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Arbutus
Arbutus
menziesii
(Pacific Madrone )
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
'White Lanterns'
(White Lanterns Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
columbiana
(Hairy Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
patula
(Green Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi
(Kinnikinnik )
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi
'Massachusetts'
(Massachusetts Kinnikinnik )
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi
'Point Reyes'
(Point Reyes Kinnikinnik )
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi
'San Bruno Mountain'
(San Bruno Mountain Kinnikinnik )
Baccharis
Baccharis
pilularis
(Coyote Bush )
Calycanthus
Calycanthus
occidentalis
(Western Spicebush )
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
cuneatus
(Narrowleaf Buckbrush )
Ceanothus
integerrimus
(Deer Brush)
Chrysolepis
Chrysolepis
chrysophylla
(Golden Chinkapin )
Chrysothamnus
Chrysothamnus
viscidiflorus
(Green Rabbitbrush )
Cornus
Cornus
nuttallii
(Pacific Dogwood )
Cornus
nuttallii
'Goldspot'
(Goldspot Dogwood, )
Cornus
sericea
(Redosier Dogwood )
Cornus
sericea
subsp.
occidentalis
(Western Dogwood)
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
angustifolia
(Russian-olive)
Ericameria
Ericameria
nauseosa
(Gray Rabbitbrush )
Garrya
Garrya
elliptica
(Wavyleaf Silktassel )
Garrya
elliptica
'James Roof'
(James Roof Silktassel )
Garrya
fremontii
(Fremont Silktassel )
Lonicera
Lonicera
ciliosa
(Western Trumpet Honeysuckle)
Lonicera
hispidula
(Pink Honeysuckle )
Lonicera
involucrata
(Twinberry )
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
var.
echinoides
(Shrub Tanoak )
Oemleria
Oemleria
cerasiformis
(Indian Plum )
Purshia
Purshia
tridentata
(Bitterbrush )
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
macrophyllum
(Western Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
occidentale
(Western Azalea)
Rhododendron
occidentale
'Irene Koster'
(Irene Koster (Western) Azalea)
Ribes
Ribes
sanguineum
'Pokey's Pink'
(Pokey's Pink Flowering Currant)
Symphoricarpos
Symphoricarpos
albus
(Common Snowberry)
Symphoricarpos
mollis
(Spreading Snowberry)
Symphoricarpos
rotondifolius
(Roundleaf Snowberry)
Umbellularia
Umbellularia
californica
(Oregon Myrtle )
