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Native, perennial, woody taproot, leaves deeply lobed into 5 to 7 segments, leaf stems with glandular hairs. Stands 15-20 inches tall, leaves deeply palmately lobed with veins hairy on underside. Flowers strongly purple-veined and 5 nearly round petals.

Its official common name is Saskatoon. Native, deciduous shrub or small tree. Alternate oval leaves that are toothed along the upper edge. White flowers in the shape of a star with 5 petals. Fruits are berry like pomes and are purple to black with a whitish bloom. Leaves and fruit pits are very toxic.

Native, perennial with several stems. Leaves are lance shaped, alternate, palmtely divided, and hairy. Stands 18 inches tall, with branched root crowns. Flowers are pea like, forming loose elongated clusters of blu. This plant is poisonous to livestock.

Deciduous tree with a slender white trunk marked with black spots and short branches. Alternate round leaves that are pointed a the tip and finely toothed on long slender stalks. Leaves shake vigorously in the wind. Flowers are tiny formed in dense long hanging clusters or catkins. Male and female are on seperate trees.

Native, perennial, rarely branched, tuberous root system. It is 10-20 inches high, with leaves parted into finger-like lobes. Flowers with pominent spurs, 3 beaked seed follicles and is poisonous to livestock.

Perennial herb with solitary stems. Has widely spreading rhizomes. Opposite, heart shaped leaves that are coarsely toothed. Lower leaves are the largest and have long stems. Yellow suflower-like blooms, this plant is found in open woods and on slopes.

Native, biennial, first year grows a a rosette, second year gorws 8 to 40 inches tall. With narrow pinnarely arranged leaves, skunky odor. Flower pedals joined into a tube then into 5 pointed lobes.

Perennial herb with erect unbranched stems. Roots have tuberous growths. Alternate fern-like leaves that are pinnately divided with doubly toothed leaflets. Flowers formed into dense spiked clusters.

Perennial with large taproot patches. Alternate large lance shaped leaves tapering to short stalks. Upper leaves stalkless and clasping. Leaf edges entire. Bright yellow-like flowerheads.

Perennial herb that is a little woody and spreads by rhizomes. Trifoliate, alternate leaves that are egg-shaped. Leaves have sparse but long hairs. Two large leaf-like stipulates found at base of leaf attachment. Fruits are flat pods that curved.

Perennial herb that spreads by rhizomes. One to two feet tall. Narrow, fern kuje keaves are finely divided. Lower leaves having stalks. Upper leaves are stalkless. Plant is covered with hairs. White flowers formed into dense flat-topped clusters. Native to Europe and considered a weed.

Perennial herb is slender in nature. Oppisite lance shaped leaves with smooth edges. Leaves have a single pair of lateral veins. They have loeafy, lance shaped bracts around the base of the flower head. Leaves are without stalks.

Evergreen tree with opposite rows of scale like leaves. Found on dry, open foothills. Fruit is a small bluish-purple to green berry, which are fleshy cones. Native people cooked juniper berries and dried them in cakes. They are never to be eaten in large quantities.

Sprawling evergreen shrub that grows in dense patches on open hillsides. Twigs are olive colored. Alternate leaves, oval, finely toothed with three main veins. Greyish on underside due to hairs. Small white flowers with five slender petals, formed in trianglar clusters.

Coniferous, ervergreen tree, with whorled branches and a narrow pyramid shaped crown. Leaves are needles that are flexible and curve upwards to branch tip. Male and female cones found on same branch.

Perennial herb with milky juice in the stems. Leaves are divided into pairs of lobes that are somewhat pointed at the tips. Flowers are one to two inches and are composed of yellow petal-like ray flowers. Flowerheads are solitary and born on a hollow stalk up to two feet long. Fruits have parachute-like hairs at the ends to bear them up in the wind.

Perennial Herb with fibrous root system. Alternate leaves are lance to spoon shaped and tapered to the stalks. Flowers are bright blue with yellow centers and five widespread petals. Flowers are in clusters with out leaves.

A member of the lily family, it has erect unbranched stems and can be two feet tall. Alternate leaves are oblong and pointed at the tips. Small white flowers are arranged into a branching panicle that sits upright at the end of the branches. Each flower has six white petals. Fruit is a red berry with flecks of purple.

Perennial herb with slender stems. Leaves palmately divided with a blue canst due to fine hairs. Leaflets are coarsely toothed. Raised secondary veins on leaves. Grows in open sites on foothills.

Perennial herb that stands erect. Stems are four sided. Roots have rhizomes which help srpead the species in large patches. Covered with stinging hairs, containing formic acid. Opposite leaves, are narrow and saw-toothed. Leaf stalks are slender. Inconspicusous pink flowers. Found in wet areas. Tender young shoots can be eaten after boiled. Do not eat large amounts, even if it has been cooked.

Deciduous tree with upright branches. Buds are resinous and scented. Leaves are 2 to 5 inches long and one half to one inch wide. Leaves are lance shaped, pointed at the tip and slender. Flowers are formed as catkins.

