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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Additional Information
Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Broadleaf Plant Search
Bauhinia
Bauhinia
variegata
(Orchid Tree )
Catalpa
Catalpa
×
erubescens
'Purpurea'
(Purple Catalpa)
Chamaebatiaria
Chamaebatiaria
millefolium
(Fernbush )
Clematis
Clematis
viticella
'Huldine'
(Huldine Italian Clematis )
Crataegus
Crataegus
'Autumn Glory'
(Autumn Glory Hawthorn)
Crataegus
laevigata
(English Hawthorn )
Crataegus
laevigata
Crimson Cloud™
(Crimson Cloud Hawthorn)
Fallugia
Fallugia
paradoxa
(Apache Plume)
Fothergilla
Fothergilla
gardenii
'Jane Platt'
(Jane Platt Fothergilla)
Ginkgo
Ginkgo
biloba
(Ginkgo )
Holodiscus
Holodiscus
discolor
(Oceanspray )
Holodiscus
dumosus
(Mountain Spray)
Holodiscus
microphyllus
(Small-leaved Creambush)
Morus
Morus
alba
(White Mulberry )
Oxalis
Oxalis
oregana
(Oregon Oxalis )
Physocarpus
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Dart's Gold'
(Dart's Gold Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Luteus'
(Luteus Ninebark )
Polygonum
Polygonum
cuspidatum
(Japanese Knotweed )
Populus
Populus
×
canescens
(Gray Poplar)
Purshia
Purshia
stansburiana
(Cliffrose)
Purshia
tridentata
(Bitterbrush )
Rhus
Rhus
trilobata
(Skunkbush Sumac )
Ribes
Ribes
cereum
(Wax Currant)
Ribes
divaricatum
(Coast Black Gooseberry )
Ribes
sanguineum
(Flowering Currant )
Ribes
sanguineum
White Icicle™
(White Icicle Flowering Currant)
Sorbus
Sorbus
aria
(Whitebeam Mountain Ash)
Vancouveria
Vancouveria
hexandra
(Northern Inside-out Flower)