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Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
sinuata
(Sitka Alder )
Alnus
incana
subsp.
tenuifolia
(Thinleaf Alder )
Alnus
rhombifolia
(White Alder)
Alnus
rubra
(Red Alder )
Alnus
rubra
f.
pinnatisecta
(Cutleaf Red Alder)
Amelanchier
Amelanchier
alnifolia
(Western Serviceberry )
Amelanchier
alnifolia
'Regent'
(Regent Serviceberry )
Baccharis
Baccharis
pilularis
(Coyote Bush )
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
integerrimus
(Deer Brush)
Ceanothus
sanguineus
(Redstem Ceanothus )
Corylus
Corylus
cornuta
var.
californica
(Western Hazel )
Crataegus
Crataegus
columbiana
(Columbia Hawthorn)
Crataegus
douglasii
(Douglas Hawthorn )
Crataegus
monogyna
(Singleseed Hawthorn )
Holodiscus
Holodiscus
discolor
(Oceanspray )
Holodiscus
microphyllus
(Small-leaved Creambush)
Malus
Malus
fusca
(Western Crabapple )
Menziesia
Menziesia
ferruginea
(Rusty Menziesia )
Oplopanax
Oplopanax
horridus
(Devil's Club)
Physocarpus
Physocarpus
capitatus
(Western Ninebark )
Physocarpus
malvaceus
(Mallow Ninebark )
Prunus
Prunus
emarginata
(Bitter Cherry )
Prunus
subcordata
(Klamath Plum )
Prunus
virginiana
var.
demissa
(Western Chokecherry)
Rhus
Rhus
glabra
(Smooth Sumac )
Rhus
trilobata
(Skunkbush Sumac )
Ribes
Ribes
aureum
(Golden Currant )
Ribes
nevadense
(Mountain Pink Currant )
Ribes
sanguineum
(Flowering Currant )
Ribes
sanguineum
'Elk River Red'
(Elk River Red Flowering Currant)
Ribes
sanguineum
White Icicle™
(White Icicle Flowering Currant)
Rosa
Rosa
gymnocarpa
(Little Wood Rose )
Rosa
multiflora
(Multiflora Rose)
Rosa
nutkana
(Nootka Rose )
Rosa
pisocarpa
(Clustered Rose)
Rosa
rubiginosa
(Sweetbriar Rose )
Rosa
woodsii
(Woods' Rose)
Rubus
Rubus
armeniacus
(Himalayan Blackberry )
Rubus
laciniatus
(Evergreen Blackberry )
Rubus
leucodermis
(Blackcap)
Rubus
parviflorus
(Thimbleberry )
Rubus
spectabilis
(Salmonberry)
Rubus
ursinus
(Trailing Blackberry )
Sorbus
Sorbus
scopulina
(Greene Mountain Ash )
Sorbus
sitchensis
(Sitka Mountain Ash )
Spiraea
Spiraea
betulifolia
(Birch-leaf Spirea )
Spiraea
douglasii
(Douglas Spirea )
Spiraea
splendens
(Mountain Spirea)
