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Broadleaf Plant Search
Aleurites
Aleurites
moluccanus
(Candelnut)
Aleurites
rockinghamensis
(Candelnut)
Andromeda
Andromeda
polifolia
(Bog Rosemary)
Arbutus
Arbutus
menziesii
(Pacific Madrone )
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
'White Lanterns'
(White Lanterns Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
bakeri
subsp.
bakeri
'Louis Edmunds'
(Louis Edmunds Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
canescens
(Hoary Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
columbiana
(Hairy Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
confertiflora
(Santa Rosa Island Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
densiflora
(Sonoma Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
densiflora
'Howard McMinn'
(Howard McMinn Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
edmundsii
(Little Sur Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
hookeri
(Hooker's Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
hookeri
subsp.
franciscana
(Franciscan Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
insularis
(Island Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
manzanita
'St. Helena'
(St. Helena Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
montaraensis
(Montara Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
nevadensis
(Pinemat Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
(Pajaro Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
'Bretts Beauty'
(Brett's Beauty Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
patula
(Green Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
pumila
(Sandmat Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
pungens
(Ponitleaf Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
refugioensis
(Refugio Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
rudis
(Shag Bark Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
tomentosa
(Wolly Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi
(Kinnikinnik )
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi
'Massachusetts'
(Massachusetts Kinnikinnik )
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi
'Point Reyes'
(Point Reyes Kinnikinnik )
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi
'San Bruno Mountain'
(San Bruno Mountain Kinnikinnik )
Arctostaphylos
viridissima
'White Cloud'
(White Cloud McMinn's Manzanita )
Baccharis
Baccharis
pilularis
(Coyote Bush )
Chrysolepis
Chrysolepis
chrysophylla
(Golden Chinkapin )
Cinnamomum
Cinnamomum
camphora
(Camphor Tree )
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
congestus
(Pyrenees Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
dammeri
(Bearberry Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
dammeri
'Eichholz'
(Eichholz Cotoneaster )
Cotoneaster
franchetii
(Franchet Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
lacteus
(Parney Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
microphyllus
(Littleleaf Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
microphyllus
'Cooperi'
(Cooperi Littleleaf Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
salicifolius
(Willowleaf Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
salicifolius
'Autumn Fire'
(Autumn Fire Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
×
suecicus
'Coral Beauty'
(Coral Beauty Cotoneaster)
Daboecia
Daboecia
cantabrica
(Irish Heath )
Daphne
Daphne
×
burkwoodii
(Burkwood Daphne)
Daphne
×
burkwoodii
'Carol Mackie'
(Carol Mackie Burkwood Daphne)
Daphne
odora
(Fragrant Daphne )
Daphne
odora
'Mae-Jima'
(Mae-Jami Winter Daphne)
Daphne
odora
'Marginata'
(Variegated Fragrant Daphne )
Eriogonum
Eriogonum
fasciculatum
(California Buckwheat )
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
urnigera
(Urn Gum)
Hakea
Hakea
microcarpa
(Small-fruited Hakea)
Iberis
Iberis
sempervirens
(Evergreen Candytuft)
Iberis
sempervirens
'Alexanders White'
(Alexander's White Evergreen Candytuft )
Iberis
sempervirens
'Little Gem'
(Little Gem Evergreen Candytuft)
Leucothoe
Leucothoe
axillaris
(Coast Leucothoen )
Magnolia
Magnolia
lotungensis
(Eastern Joy Lotus Tree)
Melaleuca
Melaleuca
diosmifolia
(Dotted Melaleuca )
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
var.
echinoides
(Shrub Tanoak )
Photinia
Photinia
davidiana
(Chinese Stranvaesia )
Photinia
davidiana
var.
undulata
(Wavy-leafed Chinese Stranvaesia)
Pieris
Pieris
formosa
var.
forrestii
(Chinese Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
var.
yakushimanum
'Prelude '
(Prelude Pieris )
Pittosporum
Pittosporum
heterophyllum
(Chinese Pittosporum)
Pittosporum
tobira
(Japanese Mock Orange )
Prunus
Prunus
caroliniana
(Carolina Cherrylaurel )
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Otto Luyken'
(Otto Luyken's Laurel)
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Zabeliana'
(Zabel's Laurel)
Pyracantha
Pyracantha
(Firethorn)
Pyracantha
koidzumii
(Formosan Firethorn)
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Rhaphiolepis
Rhaphiolepis
umbellata
'Minor'
(Dwarf Yeddo Rhaphiolepis)
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
'Dreamland'
(Dreamland Rhrododendron)
Rhododendron
groenlandicum
(Labrador-tea)
Rhus
Rhus
integrifolia
(Lemonade Berry )
Rhus
ovata
(Sugar Bush)
Skimmia
Skimmia
reevesiana
(Reeves Skimmia)
Tasmannia
Tasmannia
lanceolata
(Mountain Pepper)
Umbellularia
Umbellularia
californica
(Oregon Myrtle )