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Long needles horizontally
Flat branch appearance

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Abies grandis - Grand fir

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Needles blueish green; blunt
Narrow crown; short branches

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Abies lasiocarpa - subalpine fir

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Long needles horizontally
Flat branch appearance

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Abies grandis - grand fir

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Needles blueish green
Narrow crown short branches

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Abies lasiocarpa - subalpine fir

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Paper bark
Lenticels
Serrated simple leaves

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Betula papyrifera - paper birch

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Paper bark
Lenticals
Serrated leafs

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Betula papyrifera

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Nodules on twigs
Short clusters of needles
Needs turn gold

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Larix occidentalis - western larch

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Nodules on twigs
Needles in clusters
Needles turn yellow

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Larix occidentalis - western larch

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Narrow tight crown
Sharp needles

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Picea engelmannii - Englemann spruce

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Narrow tight crown
Sharp needles
Blueish green needles

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Picea engelmannii- Englemann spruce

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Narrow tight crown
Sharp needles
Blueish green color

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Picea engelmannii - Englemann spruce

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Scrubby looking (dead branches) usually
Two needles; twisted
Scaley bark

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Pinus contorta - lodgepole pine

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Two needles; twisted
Often lots of deadwood
Scaley bark

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Pinus contorta - lodgepole pine

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Scaley bark
Two needles; twisted
Usually lots of deadwood

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Pinus contorta - lodgepole pine

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Large cones
5 needles; long bundles; soft

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Pinus monticola - white pine

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Large cones
Five needles, long, soft

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Pinus monticola - white pine

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Large cones
Five needles, long, soft

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Pinus monticola- white pine

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Big pom pom needles
Bark reddish with sun exposure
3 needles in bundle

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Pinus ponderosa

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Large tufts of needles
Needles in bunches of 3

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Pinus ponderosa - ponderosa pine

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Needles in large tufts, long
Needles in bundles of 3

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Pinus ponderosa - ponderosa pine

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Larger leaves with triangular tip
White bark that goes gray and with furrows with age
Narrow pointy sticky buds

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Populas trichocarpa - black cottonwood

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Larger leaves with triangular tip
Narrow pointed sticky buds
White bark that goes gray and furrowed with age

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Populas trichocarpa - black cottonwood

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Smooth white bark
Usually grows in groups/stands
Rounder shaped “coin” leaves

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Populas tremuloides - trembling aspen

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Smooth white bark
Coin shaped rounder leaves
Grows in groups

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Populas tremuloides - trembling aspen

