Botanical Monitoring
2018 Initial plant inventory:
with the help of several local botanists, we cataloged over 230 species of grasses, flowers, shrubs, and trees at Vesper Meadow. Thanks to Stephanie Dayni, Wayne Rolle, and Kristi Mergenthaler.
2019 Baseline surveys:
systematic surveys to look at the diversity and relative abundance of native meadow plants and invasive grasses. Through point-intercept and belt transect surveys we established a description of the initial condition of the plant community before beginning restoration actions. Thanks to Wayne Rolle and John Villella.
2021 - 2024 Creek Restoration Monitoring:
together with our team from The Understory Initiative, and support from the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, we are conducting annual plant surveys to monitor changes before and after restoration activities in the creek.
Vesper Meadow Restoration Preserve Plant List |
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Abies concolor Balsam fir, White fir, White silver fir
native
Tree  2016 Richard Spjut
 2009 Sandra Smith
 2009 Ryan Gilmore
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Adenocaulon bicolor American trailplant, Trail plant
native
Perennial herb  2020 Bob Sweatt
 2020 Cynthia Powell
 2018 Julie Kierstead Nelson
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Agoseris grandiflora Bigflower agoseris, California dandelion, Giant mountain dandelion
native
Perennial herb  2021 Amber Bedgood
 2020 R.A. Chasey
 2021 Cynthia Powell
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Agrostis capillaris Colonial bentgrass
non-native
Perennial grass  2009 Zoya Akulova
 2005 Steve Matson
 2005 Steve Matson
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Alnus incana Gray alder
native
Tree, Shrub  1999 California Academy of Sciences
 2018 David popp
 2007 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
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Alopecurus pratensis Meadow foxtail
• invasive non-native
Perennial grass  2015 David Greenberger
 2007 Louis-M. Landry
 2007 Louis-M. Landry
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Alyssum alyssoides Pale alyssum, Small alyssum, Sweet alyssum
non-native
Annual herb  2011 John Sayers
 2010 Mary Winter
 Mary Winter
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Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon serviceberry, Service berry
native
Shrub  2020 Robert Katz
 2020 Bob Sweatt
 2018 Dee Shea Himes
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Anemone lyallii Little mountain thimbleweed
native
Perennial herb  2011 Steven Perry
 © 2011 Steven Perry
 2011 Steven Perry
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Anemone oregana Blue windflower, Oregon anemone, Western wood anenome
native
Perennial herb  2008 Keir Morse
 2008 Keir Morse
 2019 Cynthia Powell
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Arctostaphylos patula Green leaf manzanita, Greenleaf manzanita
native
Shrub  2009 Keir Morse
 2019 David Magney
 2017 Elysa DuCharme
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Arrhenatherum elatius Tall oatgrass
non-native
Perennial grass  2020 Doug Allshouse
 2019 Thomas Reyes
 2021 John Rawlings
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Artemisia douglasiana California mugwort, Douglas' sagewort
native
Perennial herb  2021 Mike Russler
 2017 Alison Sheehey
 2013 Brent Morgan
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Asclepias speciosa Showy milkweed
native
Perennial herb  2021 Mike Russler
 2015 Jay Chamberlain
 2020 Bob Sweatt
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Asyneuma prenanthoides California harebell
native
Perennial herb  2021 Cara Wilcox
 2015 Steve Matson
 2021 Cara Wilcox
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Berberis aquifolium Mountain grape, Mountaingrape, Oregon grape
native
Shrub  2020 Chico Hiking Association
 2018 David popp
 2006 Louis-M. Landry
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Berberis nervosa Cascades oregon grape, Oregongrape
native
Shrub  2019 Hunter Breck
 2018 Gregory Arena
 2011 Steve Matson
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Bistorta bistortoides American bistort
native
Perennial herb  2018 Julie Kierstead Nelson
 2020 Bob Sweatt
 2003 Michael Charters
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Blepharipappus scaber Blepharipappus, Rough blepharipappus, Rough eyelashweed
native
Annual herb  2008 Steve Matson
 2018 Chico Hiking Association
 2009 Keir Morse
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Bromus diandrus Bromegrass, Ripgut brome, Ripgut grass
• invasive non-native
Annual grass  2009 Neal Kramer
 1995 Saint Mary's College of California
 2020 Julie A. Kierstead
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Bromus mollis Soft brome, Soft chess
• invasive non-native
