The Plants of Smoot Hill
The Smoot Hill Reserve, located north of Pullman, is maintained by the Department of Botany, Washington State University, as a remnant of natural Palouse vegetation. Following is a partial catalogue, originally compiled by Keith Farrell, of seed plants occuring on the reserve. The list is very similar to the list that was available for the Rose Creek Reserve at the time, although a few taxa have been added. Those families indicated by the symbol "•" have been updated to reflect current taxonomy. Taxonomic updates were conducted in spring 1998 by Mark Fishbein as part of the Marion Ownbey Herbarium's ongoing project to provide a new flora of Southeast Washington.
This list is not complete nor confirmed. Please let us know of additions!
* = Introduced species
• = Taxonomy of family updated
Plant families are listed alphabetically.
| Scientific Name: | Common Name: |
| Amaranthaceae | Amaranth family |
| Amaranthus albus L. | Tumbling amaranth or pigweed |
| Amaranthus graecizans L. | Prostrate pigweed |
| Apiaceae • | Carrot family |
| Conium maculatum L. * | Poison hemlock |
| Heracleum lanatum Michx. | Cow parsnip |
| Lomatium dissectum (Nutt. ex T. & G.) Mathias & Const. | Desert parsley |
| Lomatium gormanii (Howell) J. M. Coult. & Rose | Pepper and salt |
| Lomatium grayi (J. M. Coult. & Rose) J. M. Coult. & Rose | Gray's desert parsley |
| Lomatium triternatum (Pursh) J. M. Coult & Rose | Narrow-leaved desert parsley |
| Perideridia gairdneri (H. & A.) Math. | Wild caraway |
| Asteraceae • | Sunflower family |
| Achillea millefolium L. | Yarrow; milfoil |
| Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf. | Goat chicory |
| Agoseris grandiflora (Nutt.) Greene | False dandelion; goat chicory |
| Agoseris heterophylla (Nutt.) Greene | False dandelion; goat chicory |
| Antennaria luzuloides T. & G. | Pearly everlasting |
| Anthemis cotula L. * | Dog fennel; May weed |
| Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh. * | Burdock |
| Artemisia absinthium L. * | Absinthe; wormwood |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. ssp. ludoviciana | Wormwood; sagebrush |
| Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. | Balsamroot |
| Bidens cernua L. | Begger ticks |
| Centaurea cyanus L. * | Bachelor's button; cornflower |
| Cichorium intybus L. * | Chicory |
| Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. * | Canada thistle |
| Cirsium brevifolium Nutt. | Palouse thistle |
| Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Tenore * | Bull thistle |
| Erigeron filifolius (Hook.) Nutt. | Fleabane; daisy |
| Gaillardia aristata Pursh | Blanket flower |
| Gnaphalium palustre Nutt. | Cudweed |
| Helianthella uniflora (Nutt.) T. & G. | False sunflower |
| Hieracium scouleri Hook. var. albertinum (Farr.) G.W. Douglas & G.A. Allen | Hawkweed |
| Lactuca serriola L. * | Prickly or China lettuce |
| Lagophylla ramosissima Nutt. | Slender rabbit-leaf |
| Madia citriodora Greene | Lemon-scented tarweed |
| Madia gracilis (Smith) Keck | Slender tarweed |
| Matricaria matricarioides (Less.) Porter | Pineapple weed |
| Microseris nutans (Hook.) Schultz-Bip. | Nodding microseris |
| Pyrrocoma carthamoides Hook. var.carthamoides (= Haplopappus carthamoides(Hook.) Gray var. carthamoides) | Columbia goldenweed |
