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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Broadleaf Plant Search
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
patula
(Green Manzanita )
Berberis
Berberis
julianae
(Wintergreen Barberry)
Berberis
replicata
(Evergreen Barberry)
Berberis
×
stenophylla
(Rosemary Barberry)
Berberis
triacanthophora
(Threespine Barberry )
Berberis
verruculosa
(Warty Barberry)
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
griseus
var.
horizontalis
(Carmel Creeper Ceanothus)
Ceanothus
griseus
var.
horizontalis
'Yankee Point'
(Yankee Point Ceanothus)
Daphne
Daphne
laureola
(Spurge Laurel)
Daphniphyllum
Daphniphyllum
macropodum
(False Daphne )
Gaultheria
Gaultheria
shallon
(Salal)
Gevuina
Gevuina
avellana
(Chilean hazelnut)
Laurus
Laurus
nobilis
(Bay Laurel)
Mahonia
Mahonia
aquifolium
(Oregon Grape )
Mahonia
aquifolium
'Compacta'
(Compact Oregon Grape)
Mahonia
pinnata
(California Barberry )
Mahonia
repens
(Creeping Mahonia)
Morella
Morella
californica
(Pacific Waxmyrtle )
Photinia
Photinia
glabra
(Japanese Photinia)
Prunus
Prunus
caroliniana
(Carolina Cherrylaurel )
Prunus
ilicifolia
(Hollyleaf Cherry )
Prunus
laurocerasus
(Cherry Laurel )
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Marbled Dragon'
(Marbled Dragon Laurel)
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Mt. Vernon'
(Mt. Vernon Laurel)
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Otto Luyken'
(Otto Luyken's Laurel)
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Zabeliana'
(Zabel's Laurel)
Prunus
lusitanica
(Portuguese Cherry Laurel .)
Rhaphiolepis
Rhaphiolepis
indica
(Indian Hawthorn)
Rhaphiolepis
indica
'Pink Lady'
(Pink Lady Indian Hawthorn)
Rhaphiolepis
umbellata
(Yeddo Rhaphiolepis )
Rhaphiolepis
umbellata
'Minor'
(Dwarf Yeddo Rhaphiolepis)
Tasmannia
Tasmannia
lanceolata
(Mountain Pepper)
Thevetia
Thevetia
peruviana
(Yellow Oleander )
