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Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Broadleaf Plant Search
Agave
Agave
colorata
(Mescal Ceniza )
Agave
macroacantha
(Black-spinned Agave)
Agave
ocahui
(Ocahui Agave)
Agave
parryi
(Parry's Agave)
Agave
shawii
(Shaw's Agave)
Asimina
Asimina
triloba
(Common Pawpaw )
Aucuba
Aucuba
japonica
(Japanese Aucuba )
Aucuba
japonica
'Mr. Goldstrike'
(Mr. Goldstrike Aucuba)
Aucuba
japonica
'Picturata'
(Picturata Aucuba)
Aucuba
japonica
'Variegata'
(Gold Dust Plant )
Buddleia
Buddleia
davidii
(Butterfly Bush)
Buddleia
globosa
(Orange Butterfly Bush )
Chionanthus
Chionanthus
retusus
(Chinese Fringetree)
Chionanthus
virginicus
(White Fringetree)
Clerodendrum
Clerodendrum
trichotomum
(Harlequin Glorybower )
Clerodendrum
trichotomum
'Stargazer'
(Stargazer Harlequin Glorybower)
Daphniphyllum
Daphniphyllum
macropodum
(False Daphne )
Drimys
Drimys
winteri
(Winter's Bark )
Hesperaloe
Hesperaloe
parviflora
(Red Yucca)
Hydrangea
Hydrangea
arborescens
'Annabelle'
(Smooth Hydrangea)
Ilex
Ilex
latifolia
(Lusterleaf Holly)
Magnolia
Magnolia
'Caerhays Belle'
(Caerhays Belle Magnolia)
Magnolia
'Elizabeth'
(Elizabeth Magnolia)
Magnolia
tripetala
(Umbrella Magnolia )
Morus
Morus
alba
'Unryu'
(Contorted Mulberry )
Nerium
Nerium
oleander
(Oleander)
Salix
Salix
magnifica
(Magnolia-leaf Willow )
Viburnum
Viburnum
lantanoides
(Hobblebush)
Viburnum
rhytidophyllum
(Leatherleaf Viburnum)
Yucca
Yucca
brevifolia
(Joshua Tree)
Yucca
elata
(Soaptree Yuca)
Yucca
filamentosa
(Adam's Needle Yucca)
Yucca
filamentosa
'Golden Sword'
(Golden Sword Yucca)
Yucca
glauca
( Small Soapweed )
Yucca
recurvifolia
(Pendulous Yucca )
Yucca
rostrata
(Big Bend Yucca )
Yucca
treculeana
(Spanish Bayonet)
