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Scientific Name:Dieffenbachia seguine Pronunciation:def-en-BAH-kee-ah suh-GEEN Common Name:dumb cane Family Name:Araceae Plant Type:Broadleaf evergreen, Indoor foliage plant Key ID Features:Leaves large, variegated with cream mottling in center, green margins and midrib; trunk sometimes single with spaced horizontal woody rings up the entire length. |
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Scientific Name:Epipremnum aureum Pronunciation:ep-ih-PREM-num OR-ee-um Common Name:devil's ivy, golden pothos Family Name:Araceae Plant Type:Indoor foliage plant, Vine or climber Key ID Features:Trailing vine; leaves alternate, obovate with green and white variegation, usually cream mottling rather than an organized variegation. |
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Scientific Name:Monstera deliciosa Pronunciation:mon-STEER-uh duh-liss-ee-OH-zuh Common Name:split-leaf philodendron, monster plant Family Name:Araceae Plant Type:Indoor foliage plant Key ID Features:Leaves very large, split as they age resulting in elliptical holes (swiss cheese appearance); roots can be aerial. |
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Scientific Name:Philodendron bipinnatifidum Pronunciation:fill-uh-DEN-drun bye-pin-at-ee-FYE-dum Common Name:tree philodendron, spilt-leaf philodendron, selloum Family Name:Araceae Plant Type:Indoor foliage plant Key ID Features: Adventitious roots, Pinnately lobed, |
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Scientific Name:Spathiphyllum cv. Pronunciation:spath-ih-FILL-um kan-nih-FOE-lee-um Common Name:peace lily Family Name:Araceae Plant Type:Indoor foliage plant Key ID Features:Leaves basal, obovate, dark glossy green with prominent venation; inflorescence spadix surrounded by singular bract on an upright, narrow stem. |
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Scientific Name:Schefflera arboricola Pronunciation:shef-LER-uh ar-bor-ee-KO-luh Common Name:dwarf umbrella plant Family Name:Araliaceae Plant Type:Indoor foliage plant Key ID Features:Leaves palmately compound, almost whorled, with 7-11 leaflets, glossy medium green; leaflets are elliptical in varying sizes with a smooth margin; flowers insignificant. |
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Scientific Name:Beaucarnea recurvata Pronunciation:bow-KAR-nee-uh ree-kur-VAY-tuh Common Name:ponytail palm Family Name:Asparagaceae Plant Type:Indoor foliage plant Key ID Features:Leaves long, very narrow, linear but curve back on themselves near tips; stem single, swollen at base. |
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Scientific Name:Aloe vera Pronunciation:AL-oh-ee VEER-uh Common Name:healing plant Family Name:Asparagaceae Plant Type:Indoor foliage plant Key ID Features:Stemless basal plant; leaves thick, sword-like, fleshy with a toothed edge. |
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Scientific Name:Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea Pronunciation:BUR-bur-iss THOON-burg-ee-eye variety at-roe-pur-PUR-ee-uh Common Name:red leaf Japanese barberry Family Name:Berberidaceae Plant Type:Shrub - deciduous Key ID Features:Deciduous barberry with dark maroon simple ovate, entire leaves to 2 cm long. Winter ID: unbranched spiny stipules. |
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Scientific Name:Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea Pronunciation:BUR-bur-iss THOON-burg-ee-eye variety at-roe-pur-PUR-ee-uh Common Name:red leaf Japanese barberry Family Name:Berberidaceae Plant Type:Shrub - deciduous Key ID Features:Deciduous barberry with dark maroon simple ovate, entire leaves to 2 cm long. Winter ID: unbranched spiny stipules. |
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Scientific Name:Berberis verruculosa Pronunciation:BUR-bur-iss ver-ruk-yoo-LH-sa Common Name:warty barberry Family Name:Berberidaceae Plant Type:Broadleaf evergreen Key ID Features:Small alternate leaves that are glossy green on top, grey/silver on bottom, and sharply toothed; branches are stiffly arching and have spines. |
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Scientific Name:Berberis verruculosa Pronunciation:BUR-bur-iss ver-ruk-yoo-LH-sa Common Name:warty barberry Family Name:Berberidaceae Plant Type:Broadleaf evergreen Key ID Features:Small alternate leaves that are glossy green on top, grey/silver on bottom, and sharply toothed; branches are stiffly arching and have spines. |
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Scientific Name:Mahonia aquifolium Pronunciation:muh-HOE-nee-uh ack-wih-FOE-lee-um Common Name:Oregon grape Family Name:Berberidaceae Plant Type:Broadleaf evergreen Key ID Features:Native evergreen shrub; leaves sessile, pinnately compound with holly-like leaflets (Ilex aquifolium has simple leaves); inflorescence showy yellow clustered racemes; fruit are true berries, blue-violet, in clusters. |
