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Lakes Basin Plants

Appearance

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  • Grey furrowed bark

  • Cones sit upright

  • Needles are soft, curled upward, and are bluish green

White fir

Facts

  • Smell citrusy when crushed

  • Can live 300+ years

Appearance

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  • Dark green, and short needes

  • Needles are in pairs

  • Has a tall and thin trunk

  • Small, tight cones

Lodgepole pine

Facts

  • Cones open in high hat

  • Common around lakes, meadows, or higher grounds

Appearance

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  • Tiny oval leaves

  • Small acorns

  • It is shrub usually found in rocky areas 

Huckleberry oak

Facts

  • Evergreen

  • Drought tolerant

  • Important food source for bears

Appearance

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  • Stiff, spiny, stems and branches

  • Small , round, leathery leaves

  • Has white flowers in the spring

 Mountain Whitethorn

Facts

  • It improves soil quality

  • One of the first shrubs to come back after a wildfire

Appearance

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  • The bark often smells like vanilla, pineapple, or even butterscotch

  • Needles are in bundles of three and are long

  • Large cones

Jeffrey Pine

Facts

  • Woodpeckers love Jeffrey pines

  • Looks a lot like a ponderosa pine, but is usually taller

Appearance

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  • Crowded needles

  • Cones stand upright 

  • Reddish, scaly bark

Red Fir

Facts

  • Grows slowly

  • Critical habitat for smaller wildlife 

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