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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Additional Information
Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Acer
Acer
monspessulanum
(Montpellier Maple)
Acer
opalus
subsp.
obtusatum
(Bosnian Maple)
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
viridissima
'White Cloud'
(White Cloud McMinn's Manzanita )
Bauhinia
Bauhinia
variegata
(Orchid Tree )
Catalpa
Catalpa
×
erubescens
'Purpurea'
(Purple Catalpa)
Clematis
Clematis
viticella
'Huldine'
(Huldine Italian Clematis )
Crataegus
Crataegus
'Autumn Glory'
(Autumn Glory Hawthorn)
Crataegus
laevigata
(English Hawthorn )
Crataegus
laevigata
Crimson Cloud™
(Crimson Cloud Hawthorn)
Fallugia
Fallugia
paradoxa
(Apache Plume)
Fothergilla
Fothergilla
gardenii
'Jane Platt'
(Jane Platt Fothergilla)
Fremontodendron
Fremontodendron
(Flannel Bush )
Hibiscus
Hibiscus
syriacus
'Variegata'
(Variegated Rose of Sharon)
Holodiscus
Holodiscus
dumosus
(Mountain Spray)
Lavatera
Lavatera
thuringiaca
(Tree Lavatera)
Paulownia
Paulownia
tomentosa
(Empress Tree )
Physocarpus
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Dart's Gold'
(Dart's Gold Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
Diabolo®
(Diabolo Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Luteus'
(Luteus Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
Summer Wine™
(Summer Wine Ninebark )
Purshia
Purshia
stansburiana
(Cliffrose)
Rhus
Rhus
aromatica
(Fragrant Sumac)
Rhus
aromatica
'Gro-Low'
(Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac)
Ribes
Ribes
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gordonianum
(Gordon's Currant)
Ribes
malvaceum
(Chaparral Currant)
Ribes
odoratum
(Golden Currant )
Rubus
Rubus
calycinoides
(Crinkle-leaf Creeper )
Rubus
rolfei
(Creeping Raspberry)
Rubus
tricolor
(Creeping Bramble )
Sorbus
Sorbus
aria
(Whitebeam Mountain Ash)
Syringa
Syringa
laciniata
(Cutleaf Lilac)