Trees & Shrubs Reference Guide

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112 plants
Scientific nameCommon nameNative / introducedMature heightTypeSeeds per lbBloom colorWhen to plantPrecip. neededElevation (ft)Erosion control (1–5)Wildlife valueLandscape valueAcidity toleranceSalinity tolerance
Acacia constrictaWhite-thorn acaciaNative2–10'Shrub25,000Orange/yellowSpr/Fall6"1500–45003Seeds eaten by birds & small animalsVery goodNoneHigh
Acacia greggiiCatclaw acaciaNative20'Shrub2,500White/pinkSpr/Fall6"0–45003Browsed by livestock & wildlifeVery goodNoneMed
Acer glabrumRocky mountain mapleNative10+'Tree13,000GreenSpr/Fall20"4500–90003Forage & coverVery goodLowNone
Acer negundoBoxelderNative20'Tree13,300YellowSpr/Fall20"2000–45003Browsed by wildlifeVery goodLowNone
Alnus rubraRed alderNative20–35'Tree660,000BrownSpr/Fall20"2000–45003Big game browse & upland bird foodVery goodLowNone
Alnus viridis sinuataSitka AlderNative3–15'Tree660,000BrownSpr/Fall20"2000–70003Big game browse & upland bird foodVery goodLowNone
Ambrosia deltoideaTriangle-leaf bursageNative1–3'Shrub9,000IndeterminateSpr/Fall6"1500–45004Little value & will occur s pure standsVery goodLowNone
Ambrosia dumosaWhite bursageNative1–2'Shrub80,000IndeterminateSpr/Fall8"500–30003Valuable desert forageVery goodLowMed
Amelanchier alnifoliaSaskatoon serviceberryNative3–18'Shrub36,000WhiteFall/Win11"0–90004Excellent browse & cover for wildlifeVery goodLowMed
Amelanchier utahensisUtah serviceberryNative3–12'Shrub37,000IndeterminateFall/Win10"1500–45004Excellent brouse & cover for wildlifeVery goodLowMed
Arctostaphylos uva-ursiKinnikinnick or BearberryNative.5–1'Shrub37,000White/pinkSpr/Sum14"1500–75003Berries are eaten by bear, grouse & turkeysVery goodLowMed
Artemisia canaSilver sageNative2–5'Evergreen shrub846,000YellowFall/Win13"1500–45003Good winter forageVery goodLowMed
Artemisia filifoliaSand sageNative2–4'Sub-shrub2,000,000YellowSpr/Fall6"2500–70003Provides cover and sandy sitesVery goodLowMed
Artemisia frigidaFringed sageNative1–1.5'Shrub4,536,000WhiteFall/Win/Spr10"2500–75003Good winter forageExcellentLowMed
Artemisia ludovicianaLousiana/Prairie SageNative1–3'Shrub4,000,000WhiteFall/Win/Spr10"2500–90004Forage & coverVery goodLowMed
Artemisia novaBlack sageNative1–2'Evergreen shrub907,000BrownFall/Win7"4000–70004Good forage on dry-sites for wildlifeGoodLowLow
Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentataBasin big sageNative3–12'Evergreen shrub2,466,000GreenFall/Win10"1500–70003Provides cover on sandy sitesGoodLowLow
Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyanaMountain big sageNative2–5'Evergreen shrub1,200,000YellowFall/Win14"2500–90003Provides cover on dry mountain areasGoodLowLow
Artemisia tridentata ssp. WyomingensisWyoming big sageNative1–3'Evergreen shrub1,215,000YellowFall/Win8"1500–45003Good food & cover for small animalsVery goodLowLow
Atriplex canescensFourwing saltbrushNative2–5'Shrub52,000GreenFall/Win/Spr8"0–75003Fruits provide good food for wildlifeVery goodMedLow
