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The Pacific Northwest is a diverse geographi ranges, including the Coast Mountains, the C Columbia Mountains, and the Rocky Mounta west is Mount Rainier, in the Washington Ca ately inland from the Cascade Range there i northwards, only a few miles wide in Canad region, semi-arid and often completely arid, in British Columbia it is the Interi or Plateau, bia Plateau was the scene of massive ice-ag coulees, canyons, and plateaus. Much of the is irrigated farmland. The Columbia River cu the Columbia Plateau, and through the Casc After the Mississippi, more water flows throug lower 48 states.
Because many areas have plentiful rainfall, America’s most lush and extensive forests, a Coastal forests in some areas are classified a
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ic region, dominated by several mountain Cascade Range, the Olympic Mountains, the ains. The highest peak in the Pacific Northascades, at 14,410 feet (4,392 m). Immediis a broad plateau, narrowing progressively da, and also getting higher. In the US this is known as the Columbia Plateau, while also called the Fraser Plateau. The Columge floods, as a consequence there are many e plateau, especially in eastern Washington, uts a deep and wide gorge around the rim of cade Range on its way to the Pacific Ocean. gh the Columbia than any other river in the
the Pacific Northwest has some of North and at one time, the largest trees in the world. as temperate rain forest.
COMMON NAME
LATIN NAME
FAMILY
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COMMON NAME
LATIN NAME
FAMILY
10
COMMON NAME
LATIN NAME
FAMILY
FORM
LEAF TYPE
LEAF SHAPE
LEAF TIP
LEAF ARRANGEMENT
12
COMMON NAME
LATIN NAME
FAMILY
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COMMON NAME
LATIN NAME
FAMILY
FORM
LEAF TYPE
LEAF SHAPE
LEAF TIP
LEAF ARRANGEMENT
16
COMMON NAME
LATIN NAME
FAMILY
FORM
LEAF TYPE
LEAF SHAPE
LEAF TIP
LEAF ARRANGEMENT
18
COMMON NAME
LATIN NAME
FAMILY
20
COMMON NAME
LATIN NAME
FAMILY
FORM
LEAF TYPE
LEAF TIP
LEAF ARRANGEMENT
22
COMMON NAME
LATIN NAME
FAMILY
24
COMMON NAME
LATIN NAME
FAMILY
NEEDLES
CONES
28
COMMON NAME
LATIN NAME
FAMILY
30
COMMON NAME
GRAND FIR LATIN NAME
ABIES grandis FAMILY
PINACEAE NEEDLES
FLATTENED, LINEAR CONES
BARREL SHAPED, BORNE UPRIGHT, FEMALES (2–5 IN
32
COMMON NAME
PACIFIC YEW LATIN NAME
TAXUS brevifolia FAMILY
TAXACEAE NEEDLES
EVERGREEN, SPIRALLY ARRANGED, DISTINCT PETIOLE (FUSED LOOK) CONES
ORANGE-RED ARIL (~1 cm), HIGHLY MODIFIED SCALES
34
COMMON NAME
BLACK HAWTHORN LATIN NAME
CRATAEGUS douglasii FAMILY
ROSACEAE FORM
SHRUB LEAF TYPE
SIMPLE (3–6 cm) LEAF SHAPE
OVATE LEAF TIP
LOBED LEAF ARRANGEMENT
ALTERNATE 36
COMMON NAME
RED HUCKLEBERRY LATIN NAME
VACCINIUM parvifloium FAMILY
