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Aesculus
Aesculus
glabra
(Ohio Buckeye )
Aesculus
glabra
var.
arguta
(Texas Buckeye )
Aesculus
sylvatica
(Painted Buckeye )
Azara
Azara
microphylla
(Boxleaf Azara)
Castanea
Castanea
dentata
(American Chestnut)
Castanea
mollissima
(Chinese Chestnut)
Castanea
sativa
(European Chestnut )
Cinnamomum
Cinnamomum
camphora
(Camphor Tree )
Daphne
Daphne
cneorum
(Garland Daphne )
Daphne
laureola
(Spurge Laurel)
Daphniphyllum
Daphniphyllum
macropodum
(False Daphne )
Euonymus
Euonymus
japonicus
(Japanese Euonymus )
Euonymus
×
kiautschovicus
'Manhattan'
(Manhattan Spreading Euonymus)
Forestiera
Forestiera
pubescens
(Desert Olive)
Idesia
Idesia
polycarpa
(Iigiri Tree )
Ilex
Ilex
paraguariensis
(Yerba Matá )
Laurus
Laurus
nobilis
(Bay Laurel)
Morella
Morella
californica
(Pacific Waxmyrtle )
Rhus
Rhus
lancea
(African Sumac )
Rhus
typhina
(Staghorn Sumac)