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Species
Nupqu is growing over 80 different species in our nursery every year. Here you’ll find a general plant list – please contact us for more information regarding sizing and ordering information. If you’re looking for a species that is not listed, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We are always experimenting with new species – we look forward to working with you on your project, and are happy to discuss growing different species at our nursery.
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Trees
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Abies lasiocarpa | Subalpine fir |
| Betula occidentalis | Water Birch |
| Betula papyrifera | Paper Birch |
| Larix lyallii (image) | Subalpine larch |
| Larix occidentalis (image) | Western Larch |
| Picea engelmannii | Engelmann spruce |
| Picea engelmannii x glauca (image) | hybrid white spruce |
| Picea x. | Interior Spruce |
| Picea glauca (image) | White spruce |
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark pine |
| Pinus contorta var. latifolia | Lodgepole pine |
| Pinus flexilis | Limber pine |
| Pinus monticola | Western white pine |
| Pinus ponderosa | Ponderosa pine |
| Populus tremuloides | Trembling aspen |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa | Black cottonwood |
| Pseudotsuga menziesii | Interior Douglas Fir |
| Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca | Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir |
| Thuja pilcata | Western Red Cedar |
Shrubs
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Acer glabrum var. douglasii | Douglas maple |
| Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (image) | Mountain alder |
| Alnus viridis ssp. crispa | Green alder |
| Alnus sinuata | Sitka Alder |
| Amelanchier alnifolia var. alnifolia | Saskatoon |
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (image) | Kinnikinnick |
| Betula glandulosa | Scrub Birch |
| Betula nana | Scrub birch |
| Betula occidentalis | Water birch |
| Betula papyrifera var. papyrifera | Paper birch |
| Betula pumila var. glandulifera | Low birch |
| Ceanothus sanguineus | Redstem ceanothus |
| Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus | Snowbrush |
| Chrysothamnus nauseosus | Rabbitbrush |
| Cornus canadensis | Bunchberry |
| Cornus stolonifera | Red-osier dogwood |
| Crataegus douglasii var. douglasii | Black hawthorn |
| Elaeagnus commutata | Wolf Willow |
| Elaeagnus commutata (image) | Silverberry |
| Holodiscus discolor | Ocean Spray |
| Juniperus communis | Common Juniper |
| Juniperus scopulorum | Rocky Mountain Juniper |
| Lonicera ciliosa | Orange Honeysuckle |
| Lonicera involucrata | Black twinberry |
| Mahonia aquifolium | Tall Oregon-grape |
| Mahonia aquifolium | Oregon Grape |
| Menziesia ferruginea ssp. ferruginea (image) | False azalea |
| Pachistia myrsinites | Falsebox |
| Philadelphus lewisii | Mock-orange |
| Physocarpus malvaceus | Mallow ninebark |
| Potentilla fruticosa | Potentilla |
| Prunus virginiana ssp. melanocarpa | Choke cherry |
| Purshia tridentata | Antelope-brush |
| Rhus glabra | Smooth Sumac |
| Ribes alpinum | Alpine Currant |
| Ribes glandulosum | Sticky Currant |
| Ribes lacustre | Black gooseberry |
| Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. oxyacanthoides | Northern gooseberry |
| Ribes oxyacanthoides | Whitestem Gooseberry |
| Ribes sanguineum | Red Flowering Currant |
| Ribes viscosissimum | Sticky currant |
| Rosa acicularis ssp. sayi | Prickly rose |
| Rosa nutkana | Nootka Rose |
| Rosa woodsii ssp. ultramontana | Prairie rose |
| Rosa woodsii | Wood’s Rose |
| Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus | Red raspberry |
| Rubus parviflorus var. parviflorus | Thimbleberry |
| Salix bebbiana | Bebb’s Willow |
| Salix discolor | Pussy willow |
| Salix exigua | Coyote Willow |
| Salix scouleriana | Scouler’s willow |
| Salix vestita | Rock willow |
| Sambucus spp. | Black/Blue Elderberry |
| Sambucus cerulea var. cerulea | Blue elderberry |
| Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa (image) | Black elderberry |
| Shepherdia canadensis | Soapberry |
| Shepherdia canadensis (image) | soopolallie |
| Sorbus scopulina | Western Mountain Ash |
| Sorbus sitchensis | Sitka Mountain Ash |
| Spiraea betulifolia ssp. lucida | Birch-leaved spirea |
| Spiraea douglasii | Pink Spirea |
| Spiraea douglasii ssp. douglasii | Hardhack |
| Symphoricarpos albus var. albus | Common snowberry |
