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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Broadleaf Plant Search
Caragana
Caragana
arborescens
(Siberian Peashrub )
Caragana
frutex
'Globosa'
(Globe Russian Peashrub )
Caragana
pygmaea
(Pygmy Peashrub )
Ceratonia
Ceratonia
siliqua
(Carob )
Dasiphora
Dasiphora
fruticosa
(Shrubby Cinquefoil )
Dermatophyllum
Dermatophyllum
secundiflorum
(Mescal Bean )
Dermatophyllum
secundiflorum
'Silver Peso'
(Silver Peso Mescal Bean )
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
pennsylvanica
Leprechaun™
(Lelprechaun Green Ash)
Gevuina
Gevuina
avellana
(Chilean hazelnut)
Jasminum
Jasminum
polyanthum
(Pink Jasmine )
Mahonia
Mahonia
aquifolium
(Oregon Grape )
Mahonia
aquifolium
'Compacta'
(Compact Oregon Grape)
Mahonia
pinnata
(California Barberry )
Mahonia
pinnata
subsp.
insularis
(Island Barberry)
Mahonia
repens
(Creeping Mahonia)
Olneya
Olneya
tesota
(Ironwood)
Parkinsonia
Parkinsonia
florida
(Blue Palo Verde)
Parkinsonia
microphyllum
(Littleleaf Palo Verde )
Potentilla
Potentilla
fruticosa
(Shrubby Cinquefoil)
Ptelea
Ptelea
crenulata
(California Hoptree )
Rhus
Rhus
chinensis
(Chinese Sumac )
Robinia
Robinia
pseudoacacia
Twisty Baby™
(Twisty Baby Black Locust )
Rosa
Rosa
acicularis
(Wild Prickly Rose)
Rosa
gymnocarpa
(Little Wood Rose )
Rosa
multiflora
(Multiflora Rose)
Rosa
pisocarpa
(Clustered Rose)
Rosa
rubiginosa
(Sweetbriar Rose )
Rosa
rugosa
(Rugosa Rose)
Rosa
woodsii
(Woods' Rose)
Sambucus
Sambucus
cerulea
(Blue Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
Black Beauty™
(Black Beauty Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
'Purpurea'
(Purpurea Elderberry )
Sambucus
racemosa
(Red Elderberry)
Sorbus
Sorbus
sitchensis
(Sitka Mountain Ash )
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
Zanthoxylum
planispinum
(Winged Prickly Ash)