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Scientific Name:Mahonia aquifolium Pronunciation:muh-HOE-nee-uh ack-wih-FOE-lee-um Common Name:Oregon grape Family Name:Berberidaceae Plant Type:Broadleaf evergreen Key ID Features:Native evergreen shrub; leaves sessile, pinnately compound with holly-like leaflets (Ilex aquifolium has simple leaves); inflorescence showy yellow clustered racemes; fruit are true berries, blue-violet, in clusters. |
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Scientific Name:Alnus rubra Pronunciation:AL-nus ROO-bra Common Name:red alder Family Name:Betulaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Large red stalked buds; new stems angular; persistant woody cone; leaves have doubly serrate margins and are rolled under at the edges; male catkins are long and thin, hanging in clusters; female catkins are short and thick, held upright at the ends of branchlets. |
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Scientific Name:Alnus rubra Pronunciation:AL-nus ROO-bra Common Name:red alder Family Name:Betulaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Large red stalked buds; new stems angular; persistant woody cone; leaves have doubly serrate margins and are rolled under at the edges; male catkins are long and thin, hanging in clusters; female catkins are short and thick, held upright at the ends of branchlets. |
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Scientific Name:Alnus rubra Pronunciation:AL-nus ROO-bra Common Name:red alder Family Name:Betulaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Large red stalked buds; new stems angular; persistant woody cone; leaves have doubly serrate margins and are rolled under at the edges; male catkins are long and thin, hanging in clusters; female catkins are short and thick, held upright at the ends of branchlets. |
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Scientific Name:Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' Pronunciation:kar-PINE-us BET-yoo-lus Common Name:pyramidal European hornbeam Family Name:Betulaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Branching is very upright, almost columnar; leaves ovoid, alternate with prominent venation, margins toothed and serrated. Winter ID: buds numerous, adpressed, scaly, reddish brown. |
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Scientific Name:Iberis sempervirens Pronunciation:eye-BEER-iss sem-PUR-vur-enz Common Name:evergreen candytuft, rock candytuft, candytuft Family Name:Brassicaceae Plant Type:Broadleaf evergreen Key ID Features:Low growing spreading evergreen; leaves narrow and spiralled; flowers bright white in late spring. |
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Scientific Name:Iberis sempervirens Pronunciation:eye-BEER-iss sem-PUR-vur-enz Common Name:evergreen candytuft, rock candytuft, candytuft Family Name:Brassicaceae Plant Type:Broadleaf evergreen Key ID Features:Low growing spreading evergreen; leaves narrow and spiralled; flowers bright white in late spring. |
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Scientific Name:Symphoricarpos albus Pronunciation:sim-for-ee-KAR-poss AL-bus Common Name:snowberry Family Name:Caprifoliaceae Plant Type:Shrub - deciduous Key ID Features:Twiggy shrub; leaves opposite, entire, irregularly shaped, new growth tends to be oval. Winter ID: branches fine, twiggy; fruit persistent, 1cm round, white; buds opposite. |
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Scientific Name:Crassula ovata Pronunciation:KRASS-you-luh oh-VAY-tuh Common Name:jade plant Family Name:Crassulaceae Plant Type:Indoor foliage plant, Succulent or Cacti Key ID Features:Creeping succulent; leaves smallish, almost round, thick, fleshy; stem thick, creeping and woody. |
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Scientific Name:Kalanchoe blossfeldiana Pronunciation:kal-un-KOH-ee bloss-fel-dee-AY-nuh Common Name:kalanchoe Family Name:Crassulaceae Plant Type:Flowering pot plant, Indoor foliage plant, Succulent or Cacti Key ID Features:Leaves thick, fleshy, crenate; corymb of numerous, small, star shaped flowers in varying colours. |
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Scientific Name:Sedum 'Herbstfreude' Pronunciation:SEE-dum Common Name:autumn joy sedum, stonecrop Family Name:Crassulaceae Plant Type:Herbaceous perennial, Succulent or Cacti, Flowering cut plant Key ID Features:Leaves large, thick fleshy lime green, oblong, crenate from middle to tip; inflorescence a corymb bearing many tiny pink florets; stems fleshy and upright. |
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Scientific Name:Cryptomeria japonica Pronunciation:krip-toe-MEER-ee-uh juh-PON-ih-kuh Common Name:Japanese cedar Family Name:Cupressaceae Plant Type:Conifer Key ID Features:Bark red-brown, exfoliating; leaves grey-green, point forward in 5-ranked spirals around shoots. Winter ID: leaves turn bronze. |