Annual grass  2006 Brent Miller
 2018 Gary McDonald
 2018 Gary McDonald
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Bromus inermis Smooth brome
non-native
Perennial grass  2020 Belinda Lo
 2005 Louis-M. Landry
 2020 Belinda Lo
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Bromus carinatus California brome
native
Perennial grass  2020 Ron Vanderhoff
 2021 Neal Kramer
 2020 Aaron Sunshine
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Bromus tectorum Cheatgrass, downy brome, Downy brome grass, Downy chess
• invasive non-native
Annual grass  2008 Gary A. Monroe
 2019 Ron Vanderhoff
 2020 Sandy Leatherman
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Calocedrus decurrens Incense cedar, Post cedar, White cedar
native
Tree  2013 Zoya Akulova
 2020 Angelique Herman
 2018 Richard Spjut
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Camassia quamash Camas, Common camas
native
Perennial herb  2020 Bob Sweatt
 2018 Emily Allen
 2010 Steven Thorsted
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Campanula scouleri Scouler's harebell
native
Perennial herb  2005 Jerry Murray
 2011 Aaron Arthur
 2011 Ryan Batten
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Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's purse
non-native
Annual herb  2007 Carol W. Witham
 2019 Cynthia Powell
 2022 Doug Allshouse
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Carex aquatilis Water sedge
native
Perennial grasslike herb  2010 Keir Morse
 2010 Keir Morse
 2010 Keir Morse
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Carex hoodii Hood's sedge
native
Perennial grasslike herb  2010 Steve Matson
 2008 Steve Matson
 2010 Steve Matson
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Carex jonesii Jones' sedge
native
Perennial grasslike herb  2002 Steve Matson
 2014 Steve Matson
 2014 Steve Matson
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Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa Fat fruited sedge, Kellogg's sedge
native
Perennial grasslike herb  2007 Steve Matson
 2007 Steve Matson
 2007 Steve Matson
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Carex neurophora Alpine nerve sedge
native
Perennial grasslike herb  2003 Steve Matson
 2003 Steve Matson
 2003 Steve Matson
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Carex simulata Analogue sedge, Short beaked sedge
native
Perennial grasslike herb  2006 Steve Matson
 2002 Steve Matson
 2006 Steve Matson
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Castilleja miniata Great red paintbrush, Scarlet paintbrush
native
Perennial herb  2013 BOB CASE
 2019 Diane Etchison
 2020 Bob Sweatt
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Castilleja tenuis Hairy indian paintbrush, Hairy owl's clover
native
Annual herb  2005 Steve Matson
 2020 Bob Sweatt
 2008 Steve Matson
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Ceanothus prostratus Mahala mats, Pinemat
native
Shrub  2020 Bob Sweatt
 2020 Bob Sweatt
 2015 John Doyen
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Ceanothus velutinus Tobacco brush, snowbrush
native
Tree, Shrub  2020 Bob Sweatt
 2019 Susan McDougall
 2021 Mike Russler
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Cercocarpus betuloides Birch leaf mountain mahogany, Mountain mahogany
native
Tree, Shrub  2020 Rebecca Schoenenberger
 2016 Cindy Roessler
 2020 Aaron Echols
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Chrysolepis chrysophylla Giant chinquapin, Golden chinquapin
native
Tree, Shrub  2020 Mary Conway
 2019 Cynthia Powell
 2011 Zoya Akulova
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Cirsium arvense Canada thistle
• invasive non-native
Perennial herb  2008 Keir Morse
 2018 Joel Trumbo
 2007 Luigi Rignanese
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Cirsium scariosum Dwarf thistle, Elk thistle
native
Perennial herb  2020 Bob Sweatt
 2016 Julie Kierstead Nelson
 2015 Richard Spellenberg
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Cirsium vulgare Bull thistle
• invasive non-native
Perennial herb  2005 Christopher L. Christie
 2021 Emily Sluiman
 2019 Gustavo Vasquez
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Collinsia parviflora Few flowered blue eyed mary, Small flowered blue eyed mary, Small flowered collinsia
native
Annual herb  2020 Bob Sweatt
 2019 Susan McDougall
 2014 Neal Kramer
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Collomia grandiflora Grand collomia, Large flowered collomia, Mountain collomia
native
Annual herb  2017 John Game
 2016 Cheryl Ballantyne
 2020 Bryant Baker
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Collomia heterophylla Variableleaf collomia, Varied leaved collomia
native
Annual herb  2018 Stacie Wolny
 2019 Mary Conway
 2020 Jennifer Mo
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Danthonia californica California oatgrass
