Project BudBurst has identified 6 evergreen trees and shrubs that are easy to identify and widespread across the continental United States.

Click on the plant names below for a printable Identification Guide and Phenophase Field Guide that include pictures, identifying characteristics, and plant specific phenophase descriptions.

Big sagebrush

Big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)

Curl-leaf mountain mahogany

Curl-leaf mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius)

Kinnikinnick

Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)

Oregon grape

Oregon grape (Mahonia repens)

Southern live oak

Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)

Southern magnolia

Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)