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Scientific Name:Cryptomeria japonica Pronunciation:krip-toe-MEER-ee-uh juh-PON-ih-kuh Common Name:Japanese cedar Family Name:Cupressaceae Plant Type:Conifer Key ID Features:Bark red-brown, exfoliating; leaves grey-green, point forward in 5-ranked spirals around shoots. Winter ID: leaves turn bronze. |
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Scientific Name:Juniperus sabina Pronunciation:joo-NIP-ur-us say-BYE-nuh Common Name:savin juniper Family Name:Cupressaceae Plant Type:Conifer |
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Scientific Name:Juniperus sabina Pronunciation:joo-NIP-ur-us say-BYE-nuh Common Name:savin juniper Family Name:Cupressaceae Plant Type:Conifer |
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Scientific Name:Fagus sylvatica Pronunciation:FAY-gus sil-VAT-ih-kuh Common Name:European beech Family Name:Fagaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Leaves alternate, deltoid to ovate, glossy with margins entire, undulate, and often ciliate; fruit capsule-like, brown, bristly. Winter ID: buds 2cm+ long, pointed, spear-like, divergent, brown; bark smooth, silver-grey, with a horizontal pattern (like an elephant's leg). |
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Scientific Name:Fagus sylvatica Pronunciation:FAY-gus sil-VAT-ih-kuh Common Name:European beech Family Name:Fagaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Leaves alternate, deltoid to ovate, glossy with margins entire, undulate, and often ciliate; fruit capsule-like, brown, bristly. Winter ID: buds 2cm+ long, pointed, spear-like, divergent, brown; bark smooth, silver-grey, with a horizontal pattern (like an elephant's leg). |
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Scientific Name:Quercus rubra Pronunciation:KWURK-us ROO-bruh Common Name:red oak Family Name:Fagaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Leaves have pointed lobes (sinus not as deep as Q. palustris). Winter ID: buds dark reddish at terminals, small and brown with obvious small scales otherwise; branching upright (45 degree angle). |
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Scientific Name:Quercus rubra Pronunciation:KWURK-us ROO-bruh Common Name:red oak Family Name:Fagaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Leaves have pointed lobes (sinus not as deep as Q. palustris). Winter ID: buds dark reddish at terminals, small and brown with obvious small scales otherwise; branching upright (45 degree angle). |
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Scientific Name:Quercus rubra Pronunciation:KWURK-us ROO-bruh Common Name:red oak Family Name:Fagaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Leaves have pointed lobes (sinus not as deep as Q. palustris). Winter ID: buds dark reddish at terminals, small and brown with obvious small scales otherwise; branching upright (45 degree angle). |
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Scientific Name:Quercus palustris Pronunciation:KWURK-us puh-LUSS-triss Common Name:pin oak Family Name:Fagaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous, Flowering cut plant Key ID Features:Leaves glossy, medium green, deep lobes with 'pins' on the tips. Winter ID: buds light brown; branching pattern is distinct - upper branches point up, middle branches are strongly horizontal, bottom branches point down. |
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Scientific Name:Quercus palustris Pronunciation:KWURK-us puh-LUSS-triss Common Name:pin oak Family Name:Fagaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous, Flowering cut plant Key ID Features:Leaves glossy, medium green, deep lobes with 'pins' on the tips. Winter ID: buds light brown; branching pattern is distinct - upper branches point up, middle branches are strongly horizontal, bottom branches point down. |
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Scientific Name:Quercus palustris Pronunciation:KWURK-us puh-LUSS-triss Common Name:pin oak Family Name:Fagaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous, Flowering cut plant Key ID Features:Leaves glossy, medium green, deep lobes with 'pins' on the tips. Winter ID: buds light brown; branching pattern is distinct - upper branches point up, middle branches are strongly horizontal, bottom branches point down. |
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Scientific Name:Quercus robur Pronunciation:KWURK-us ROO-burr Common Name:English oak Family Name:Fagaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Leaves mid-green, lobes rounded, leaf blade narrows toward the petiole. Winter ID: buds rounded, chubby, brown, terminal buds clustered; branching upright (45 degree angle); twigs greenish.
