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Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
viridissima
'White Cloud'
(White Cloud McMinn's Manzanita )
Artemisia
Artemisia
tridentata
(Big Sagebrush)
Bauhinia
Bauhinia
variegata
(Orchid Tree )
Chamaebatiaria
Chamaebatiaria
millefolium
(Fernbush )
Fremontodendron
Fremontodendron
(Flannel Bush )
Hedera
Hedera
helix
(English Ivy)
Quercus
Quercus
engelmannii
(Engelmann Oak)
Rubus
Rubus
calycinoides
(Crinkle-leaf Creeper )
Rubus
rolfei
(Creeping Raspberry)
Rubus
tricolor
(Creeping Bramble )
Vancouveria
Vancouveria
planipetala
(Small Inside-out Flower )