Atriplex confertifoliaShadscaleNative1–5'Shrub65,000YellowFall/Win/Spr5"1500–70004Valuable forage especially in winterVery goodHighHigh
Atriplex corrugataMat saltbushNative1–2'Evergreen shrub59,000IndeterminateFall/Win7"4000–70003Valuable forage especially in winterVery goodMedMed
Atriplex cuneataCastle Valley saltbushNative.5–1'Evergreen shrub30,000IndeterminateFall/Win7"4000–70003Valuable forage especially in winterVery goodMedMed
Atriplex gardneriGardner saltbushNative.5–1'Evergreen shrub110,000IndeterminateFall/Win6"3500–70003Excellent forage for wildlife & livestockVery goodMedMed
Atriplex lentiformisQuail bushNative3–10'Shrub800,000YellowWinter4"0–40003Good food & cover for small animalsGoodLowHigh
Atriplex polycarpaDesert saltbushNative1–4'Evergreen shrub800,000IndeterminateFall/Win6"0–40003Excellent browse & cover for wildlifeGoodLowHigh
Atriplex semibaccataAustralian saltbushIntroduced1–3'Evergreen shrub80,000IndeterminateFall/Win9"0–30003Excellent browse & cover for wildlifeGoodHighHigh
Atriplex tridentataTrident saltbushNative4–10'Shrub111,000YellowSpring7"3500–75003Good forage on dry-sites for wildlifeGoodMedHigh
Baccharis sarothroidesDesertbroomNative3–6'Evergreen shrub900,000YellowWinter3"1000–50003Good food & cover for small animalsGoodMedHigh
Bassia prostrataForage kochiaIntroduced1–3'Shrub395,000GreenFall/Win8"1500–45003Very palatable to all wildlifeNoLowHigh
Betula occidentalisWater birchNative10–20'Large shrub402,000YellowSpring16"2500–75003Big game browse & upland bird foodVery goodLowLow
Calliandra eriophyllaFalse mesquiteNative1–3'Shrub24,000PurpleWinter3"1500–45004Year-around forageGoodLowNone
Ceanothus integerrimusDeerbrushNative3–8'Shrub60,000Pinkish/blueFall/Win10"1500–45003Forage for non-game animalsExcellentLowLow
Ceanothus sanguineusRed-stem ceanothusNative4–12'Shrub130,000WhiteFall/Win15"1500–45004Good browse for cattle & deerVery goodLowNone
Ceanothus velutinusSnowbrush ceanothusNative3–10'Evergreen shrub128,000WhiteFall/Win13"1500–70004Good browse for cattle & deerVery goodLowNone
Cercocarpus ledifoliusCurlleaf mountain mahoganyNative10–20'Evergreen shrub52,200YellowFall/Win11"2000–90003Excellent browse & cover for wildlifeVery goodNoneLow
Cercocarpus montanusTrue mountain mahoganyNative2–10'Evergreen shrub45,000WhiteFall/Win/Spr10"3500–9000+3Excellent browse & cover for wildlifeVery goodNoneLow
Chilopsis linearisDesert willowNative5–15'Evergreen shrub86,000PurpleFall/Win10"1500–45004Low browse and graze valueExcellentLowLow
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorusGreen rabbitbrushNative1–3'Shrub782,000YellowFall/Win8"2000–90003Good cover for small birds & animalsGoodLowLow
Cleome isomerisBladderpod spiderflowerNative1–5'Shrub5,000YellowFall/Win7"0–45004Good winter forageVery goodLowHigh
Coleogyne ramosissimaBlackbrushNative2–6'Shrub20,000YellowFall/Spr6"2500–60003Good cover for small birds & animalsVery goodLowLow
Cornus canadensisBunchberryNative.5'Shrub67,000WhiteFall/Spr32"1500–45003Little forage value/good ground coverVery goodLowNone
Cornus floridaFlowering dogwoodNative25–40'Tree4,500WhiteFall/Spr28"1500–45003Deer browse and good upland bird foodVery goodLowNone
