Asteraceae
Synonyms:
Compositae [HC]
129 genera
444 species
118 subspecies and varieties
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Achillea millefolium
Origin: Both native and introduced populations
Achillea ptarmica
Origin: Introduced
Adenocaulon bicolor
Origin: Native
Ageratina occidentalis
Origin: Native
Agoseris ×agrestis
Origin: Native
Agoseris apargioides
Distribution: Coastal areas of Washington;
Origin: Native
Agoseris ×elata
Origin: Native
Agoseris monticola
Origin: Native
Agoseris retrorsa
Origin: Native
Ambrosia acanthicarpa
Origin: Native
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades in Washington;
Origin: Introduced
Ambrosia chamissonis
Origin: Native
Ambrosia psilostachya
Origin: Native
Ambrosia trifida
Origin: Introduced
Anaphalis margaritacea
Origin: Native
Anisocarpus madioides
Origin: Native
Antennaria alpina
Origin: Native
Antennaria anaphaloides
Origin: Native
Antennaria corymbosa
Distribution: East of the Cascade crest;
Origin: Native
Antennaria dimorpha
Origin: Native
Antennaria flagellaris
Origin: Native
Antennaria geyeri
Origin: Native
Antennaria lanata
Origin: Native
Antennaria luzuloides
Distribution: Chiefly east of the Cascades in Washington.
Origin: Native
Antennaria media
Origin: Native
Antennaria microphylla
Origin: Native
Antennaria parvifolia
Origin: Native
Antennaria pulcherrima
Origin: Native
Antennaria racemosa
Origin: Native
Antennaria stenophylla
Origin: Native
Antennaria umbrinella
Origin: Native
Anthemis arvensis
Origin: Introduced
Anthemis cotula
Origin: Introduced
Arctium lappa
Origin: Introduced
Arctium minus
Origin: Introduced
Arnica chamissonis
Origin: Native
Arnica cordifolia
Origin: Native
Arnica fulgens
Origin: Native
Arnica gracilis
Origin: Native
Arnica lanceolata
Origin: Native
Arnica latifolia
Origin: Native
Arnica longifolia
Origin: Native
Arnica mollis
Origin: Native
Arnica nevadensis
Origin: Native
Arnica ovata
Origin: Native
Arnica parryi
Origin: Native
Arnica rydbergii
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington;
Origin: Native
Arnica sororia
Origin: Native
Artemisia absinthium
Origin: Introduced
Artemisia annua
Origin: Introduced
Artemisia biennis
Origin: Native? Disputed native (BC) or introduced (Chambers and Sundberg 2000)
Artemisia cana
Origin: Native
Artemisia douglasiana
Origin: Native
Artemisia dracunculus
Origin: Native
Artemisia frigida
Origin: Native
Artemisia furcata
Origin: Native
Artemisia michauxiana
Origin: Native
Artemisia rigida
Origin: Native
Artemisia spiciformis
Origin: Native
Artemisia stelleriana
Origin: Introduced
Artemisia suksdorfii
Origin: Native
Artemisia tilesii
Origin: Native
Artemisia vulgaris
Origin: Introduced
Askellia pygmaea
Origin: Native
Balsamorhiza ×bonseri
Origin: Native
Balsamorhiza careyana
Origin: Native
Balsamorhiza deltoidea
Origin: Native
Balsamorhiza hookeri
Origin: Native
Balsamorhiza incana
Origin: Native
Balsamorhiza rosea
Origin: Native
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Origin: Native
Balsamorhiza serrata
Origin: Native
Balsamorhiza ×tomentosa
Origin: Native
Bellis perennis
Origin: Introduced
Bidens amplissima
Origin: Native
Bidens beckii
Origin: Native
Bidens cernua
Origin: Native
Bidens connata
Origin: Introduced from eastern North America
Bidens frondosa
Origin: Native
Bidens tripartita
Origin: Introduced
Bidens vulgata
Origin: Native
Blepharipappus scaber
Origin: Native
Boltonia asteroides
Origin: Introduced
Brickellia grandiflora
Origin: Native
Cacaliopsis nardosmia
Origin: Native
Calendula officinalis
Origin: Introduced
Canadanthus modestus
Origin: Native
Carduus acanthoides
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Carduus nutans
Origin: Introduced
Carduus pycnocephalus
Distribution: Known from Clallam County in Washington;
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Carduus tenuiflorus
Origin: Introduced
Carthamus tinctorius
Origin: Introduced from the Mediterranean region, usually a waif
Centaurea benedicta
Origin: Introduced
Centaurea calcitrapa
Origin: Introduced
Centaurea cyanus
Origin: Introduced from the Mediterranean region
Centaurea diffusa
Origin: Introduced from the eastern Mediterranean region
Centaurea ×gerstlaueri
