The indicator plants are grouped by the moisture regimes they indicate = background colour of the slides. Groups are in the following order: 1. Very Dry to Dry (red) 2. Fresh to Moist (green) 3. Dry to Moist (yellow + green) 4. Moist to Very Wet (blue) View the pictures of the indicator plants Look at stems, leaves, inflorescences, and other distinguishing characteristics

Family name common name Habitat (Elevation zone) Moisture Regime Indicated View the pictures of the indicator plants Look at stems, leaves, inflorescences, and other distinguishing characteristics Background colours = visual cue of moisture regime indicated

Poaceae bluebunch wheatgrass Grasslands + dry open forests Very dry to dry ca/range/RangeID/Imag es/pseudoroegeneria%2 0spicata1.jpg front.net/images/upload- flashcards/front/5/2/ _m.jpg

Poaceae cheatgrass Grasslands + dry open forests + disturbed sites Dry ens.wa.us/weedboa rd/other%20weeds/ cheat2.JPG tGuideFolder/BromusTectoru m/BromusTec800a.jpg

Asteraceae arrow-leaved balsam root Grasslands + open forests Very dry to dry Photo: Wesley Brookes week/images/arrowleafbalsamroot/balsamorhiza_sagittata_lg.jpg

Asteraceae rabbit brush Grasslands, open forests, disturbed sites Dry hrysothamnus_nauseosus jpg a/potd/chrysothamnus_nauseosus 2.jpg

Asteraceae yarrow Open forests, disturbed sites Very dry to moist Photo: Wesley Brookes hcards/ /jpg/achi llea_millefolium_ _2574_1_ jpg eriaromana.it/prodotti/tin ture_ita/ACHILLEA%20MIL LEFOLIUM.jpg

Asteraceae pasture sage Grasslands, open forests, overgrazed sites Dry footnativeplants.c om/wp- content/uploads/ wppa/149.jpg imedia.org/wikipe dia/commons/7/ 75/Artemisia_abs inthium_( ).jpg

Cactaceae prickly pear cactus Grasslands + open PP forests + rock outcrops Very dry Photo: Wesley Brookes Opuntia_fragilis.jpg

Crassulaceae lance-leaved stonecrop Open grassy slopes, sandy benches, ridges, rock outcrops Dry plant.com/families/crassulaceae/sedum/sedum_rubrotinctum.jpg ers.com/Yellow%20Enlarged%2 0Photos/3amla.jpg

Cupressaceae common juniper Open forests, rock outcrops Very dry to dry Photo: Wesley Brookes u.ee/ajaveeb/vons/ wp- content/uploads/2 010/09/it_pl_4.jpg

Liliaceae nodding onion Dry open woods, exposed grassy places, rocky crevices, with Douglas-fir Dry smichelcorbe il.com/image s/allium%20c ernuum.jpg ker.no/Allium%2 0cernuum.jpg

Rosaceae old man’s whiskers Open calcareous grassy sites, open dry forest, subalpine meadows Dry Photo: Wesley Brookes mages/dandelion3.jpg rainegrowers.ca/imag es/Geum%20trifloru m.jpg

Scrophulariaceae showy penstemon Rocky sites, open forest Dry org/static/images/plant/r esized/Penstemon_frutico sus_700x700.jpg

Selaginellaceae compact selaginella Dry, exposed ridges, grasslands, rocky outcrops, submontane  alpine Dry opsida/selaginellaceae/selaginella/rupestris.jpg nella_densa,_entire,I_GY609.jpg

Parmeliaceae Cladonia lichens Over mineral soil, rock, humus + decaying wood in open dry forests and grasslands, Submontane  subalpine Dry

Poaceae pinegrass Forests Dry to fresh e/RangeID/Images/calamagros tis%20rubescens1.jpg nature/cascade/mtadams/poacea e/calamagrostis/rubescens/rubes cens2a.jpg

Poaceae rough fescue Grasslands + forest openings Moist D/Images/festuca%20campestris1.jpg m/images/grid24_12/8 090/s/images/plants/52 4/Poa_scabrella.jpg

Poaceae Kentucky bluegrass Grasslands, open forests, wetlands Moist pedia/commons/b/b2/Starr_ _Poa_pratensis.jpg

Asteraceae mountain arnica Montane forests Fresh to moist

Asteraceae heart-leaved arnica Montane forests Fresh to moist Photo: Wesley Brookes ordifolia1.jpg

Asteraceae big sagebrush Grasslands Dry to fresh 20sagebrush.jpg content/uploads/2012/01/Artemisia -tridentata-foliage-Mather.jpg

Araliaceae wild sarsaparilla Shaded forests, mixedwoods Fresh to moist ages/plants/originals/Aralia_nudicaulis %23740b%23.jpg weeds.com/Plant_Families/A raliaceae_pics/Aralia_nudicau lis.jpg

Caprifoliaceae twinflower open  closed forests Fresh to moist Photo: Wesley Brookes uk/uploaded/images/plants/pla nt_10316/plant_linnaea_boreal is__1_47.jpg?