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Scientific Name:Quercus robur Pronunciation:KWURK-us ROO-burr Common Name:English oak Family Name:Fagaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Leaves mid-green, lobes rounded, leaf blade narrows toward the petiole. Winter ID: buds rounded, chubby, brown, terminal buds clustered; branching upright (45 degree angle); twigs greenish. |
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Scientific Name:Quercus robur Pronunciation:KWURK-us ROO-burr Common Name:English oak Family Name:Fagaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Leaves mid-green, lobes rounded, leaf blade narrows toward the petiole. Winter ID: buds rounded, chubby, brown, terminal buds clustered; branching upright (45 degree angle); twigs greenish. |
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Scientific Name:Fraxinus excelsior Pronunciation:FRACKS-ih-nus eks-SEL-see-or Common Name:common or European ash Family Name:Oleaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Tree stout; branches grey; leaves pinnately compound, 7-11 leaflets, opposite; flowers tiny, purple, April-May; fruit 1 seeded winged samara. Winter ID: large black 'chocolate chip' buds. |
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Scientific Name:Fraxinus excelsior Pronunciation:FRACKS-ih-nus eks-SEL-see-or Common Name:common or European ash Family Name:Oleaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Tree stout; branches grey; leaves pinnately compound, 7-11 leaflets, opposite; flowers tiny, purple, April-May; fruit 1 seeded winged samara. Winter ID: large black 'chocolate chip' buds. |
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Scientific Name:Fraxinus excelsior Pronunciation:FRACKS-ih-nus eks-SEL-see-or Common Name:common or European ash Family Name:Oleaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Tree stout; branches grey; leaves pinnately compound, 7-11 leaflets, opposite; flowers tiny, purple, April-May; fruit 1 seeded winged samara. Winter ID: large black 'chocolate chip' buds. |
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Scientific Name:Abies concolor Pronunciation:AY-beez KON-kol-or Common Name:Colorado fir, white fir Family Name:Pinaceae Plant Type:Conifer Key ID Features:Branched to base, those on upper half of tree tend to point upward, lower ones are horizontal or deflected downward; needles blue-green, soft, curve out and up on branches, new growth bluish; buds and young bark have resin blisters. |
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Scientific Name:Abies concolor Pronunciation:AY-beez KON-kol-or Common Name:Colorado fir, white fir Family Name:Pinaceae Plant Type:Conifer Key ID Features:Branched to base, those on upper half of tree tend to point upward, lower ones are horizontal or deflected downward; needles blue-green, soft, curve out and up on branches, new growth bluish; buds and young bark have resin blisters. |
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Scientific Name:Abies concolor Pronunciation:AY-beez KON-kol-or Common Name:Colorado fir, white fir Family Name:Pinaceae Plant Type:Conifer Key ID Features:Branched to base, those on upper half of tree tend to point upward, lower ones are horizontal or deflected downward; needles blue-green, soft, curve out and up on branches, new growth bluish; buds and young bark have resin blisters. |
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Scientific Name:Abies grandis Pronunciation:AY-beez GRAN-diss Common Name:grand fir Family Name:Pinaceae Plant Type:Conifer Key ID Features:Needles flat, rounded tips, two white bands on underside. Winter ID: three or more buds present at terminal ends. |
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Scientific Name:Abies grandis Pronunciation:AY-beez GRAN-diss Common Name:grand fir Family Name:Pinaceae Plant Type:Conifer Key ID Features:Needles flat, rounded tips, two white bands on underside. Winter ID: three or more buds present at terminal ends. |
