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Bromus tectorum / cheatgrass
- short bunchgrass, 2 to 30 in at floweirng
- panicle with all florets to one side; long awns
- early season growth, flowering, seed drop
- florets green, turning purple as seeds mature
- highly invasive!
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Ceanothus velutinus / snowbrush
- waist-high, exposed evergreen shrub
- aromatic in hot weather or when leaves are crushed
- shiny (sticky) green leaves, ca. 3"; 3 prominent veins
- 4" clusters of teeny white/cream flowers
- in disturbed areas, particularly burned areas
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Cercocarpus ledifolius / curl-leaf mountain mahogany
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Chamerion angustifolium / fireweed
- bright pink flowers on tall inflorescence (raceme)
- flowers mature from bottom to top
- four petals
- spiral leaf arrangement - lance-shaped leaves have smooth edges
- pod-like seed capsule releases seeds to the wind
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Danthonia californica / California oatgrass
- medium-sized, cool season bunchgrass
- florets widely spaced with long stalks on an open panicle
- may have flowering stems that appear wiry and crinkled
- when flowering, stamens are purple
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Iliamna rivularis / streambank globemallow
- showy, pink flowers, sometimes rose or nearly white
- tall, up to 6 feet
- large, broadly "heart-shaped" leaves with big, triangular lobes
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Linaria vulgaris / yellow toadflax
- fine, threadlike leaves, plants up to 3 feet tall
- flowers similar to snapdragon, pale yellow with orange lower lip, long spur
- flowers in tight terminal clusters
- plants typically in patches
- "noxious" weed in Idaho
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Pinus contorta / lodgepole pine
- evergreen conifer
- needles in groups (fascicles) of 2
- lopsided cones, (mostly) remain on tree when mature
- rounded crown; orangey-brown scaly bark
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Pseudotsuga menziesii / Douglas fir
- persistent cones with distinctive 3-pronged, "mouse tail", bracts
- semi-pointy, but not stiff or sharp, single needles
- needles attached to twigs by petioles (no pegs)
- oval leaf scars
- twig buds are pointy, "lustrous" brown
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Shepherdia canadensis / Canadian buffaloberry
- deciduous shrub, opposite branches and leaves; understory
- trichomes (hairs) on lower, often upper surfaces.
- lower surface has rust-colored scales
- teeny yellowish flowers before leaves appear; male and female on separate plants
- red or orange, oval fruits with one stony seed; soapy when crushed
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Tetradymia canescens / spineless horsebrush
- shrub - up to 3 feet tall and across; round
- small, yellow composite flowers in clusters of 4 to 8
- dandelion-like seeds often present with flowers
- primary leaves short and linear; long-lived
- secondary leaves in axils of primaries are short-lived
- primary leaves are not spines
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Viola adunca / hooked violet
- early spring, low to ground
- small violet (blue) flowers with small white beards, small reddish spur
- heart-shaped leaves
- generally in somewhat moist areas
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