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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Additional Information
Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Acer
Acer
sempervirens
(Cretan Maple)
Buddleia
Buddleia
alternifolia
(Alternate-leaf Butterfly Bush )
Cercis
Cercis
canadensis
'Forest Pansy'
(Forest Pansy Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
var.
alba
(White Flowered Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
var.
mexicana
(Mexican Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
var.
texensis
'Oklahoma'
(Oklahoma Redbud)
Cercis
chinensis
'Avondale'
(Avondale Chinese Redbud)
Cercis
siliquastrum
(Judus Tree )
Chilopsis
Chilopsis
linearis
(Desert Willow )
Chionanthus
Chionanthus
retusus
(Chinese Fringetree)
Chionanthus
virginicus
(White Fringetree)
Cornus
Cornus
alternifolia
(Pagoda Dogwood)
Cornus
florida
(Flowering Dogwood )
Cornus
kousa
(Kousa Dogwood )
Cornus
mas
(Corneliancherry Dogwood)
Cornus
officinalis
(Japanese Cornelian Dogwood )
Cotinus
Cotinus
coggygria
(Common Smoketree )
Cotinus
coggygria
'Royal Purple'
(Royal Purple Smoketree)
Cotinus
obovatus
(American Smoketree )
Crataegus
Crataegus
germanica
(Medlar)
Cydonia
Cydonia
oblonga
(Quince)
Diospyros
Diospyros
texana
(Texas Persimmon )
Exochorda
Exochorda
racemosa
(Common Pearlbush)
Frangula
Frangula
alnus
(Alder Buckthorn )
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
anomala
(Singleleaf Ash )
Heptacodium
Heptacodium
miconioides
(Seven Sons Flower )
Hippophae
Hippophae
rhamnoides
(Sea Buckthorn)
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
(hybrid)
(Hybrid Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
'Zuni'
(Zuni Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
chekiangensis
(Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
fauriei
(Japanese Crepe Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
indica
(Common Crape Myrtle )
Magnolia
Magnolia
'Elizabeth'
(Elizabeth Magnolia)
Magnolia
'Randy'
(Randy Magnolia)
Magnolia
kobus
(Kobus Magnolia)
Magnolia
liliiflora
(Lily Magnolia)
Magnolia
×
loebneri
(Loebner Magnolia)
Magnolia
×
loebneri
'Leonard Messel'
(Leonard Messel Magnolia)
Magnolia
salicifolia
(Willowleaf Magnolia )
Magnolia
sieboldii
(Siebold Magnolia )
Magnolia
×
soulangeana
(Saucer Magnolia)
Magnolia
stellata
(Star Magnolia)
Magnolia
stellata
'Rosea'
(Rosea Star Magnolia )
Magnolia
virginiana
(Sweetbay Magnolia)
Punica
Punica
granatum
(Pomegranate)
Quercus
Quercus
hypoleucoides
(Silverleaf Oak)
Sideroxylon
Sideroxylon
lanuginosum
(Gum Bumelia )
Stewartia
Stewartia
serrata
(Sawtooth Stewartia)
Syringa
Syringa
pekinensis
(Peking Lilac )
Syringa
reticulata
(Japanese Tree Lilac )
