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If you are curious about the plants you see while walking and hiking through Washington’s urban and natural areas then the Washington Native Plant Society shares your interest. They have 12 chapters located throughout the state to choose from. Check out their website and see what they have to offer.

 

  • Washington Native Plant Society
  • Central Puget Sound
  • Central Washington
  • Columbia Basin
  • Koma Kulshan
  • Northeast
  • Okanogan
  • Olympic Peninsula
  • Salal
  • San Juan Islands
  • South Sound
  • Suksdorfia
  • Wenatchee

Society Newsletter

Publications include the quarterly journal, Douglasia, Occasional Papers and Local Chapter Newsletters.

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The State Flower

The state flower of Washington is the Coast Rhododendron, Rhododendron macrophyllum.
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Tom Hilton.

The state flower of Washington is the Coast Rhododendron, Rhododendron macrophyllum. A broadleaf evergreen native to western North America and discovered by Archibald Menzies in 1792.

Recommended Reading

  • Book CoverField Guide to the Rare Plants of Washington by Pamela Camp (Editor); John G. Gamon (Editor); Joseph Arnett
    Call Number: QK86.U6 F528 2011
    ISBN: 9780295990927
    Publication Date: 2011-02-07
  • Book CoverGardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest by Arthur R. Kruckeberg
    Call Number: SB439.26.N66 K78 1996
    ISBN: 0295974761
    Publication Date: 2003-12-01
  • Book CoverWinter Twigs by Helen M. Gilkey; Patricia L. Packard; Helen Gilkey; Patrici Packard
    Call Number: QK477 .G49 2001
    ISBN: 0870715305
    Publication Date: 2001-08-01

Historical Notes

Archibald Menzies, 1754-1842

Archibald Menzies, 1754-1842, was a Scottish surgeon, botanist and naturalist. He accompanied Captain George Vancouver on the HMS Discovery for the exploration of the west coast of North America. Menzies' name is commemorated in the scientific names of several of the plants he discovered, including Menziesia, a genus of shrubs in the Ericaceae, and the Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii, one of the most significant trees in western North America. Menziesia was a genus of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. More recently it has been reclassified within the genus Rhododendron. Archibald Menzies found this shrub in 1792 when he and George Vancouver landed near present day Port Discovery.

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