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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
Agave
Agave
colorata
(Mescal Ceniza )
Agave
parryi
(Parry's Agave)
Agave
shawii
(Shaw's Agave)
Atriplex
Atriplex
hymenelytra
(Desert Holly)
Azara
Azara
microphylla
(Boxleaf Azara)
Azara
microphylla
'Variegata'
(Variegated Boxleaf Azara)
Baccharis
Baccharis
pilularis
(Coyote Bush )
Berberis
Berberis
buxifolia
'Nana'
(Dwarf Magellan Barberry )
Berberis
darwinii
(Darwin Barberry)
Berberis
fremontii
(Fremont Barberry )
Berberis
×
gladwynensis
'William Penn'
(William Penn Barberry)
Berberis
julianae
(Wintergreen Barberry)
Berberis
×
mentorensis
(Mentor Barberry)
Berberis
pruinosa
(Pruinosa Barberry)
Berberis
replicata
(Evergreen Barberry)
Berberis
×
stenophylla
'Nana'
(Dwarf Rosemary Barberry)
Berberis
triacanthophora
(Threespine Barberry )
Berberis
verruculosa
(Warty Barberry)
Brachyglottis
Brachyglottis
greyi
(Daisy Bush)
Celtis
Celtis
pallida
(Desert Hackberry )
Cercocarpus
Cercocarpus
minutiflorus
(Smooth Mountain-mahogany)
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
umbellata
(Autumn Elaeagnus )
Grevillea
Grevillea
aquifolium
(Holly Grevillea)
Mahonia
Mahonia
aquifolium
(Oregon Grape )
Mahonia
aquifolium
'Compacta'
(Compact Oregon Grape)
Mahonia
lomariifolia
(Chinese Mahonia )
Mahonia
×
media
'Arthur Menzies'
(Arthur Menzies Mahonia)
Mahonia
pinnata
(California Barberry )
Mahonia
pinnata
subsp.
insularis
(Island Barberry)
Mahonia
repens
(Creeping Mahonia)
Morella
Morella
californica
(Pacific Waxmyrtle )
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Viburnum
Viburnum
rhytidophyllum
(Leatherleaf Viburnum)
Yucca
Yucca
brevifolia
(Joshua Tree)
