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Latin Names
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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 )
Alnus
incana
subsp.
tenuifolia
(Thinleaf Alder )
Amelanchier
Amelanchier
alnifolia
(Western Serviceberry )
Amelanchier
alnifolia
'Regent'
(Regent Serviceberry )
Baccharis
Baccharis
pilularis
(Coyote Bush )
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
integerrimus
(Deer Brush)
Ceanothus
sanguineus
(Redstem Ceanothus )
Ceanothus
thyrsiflorus
(Blue Blossom)
Ceanothus
thyrsiflorus
'El Dorado'
(El Dorado Ceanothus )
Ceanothus
velutinus
(Snowbrush )
Crataegus
Crataegus
douglasii
(Douglas Hawthorn )
Gaultheria
Gaultheria
shallon
(Salal)
Leucothoe
Leucothoe
davisiae
(Western Leucothoe )
Mahonia
Mahonia
aquifolium
(Oregon Grape )
Mahonia
aquifolium
'Compacta'
(Compact Oregon Grape)
Mahonia
nervosa
(Longleaf Mahonia )
Mahonia
repens
(Creeping Mahonia)
Malus
Malus
fusca
(Western Crabapple )
Menziesia
Menziesia
ferruginea
(Rusty Menziesia )
Morella
Morella
californica
(Pacific Waxmyrtle )
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
var.
echinoides
(Shrub Tanoak )
Prunus
Prunus
emarginata
(Bitter Cherry )
Prunus
subcordata
(Klamath Plum )
Prunus
virginiana
var.
demissa
(Western Chokecherry)
Rhus
Rhus
glabra
(Smooth Sumac )
Rosa
Rosa
gymnocarpa
(Little Wood Rose )
Rosa
multiflora
(Multiflora Rose)
Rosa
pisocarpa
(Clustered Rose)
Rosa
rubiginosa
(Sweetbriar Rose )
Rosa
woodsii
(Woods' Rose)
Rubus
Rubus
armeniacus
(Himalayan Blackberry )
Sorbus
Sorbus
scopulina
(Greene Mountain Ash )
Sorbus
sitchensis
(Sitka Mountain Ash )
Spiraea
Spiraea
betulifolia
(Birch-leaf Spirea )
Spiraea
douglasii
(Douglas Spirea )
Spiraea
splendens
(Mountain Spirea)