ERICACEAE FORM
SHRUB LEAF TYPE
SIMPLE (2–3 cm) LEAF SHAPE
ELLIPTICAL LEAF TIP
ACUTE LEAF ARRANGEMENT
ALTERNATE 38
COMMON NAME
SNOBERRY LATIN NAME
SYMPHORICARPOS albus FAMILY
CAPRIFOLIACEAE FORM
SHRUB (up to 6 ft) LEAF TYPE
SIMPLE (2–3 cm) LEAF SHAPE
OVATE LEAF TIP
OBTUSE LEAF ARRANGEMENT
OPPOSITE 40
COMMON NAME
DEVIL’S CLUB LATIN NAME
OPLOPANAX horridus FAMILY
ARALIACEAE FORM
SHRUB (up to 6 ft) LEAF TYPE
SIMPLE (.1–.5 m) LEAF SHAPE
PALMATELY LOBED LEAF TIP
ACUTE LEAF ARRANGEMENT
ALTERNATE 42
COMMON NAME
OREGON GRAPE LATIN NAME
MAHONIA nervosa FAMILY
BERBERIDACEAE FORM
SHRUB (~1m) LEAF TYPE
COMPOUND (25–45 cm) LEAF SHAPE
LANCEOLATE LEAF TIP
ACUTE LEAF ARRANGEMENT
ALTERNATE 44
COMMON NAME
OREGON ASH LATIN NAME
FRAXINUS latifolia FAMILY
OLCACEAE FORM
TREE LEAF TYPE
COMPOUND LEAF SHAPE
OVATE LEAF TIP
ACUTE LEAF ARRANGEMENT
OPPOSITE 48
COMMON NAME
BLACK COTTONWOOD LATIN NAME
POPLUS basalmifera FAMILY
SALICACEAE FORM
SHRUB (up to 80 ft) LEAF TYPE
SIMPLE (3–6 in) LEAF SHAPE
OVATE LEAF TIP
ACUTE LEAF ARRANGEMENT
ALTERNATE 50
COMMON NAME
SCOULER’S WILLOW LATIN NAME
SALIX scouleriana FAMILY
SALICACEAE FORM
SHRUB (up to 25 ft) LEAF TYPE
COMPOUND (3–5 in) LEAF SHAPE
OBOVATE LEAF TIP
OBTUSE LEAF ARRANGEMENT
ALTERNATE 52
COMMON NAME
MADRONE LATIN NAME
ARBUTS menziesii FAMILY
ERICACEAE FORM
TREE LEAF TYPE
SIMPLE (8–13 cm) LEAF SHAPE
OBLONG TO OVAL LEAF TIP
ACUMINATE LEAF ARRANGEMENT
ALTERNATE 54
COMMON NAME
HAZELNUT LATIN NAME
CORYLUS cornuta FAMILY
BETULACEAE FORM
SHRUB (1–4 m) LEAF TYPE
SIMPLE (2–4 in) LEAF SHAPE
OVAL (w/ heart shape) LEAF TIP
ACCUMINATE LEAF ARRANGEMENT
ALTERNATE 56
COMMON NAME
CASCARA LATIN NAME
RHAMMUS purshiana FAMILY
RHAMVACEAE FORM
SHRUB (~1m) LEAF TYPE
SIMPLE (2–6 in) LEAF SHAPE
OBLONG LEAF TIP
ACUTE LEAF ARRANGEMENT
ALTERNATE 58
COMMON NAME
PACIFIC NINEBARK LATIN NAME
PHYSOCARPUS capitatus FAMILY
ROSACEAE FORM
SHRUB LEAF TYPE
SIMPLE (1.5–3 in) LEAF SHAPE
PALMATELY LOBED LEAF TIP
LOBED LEAF ARRANGEMENT
ALTERNATE 60
COMMON NAME
WESTERN SPIRAEA LATIN NAME
SPIRAEA douglassi FAMILY
ROSACEAE FORM
SHRUB LEAF TYPE
SIMPLE LEAF SHAPE
OBLONG LEAF TIP
ACUTE LEAF ARRANGEMENT
ALTERNATE 62
COMMON NAME
WESTERN LARCH LATIN NAME
LARIX occidentalis FAMILY
PINACEAE NEEDLES
LINEAR, DECIDUOUS, WIREY, THIN, SHORT SHOOTS CONES
SMALL (1–1.5 in), EGG SHAPED, THIN/WOODY SCALES, FINELY TOOTHED APEXES
66
COMMON NAME
LATIN NAME
FAMILY
68
COMMON NAME
LATIN NAME
FAMILY
NEEDLES
CONES
70
COMMON NAME
LATIN NAME
FAMILY
NEEDLES
CONES
72
COMMON NAME
LATIN NAME
FAMILY
NEEDLES
CONES
74
COMMON NAME
LATIN NAME
FAMILY
76
COMMON NAME
LATIN NAME
FAMILY
FORM
LEAF TYPE
LEAF SHAPE
LEAF TIP
LEAF ARRANGEMENT
78
COMMON NAME
LATIN NAME
FAMILY
FORM
LEAF TYPE
LEAF SHAPE
LEAF TIP
LEAF ARRANGEMENT
80
COMMON NAME
LATIN NAME
FAMILY
82
SITKA SPRUCE
COMMON NAME
LATIN NAME
