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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Additional Information
Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Adenocarpus
Adenocarpus
decorticans
(Silver Broom )
Agave
Agave
shawii
(Shaw's Agave)
Argyrocytisus
Argyrocytisus
battandieri
(Pineapple Broom )
Berberis
Berberis
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gladwynensis
'William Penn'
(William Penn Barberry)
Berberis
replicata
(Evergreen Barberry)
Berberis
verruculosa
(Warty Barberry)
Campsis
Campsis
radicans
(Trumpet Vine )
Caragana
Caragana
arborescens
(Siberian Peashrub )
Caragana
arborescens
'Lorbergii'
(Lorberg Peashrub )
Caragana
frutex
'Globosa'
(Globe Russian Peashrub )
Caragana
pygmaea
(Pygmy Peashrub )
Chimonanthus
Chimonanthus
praecox
(Fragrant Wintersweet)
Cornus
Cornus
mas
(Corneliancherry Dogwood)
Cornus
officinalis
(Japanese Cornelian Dogwood )
Cotinus
Cotinus
obovatus
(American Smoketree )
Cytisus
Cytisus
scoparius
(Scotch Broom )
Cytisus
scoparius
'Moonlight'
(Moonlight Scotch Broom)
Daphne
Daphne
laureola
(Spurge Laurel)
Firmiana
Firmiana
simplex
(Chinese Parasol Tree )
Fremontodendron
Fremontodendron
(Flannel Bush )
Genista
Genista
lydia
(Lydia Broom )
Genista
pilosa
(Silkyleaf Broom )
Gleditsia
Gleditsia
macracantha
(Large Spined Honeylocust)
Grevillea
Grevillea
robusta
(Silky Oak )
Hamamelis
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
(Witchhazel)
Laburnum
Laburnum
×
watereri
(Goldenchain Tree )
Liriodendron
Liriodendron
chinense
(Chinese Tuliptree)
Liriodendron
tulipifera
(Tuliptree )
Liriodendron
tulipifera
'Aureo-marginatum'
(Aureo-marginatum Tuliptree)
Liriodendron
tulipifera
'Medio-pictum'
(Medio-pictum Tuliptree )
Maackia
Maackia
amurensis
(Amur Maackia)
Magnolia
Magnolia
ernestii
(Yellow Lily Tree)
Parkinsonia
Parkinsonia
florida
(Blue Palo Verde)
Parkinsonia
microphyllum
(Littleleaf Palo Verde )
Santolina
Santolina
chamaecyparissus
(Lavender Cotton)
Santolina
virens
(Green Lavender Cotton )
Sassafras
Sassafras
albidum
(Common Sassafras )
Spathodea
Spathodea
campanulata
(African Tulip Tree)
Toona
Toona
sinensis
(Chinese Toon )
Yucca
Yucca
brevifolia
(Joshua Tree)
Ziziphus
Ziziphus
jujuba
(Jujube )
