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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Clematis
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cirrhosa
var.
balearica
(Fern-leaved Clematis)
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chiloensis
(Beach Strawberry )
Gaultheria
Gaultheria
miqueliana
(Miquel's Spicywintergreen )
Gaultheria
procumbens
(Wintergreen)
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Pachysandra
procumbens
(Allegheny Pachysandra)
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terminalis
(Pachysandra )
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Prunus
laurocerasus
'Mt. Vernon'
(Mt. Vernon Laurel)
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calycinoides
(Crinkle-leaf Creeper )
Rubus
tricolor
(Creeping Bramble )