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Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Abelia
Abelia
× 'Edward Goucher'
(Edward Goucher Abelia)
Acer
Acer
sempervirens
(Cretan Maple)
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
insularis
(Island Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
montaraensis
(Montara Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
(Pajaro Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
'Bretts Beauty'
(Brett's Beauty Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
refugioensis
(Refugio Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
tomentosa
(Wolly Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
viridissima
'White Cloud'
(White Cloud McMinn's Manzanita )
Aucuba
Aucuba
japonica
(Japanese Aucuba )
Azara
Azara
microphylla
(Boxleaf Azara)
Azara
microphylla
'Variegata'
(Variegated Boxleaf Azara)
Baccharis
Baccharis
pilularis
(Coyote Bush )
Berberis
Berberis
buxifolia
'Nana'
(Dwarf Magellan Barberry )
Berberis
jamesiana
(James Barberry)
Betula
Betula
utilis
(Himalayan Birch)
Brachyglottis
Brachyglottis
greyi
(Daisy Bush)
Carpenteria
Carpenteria
californica
(Bush Anemone)
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
cuneatus
(Narrowleaf Buckbrush )
Ceanothus
cuneatus
var.
rigidus
'Snowball'
(Snowball Ceanothus)
Ceanothus
integerrimus
(Deer Brush)
Cercidiphyllum
Cercidiphyllum
japonicum
(Katsura )
Cercocarpus
Cercocarpus
minutiflorus
(Smooth Mountain-mahogany)
Chionanthus
Chionanthus
retusus
(Chinese Fringetree)
Cistus
Cistus
'Snow Fire'
(Snow Fire Rockrose)
Cistus
×
dansereaui
'Decumbens'
(Decumbens Rockrose)
Crataegus
Crataegus
germanica
(Medlar)
Crinodendron
Crinodendron
hookerianum
(Chilean Lantern Tree)
Davidia
Davidia
involucrata
(Dove Tree )
Diospyros
Diospyros
virginiana
(Common Persimmon )
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
pungens
'Maculata'
(Maculata Thorny Elaeagnus )
Forestiera
Forestiera
pubescens
(Desert Olive)
Fothergilla
Fothergilla
gardenii
(Dwarf Fothergilla)
Frangula
Frangula
californica
(Coffeeberry )
Frangula
californica
'Mound San Bruno'
(Mound San Bruno Coffeeberry )
Frangula
purshiana
(Cascara )
Leucothoe
Leucothoe
axillaris
(Coast Leucothoen )
Leycesteria
Leycesteria
formosa
(Pheasant-eye )
Lonicera
Lonicera
hispidula
(Pink Honeysuckle )
Loropetalum
Loropetalum
chinense
(Chinese Fringe-flower)
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
(Pink-flowering Fringe-flower )
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
'Daybreak's Flame'
(Daybreak's Flame Fringe-flower)
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
Plum Delight™
(Plum Delight Fringe-flower)
Luma
Luma
apiculata
(Arrayan )
Morella
Morella
rubra
(Red Bayberry )
Myrica
Myrica
gale
(Sweetgale )
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
var.
echinoides
(Shrub Tanoak )
Olea
Olea
europaea
(Common olive )
Osmanthus
Osmanthus
×
burkwoodii
(Burkwood Osmanthus)
Osmanthus
×
fortunei
(Fortune's Osmanthus)
Osmanthus
fragrans
(Fragrant Tea Olive, )
Osmanthus
heterophyllus
(Holly Osmanthus )
Paxistima
Paxistima
myrsinites
(Oregon Boxwood )
Pieris
Pieris
formosa
var.
forrestii
(Chinese Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
var.
yakushimanum
'Prelude '
(Prelude Pieris )
Prunus
Prunus
caroliniana
(Carolina Cherrylaurel )
Pyracantha
Pyracantha
(Firethorn)
Pyracantha
koidzumii
(Formosan Firethorn)
Pyrus
Pyrus
salicifolia
'Pendula'
(Weeping Willow-leaved Pear)
Quercus
Quercus
chrysolepis
(Canyon Live Oak)
Quercus
myrsinifolia
(Chinese Evergreen Oak )
Quercus
wislizeni
(Interior Live Oak )
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Rhaphiolepis
Rhaphiolepis
umbellata
'Minor'
(Dwarf Yeddo Rhaphiolepis)
Salix
Salix
purpurea
(Purpleosier )
Spiraea
Spiraea
nipponica
(Nippon Spirea)
Stewartia
Stewartia
serrata
(Sawtooth Stewartia)
Styrax
Styrax
obassia
(Fragrant Snowbell)
Vaccinium
Vaccinium
corymbosum
(Highbush Blueberry)
Vaccinium
crassifolium
(Creeping Blueberry )
Viburnum
Viburnum
nudum
(Possumhaw )