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades in Washington;
Origin: Introduced
Centaurea iberica
Origin: Introduced
Centaurea jacea
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Centaurea macrocephala
Origin: Introduced
Centaurea melitensis
Origin: Introduced from the Mediterranean region
Centaurea montana
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Centaurea nigra
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Centaurea nigrescens
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Centaurea solstitialis
Origin: Introduced
Centaurea stoebe
Origin: Introduced
Centaurea trichocephala
Origin: Introduced
Centaurea ×varnensis
Origin: Introduced
Centromadia pungens
Origin: Introduced
Chaenactis thompsonii
Origin: Native
Chondrilla juncea
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Chrysothamnus humilis
Origin: Native
Cichorium intybus
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Cirsium arvense
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Cirsium brevifolium
Origin: Native
Cirsium brevistylum
Origin: Native
Cirsium edule
Origin: Native
Cirsium flodmanii
Origin: Native
Cirsium foliosum
Origin: Native
Cirsium hookerianum
Origin: Native
Cirsium inamoenum
Origin: Native
Cirsium remotifolium
Origin: Native
Cirsium scariosum
Origin: Native
Cirsium undulatum
Origin: Native
Cirsium vulgare
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Columbiadoria hallii
Origin: Native
Conyza bonariensis
Origin: Introduced
Conyza canadensis
Origin: Native
Conyza sumatrensis
Origin: Introduced
Coreopsis grandiflora
Origin: Introduced
Coreopsis lanceolata
Origin: Introduced
Coreopsis tinctoria
Origin: Native
Cota austriaca
Origin: Introduced
Cota tinctoria
Origin: Introduced
Cota triumfettii
Origin: Introduced
Cotula coronopifolia
Origin: Introduced from South Africa
Crepis acuminata
Origin: Native
Crepis atribarba
Origin: Native
Crepis bakeri
Origin: Native
Crepis barbigera
Origin: Native
Crepis capillaris
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Crepis intermedia
Origin: Native
Crepis modocensis
Origin: Native
Crepis nicaeensis
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Crepis occidentalis
Origin: Native
Crepis pleurocarpa
Origin: Native
Crepis runcinata
Origin: Native
Crepis setosa
Origin: Introduced
Crepis tectorum
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Crocidium multicaule
Origin: Native
Crupina vulgaris
Origin: Introduced
Cyclachaena xanthiifolia
Origin: Introduced?
Dieteria canescens
Origin: Native
Doronicum pardalianches
Origin: Introduced
Eatonella nivea
Origin: Native
Echinops exaltatus
Origin: Introduced
Echinops ritro
Origin: Introduced
Echinops sphaerocephalus
Origin: Introduced
Erechtites glomeratus
Origin: Introduced
Erechtites hieraciifolius
Origin: Native in eastern United States
Erechtites minimus
Origin: Introduced
Ericameria bloomeri
Origin: Native
Ericameria greenei
Origin: Native
Ericameria resinosa
Origin: Native
Erigeron aliceae
Origin: Native
Erigeron annuus
Origin: Native? Introduced in OR, status as a native in BC uncertain
Erigeron aureus
Origin: Native
Erigeron basalticus
Origin: Native
Erigeron bloomeri
Origin: Native
Erigeron caespitosus
Origin: Native
Erigeron compositus
Origin: Native
Erigeron corymbosus
Origin: Native
Erigeron davisii
Origin: Native
Erigeron disparipilus
Origin: Native
Erigeron eatonii
Origin: Native
Erigeron elatus
Origin: Native
Erigeron elegantulus
Origin: Native
Erigeron filifolius
Origin: Native
Erigeron flettii
Origin: Native
Erigeron grandiflorus
Origin: Native
Erigeron howellii
Distribution: Known only from Skamania County in Washington;
Origin: Native
Erigeron karvinskianus
Origin: Introduced
Erigeron leibergii
Origin: Native
Erigeron linearis
Origin: Native
Erigeron lonchophyllus
Origin: Native
Erigeron nivalis
Origin: Native
Erigeron oreganus
Origin: Native
Erigeron peregrinus
Distribution: Ours the var. thompsonii, which is endemic to the Olympic Peninsula. Most of the counties and specimen localities displayed here refer to Erigeron peregrinus var. peregrinus specimens, which is a misapplication of this name to what we now call Erigeron glacialis ssp. glacialis.
