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Possible matches: Abutilon palmeri - Palmer's Indian mallow Acacia berlandieri - guajillo Acacia constricta - whitethorn acacia Acacia farnesiana - sweet acacia Acacia greggii - catclaw acacia Adenostoma sparsifolium - redshanks Ailanthus altissima - tree-of-Heaven Albizia julibrissin - mimosa Alnus cordata - Italian alder Alnus glutinosa - European black alder Alnus incana ssp. rugosa - speckled alder Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia - thinleaf alder Alnus oblongifolia - Arizona alder Alnus rhombifolia - white alder Alnus rubra - red alder Landowner Fact Sheet Alnus serrulata - hazel alder Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata - Sitka alder Ambrosia ambrosioides - canyon ragweed Ambrosia chenopodiifolia - San Diego bursage Ambrosia deltoidea - triangleleaf bursage Amelanchier alnifolia - Pacific serviceberry Amelanchier arborea - downy serviceberry Landowner Fact Sheet Amelanchier laevis - Alleghany serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis - Utah serviceberry Amorpha fruticosa - desert false indigo Andromeda polifolia - bog rosemary Annona glabra - pond apple Aralia spinosa - Devil's walking stick Araucaria araucana - monkeypuzzle tree Araucaria heterophylla - Norfolk pine Arbutus arizonica - Arizona madrone Arbutus menziesii - Pacific madrone Arbutus xalapensis - Texas madrone Arctostaphylos columbiana - hairy manzanita Arctostaphylos densiflora - Vine Hill manzanita Arctostaphylos glauca - bigberry manzanita Arctostaphylos patula - green manzanita Arctostaphylos pungens - pointleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - kinnikinick Arctostaphylos viscida - whiteleaf manzanita Aristolochia macrophylla - Dutchman's pipe Artemisia californica - coastal sagebrush Artemisia tridentata - big sagebrush Asimina parviflora - dwarf pawpaw Asimina triloba - pawpaw Atriplex canescens - four-wing saltbush Atriplex confertifolia - shadscale Baccharis halimifolia - eastern baccharis Baccharis pteronioides - yerba de pasmo Baccharis salicifolia - mule fat Baccharis sarothroides - desertbroom Berberis thunbergii - Japanese barberry Berchemia scandens - supplejack Betula alleghaniensis - yellow birch Landowner Fact Sheet Betula lenta - sweet birch Landowner Fact Sheet Betula nana - bog birch Betula nigra - river birch Betula occidentalis - water birch Betula papyrifera - paper birch Landowner Fact Sheet Betula pendula - European weeping birch Betula populifolia - gray birch Betula uber - roundleaf birch Borrichia arborescens - tree seaside tansy Bougainvillea spp. - bougainvillea Bucida buceras - black olive Buddleja davidii - butterfly-bush Bursera fagaroides - fragrant bursera Bursera hindsiana - copal Bursera microphylla - elephant tree Bursera simaruba - gumbo-limbo Caesalpinia pulcherrima - pride-of-Barbados Calliandra eriophylla - fairy duster Callistemon spp. - bottlebrush tree Camellia japonica - Japanese camellia Caragana arborescens - pea tree Carpinus caroliniana - hornbeam Carya alba - mockernut hickory Landowner Fact Sheet Carya aquatica - water hickory Carya cordiformis - bitternut hickory Landowner Fact Sheet Carya glabra - pignut hickory Landowner Fact Sheet Carya illinoinensis - pecan Carya laciniosa - shellbark hickory Carya ovalis - red hickory Carya ovata - shagbark hickory Landowner Fact Sheet Carya pallida - sand hickory Castanea dentata - American chestnut Castanea mollissima - Chinese chestnut Castanea pumila - Alleghany chinkapin Castela emoryi - crucifixion thorn Ceanothus americanus - New Jersey tea Ceanothus cordulatus - whitethorn ceanothus Ceanothus impressus - Santa Barbara ceanothus Ceanothus integerrimus - deerbrush Ceanothus sanguineus - redstem ceanothus Ceanothus spinosus - greenbark ceanothus Ceanothus thyrsiflorus - blueblossom Ceanothus velutinus - snowbrush Cedrus deodara - Deodar cedar Celastrus orbiculatus - Oriental bittersweet Celastrus scandens - American bittersweet Celtis africana - white stinkwood Celtis ehrenbergiana - spiny hackberry Celtis laevigata var. laevigata - sugarberry Celtis laevigata var. reticulata - netleaf hackberry Celtis occidentalis - hackberry Cercis canadensis - eastern redbud Cercis orbiculata - western redbud Cercocarpus ledifolius - curlleaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus