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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
Berberis
Berberis
pruinosa
(Pruinosa Barberry)
Brachyglottis
Brachyglottis
greyi
(Daisy Bush)
Callicarpa
Callicarpa
dichotoma
'Albifructus'
(White Fruited Beautyberry)
Cornus
Cornus
alba
(Tatarian Dogwood )
Cornus
alternifolia
(Pagoda Dogwood)
Cornus
amomum
(Silky Dogwood)
Cornus
drummondii
(Rough-leaved Dogwood)
Cornus
racemosa
(Gray Dogwood )
Cornus
sericea
(Redosier Dogwood )
Cornus
sericea
subsp.
occidentalis
(Western Dogwood)
Cornus
sericea
subsp.
sericea
(Redosier Dogwood)
Cornus
sericea
subsp.
sericea
'Flaviramea'
(Golden Twig Dogwood )
Cornus
sericea
subsp.
sericea
'Hessei'
(Siberian Dogwood )
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
franchetii
(Franchet Cotoneaster)
Daphne
Daphne
genkwa
(Lilac Daphne)
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
angustifolia
(Russian-olive)
Elaeagnus
×
ebbingei
(Ebbinge's Elaeagnus )
Elaeagnus
umbellata
(Autumn Elaeagnus )
Garrya
Garrya
elliptica
(Wavyleaf Silktassel )
Garrya
flavescens
(Yellowleaf Silktassel )
Garrya
fremontii
(Fremont Silktassel )
Gaultheria
Gaultheria
miqueliana
(Miquel's Spicywintergreen )
Gaultheria
mucronata
(Chilean Pernettya)
Gaultheria
tetramera
(Si lie bai zhu (Chinese))
Hovenia
Hovenia
dulcis
(Japanese Raisintree )
Larrea
Larrea
tridentata
(Creosote Bush)
Mitchella
Mitchella
repens
(Partridgeberry )
Morella
Morella
pensylvanica
(Northern Bayberry )
Oemleria
Oemleria
cerasiformis
(Indian Plum )
Osmanthus
Osmanthus
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burkwoodii
(Burkwood Osmanthus)
Osmanthus
delavayi
(Delavay Osmanthus )
Paxistima
Paxistima
myrsinites
(Oregon Boxwood )
Populus
Populus
fremontii
(Fremont Cottonwood )
Rhus
Rhus
aromatica
(Fragrant Sumac)
Rhus
aromatica
'Gro-Low'
(Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac)
Skimmia
Skimmia
japonica
(Japanese Skimmia)
Sorbus
Sorbus
koehneana
(Chinese Mountain Ash )
Sorbus
poteriifolia
(Mountain Ash)
Styrax
Styrax
japonicus
(Japanese Snowbell)
Styrax
japonicus
'Evening Light'
(Evening Light Japanese Snowbell)
Styrax
japonicus
'Pink Chimes'
(Pink Chimes Japanese Snowbell )
Styrax
obassia
(Fragrant Snowbell)
Symphoricarpos
Symphoricarpos
albus
(Common Snowberry)
Symphoricarpos
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doorenbosii
(Doorenbos Snowberry )
Symphoricarpos
mollis
(Spreading Snowberry)
Symphoricarpos
rotondifolius
(Roundleaf Snowberry)
Toxicodendron
Toxicodendron
diversilobum
(Poison Oak)