native
Perennial grass  2020 Sara Timby
 2007 Steve Matson
 2002 Bart and Susan Eisenberg
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Deschampsia danthonioides Annual hairgrass
native
Annual grass  2004 Carol W. Witham
 2007 Carol W. Witham
 2008 Keir Morse
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Descurainia sophia Flix weed, Herb sophia
• invasive non-native
Annual herb  2009 Thomas Stoughton
 2015 Debra L. Cook
 2009 Thomas Stoughton
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Dichelostemma congestum Fork toothed ookow, Ookow
native
Perennial herb  2017 Gary Morgret
 2019 Suzanne L. Weakley
 2020 Jean Anderson
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Dipsacus fullonum Fuller's teasel, Fullers' teasel, Wild teasel
• invasive non-native
Perennial herb  2008 Keir Morse
 2020 Bob Sweatt
 2021 Amber Bedgood
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Downingia bacigalupii Bach's calicoflower, Bach's downingia
native
Annual herb  2019 Bruce Homer-Smith
 2009 Keir Morse
 2019 Leah Gardner
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Draba verna Spring draba, Whitlow grass, Whitlowgrass
non-native
Annual herb  2019 Matt Berger
 2021 Charles Russell
 2019 Matt Berger
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Drymocallis glandulosa Sticky cinquefoil
native
Perennial herb  2020 Mary Conway
 2019 Diane Etchison
 2020 Diane Etchison
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Elymus glaucus Blue wildrye
native
Perennial grass  2009 Keir Morse
 2005 Brianna M. Richardson
 2009 Keir Morse
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Thinopyrum intermedium Intermediate wheatgrass
non-native
Perennial grass  2004 Steve Matson
 2016 Neal Kramer
 2003 Steve Matson
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Epilobium densiflorum Dense boisduvalia, Dense flowered boisduvalia, Dense flowered spike primrose
native
Annual herb  2013 Debra L. Cook
 2021 Mike Russler
 2020 Bob Sweatt
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Equisetum arvense Common horsetail rush, Common horsetail, field horsetail, Field horsetail
native
Fern  2006 Robert Sivinski
 2019 Bob Sweatt
 2019 Julie Kierstead Nelson
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Ericameria bloomeri Bloomer's goldenbush, Goldenweed, Rabbitbush
native
Shrub  2021 Mike Russler
 2021 Ryan Carle
 2021 Mike Russler
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Eriogonum elatum Tall buckwheat, Tall woolly buckwheat
native
Perennial herb  2001 Jeff Abbas
 2019 Matt Berger
 2019 R.A. Chasey
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Eriogonum nudum Naked buckwheat, Nude buckwheat
native
Shrub  2020 Stacie Wolny
 2020 Stacie Wolny
 2007 Michelle Cloud-Hughes
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Eriogonum umbellatum Sulphur buckwheat, Sulphur flower buckwheat
native
Perennial herb  2003 Christopher L. Christie
 2015 Jim Bearden
 2005 Steven Perkins
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Eriophyllum lanatum Common woolly sunflower, Common woollysunflower, Wooly sunflower
native
Perennial herb  2001 Jeff Abbas
 2017 John Doyen
 2020 Julie A. Kierstead
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Erodium cicutarium Coastal heron's bill, Red stemmed filaree, Redstem stork's bill
• invasive non-native
Annual herb  2016 Keir Morse
 2020 Julia Markey
 2019 Diane Etchison
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Erythronium klamathense Klamath fawn lily, Klamath fawnlily
• rare native
Perennial herb (bulb)  2019 Belinda Lo
 2019 Belinda Lo
 2013 Julie Kierstead Nelson
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Eurybia radulina Roughleaf aster
native
Perennial herb  2020 Belinda Lo
 2008 Keir Morse
 2020 Belinda Lo
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Festuca occidentalis Western fescue
native
Perennial grass  2008 Keir Morse
 2011 Steve Matson
 2011 Steve Matson
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Fragaria vesca California strawberry, Wild strawberry, Wood strawberry
native
Perennial herb  2020 Cara Wilcox
 2020 Cara Wilcox
 2020 Susan McDougall
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Fragaria virginiana Mountain strawberry, Scarlet strawberry, Virginia strawberry
native
Perennial herb  2020 Bob Sweatt
 2005 George Rembert
 2017 Rebecca Schoenenberger
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Fritillaria affinis Checker lily, Mission bells
native
Perennial herb (bulb)  2020 Karen Swift
 2020 Karen Swift
 2008 Steve Matson
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Fritillaria pudica Gold bell, Yellow fritillary
native
Perennial herb  2020 Zane Walker
 2019 Diane Rose
 2020 Donald Burk
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Galium aparine Cleavers, Common bedstraw, Goose grass
native
Annual herb  2020 Ron Vanderhoff
