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Shrubs and Trees of the Colorado Plateau |
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This is a very simplified guide to some of the more common shrubs and trees of the plateau country. |
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Ponderosa Pine |
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Utah juniper J. osteosperma |
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Bigtooth maple |
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Singleleaf ash Fraxinus anomala |
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Fremont cottonwood Populus fremontii |
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White poplar Populus alba |
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Water birch Betula occidentalis |
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Mountain mahogany Cercocarpus either pusintricatus or montanus |
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Box elder Acer negundo |
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one-seed juniper Juniperus monosperma |
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hoary rosemary mint Poliomintha incana |
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pinon pine Pinus edulis |
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rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus ssp. |
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saltbush Atriplex powellii |
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Ephedra Ephedra ssp. |
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big sage Artemisia tridentata |
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cottonwood tree |
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cliffrose Purshia mexicana |
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sandbar willow Salix exigua |
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skunkbush sumac Rhus triloba |
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chokecherry Prunus virginiana demissa |
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