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Arbutus
Arbutus menziesiinative, deciduous, tree
Fraser Woods, Mt Tolmie, Quad, VIPIRG GardenPhoto
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Bigleaf Maple
Acer macrophyllumnative, deciduous, tree
opposite leaf, green-yellow flower, winged seed
Fraser Woods, West Campus WayPhoto
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Bird Cherry
Oemleria cerasiformis
(a.k.a. Indian Plum)native, deciduous, shrub
alternate leaf, green-white flower, edible peach-blue-black berry
West Campus Way, Garry Oak Meadow, Bowker Creek, Cunningham Woods, South WoodsPhoto
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Black Cottonwood Poplar
Populus balsamifera spp. trichocarpanative, deciduous, tree
alternate leaf, catking flower, fluffy seed, moist-wet site
Bowker Creek, Fraser Woods, West Campus WayPhoto
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Bracken Fern
Pteridium aquilinumnative, deciduous, fern
triangle blade
Bowker Creek Trail, Garry Oak Meadow, West Campus WayPhoto
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Burdock
Arctium minusinvasive, perennial, deciduous, herb
alternate leaf, pink-purpled flower, bristle-burr fruit
Fraser Building, Mystic ValePhoto
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Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesiinative, evergreen, tree
spiral needle, 3-fork bract cone
Quad, South Woods, Fraser Woods
Similar/Not to be confused with: Grand Fir (Abies grandis)Photos
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Dull Oregon Grape
Mahonia nervosanative, evergreen, shrub
spiny leaflets, yellow flower, edible blue berry
Fraser Woods, Ian Ross Memorial Garden, Loreen Kennedy Garden
Similar/Not to be confused with: English Holly (Ilex aquifolium)Photo
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English Holly
Ilex aquifoliuminvasive, evergreen, tree
spiny leaf, white flower, red berry toxic to humans
Bowker Creek, Fraser Woods, West Campus Way
Similar/Not to be confused with: Dull Oregon Grape (Ilex aquifolium)Photo
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English Ivy
Hedera helixinvasive, evergreen, vine
alternate leaf, green-white flower, blue-black fruit
Fraser Woods, South Woods, Cunningham Woods, Bowker CreekPhoto
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Evergreen Huckleberry
Vaccinium ovatumnative, evergreen, shrub
alternate leaf, pink flower, edible purple-black berry
David Turbin Building, First Peoples HousePhoto
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Garry Oak
Quercus garryananative, deciduous, tree
alternate leaf, edible acorn
Garry Oak Meadow, Ian Ross Memorial Garden, QuadPhoto
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Grand Fir
Abies grandisnative, evergreen, tree
needles
Garry Oak Meadow, Fraser Building Woods, South Woods, Cunningham Woods, Quad
Similar/Not to be confused with: Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)Photos
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Himalayan Blackberry
Rubus discolorinvasive, evergreen, vine
thorns, alternate leaf, white-pink flower, edible purple-black berry
West Campus Way, Cunningham Woods, South Woods, Bowker Creek
Similar/Not to be confused with: Trailing Blackberry (Rubus ursinus)Photo
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Red Alder
Alnus rubranative, deciduous, tree
alternate leaf, catkin flower, cones, moist woods
West Campus Way, Bowker CreekPhoto
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Red-Flowering Currant
Ribes sanguineumnative, deciduous, shrub
alternate leaf, pink-white-red flower, blue black berry
David Turbin BuildingPhoto
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Salal
Gaultheria shallonnative, evergreen, shrub
alternate leaf, white-pink flower, edible red-purple berry
First Peoples House, Fraser Woods, Ian Ross Memorial GardenPhoto
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Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilisnative, deciduous, shrub
alternate leaf, pink-red flower, edible yellow-orange-red berry
David Turbin Building, Bowker CreekPhoto
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Swamp Lantern
Lysichiton americanus
(a.k.a. Skunk Cabbage)native, deciduous, herb
rosette leaf, green-yellow flower, spike fruit, wetland
Bowker Creek, VIPIRG GardenPhenological
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Thimbleberries
Rubus parviflorusnative, deciduous, shrub
alternate leaf, white flower, edible red berry
West Campus Way, VIPIRG GardenPhoto
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Trailing Blackberry
Rubus ursinusnative, evergreen, vine
thorns, alternate leaf, white-pink flower, edible purple-black berry
West Campus Way, Cunningham Woods, South Woods, Bowker Creek
Similar/Not to be confused with: Himalayan Blackberry (Rubus discolor)Photo
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Vine Maple
Acer circinatumnative, deciduous, shrub
opposite leaf, white flower, winged seed
David Turbin BuildingPhoto
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Western Hemlock
Tsuga heterophyllaNative, evergreen, tree
short unequal needles, cones
Fraser BuildingPhotos
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Western Redcedar
Thuja plicatanative, evergreen, tree
scale-like green needles, green-brown cones
David Turbin Building, West Campus Way
Similar/Not to be confused with: Yellow Cedar (Cupressus nootkatensis)Photos
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Yellow Cedar
Cupressus nootkatensisnative, evergreen, tree
sharp, scale-like blue-green needles, drooping branchlets
David Turbin Building, First Peoples House (higher elevations)
Similar/Not to be confused with: Yellow Cedar (Cupressus nootkatensis)Photo
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Yellow-flag Iris
Iris pseudacorusinvasive, perennial, herb
long leaf, yellow flower, capsule seed, wetland
Bowker Creek, Faculty Club, VIPIRG PondPhoto
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