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Plant list

Plant list

This is the original plant list, noting things that didn’t much like the extreme weather.

2 Abies lasiocarpa, Sub Alpine Fir (1 died)
6 Acer circinatum, Vine Maple (1 uprooted, but was replanted)
5 Adiantum pedatum (aleuticum), Maidenhair Fern
3 Achillea millefolium, common yarrow
1 Arbutus menziesii, Madrone 
1 Arctostaphylos
25 Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Kinnikinnik
5 Armeria maritima, Sea Thrift
1 Aruncus sylvester (dioica), Goats Beard (died, replaced)
9 Blechnum spicant, Deer Fern (1 died)
3 Camassia leichtlinii, Great Camas
3 Camassia quamash, Common Camas
5 Carex obnupta, Slough Sedge
1 Ceanothus thyrsiflorus, Blueblossom
11 Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Green Arrow’ (struggling during excessive rain)
1 Cornus stolonifera (syn. C. sericea), red-osier dogwood, red-twig dogwood
24 Deschampsia caespitosa, Tufted Hairgrass (a few died)
5 Dryas octopetala, Mt. Avens
3 Erigeron glaucus, Beach Daisy
6 Festuca idahoensis, Idaho Fescue
12 Fragaria chiloensis, Coastal Strawberry
3 Fragaria virginiana, Wild Strawberry
2 Heuchera chlorantha, Meadow Alumroot
3 Heuchera micrantha, Small Flowered Alumroot (some struggling)
3 Iris douglasiana, Douglas’ Iris (1 died)
8 Juncus patens, Spreading Rush (half died, replaced)
8 Juncus tenuis, Path Rush
3 Juniperus communis, Common Juniper
17 Lilium columbianum, Tiger Lily
5 Limnanthes douglasii, Douglas Meadowfoam
1 Lonicera ciliosa , Orange Honeysuckle
1 Lonicera hispidula, Chaparral Honeysuckle
3 Lupinus rivularis, Stream-Bank Lupine
5 Mahonia aquifolium, Tall Oregon Grape
8 Mahonia nervosa, Cascade Oregon Grape (many died or are struggling)
1 Myrica californica, Pacific Wax Myrtle
5 Oxalis oregana, Redwood Sorrel (a few died, replaced)
3 Penstemon cardwellii, Cardwell’s Penstemon (all died)
3 Penstemon serrulatus, Cascade Penstemon (all died)
13 Polypodium glycyrrhiza, Licorice Fern (many died)
15 Polystichum munitum, Sword Fern
1 Ribes sanguineum, Red-Flowering Currant (diseased, but survived)
1 Rhododendron macrophylum (struggled, but bounced back)
19 Sedum spathulifolium, Broad-Leaved Stonecrop
3 Selaginella oregana, Oregon Spikemos (some died)
5 Sidalcea sp., Checkermallow
5 Sisyrinchium californicum, Yellow-Eyed Grass (a few died, replaced)
8 Spiraea betulifolia var. lucida, Birch-Leaf Spirea
2 Spiraea densiflora, Subalpine Spirea
16 Trillium ovatum, Wake Robin
4 Tsuga mertensiana, Mountain Hemlock (badly burned, still alive)
6 Vaccinium ovatum, Evergreen Huckleberry (half died, replaced)
2 Veratrum californicum, Corn Lily

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