Sulfur Creek, Whatcom County, WA.
List covers plants found along Sulfur Creek, south of Mt. Baker. List by Mark Whitmore, 1979. 147 spp.
These lists represent the work of different WNPS members over the years.
Their accuracy has not been verified by the Washington Native Plant Society.
We offer these lists to individuals as a tool to enhance the enjoyment and study of native plants.
*Introduced species.
Scientific Name Common Name Plant Family
Abies amabilis
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Pacific silver fir
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Pinaceae
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Abies lasiocarpa
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Sub-alpine fir
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Pinaceae
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Acer circinatum
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Vine maple
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Aceraceae
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Acer macrophyllum
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Big-leaf maple
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Aceraceae
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Actaea rubra
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Baneberry
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Ranunculaceae
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Adenocaulon bicolor
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Pathfinder
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Asteraceae
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Adiantum pedatum
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Maidenhair fern
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Polypodiaceae
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Agrostis thurberiana
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Thurber bentgrass
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Poaceae
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Alnus rubra
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Red alder
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Betulaceae
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Alnus sinuata
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Sitka alder
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Betulaceae
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Anaphalis margaritacea
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Pearly everlasting
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Asteraceae
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Anemone lyallii
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Lyall's anemone
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Ranunculaceae
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Aquilegia formosa
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Red columbine
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Ranunculaceae
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Arnica latifolia
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Mountain arnica
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Asteraceae
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Aruncus sylvester
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Goatsbeard
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Rosaceae
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Asplenium trichomanes
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Maidenhair spleenwort
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Polypodiaceae
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Asplenium viride
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Green spleenwort
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Polypodiaceae
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Athyrium filix-femina
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Lady fern
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Polypodiaceae
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Berberis nervosa
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Cascade Oregongrape
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Berberidaceae
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Blechnum spicant
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Deer fern
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Polypodiaceae
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Bromus vulgaris*
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Narrow-leaf brome
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Poaceae
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Calamagrostis canadensis
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Bluejoint
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Poaceae
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Caltha biflora
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White marshmarigold
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Ranunculaceae
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Caltha leptosepala
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Elkslip
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Ranunculaceae
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Carex canescens
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Silvery sedge
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Cyperaceae
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Carex interior
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Inland sedge
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Cyperaceae
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Carex lenticularis
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Lenticular sedge
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Cyperaceae
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Carex muricata
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Interior sedge
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Cyperaceae
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Carex nigricans
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Black alpine sedge
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Cyperaceae
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Carex spectabilis
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Showy sedge
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Cyperaceae
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Cassiope mertensiana
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White mountain heather
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Ericaceae
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Chamaecyparis nookatensis
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Alaska cedar
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Cupressaceae
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Chimaphila menziesii
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Little pipsissewa
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Ericaceae
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Chimaphila umbellata
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Pipsissewa
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Ericaceae
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Chrysanthemum leucanthemum*
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Ox-eye daisy
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Asteraceae
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Circaea alpina
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Enchanter's nightshade
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Onagraceae
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Clintonia uniflora
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Queen's cup
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Liliaceae
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Corallorhiza striata
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Striped coral-root
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Orchidaceae
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Cornus canadensis
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Bunchberry
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Cornaceae
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Cryptogramma crispa
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Parsley fern
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Polypodiaceae
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Cystopteris fragilis
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Fragile fern
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Polypodiaceae
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Danthonia intermedia
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Timber oatgrass
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Poaceae
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Deschampsia caespitosa
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Tufted hairgrass
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Poaceae
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Dicentra formosa
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Bleeding heart
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Fumariaceae
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Digatalis purpurea*
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Foxglove
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Scrophulariaceae
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Disporum hookeri
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Hooker fairy-bell
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Liliaceae
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Epilobium angustifolium
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Fireweed
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Onagraceae
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Epilobium minutum
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Small-flowered willow-herb
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Onagraceae
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Erigeron peregrinus
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Subalpine daisy
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Asteraceae
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Eriophorum polystachion
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Narrow-leaved cottongrass
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Cyperaceae
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Festuca occidentalis
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Western fescue
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Poaceae
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Fragaria virginiana
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Woods strawberry
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Rosaceae
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Galium triflorum
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Fragrant bedstraw
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Rubiaceae
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Gaultheria ovatifolia
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Slender wintergreen
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Ericaceae
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Gaultheria shallon
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Salal
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Ericaceae
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Goodyera oblongifolia
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Rattlesnake-plantain
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Orchidaceae
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Gymnocarpium dryopteris
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Oak fern
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Polypodiaceae
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Habenaria dilatata
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White bog-orchid
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Orchidaceae
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Habenaria saccata
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Slender bog-orchid
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Orchidaceae
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Heuchera glabra
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Smooth alumroot
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Saxifragaceae
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Hippuris montana
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Mountain mare's-tail
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Hippuridacee
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Holodiscus discolor
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Ocean spray
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Rosaceae
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Juncus filiformis
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Thread rush
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Juncaceae
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Juncus mertensianus
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Merten's rush
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Juncaceae
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Kalmia microphylla
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Alpine laurel
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Ericaceae
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Lactuca muralis*
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Wall lettuce
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Asteraceae
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Leptarrhena pyrolifolia
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Leatherleaf saxifrage
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Saxifragaceae
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Lilium columbianum
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Tiger lily
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Liliaceae
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Linnaea borealis
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Twinflower
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Caprifoliaceae
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Listera caurina
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Northwestern twayblade
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Orchidaceae
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Listera cordata
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Heart-leaved twayblade
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Orchidaceae
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Luetkea pectinata
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Partridge foot
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Rosaceae
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Lupinus latifolius
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Broad-leaf lupine
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Fabaceae
