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Broadleaf Plant Search
Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
sinuata
(Sitka Alder )
Alnus
incana
subsp.
tenuifolia
(Thinleaf Alder )
Alnus
rhombifolia
(White Alder)
Alnus
rubra
(Red Alder )
Alnus
rubra
f.
pinnatisecta
(Cutleaf Red Alder)
Cornus
Cornus
nuttallii
(Pacific Dogwood )
Cornus
nuttallii
'Goldspot'
(Goldspot Dogwood, )
Crataegus
Crataegus
columbiana
(Columbia Hawthorn)
Crataegus
douglasii
(Douglas Hawthorn )
Crataegus
monogyna
(Singleseed Hawthorn )
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
angustifolia
(Russian-olive)
Malus
Malus
fusca
(Western Crabapple )
Prunus
Prunus
emarginata
(Bitter Cherry )
Prunus
subcordata
(Klamath Plum )
Robinia
Robinia
pseudoacacia
(Black Locust)
Sambucus
Sambucus
cerulea
(Blue Elderberry )
Sambucus
racemosa
(Red Elderberry)
Sorbus
Sorbus
scopulina
(Greene Mountain Ash )
Sorbus
sitchensis
(Sitka Mountain Ash )