Plants found in the vicinity of the Railroad Bridge Park
and the Dungeness River Natural History Center

A survey in August 1991, by Pat Holden.

The common names for trees that are highlighted in color and underlined are hyperlinks to photographic images of examples of those trees from "Trees of the Dungeness" by Steve Koehler. Each can be displayed by clicking the highlighted term, then clicking the browser's BACK button to return to the text. Alternatively, the whole set of examples used here can be seen (at reduced size) and a reference to Koehler's interactive computer program work obtained by clicking Trees . (There are slight nomenclature differences between Holden's text and Koehler's image labels, and a different willow species is shown.

Major Trees
Common Name	Scientific Name	Comments
Western Balsam Poplar, Black Poplar, Black Cottonwood	Populus trichocarpa Hook
Red Alder	Alnus rubra
Willow	Salix hookeriana
Willow	Salix scouleriana
Occasional Trees
Common Name	Scientific Name	Comments
Bigleaf Maple	Acer macrophyllum
Grand Fir	Abies grandis
Douglas Fir	Pseudotsuga menziesii
Western Red Cedar	Thuja plicata Donn ex d. Don
Understory Shrubs
Common Name	Scientific Name	Comments
Sea Spray, Ocean Spray	Holodiscus discolor
Indian Plum or Osoberry	Osmaronia cerasiformis
* Blackberry	Rubus thrysanthus
* Blackberry	Rubus vitifolius
Salmonberry	Rubus spectabilis
Thimbleberry	Rubus parviflorus
Gooseberry	Ribes menziesii
Fireweed	Epilobium augustifolium
Strawberry	Fragaria chiloensis
Elderberry	Sambucus racemosa var. arborescens
Oregon Grape	Mahonia aquifolium
Low Oregon Grape	Mahonia nervosa
Snowberry	Symphoricarpos alba var. laevigatus
Wild Rose	Rosa nutkana
Ferns
Common Name	Scientific Name	Comments
Sword Fern	Polystichum munitum var. munitum
Lady Fern	Anthyrium filix-femina
Licorice Fern	Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Bracken Fern	Pteridium aquilinum pubescens
Perennials
Common Name	Scientific Name	Comments
Yarrow	Achillea millefolium
Pussy Toes	Anaphalis margaritacea
* Tansy	Tanacetum vulgare
* Canada Thistle	Cirsium arvense var. horridum
Bleeding Heart	Dicentra formosa
Indian Paintbrush	Castilleja hispida var. hispida
False Solomon Seal	Smilacina racemosa
Stinging Nettles	Urtica lyalli
Horsetail	Equisetum arvense
Bladder Campion	Silene cucubalis

* = Exotics (Additional exotic plants found on the site and intended to be removed were Scotch Broom, Morning Glory, and Scruffy Bamboo).