Shrubs

By Elevation Zone

All photos courtesy Andrey Zharkikh except where noted

Shrubland

Forest

Riparian

Big sagebrush

Species Name:  Artemisia tridentata

Flower Color:  Yellow

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Gambel’s oak

Species Name:  Quercus gambelii

Flower Color:  Green

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Rubber rabbitbrush

Species Name:  Chrysothamnus nauseosus

Flower Color:  Yellow

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Chokecherry

Species Name:  Prunus virginiana

Flower Color:  White / Cream

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Blue Elderberry

Species Name:  Sambucus caerulea

Flower Color:  White / Cream

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Mountain Ash

Species Name:  Sorbus scopulina

Flower Color:  White / Cream

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Mountain Mahogany

Species Name:  Cercocarpus ledifolius

Flower Color:  White / Cream

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Mountain Snowberry

Species Name:  Symphoricarpos oreophilus

Flower Color:  Pink

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Ninebark

Species Name:  Physocarpus malvaceus

Flower Color:  White / Cream

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Thimbleberry

Species Name:  Rubus parviflorus

Flower Color:  White / Cream

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Wild Rose

Species Name:  Rosa woodsii

Flower Color:  Pink

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Willow

Species Name:  Salix exigua  

Lower riparian

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Pussy willow

Species Name:  Salix wolfii  

Upper riparian

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