FAMILY
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COMMON NAME
WESTERN WHITE PINE LATIN NAME
PINUS monticola FAMILY
PINACEAE NEEDLES
5 PER FASCICLE, ROUGH WHEN FELT BACKWARDS CONES
LONG, SLENDER, SLIGHTLY BENT, LOOKS LIKE A FLAT BANANA
88
COMMON NAME
OREGON WHITE OAK LATIN NAME
QUERCUS garryana FAMILY
FAGACEAE FORM
TREE (40–80 ft) LEAF TYPE
SIMPLE (~12 cm) LEAF SHAPE
PINNATELY LOBED LEAF TIP
LOBED LEAF ARRANGEMENT
ALTERNATE 90
COMMON NAME
RED FLOWERING CURRANT LATIN NAME
RIBES sanguineum FAMILY
GROSSULARIACEAE FORM
SHRUB (<12 ft) LEAF TYPE
SIMPLE (2–6 cm) LEAF SHAPE
PALMATELY LOBED LEAF TIP
OBTUSE LEAF ARRANGEMENT
ALTERNATE 92
COMMON NAME
GREAT CHINQUAPIN LATIN NAME
CHRYSOLEPIS chrysophylla FAMILY
FAGACEAE FORM
TREE LEAF TYPE
COMPOUND LEAF SHAPE
OVATE LEAF TIP
ACCUMINATE LEAF ARRANGEMENT
ALTERNATE 94
COMMON NAME
HAIRY MANZANITA LATIN NAME
ARCTISTAPHYLLOS columbiana FAMILY
ERICACAE FORM
SHRUB LEAF TYPE
SIMPLE (~3.5 in) LEAF SHAPE
OVATE LEAF TIP
ACUTE LEAF ARRANGEMENT
ALTERNATE 96
COMMON NAME
SNOWBRUSH LATIN NAME
CEANOTHUS velutinus FAMILY
RHAMNACEAE FORM
SHRUB LEAF TYPE
SIMPLE LEAF SHAPE
OVATE LEAF TIP
OBTUSE LEAF ARRANGEMENT
ALTERNATE 98
COMMON NAME
DEERBRUSH LATIN NAME
CEANOTHUS integerimus FAMILY
RHAMNACEAE FORM
SHRUB LEAF TYPE
SIMPLE LEAF SHAPE
OVATE LEAF TIP
OBTUSE LEAF ARRANGEMENT
ALTERNATE 100
COMMON NAME
PRICKLY CURRANT LATIN NAME
RIBES lacustre FAMILY
GROSSULARIACEAE FORM
SHRUB LEAF TYPE
SIMPLE LEAF SHAPE
PALMATELY LOBED LEAF TIP
LOBED LEAF ARRANGEMENT
ALTERNATE 102
COMMON NAME
WESTERN JUNIPER LATIN NAME
JUNIPERUS occidentalis FAMILY
CUPRESSACEAE NEEDLES
PERSISTENT, SCALE LIKE, AWL LIKE, AROMATIC SEED
LEATHERY SCALES, BLUE/ GREEN, RESINOUS
106
COMMON NAME
BIG SAGEBRUSH LATIN NAME
ARTEMESIA tridentata FAMILY
ASTERACEAE FORM
SHRUB LEAF TYPE
SIMPLE (~1 in) LEAF SHAPE
SESSILE LEAF TIP
LOBED LEAF ARRANGEMENT
ALTERNATE 108
COMMON NAME
BITTERBRUSH LATIN NAME
PURSHIA tridentata FAMILY
ROSACEAE FORM
SHRUB (2–6 ft) LEAF TYPE
SIMPLE LEAF SHAPE
PALMATELY LOBED LEAF TIP
LOBED LEAF ARRANGEMENT
ALTERNATE 110
COMMON NAME
GRAY RABBIT BRUSH LATIN NAME
VHRYSOTHAMNUS nauseosus FAMILY
ASTERACEAE FORM
SHRUB LEAF TYPE
SIMPLE (.25–3.5 in) LEAF SHAPE
SESSILE LEAF TIP
LOBED LEAF ARRANGEMENT
ALTERNATE 112
COMMON NAME
SMOOTH SUMAC LATIN NAME
RHUS glabra FAMILY
ANACARDIACEAE FORM
SHRUB (10–20 ft) LEAF TYPE
COMPOUND LEAF SHAPE
PINNATELY LOBED LEAF TIP
LOBED LEAF ARRANGEMENT
ALTERNATE 114
COMMON NAME
PURPLE SAGE LATIN NAME
SALVIA dorii FAMILY
LAMNACEAE FORM
SHRUB LEAF TYPE
COMPOUND (10–40 mm) LEAF SHAPE
LINEAR LEAF TIP
OBTUSE LEAF ARRANGEMENT
OPPOSITE 116
COMMON NAME
MOCK ORANGE LATIN NAME
PHILADELPHIS lewisii FAMILY
HYDRANGEACEAE FORM
SHRUB (<11 ft) LEAF TYPE
COMPOUND LEAF SHAPE
OVATE LEAF TIP
ACUTE LEAF ARRANGEMENT
OPPOSITE 118