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Broadleaf Plant Search
Amorpha
Amorpha
nana
(Dwarf Wild Indigo )
Ceiba
Ceiba
speciosa
(Floss Silk Tree)
Gleditsia
Gleditsia
triacanthos
(Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
(Thornless Honeylocust)
Hamamelis
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
(Witchhazel)
Hibiscus
Hibiscus
syriacus
(Rose of Sharon )
Holodiscus
Holodiscus
discolor
(Oceanspray )
Oxydendrum
Oxydendrum
arboreum
(Sourwood )
Parrotia
Parrotia
persica
(Persian Parrotia )
Pterostyrax
Pterostyrax
hispida
(Epaulette Tree )
Toona
Toona
sinensis
(Chinese Toon )
Ziziphus
Ziziphus
jujuba
(Jujube )