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Latin Names
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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Additional Information
Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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USDA Hardiness Zone Maps of the United States
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Broadleaf Plant Search
Ardisia
Ardisia
japonica
(Japanese Ardisia )
Betula
Betula
nana
(Dwarf Birch )
Betula
nigra
Fox Valley™
(Fox Valley River Birch)
Betula
pendula
'Youngii'
(Young's Weeping Birch)
Carpinus
Carpinus
caroliniana
(American Hornbeam)
Carpinus
coreana
(Korean Hornbeam)
Carpinus
fangiana
(Monkey Tail Hornbeam)
Carpinus
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Celastrus
Celastrus
scandens
(American Bittersweet )
Celtis
Celtis
pallida
(Desert Hackberry )
Cercocarpus
Cercocarpus
minutiflorus
(Smooth Mountain-mahogany)
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
×
ebbingei
(Ebbinge's Elaeagnus )
Frangula
Frangula
alnus
'Asplenifolia'
(Asplenifolia Alder Buckthorn)
Frangula
alnus
Fine Line®
(Fine Line Alder Buckthorn)
Ilex
Ilex
aquifolium
(English Holly)
Ilex
×
attenuata
'Foster #2'
(Foster's #2 Holly)
Ilex
cornuta
(Chinese Holly )
Ilex
cornuta
'Burfordii'
(Burford Chinese Holly)
Ilex
cornuta
'Rotunda'
(Dwarf Chinese Holly, )
Ilex
crenata
(Japanese Holly)
Ilex
crenata
'Convexa'
(Convex Japanese Holly)
Ilex
crenata
'Dwarf Pagoda'
(Dwarf Pagoda Japanese Holly)
Ilex
crenata
'Helleri'
(Heller Japanese Holly)
Ilex
crenata
'Lemon Gem'
(Lemon Gem Japanese Holly)
Ilex
crenata
'Sky Pencil'
(Sky Pencil Japanese Holly)
Ilex
latifolia
(Lusterleaf Holly)
Ilex
×
meserveae
(Meserve Hybrid Holly)
Ilex
verticillata
(Winterberrry )
Ilex
verticillata
'Red Sprite'
(Red Sprite Winterberry )
Ilex
verticillata
'Winter Red'
(Winter Red Winterberry )
Ilex
verticillata
'‘Sunsplash’'
(Sunsplash Winterberry )
Quercus
Quercus
berberidifolia
(California Scrub Oak )
Quercus
myrsinifolia
(Chinese Evergreen Oak )
Quercus
prinoides
(Dwarf Chinquapin Oak )
Quercus
turbinella
(Scrub Live Oak)
Ribes
Ribes
davidii
( ge ye cha biao zi (革叶茶藨子) (Chinese name))
Salix
Salix
pentandra
(Laurel Willow )
Salix
purpurea
(Purpleosier )
Ulmus
Ulmus
parvifolia
'Hakkaido'
(Hakkaido Lacebark Elm )
Ulmus
parvifolia
'Seiju'
(Seiju Dwarf Elm )
Vaccinium
Vaccinium
angustifolium
(Lowbush Blueberry)
Vaccinium
angustifolium
'Burgundy'
(Burgundy Lowbush Blueberry)
Vaccinium
crassifolium
(Creeping Blueberry )
