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Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Adenium
Adenium
obesum
(Desert Rose )
Aleurites
Aleurites
moluccanus
(Candelnut)
Berberis
Berberis
×
gladwynensis
'William Penn'
(William Penn Barberry)
Berberis
replicata
(Evergreen Barberry)
Berberis
verruculosa
(Warty Barberry)
Calycanthus
Calycanthus
floridus
(Carolina Allspice )
Calycanthus
×
raulstonii
'Hartlage Wine'
(Hartlage Wine Sweetbush )
Cercidiphyllum
Cercidiphyllum
japonicum
(Katsura )
Cercis
Cercis
canadensis
(Eastern Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
'Forest Pansy'
(Forest Pansy Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
'Ruby Falls'
(Ruby Falls Weeping Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
var.
alba
(White Flowered Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
var.
mexicana
(Mexican Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
var.
texensis
'Oklahoma'
(Oklahoma Redbud)
Cercis
chinensis
(Chinese Redbud)
Cercis
chinensis
'Avondale'
(Avondale Chinese Redbud)
Cercis
occidentalis
(Western Redbud )
Cercis
siliquastrum
(Judus Tree )
Chilopsis
Chilopsis
linearis
(Desert Willow )
Chimonanthus
Chimonanthus
praecox
(Fragrant Wintersweet)
Cornus
Cornus
florida
(Flowering Dogwood )
Cornus
florida
'Golden Nugget'
(Golden Nugget Dogwood)
Cornus
florida
'Welchii'
(Tricolor Dogwood )
Cornus
mas
(Corneliancherry Dogwood)
Cornus
officinalis
(Japanese Cornelian Dogwood )
Cotinus
Cotinus
obovatus
(American Smoketree )
Daphne
Daphne
laureola
(Spurge Laurel)
Fremontodendron
Fremontodendron
(Flannel Bush )
Fuchsia
Fuchsia
magellanica
(Magellan Fuchsia )
Genista
Genista
lydia
(Lydia Broom )
Genista
pilosa
(Silkyleaf Broom )
Hakea
Hakea
microcarpa
(Small-fruited Hakea)
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
chekiangensis
(Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
floribunda
(Asian Crape Myrtle )
Lapageria
Lapageria
rosea
(Chilean Bellflower )
Magnolia
Magnolia
denudata
(Yulan Magnolia)
Magnolia
ernestii
(Yellow Lily Tree)
Magnolia
kobus
(Kobus Magnolia)
Magnolia
liliiflora
(Lily Magnolia)
Magnolia
lotungensis
(Eastern Joy Lotus Tree)
Magnolia
salicifolia
(Willowleaf Magnolia )
Magnolia
sieboldii
(Siebold Magnolia )
Magnolia
×
soulangeana
(Saucer Magnolia)
Magnolia
stellata
(Star Magnolia)
Magnolia
stellata
'Rosea'
(Rosea Star Magnolia )
Magnolia
stellata
'Waterlily'
(Waterlily Magnolia)
Magnolia
virginiana
(Sweetbay Magnolia)
Melaleuca
Melaleuca
diosmifolia
(Dotted Melaleuca )
Melaleuca
nesophila
(Pink Melaleuca )
Oxydendrum
Oxydendrum
arboreum
(Sourwood )
Parrotia
Parrotia
persica
(Persian Parrotia )
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
groenlandicum
(Labrador-tea)
