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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Rhus
Rhus
chinensis
(Chinese Sumac )
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Sambucus
cerulea
(Blue Elderberry )
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nigra
(Common Elderberry )
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Black Beauty™
(Black Beauty Elderberry )
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racemosa
(Red Elderberry)
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sitchensis
(Sitka Mountain Ash )