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Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
'White Lanterns'
(White Lanterns Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
columbiana
(Hairy Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
patula
(Green Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi
(Kinnikinnik )
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi
'Massachusetts'
(Massachusetts Kinnikinnik )
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi
'Point Reyes'
(Point Reyes Kinnikinnik )
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi
'San Bruno Mountain'
(San Bruno Mountain Kinnikinnik )
Artemisia
Artemisia
tridentata
(Big Sagebrush)
Baccharis
Baccharis
pilularis
(Coyote Bush )
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
thyrsiflorus
(Blue Blossom)
Ceanothus
thyrsiflorus
'El Dorado'
(El Dorado Ceanothus )
Ceanothus
velutinus
(Snowbrush )
Cercocarpus
Cercocarpus
ledifolius
(Curlleaf Mountain-mahogany)
Chamaebatiaria
Chamaebatiaria
millefolium
(Fernbush )
Chrysolepis
Chrysolepis
chrysophylla
(Golden Chinkapin )
Ericameria
Ericameria
nauseosa
(Gray Rabbitbrush )
Frangula
Frangula
californica
(Coffeeberry )
Frangula
californica
'Mound San Bruno'
(Mound San Bruno Coffeeberry )
Garrya
Garrya
elliptica
(Wavyleaf Silktassel )
Garrya
elliptica
'James Roof'
(James Roof Silktassel )
Garrya
fremontii
(Fremont Silktassel )
Gaultheria
Gaultheria
shallon
(Salal)
Leucothoe
Leucothoe
davisiae
(Western Leucothoe )
Mahonia
Mahonia
aquifolium
(Oregon Grape )
Mahonia
aquifolium
'Compacta'
(Compact Oregon Grape)
Mahonia
repens
(Creeping Mahonia)
Morella
Morella
californica
(Pacific Waxmyrtle )
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
var.
echinoides
(Shrub Tanoak )
Paxistima
Paxistima
myrsinites
(Oregon Boxwood )
Polystichum
Polystichum
munitum
(Swordfern )
Quercus
Quercus
chrysolepis
(Canyon Live Oak)
Quercus
sadleriana
(Sadler Oak)
Quercus
vacciniifolia
(Huckleberry Oak)
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
macrophyllum
(Western Rhododendron)
Ulex
Ulex
europaeus
(Common Gorse )
Umbellularia
Umbellularia
californica
(Oregon Myrtle )
Vaccinium
Vaccinium
ovatum
(Box Huckleberry )
