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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Additional Information
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Amelanchier
Amelanchier
alnifolia
(Western Serviceberry )
Amelanchier
alnifolia
'Regent'
(Regent Serviceberry )
Arbutus
Arbutus
menziesii
(Pacific Madrone )
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
columbiana
(Hairy Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
patula
(Green Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi
(Kinnikinnik )
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi
'Massachusetts'
(Massachusetts Kinnikinnik )
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi
'Point Reyes'
(Point Reyes Kinnikinnik )
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi
'San Bruno Mountain'
(San Bruno Mountain Kinnikinnik )
Cornus
Cornus
nuttallii
(Pacific Dogwood )
Crataegus
Crataegus
douglasii
(Douglas Hawthorn )
Frangula
Frangula
californica
'Mound San Bruno'
(Mound San Bruno Coffeeberry )
Garrya
Garrya
fremontii
(Fremont Silktassel )
Gaultheria
Gaultheria
shallon
(Salal)
Malus
Malus
fusca
(Western Crabapple )
Oemleria
Oemleria
cerasiformis
(Indian Plum )
Prunus
Prunus
emarginata
(Bitter Cherry )
Prunus
subcordata
(Klamath Plum )
Prunus
virginiana
var.
demissa
(Western Chokecherry)
Rhus
Rhus
glabra
(Smooth Sumac )
Rosa
Rosa
multiflora
(Multiflora Rose)
Rosa
rubiginosa
(Sweetbriar Rose )
Rosa
woodsii
(Woods' Rose)
Sambucus
Sambucus
cerulea
(Blue Elderberry )
Sambucus
racemosa
(Red Elderberry)
Shepherdia
Shepherdia
argentea
(Silver Buffaloberry )
Sorbus
Sorbus
scopulina
(Greene Mountain Ash )
Sorbus
sitchensis
(Sitka Mountain Ash )
Vaccinium
Vaccinium
membranaceum
(Big Huckleberry )
Vaccinium
ovatum
(Box Huckleberry )
Vaccinium
parvifolium
(Red Huckleberry )
Viburnum
Viburnum
edule
(Mooseberry )
Viburnum
ellipticum
(Oregon Viburnum )
