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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Broadleaf Plant Search
Acer
Acer
glabrum
(Rocky Mountain Maple )
Acer
glabrum
var.
douglasii
(Douglas Maple )
Acer
pensylvanicum
(Striped Maple )
Acer
sempervirens
(Cretan Maple)
Acer
shirasawanum
(Shirasawa Maple)
Acer
shirasawanum
'Aureum'
(Golden Fullmoon Maple)
Acer
spicatum
(Mountain Maple )
Acer
tataricum
subsp.
ginnala
(Amur Maple)
Azara
Azara
microphylla
(Boxleaf Azara)
Carpinus
Carpinus
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Celtis
Celtis
pallida
(Desert Hackberry )
Cercocarpus
Cercocarpus
betuloides
(Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany )
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
umbellata
(Autumn Elaeagnus )
Euonymus
Euonymus
europaeus
(Common Spindle Tree )
Hamamelis
Hamamelis
virginiana
(Common Witchhazel)
Hydrangea
Hydrangea
paniculata
(Panicle Hydrangea)
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Salix
Salix
caprea
'Kilmarnock'
(Kilmarnock Willow)
Stewartia
Stewartia
serrata
(Sawtooth Stewartia)