Inland Northwest

Another splendidly long-lived western wildflower with an edible bulb. Also known as white brodiaea, and fool’s onion, this is a plant that can grow...

One of the larger and more striking members of the Lomatium genus, Columbia biscuitroot (or Columbia desert parsley) is a native of the Columbia Ri...

This is one of the lesser common things in our inventory, an oddly plain, and yet uncanny plant -- something of a mystery --but one dripping with l...

  This wild native mustard boasts nutritious leaves, similar to wild arugula, and sturdy taproots with a peppery kick. Additionally, yellow rocket ...

Edible and extremely drought tolerant Naturally occurring from southern BC southward to California, slimleaf onion arises in the spring with thin, ...

An arching woodland perennial, for ground cover, pollinator value, and wildlife habitat. Widespread across most of temperate North America, false S...

A slender, fast-growing annual grass for quick soil cover. Almost true to its name, three week fescue can grow from seed to maturity very quickly!...

This is our only regional member of the obscure Tofieldiaceae family, a group of lily-like plants. False asphodel made headlines in 2021 when it wa...

As the common name makes clear, this is a rush-like plant that "creeps" or spreads by underground rhizomes. The scientific name is a bit more elega...

An extremely showy plant! Much like its relative arrowleaf balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata), Puget balsamroot forms clumps of thick, rough-textu...

A handsome and interesting fall-blooming plant for damp, and sometimes challenging locations. An annual sunflower-relative, nodding bur-marigold na...

Possibly the most storied and legendary of western wildflowers, bitterroot has been esteemed as a food plant, a medicine plant, a plant thought to ...

A tenacious, architecturally beautiful, and under-appreciated plant with numerous uses. Found almost nationwide, path rush takes is named for its r...

Sicklekeel lupine reminds us of its close relative, riverbank lupine. The two have some physical similarities, and a tolerance for life in difficul...

A milkweed relative, dogbane hemp is possibly the pre-eminent wild fiber plant of North America, producing tough fibrous stems that were rolled and...

Long late-season blooms, and food for butterflies. We don’t know much about starting pearly everlasting from seed, but this perennial member of the...

This is a resilient and under-appreciated grass for damp spaces and wet meadows.   Spike bentgrass can hold ground against invasive reed canary gr...

The common name of this unusual, low-growing, curly-leaved grass refers to the fact that it grows most favorably on impoverished ground, where few ...

Not to be confused with non-native mints such as spearmint, peppermint, pennyroyal, and others, this is our beautifully fragrant native wild mint, ...

Possibly the largest and showiest of our native onions, as the name suggests, this is a species of damp spaces. All parts of this 3-foot-tall plant...

Found throughout much of the world, including arctic and tropical wetlands alike, softstem bulrush produces extensive root systems that expand into...

An exceptionally showy grass-like rush, with striking copper-colored ‘pom-pom’ flowers and seedheads. Daggerleaf rush is one of the plants that is...

Also known as alpine coltsfoot, this  large leafy plant (roughly reminiscent of rhubarb) is an inhabitant of moist, full sun to partially shaded gr...

This most interesting perennial aquatic plant produces a rambunctious “spray” of numerous small three-petaled white flowers arising on a tall, exte...