This is Washington's state tree, adopted in 1947 after a recommendation from our friends in Oregon.

This botanist and co-founder of WNPS served as our first president.

This speedy pollinator has a short-tongue and a lustrous green head and thorax.

The petals of this spring bloomer start as white or pinkish, and age to pink or purplish.

In our region, English Ivy, Holly and Scot’s Broom are examples of this.

This conifer cone has visible parts that have been likened to little mouse tails and hind legs.

The WNPS logo includes these two native plants.

These diminutive and chatty birds tend to forage for insects in large groups.

The bulb of this species was an important supplemental vegetable for coastal Native Americans.

The bark of this understory tree contains a strong laxative.

The fruits of this native tree are popular in jams and wines, but are highly toxic when eaten raw.

The mission of WNPS is to promote the appreciation and conservation of Washington’s native plants and their habitats through these three things.

This most common PNW woodpecker has a distinctive black breast band.

These “Old Men of the Mountain” have been described as the first to rise and the last to slumber.

Oplopanax horridus is an especially appropriate name for this prickly plant.

Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest consider this the “tree of life.”

This book by Rachel Carson led to a nationwide agricultural ban of DDT and inspired the movement that led to creation of the EPA.

This group of pollinators is second in importance to the Hymenoptera (bees, wasps, ants and sawflies).

This monocot is named after a nymph in Greek mythology.

Unemployment during the Great Depression caused a rise in harvesting this wild berry for income.

Red Alders host these nitrogen-fixing bacteria in nodules borne on their roots.

This New York Times best-selling author wrote "Bringing Nature Home” and “Nature’s Best Hope.”

This word describes pollination by birds.

Tweedy’s Lewisia has recently been given this new scientific name.

This genus contains a groundcover, a shrub, and a tree all native to our area.