Caprifoliaceae common snowberry Open forests, grass openings, rock outcrops Dry to fresh

Fabaceae arctic lupine High-elevation meadows and subalpine forests; medium-elevation open forests Fresh to moist puddle.org/pix/Fl owers/Lupinus.jpg ak0.pinimg.com/236x/dc/57/ec/dc 57ecbfc3f6a5910aeb98b907b4aeef.jpg

Fabaceae silky lupine Grasslands, open PP forests, disturbed sites Dry to fresh y0DiIZDcwRNfcQ_m.jpg

Ericaceae grouseberry Open conifer montane forests Dry to moist m/flowerpics/whortleberry x150.jpg

Liliaceae rosy twistedstalk Moist forests + openings, streambanks, meadows Fresh to moist o.net/photo/ sm.jpg

Ericaceae prince’s pine Mossy well-drained conifer forests, clearings Dry to fresh hyandmore.com/med_ images/CHIMAPHILA_ UMBELLATA.jpg bydonna.com/pix/Pipsiss ewa-large.jpg

Asteraceae showy aster Open forests, meadows + clearings Dry to moist usercontent.com/- BVc-MPdyhF0/Uq- AD4frbPI/AAAAAA AAYlA/VgT7HJR- Z_I/s0/photo.jpg flowers.ca/cmsAdmin/ uploads/Showy_Aster _Bloom.gif

Ericaceae dwarf blueberry Mossy conifer montane forests, wet meadows, mountain slopes, alpine tundra Dry to moist edu/imgs/512x768/0000_ 0000/0507/0799.jpeg /Plants/Vaccinium%20caespitosum_fil es/image003.gif

Celastraceae falsebox Open  closed forests Dry to moist pachistima/pachistima-flikr235.jpg /Botanie3/DSCN9892e.JPG

Elaeagnaceae Soopallalie Open forests Dry to moist /managecontent/51- 4b79a25334a67.gif

Ericaceae one-sided wintergreen Mossy coniferous forests, submontane to subalpine Dry to moist 42.fc2blog.us/e/u/r/euroflo ra/ d3.jpg as.org.uk/priority/ images/big/26.jpg

Rosaceae wild strawberry Open forests, disturbed sites, submontane to subalpine Dry to moist

Rosaceae Saskatoon Open forests, grasslands Dry to moist elanchier.jpg

Rosaceae birch-leaved spirea Open forests Dry to moist old/5_jokyo/flowerphoto/marubashimotuke3_ JPG r/Spiraeabetulifolia_liten.jpg

Parmeliaceae Pelt lichen Over moss, humus, rocks, decaying logs in open forests Dry to moist BBuskerud%2BSigdal_O%3DTimdal_D%3D _C%3DET_I%3D1.jpg

Parmeliaceae red-stemmed feathermoss Coniferous forest floors, on humus and logs, submontane-subalpine Dry to moist

Parmeliaceae knight’s plume Coniferous forest floors, on humus, logs, rocks, submontane-subalpine Dry to moist crista-castrensis.jpg

Poaceae bluejoint Forests, meadows, wetlands, clearings Moist to wet nocots/Calamagrotis%20C.jpg © Adolf Ceska

Cyperaceae sedge Commonly in fens, bogs, wetlands, wet forests, lakeshores Mostly wet © Ewan Anderson

Asteraceae arrow-leaved groundsel Meadows, streambanks, slide tracks, open forest, mostly subalpine-alpine Moist to wet triangularis-1.jpg elserpb/5_12_09_1/12May2008/Se necioTriangularis5.jpg.thb.jpg

Betulaceae scrub birch Fens, wetlands, seepage areas, streambanks, montane  subalpine Moist to wet

Betulaceae mountain alder Edges of streams, ponds, lakes, swamps; submontane  subalpine Moist to wet

Caprifoliaceae Utah honeysuckle Forest openings + clearings Moist to wet Source: Walter Sigmund

Caprifoliaceae black twinberry Moist forests, clearings, riparian areas, swamps Moist to wet _full/lonicera_involucrata_a.jpg

Ericaceae trapper’s tea Montane conifer forests, bogs, wet depressions, acidic soils Moist to wet org/wikipedia/commons /7/70/Ledum_glandulos um_7486.JPG ereilaimages/TrappersTe a.jpg

Ranunculaceae globe flower Meadows, seepage sites, streambanks, high-elevation snowbeds Wet mages/trollius/t_laxus.jpg

Salicaceae willow Riparian areas, meadows, wetlands, moist clearings Fresh to wet %20integra%20'Flamingo'%20(6).jpg /wikipedia/commons/3/3e/ Willow_Salix_babylonica.jpg

Parmeliaceae reindeer lichens Open conifer forests, submontane-subalpine Dry to wet Photos/D3/Cladina_rangiferina- AE5FEC4C53.jpg