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Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
sinuata
(Sitka Alder )
Amelanchier
Amelanchier
alnifolia
(Western Serviceberry )
Amelanchier
alnifolia
'Regent'
(Regent Serviceberry )
Baccharis
Baccharis
pilularis
(Coyote Bush )
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
cuneatus
(Narrowleaf Buckbrush )
Ceanothus
integerrimus
(Deer Brush)
Ceanothus
sanguineus
(Redstem Ceanothus )
Ceanothus
velutinus
(Snowbrush )
Crataegus
Crataegus
columbiana
(Columbia Hawthorn)
Crataegus
douglasii
(Douglas Hawthorn )
Gaultheria
Gaultheria
shallon
(Salal)
Holodiscus
Holodiscus
discolor
(Oceanspray )
Holodiscus
microphyllus
(Small-leaved Creambush)
Leucothoe
Leucothoe
davisiae
(Western Leucothoe )
Malus
Malus
fusca
(Western Crabapple )
Menziesia
Menziesia
ferruginea
(Rusty Menziesia )
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
var.
echinoides
(Shrub Tanoak )
Oplopanax
Oplopanax
horridus
(Devil's Club)
Philadelphus
Philadelphus
lewisii
(Wild Mockorange )
Philadelphus
lewisii
'Goose Creek'
(Goose Creek Mockorange )
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
sanguineum
(Flowering Currant )
Ribes
sanguineum
White Icicle™
(White Icicle Flowering Currant)
Rosa
Rosa
multiflora
(Multiflora Rose)
Rosa
nutkana
(Nootka 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
ursinus
(Trailing Blackberry )
Sambucus
Sambucus
cerulea
(Blue Elderberry )
Sambucus
racemosa
(Red Elderberry)
Sorbus
Sorbus
scopulina
(Greene Mountain Ash )
Sorbus
sitchensis
(Sitka Mountain Ash )
Spiraea
Spiraea
betulifolia
(Birch-leaf Spirea )
Viburnum
Viburnum
edule
(Mooseberry )
Viburnum
ellipticum
(Oregon Viburnum )
