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Additional Information
Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Broadleaf Plant Search
Acer
Acer
circinatum
(Vine Maple)
Acer
circinatum
'Little Gem'
(Little Gem Vine Maple)
Acer
circinatum
'Monroe'
(Monroe Vine Maple)
Acer
circinatum
'Pacific Fire'
(Pacific Fire Vine Maple)
Acer
circinatum
'Pacific Sprite'
(Pacific Sprite Vine Maple)
Acer
circinatum
'Sunglow'
(Sunglow Vine Maple)
Acer
glabrum
(Rocky Mountain Maple )
Acer
glabrum
var.
douglasii
(Douglas Maple )
Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
(Circumpolar alder group )
Betula
Betula
glandulosa
(Dwarf Birch )
Betula
occidentalis
(Water Birch )
Betula
papyrifera
(Paperbark Birch )
Celtis
Celtis
reticulata
(Netleaf Hackberry )
Cercocarpus
Cercocarpus
betuloides
(Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany )
Frangula
Frangula
californica
(Coffeeberry )
Frangula
californica
'Mound San Bruno'
(Mound San Bruno Coffeeberry )
Frangula
purshiana
(Cascara )
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
latifolia
(Oregon Ash)
Morella
Morella
californica
(Pacific Waxmyrtle )
Myrica
Myrica
gale
(Sweetgale )
Paxistima
Paxistima
myrsinites
(Oregon Boxwood )
Polystichum
Polystichum
munitum
(Swordfern )
Populus
Populus
angustifolia
(Narrowleaf Cottonwood )
Populus
tremuloides
(Quaking Aspen)
Populus
trichocarpa
(Black Poplar )
Quercus
Quercus
chrysolepis
(Canyon Live Oak)
Quercus
kelloggii
(California Black Oak)
Quercus
sadleriana
(Sadler Oak)
Ribes
Ribes
cereum
(Wax Currant)
Ribes
divaricatum
(Coast Black Gooseberry )
Ribes
roezlii
(Sierra Gooseberry )
Toxicodendron
Toxicodendron
diversilobum
(Poison Oak)
Vaccinium
Vaccinium
membranaceum
(Big Huckleberry )
Vaccinium
ovatum
(Box Huckleberry )
