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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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Artemisia
Artemisia
tridentata
(Big Sagebrush)
Buxus
Buxus
sempervirens
(Common Boxwood )
Buxus
sempervirens
'Suffruticosa'
(Edging Boxwood)
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
velutinus
(Snowbrush )
Choisya
Choisya
×
dewitteana
'Aztec Pearl'
(Aztec Pearl Choisya)
Choisya
ternata
(Mexican Orange)
Choisya
ternata
'Sundance'
(Sundance Mexican Orange )
Cinnamomum
Cinnamomum
camphora
(Camphor Tree )
Cistus
Cistus
'Elma'
(Elma Rockrose)
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
blakelyi
(Blakely's Red Eucalyptus )
Eucalyptus
cinerea
(Silver Dollar Eucalyptus )
Eucalyptus
neglecta
(Omeo Eucalyptus )
Eucalyptus
nicholii
(Narrow-leaved Peppermint Eucalyptus )
Eucalyptus
parvula
(Small Leaved Gum )
Eucalyptus
pauciflora
subsp.
niphophila
(Alpine Snow Gum )
Eucalyptus
rodwayi
(Swamp Peppermint Eucalyptus )
Eucalyptus
urnigera
(Urn Gum)
Gaultheria
Gaultheria
procumbens
(Wintergreen)
Larrea
Larrea
tridentata
(Creosote Bush)
Laurus
Laurus
nobilis
(Bay Laurel)
Myrtus
Myrtus
communis
(Common Myrtle )
Myrtus
communis
'Compacta'
(Dwarf Myrtle)
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
'Ramapo'
(Ramapo Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
groenlandicum
(Labrador-tea)
Rhus
Rhus
integrifolia
(Lemonade Berry )
Rosmarinus
Rosmarinus
officinalis
(Rosemary)
Santolina
Santolina
chamaecyparissus
(Lavender Cotton)
Santolina
virens
(Green Lavender Cotton )
Skimmia
Skimmia
japonica
(Japanese Skimmia)
Tasmannia
Tasmannia
lanceolata
(Mountain Pepper)
Umbellularia
Umbellularia
californica
(Oregon Myrtle )