | Smooth Hawksbeard | ? | |
| 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) | ? | |
| Equisetum arvense | Common or Field Horsetail | AG U | |
| Galium aparine | Cleavers | CR | west-end stream bank |
| Galium trifolium | Bedstraw | AE U | |
| Geranium robertianum | Robert Geranium | CR I | west-end stream bank |
| Geum sp. | Avens | ? | southeast shore |
| Geum macrophyllum | Long-leaf Avens | ? | |
| 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 | |
| Mitella pentandra | Mitrewort | U | |
| 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 | |
| Potamogeton gramineus | Grass-leaved Pondweed | quiet stream, lake areas | |
| Pteridium aquilinum | Bracken Fern | SE, CG | northwest & southeast & southwest shores, E-end marsh |
| Ranunculus sp. | |||
| 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 | wet areas, southeast bank | |
| Taraxacum officinale | Dandelion | CE U | |
| Tellima grandiflorum | Fringecup | CE U | |
| Tolmiea menziesii | Piggy-back-plant | U | |
| 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 | ||
| Veronica beccabunga | European Brookline | northwest shore |