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Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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sempervirens
(Cretan Maple)
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incana
subsp.
tenuifolia
(Thinleaf Alder )
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darwinii
(Darwin Barberry)
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Crataegus
columbiana
(Columbia Hawthorn)
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douglasii
(Douglas Hawthorn )
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laevigata
(English Hawthorn )
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monogyna
'Flexuosa'
(Contorted Singleseed Hawthorn)
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Hibiscus
syriacus
(Rose of Sharon )
Malus
Malus
fusca
(Western Crabapple )
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Neviusia
cliftonii
(Shasta Snowwreath)
Oplopanax
Oplopanax
horridus
(Devil's Club)
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Physocarpus
malvaceus
(Mallow Ninebark )
Quercus
Quercus
emoryi
(Emory Oak)
Quercus
ilicifolia
(Bear Oak)
Quercus
prinoides
(Dwarf Chinquapin Oak )
Quercus
undulata
(Wavyleaved Oak)
Ribes
Ribes
cereum
(Wax Currant)
Ribes
odoratum
(Golden Currant )
Ribes
roezlii
(Sierra Gooseberry )
Ribes
sanguineum
'Pokey's Pink'
(Pokey's Pink Flowering Currant)
Ribes
sanguineum
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(White Icicle Flowering Currant)
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Rubus
laciniatus
(Evergreen Blackberry )
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Sambucus
canadensis
(American Elderberry)
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nigra
(Common Elderberry )
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nigra
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(Black Lace Elderberry )
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nigra
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(Fern-leaved Elderberry )
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albus
(Common Snowberry)
Viburnum
Viburnum
opulus
var.
americanum
(American Cranberrybush Viburnum)
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opulus
var.
americanum
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(Dwarf American Cranberry Viburnum)
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opulus
var.
opulus
(European Cranberrybush Viburnum )
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opulus
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sargentii
(Sargent Viburnum)
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opulus
var.
sargentii
'Onondaga'
(Onondaga Viburnum )
