Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Fragrant Sumac is a slow growing shrub that typically grows 2-4 meters tall. It is native to North America and can be found in Southern Ontario. Fragrant sumac prefers upland open woods, fields and rocky cliffs. It is used as a ground cover, and an excellent shrub for stabilizing banks and slopes. The leaves and stems have a citrus fragrance when crushed. It is often confused with poison ivy, but poison ivy is not fragrant and inhabits more diverse habitats.
Leaf
Compound-trifoliate, with middle leaflet being the largest of the three. Bright yellow to red-purple in the fall.
Fruit/Seed
Female trees have small, round, red, hairy fruits. Fruits appear in July or August.
Flower
Yellow flower clusters. Flowers in March or April.
186 Trees
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Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
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Alaska Paper Birch
Betula neoalaskana
Alaska white birch, Alaska birch
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Alternate-Leaf Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
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American Basswood
Tilia americana
American Linden
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American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
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American Bladdernut
Staphylea trifolia
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American Chestnut
Castanea dentata
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American Elm
Ulmus americana
White Elm, Water Elm, Grey Elm, Soft Elm
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American Hop-hornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
Ironwood
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American Mountain-Ash
Sorbus americana
American Rowan-Tree, Dogberry, Pigberry
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American Plum
Prunus americana
Wild plum or red plum
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American Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
American Plane-Tree
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American Witch-Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Common Witch-Hazel
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Amur Maple
Acer ginnala
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Austrian Pine
Pinus nigra
Black pine
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Balsam Fir
Abies balsamea
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Balsam Poplar
Populus balsamifera
Balm Poplar, Balsam, Rough-Barked Poplar
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Bebb’s Willow
Salix bebbiana
Beaked willow, long-beaked willow and diamond willow
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Bigleaf Maple
Acer macrophyllum
Oregon maple
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Bitter Cherry
Prunus emarginata
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Bitternut Hickory
Carya cordiformis
Swamp Hickory
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Black Ash
Fraxinus nigra
Swamp Ash, Basket Ash, Water Ash
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Black Cherry
Prunus Serotina
Wild Black Cherry
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Black Cottonwood
Populus trichocarpa
Western Balsam Poplar
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Black Hawthorn
Crataegus douglasii
western hawthorn
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Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Common Locust, False Acacia
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Black Maple
Acer nigrum
Hard Maple, Rock Maple
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Black Oak
Quercus velutina
Yellow-Barked Oak, Yellow Oak
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Black Spruce
Picea Mariana
Bog spruce, Swamp spruce, Water spruce
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Black Walnut
Juglans nigra
American Walnut, American Black Walnut
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Black Willow
Salix nigra
Swamp Willow
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Blue Ash
Fraxinus quadrangulata
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Blue Spruce
Picea pungens
Colorado Spruce, Silver Spruce
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Blue-Beech
Carpinus caroliniana
Muscle Beech, American Hornbeam, Smooth Barked Ironwood
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Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
Mossycup Oak, Blue Oak
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Butternut
Juglans cinerea
White Walnut; Lemon Walnut
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Canada Plum
Prunus nigra
Canadian Plum, Black Plum
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Cascara Buckthorn
Rhamnus purshiana
Cascara
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Chestnut Oak
Quercus montana
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Chinquapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
Yellow Chestnut Oak, Chinkapin Oak
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Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
Wild Cherry, Common Chokecherry
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Cockspur Hawthorn
Crataegus crus-galli
cockspur thorn
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Common Apple
Malus pumila
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Common Buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
European Buckthorn
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Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
Northern hackberry, American hackberry
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Common Hop Tree
Ptelea trifoliata
Skunk Bush
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Common Lilac
Syringa vulgaris
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Common Pear
Pyrus communis
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Crack Willow
Salix fragilis
Brittle Willow, Snap Willow
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Cucumber Tree
Magnolia acuminata
Cucumber Magnolia
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Dotted Hawthorn
Crataegus punctata
White haw
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Douglas Maple
Acer glabrum
Rocky mountain maple
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Douglas-Fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Coast Douglas-fir, Common Douglas-fir, Green Douglas-fir, Douglas
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Downy Hawthorn
Crataegus mollis
Red hawthorn
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Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
