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Mahonia
Mahonia
pinnata
subsp.
insularis
(Island Barberry)
Mahonia
repens
(Creeping Mahonia)
Menziesia
Menziesia
ferruginea
(Rusty Menziesia )
Morella
Morella
californica
(Pacific Waxmyrtle )
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Parkinsonia
Parkinsonia
florida
(Blue Palo Verde)
Parkinsonia
microphyllum
(Littleleaf Palo Verde )
Parrotiopsis
Parrotiopsis
jacquemontiana
(No English common name )
Pittosporum
Pittosporum
tobira
(Japanese Mock Orange )
Potentilla
Potentilla
fruticosa
(Shrubby Cinquefoil)
Punica
Punica
granatum
(Pomegranate)
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Rhus
Rhus
glabra
(Smooth Sumac )
Rhus
typhina
(Staghorn Sumac)
Salix
Salix
caprea
'Kilmarnock'
(Kilmarnock Willow)
Sambucus
Sambucus
racemosa
(Red Elderberry)
Santolina
Santolina
chamaecyparissus
(Lavender Cotton)
Santolina
virens
(Green Lavender Cotton )
Stachyurus
Stachyurus
praecox
(Early Spiketail)
Stewartia
Stewartia
serrata
(Sawtooth Stewartia)
Symphoricarpos
Symphoricarpos
orbiculatus
(Indiancurrant Coralberry )
Syringa
Syringa
pekinensis
(Peking Lilac )
Tasmannia
Tasmannia
lanceolata
(Mountain Pepper)
Thevetia
Thevetia
peruviana
(Yellow Oleander )
Ulex
Ulex
europaeus
(Common Gorse )
Umbellularia
Umbellularia
californica
(Oregon Myrtle )
Viburnum
Viburnum
cassinoides
(Witherod Viburnum )
Viburnum
nudum
(Possumhaw )
Viburnum
nudum
'Winterthur'
(Winterthur Smooth Witherod)
Viburnum
prunifolium
(Blackhaw Viburnum)
Viburnum
rhytidophyllum
(Leatherleaf Viburnum)
Yucca
Yucca
brevifolia
(Joshua Tree)
Yucca
treculeana
(Spanish Bayonet)
