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  • Latin Names
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  • Woody Plants of Oregon
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  • Additional Information
    • Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
    • Scientific Plant Names
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    • Sunset's Climate Zones
    • References
    • Oregon Master Gardener Training: Identifying Woody Plants

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Broadleaf Plant Search

Agave

Agave macroacantha (Black-spinned Agave)
Agave shawii (Shaw's Agave)

Amorpha

Amorpha nana (Dwarf Wild Indigo )

Berberis

Berberis × gladwynensis 'William Penn' (William Penn Barberry)
Berberis replicata (Evergreen Barberry)
Berberis verruculosa (Warty Barberry)

Calycanthus

Calycanthus × raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine' (Hartlage Wine Sweetbush )

Campsis

Campsis radicans (Trumpet Vine )

Ceiba

Ceiba speciosa (Floss Silk Tree)

Cercidiphyllum

Cercidiphyllum japonicum (Katsura )

Fuchsia

Fuchsia magellanica (Magellan Fuchsia )

Hibiscus

Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon )

Holodiscus

Holodiscus discolor (Oceanspray )

Malus

Malus fusca (Western Crabapple )

Oxydendrum

Oxydendrum arboreum (Sourwood )

Parrotia

Parrotia persica (Persian Parrotia )

Prunus

Prunus emarginata (Bitter Cherry )

Pterostyrax

Pterostyrax hispida (Epaulette Tree )

Rosa

Rosa acicularis (Wild Prickly Rose)

Rubus

Rubus armeniacus (Himalayan Blackberry )
Rubus calycinoides (Crinkle-leaf Creeper )
Rubus laciniatus (Evergreen Blackberry )
Rubus ursinus (Trailing Blackberry )

Toona

Toona sinensis (Chinese Toon )

Viburnum

Viburnum ellipticum (Oregon Viburnum )

Yucca

Yucca brevifolia (Joshua Tree)

Contact Info

Patrick Breen,
CPN (Certified Plant Nerd)
Patrick.Breen@oregonstate.edu
 

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