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Scientific Name:Abies grandis Pronunciation:AY-beez GRAN-diss Common Name:grand fir Family Name:Pinaceae Plant Type:Conifer Key ID Features:Needles flat, rounded tips, two white bands on underside. Winter ID: three or more buds present at terminal ends. |
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Scientific Name:Cedrus deodara Pronunciation:SEE-druss dee-oh-DAR-uh Common Name:Deodar cedar Family Name:Pinaceae Plant Type:Conifer Key ID Features:Branching horizontal, whorled with pendulous branchlets; needles sharp, mid green in whorls, typically on upper side of branchlets; cones green-yellow, sit in upright clusters. |
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Scientific Name:Cedrus deodara Pronunciation:SEE-druss dee-oh-DAR-uh Common Name:Deodar cedar Family Name:Pinaceae Plant Type:Conifer Key ID Features:Branching horizontal, whorled with pendulous branchlets; needles sharp, mid green in whorls, typically on upper side of branchlets; cones green-yellow, sit in upright clusters. |
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Scientific Name:Cedrus deodara Pronunciation:SEE-druss dee-oh-DAR-uh Common Name:Deodar cedar Family Name:Pinaceae Plant Type:Conifer Key ID Features:Branching horizontal, whorled with pendulous branchlets; needles sharp, mid green in whorls, typically on upper side of branchlets; cones green-yellow, sit in upright clusters. |
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Scientific Name:Larix decidua Pronunciation:LAIR-icks dih-SID-you-uh Common Name:European larch Family Name:Pinaceae Plant Type:Conifer, Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Deciduous conifer; needles short, soft, occur in tufts; cones occur between nodes. Winter ID: buds small, spherical, fused with the branch; branches bare, drooping. |
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Scientific Name:Larix decidua Pronunciation:LAIR-icks dih-SID-you-uh Common Name:European larch Family Name:Pinaceae Plant Type:Conifer, Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Deciduous conifer; needles short, soft, occur in tufts; cones occur between nodes. Winter ID: buds small, spherical, fused with the branch; branches bare, drooping. |
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Scientific Name:Picea abies Pronunciation:py-SEE-ah AY-beez Common Name:Norway spruce Family Name:Pinaceae Plant Type:Conifer Key ID Features:Needles radial, 4 sided; cones long and narrow; branchlets are long, pendulous. General ID features for spruce: needles are short, prickly and leave pegs when removed; cones are pendulous. |
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Scientific Name:Picea abies Pronunciation:py-SEE-ah AY-beez Common Name:Norway spruce Family Name:Pinaceae Plant Type:Conifer Key ID Features:Needles radial, 4 sided; cones long and narrow; branchlets are long, pendulous. General ID features for spruce: needles are short, prickly and leave pegs when removed; cones are pendulous. |
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Scientific Name:Picea pungens Glauca Group Pronunciation:PYE-see-uh PUN-jenz Common Name:Colorado blue spruce, Colorado spruce Family Name:Pinaceae Plant Type:Conifer Key ID Features:Dense, pyramidal shape with horizontal lower branches; needles very sharp, prickly greyish-blue to 3 cm long; new growth is pale blue. |
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Scientific Name:Picea pungens Glauca Group Pronunciation:PYE-see-uh PUN-jenz Common Name:Colorado blue spruce, Colorado spruce Family Name:Pinaceae Plant Type:Conifer Key ID Features:Dense, pyramidal shape with horizontal lower branches; needles very sharp, prickly greyish-blue to 3 cm long; new growth is pale blue. |
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Scientific Name:Picea pungens Glauca Group Pronunciation:PYE-see-uh PUN-jenz Common Name:Colorado blue spruce, Colorado spruce Family Name:Pinaceae Plant Type:Conifer Key ID Features:Dense, pyramidal shape with horizontal lower branches; needles very sharp, prickly greyish-blue to 3 cm long; new growth is pale blue. |
