Plants Names for Ethnobotany Project – Final List

By Linda Fendell

Entry	Common Names		Scientific Names
	Family Name	Species Name	Family Name	Species Name
	Horsetail	Common Horsetail	Equisetaceae	Equisetum arvense L.
	Horsetail	Common Horsetail	Equisetaceae	Equisetum telmatiea Ehrh..
	Polypody / Common Fern Family	Maidenhair Fern	Polypodiaceae	Adiantum pedatum L.
	Polypody / Common Fern Family	Lady Fern	Polypodiaceae	Athyrium filix-femina (l.) Roth
	Polypody / Common Fern Family	Licorice Fern	Polypodiaceae	Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C.Eat.
	Polypody / Common Fern Family	Sword Fern	Polypodiaceae	Polystichum munitum (Kaulf.) Presl
	Polypody / Common Fern Family	Brake Fern	Polypodiaceae	Pteridium aquilium (l.) Kuhn.
	Yew	Western Yew	Taxaceae	Taxus brevifolia Nutt.
	Cypress	Western Red Cedar	Cupressaceae	Thuja plicata Donn.
	Pine	Grand fir	Pinacea	Abies grandis (Dougl.)Forbes
	Pine	Subalpine fir	Pinaceae	Abies lasiocarpa (Hook). Nutt
	Pine	Sitka Spruce	Pinaceae	Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.
	Pine	Shore Pine	Pinaceae	Pinus contorta Dougl.
	Pine	White Pine	Pinaceae	Pinus monticola Dougl.
	Pine	Ponderosa Pine	Pinaceae	Pinus ponderosa Dougl.
	Pine	Douglas Fir	Pinaceae	Psuedotsuga, menziesii Carr.
	Pine	Western Hemlock	Pinaceae	Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.
	Birch	Red Alder	Betulaceae	Alnus rubra Bong.
	Maple	Bigleaf Maple	Aceraceae	Acer macrophyllum Pursh
	Maple	Vine Maple	Aceraceae	Acer circinaturm Pursh
	Nettle	Stinging Nettle	Urticaceae	Urtica dioica L.
	Birthwort	Wild Ginger	Aristolochiaceae	Asarum caudatum Lindl.
	Buckwheat	Sheep Sorrel	Polygonaceae	Rumex acetosella L.
	Buckwheat	Curled Dock	Polygonaceae	Rumex crispus L.
	Buckwheat	Western Dock	Polygonaceae	Rumex occidentalis Wats.
	Purslane	Siberian Miner’s Lettuce	Portulaceae	Montia sibirica (L.) Howell
	Buttercup	Creeping Buttercup	Ranunculaceae	Ranunculus repens L.
	Barberry	Vanilla Leaf	Berberidaceae	Achlys triphylla (Smith) DC.
	Barberry	Dull Oregon Grape	Berberidaceae	Berberis nervosa Pursh
	Saxifrage	Fringecup	Saxifragaceae	Tellima grandiflora (Pursh) Dougl.
	Saxifrage	Pig-a-Back- Plant	Saxifragaceae	Tolmiea menziesii (Pursh) T. & G.
	Currant or Gooseberry	Red Flowering Currant	Grossulariaceae	Ribes Sanguineum Pursh
	Hydrangea	Mock-Orange	Hydrangeaceae	Philadelphus lewisii Pursh.
	Rose	Saskatoon/Serviceberry/Shadbush	Rosacreae	Amelanchier alnifolia Nutt.
	Rose	Ocean-Spray	Rosaceae	Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim.
	Rose	Indian Plum	Rosaceae	Oemleria cerasiformis (H. & A.) Landon.
	Rose	Mallow Ninebark	Rosaceae	Physocarpus malvaceus (Greene) Kuntze
	Rose	Pacific Ninebark	Rosaceae	Physocarpus capitatus (Pursh) Kuntze
	Rose	Salmonberry	Rosaceae	Rubus spectabilis Pursh
	Rose	Thimbleberry	Rosaceae	Rubus parviflrus Nutt.
	Rose	Himalayan Blackberry	Rosaceae	Rubus laciniatus Willd.