 2008 Gary McDonald
 2020 Ron Vanderhoff
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Galium boreale Northern bedstraw
native
Perennial herb  2015 Barry Breckling
 2010 Barry Breckling
 2012 Trent M. Draper
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Geranium oreganum Oregon geranium
native
Perennial herb  2005 Christopher L. Christie
 1995 Saint Mary's College of California
 2021 Steve Conger
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Geum macrophyllum Large leaved avens, Large leaf avens, Large leaved avens
native
Perennial herb  2015 Debra L. Cook
 2019 Julie A. Kierstead
 2020 Bob Sweatt
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Geum triflorum Old man's beard, Old man's whiskers, Prairie smoke
native
Perennial herb  2020 Bob Sweatt
 2006 Steve Matson
 2020 Bob Sweatt
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Gilia capitata Blue field gilia, Bluehead gilia
native
Annual herb  2011 Gerald Carr
 2003 Charles E. Jones
 2011 Gerald Carr
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Glyceria leptostachya Davy mannagrass, Manna grass
native
Perennial grass (aquatic)  2008 Keir Morse
 2008 Keir Morse
 2008 Keir Morse
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Heracleum lanatum Common cow parsnip
native
Perennial herb  2019 Bob Sweatt
 2008 Neal Kramer
 2021 Julie A. Kierstead
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Hieracium albiflorum White flowered hawkweed, White hawkweed
native
Perennial herb  2020 Bob Sweatt
 2021 Doug Allshouse
 2020 Bob Sweatt
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Hieracium scouleri Hounds tongue hawkweed, Houndstongue hawkweed, Scouler's hawkweed
native
Perennial herb  2001 Jeff Abbas
 2011 Steve Matson
 2012 Jean Pawek
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Holodiscus discolor Cream bush, Ocean spray, Oceanspray
native
Shrub  2019 Bob Sweatt
 2020 Camille Nowell
 2021 R.A. Chasey
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Juniperus occidentalis Western juniper
native
Tree  2006 Steve Matson
 2015 Susan McDougall
 2020 Julie A. Kierstead
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Lonicera ciliosa Orange honeysuckle
native
Vine, Shrub  2021 Dee Shea Himes
 2008 Matt Below
 2012 RT Hawke
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Arenaria macrophylla Large leaved sandwort, Largeleaf sandwort
native
Perennial herb  2011 Jean Pawek
 2008 Keir Morse
 2016 Steve Matson
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Paxistima myrsinites Oregon boxleaf, Oregon boxwood
native
Shrub  2011 Shannon Henke
 2012 Jean Pawek
 2010 Lee Dittmann
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Pinus ponderosa Bull pine, Pitch pine, Ponderosa pine
native
Tree  2010 Keir Morse
 2021 Cara Wilcox
 2008 George W. Hartwell
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Prunus emarginata Bitter cherry
native
Tree, Shrub  2020 Belinda Lo
 2019 Susan McDougall
 2007 Neal Kramer
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Prunus subcordata Klamath plum, Sierra plum
native
Tree, Shrub  2009 Barry Breckling
 2009 Julie Kierstead Nelson
 2009 Barry Breckling
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Prunus virginiana Chokecherry
native
Tree, Shrub  2006 Louis-M. Landry
 2016 Zoya Akulova
 2019 Bonnie Nickel
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Purshia tridentata Antelope bitterbrush, Antelope bush, Bitterbrush
native
Shrub  2020 Bob Sweatt
 2018 Stefan Eggenberg
 2005 Steve Matson
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Ribes binominatum Ground gooseberry, Trailing gooseberry
native
Shrub  2010 Vernon Smith
 2019 Chasey
 2019 Julie A. Kierstead
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Rosa canina Dog rose
non-native
Shrub  2004 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
 2004 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
 2014 Dean Wm. Taylor
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Rosa gymnocarpa Dwarf rose, Wood rose
native
Shrub  2007 Jim Battagin
 2019 James Gonsman
 2017 David popp
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Sambucus mexicana Blue elderberry
native
Shrub  2018 Chico Hiking Association
 2020 Diane Etchison
 2021 Richard Spjut
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Symphoricarpos mollis Creeping snowberry, Trailing snowberry
native
Shrub  2019 Ron Vanderhoff
 2020 Cara Wilcox
 2019 Ron Vanderhoff
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Taraxia subacaulis Long leaved suncup
native
Perennial herb  2014 John Doyen
 2014 Steve Ashcraft
 2020 Bob Sweatt
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Taxus brevifolia California yew, Pacific yew, Western yew
native
Tree  2018 Richard Spjut
 2022 David Strauch
 2020 Julie A. Kierstead
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