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Scientific Name:Pseudotsuga menziesii Pronunciation:soo-doe-TSOO-guh MEN-zeez-ee-eye Common Name:Douglas fir Family Name:Pinaceae Plant Type:Conifer Key ID Features:Leaves soft, needle-like, much shorter and flatter than pine trees; cones pendulous with 3-pointed bracts tucked under cone scales, look like tail and back legs of a mouse hiding under scale; bark very thick, deeply fissured. Course(s): |
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Scientific Name:Pseudotsuga menziesii Pronunciation:soo-doe-TSOO-guh MEN-zeez-ee-eye Common Name:Douglas fir Family Name:Pinaceae Plant Type:Conifer Key ID Features:Leaves soft, needle-like, much shorter and flatter than pine trees; cones pendulous with 3-pointed bracts tucked under cone scales, look like tail and back legs of a mouse hiding under scale; bark very thick, deeply fissured. Course(s): |
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Scientific Name:Tsuga heterophylla Pronunciation:SOO-guh het-ur-oh-FILL-uh Common Name:western hemlock Family Name:Pinaceae Plant Type:Conifer Key ID Features:Tree-top 'nods' and droops to one side; needles flat most < 15 mm long; with 2 white stomatal lines on underside; cones < 2 cm, abundant. |
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Scientific Name:Tsuga heterophylla Pronunciation:SOO-guh het-ur-oh-FILL-uh Common Name:western hemlock Family Name:Pinaceae Plant Type:Conifer Key ID Features:Tree-top 'nods' and droops to one side; needles flat most < 15 mm long; with 2 white stomatal lines on underside; cones < 2 cm, abundant. |
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Scientific Name:Platanus x acerifolia ( syn. x hispanica ) Pronunciation:PLAT-an-us ex ay-ser-ih-FOH-lee-a Common Name:London plane Family Name:Platanaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Leaves maple-like with 3 major lobes but alternate (like on our penny!); petiole has hollow end that hides bud. Winter ID: fruit like a 4 cm pom pom; buds red, smooth, 5mm long; bark exfoilating, looks like camouflage; branches zig-zag. |
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Scientific Name:Platanus x acerifolia ( syn. x hispanica ) Pronunciation:PLAT-an-us ex ay-ser-ih-FOH-lee-a Common Name:London plane Family Name:Platanaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Leaves maple-like with 3 major lobes but alternate (like on our penny!); petiole has hollow end that hides bud. Winter ID: fruit like a 4 cm pom pom; buds red, smooth, 5mm long; bark exfoilating, looks like camouflage; branches zig-zag. |
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Scientific Name:Cotoneaster dammeri Pronunciation:kuh-toe-nee-ASS-tur DAM-ur-eye Common Name:bearberry cotoneaster Family Name:Rosaceae Plant Type:Broadleaf evergreen, Ground cover Key ID Features:Low growing evergreen ground cover; branches reddish, fast-growing; leaves small, elliptic/obovate, glossy dark green; long slender, flowers white, small, 2-4 flowered cymes, early summer; fruit almost spherical red, persistent. |
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Scientific Name:Cotoneaster dammeri Pronunciation:kuh-toe-nee-ASS-tur DAM-ur-eye Common Name:bearberry cotoneaster Family Name:Rosaceae Plant Type:Broadleaf evergreen, Ground cover Key ID Features:Low growing evergreen ground cover; branches reddish, fast-growing; leaves small, elliptic/obovate, glossy dark green; long slender, flowers white, small, 2-4 flowered cymes, early summer; fruit almost spherical red, persistent. |
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Scientific Name:Prunus 'Kwanzan' Pronunciation:PROO-nus Common Name:Kwanzan cherry, Kanzan cherry Family Name:Rosaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Deciduous tree with a wide spreading crown; very prominent creamy-orange, horizontal lenticels; branches come off stem at 45 degree angle; alternate, ovate, serrate leaves with reddish petioles. Winter ID: Brown pointed buds; fruit spurs; where petiole joins leaf blade, there are kidney shaped glands. |