Cornus sericea ssp. SericeaRedosier dogwoodNative5–10'Shrub18,500WhiteFall/Spr24"2500–90003Berries are eaten by bear, grouse & turkeysExcellentLowLow
Crataegus douglasiiBlack hawthornNative5–15'Shrub23,000WhiteFall/Win6"2000–45003Excellent browse & cover for wildlifeVery goodNoneLow
Encelia farinosaBrittlebush / GoldenhillsNative2–5'Shrub35,000YellowFall/Spr5"0–30003Little forage vallue/good landscapingExcellentNoneMed
Ephedra nevadensisNevada ephedraNative1–3'Shrub19,000YellowFall/Win7"2000–60003Good winter forageVery goodNoneHigh
Ephedra viridisGreen ephedraNative1–3'Shrub25,000YellowFall/Win5"2500–75003Good winter forageVery goodLowLow
Ericameria LaricifoliaTurpentinebushNative1–3'Evergreen shrub900,000YellowFall/Win8"2000–50004Good cover for small birds & animalsVery goodNoneLow
Ericameria nauseosaRubber rabbitbrushNative1–7'Shrub400,000YellowFall/Win8"2000–90003Good cover for small birds & animalsGoodLowLow
Eriogonum fasciculatumFlat-top or Mojave buckwheatNative1–3'Shrub300,000WhiteFall/Win8"0–45004Good food & cover for small animalsVery goodLowMed
Eriogonum heracleoidesParsnipflower buckwheatNative1–2'Shrub35,000YellowFall/Win8"1000–45004Good food & cover for small animalsVery goodLowMed
Eriogonum umbellatumSulfur flower buckwheatNative1'Shrub209,500YellowFall/Win8"1000–45003Good food & cover for small animalsVery goodLowHigh
Fallugia paradoxaApache plumeNative3–6'Shrub420,000PurpleFall/Win5"1500–45005Good winter forageExcellentLowLow
Grayia spinosaSpiny hopsageNative1–3'Small shrub260,000RedFall/Win/Spr8"0–70003Good winter forageVery goodNoneHigh
Holodiscus discolorOceansprayNative5–15'Shrub5,307,000WhiteFall/Spr9"1000–75003Good cover for small birds & animalsVery goodLowNone
Hymenoclea salsolaCheesebush or BrittlebushNative2–4'Shrub120,000WhiteFall/Spr6"0–40003Provides cover on dry sandy sitesGoodNoneMed
Iliamna rivularisStreambank wild hollyhockNative6'Shrub130,000RedFall/Spr16"2500–70003Good cover for all wildlifeVery goodLowNone
Isocoma tenuisectaBurro-weedNative1–3'Shrub900,000YellowFall/Win8"1500–40003Good cover for small birds & animalsVery goodNoneMed
Juniperus occidentalisWestern juniperNative40–60'Tree12,300YellowFall/Win10"1500–70003Good cover for small birds & animalsVery goodLowMed
Juniperus scopulorumRocky mountain juniperNative10–80'Tree30,000YellowSpring12"2500–70003Good cover for all wildlifeExcellentLowLow
Kalmia latifoliaMountain laurelNative6'Tree15,000,000WhiteFall/Spr32"1500–45003Found in bogs to very wet groundGoodMedNone
Krascheninnikovia LanataWinterfatNative1–3'Evergreen shrub111,000WhiteFall/Win/Spr6"1500–45004Excellent browse & cover for wildlifeGoodNoneMed
Larrea tridentataCreosote bushNative3–9'Evergreen shrub90,000YellowFall/Win6"0–45003Good cover for all wildlifeVery goodNoneLow
Lonicera ciliosaHoneysuckleNative10–15'Shrub—OrangeFall/Spr20"0–45004Good food and cover for wildlifeVery goodLowNone
Lotus rigidusDeervetchNative1–3'Shrub300,000YellowFall/Win6"2500–45003Good cover for all wildlifeExcellentNoneLow