	Rose	Hardhack	Rosaceae	Spiracea douglasii
	Pea	Scotch Broom	Fabaceae	Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link
	Geranium	Robert’s Geranium	Geraniaceaeae	Geranium robertianum L.
	St. Johns-wort	Western St. John’s-wort	Hypericaceae	Hypericum formosum H.B.K.
	Evening Primrose	Fireweed	Onagraceae	Epilobium angustifolium L.
	Parsley	Wild Carrot	Umbelliferae	Daucus carota L.
	Heath	Salal	Ericaceae	Gaultheria shallon Pursh.
	Heath	Red Huckleberry	Ericaceae	Vaccinium parvifolium Smith
	Mint	Self Heal	Lamiaceae	Prunella (Name of doubtful origin) (Brunella)
	Figwort	Common Foxglove	Scrophulariaceae	Digitalis purpurea L.
	Figwort	Common Toad Flax	Scrophulariaceae	Linaria vulgaris Hill
	Figwort	Common Mullein	Scrophulariaceae	Verbascum thapsus L.
	Plantain	Ribwort	Plantaginaceae	Plantago lanceolata L.
	Madder	Cleavers	Rubiaceae	Galium aparine L.
	Honeysuckle	Western Trumpet Honeysuckle	Caprifoliaceae	Lonicera ciliosa (Pursh) DC.
	Honeysuckle	Common Snowberry	Caprifoliaceae	Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake
	Harebell	Bluebells of Scotland (Harebells)	Campanulaceae	Campanula rotundifolia L.
	Aster	Yarrow	Heliaceae	Achillea millefolium L.
	Aster	Pearly Everlasting	Heliaceae	Anaphalis Margaritaceae (L.) B. & H.
	Aster	Oxeye Daisy	Heliaceae	Chrysanthemum luecanthemum L.
	Aster	Pineapple Weed	Heliaceae	Matricaria matricarioides (Less.) Porter
	Aster	Palmate Coltsfoot	Heliaceae	Petasites palmatus (Ait.) Cronq.
	Aster	Common Dandelion	Heliaceae	Taraxacum vulgare (Willd.) DC.
	Aster	Big Sagebrush	Heliaceae	Artemisa tridentate Nutt.
	Sedge	Slough Sedge	Cyperaceae	Carex obnuta Bailey
	Lily	Common Camus	Liliaceae	Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene
	Lily	Hooker’s Fairybell	Liliaceae	Disporum smithii (Hook) Piper
	Lily	False Lily of the Valley	Liliaceae	Maianthemum dilatatum (Wood) Nels. & Macbr.
	Lily	Tiger Lily	Liliaceae	Lilium Columbianum Hanson
	Lily	False Solomon Seal	Liliaceae	Smilacina racemosa (L.) Desf.
	Lily	Star Flowered False Solomon’s Seal	Liliaceae	Smilacina Stellata (L.) Desf.
	Lily	Clasping Twisted Stock	Liliaceae	Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
	Lily	Indian Hellabore	Liliaceae	Vertrum viride Ait.
	Lily	Bear Grass	Liliaceae	Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt.
	Orchid	Rattlesnake Plantain	Orchidaceae	Goodyera oblongifolia Raf.
	Grass	Cheatgrass	Poaceae	Bromus tectorum L.
	Grass	Orchard grass	Poaceae	Dactylis glomerata L.
	Grass	Bluebunch Wheatgrass	Poaceae	Agropyron spicatum (Pursh) Scribn. & Smith
	Grass	Idaho Fescue	Poaceae	Festuca idahoensis Elmer
	Willow	Scouler willow	Salicaceae	Salix scouleriana Barratt
	Waterleaf	Fendler’s waterleaf	Hydrophyllaceae	Hydrophyllum fendleri (Gray) Heller
	Orchid	Stripped coralroot	Orchidaceae	Corallorhiza striata Lindl.
	Ginseng	Devil’s club	Araliaceae	Oplopanax horridum (Smith) Miq.
	Primrose	Western Starflower	Primulaceae	Trientalis latifoli Hook.
	Fumitory	Pacific bleedingheart	Fumariaceae	Dicentra formosa (Andr.)Walp.
	Gingko	Gingko		Gingko biloba L.
	Spurge	Petty spurge	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbia peplus L.