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	Pacific Crabapple *Malus fusca* Small tree, slender in form, appears thorny; bushy in the open. Height: 16.5-40 feet (5-12 meters). Leaves deciduous.
	Pacific Ninebark *Physocarpus capitatus* Erect to spreading shrub up to 4 meters tall with clusters of white flowers. Height: Up to 13 feet (4 meters). Leaves deciduous.
	Pacific Rhododendron *Rhododendron macrophyllum* Showy shrub that can grow very large, with clusters of large pink flowers. Height: Up to 26 feet (8 meters) if grown in shade; shorter and bushier in sunlight. Leaves evergreen.
	Pacific Silver Fir *Abies amabilis* An attractive conifer with short dark green needles. Tolerant of shade. Leaves evergreen.
	Pacific Water Parsley *Oenanthe sarmentosa* Semi-aquatic, often reclining or scrambling herb, with stem tips ascending or curled and small flat-topped clusters of white flowers. Height: Up to 40 inches (1 meter). Leaves deciduous.
	Pacific Waterleaf *Hydrophyllum tenuipes* Single leafy, hairy stem grows from rhizomes and fleshy fibrous roots; with small clusters of greenish-white flowers. Height: Up to 32 inches (80 cm). Leaves deciduous.
	Pacific Wax Myrtle *Myrica californica* Tall shrub with small evergreen leaves. Height: Up to 15 feet (5 meters) tall. Leaves evergreen.
	Pacific Willow *Salix lucida* Leaves deciduous.
	Palmate Coltsfoot *Petasites palmatus* Many-stemmed perennial with umbrella-like leaves from creeping rhizomes. Height: Up to 30 inches (80 cm). Leaves deciduous.
	Paper Birch *Betula papyrifera* A small to medium sized deciduous tree with attractive white, peeling papery bark. Height: Up to 100 feet (30 meters). Leaves deciduous.
	Partridgefoot *Luetkea pectinata* Low-growing ground cover with spikes of small white flowers. Height: Up to 6 inches (3 cm) tall. Leaves deciduous.
	Pearly Everlasting *Anaphalis margaritacea* Clump forming, perennial herb with small withering basal leaves and papery white flower clusters. Height: Up to 40 inches (100 cm). Leaves deciduous.
	Philadelphia Fleabane *Erigeron philadelphicus* Short-lived perennial with erect stem-base and taproot or fibrous roots. Height: Up to 2.25 feet (70 cm). Leaves deciduous.
	Piggy-back Plant *Tolmiea menziesii* A woodland herb whose leaves give rise to small plantlets. Leaves deciduous.
	Pink fawn lily *Erythronium revolutum* Large nodding pink flowers grow from a thick and segmented corm. Height: Up to 14 inches (35 cm). Leaves deciduous.
	Pink Monkey-flower *Mimulus lewisii* A clump forming perennial with large pinkish-red flowers. Leaves deciduous.
	Pink Wintergreen *Pyrola asarifolia* A small woodland herb with a basal clump of glossy green leaves and slender spikes of pink flowers. Leaves deciduous.
	Piper's Willow *Salix piperi* Leaves deciduous.
	Quaking Aspen *Populus tremuloides* Deciduous thicket-forming tree with smooth white bark and leaves that "quake" in the wind. Leaves deciduous.
	Rattlesnake Plantain *Goodyera oblongifolia* Evergreen orchid from short rhizomes with an unusual mottled leaf pattern. Height: Up to 1.5 feet (45 cm). Leaves evergreen.
	Red Alder *Alnus rubra* A fast-growing deciduous tree well suited to disturbed sites. Height: Up to 80 feet (25 meters). Leaves deciduous.
	Red Columbine *Aquilegia formosa* Delicate perennial with large nodding, star-shaped, spurred flowers that are a favorite of hummingbirds. Height: Can grow up to 3 feet (1 meter) tall. Leaves deciduous.
	Red Elderberry *Sambucus racemosa* Shrub to small tree with clusters of small white flowers and red berries. Height: 20 feet (6 meters). Leaves deciduous.
	Red Fescue *Festuca rubra* Perennial grass with thread-like leaves forming small patches. Height: Can grow up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) tall. Leaves evergreen.
	Red Flowering Currant *Ribes sanguineum* Erect, multi-stemmed shrub with showy clusters of deep pink flowers in early spring. Height: 3-10 feet (1-3 meters). Leaves deciduous.
	Red Huckleberry *Vaccinium parvifolium* Delicately branched shrub with small red huckleberries, suitable for shady areas on decaying wood. Height: 4-10 feet (1.5-3 meters). Leaves deciduous.
	Red Paintbrush *Castilleja miniata* An attractive wildflower with red brush-like flower clusters. Height: 8-32 inches (20-80 cm). Leaves deciduous.
	Red-osier Dogwood *Cornus stolonifera* Spreading, thicket-forming shrub with bright red stems. Height: Up to 20 feet (6 meters). Leaves deciduous.
	Reed Mannagrass *Glyceria grandis* very similar to G. elata Height: up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) Leaves evergreen.

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