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Dwarf Chinquapin Oak
Quercus prinoides
Dwarf Chestnut Oak
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Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
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Eastern Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
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Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
Canada Hemlock
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Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
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Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
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Eastern White Cedar
Thuja occidentalis
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Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
Soft Pine
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English Elm
Ulmus procera
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English Oak
Quercus robur
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English Walnut
Juglans regia
Persian walnut
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European Ash
Fraxinus excelsior
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European Black Alder
Alnus glutinosa
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European Larch
Larix decidua
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European Mountain-Ash
Sorbus aucuparia
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European White Birch
Betula pendula
Weeping Birch
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European White Poplar
Populus alba
Silver Poplar, European White Poplar
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Fanleaf Hawthorn
Crataegus flabellata
New England hawthorn
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Fireberry Hawthorn
Crataegus chrysocarpa
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Fleshy Hawthorn
Crataegus succulenta
Succulent hawthorn
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Garden Plum
Prunus domestica
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Garry Oak
Quercus garryana
Oregon White Oak
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Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba
Maindenhair Tree
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Glossy Buckthorn
Frangula alnus
Alder Buckthorn
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Grand Fir
Abies grandis
Lowland Fir
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Gray Dogwood
Cornus racemosa
Northern Swamp Dogwood, Panicle Dogwood
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Green Alder
Alnus viridis
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Green Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Red ash
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Grey Birch
Betula populifolia
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Heartleaf Willow
Salix eriocephala
Diamond willow, Narrow heartleaf willow, Missouri willow
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Highbush Cranberry
Viburnum trilobum, Viburnum opulus var. americanum
American Cranberrybush, Cranberrybush Viburnum
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Honey Locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Thorny Locust, Sweet Locust
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Horse chestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum
Conker Tree
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Jack Pine
Pinus banksiana
Banksian Pine, Grey Pine, Scrub Pine
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Kentucky Coffee Tree
Gymnocladus dioicus
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Large Cranberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon
American Cranberry; Bearberry
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Large-Toothed Aspen
Populus grandidentata
Big toothed aspen
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Limber Pine
Pinus flexilis
Rocky Mountain white pine
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Littleleaf Linden
Tilia cordata
Small-Leaved Linden
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Littletree Willow
Salix arbusculoides
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Lodgepole Pine
Pinus contorta var. latifolia
Rocky Mountain, Black pine
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Lombardy Poplar
Populus nigra
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Manitoba Maple
Acer negundo
Western Box-Elder, Ashleaf Maple
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Mountain Hemlock
Tsuga mertensiana
Black hemlock
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Mountain Maple
Acer spicatum
Dwarf maple, moose maple and white maple
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Mountain Paper Birch
Betula cordifolia
Mountain white birch, Eastern paper birch
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Nannyberry
Viburnum lentago
Sweet Viburnum, Sheepberry
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Northern Catalpa
Catalpa speciosa
Western Catalpa, Cigar Tree
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Northern Pin Oak
Quercus ellipsoidalis
Hills Oak, Jack Oak
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Norway Maple
Acer platanoides
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Norway Spruce
Picea abies
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Ohio Buckeye
Aesculus glabra
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Oneseed Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna
Common hawthorn, single-seeded hawthorn
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Oregon Ash
Fraxinus latifolia
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Osage Orange
Maclura pomifera
Hedge Apple Tree
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Pacific Silver Fir
Abies amabilis
Amabilis Fir
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Pacific Willow
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra
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Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
Common Pawpaw, False Banana
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Peach
Prunus persica
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Peachleaf Willow
Salix amygdaloides
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Pignut Hickory
Carya glabra
smooth-bark hickory
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Pin Cherry
Prunus pensylvanica
Fire Cherry, Bird Cherry, Red Cherry
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Pin Oak
Quercus palustris
Swamp Oak, Spanish Oak, Water Oak
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Pitch Pine
Pinus rigida
