This is a compilation of some of the most useful resources used to define the characteristics of species found in this key
A Pocket Guide To Native Plants of Teton County
Colorado State University Extension Master Gardener Notes #172 Identifying Conifers
Discover Life: Tree Key
Fire Behavior in Different Forest Cover Types: Colorado Forest Restoration Institute
Flora of the Black Hills: Keys to Genera, Species, Subspecies, and Varieties by Robert D. Dorn
Guide to the Willows of the Shoshone National Forest
Jepson Herbarium: UC Berkeley Dichotomous Keys to Genera in Families
Key to Identifying Common Colorado Landscape Trees by Linda Smith, Christine Prins, and David Whiting
Know Your Trees: Cornell University
Leafy Place: Cottonwood Trees - Facts, ID, Pictures, Pictures, Problems, and More
Project Learning Tree: Student Page Tree Identification Worksheet (blank)
Rocky Mountain Region Willow Identification Field Guide - USDA USFS - R2-RR-97-01
Textbook of Dendrology - Harlow & Harrar's, by Hardin, Leopold, and White
Virginia Tech Dendrology Fact Sheets and Tree Identification Key
Wyoming Biodiversity Institute: Key to Conifer Trees of Wyoming
Wyoming Trees is from 1964 but has a wealth of information about many native and naturalized (and now noxious) trees included. Great resource!
Simple tree identification key to general tree groups
Winter Tree Identification Presentation offering good information to help understand how to look at plant parts