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Broadleaf Plant Search
Aesculus
Aesculus
glabra
var.
arguta
(Texas Buckeye )
Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
sinuata
(Sitka Alder )
Castanea
Castanea
dentata
(American Chestnut)
Castanea
mollissima
(Chinese Chestnut)
Castanea
sativa
(European Chestnut )
Cinnamomum
Cinnamomum
camphora
(Camphor Tree )
Ilex
Ilex
paraguariensis
(Yerba Matá )
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Prunus
Prunus
serrulata
'Ukon'
(Ukon Flowering Cherry)
Salix
Salix
magnifica
(Magnolia-leaf Willow )
Yucca
Yucca
brevifolia
(Joshua Tree)