| Pyrrocoma liatriformis Greene (= Haplopappus liatriformis (Greene) St. John) | Palouse goldenweed |
| Senecio hydrophilus Nutt. | Groundsel; ragwort |
| Senecio hydrophiloides Rydb. | Groundsel; ragwort |
| Senecio integerrimus Nutt. | Tall ragwort |
| Senecio serra Hook. | Groundsel; ragwort |
| Solidago canadensis L. | Northern goldenrod |
| Soldiago missouriensis Nutt. var. missouriensis | Goldenrod |
| Sonchus asper (L.) Hill * | Spiny sowthistle |
| Sonchus oleraceus L.* | Annual sowthistle |
| Symphiotrichum spathulatum (Lindl.) Nesom var. intermedium (A. Gray) Nesom (= Asteroccidentalis (Nutt.) T. & G. var. occidentalis | Western Aster |
| Tanacetum vulgare L. * | Tansy |
| Taraxacum officinale Web. ex Wig. * | Dandelion |
| Tragopogon dubius Scop. * | Salsify |
| Tragopogon pratensis L. * | Meadow salsify |
| Wyethia amplexicaulis (Nutt.) Nutt. | Mule's ears; Pik |
| Berberidaceae • | Barberry family |
| Berberis repens Lindl. | Small Oregon Grape |
| Boraginaceae • | Borage family |
| Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) Nels. & Macbr. | Small-flowered fiddleneck |
| Amsinckia retrorsa Suksd. | Rigid fiddleneck |
| Asperugo procumbens L. * | Madwort |
| Cryptantha torreyana (Gray) Greene | Nievitas |
| Lithospermum arvense L. * | Field gromwell; stoneseed |
| Lithospermum ruderale Dougl. ex Lehm. | Cat's-tooth; lemon weed, puccoon |
| Mertensia longiflora Greene | Bluebells |
| Myosotis micrantha Pall ex Lehm. * | Forget-Me-Not |
| Plagiobothrys scouleri (Hook. & Arn.) I.M. Johnst. var. penicillatus (Greene) Cronq. | Popcorn flower |
| Brassicaceae | Mustard family |
| Arabis glabra (L.) Bernh. | Tower mustard |
| Athysanus pusillus (Hook.) Greene | Sandweed |
| Barbarea orthocerus Ledeb. | Winter cress |
| Camelina microcarpa Andrz. * | False flax |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic. * | Shepherd's purse |
| Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb. * | Flixweed |
| Draba verna L. | Whitlow grass |
| Erysimum cheiranthoides L. * | Wormseed mustard |
| Erysimum repandum L. * | Bushy wallflower |
| Sisymbrium altissimum L. * | Jim Hill or tumble mustard |
| Thlaspi arvense L. * | Fanweed, field pennycress |
| Caprifoliaceae • | Honeysuckle family |
| Lonicera ciliosa (Pursh) DC. | Orange-flowered honeysuckle |
| Sambucus cerulea Raf. | Blue elderberry |
| Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake var. albus | Snowberry |
| Caryophyllaceae | Pink family |
| Arenaria capillaris Poir. | Sandwort |
| Arenaria congesta Nutt. | Dense-flowered sandwort |
| Arenaria stricta Michx. | Slender sandwort |
| Cerastium viscosum L. * | Sticky mouse-ear chickweed |
| Cerastium vulgatum L. * | Common mouse-ear chickweed |
| Holosteum umbellatum L. * | Jagged chickweed |
| Lychnis alba Mill. * | White campion |
| Silene douglasii Hook. | Douglas campion |
| Silene menziesii Hook. | Catchfly |
| Silene scouleri Hook. | Scouler's silene |
| Silene spaldingii Wats. | Spalding's silene |
| Stellaria longipes Goldie | Starwort |
| Stellaria media (L.) Cyrill. | Common chickweed |
| Vaccaria segetalis (Neck.) Garcke ex Asch. * | Cow cockle |
| Chenopodiaceae | Goosefoot family |
| Chenopodium album L. * | Lamb's-quarters |
| Clusiaceae | St. Johnswort family |
| Hypericum perforatum L. * | St. Johnswort; goatweed |
| Convolvulaceae • | Morning glory family |
