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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Additional Information
Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Arbutus
Arbutus
unedo
(Strawberry Tree )
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
× 'Austin Griffiths'
(Austin Griffiths Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
andersonii
(Santa Cruz Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
bakeri
subsp.
bakeri
'Louis Edmunds'
(Louis Edmunds Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
densiflora
(Sonoma Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
densiflora
'Howard McMinn'
(Howard McMinn Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
edmundsii
(Little Sur Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
hookeri
(Hooker's Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
hookeri
subsp.
franciscana
(Franciscan Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
manzanita
'St. Helena'
(St. Helena Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
montaraensis
(Montara Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
nevadensis
(Pinemat Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
(Pajaro Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
'Bretts Beauty'
(Brett's Beauty Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pungens
(Ponitleaf Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
rudis
(Shag Bark Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
viridissima
'White Cloud'
(White Cloud McMinn's Manzanita )
Berberis
Berberis
replicata
(Evergreen Barberry)
Carissa
Carissa
macrocarpa
(Natal Plum)
Cornus
Cornus
capitata
(Evergreen Dogwood )
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
congestus
(Pyrenees Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
dammeri
(Bearberry Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
dammeri
'Eichholz'
(Eichholz Cotoneaster )
Cotoneaster
lacteus
(Parney Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
microphyllus
(Littleleaf Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
salicifolius
(Willowleaf Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
salicifolius
'Autumn Fire'
(Autumn Fire Cotoneaster)
Daphne
Daphne
mezereum
(February Daphne )
Daphne
odora
(Fragrant Daphne )
Daphne
odora
'Marginata'
(Variegated Fragrant Daphne )
Ephedra
Ephedra
equisetina
(Bluestem Joint Fir )
Ephedra
viridis
(Green Mormon Tea )
Fragaria
Fragaria
×
chiloensis
(Beach Strawberry )
Kalmia
Kalmia
polifolia
(Bog Laurel )
Morella
Morella
rubra
(Red Bayberry )
Nandina
Nandina
domestica
(Heavenly Bamboo )
Nandina
domestica
'Filamentosa' none
Photinia
Photinia
×
fraseri
(Fraser Photinia)
Photinia
×
fraseri
Pink Marble™
(Pink Marble Photinia)
Prunus
Prunus
laurocerasus
(Cherry Laurel )
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Marbled Dragon'
(Marbled Dragon Laurel)
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Mt. Vernon'
(Mt. Vernon Laurel)
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Zabeliana'
(Zabel's Laurel)
Prunus
lusitanica
(Portuguese Cherry Laurel .)
Pyracantha
Pyracantha
(Firethorn)
Pyracantha
coccinea
(Scarlet Firethorn)
Sarcococca
Sarcococca
confusa
(Fragrant Sarcococca )
Sarcococca
hookeriana
var.
humilis
(Himalayan Sarcococca )
Skimmia
Skimmia
japonica
(Japanese Skimmia)
Skimmia
reevesiana
(Reeves Skimmia)
Ternstroemia
Ternstroemia
gymnanthera
(Japanese Ternstroemia)
Thevetia
Thevetia
peruviana
(Yellow Oleander )
Vaccinium
Vaccinium
macrocarpon
(Cranberry )
Vaccinium
vitis-idaea
(Cowberry )
Viburnum
Viburnum
awabuki
(Sweet Viburnum)
Viburnum
×
burkwoodii
'Conoy'
(Conoy Viburnum)
Viburnum
×
pragense
(Prague Viburnum)
Viburnum
rhytidophyllum
(Leatherleaf Viburnum)
Viburnum
suspensum
(Sandankwa Viburnum )
Vitex
Vitex
lucens
(Puriri )