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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
Callicarpa
Callicarpa
dichotoma
'Albifructus'
(White Fruited Beautyberry)
Cornus
Cornus
alba
(Tatarian Dogwood )
Cornus
alternifolia
(Pagoda Dogwood)
Cornus
amomum
(Silky Dogwood)
Cornus
drummondii
(Rough-leaved Dogwood)
Cornus
sericea
subsp.
sericea
(Redosier Dogwood)
Cornus
sericea
subsp.
sericea
'Argenteo-marginata'
(Variegated Dogwood )
Cornus
sericea
subsp.
sericea
'Elegantissima'
(Variegated Tatarian Dogwood )
Cornus
sericea
subsp.
sericea
'Flaviramea'
(Golden Twig Dogwood )
Cornus
sericea
subsp.
sericea
'Hessei'
(Siberian Dogwood )
Cornus
sericea
subsp.
sericea
Ivory Halo™
(Ivory Halo Dogwood )
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
franchetii
(Franchet Cotoneaster)
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
umbellata
(Autumn Elaeagnus )
Garrya
Garrya
flavescens
(Yellowleaf Silktassel )
Gaultheria
Gaultheria
miqueliana
(Miquel's Spicywintergreen )
Gaultheria
mucronata
(Chilean Pernettya)
Gaultheria
tetramera
(Si lie bai zhu (Chinese))
Hovenia
Hovenia
dulcis
(Japanese Raisintree )
Melaleuca
Melaleuca
diosmifolia
(Dotted Melaleuca )
Osmanthus
Osmanthus
×
burkwoodii
(Burkwood Osmanthus)
Osmanthus
delavayi
(Delavay Osmanthus )
Philadelphus
Philadelphus
×
virginalis
(Virginal Mockorange)
Pterostyrax
Pterostyrax
hispida
(Epaulette Tree )
Purshia
Purshia
stansburiana
(Cliffrose)
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
'Snow Lady'
(Snow Lady Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
bureavii
(Bureau Rhododendron)
Salix
Salix
magnifica
(Magnolia-leaf Willow )
Sorbus
Sorbus
koehneana
(Chinese Mountain Ash )
Sorbus
poteriifolia
(Mountain Ash)
Styrax
Styrax
japonicus
(Japanese Snowbell)
Styrax
japonicus
'Evening Light'
(Evening Light Japanese Snowbell)
Symphoricarpos
Symphoricarpos
×
doorenbosii
(Doorenbos Snowberry )
Yucca
Yucca
brevifolia
(Joshua Tree)