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Luzula parviflora
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Small-flowered woodrush
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Juncaceae
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Lycopodium alpinum
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Alpine clubmoss
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Lycopodiaceae
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Lycopodium annotium
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Stiff clubmoss
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Lycopodiaceae
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Lycopodium clavatum
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Running clubmoss
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Lycopodiaceae
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Lycopodium complanatum
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Ground cedar
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Lycopodiaceae
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Lycopodium obscurum
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Groundpine
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Lycopodiaceae
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Lycopodium selago
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Fir clubmoss
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Lycopodiaceae
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Lycopodium sitchense
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Alaska clubmoss
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Lycopodiaceae
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Lysichiton americanum
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Skunk cabbage
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Araceae
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Maianthemum dilatatum
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False lily-of-the-valley
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Liliaceae
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Menyanthes trifoliata
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Buckbean
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Menyanthaceae
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Menziesia ferruginea
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Fool's huckleberry
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Ericaceae
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Mimulus gutattus
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Common monkey-flower
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Scrophulariaceae
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Mimulus lewisii
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Lewis's monkey-flower
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Scrophulariaceae
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Mitella breweri
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Brewer's miterwort
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Saxifragaceae
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Pachistima myrsinites
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Mountain box
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Celastraceae
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Pedicularis groenlandica
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Elephant's head
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Scrophulariaceae
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Pedicularis racemosa
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Sickletop lousewort
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Scrophulariaceae
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Penstemon davidsonii
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Davidson's penstemon
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Scrophulariaceae
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Petasites frigidus
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Coltsfoot
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Asteraceae
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Phyllodoce empetriformis
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Red mountain heather
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Ericaceae
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Pinus monticola
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Western white pine
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Pinaceae
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Polygonum bistortoides
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Mountain bistort
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Polygonaceae
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Polypodium hesperium
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Polypody
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Polypodiaceae
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Polystichum imbricans
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Christmas-fern
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Polypodiaceae
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Polystichum munitum
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Sword fern
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Polypodiaceae
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Populus trichocarpa
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Black cottonwood
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Salicaceae
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Potentilla flabellifolia
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Fan-leaf cinquefoil
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Rosaceae
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Pseudotsuga menziesii
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Douglas fir
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Pinaceae
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Pteridium aquilinum
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Bracken
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Polypodiaceae
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Pyrola asarifolia
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Pink wintergreen
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Ericaceae
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Rhamnus purshiana
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Cascara
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Rhamnaceae
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Rhododendron albiflorum
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White rhododendron
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Ericaceae
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Ribes bracteosum
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Stink currant
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Grossulariaceae
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Ribes lacustre
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Prickly currant
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Grossulariaceae
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Ribes sanguinium
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Red-flowered currant
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Grossulariaceae
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Rubus lasiococcus
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Dwarf bramble
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Rosaceae
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Rubus parviflorus
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Thimbleberry
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Rosaceae
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Rubus pedatus
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Strawberry bramble
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Rosaceae
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Rubus pubescens
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Dwarf red blackberry
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Rosaceae
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Rubus spectabilus
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Salmonberry
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Rosaceae
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Rumex acetocella*
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Sheep sorrel
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Polygonaceae
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Salix barclayi
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Barclay's willow
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Salicaceae
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Salix phylicifolia
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tea-leaved willow
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Salicaceae
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Salix scouleriana
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Scouler willow
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Salicaceae
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Salix sitchensis
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Sitka willow
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Salicaceae
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Sambucus cerulea
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Blue elderberry
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Caprifoliaceae
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Sambucus racemosa
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Red elderberry
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Caprifoliaceae
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Saxifraga bronchialis
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Spotted saxifrage
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Saxifragaceae
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Saxifraga ferruginea
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Rusty saxifrage
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Saxifragaceae
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Saxifraga tolmiei
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Alpine saxifrage
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Saxifragaceae
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Smilacina stellata
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Star-flowered Solomon's seal
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Liliaceae
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Sorbus sitchensis
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Sitka mountain-ash
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Rosaceae
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Spiraea densiflora
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Rosy spirea
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Rosaceae
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Spiranthes romanzoffiana
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Hooded ladies-tresses
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Orchidaceae
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Streptopus streptopoides
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Kruhsea
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Liliaceae
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Tellima grandiflora
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Fringecup
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Saxifragaceae
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Thuja plicata
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Western red cedar
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Cupressaceae
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Tiarella trifoliata
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Foamflower
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Saxifragaceae
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Tofieldia glutinosa
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Bog lily
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Liliaceae
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Tolmiea menziesii
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Youth-on-age
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Saxifragaceae
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Trientalis latifolia
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Broadleaved starflower
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Primulaceae
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Trillium ovatum
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White trillium
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Liliaceae
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Tsuga heterophylla
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Western hemlock
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Pinaceae
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Tsuga mertensiana
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Mountain hemlock
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Pinaceae
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Vaccinium alaskense
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Alaska blueberry
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Ericaceae
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Vaccinium deliciosum
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Cascade huckleberry
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Ericaceae
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Vaccinium membranaceum
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Mountain huckleberry
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Ericaceae
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Vaccinium ovalifolium
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Oval-leafed huckleberry
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Ericaceae
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Vaccinium parvifolium
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Red huckleberry
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Ericaceae
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Valeriana sitchensis
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Sitka valerian
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Valerianaceae
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Veratrum viride
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Green false hellebore
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Liliaceae
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Viola glabella
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Stream violet
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Violaceae
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Viola sempervirens
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Evergreen violet
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Violaceae
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