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NATIVE PLANTS. A critical part of natural ecosystems. Prevents erosion Provides food, cover, and nesting sites for wildlife Protects water quality by filtering sediment. FERNS. Bracken Fern. Most common American fern Found in woods and fields Usually 1 to 4 feet tall. Fs.fed.us.
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NATIVE PLANTS A critical part of natural ecosystems. Prevents erosion Provides food, cover, and nesting sites for wildlife Protects water quality by filtering sediment
Bracken Fern • Most common American fern • Found in woods and fields • Usually 1 to 4 feet tall Fs.fed.us
Licorice Fern • Leather – like fronds • Fronds are divided into simple, smooth leaflets • Grows on tree trunks johnrakestraw.files.wordpress.com
SEDGES • Grass-like herb with triangular solid stems • Grows 1 – 3 feet tall • Found in standing water or wet soil Fertilizer-plus.com
Reed Canary Grass • Perennial grass • 2.5 to 5 feet in height • Likes wet soil • Leaf blades are flat and rough to touch pnwpest.org
Salmon Berry • Found along streams, in marshy flats, and in moist woods • Produce salmon-colored edible berries in June and July Nwplants.com
Red Huckleberry • Produces tart, edible, red berries in July • Often found in forested areas in old stumps Web.me.com
Pacific Blackberry • This native blackberry grows is a ‘creeper’ • Don’t pull this blackberry out!
Himalayan Blackberry • This is an invasive plant-- we want these gone! • Be careful of their thorns
Red- Osier Dogwood • Grows in moist soil • Long, lance-shaped, smooth-edged leaves farm3.static.flickr.com
Buttercup • Thrives in moist areas, especially wet meadows Chronicleforums.com
Salal • Evergreen shrub grows in woods on the margins of wetlands, never in wet soil. • Often found on nurse logs Paghat.com
Oregon Grape • Tall bush with glossy, green, holly-like leaves Westernwildflower.com
SKUNK CABBAGE • Grows in standing water or soggy soil • Don’t eat this cabbage– the leaves are poisonous! www.fs.fed.us
TRILLIUM • Grows in shady woods Ubcbotanicalgarden.org
BROAD-LEAVED STARFLOWER • Perennial and grows 4 – 12 inches tall • Grows in open forest and meadows Ontariowildflower.com
Alder • Found in moist woods and along streams • 50 – 80 feet tall www.Tarleton.edu.com
Hemlock • Evergreen conifer • Grows in moist areas and tolerates deep shade • Can grow to 225 feet Encarta.msn.com
Douglas Fir • Grows in all but the wettest and driest soil • May grow to 300 feet www.Davidlnelson.com
Western Red Cedar • Most common cedar in the Northwest • Can grow to 200 feet • Grows in moist soil to dry upland soil Tryonfarms.com
STINGING NETTLE • Look for heart shaped, hairy leaves • The leaves contain formic acid, which causes skin irritation
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