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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Additional Information
Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Adenium
Adenium
obesum
(Desert Rose )
Agave
Agave
macroacantha
(Black-spinned Agave)
Agave
shawii
(Shaw's Agave)
Aleurites
Aleurites
moluccanus
(Candelnut)
Bauhinia
Bauhinia
variegata
(Orchid Tree )
Berberis
Berberis
×
gladwynensis
'William Penn'
(William Penn Barberry)
Berberis
replicata
(Evergreen Barberry)
Berberis
verruculosa
(Warty Barberry)
Carnegiea
Carnegiea
gigantea
(Saguaro)
Ceratonia
Ceratonia
siliqua
(Carob )
Daphne
Daphne
laureola
(Spurge Laurel)
Delonix
Delonix
regia
(Royal Poinciana)
Dermatophyllum
Dermatophyllum
secundiflorum
(Mescal Bean )
Dermatophyllum
secundiflorum
'Silver Peso'
(Silver Peso Mescal Bean )
Fremontodendron
Fremontodendron
(Flannel Bush )
Genista
Genista
lydia
(Lydia Broom )
Grevillea
Grevillea
robusta
(Silky Oak )
Hakea
Hakea
microcarpa
(Small-fruited Hakea)
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
floribunda
(Asian Crape Myrtle )
Lapageria
Lapageria
rosea
(Chilean Bellflower )
Magnolia
Magnolia
ernestii
(Yellow Lily Tree)
Magnolia
grandiflora
(Southern Magnolia )
Magnolia
insignis
(Red Lotus Tree)
Magnolia
lotungensis
(Eastern Joy Lotus Tree)
Melaleuca
Melaleuca
diosmifolia
(Dotted Melaleuca )
Melaleuca
nesophila
(Pink Melaleuca )
Nerium
Nerium
oleander
(Oleander)
Olneya
Olneya
tesota
(Ironwood)
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
groenlandicum
(Labrador-tea)
Rubus
Rubus
calycinoides
(Crinkle-leaf Creeper )
Rubus
rolfei
(Creeping Raspberry)
Santolina
Santolina
chamaecyparissus
(Lavender Cotton)
Santolina
virens
(Green Lavender Cotton )
Spathodea
Spathodea
campanulata
(African Tulip Tree)
Yucca
Yucca
brevifolia
(Joshua Tree)
Yucca
filamentosa
(Adam's Needle Yucca)
Yucca
filamentosa
'Golden Sword'
(Golden Sword Yucca)
Yucca
glauca
( Small Soapweed )
Yucca
recurvifolia
(Pendulous Yucca )