| Convolvulus arvensis L. * | Field bindweed; morning glory |
| Cornaceae • | Dogwood family |
| Cornus sericea L. | Red-osier dogwood |
| Cucurbitaceae | Squash family |
| Bryonia alba L. | Bryony |
| Cyperaceae • | Sedge family |
| Carex sp. 1 | Sedge |
| Carex sp. 2 | Sedge |
| Eleocharis sp. | Spike rush |
| Dipsacaceae • | Teasel family |
| Dipsacus fullonum L. (= D. sylvestris Huds.) * | Wild teasel |
| Equisetaceae • | Horsetail Rush family |
| Equisetum arvense L. | Field or common horsetail |
| Fabaceae • | Pea family |
| Astragalus canadensis L. | Milk vetch |
| Astragalus succumbens Dougl. | Columbia milk vetch |
| Lathyrus bijugatus White | Wild sweet pea |
| Lotus corniculatus L. * | Birdsfoot |
| Lotus purshianus (Benth.) Clem. & Clem. | Spanish clover |
| Lupinus leucophyllus Dougl. | Woolly-leaved lupine |
| Lupinus sericeus Pursh | Silky lupine |
| Medicago lupulina L. * | Black medic; hop clover |
| Trifolium arvense L. * | Rabbit-foot clover |
| Trifolium hybridum L. * | Alsike clover |
| Trifolium repens L. * | White clover |
| Vicia americana Muhl. | American vetch |
| Vicia villosa Roth. * | Hairy vetch |
| Fumariaceae • | Fumitory family |
| Dicentra cucullaria (L.) Bernh. | Dutchman's breeches |
| Gentianaceae • | Gentian family |
| Frasera albicaulis Dougl. ex Griseb. | Columbo |
| Gentiana affinis Griseb. | Prairie gentian |
| Hydrocharitaceae • | Frog's-bit family |
| Elodea canadensis Michx. | Canadian water-weed |
| Hydrophyllaceae • | Waterleaf family |
| Hydrophyllum capitatum Dougl. ex Benth. | Purple cat's-breeches |
| Hydrophyllum fendleri (Gray) Heller | White-flower cat's breeches |
| Phacelia hastata Dougl. ex Lehm. | Whiteleaf phacelia |
| Iridaceae • | Iris family |
| Iris missouriensis Nutt. | Western blue iris |
| Sisyrinchium douglasii A. Dietr. var. inflatum(Suksd.) P. Holmgren (= S. inflatum (Suksd.) St. John) | Grass widows; blue-eyed grass |
| Juncaeae • | Rush family |
| Juncus bufonius L. | Toad rush |
| Juncus confusus Cov. | Colorado rush |
| Lamiaceae • | Mint family |
| Agastache urticifolia (Benth.) Kuntze. | Giant hyssop |
| Lamium amplexicaule L. * | Henbit; dead nettle |
| Marrubium vulgare L. * | Horehound |
| Mentha arvensis L. | Mint |
| Nepeta cataria L. * | Catnip |
| Prunella vulgaris L. * | Heal-all; self-heal |
| Scutellaria angustifolia Pursh | Skullcap |
| Liliaceae • | Lily family |
| Allium acuminatum Hook. | Wild onion |
| Calochortus elegans Pursh | Cat's ear |
| Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene | Camas |
| Erythronium grandiflorum Pursh | Lamb's-tongue; dog-tooth violet |
| Fritillaria pudica (Pursh) Spreng. | Yellow bell |
| Smilacina racemosa (L.) Desf. | False Solomon's-seal |
| Trillium petiolatum Pursh | Purple trillium |
| Triteleia grandiflora Lindl. (= Brodiaea douglasiiWats.) | Wild hyacinth |
| Veratrum californicum Dur. var. californicum | False hellebore |
| Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson var. gramineus(Rydb.) Walsh ex M.E. Peck | Grassy death camas |
| Linaceae • | Flax family |
| Linum lewisii Pursh | Wild blue flax |
| Malvaceae | Mallow family |
| Malva neglecta Wallr. * | Cheeseweed |
| Sidalcea oregana (Nutt. ex T.& G.) Gray | Wild hollyhock |
| Onagraceae • | Evening primrose family |
| Clarkia pulchella Pursh. | Deer horn; ragged robin |
| Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub (= Epilobium angustifolium L.) | Fireweed; great willow herb |
| Epilobium ciliatum Raf. var. glandulosum(Lehm.) Dorn | Glandular willow weed |
| Epilobium densiflorum (Lindl.) Hoch. & P.H. Raven (= Boisduvalia densiflora (Lindl.) Wats. | Vernal-pool candle; spike-primrose |
| Epilobium brachycarpum C. Presl. (= E. paniculatum Nutt. ex T.& G.) | Small willow herb |
| Gaura parviflora Dougl. ex Lehm. | Velvet weed |
| Gayophytum nuttallii T. &G. (? - possible misidentification) | |
| Orchidaceae • | Orchid family |
| Cypripedium spp. | Lady’s slipper |
| Orobanchaceae • | Broomrape family |
| Orobanche uniflora L. | One-flowered broomrape |
| Papaveraceae • | Poppy family |
| Papaver argemone L. * | Wild poppy; headache |
| Pinaceae • | Pine family |
| Pinus ponderosa Doug. ex P.& C. Lawson | Yellow or bull pine |
| Plantaginaceae | Plantain family |
| Plantago lanceolata L. * | English plantain; buckthorn plantain |
| Poaceae • | Grass family |
| Agrostis stolonifera L. * | Redtop |
| Agrostis scabra Willd. | Rough bentgrass; tickle grass |
| Alopecurus pratensis L. * | Meadow foxtail |
| Apera interrupta (L.) Beauv. * | Satan’s hair |
| Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) J. Presl. & C. Presl. * | Tall oat-grass |
| Avena fatua L. * | Wild oat |
| Bromus briziformis Fisch. & Mey. * | Rattlesnake brome |
| Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. | California brome |
| Bromus inermis Leyss. * | Smooth brome |
| Bromus japonicus Thunb. * | Japanese brome |
| Bromus marginatus (? uncertain i.d.) | Mountain brome |
| Bromus mollis L. * | Soft cheat grass |
| Bromus secalinus L. * | Chess; cheat |
| Bromus tectorum L. * | Cheat; downy brome |
| Dactylis glomerata L. * | Orchard grass |
| Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. | Poverty oatgrass |
| Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) Beauv. * | Barnyard grass; water grass |
| Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Shinners ssp.subsecundum (Link) Gould | Bearded wheatgrass |
| Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Shinners ssp.trachycaulus | Slender wheatgrass |
| Festuca arundinacea Schreb. * | Basin wild rye |
| Festuca idahoensis Elmer | Idaho fescue |
| Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schultes | June grass |
| Leymus cinereus (Scribn. & Merr.) A. Löve (=Elymus cinereus Scribn. & Merr.) | Basin wild rye |
| Phalaris arundinacea L. | Reed canary grass |
| Phleum pratense L. * | Timothy |
| Poa bulbosa L. * | Bulbous bluegrass |
| Poa compressa L. * | Canadian bluegrass |
| Poa palustris L. * | Fowl bluegrass |
| Poa pratensis L. * | Kentucky bluegrass |
| Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf. * | Rabbit-foot grass |
| Polemoniaceae • | Phlox family |
| Collomia grandiflora Dougl. ex Lindl. | Salmon-colored collomia |
| Collomia linearis Nutt. | Pink collomia |
| Navarretia intertexta (Benth.) Hook. | Skunk-weed |
| Phlox gracilis (Hook.) Greene | Pink eye |
| Phlox speciosa Pursh | Phlox |
| Polygonaceae | Buckwheat family |
| Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt. | Wild buckwheat |
| Polygonum aviculare L. * | Door weed; knot grass |
| Polygonum convolvulus L. * | Black bindweed; wild buckwheat |
| Polygonum douglasii Greene | Knotweed |
