RICHMOND NATURE PARK CHECKLIST OF VASCULAR PLANTS
compiled by
Terry Taylor, Rose Klinkenberg and Brian Klinkenberg
January 2002
This list has been compiled from several sources, including Taylor (1974), Bell (1984), Brooks (pers. com) and field work by the authors from 1999-2001. It is part of a larger project on the plants of Richmond (Klinkenberg, Klinkenberg and Lomer, in prep.). Most species on the list have been verified, and voucher specimens are deposited in the Richmond Nature Park teaching herbarium, or will be deposited at the University of British Columbia Herbarium (UBC).
| Latin Name | Common Name | Notes |
| Apiaceae | ||
| Oenanthe sarmentosa Presl. | water parsley | infrequent |
| Aquifoliaceae | ||
| Ilex aquifolium L. | English holly | invasive alien |
| Asteraceae | ||
| Achillea millefolium L. | yarrow | infrequent |
| Anaphalis margaritaceae (L.) Benth & Hook | pearly everlasting | uncommon |
| Bidens amplissima L. ! | Vancouver Island beggarticks | two locations in park |
| Bidens cernua L. | nodding beggarticks | common in some years |
| Bidens connata var. petiolata (Nutt.) Farw. | beggarticks | one report |
| Bidens tripartita L. | European beggarticks | uncommon in ditches |
| Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. | Canada thistle | common in disturbed areas |
| Cirsium vulgar (Savi) Tenore | bull thistle | occasional in disturbed areas |
| Gnaphalium uliginosum L. | boneset | frequent |
| Hypochaeris radicata L. | false dandelion | common weed |
| Lactuca biennis (Moench) Fern. | tall blue lettuce | common weed |
| Lactuca canadensis var. canadensis L. | lettuce | common weed |
| Lactuca muralis (L.) Fresn. | wall lettuce | frequent weed |
| Lapsana communis L. | nipplewort | occasional weed |
| Leontodon autumnalis L. | hawksbit | common weed |
| Senecio vulgaris L. | common groundsel | common weed |
| Solidago canadensis L. | Canada goldenrod | common native perennial |
| Taraxacum officinale Webber | common dandelion | abundant in disturbed areas |
| Betulaceae | ||
| Alnus rubra Bong. | red alder | stand in ne corner of park |
| Betula papyrifera L. | white birch | uncommon |
| Betula pendula Roth. | European white birch | abundant with hybrids |
| Blechnaceae | ||
| Blechnum spicant (L.) Roth | deer fern | common in drier sites |
| Brassicaceae | ||
| Draba verna L. | whitlow-grass | common weed |
| Raphanus raphanistrum L. | radish | occasional weed |
| Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop. | hedge mustard | common weed |
| Callitrichaceae | ||
| Callitriche stagnalis Scop. | water-starwort | common in ditches |
| Caprifoliaceae | ||
| Lonicera ciliosa (Pursh) DC | trumpet honeysuckle | |
| Lonicera involucrata (Richards) Banks | black twinberry | infrequent along park edges |
| Sambucus racemosa ssp. | coast red elderberry | frequent in drier sites |
| pubescens var. arborescens (T. & G.) Gray | ||
| Caryophyllaceae | ||
| Cerastium vulgatum L. | mouse-eared chickweed | abundant in spring |
| Stellaria calycantha (Ledeb.) Bong. | northern stellaria | frequent weed |
| Stellaria media (L.) Vill. | common chickweed | common weed |
| Convolvulaceae | ||
| Convolvulus sepium L. | common morning-glory | infrequent |
| Cornaceae | ||
| Cornus stolonifera Michx. | red-osier dogwood | occasional |
| (Syn: C. sericea L. in part) | ||
| Cyperaceae | ||
| Carex canescens L. | sedge | occasional |
| Dulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britt. | sedge | infrequent in wetter sites |
| Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem.& Schult. Link | sedge | scattered throughout park |
| Eriophorum chamissonis C. A. Mey | cotton grass | occasional in wet sites |
| Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl. | beak rush | occasional in wet sites |
| Scirpus microcarpus Presl. | small-fruited bulrush | scattered throughout park |
| Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth | wool grass | infrequent |
| Dennstaedtiaceae | ||
| Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn. | bracken fern | common in some areas |
| Droseraceae | ||
| Drosera rotundifolia L. | round-leaved sundew | rare in park |
| Dryopteridaceae | ||
| Athyrium felix-femina var. | lady fern | common |
| cyclosorum (Rupr.) C. Christ | ||
| Dryopteris austriaca | spiny wood fern | common |
| Polystichum munitum (Kaulf.) Pres. | sword fern | common |
| Ericaceae | ||
| Andromeda polifolia L. | bog rosemary | less frequent than Kalmia |
| Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull | heather | two patches in park |
| Gaultheria shallon Pursh. | salal | abundant in east sector |
| Kalmia polifolia var. polifolia Hook. | bog laurel | abundant in bog |
| (Syn. K. microphylla ssp. occidentalis) | ||
| Ledum groenlandicum Oeder | Labrador tea | abundant in bog |
| Vaccinium oxycoccus L. | small cranberry | occasional in park, with intermediates |
| (Syn.: see also Oxycoccus oxycoccus, etc.) | ||
| Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. | large cranberry | common |