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Scientific Name:Rosa nutkana Pronunciation:ROE-zuh nut-KAY-nuh Common Name:Nootka rose Family Name:Rosaceae Plant Type:Shrub - deciduous Key ID Features:Sprawling shrub; leaves pinnately compound to 10cm; flowers pink 5 to 7.5 cm wide. Similar to R. rugosa but has more narrow and sparsely spaced prickles. Similar to R. woodsii but has more flattened and more triangular shaped prickles and larger, usually solitary flowers. |
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Scientific Name:Populus tremula 'Erecta' Pronunciation:POP-you-lus TREM-you-luh Common Name:columnar European aspen, columnar Swedish poplar Family Name:Salicaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Columnar; leaf ovate/crenate margin, green/whitish undermeath; new bark chocolate brown; old bark light brown, rough collars of dark nubs around trunk; very prominant bark ridge scar. |
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Scientific Name:Populus tremula 'Erecta' Pronunciation:POP-you-lus TREM-you-luh Common Name:columnar European aspen, columnar Swedish poplar Family Name:Salicaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Columnar; leaf ovate/crenate margin, green/whitish undermeath; new bark chocolate brown; old bark light brown, rough collars of dark nubs around trunk; very prominant bark ridge scar. |
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Scientific Name:Populus trichocarpa Pronunciation:POP-you-lus try-ko-KAR-puh Common Name:black cottonwood Family Name:Salicaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Leaves alternate, broadly ovate, wavy margins, underside silvery with brown spots (resin blotches). Winter ID: long (1.5cm) lanceolate, green and brown buds that are aromatic (sweet) when crushed; leaf scar oval. |
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Scientific Name:Populus trichocarpa Pronunciation:POP-you-lus try-ko-KAR-puh Common Name:black cottonwood Family Name:Salicaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Leaves alternate, broadly ovate, wavy margins, underside silvery with brown spots (resin blotches). Winter ID: long (1.5cm) lanceolate, green and brown buds that are aromatic (sweet) when crushed; leaf scar oval. |
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Scientific Name:Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra Pronunciation:SAY-licks loo-sih-duh subspecies las-ee-AN-druh Common Name:Pacific willow Family Name:Salicaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Multistemmed deciduous tree; Leaves are medium-green elliptical, 15cm and have stipules; Winter ID: 2mm buds are adpressed and look like yellow duckbills. |
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Scientific Name:Salix x sepulcralis var. chrysocoma Pronunciation:SAY-licks ex sep-yull-KRAY-liss variety krye-zoe-KOE-muh Common Name:weeping willow Family Name:Salicaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Tree pendent to the ground; stems golden yellow; leaves <13 cm.long, glossy green/glaucous underneath, alternate, serrulate, lanceolate. Winter ID: weeping golden yellow branches; buds smooth. |
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Scientific Name:Acer macrophyllum Pronunciation:AY-sur mack-roe-FILL-um Common Name:bigleaf maple Family Name:Sapindaceae Plant Type:Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Habit is low branching; leaves large (30cm), mid-green, palmate with 5 lobes (3 major lobes). Winter ID: buds large (10mm), green, opposite; samaras large, covered with hairs. |
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Scientific Name:Aesculus hippocastanum Pronunciation:ESS-kew-lus hip-oh-kass-TAY-num Common Name:common horse chestnut Family Name:Sapindaceae Plant Type:Invasive plant, Tree - deciduous Key ID Features:Leaf large, palmately compound with 5 obovate leaflets to 30 cm long; fruit large spiny capsule, splits to release large, glossy brown seed. Winter ID: buds brown, opposite, large (2cm) and sticky; leaf scar large, with 7 distinct bundle scars. |
