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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Azara
Azara
microphylla
(Boxleaf Azara)
Berberis
Berberis
jamesiana
(James Barberry)
Cornus
Cornus
amomum
(Silky Dogwood)
Cornus
capitata
(Evergreen Dogwood )
Cornus
mas
(Corneliancherry Dogwood)
Cornus
officinalis
(Japanese Cornelian Dogwood )
Cornus
racemosa
(Gray Dogwood )
Ephedra
Ephedra
fasciculata
(Arizona Ephedra )
Ephedra
viridis
(Green Mormon Tea )
Forestiera
Forestiera
pubescens
(Desert Olive)
Hypericum
Hypericum
androsaemum
(Tutsan)
Hypericum
kouytchense
(Kouytchense Hypericum)
Jasminum
Jasminum
mesnyi
(Primrose Jasmine )
Larrea
Larrea
tridentata
(Creosote Bush)
Lonicera
Lonicera
japonica
(Japanese Honeysuckle)
Lonicera
maackii
(Amur Honeysuckle )
Punica
Punica
granatum
(Pomegranate)
Symphoricarpos
Symphoricarpos
orbiculatus
(Indiancurrant Coralberry )
Tasmannia
Tasmannia
lanceolata
(Mountain Pepper)
Viburnum
Viburnum
cassinoides
(Witherod Viburnum )
Viburnum
nudum
(Possumhaw )
Viburnum
nudum
'Winterthur'
(Winterthur Smooth Witherod)