Trees and shrubs of the Black Hills

Trees and shrubs of the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, A to Z by common name. Open any plant for ID details, bloom time, roots and seeds.

In bloom

Beaked Hazelnut

Corylus cornuta

Apr–May · Native

Black Hills Spruce

Picea glauca var. densata

May–Jun · Native

Photo: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

Apr–May · Native

Photo: Bob Miller, CC BY 4.0

Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Apr–Jun · Native

Photo: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0

Common Juniper

Juniperus communis var. depressa

May–Jun · Native

Photo: John Brew, CC BY 4.0

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

Apr–Jun · Native

Photo: psweet, CC BY-SA 4.0

Great Plains Yucca

Yucca glauca

Jun–Jul · Native

Photo: Connor Haindfield, CC BY 4.0

Kinnikinnick

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

May–Jul · Native

Mat Rock Spiraea

Petrophytum caespitosum

Jun–Aug · Native

Northern Gooseberry

Ribes oxyacanthoides

Apr–Jun · Native

Oregon Grape

Mahonia repens

Apr–Jul · Native

Photo: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera

Apr–May · Native

Photo: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum

May–Jun · Native

Photo: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0

Prairie Rose

Rosa arkansana

May–Aug · Native

Photo: David LaMagna, CC BY 4.0

Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Apr–May · Native

Red Raspberry

Rubus idaeus subsp. strigosus

May–Jul · Native

Photo: Brian Dickerson, CC0 1.0

Rocky Mountain Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum

Apr–May · Native

Photo: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

May–Jun · Native

Photo: John Gaskin, CC0 1.0

Shrubby Cinquefoil

Dasiphora fruticosa

Jun–Aug · Native

Thimbleberry

Rubus parviflorus

Jun–Jul · Native

Photo: Owen McElroy, CC0 1.0

Western Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron rydbergii

May–Jul · Native

Photo: Joey M, CC BY 4.0

White Spirea

Spiraea betulifolia

Jun–Aug · Native