Forestry Shrubs

Acer glabrum

Palmate and opposite, deeper lobes, maple leaf

Amelanchier alnifolia

Serration on top, smooth base, flat leaf, low elevation

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Glossy or leathery, reddish bark, brown stem

Artemisia frigida

Grayish green, wood base, deeply lobed, repeatedly dissected

Artemisia tridentata

Silvery, simple fuzzy leaves, 3 toothed lobe, buds on top, low elevation

Betula glandulosa

Round serrate, almost round leaves, rough bark, high elevation

Ceanothus velutinus

Waxy leaves, 3 veins

Cercocarpus montanus

Serrate on top, wedge base, twisted stem, low elevation

Chrysothammus spp.

Grass-like, low elevation

Clematis spp.

Opposite leaves, vine, terminal leaf, groups of 3 teardrop leaves

Cornus stolonifera

Opposite leaves, veins almost reach edge, red stem

Dasiphora fruticosa

5 leaflets, 5 petals on flower, shreddy bark

Jamesia americana

Opposite, velvety leaves, peeling bark, terminal flower clusters

Juniperus communis

Berry like cone, needle shaped leaf with white stripe, whorl of three

Lonicera involucrata

Opposite, square stems, twin flowers, tiny margin hairs

Mahonia repens

Spiny margins on leaf, pinnately compound, 3-7 leaflets

Physocarpus monogynus

Palmately lobed, terminal lobe longer, blocky lobes, shreddy bark

Purshia tridentata

Dirty sock smell, 3 toothed lobe, lower elevation

Rhus trilobata

Low shrub, 3 lobed leaflet, strong odor, low elevation

Ribes cereum

Palmate, pleasant odor, white on leaf in sun

Ribes inerme

Palmate and prickle

Rosa spp.

Prickles on stem, pinnate, angel wing stipules

Rubus deliciosus

Palmate, wrinkled, serrated, soft spongy leaves, shreddy bark

Rubus strigosus

Prickles on stem, pinnate, rabbit ear stipules

Salix spp.

Lanceolate to oblong, single cap bud, erect flowers

Shepherdia canadensis

Opposite, rust under leaves

Symphoricarpos albus

Opposite, smooth margins, plain

Vaccinium spp.

Low shrub, thin leaves, green stem, high elevation