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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Additional Information
Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Broadleaf Plant Search
Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
sinuata
(Sitka Alder )
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
andersonii
(Santa Cruz Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
insularis
(Island Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
(Pajaro Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
'Bretts Beauty'
(Brett's Beauty Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
tomentosa
(Wolly Manzanita )
Camellia
Camellia
japonica
(Japanese Camellia)
Camellia
sasanqua
(Sasanqua Camellia)
Castanea
Castanea
dentata
(American Chestnut)
Castanea
mollissima
(Chinese Chestnut)
Castanea
sativa
(European Chestnut )
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
integerrimus
(Deer Brush)
Ceanothus
sanguineus
(Redstem Ceanothus )
Ceanothus
velutinus
(Snowbrush )
Davidia
Davidia
involucrata
(Dove Tree )
Enkianthus
Enkianthus
campanulatus
(Redvein Enkianthus)
Franklinia
Franklinia
alatamaha
(Franklin Tree )
Halesia
Halesia
carolina
(Carolina Silverbell )
Leucothoe
Leucothoe
fontanesiana
(Drooping Leucothoe)
Leucothoe
fontanesiana
'Girard's Rainbow'
(Girard's Rainbow Leucothoe)
Leucothoe
racemosa
(Sweetbells Leucothoe )
Neviusia
Neviusia
cliftonii
(Shasta Snowwreath)
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
var.
echinoides
(Shrub Tanoak )
Pieris
Pieris
formosa
var.
forrestii
(Chinese Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
(Japanese Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
var.
yakushimanum
'Prelude '
(Prelude Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
'Flaming Silver'
(Flaming Silver Pieris)
Pyrus
Pyrus
salicifolia
'Pendula'
(Weeping Willow-leaved Pear)
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Stewartia
Stewartia
koreana
(Korean Stewartia)
Stewartia
monadelpha
(Tall Stewartia)
Stewartia
pseudocamellia
(Japanese Stewartia)
Stewartia
rostrata
(Rostrata Stewartia)
Styrax
Styrax
japonicus
(Japanese Snowbell)
Styrax
japonicus
'Evening Light'
(Evening Light Japanese Snowbell)
Toona
Toona
sinensis
(Chinese Toon )