| Vaccinium membranaceum | Black huckleberry |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides | Velvet Lvd. Blueberry |
| Viburnum edule (image) | Highbush Cranberry |
Grass, Sedge, Rush
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Agrostis scabra | Hair bentgrass |
| Calamagrostis rubescens | Pinegrass |
| Carex aperta | Columbia Sedge |
| Carex aquatilis ssp. aquatilis | Water sedge |
| Carex lenticularis | Lakeshore Sedge |
| Carex lenticularis var. lenticularis (image) | Lakeshore sedge |
| Danthonia intermedia | Timber oatgrass |
| Elymus alaskanus ssp. latiglumis | Alaska wildrye |
| Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus | Blue wildrye |
| Festuca campestris (image) | Rough fescue |
| Festuca idahoensis ssp. idahoensis | Idaho fescue |
| Festuca occidentalis | Western Fescue |
| Koeleria macrantha | Junegrass |
| Leymus cinereus | Giant wildrye |
| Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata (image) | Bluebunch wheatgrass |
| Scirpus microcarpus (image) | Small Fruited Bullrush |
| Trisetum spicatum (image) | Spike trisetum |
Perennials
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Achillea millefolium (image) | Yarrow |
| Agoseris glauca | Short-beaked agoseris |
| Allium cernuum (image) | Nodding onion |
| Anaphalis margaritacea | Pearly everlasting |
| Anemone multifida (image) | Cut-leaved anemone |
| Anemone patens | Prairie crocus |
| Angelica dawsonii (image) | Dawson’s angelica |
| Antennaria lanata | Woolly pussytoes |
| Antennaria media (image) | Dark pussytoes |
| Antennaria sp. | Pussytoes |
| Antennaria microphylla | White pussytoes |
| Antennaria neglecta | Field pussytoes |
| Antennaria pulcherrima | Showy pussytoes |
| Antennaria racemosa | Racemose pussytoes |
| Antennaria rosea | Rosy pussytoes |
| Antennaria umbrinella | Umber pussytoes |
| Aquilegia formosa (image) | Sitka columbine |
| Arenaria capillaris | Thread-leaved sandwort |
| Arnica chamissonis | Meadow arnica |
| Arnica cordifolia (image) | Heart-leaved arnica |
| Arnica fulgens | Orange arnica |
| Aruncus diocus | Goat’s beard |
| Asclepia speciosus | Showy milkweed |
| Aster conspicuus | Showy aster |
| Aster foliaceus | Leafy aster |
| Campanula rotundifolia | Common harebell |
| Castilleja miniata (image) | Scarlet paintbrush |
| Dryas drumondii (image) | Yellow mountain-avens |
| Dryas octopetala (image) | White mountain-avens |
| Epilobium angustifolium | Fireweed |
| Erigeron compositus (image) | Cut-leaved daisy |
| Erigeron peregrinus | Sub-alpine daisy |
| Erigeron speciosus (image) | Showy daisy |
| Eriogonum umbellatum | Sulphur buckwheat |
| Fragaria virginiana (image) | Wild strawberry |
| Gaillardia aristata | Brown-eyed Susan |
| Geum triflorum | Old man’s whiskers |
| Hedysarum sulphurescens | Yellow hedysarum |
| Heracleum maximum | Cow-parsnip |
| Heterotheca villosa | Golden-aster |
| Heuchera cylindrica | Round-leaved alumroot |
| Lewisia rediviva (image) | Bitterroot |
| Ligusticum canbyi | Canby’s lovage |
| Linnaea borealis | Twinflower |
| Linum lewisii | Western blue flax |
| Lomatium dissectum | Fern-leaved desert-parsley |
| Lomatium macrocarpum (image) | Large-fruited desert-parsley |
| Lomatium triternatum (image) | Nine-leaved desert-parsley |
| Lupinus arcticus | Arctic lupine |
| Lupinus sericeus | Silky lupine |
| Mentha arvensis | Field mint |
| Monarda fistulosa (image) | Wild bergamot |
| Mimulus lewisii | Pink monkey-flower |
| Mimulus lewisii/gutatus | Monkeyflower |
| Osmorhiza berteroi | Mountain sweet-cicely |
| Oxytropis campestris | Field locoweed |
| Penstemon confertus | Yellow penstemon |
| Penstemon fruticosus (image) | Shrubby penstemon |
| Penstemon procerus | Small-flowered penstemon |
| Phacelia hastata | Silverleaf phacelia |
| Phacelia sericea | Silky phacelia |
| Plantago patagonica | Patagonia plantain |
| Polemonium pulcherrimum (image) | Showy Jacob’s-ladder |
| Prunella vulgaris | Self-heal |
| Saxifraga bronchialis | Spotted saxifrage |
| Sedum lanceolatum | Lance-leaved stonecrop |
| Solidago spathulata | Spikelike goldenrod |
| Symphyotrichum falcatum | White prairie aster |
| Vicia americana | American vetch |
Groundcovers
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Antenarria spp. | Pussytoes |
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Kinnickinnik |
| Cornus canadensis | Bunchberry |
| Fragaria virginiana | Wild Strawberry |
| Sedum lanceolatum | Lance Leaved Stonecrop |