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Poison Sumac
Toxicodendron vernix
Swamp-Sumac, Poison-Dogwood, Poison-Oak
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Ponderosa Pine
Pinus ponderosa
Yellow pine, western pine
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Pumpkin Ash
Fraxinus profunda
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Purple-Osier Willow
Salix purpurea
Purple willow
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Pussy Willow
Salix discolor
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Red Alder
Alnus rubra
Oregon alder, Western alder
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Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Scarlet Maple, Soft Maple, Curled Maple
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Red Mulberry
Morus rubra
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Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Northern Red Oak, Grey Oak
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Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus stolonifera
Red osier
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Red Pine
Pinus resinosa
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Red Spruce
Picea rubens
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Rock Elm
Ulmus thomasii
Corck elm
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Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
Western juniper
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Sand Cherry
Prunus pumila
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Saskatoon Serviceberry
Amelanchier bartramiana
Western Serviceberry, Mountain Juneberry, Shadbush
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Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
White Sassafras, Cinnamon-Wood, Mitten-Tree
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Satiny Willow
Salix pellita
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Scarlet Hawthorn
Crataegus coccinea
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Scots Pine
Pinus sylvestris
Scotch Pine
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Shagbark Hickory
Carya ovata
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Shellbark Hickory
Carya laciniosa
Kingnut Hickory
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Shining Willow
Salix lucida ssp. lucida
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Showy Mountain-Ash
Sorbus decora
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Shumard Oak
Quercus shumardii
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Siberian Crabapple
Malus baccata
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Siberian Elm
Ulmus pumila
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Silky Dogwood
Cornus obliqua
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Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum
Soft Maple, White Maple
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Sitka Alder
Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata
Mountain Alder
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Sitka Spruce
Picea sitchensisa
Coast spruce, Tideland spruce
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Slippery Elm
Ulmus rubra
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Small Cranberry
Vaccinium oxycoccos
Bog Cranberry, Swamp Cranberry
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Smooth Serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis
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Sour Cherry
Prunus cerasus
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Speckled Alder
Alnus incana
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Speckled Alder
Alnus incana
Tag alder, Gray alder, Hoary alder
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Staghorn Sumac
Rhus typhina
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Striped Maple
Acer pensylvanicum
Moosewood, Moose Maple, Whistlewood
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Subalpine Fir
Abies lasiocarpa
Alpine fir
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Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum
Hard Maple, Curly Maple
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Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor
Swamp Oak, Blue Oak
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Sweet Birch
Betula lenta
Cherry birch
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Sweet Cherry
Prunus avium
Wild Cherry
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Tamarack
Larix laricina
American Larch; Eastern Larch
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Tree-of-Heaven
Ailanthus altissima
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Trembling Aspen
Populus tremuloides
Quaking aspen
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Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Tulip-Magnolia, Tulip-Poplar
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Vine Maple
Acer circinatum
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Water Birch
Betula occidentalis
Red birch
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Weeping Willow
Salix babylonica
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Western Flowering Dogwood
Cornus nuttallii
Pacific Dogwood
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Western Hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla
Pacific Hemlock
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Western Larch
Larix occidentalis
Tamarack
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Western Red Cedar
Thuja plicata
Western Thuja, Giant Arborvitae
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Western White Pine
Pinus monticola
Mountain white pine, Idaho white pine, Silver pine
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White Ash
Fraxinus americana
American ash
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White Birch
Betula papyrifera
Paper birch
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White Mulberry
Morus alba
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White Oak
Quercus alba
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White Spruce
Picea glauca
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White Willow
Salix alba
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Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulis
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Wild Crabapple
Malus coronaria
American Crabapple, Sweet Crabapple
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Wych Elm
Ulmus glabra
Scotch elm, Scots elm
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Yellow Birch
Betula alleghaniensis
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Yellow-Cedar
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis
Alaska-Cedar, Nootka-Cypress, Yellow-Cypress