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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Caragana
Caragana
arborescens
(Siberian Peashrub )
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Rhus
chinensis
(Chinese Sumac )
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racemosa
(Red Elderberry)
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daniellii
(Korean Evodia )
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americanum
(Prickly Ash )