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  • Latin Names
  • Common Names
  • Woody Plants of Oregon
  • Woody Plant Search
    • Woody Broadleaf Search
    • Conifer Search
  • Additional Information
    • Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
    • Scientific Plant Names
    • Glossary of technical terms
    • USDA Hardiness Zone Maps of the United States
    • Sunset's Climate Zones
    • References
    • Oregon Master Gardener Training: Identifying Woody Plants

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Broadleaf Plant Search

Alnus

Alnus cordata (Italian Alder)
Alnus glutinosa (Common Alder )
Alnus icana subsp. rugosa (Speckled Alder )
Alnus icana subsp. tenuifolia (Thinleaf Alder )
Alnus japonica (Japanese Alder)
Alnus rhombifolia (White Alder)
Alnus rubra (Red Alder )
Alnus viridis subsp. sinuata (Sitka Alder )

Betula

Betula alleghaniensis (Yellow Birch)
Betula davurica (Asian Black Birch )
Betula lenta (Sweet Birch )
Betula maximowicziana (Monarch Birch)
Betula nigra (River Birch)
Betula nigra Fox Valley™ (Fox Valley River Birch)
Betula nigra Heritage™ (Heritage River Birch)
Betula occidentalis (Water Birch )
Betula papyrifera (Paperbark Birch )
Betula pendula (European White Birch )
Betula pendula 'Purpurea' (Purple European Birch)
Betula pendula 'Youngii' (Young's Weeping Birch)
Betula platyphylla (Asian White Birch )
Betula platyphylla Dakota Pinnacle® (Dakota Pinnacle Asian White Birch )
Betula populifolia (Gray Birch )
Betula populifolia 'Whitespire Senior' (Whitespire Senior Gray Birch)
Betula utilis var. albosinensis (Chinese Paper Birch, )
Betula utilis var. jacquemontii (Whitebarked Himalayan Birch)

Carpinus

Carpinus coreana (Korean Hornbeam)
Carpinus fangiana (Monkey Tail Hornbeam)
Carpinus japonica (Japanese Hornbeam)
Carpinus orientalis (Oriental Hornbeam)

Populus

Populus balsamifera (Balsam Poplar)
Populus grandidentata (Bigtooth Aspen)

Contact Info

Patrick Breen,
CPN (Certified Plant Nerd)
Patrick.Breen@oregonstate.edu
 

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