Plants of Crater Lake

Plants of Crater Lake National Park

The flora of Crater Lake National Park is typical of the vegetation found throughout the Southern Cascades. Generally, the vegetation of the region reflects a mosaic of forested areas and open non- forested areas.

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Ponderosa pines in winter, Crater Lake National. Photo by Robert Mutch

Climate, topography, soil development, and fire history all affect the composition and distribution of existing plant communities. Because of this natural species diversity, the park is regarded by many as a sanctuary for native forest and meadow communities, with limited introductions of non-native species. Approximately 50,000 acres of late seral forest exist throughout the park. Fire suppression and historic logging activities have altered forest structure and species composition throughout portions of the park and surrounding areas.[Crater Lake National Park Final General Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement, 2005]

Plant Lists of Crater Lake check lists from NPS Species List.
PDF version: Vascular Plants Species_Checklist

Mountain Hemlock at Crater Lake, 1917
Mountain Hemlock at Crater Lake, 1917
The Trees of Crater Lake

 

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Flowering Plants of Crater Lake

 

Moss from the bottom of Crater Lake
Moss from the bottom of Crater Lake
Mosses and Liverworts
PDF version: Non-vascular Species_Full_List_with_Details

Related

  Nature Notes From Crater Lake

  • Ghost PlantsLincoln Constance, Vol. 4 No. 2 – August 1931

 

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