Oregon grape is a shrubby perennial with dark green, waxy leaves. This wide-ranging plant grows in dry or moist areas, in open or dense forests, on brushy slopes, and in plains and valleys.

A trailing, creeping evergreen shrub with long rooting branches, kinnikinnick often forms large mats.

Hawthorn, or thornberry, is a medium-sized tree with branches that have long thorns and pinkish-white flowers that emit a pungent, fishy smell.

Appearing as a large shrub or small tree, elderberry typically grows near streams.

The Ribes genus contains multiple edible species, including currants and gooseberries.

Appearing as a large bush or small tree, chokecherry forms attractive plumes of white flowers in the spring.