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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). Leaves deciduous.
	*Salix lucida* Pacific Willow Leaves deciduous.
	*Salix piperi* Piper's Willow Leaves deciduous.
	*Salix sitchensis* Sitka Willow Leaves deciduous.
	*Sambucus racemosa* Red Elderberry Shrub to small tree with clusters of small white flowers and red berries. Height: 20 feet (6 meters). Leaves deciduous.
	*Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani* Softstem Bulrush Leaves deciduous.
	*Scirpus maritimus* Seacoast Bulrush Leaves deciduous.
	*Scirpus microcarpus* Small-flowered Bulrush 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). Leaves deciduous.
	*Sisyrinchium idahoense* Blue-eyed Grass A small clump-forming iris-like plant with small blue flowers. Height: 28 inches (40 cm). 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). Leaves deciduous.
	*Sorbus sitchensis* Sitka-Mountain Ash Leaves deciduous.
	*Sparganium angustifolium* Narrowleaf Bur-reed Leaves deciduous.
	*Sparganium eurycarpum* Broadfruit Bur-reed Leaves deciduous.
	*Spiraea densiflora* Subalpine Spirea Low mound-forming shrub with rounded clusters of intense pink tiny flowers. Height: Up to 3 feet (1 meter) tall. Leaves deciduous.
	*Spiraea douglasii* Douglas' Spirea Leaves deciduous.
	*Stachys cooleyae* Cooley's Hedge Nettle Perennial from rhizomes. Height: Up to 5 feet (1.5 meters). Leaves deciduous.
	*Streptopus amplexifolius* Clasping Twisted Stalk Perennial herb with a branched zigzagging stem and dangling white flowers. Height: 3 feet (1 meter). Leaves deciduous.
	*Symphoricarpos albus* Snowberry Erect shrub with attractive white berries that persist through the winter. Height: Up to 6.5 feet (2 meters). Leaves deciduous.
	*Taxus brevifolia* Western Yew Low-growing conifer with deep red-brown bark, flattened sprays of needles, and red berry-like cones. Leaves evergreen.
	*Tellima grandiflora* Fringecup Leaves deciduous.
	*Thuja plicata* Western Red Cedar Large conifer with branches that droop and then turn back up (J-shaped), broad crowns. Height: 100-230 feet (30-70 meters). Leaves evergreen.
	*Tiarella trifoliata* Foamflower Herb with erect or ascending stems and spikes of dainty white flowers. Height: 2 feet (60 cm). 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 deciduous.
	*Tsuga heterophylla* Western hemlock Leaves evergreen.
	*Tsuga mertensiana* Mountain Hemlock Slow growing evergreen conifer. Height: Up to 40 meters (130 ft) tall, but often shorter. Leaves evergreen.
	*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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