Lycium andersoniiWolfberry/WaterjacketNative2–5'Shrub30,000PurpleFall/Win10"1500–40003Good Food & cover for small animalsExcellentLowMed
Lycium exsertumThornbushNative8–10'Shrub500,000PurpleFall/Win10"1500–45003Good winter forageVery goodLowMed
Mahonia aquifoliumTall oregon grapeNative2–8'Evergreen shrub33,000YellowFall/Win20"0–100004shade tolerant valuable food for small animalsExcellentNoneLow
Mohonia repensCreeping Oregon grapeNative1–2'Evergreen shrub66,560YellowFall/Win12"0–100004Good food & cover for small animalsExcellentLowLow
Olneya tesotaDesert ironwoodNative35'Tree2,000PurpleFall/Spr6"1500–25004Good browse and seed sourceVery goodLowLow
Parkinsonia floridumBlue paloverdeNative20–30'Evergreen tree3,500YellowFall/Win6"0–40003Seed eaten by birds & small animalsVery goodNoneMed
Parkinsonia microphyllaFoothills palo verdeNative15–25'Evergreen tree4,000White/yellowFall/Win8"500–40003Seed eaten by birds & small animalsVery goodNoneMed
Peraphyllum ramosissimumWild crabappleNative8'Shrub25,000PinkFall/Spr10"1500–45003Good food & cover for small animalsVery goodNoneLow
Philadelphus lewisiiLewis' mock orangeNative12'Shrub8,000,000WhiteFall/Spr20"1500–45004Good food and cover for wildlifeVery goodLowNone
Picea engelmanniiEnglemann spruceNative120'Evergreen tree135,000YellowFall/Spr25"1500–90003Pure/mixed stands in moist, well drained sitesVery goodLowNone
Picea pungensBlue spruceNative100'Evergreen tree106,000YellowFall/Spr20"1500–70003Highly adaptable and used as x-mas treesExcellentLowNone
Pinus contorta var. latifoliaLodgepole pineNative120+'Evergreen tree100,000IndeterminateFall/Spr16"0–11000+3Highly adapable, tolerant of poor soilsExcellentMedLow
Pinus edulisPinyon pineNative25–50'Evergreen tree1,900YellowFall/Spr9"1500–70003Abundant on dry open mountain slopesExcellentLowNone
Pinus ponderosaPonderosa pineNative120+'Evergreen tree15,000IndeterminateFall/Spr12"0–9000+3Highly adaptable, tolerant of poor soilsExcellentMedLow
Populus angustifoliaNarrowleaf cottonwoodNative60'Tree100,000WhiteFall/Spr20"1500–70004Big game browseExcellentLowLow
Populus balsamifera L. ssp.trichocarpaBlack cottonwoodNative100'Tree100,000YellowFall/Spr20"1500–45004Big game browseExcellentLowNone
Populus fremontiiFremont cottonwoodNative100'Tree100,000YellowFall/Spr20"1500–70004Big game browseExcellentNoneNone
Populus tremuloidesQuaking aspenNative80'Tree360,000BlueFall/Win20"1500–90004Big game browseExcellentLowNone
Prosopis juliflora velutinaVelvet mesquiteNative30'Tree15,000WhiteFall/Spr6"1500–30003Good food and cover for wildlifeVery goodNoneMed
Prunus andersoniiDesert peachNative3–6'Shrub—WhiteFall/Spr8"1500–45003Sunny, dry, east slope of Sierra NevadaVery goodLowLow
Prunus fasciculataDesert almondNative3–10'Shrub5,000GreenFall/Spr8"1500–45003Good grazing for wildlifeVery goodNoneLow
Prunus virginianaChokecherryNative4–12'Shrub4,790PurpleFall/Win15"2500–90003Fruits provide good food for wildlifeVery goodMedMed
Pseudotsuga menziesiiDouglas firNative150+'Evergreen tree40,000IndeterminateFall/Win14"2500–9000+3Provides good habitat for wildlifeExcellentMedNone
