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