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Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
(Circumpolar alder group )
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 )
Betula
Betula
glandulosa
(Dwarf Birch )
Betula
occidentalis
(Water Birch )
Betula
papyrifera
(Paperbark Birch )
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
integerrimus
(Deer Brush)
Ceanothus
sanguineus
(Redstem Ceanothus )
Celtis
Celtis
reticulata
(Netleaf Hackberry )
Crataegus
Crataegus
columbiana
(Columbia Hawthorn)
Crataegus
douglasii
(Douglas Hawthorn )
Crataegus
monogyna
(Singleseed Hawthorn )
Frangula
Frangula
purshiana
(Cascara )
Holodiscus
Holodiscus
discolor
(Oceanspray )
Holodiscus
microphyllus
(Small-leaved Creambush)
Malus
Malus
fusca
(Western Crabapple )
Menziesia
Menziesia
ferruginea
(Rusty Menziesia )
Myrica
Myrica
gale
(Sweetgale )
Physocarpus
Physocarpus
capitatus
(Western Ninebark )
Physocarpus
malvaceus
(Mallow Ninebark )
Populus
Populus
angustifolia
(Narrowleaf Cottonwood )
Populus
tremuloides
(Quaking Aspen)
Populus
trichocarpa
(Black Poplar )
Prunus
Prunus
emarginata
(Bitter Cherry )
Prunus
subcordata
(Klamath Plum )
Prunus
virginiana
var.
demissa
(Western Chokecherry)
Quercus
Quercus
kelloggii
(California Black Oak)
Ribes
Ribes
aureum
(Golden Currant )
Ribes
cereum
(Wax Currant)
Ribes
divaricatum
(Coast Black Gooseberry )
Ribes
nevadense
(Mountain Pink Currant )
Ribes
roezlii
(Sierra Gooseberry )
Ribes
sanguineum
(Flowering Currant )
Ribes
sanguineum
'Elk River Red'
(Elk River Red Flowering Currant)
Ribes
sanguineum
White Icicle™
(White Icicle Flowering Currant)
Spiraea
Spiraea
betulifolia
(Birch-leaf Spirea )
Spiraea
douglasii
(Douglas Spirea )
Spiraea
splendens
(Mountain Spirea)
Vaccinium
Vaccinium
membranaceum
(Big Huckleberry )