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Berberis
Berberis
fremontii
(Fremont Barberry )
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Gevuina
avellana
(Chilean hazelnut)
Rhus
Rhus
chinensis
(Chinese Sumac )
Rosa
Rosa
gymnocarpa
(Little Wood Rose )
Rosa
multiflora
(Multiflora Rose)
Rosa
nutkana
(Nootka Rose )
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pisocarpa
(Clustered Rose)
Rosa
rubiginosa
(Sweetbriar Rose )
Rosa
rugosa
(Rugosa Rose)
Rosa
woodsii
(Woods' Rose)
Sambucus
Sambucus
canadensis
(American Elderberry)
Sambucus
cerulea
(Blue Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
(Common Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
Black Beauty™
(Black Beauty Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
Black Lace™
(Black Lace Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
'Laciniata'
(Fern-leaved Elderberry )
Sambucus
racemosa
(Red Elderberry)
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Sorbus
sitchensis
(Sitka Mountain Ash )
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
Zanthoxylum
planispinum
(Winged Prickly Ash)