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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Additional Information
Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
(Circumpolar alder group )
Amelanchier
Amelanchier
alnifolia
(Western Serviceberry )
Amelanchier
alnifolia
'Regent'
(Regent Serviceberry )
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
patula
(Green Manzanita )
Crataegus
Crataegus
douglasii
(Douglas Hawthorn )
Frangula
Frangula
californica
(Coffeeberry )
Frangula
californica
'Mound San Bruno'
(Mound San Bruno Coffeeberry )
Frangula
purshiana
(Cascara )
Garrya
Garrya
elliptica
(Wavyleaf Silktassel )
Garrya
elliptica
'James Roof'
(James Roof Silktassel )
Garrya
fremontii
(Fremont Silktassel )
Gaultheria
Gaultheria
shallon
(Salal)
Lonicera
Lonicera
involucrata
(Twinberry )
Mahonia
Mahonia
aquifolium
(Oregon Grape )
Mahonia
aquifolium
'Compacta'
(Compact Oregon Grape)
Mahonia
repens
(Creeping Mahonia)
Morella
Morella
californica
(Pacific Waxmyrtle )
Oemleria
Oemleria
cerasiformis
(Indian Plum )
Prunus
Prunus
virginiana
var.
demissa
(Western Chokecherry)
Ribes
Ribes
aureum
(Golden Currant )
Ribes
divaricatum
(Coast Black Gooseberry )
Ribes
sanguineum
(Flowering Currant )
Ribes
sanguineum
'Elk River Red'
(Elk River Red Flowering Currant)
Ribes
sanguineum
'Pokey's Pink'
(Pokey's Pink Flowering Currant)
Ribes
sanguineum
White Icicle™
(White Icicle Flowering Currant)
Robinia
Robinia
pseudoacacia
(Black Locust)
Rosa
Rosa
woodsii
(Woods' Rose)
Rubus
Rubus
armeniacus
(Himalayan Blackberry )
Rubus
laciniatus
(Evergreen Blackberry )
Rubus
leucodermis
(Blackcap)
Rubus
ursinus
(Trailing Blackberry )
Sambucus
Sambucus
cerulea
(Blue Elderberry )
Vaccinium
Vaccinium
membranaceum
(Big Huckleberry )
Vaccinium
ovatum
(Box Huckleberry )
Viburnum
Viburnum
ellipticum
(Oregon Viburnum )