| Vaccinium corymbosum L. | blueberry | abundant |
| Vaccinium uliginosum L. ssp. | blueberry | common |
| occidentale (A. Gray) Hult. | ||
| Equisetaceae | ||
| Equisetum arvense L. | field horsetail | common along park edges |
| Fabaceae | ||
| Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link | broom | frequent in disturbed sites |
| Melilotus alba Desr. | white sweet clover | common along park edges |
| Trifolium pratense L. | red clover | common throughout |
| Trifolium repens L. | white clover | common throughout |
| Fagaceae | ||
| Quercus alba L. | white oak | occasional seedlings |
| Quercus rubra L. | red oak | occasional seedlings |
| Geraniaceae | ||
| Geranium robertianum L. | herb-Robert | common around nature centre |
| Juncaceae | ||
| Juncus effusus L. | common rush | common |
| Juncus tenuis L. | path rush | abundant |
| Lemnaceae | ||
| Lemna minor L. | duckweed | infrequent |
| Lycopodiaceae | ||
| Lycopodium clavatum L. | club-moss | reported by Taylor |
| Lythraceae | ||
| Lythrum salicaria L. | purple loosestrife | common in pond and ditches |
| Nymphaceae | ||
| Nuphar polysepalum Engelm. | Indian pond lily | occasional adjacent to tracks |
| Onagraceae | ||
| Epilobium angustifolium L. | fireweed | common around pond, edges |
| Pinaceae | ||
| Pinus contorta var. contorta Dougl. | shore pine | dominant in bog |
| Pinus monticola Dougl. (P) | western white pine | planted in parking lot |
| Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco | Douglas fir | |
| Thuja plicata Donn | western red cedar | planted along bog edge |
| Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. | western hemlock | dominant in bog/ridges |
| Plantaginaceae | ||
| Plantago lanceolata L. | English plantain | common weed |
| Plantago major L. | common plantain | common weed |
| Poaceae | ||
| Agrostis alba | bentgrass | |
| Alopecurus sp. | meadow foxtail | |
| Anthoxanthum aristatum | vernal grass | |
| Dactylis glomerata L. | orchard grass | |
| Holcus lanatus L. | velvet-grass | |
| Phalaris arunidinacea L. | reed canary grass | invasive species |
| Poa compressa L. | Canada bluegrass | |
| Polygonaceae | ||
| Polygonum aviculare L. | knotweed | |
| Polygonum convolvulus L. | climbing bindweed | dry edges |
| Polygonum persicaria L. | spotted lady's-thumb | ditches |
| Rumex acetosella L. | sheep sorrel | common in dry sites |
| Rumex obtusifolius L. | broad-leaved dock | frequent |
| Polypodiaceae | ||
| Polypodium glycyrrhiza D. C. Eaton | licorice fern | single patches |
| Primulaceae | ||
| Lysimachia thyrsiflora L. | tufted loosestrife | reported by Taylor |
| Trientalis arctica Fisch. | northern starflower | reported by Taylor |
| Ranunculaceae | ||
| Ranunculus repens L. | creeping buttercup | common weed |
| Rhamnaceae | ||
| Rhamnus purshiana DC | buckthorn | occasional weedy shrub |
| Rosaceae | ||
| Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. | serviceberry | frequent in east side of park |
| Crataegus monogyna Jacq. | hawthorn | occasional in east side of park |
| Geum macrophyllum Willd. | large-leaved avens | frequent throughout park |
| Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneld. | Pacific crabapple | occasional throughout edges |
| (Syn. M. diversifolia (Bong.) Roem.) | ||
| Malus sylvestris (L.) Miller | cultivated apple | edges |
| (Syn. M. domestica Borkhausen) | ||
| Oemleria cerasiformis (H. & A.) Landon | Indian plum | occasional in east side |
| Potentilla pacifica Howell | Pacific silverweed | occasional |
| Prunus laurocerasus L. | cherry laurel | scattered single seedlings |
| Rosa rugosa Thunb. | rose | planted in park, invasive |
| Rubus chamaemorus L. | cloudberry | scarce |
| Rubus laciniatus Willd. | evergreen blackberry | frequent invader |
| Rubus parviflorua Nutt. | thimbleberry | common in patches |
| Rubus procerus P. J. Muell | Himalayan blackberry | abundant invader |
| (Syn. R. discolor Weihe and Nees) | ||
| Rubus spectabilis Pursh. | salmonberry | common native |
| Rubus ursinus var. macropetalus | blackberry | frequent throughout |
| (Dougl.) Brown | ||
| Sorbus acuparia L. | mountain ash | common, invasive |
| Spirea douglasii var. douglassii Hook. | hardhack | |
| Rubiaceae | ||
| Galium aparine L. | cleavers | frequent |
| Galium trifidum L. var. pacificum Wieg. | small bedstraw | frequent |
| Salicaceae | ||
| Populus alba L. | silver poplar | occasional |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. | trembling aspen | infrequent |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. | black cottonwood | abundant, throughout |
| trichocarpa (T & G) Brayshaw | ||
| Salix lucida Muhl. | Pacific willow | common ne sector of park |
| (Syn: includes S. lasiandra Bentham) | ||
| Saxifragaceae | ||
| Ribes sanguinium L. (P) | flowering currant | planted in park |
| Scrophulariaceae | ||
| Digitalis purpurea L.(P) | foxglove | invasive garden escape |
| Typhaceae | ||
| Typha latifolia L. | wide-leaved cattail | pond |
total species: 122
Page updated November 2007