Deciduous shrub having straight slender thorns at the nodes. Forms large colonies from underground rhizomes. Alternate, pinnuately compund leaves with 5-7 leaflets that are sharply double-toothed with small hairs on the underside. Fruit formed as clusters of mall round hips.

Perennial forb or herb that is native. Leaves are not retained from year to year. Small, yellow flower heads. Alternate stalkless leaves are deeply lobed and very narrow and pointed at the tip. Found in disturbed areas usually alone roadsides.

Perennial grass that is tufted with dense cylindrical flower heads. Glumes lack any awns and the lemmus have a slender awn arising from the backside. Native to Eurasia. It is a good cool season forage grass.

Annual to short lived perennial, 20 to 40 inches tall. A bunch type grass.Leaves are 8-12 inches long and about one half inch wide with a few hairs. Auricles are absent or much reduced, and the ligule is membranous. Inflorescence is up to 12 inches long with many drooping branches in the foem of a loosely contacted panicle. Spikelets are 1 inch long, broad, and flat with keeled lemms.

Deciduous shrub to small tree. Grayish bark with red trigs. Leaves are appositely arranged, heart shaped and palmately lobed. Typical maple leaf shaped. Leaf edges are coarsely and sharply toothed, lighter green on underside. Yellow flowers with five petals. Winged seeds that are V-shaped.

Deciduous tree, stands 30 to 50 feet. Grayish bark with red twigs. Leaves are appositely arranged, three palmate lobes are deeply toothed, lighter green on underside. Leaves turn bright orange and red in fall. One inch einged seeds.

Deciduous shrub to small tree. Grey branches. Thornes, straight and 1 to 2 inches long. Alternate leaves, sharply toothed, rounded or egg shaped. Leaves hairless on underside. Flowers with unpleasant sent.

Evergreen shrub that is quite twisted and gnarled. Un-like big sagebrush it has unlobed leaves. The linear to lance shaped leaves are also covered with silvery to grey wooly hairs. It is found on dry plains and foothills.

Evergreen shrub that is quite aromatic. The bark is grey and is shredded and districtively three lobed at the tips and narrow at the base. Leaves are covered in fine, grey hairs. It is found on dry plains and foothills.

Perennial herb. Yellow roots form rhizomes. Leaves alternate, divided, trifoliate and slender stalks. Slightly flattened fruit woth three parallel veins on each side.

Native, deciduous shrub or small tree, has small raised horizontal slits or pores on the branches. Alternate leaves that are oval, but with the widest part above the middle. Leaf tips pointed, rounded at base. Edges have fine sharp teeth. Leaf stalks have very visable reddish glands near the base of the leaf blade. White flowers, with 5 broad petals. Clusters of fruit that are red to black and cherry like.Fruit is collected after first freeze to increase palatability.

Deciduous shrub, rhizomatous roots, and erect stalks. Opposite leaves that are elliptic to oval with smooth edges that are slightly wavy-lobed. Pinkish flowers that are funnel shaped. Berries, branches, leaves, and roots are toxic.

Deciduous shrub with prple to red branches. Leaves are oppisite and lance shaped with prominent parallel viens converging toward tip. Leaves turn red in the fall. White flowers in flat topped clusters. White fruit in berry-like drupes with large flat stones.

Deciduous shrub, with strong odor. Dark brown branches, but whitish twigs that are soft and pithy. Leaves opposite and pinnately compound. Leaflets are lance shaped, pointed, and sharply toothed. White flowers also with nasty smell. Fruits are blue with whitish bloom. Berries cause nausea and are unpalatable. Stem, bark, leaves, and roots are toxic.

Deciduous shrub with purple to red branches. Leaves are apposite and lance shaped with prominent parelle veins coverging toward tip. Leaves turn red in the fall. White flowers in flat topped clusters. White fruit in berry-like drupes with large flat stones.

Deciduous shrub forming dense stands from rhizomes. Large fuzzy, alternate, maple like leaves that are palmatly lobed. White flowers with five crinkled petals. Fruit is raspberry-like and red. Berries are edible, and are sweet or tart depending on the season and location.

Deciduous shrub, with branches that are sticky when young. Reddish-grey at maturity with leaves that are alternate, pinnately compound, 11-13 leaflets. Leaflets elliptic, pointed, and sharply toothed all along margin. White flowers with five broad petals. Fruit is red to orange forming berry-like pomes in dense clusters.

Perennial herb. Erect unbranched leafy stems. Purplish in color. Found in large colonies due to spreading rhizomes. Leaves alternate, stalkless, lance shaped, andred in autumn.

Perennial native forb, very colorful. The true flowers are hidden behind the colorful bracts which are toothed and deeply lobed. It has a woody rootstock. Opposite leaves, lower leaves are linear and upper leaves are lobed three to five times. Flowers are usually bright red, but there are many other species of paintbrush that vary in leaf structure, arrangement, and color.