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Washington Natural Heritage Information System
List of Known Occurrences of Rare Plants in Washington
February 2009

King County

A key to status fields appears below. If a scientific name is underlined you may click on it to go to a field guide page (pdf format, average size 300 kb) for that taxon.


Scientific Name
Common Name
State Status
Federal Status
Historic Record
Arenaria paludicola swamp sandwort X LE H
Botrychium pedunculosum stalked moonwort S SC
Campanula lasiocarpa Alaska harebell S
Carex comosa bristly sedge S
Carex macrochaeta large-awn sedge T H
Carex pauciflora few-flowered sedge S
Carex stylosa long-styled sedge S
Cassiope lycopodioides clubmoss cassiope T
Castilleja levisecta golden paintbrush E LT H
Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. chrysophylla golden chinquapin S
Cimicifuga elata var. elata tall bugbane S SC
Coptis aspleniifolia spleenwort-leaved goldthread S
Dryopteris carthusiana toothed wood fern R1
Fritillaria camschatcensis black lily S
Hypericum majus Canadian St. John's-wort S
Lobelia dortmanna water lobelia T
Lycopodiella inundata bog clubmoss S H
Lycopodium dendroideum treelike clubmoss S
Meconella oregana white meconella T SC H
Montia diffusa branching montia S H
Nuttallanthus texanus Texas toadflax S H
Platanthera chorisiana Choris' bog-orchid T
Sericocarpus rigidus white-top aster S SC
Utricularia gibba humped bladderwort R1 H
Utricularia intermedia flat-leaved bladderwort S
Utricularia minor lesser bladderwort R1

Description of Codes
Historic Record:
H indicates most recent sighting in the county is before 1977.
State Status
State Status of plant species is determined by the Washington Natural Heritage Program. Factors considered include abundance, occurrence patterns, vulnerability, threats, existing protection, and taxonomic distinctness.
Values include:
E = Endangered. In danger of becoming extinct or extirpated from Washington.
T = Threatened. Likely to become Endangered in Washington.
S = Sensitive. Vulnerable or declining and could become Endangered or Threatened in the state.
X = Possibly extinct or Extirpated from Washington.
R1 = Review group 1. Of potential concern but needs more field work to assign another rank.
R2 = Review group 2. Of potential concern but with unresolved taxonomic questions.
Federal Status
Federal Status under the U.S. Endangered Species Act(USESA) as published in the Federal Register:
LE = Listed Endangered. In danger of extinction.
LT = Listed Threatened. Likely to become endangered.
PE = Proposed Endangered.
PT = Proposed Threatened.
C = Candidate species. Sufficient information exists to support listing as Endangered or Threatened.
SC = Species of Concern. An unofficial status, the species appears to be in jeopardy, but insufficient information to support listing.


Washington Natural Heritage Program - www.dnr.wa.gov/ResearchScience/Topics/NaturalHeritage/Pages/amp_nh.aspx/
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