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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Additional Information
Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Broadleaf Plant Search
Artemisia
Artemisia
ludoviciana
(Prairie Sage )
Artemisia
tridentata
(Big Sagebrush)
Buxus
Buxus
sempervirens
(Common Boxwood )
Buxus
sempervirens
'Suffruticosa'
(Edging Boxwood)
Calycanthus
Calycanthus
occidentalis
(Western Spicebush )
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
velutinus
(Snowbrush )
Cinnamomum
Cinnamomum
camphora
(Camphor Tree )
Cistus
Cistus
'Elma'
(Elma Rockrose)
Drimys
Drimys
winteri
(Winter's Bark )
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)
Illicium
Illicium
floridanum
(Florida Anise Tree )
Illicium
henryi
(Henry Anise Tree )
Laurus
Laurus
nobilis
(Bay Laurel)
Lindera
Lindera
benzoin
(Spicebush )
Liquidambar
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Emerald Sentinel®
(Emerald Sentinel Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Happidaze™
(Happidaze Sweetgum)
Magnolia
Magnolia
salicifolia
(Willowleaf Magnolia )
Menziesia
Menziesia
ferruginea
(Rusty Menziesia )
Morella
Morella
pensylvanica
(Northern Bayberry )
Myrtus
Myrtus
communis
(Common Myrtle )
Myrtus
communis
'Compacta'
(Dwarf Myrtle)
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
'Ramapo'
(Ramapo Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
groenlandicum
(Labrador-tea)
Rhododendron
luteiflorum
(Luteiflorum Rhododendron)
Rhus
Rhus
integrifolia
(Lemonade Berry )
Ribes
Ribes
×
gordonianum
(Gordon's Currant)
Rosmarinus
Rosmarinus
officinalis
(Rosemary)
Salix
Salix
pentandra
(Laurel Willow )
Skimmia
Skimmia
japonica
(Japanese Skimmia)
Tasmannia
Tasmannia
lanceolata
(Mountain Pepper)
Umbellularia
Umbellularia
californica
(Oregon Myrtle )
