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Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
refugioensis
(Refugio Manzanita)
Berberis
Berberis
darwinii
(Darwin Barberry)
Berberis
fremontii
(Fremont Barberry )
Crataegus
Crataegus
columbiana
(Columbia Hawthorn)
Crataegus
douglasii
(Douglas Hawthorn )
Crataegus
laevigata
(English Hawthorn )
Crataegus
monogyna
'Flexuosa'
(Contorted Singleseed Hawthorn)
Fatsia
Fatsia
japonica
(Japanese Fatsia)
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Malus
fusca
(Western Crabapple )
Malus
sargentii
(Sargent Crabapple )
Malus
transitoria
(Transitoria Crabapple )
Oplopanax
Oplopanax
horridus
(Devil's Club)
Rhus
Rhus
typhina
'Laciniata'
(Laceleaf Staghorn Sumac)
Ribes
Ribes
aureum
(Golden Currant )
Ribes
nevadense
(Mountain Pink Currant )
Ribes
odoratum
(Golden Currant )
Ribes
sanguineum
'Pokey's Pink'
(Pokey's Pink Flowering Currant)
Ribes
sanguineum
White Icicle™
(White Icicle Flowering Currant)
Rubus
Rubus
laciniatus
(Evergreen Blackberry )
Rubus
leucodermis
(Blackcap)
Rubus
odoratus
(Flowering Raspberry )
Rubus
spectabilis
(Salmonberry)
Sambucus
Sambucus
canadensis
(American Elderberry)
Sambucus
nigra
(Common Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
'Laciniata'
(Fern-leaved Elderberry )
Symphoricarpos
Symphoricarpos
albus
(Common Snowberry)
Viburnum
Viburnum
opulus
var.
americanum
(American Cranberrybush Viburnum)
Viburnum
opulus
var.
americanum
'Compactum'
(Dwarf American Cranberry Viburnum)
Viburnum
opulus
var.
opulus
(European Cranberrybush Viburnum )
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opulus
var.
opulus
'Compactum'
(Compact European Viburnum)
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opulus
var.
opulus
'Xanthocarpum'
(Yellow-fruited European Cranberrybush Viburnum)
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opulus
var.
sargentii
(Sargent Viburnum)
Viburnum
opulus
var.
sargentii
'Onondaga'
(Onondaga Viburnum )
