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	*Sagittaria latifolia* Wapato, Arrowhead Tall semi-aquatic perennial of marshes or lake margins, with large arrowhead shaped leaves and small white flowers. Height: 3 feet (90 cm). All basal; long angled stalks; submerged leaves are lance shaped or linear; emergent leaves are arrowhead shaped; size: to 25 cm long and 20 cm wide; color: green. Leaves deciduous.
	*Sedum lanceolatum* Lance-leaved Stonecrop Leaves deciduous.
	*Sedum oreganum* Oregon Stonecrop Leaves deciduous.
	*Sedum spathulifolium* Broad-leaved Stonecrop Leaves evergreen.
	*Sisyrinchium californicum* Golden-eyed Grass A small iris-like plant with yellow flowers. Height: 16 inches (40 cm). Mostly basal, long and narrow; 30 cm long, 5 mm wide; green. Leaves deciduous.
	*Sisyrinchium idahoense* Blue-eyed Grass A small clump-forming iris-like plant with small blue flowers. Height: 28 inches (40 cm). Mostly basal, long and narrow, to 20 cm long by 2 mm wide; color: dull green. Leaves deciduous.
	*Sium suave* Water-parsnip Leaves deciduous.
	*Smilacina racemosa* False Solomon's Seal Leaves deciduous.
	*Smilacina stellata* Starflowered False Solomon's Seal Leaves deciduous.
	*Solidago canadensis* Canada Goldenrod Forms patches from long creeping rhizomes. Stems leafy and hairy near the top, with a dense cluster of small yellow flowers. Height: Up to 5 feet (1.5 meters). Lacking basal leaves; stem leaves numerous and crowded, gradually reduced upwards; saw-toothed to entire; hairless to roughly hairy on upper and lower sides; leaves are prominently 3-veined; shape: lance-shaped to linear; color: green. Leaves deciduous.
	*Stachys cooleyae* Cooley's Hedge Nettle Perennial from rhizomes. Height: Up to 5 feet (1.5 meters). Opposite arrangement; hairy/fuzzy curved bristles on upper and lower surfaces, stalked, coarsely toothed along edges; petioles are 1.5-4.5 cm long; shape: deltoid; size: 4-16 cm long; color: green. Leaves deciduous.
	*Streptopus amplexifolius* Clasping Twisted Stalk Perennial herb with a branched zigzagging stem and dangling white flowers. Height: 3 feet (1 meter). Alternate; glaucous beneath; inconspicuous irregularly spaced teeth sometimes on margin; leaves clasp stem at base, veins are not obvious; shape: oval to lance-shaped and pointed; size: 5-14 cm long; color: green. Leaves deciduous.
	*Tellima grandiflora* Fringecup Leaves deciduous.
	*Tiarella trifoliata* Foamflower Herb with erect or ascending stems and spikes of dainty white flowers. Height: 2 feet (60 cm). Main leaves basal, long stalked, usually with 3 irregularly lobed and coarsely toothed leaflets, sparsely hairy, stem leaves (1 to few) reduced in size and with shorter stalks; size: 8 cm; color: bright green. Leaves deciduous.
	*Tolmiea menziesii* Piggy-back Plant A woodland herb whose leaves give rise to small plantlets. Leaves deciduous.
	*Trientalis latifolia* Broad-leaved Starflower A small delicate herb with a single whorl of leaves topped by several small, pink, star-shaped flowers. Leaves deciduous.
	*Trillium ovatum* Western Trillium Short stout stems topped with a whorl of three leaves and a single large white flower. Height: 12-18 inches (30-45 cm). Leaves are in whorls of three at top of stem, leaves are unstalked, spreading horizontally, triangular-oval shape (ovate) with drip-tip feature, 4-20 cm long, green. Leaves deciduous.
	*Typha latifolia* Broad-leaved Cattail A tall wetland plant with long, erect sword-like leaves and dense brown flower spikes. Leaves deciduous.
	*Urtica dioica* Stinging Nettle Tall perennial herb with deciduous leaves covered in stinging hairs. Leaves deciduous.

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