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A Photographic Guide to Plants of
Humboldt Bay Dunes and Wetlands
Compiled by Gordon Leppig and Andrea Pickart
Release 2.0
April 2018
Pinaceae
Scientific Name
Abies grandis
Common Name
grand fir
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
CDF, RF
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Picea sitchensis
Common Name
Sitka spruce
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
CDF, FS, SW
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Pinus contorta ssp. contorta
Common Name
shore pine
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
CDF, SW
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Pinus radiata
Common Name
Monterey pine
Close-up
Status
E
Occurs
HBNWR
Habitat
AW, CDF
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Common Name
Douglas-fir
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Mal-le'l
Habitat
CDF
Other
N/A
Status: Conservation concern (C); Exotic (E); Invasive (I); California Native (N)
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Habitat: Dune mat (DM), Dune scrub (DS), Dune swale (SW), Coniferous dune forest (CDF), Riparian forest (RF), Freshwater marsh (FM), Freshwater swamp (FS), Freshwater marsh (FM), Open water (OW), Brackish marsh (BM), Salt marsh (SM), Mudflat (MF) Agricultural wetland (AW).
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* This vascular plant list for Humboldt Bay dunes and wetlands is based on collections made by the authors primarily between 2001 and 2008.
Please email comments, corrections, or proposed additions to andrea_pickart@fws.gov.
Nomenclature follows the Jepson Manual, Higher Plants of California, Second edition (U.C. Press 2012).
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