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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Additional Information
Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Broadleaf Plant Search
Arbutus
Arbutus
unedo
(Strawberry Tree )
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
andersonii
(Santa Cruz Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
manzanita
(Parry Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
manzanita
'St. Helena'
(St. Helena Manzanita)
Chrysolepis
Chrysolepis
chrysophylla
(Golden Chinkapin )
Cornus
Cornus
capitata
(Evergreen Dogwood )
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
salicifolius
(Willowleaf Cotoneaster)
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
umbellata
(Autumn Elaeagnus )
Feijoa
Feijoa
sellowiana
(Pineapple Guava )
Heteromeles
Heteromeles
arbutifolia
(Toyon )
Ilex
Ilex
paraguariensis
(Yerba Matá )
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
floribunda
(Asian Crape Myrtle )
Ligustrum
Ligustrum
sinense
(Chinese Privet)
Luma
Luma
apiculata
(Arrayan )
Myrtus
Myrtus
communis
(Common Myrtle )
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Osmanthus
Osmanthus
×
fortunei
(Fortune's Osmanthus)
Osmanthus
fragrans
(Fragrant Tea Olive, )
Pittosporum
Pittosporum
tobira
(Japanese Mock Orange )
Prunus
Prunus
caroliniana
(Carolina Cherrylaurel )
Prunus
ilicifolia
(Hollyleaf Cherry )
Prunus
laurocerasus
(Cherry Laurel )
Prunus
lusitanica
(Portuguese Cherry Laurel .)
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
'Argosy'
(Argosy Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
arboreum
subsp.
cinnamomeum
(Cinnamon Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
irroratum
(Irroratum Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
macrophyllum
(Western Rhododendron)
Rhus
Rhus
ovata
(Sugar Bush)
Tasmannia
Tasmannia
lanceolata
(Mountain Pepper)
Umbellularia
Umbellularia
californica
(Oregon Myrtle )
Viburnum
Viburnum
awabuki
(Sweet Viburnum)
