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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Broadleaf Plant Search
Adenium
Adenium
obesum
(Desert Rose )
Andromeda
Andromeda
polifolia
(Bog Rosemary)
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
× 'Austin Griffiths'
(Austin Griffiths Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
andersonii
(Santa Cruz Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
bakeri
subsp.
bakeri
(Baker Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
bakeri
subsp.
bakeri
'Louis Edmunds'
(Louis Edmunds Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
canescens
(Hoary Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
confertiflora
(Santa Rosa Island Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
edmundsii
(Little Sur Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
insularis
(Island Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
manzanita
(Parry Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
manzanita
'St. Helena'
(St. Helena Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
nevadensis
(Pinemat Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
(Pajaro Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
'Bretts Beauty'
(Brett's Beauty Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pumila
(Sandmat Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
pungens
(Ponitleaf Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
rudis
(Shag Bark Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
tomentosa
(Wolly Manzanita )
Bauhinia
Bauhinia
variegata
(Orchid Tree )
Camellia
Camellia
japonica
(Japanese Camellia)
Camellia
sasanqua
(Sasanqua Camellia)
Ceratonia
Ceratonia
siliqua
(Carob )
Distylium
Distylium
× 'Vintage Jade'
(Vintage Jade Evergreen Witch Hazel)
Eriogonum
Eriogonum
fasciculatum
(California Buckwheat )
Fremontodendron
Fremontodendron
(Flannel Bush )
Hakea
Hakea
microcarpa
(Small-fruited Hakea)
Leucothoe
Leucothoe
axillaris
(Coast Leucothoen )
Leucothoe
fontanesiana
(Drooping Leucothoe)
Leucothoe
fontanesiana
'Girard's Rainbow'
(Girard's Rainbow Leucothoe)
Leucothoe
grayana
(Hana-hirinoki (Japan))
Loropetalum
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
(Pink-flowering Fringe-flower )
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
Plum Delight™
(Plum Delight Fringe-flower)
Olneya
Olneya
tesota
(Ironwood)
Pieris
Pieris
formosa
var.
forrestii
(Chinese Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
(Japanese Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
'Valley Valentine'
(Valley Valentine Pieris)
Pieris
japonica
'Flaming Silver'
(Flaming Silver Pieris)
Pittosporum
Pittosporum
heterophyllum
(Chinese Pittosporum)
Pittosporum
tobira
(Japanese Mock Orange )
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
groenlandicum
(Labrador-tea)
Santolina
Santolina
virens
(Green Lavender Cotton )
