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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
(Circumpolar alder group )
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
sinuata
(Sitka Alder )
Alnus
incana
subsp.
tenuifolia
(Thinleaf Alder )
Alnus
rhombifolia
(White Alder)
Alnus
rubra
(Red Alder )
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
columbiana
(Hairy Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
patula
(Green Manzanita )
Baccharis
Baccharis
pilularis
(Coyote Bush )
Betula
Betula
glandulosa
(Dwarf Birch )
Betula
occidentalis
(Water Birch )
Betula
papyrifera
(Paperbark Birch )
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
cuneatus
(Narrowleaf Buckbrush )
Ceanothus
integerrimus
(Deer Brush)
Ceanothus
sanguineus
(Redstem Ceanothus )
Ceanothus
thyrsiflorus
(Blue Blossom)
Ceanothus
thyrsiflorus
'El Dorado'
(El Dorado Ceanothus )
Ceanothus
velutinus
(Snowbrush )
Celtis
Celtis
reticulata
(Netleaf Hackberry )
Cercocarpus
Cercocarpus
betuloides
(Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany )
Chrysolepis
Chrysolepis
chrysophylla
(Golden Chinkapin )
Chrysothamnus
Chrysothamnus
viscidiflorus
(Green Rabbitbrush )
Dasiphora
Dasiphora
fruticosa
(Shrubby Cinquefoil )
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
latifolia
(Oregon Ash)
Leucothoe
Leucothoe
davisiae
(Western Leucothoe )
Menziesia
Menziesia
ferruginea
(Rusty Menziesia )
Myrica
Myrica
gale
(Sweetgale )
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
var.
echinoides
(Shrub Tanoak )
Philadelphus
Philadelphus
lewisii
(Wild Mockorange )
Philadelphus
lewisii
'Goose Creek'
(Goose Creek Mockorange )
Populus
Populus
angustifolia
(Narrowleaf Cottonwood )
Quercus
Quercus
chrysolepis
(Canyon Live Oak)
Quercus
sadleriana
(Sadler Oak)
Quercus
vacciniifolia
(Huckleberry Oak)
Robinia
Robinia
pseudoacacia
(Black Locust)
Ulex
Ulex
europaeus
(Common Gorse )
Umbellularia
Umbellularia
californica
(Oregon Myrtle )
