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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Acer
Acer
pensylvanicum
(Striped Maple )
Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
crispa
(American Green Alder)
Atriplex
Atriplex
hymenelytra
(Desert Holly)
Azara
Azara
microphylla
'Variegata'
(Variegated Boxleaf Azara)
Carpinus
Carpinus
caroliniana
(American Hornbeam)
Carpinus
coreana
(Korean Hornbeam)
Carpinus
fangiana
(Monkey Tail Hornbeam)
Carpinus
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Celastrus
Celastrus
scandens
(American Bittersweet )
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
×
ebbingei
(Ebbinge's Elaeagnus )
Elaeagnus
×
ebbingei
'Gilt Edge'
(Gild Edge Silverberry)
Euonymus
Euonymus
europaeus
(Common Spindle Tree )
Ficus
Ficus
carica
(Common Fig)
Ilex
Ilex
cornuta
(Chinese Holly )
Ilex
crenata
'Lemon Gem'
(Lemon Gem Japanese Holly)
Juglans
Juglans
californica
(California Walnut )
Juglans
microcarpa
(Texas Walnut )
Morella
Morella
californica
(Pacific Waxmyrtle )
Myrica
Myrica
gale
(Sweetgale )
Ribes
Ribes
roezlii
(Sierra Gooseberry )
Toxicodendron
Toxicodendron
diversilobum
(Poison Oak)
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
planispinum
(Winged Prickly Ash)