| Polygonum lapathifolium L. * | Pale smartweed |
| Rumex acetosella L. * | Sheep sorrel |
| Rumex crispus L. * | Curly dock |
| Portulacacaeae | Purslane family |
| Claytonia perfoliata Donn. | Miner's lettuce |
| Montia linearis (Dougl.) Greene | Narrow-leaved miner's lettuce |
| Potomogetonaceae • | Pondweed family |
| Potomogeton sp. | Pondweed |
| Primulaceae | Primrose family |
| Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr. | Bird-bill; shooting star |
| Ranunculaceae • | Buttercup family |
| Clematis hirsutissima Pursh | Sugar bowl |
| Delphinium distichum Geyer ex Hooker | Meadow larkspur |
| Delphinium nuttallianum Pritzel | Upland larkspur |
| Ranunculus arvensis L. * | Field buttercup |
| Ranunculus glaberrimus Hook. | Spring flowering buttercup |
| Ranunculus uncinatus D. Don | Buttercup |
| Thalictrum occidentale Gray | Meadow rue |
| Rosaceae • | Rose family |
| Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roan | Service berry |
| Crataegus douglasii Lindl. | Black hawthorn |
| Fragaria virginiana Miller | Pale strawberry |
| Geum macrophyllum Willd. | Large-leaf avens |
| Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. | Sticky cinquefoil |
| Potentilla gracilis Dougl. ex Hook. | Five-finger; cinquefoil |
| Prunus virginiana L. | Choke cherry |
| Rosa nutkana C. Presl. | Nootka rose |
| Rosa woodsii Lindl. | Wild rose |
| Sanguisorba annua (Nutt. ex Hook.) Torr. & A. Gray | Burnet |
| Rubiaceae • | Madder family |
| Galium aparine L. | Cleavers |
| Galium boreale L. | Northern bedstraw |
| Galium triflorum Michx. | Three-flowered bedstraw |
| Salicaceae | Willow family |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. | Quaking aspen |
| Salix exigua Nutt. | Slender, sandbar, or coyote willow |
| Salix rigida var. mackenzieana (Hook.) Cronq. | Mackenzie willow |
| Saxifragaceae • | Saxifrage family |
| Heuchera cylindrica Dougl. ex Hook. | Alumroot |
| Lithophragma glabrum Nutt. | Baby face |
| Lithophragma parviflorum (Hook.) Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray | Baby’s breath |
| Saxifraga sp. | Saxifrage |
| Scrophulariaceae • | Figwort family |
| Besseya rubra (Dougl.) Rydb. | Red besseya |
| Castilleja cusickii Greenm. | Cusick’s paintbrush |
| Castilleja lutescens (Greenm.) Rydb. | Pale paintbrush |
| Collinsia parviflora Dougl. ex. Lindl. | Bluelips |
| Mimulus guttatus DC. | Yellow monkey flower |
| Penstemon confertus Dougl. ex Lindl. | Yellow beard-tongue |
| Scrophularia lanceolata Pursh | Figwort |
| Verbascum thapsus L. * | Common mullein |
| Veronica americana Schwein ex. Benth. | American brookline |
| Veronica arvensis L. * | Corn speedwell |
| Veronica peregrina L. | Neckweed |
| Solanaceae • | Nightshade family |
| Solanum sarrachoides Sendt ex Mart. * | Hairy nightshade |
| Solanum triflorum Nutt. | Cut-leaved nightshade |
| Typhaceae • | Cat-tail family |
| Typha latifolia L. | Cat-tail |
| Urticaceae • | Nettle family |
| Urtica dioica L. | Tall nettle |
| Valerianaceae • | Valerian family |
| Plectritis macrocera T.&G. | Longhorn plectritis |
| Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex T. & G. | Tobacco root; Masawah |
| Verbenaceae • | Verbena or vervian family |
| Verbena bracteata Lag. & Rodr. | Bracted verbena; vervian |
| Violaceae | Violet family |
| Viola adunca Sm. | Blue violet |