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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Broadleaf Plant Search
Albizia
Albizia
julibrissin
'Summer Chocolate'
(Summer Chocolate Silk Tree)
Bauhinia
Bauhinia
variegata
(Orchid Tree )
Cercis
Cercis
occidentalis
(Western Redbud )
Cercis
siliquastrum
(Judus Tree )
Clematis
Clematis
(hybrid)
(Hybrid Clematis)
Daboecia
Daboecia
cantabrica
(Irish Heath )
Daphne
Daphne
odora
'Mae-Jima'
(Mae-Jami Winter Daphne)
Daphniphyllum
Daphniphyllum
macropodum
(False Daphne )
Erica
Erica
carnea
(Spring Heath )
Hebe
Hebe
'Wiri Joy'
(Wiri Joy Hebe)
Kalmia
Kalmia
polifolia
(Bog Laurel )
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
(hybrid)
(Hybrid Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
indica
(Common Crape Myrtle )
Loropetalum
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
(Pink-flowering Fringe-flower )
Magnolia
Magnolia
'Galaxy'
(Galaxy Magnolia)
Magnolia
'Star Wars'
(Star Wars Magnolia)
Magnolia
liliiflora
(Lily Magnolia)
Magnolia
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soulangeana
(Saucer Magnolia)
Nerium
Nerium
oleander
(Oleander)
Olneya
Olneya
tesota
(Ironwood)
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
'Hallelujha'
(Hallelujah Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Hardijzer Beauty'
(Hardijzer Beauty Azaleodendron )
Rhododendron
'Pioneer Silvery Pink'
(Pioneer Silvery Pink Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
catawbiense
(Catawba Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
hippophaeoides
var.
hippophaeoides
(Hippophaeoides Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
hodgsonii
(Hodgson Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
kiusianum
(Kiusianum Azalea )
Rhododendron
oreotrephes
(Oreotrephes Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
ponticum
(Pontic Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
prinophyllum
(Roseshell Azalea )
Rhododendron
smirnowii
(Smirnow Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
stenopetalum
'Linearifolium'
(Spider Azalea)
Syringa
Syringa
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hyacinthiflora
(Early Flowering Lilac )
Syringa
meyeri
'Palibin'
(Palibin Meyer Lilac)
Syringa
×
prestoniae
(Preston Lilac )