Origin: Native
Erigeron piperianus
Origin: Native
Erigeron salishii
Origin: Native
Erigeron speciosus
Origin: Native
Erigeron subtrinervis
Origin: Native
Eucephalus engelmannii
Origin: Native
Eucephalus glaucescens
Origin: Native
Eurybia conspicua
Origin: Native
Eurybia integrifolia
Origin: Native
Eurybia merita
Origin: Native
Eurybia radulina
Origin: Native
Eurybia sibirica
Origin: Native
Euthamia graminifolia
Origin: Native
Euthamia occidentalis
Origin: Native
Filago arvensis
Origin: Introduced
Filago vulgaris
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Gaillardia aristata
Origin: Native
Galinsoga parviflora
Origin: Introduced from Central and South America
Galinsoga quadriradiata
Origin: Introduced from Central and South America
Gamochaeta ustulata
Origin: Native
Gnaphalium palustre
Origin: Native
Gnaphalium uliginosum
Origin: Introduced
Grindelia hirsutula
Origin: Native
Grindelia integrifolia
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington at low elevations;
Origin: Native
Grindelia squarrosa
Origin: Introduced
Guizotia abyssinica
Origin: Introduced
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Origin: Native
Helenium autumnale
Origin: Native
Helianthus annuus
Origin: Native and introduced populations in Washington
Helianthus ciliaris
Origin: Introduced
Helianthus cusickii
Origin: Native
Helianthus grosseserratus
Origin: Introduced from eastern North America along railroads at Bingen and near Spokane
Helianthus maximiliani
Origin: Introduced
Helianthus petiolaris
Origin: Introduced from further east
Helianthus tuberosus
Origin: Introduced
Hemizonella minima
Origin: Native
Heterotheca oregona
Origin: Native
Hieracium albiflorum
Origin: Native
Hieracium aurantiacum
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Hieracium caespitosum
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Hieracium flagellare
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Hieracium ×floribundum
Origin: Introduced
Hieracium glomeratum
Origin: Introduced
Hieracium lachenalii
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Hieracium longiberbe
Origin: Native
Hieracium maculatum
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Hieracium murorum
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Hieracium pilosella
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Hieracium piloselloides
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Hieracium sabaudum
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Hieracium scouleri
Origin: Native
Hieracium stoloniflorum
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Hieracium triste
Origin: Native
Hieracium umbellatum
Origin: Native
Hulsea nana
Origin: Native
Hypochaeris glabra
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Hypochaeris radicata
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Inula helenium
Origin: Introduced from western and central Asia
Ionactis stenomeres
Origin: Native
Iva axillaris
Origin: Native
Jacobaea maritima
Origin: Introduced
Jacobaea vulgaris
Origin: Introduced
Jaumea carnosa
Origin: Native
Lactuca biennis
Origin: Native
Lactuca canadensis
Origin: Introduced from eastern North America
Lactuca ludoviciana
Origin: Introduced
Lactuca saligna
Origin: Introduced
Lactuca sativa
Origin: Introduced
Lactuca serriola
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Lactuca tatarica
Origin: Native
Lactuca virosa
Origin: Introduced
Lagophylla ramosissima
Origin: Native
Lapsana communis
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Lasthenia glaberrima
Origin: Native
Lasthenia maritima
Origin: Native
Lasthenia minor
Origin: Native
Layia glandulosa
Origin: Native
Leontodon autumnalis
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Leontodon saxatilis
Origin: Introduced
Leucanthemum ×superbum
Origin: Introduced
Leucanthemum vulgare
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Logfia gallica
Origin: Introduced
Logfia minima
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Luina hypoleuca
Origin: Native
Lygodesmia juncea
Origin: Native
Madia citriodora
Origin: Native
Madia elegans
Origin: Native
Madia exigua
Origin: Native
Madia glomerata
Origin: Native
Madia gracilis
Origin: Native
Madia sativa
Origin: Native
Matricaria chamomilla
Origin: Introduced
Matricaria discoidea
Origin: Native
Mauranthemum paludosum
Origin: Introduced
Micropus californicus
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in south-central Washington;
Origin: Native
Microseris bigelovii
Origin: Native
Microseris borealis
Origin: Native
Microseris nutans
Origin: Native
Mycelis muralis
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Nabalus alatus
Origin: Native
Nestotus stenophyllus
Origin: Native
Nothocalais alpestris
Origin: Native
Nothocalais troximoides
Origin: Native
Onopordum acanthium
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Packera bolanderi
Origin: Native
Packera cana
Origin: Native
Packera contermina
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington;
Origin: Native
Packera flettii
Origin: Native
Packera indecora
Origin: Native
Packera macounii
Origin: Native
Packera pauciflora
Origin: Native
Packera paupercula
Origin: Native
Packera porteri
Origin: Native
Packera streptanthifolia
Origin: Native
Packera subnuda
Origin: Native
Picris hieracioides
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Pleiacanthus spinosus
Origin: Introduced?
