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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Additional Information
Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Broadleaf Plant Search
Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
sinuata
(Sitka Alder )
Alnus
incana
subsp.
tenuifolia
(Thinleaf Alder )
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
columbiana
(Hairy Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
patula
(Green Manzanita )
Baccharis
Baccharis
pilularis
(Coyote Bush )
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
cuneatus
(Narrowleaf Buckbrush )
Ceanothus
integerrimus
(Deer Brush)
Ceanothus
sanguineus
(Redstem Ceanothus )
Ceanothus
thyrsiflorus
(Blue Blossom)
Ceanothus
thyrsiflorus
'El Dorado'
(El Dorado Ceanothus )
Ceanothus
velutinus
(Snowbrush )
Chrysolepis
Chrysolepis
chrysophylla
(Golden Chinkapin )
Chrysothamnus
Chrysothamnus
viscidiflorus
(Green Rabbitbrush )
Holodiscus
Holodiscus
discolor
(Oceanspray )
Holodiscus
microphyllus
(Small-leaved Creambush)
Leucothoe
Leucothoe
davisiae
(Western Leucothoe )
Menziesia
Menziesia
ferruginea
(Rusty Menziesia )
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
var.
echinoides
(Shrub Tanoak )
Philadelphus
Philadelphus
lewisii
(Wild Mockorange )
Philadelphus
lewisii
'Goose Creek'
(Goose Creek Mockorange )
Physocarpus
Physocarpus
capitatus
(Western Ninebark )
Physocarpus
malvaceus
(Mallow Ninebark )
Purshia
Purshia
tridentata
(Bitterbrush )
Ulex
Ulex
europaeus
(Common Gorse )
Umbellularia
Umbellularia
californica
(Oregon Myrtle )