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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Broadleaf Plant Search
Berberis
Berberis
buxifolia
'Nana'
(Dwarf Magellan Barberry )
Calycanthus
Calycanthus
occidentalis
(Western Spicebush )
Chionanthus
Chionanthus
retusus
(Chinese Fringetree)
Chionanthus
virginicus
(White Fringetree)
Clerodendrum
Clerodendrum
trichotomum
(Harlequin Glorybower )
Cornus
Cornus
amomum
(Silky Dogwood)
Daphne
Daphne
laureola
(Spurge Laurel)
Daphniphyllum
Daphniphyllum
macropodum
(False Daphne )
Dermatophyllum
Dermatophyllum
secundiflorum
'Silver Peso'
(Silver Peso Mescal Bean )
Drimys
Drimys
winteri
(Winter's Bark )
Feijoa
Feijoa
sellowiana
(Pineapple Guava )
Garrya
Garrya
fremontii
(Fremont Silktassel )
Kalmia
Kalmia
latifolia
(Mountain-laurel)
Ligustrum
Ligustrum
sinense
(Chinese Privet)
Lonicera
Lonicera
japonica
(Japanese Honeysuckle)
Myrtus
Myrtus
communis
(Common Myrtle )
Myrtus
communis
'Compacta'
(Dwarf Myrtle)
Oemleria
Oemleria
cerasiformis
(Indian Plum )
Osmanthus
Osmanthus
×
burkwoodii
(Burkwood Osmanthus)
Osmanthus
×
fortunei
(Fortune's Osmanthus)
Osmanthus
fragrans
(Fragrant Tea Olive, )
Osmanthus
heterophyllus
(Holly Osmanthus )
Prunus
Prunus
caroliniana
(Carolina Cherrylaurel )
Rhaphiolepis
Rhaphiolepis
umbellata
'Minor'
(Dwarf Yeddo Rhaphiolepis)
Vaccinium
Vaccinium
corymbosum
(Highbush Blueberry)
Vaccinium
sikkimense
(Sikkim Blueberry)
Viburnum
Viburnum
cassinoides
(Witherod Viburnum )
Viburnum
cinnamomifolium
(Cinnamon Viburnum)
Viburnum
davidii
(David Viburnum)
Viburnum
nudum
(Possumhaw )
Viburnum
nudum
'Winterthur'
(Winterthur Smooth Witherod)
Viburnum
tinus
(Laurustinus)