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum
Origin: Introduced
Psilocarphus elatior
Origin: Native
Psilocarphus oregonus
Origin: Native
Psilocarphus tenellus
Origin: Native
Pyrrocoma hirta
Origin: Native
Pyrrocoma liatriformis
Origin: Native
Pyrrocoma scaberula
Origin: Native
Rainiera stricta
Origin: Native
Ratibida columnifera
Origin: Introduced
Rhaponticum repens
Origin: Introduced
Rigiopappus leptocladus
Origin: Native
Rudbeckia alpicola
Origin: Native
Rudbeckia hirta
Origin: Introduced from farther east in United States
Rudbeckia laciniata
Origin: Introduced from farther east in United States
Rudbeckia occidentalis
Origin: Native
Saussurea americana
Origin: Native
Senecio elmeri
Origin: Native
Senecio fremontii
Origin: Native
Senecio hydrophiloides
Origin: Native
Senecio hydrophilus
Origin: Native
Senecio lugens
Origin: Native
Senecio neowebsteri
Origin: Native
Senecio serra
Origin: Native
Senecio sylvaticus
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Senecio viscosus
Origin: Introduced
Senecio vulgaris
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Sericocarpus rigidus
Origin: Native
Silybum marianum
Origin: Introduced from the Mediterranean region
Solidago elongata
Origin: Native
Solidago missouriensis
Origin: Native
Solidago multiradiata
Origin: Native
Solidago simplex
Origin: Native
Soliva sessilis
Origin: Introduced from South America
Sonchus arvensis
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Sonchus asper
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Sonchus oleraceus
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Stephanomeria paniculata
Origin: Native
Stephanomeria tenuifolia
Origin: Native
Symphyotrichum ×amethystinum
Origin: Introduced
Symphyotrichum ascendens
Origin: Native
Symphyotrichum boreale
Origin: Native
Symphyotrichum campestre
Origin: Native
Symphyotrichum chilense
Origin: Native
Symphyotrichum ciliatum
Origin: Native
Symphyotrichum falcatum
Origin: Native
Symphyotrichum foliaceum
Origin: Native
Symphyotrichum frondosum
Origin: Native
Symphyotrichum hallii
Origin: Native
Symphyotrichum jessicae
Origin: Native
Symphyotrichum laeve
Origin: Native
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Origin: Introduced
Symphyotrichum pilosum
Origin: Introduced
Tanacetum balsamita
Origin: Introduced
Tanacetum bipinnatum
Origin: Native
Tanacetum parthenium
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Tanacetum vulgare
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Taraxacum alaskanum
Distribution: Occuring only in North Cascades in Washington;
Taraxacum ceratophorum
Distribution: Occurring in mountainous areas in Washington;
Origin: Native
Taraxacum erythrospermum
Origin: Introduced
Taraxacum officinale
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Tetradymia canescens
Origin: Native
Tonestus lyallii
Origin: Native
Townsendia florifer
Origin: Native
Tragopogon dubius
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Tragopogon floccosus
Origin: Introduced
Tragopogon mirus
Origin: Native
Tragopogon miscellus
Origin: Native
Tragopogon porrifolius
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Tragopogon pratensis
Origin: Introduced
Tripleurospermum inodorum
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Tussilago farfara
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Uropappus lindleyi
Origin: Native
Wyethia amplexicaulis
Origin: Native
Wyethia angustifolia
Origin: Native
Xanthium spinosum
Origin: Introduced from South America (although treated as native in CA by Jeps. Man.)
Xanthium strumarium
Origin: Native