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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Broadleaf Plant Search
Acer
Acer
circinatum
(Vine Maple)
Acer
circinatum
'Monroe'
(Monroe Vine Maple)
Acer
circinatum
'Pacific Fire'
(Pacific Fire Vine Maple)
Acer
circinatum
'Pacific Sprite'
(Pacific Sprite Vine Maple)
Acer
henryi
(Henry's Maple)
Acer
shirasawanum
(Shirasawa Maple)
Acer
shirasawanum
'Aureum'
(Golden Fullmoon Maple)
Acer
spicatum
(Mountain Maple )
Acer
tataricum
(Tatarian Maple )
Acer
tataricum
subsp.
ginnala
(Amur Maple)
Acer
tegmentosum
(Manchurian Stripebark Maple )
Diospyros
Diospyros
virginiana
(Common Persimmon )
Frangula
Frangula
purshiana
(Cascara )
Gleditsia
Gleditsia
triacanthos
(Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
(Thornless Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
'Sunburst'
(Sunburst Thornless Honeylocust)
Morus
Morus
alba
(White Mulberry )
Morus
alba
'Unryu'
(Contorted Mulberry )
Platanus
Platanus
acerifolia
(London Planetree )
Populus
Populus
angustifolia
(Narrowleaf Cottonwood )
Populus
×
canescens
(Gray Poplar)
Populus
grandidentata
(Bigtooth Aspen)
Populus
tremula
(European Aspen )
Populus
tremuloides
(Quaking Aspen)
Rhus
Rhus
chinensis
(Chinese Sumac )
Ulmus
Ulmus
glabra
'Camperdownii'
(Camperdown Scotch Elm)