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Broadleaf Plant Search
Acer
Acer
griseum
(Paperbark Maple)
Acer
henryi
(Henry's Maple)
Acer
japonicum
'Aconitifolium'
(Fernleaf Fullmoon Maple)
Acer
palmatum
var.
dissectum
(Dissected Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
var.
dissectum atropurpureum
(Red Dissected Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
var.
dissectum atropurpureum
'Ever Red'
(Ever Red Dissected Japanese Maple)
Acer
pentaphyllum
(Acer pentaphyllum (no common name))
Adansonia
Adansonia
digitata
(Baobab)
Adenocarpus
Adenocarpus
decorticans
(Silver Broom )
Aesculus
Aesculus
californica
(California Buckeye )
Aesculus
×
carnea
(Red Flowering Horsechestnut)
Aesculus
×
carnea
'O'Neill Red'
(O'Neill Red Horsechestnut )
Aesculus
chinensis
(Chinese Horsechestnut)
Aesculus
flava
(Yellow Buckeye )
Aesculus
glabra
(Ohio Buckeye )
Aesculus
glabra
var.
arguta
(Texas Buckeye )
Aesculus
hippocastanum
(Horsechestnut)
Aesculus
hippocastanum
'Baumannii'
(Double Horsechestnut )
Aesculus
parviflora
(Bottlebrush Buckeye)
Aesculus
pavia
(Red Buckeye)
Aesculus
pavia
'Humilis'
(Dwarf Red Buckeye)
Aesculus
sylvatica
(Painted Buckeye )
Akebia
Akebia
quinata
(Five-leaf Akebia )
Ceiba
Ceiba
speciosa
(Floss Silk Tree)
Choisya
Choisya
×
dewitteana
'Aztec Pearl'
(Aztec Pearl Choisya)
Choisya
ternata
(Mexican Orange)
Choisya
ternata
'Sundance'
(Sundance Mexican Orange )
Parthenocissus
Parthenocissus
quinquefolia
(Virginia Creeper )
Rubus
Rubus
allegheniensis
(Allegheny Blackberry)
Rubus
lineatus
(Silky-leaved Berry)
Vitex
Vitex
agnus-castus
(Chaste Tree )
Vitex
lucens
(Puriri )