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Broadleaf Plant Search
Acer
Acer
campestre
'Nanum'
(Dwarf Hedge Maple)
Acer
circinatum
(Vine Maple)
Acer
circinatum
'Little Gem'
(Little Gem Vine Maple)
Acer
circinatum
'Monroe'
(Monroe Vine Maple)
Acer
circinatum
'Pacific Sprite'
(Pacific Sprite Vine Maple)
Acer
circinatum
'Sunglow'
(Sunglow Vine Maple)
Acer
glabrum
(Rocky Mountain Maple )
Acer
glabrum
var.
douglasii
(Douglas Maple )
Acer
japonicum
(Fullmoon Maple)
Acer
japonicum
'Aconitifolium'
(Fernleaf Fullmoon Maple)
Acer
palmatum
(Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
'Sharp's Pygmy'
(Sharp's Pygmay Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
'Shindeshojo'
(Shindeshojo Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
var.
dissectum
(Dissected Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
var.
dissectum atropurpureum
(Red Dissected Japanese Maple)
Acer
pensylvanicum
(Striped Maple )
Acer
pentaphyllum
(Acer pentaphyllum (no common name))
Acer
pseudoplatanus
'Esk Sunset'
(Eskimo Sunset Sycamore Maple)
Acer
sempervirens
(Cretan Maple)
Acer
shirasawanum
(Shirasawa Maple)
Acer
shirasawanum
'Aureum'
(Golden Fullmoon Maple)
Acer
spicatum
(Mountain Maple )
Acer
tataricum
(Tatarian Maple )
Acer
tataricum
subsp.
ginnala
(Amur Maple)
Acer
tataricum
subsp.
ginnala
'Emerald Elf'
(Emerald Elf Amur Maple)
Alnus
Alnus
incana
subsp.
tenuifolia
(Thinleaf Alder )
Berberis
Berberis
fremontii
(Fremont Barberry )
Betula
Betula
pendula
'Filigree Lace'
(Filigree European White Birch)
Crataegus
Crataegus
columbiana
(Columbia Hawthorn)
Crataegus
douglasii
(Douglas Hawthorn )
Crataegus
laevigata
(English Hawthorn )
Crataegus
monogyna
'Flexuosa'
(Contorted Singleseed Hawthorn)
Fallugia
Fallugia
paradoxa
(Apache Plume)
Ficus
Ficus
carica
(Common Fig)
Fothergilla
Fothergilla
gardenii
'Jane Platt'
(Jane Platt Fothergilla)
Hibiscus
Hibiscus
syriacus
(Rose of Sharon )
Holodiscus
Holodiscus
microphyllus
(Small-leaved Creambush)
Hydrangea
Hydrangea
quercifolia
(Oakleaf Hydrangea)
Lavatera
Lavatera
thuringiaca
(Tree Lavatera)
Malus
Malus
fusca
(Western Crabapple )
Malus
sargentii
(Sargent Crabapple )
Malus
transitoria
(Transitoria Crabapple )
Morus
Morus
alba
'Chaparral'
(Weeping Mulberry)
Neviusia
Neviusia
cliftonii
(Shasta Snowwreath)
Oplopanax
Oplopanax
horridus
(Devil's Club)
Paeonia
Paeonia
lutea
subsp.
ludlowii
(Tibetan Peony )
Physocarpus
Physocarpus
capitatus
(Western Ninebark )
Physocarpus
malvaceus
(Mallow Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
(Common Ninebark)
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Dart's Gold'
(Dart's Gold Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Luteus'
(Luteus Ninebark )
Quercus
Quercus
ilicifolia
(Bear Oak)
Quercus
prinoides
(Dwarf Chinquapin Oak )
Quercus
undulata
(Wavyleaved Oak)
Rhus
Rhus
typhina
'Laciniata'
(Laceleaf Staghorn Sumac)
Ribes
Ribes
aureum
(Golden Currant )
Ribes
cereum
(Wax Currant)
Ribes
×
gordonianum
(Gordon's Currant)
Ribes
nevadense
(Mountain Pink Currant )
Ribes
odoratum
(Golden Currant )
Ribes
roezlii
(Sierra Gooseberry )
Ribes
sanguineum
'Pokey's Pink'
(Pokey's Pink Flowering Currant)
Ribes
sanguineum
White Icicle™
(White Icicle Flowering Currant)
Rubus
Rubus
laciniatus
(Evergreen Blackberry )
Rubus
leucodermis
(Blackcap)
Rubus
odoratus
(Flowering Raspberry )
Rubus
parviflorus
(Thimbleberry )
Rubus
spectabilis
(Salmonberry)
Sambucus
Sambucus
canadensis
(American Elderberry)
Sambucus
nigra
(Common Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
'Laciniata'
(Fern-leaved Elderberry )
Spiraea
Spiraea
×
vanhouttei
(Van Houtte Spirea )
Symphoricarpos
Symphoricarpos
albus
(Common Snowberry)
Syringa
Syringa
laciniata
(Cutleaf Lilac)
Viburnum
Viburnum
opulus
var.
americanum
(American Cranberrybush Viburnum)
Viburnum
opulus
var.
americanum
'Compactum'
(Dwarf American Cranberry Viburnum)
Viburnum
opulus
var.
opulus
(European Cranberrybush Viburnum )
Viburnum
opulus
var.
opulus
'Compactum'
(Compact European Viburnum)
Viburnum
opulus
var.
opulus
'Nanum'
(Dwarf European Cranberry Bush Viburnum)
Viburnum
opulus
var.
opulus
'Roseum'
(European Snowball Viburnum)
Viburnum
opulus
var.
opulus
'Xanthocarpum'
(Yellow-fruited European Cranberrybush Viburnum)
Viburnum
opulus
var.
sargentii
(Sargent Viburnum)
Viburnum
opulus
var.
sargentii
'Onondaga'
(Onondaga Viburnum )