Psilostrophe cooperiPaperflowerNative1–3'Shrub500,000YellowFall/Win6"1500–45003Provide cover for wildlifeExcellentNoneMed
Purshia glandulosaDesert bitterbrushNative3–10'Evergreen shrub22,000YellowFall/Spr6"1500–75004Good winter forageVery goodNoneLow
Purshia mexicanaMexican cliffroseNative3–20'Evergreen shrub63,000YellowFall/Win10"4000–75003Excellent browse & cover for wildlifeVery goodNoneLow
Purshia tridentataAntelope bitterbrushNative3–15'Evergreen shrub18,000YellowFall/Spr8"0–9000+4Good winter forageVery goodLowLow
Quercus gambeliiGambel oakNative15–30'Tree400IndeterminateFall/Win14"1500–75004Good food and cover for wildlifeVery goodLowLow
Rhus glabraSmooth sumacNative3–7'Shrub50,000RedFall/Spr10"1500–75003Fruits provide good food for wildlifeExcellentLowLow
Rhus trilobataOakbrush sumacNative3–7'Shrub22,000Yellow/redFall/Spr8"1500–45003Provides coverVery goodNoneLow
Ribes aureumGolden currentNative3–8'Shrub375,000Yellow/redFall/Spr14"2500–35003Fruits provide good food for wildlifeExcellentLowLow
Ribes cereumWax currentNative3–5'Shrub350,000White/redFall/Spr12"2500–90003Fruits provide good food for wildlifeVery goodNoneLow
Ribes montigenumMountain gooseberryNative1–2'Shrub200,000White/redFall/Spr12"4500–9000+3Berries are eaten by bear, grouse & turkeysVery goodLowLow
Robinia neomexicanaNew mexican locustNative5–18'Shrub21,000RedFall12"2500–90003Berries are eaten by bear, grouse & turkeysVery goodNoneNone
Rosa nutkanaNootka roseNative2–7'Shrub50,000Purple/redFall/Spr16"1500–45004Fruits provide good food for wildlifeExcellentLowLow
Rosa woodsiiWoods roseNative2–6'Shrub48,000PinkFall/Spr10"1500–70004Fruits provide good food for wildlifeExcellentLowLow
Salix hookerianaDune willowNative26'Shrub75,000BlackFall/Spr16+"1500–45004Good browse and cover for wildlifeVery goodNoneLow
Salix lucidaPacific/Shiny willowNative5–13'Shrub75,000YellowFall/Spr30"500–45003Good browse and cover for wildlifeGoodLowNone
Salix sitchensisSitka willowNative3–15'Shrub75,000BlackFall/Spr18"1500–70003Good browse and cover for wildlifeGoodLowLow
Sambucus nigra ssp. CeruleaBlue elderberryNative5–20'Tree220,000WhiteFall/Spr12"2000–45004Fruits provide good food for wildlifeExcellentLowLow
Sambucus racemosaRed elderberryNative2–7'Shrub290,000WhiteFall/Spr18"2000–70004Fruits provide good food for wildlifeExcellentLowLow
Sarcobatus vermiculatusGreasewoodNative2–8'Shrub224,000GreenFall/Win6"2000–85004Good browse and cover for small animalsVery goodLowHigh
Shepherdia argenteaSilver buffaloberryNative6–12'Shrub48,000YellowFall/Spr10"3500–75003Good browse and cover for wildlifeVery goodLowMed
Shepherdia canadensisRussett buffaloberryNative6–12'Shrub54,000YellowFall/Spr10"2000–45003Fruits provide good food for wildlifeVery goodLowMed
Shepherdia rotundifoliaRoundleaf buffaloberryNative2–5'Shrub7,000GreenFall/Spr10"2000–45003Berries are eaten by bear, grouse & turkeysVery goodNoneLow
Thymophylla acerosaPricklyleaf dogweedNative1–2'Shrub1,000,000YellowFall/Spr8"0–45003Little forage value/good landscapingExcellentNoneLow
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