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Smooth white bark Round shaped leaves Found growing in groups often
Populas tremuloides - trembling aspen
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Deep furrows in mature bark Mouse tail bracts in cones Flat spiral arranged needles
Psuedotsuga menziesii - Douglas fir
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Deep furrows in mature bark Mouse tail bracts in cones Flat spiral arranged needles
Psuedotsuga menziesii - Douglas fir
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Deep furrows in mature bark Mouse tail bracts in cones Flat spiral arranged needles
Psuedotsuga menziesii - Douglas fir
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Scale type needles Reddish stringy bark Small cones
Thuja plicata - western red cedar
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Scale type needles Reddish stringy bark Small cones
Thuja plicata - western red cedar
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Small cones Fine textured needles from afar Furrowed bark Drooping branch tips, top of tree droops Two white stomata bands
Tsuga heterophylla - western hemlock
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Small cones Fine textured needles from afar Furrowed bark Drooping branch tips, top of tree droops Two white stomata bands
Tsuga heterophylla - western hemlock
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Loved leaf, Serrated Short height often multistem Samara type seeds Smooth gray bark
Acer glabrum - Douglas maple
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Loved leaf, Serrated Short height often multistem Samara type seeds Smooth gray bark
Acer glabrum - Douglas maple
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Serrated leaves Catkins Multistem
Alnus spp. - alder
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Serrated leaves Catkins Multistem
Alnus spp. - alder
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Serrated leaves Catkins Multistem
Alnus spp. - alder
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Medium shrub Oval leafs toothed margin towards the tip
Amelanchier alnifolia - saskatoon
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Woody shrubs Oval leafs serrated towards the tip
Amelanchier alnifolia - saskatoon
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Low sprawling shrub; groundcover Shiny small thick leaves
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - kinnikinnick
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Low shrub Very blue white color Three rounded teeth at end of leaf
Artemisia tridenta - big sagebrush
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Upright shrub Reddish purple stem Alternate leaf arrangement
Ceanothus sanguineus - red stemmed ceanothus
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Thick glossy leaves finely serrated, white underside with velvety hairs Evergreen shrub
Ceanothus velutinus - snowbush
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Often red stems when sun exposed Longer oblong leaves Multi stem shrubs
Cornus sericea - red osier dogwood
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Larger multistem shrub Broader very serrated leaves (double toothed) Alternate leaf arrangement Smooth gray bark
Corylus cornuta - beaked hazelnut
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Thorns on branches Bushy shrub Leaves Oval and toothed, Alternate arrangement
crataegus douglasii - black hawthorn
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Deciduous shrub multistemmed Alternate small leaves with many lobes, prominent veins Tiny brown fruits that persist into winter
Holodiscus discolor - ocean spray
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Evergreen conifer shrub Needles in whorls of three Small blue berries
Juniperus communis - common juniper
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Elliptical overall shaped leaves hairy on margins Opposite arrangement, distinct abrupt leaf tip Shrub
lonicera involucrata - black twinberry
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Elliptical overall shaped leaves hairy on margins Opposite arrangement, distinct abrupt leaf tip Shrub
lonicera involucrata - black twinberry
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Shrub Oval/oblong leaves Fruit is red berry Opposite arrangement
lonicera utahensis - Utah honeysuckle
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Shrub Shiney thick green leaves, innate, spiney, thick Blue berries
Mahonia aquifolium - tall Oregon grape
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Erect shrub Branches have thin shredded bark Alternate arranged Oval leaves with pointed tips, whole like clusters on branch, end of mid vein protrudes leaf
menziesia ferruginea - false azalea
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Sprawling plant, large leaves maple like, red berries Spines on stem and leafs Crooked stems, grows in understood and moist areas
oplopanax horridus - devils club
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Low growing shrub Opposite ovation leaves, finely serrated Squamish stem
paxistima myrsinites - falsebox
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Erect loose branch shrub Leaves opposite and Oval to egg shaped Three major veins from leaf base
philadelphus lewisii - mock orange
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Erect loose branch shrub Leaves opposite and Oval to egg shaped Three major veins from leaf base
philadelphus lewisii - mock orange
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Large woody shrub (or small tree) Leaves Oval and finely serrated Lenticels often on younger wood
prunus virginiana - chokecherry
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Deciduous shrub Thin shiny elliptical leafs on short petioles' often crinkled at edges
Rhododendon albiflorum - white flowered rhododendrom
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Low shrub Red leaves in fall Grows in colonies Large dense flower heads Large compound leaves
Rhus glabra - smooth sumac
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Erect/spreading shrub Smaller lobed leaves with rounded teeth Olders stems covered in prickles
ribes lacustre - black gooseberry
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Small shrub Compound pinnates leafs, leaflets ovation to round Stem often covered in Spines
rosa gymnocarpa - baldhip rose
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Lowish growing shrub Large palate leaves (hairy/thick) Usually grows in clumps
Rubus parviflorus - thimbleberry
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Often suckering shrub or small tree Typically elongated leaves, sometimes oval Usually finely serrated and round at base No terminal bud
Salix spp - willow
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Large shrub Wide habit multistem Large pinnately divided leaves
sambucus cerulea - blue elderberry
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Shrub Red berries Simple egg shaped leafs New twigs shiny, rusty brown scales
shepherdia canadensis - soopalallie
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Large shrub or small tree Alternate, Compound leaves Berries in clusters
sorbus sitchensis - sitka mountain ash
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Small shrub Alternate leaves round at base, Serrated tips
spirea lucida - birch leaf spirea
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Smaller shrub often growing in clusters White berries Opposite, Oval, leafs
symphoricarpos albus - snowberry
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Coniferus shrub or small tree Needles, flat dark green Red fleshy berries Thin scaly bark can exfoliate to reddish purple
taxus brevifolia - western yew
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Low growing Leaves of three Turns reddish in fall
Toxicodendron rydbergii - poison ivy
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Small upright shrub New twigs yellow - green Alternate thin leaves, Oval, finely serrated Each leaf tooth has a finely hair
vaccinium membranaceum - black huckleberry
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Squat Bushy shrub Matted/clumpy usually Alternate serrated Oval leafs Green twigs strongly angled
vaccinium scoparium - grouseberry
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Herbaceious perennial Upright grow, large umbel flower heads Long fernlike leaves apwpear spiralled along the stem Strong pungent sweet scent
achillea millefolium - yarrow
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Herbaceious perennial Upright grow, large umbel flower heads Long fernlike leaves apwpear spiralled along the stem Strong pungent sweet scent
achillea millefolium - yarrow
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Spreading perennial with opposite Oval leafs Reddish stem and petiole Usually growing in groups
apocynum androsaemifolium - spreading dogsbane
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Large compound leaves finely toothed Stem grows straight up then divides into world of pinnate compound leaves, usually 3 to 7, most often 5, leaflets
aralia nudicaulis - wild sasparilla
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Perennial herb, long naked stem Cluster of leafs at the base, few pairs lower part of stem Lance to heart shaped leaves, toothed
arnica latifolia - mountain arnica
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Low growing herb, forms mats on ground Heart shaped leaves, lobes go back around petiole Leaves emit aroma when rubbed
asarum caudatum - wild ginger
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Understory fern found in damp environments
athyrium filix-femina - lady fern
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