montanus - mountain-mahogany Chaenomeles speciosa - common floweringquince Chamaebatiaria millefolium - fernbush Chamaedaphne calyculata - leatherleaf Chilopsis linearis - desert-willow Chimaphila maculata - striped pipsissewa Chimaphila umbellata - prince's pine Chionanthus virginicus - fringetree Chrysobalanus icaco - cocoplum Chrysolepis chrysophylla - golden chinkapin Cinnamomum camphora - camphortree Citrus spp. - citrus Cladrastis kentukea - yellowwood Clematis drummondii - virgin's bower Cleome isomeris - bladderpod spiderflower Clethra alnifolia - summersweet clethra Cliftonia monophylla - buckwheat tree Coccoloba uvifera - seagrape Coleogyne ramosissima - blackbrush Comptonia peregrina - sweetfern Condalia globosa - bitter condalia Conocarpus erectus - buttonwood Cornus alternifolia - alternate-leaf dogwood Corylopsis glabrescens - fragrant winterhazel Corylopsis pauciflora - buttercup winterhazel Corylopsis sinensis - Chinese winterhazel Corylus americana - American hazel Corylus cornuta - beaked hazel Cotinus coggygria - European smoketree Cotinus obovatus - American smoketree Cotoneaster spp. - cotoneaster Crataegus spp. - hawthorn Landowner Fact Sheet Croton alabamensis - Alabama croton Cryptomeria japonica - Japanese cryptomeria Cunninghamia lanceolata - common Chinafir Cyrilla racemiflora - swamp cyrilla Cytisus scoparius - Scotch broom Dasiphora fruticosa - shrubby cinquefoil Davidia involucrata - dove tree Delonix regia - flamboyant tree Dendromecon rigida - tree poppy Diospyros texana - Texas persimmon Diospyros virginiana - common persimmon Landowner Fact Sheet Dodonaea viscosa - hopbush Ebenopsis confinis - ejoton Ebenopsis ebano - Texas ebony Ehretia anacua - sandpaper tree Elaeagnus angustifolia - Russian-olive Elaeagnus pungens - thorny-olive Elaeagnus umbellata - autumn-olive Encelia californica - California brittlebrush Epigaea repens - trailing arbutus Ericameria laricifolia - turpentine bush Ericameria linearifolia - narrowleaf goldenbush Ericameria nauseosa - gray rabbitbrush Ericameria palmeri - Palmer's goldenbush Eriogonum cinereum - coastal buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum - flat-top buckwheat Erythrina corallodendron - coral tree Eubotrys racemosa - swamp doghobble Eucalyptus caesia - gungurru Eucalyptus camaldulensis - river red gum Eucalyptus cladocalyx - sugar gum Eucalyptus globulus - blue gum Eucalyptus nitens - shining gum Eucalyptus polyanthemos - silver dollar gum Eucalyptus sideroxylon - red ironbark Eucalyptus torelliana - cadagi Eucalyptus woodwardii - lemon-flowered gum Euphorbia misera - cliff spurge Eysenhardtia orthocarpa - kidneywood Eysenhardtia texana - Texas kidneywood Fagus grandifolia - American beech Landowner Fact Sheet Fagus sylvatica - European beech Faidherbia albida - winter thorn Fallugia paradoxa - Apache plume Ficus aurea - strangler fig Ficus carica - common fig Ficus macrophylla - Moreton Bay fig Firmiana simplex - Chinese parasoltree Forestiera acuminata - eastern swampprivet Fothergilla gardenii - dwarf fothergilla Fouquieria columnaris - boojum tree Fouquieria splendens - ocotillo Frangula alnus - glossy buckthorn Frangula californica - California buckthorn Frangula caroliniana - Carolina buckthorn Frangula purshiana - Cascara buckthorn Franklinia alatamaha - Franklin tree Gambelia juncea - baja bush snapdragon Gaultheria procumbens - teaberry Gaultheria shallon - salal Gaylussacia spp. - huckleberry Gelsemium sempervirens - false jessamine Ginkgo biloba - ginkgo Gleditsia aquatica - waterlocust Gleditsia triacanthos - honeylocust Landowner Fact Sheet Gordonia lasianthus - loblolly bay Gymnocladus dioicus - Kentucky coffeetree Halesia diptera - two-wing silverbell Halesia tetraptera - silverbell Hamamelis vernalis - vernal witch-hazel Hamamelis virginiana - witch-hazel Hamamelis xintermedia - witch-hazel Hedera helix - English ivy Heteromeles arbutifolia - toyon Hibiscus syriacus - rose-of-sharon Holodiscus discolor - oceanspray Holodiscus dumosus - bush oceanspray Hovenia dulcis - Japanese raisintree Ilex amelanchier - sarvis holly Ilex cassine - dahoon Ilex coriacea - large gallberry Ilex cornuta - Chinese holly Ilex crenata - Japanese holly Ilex decidua - deciduous holly Ilex glabra - inkberry Ilex montana - mountain holly Ilex myrtifolia - myrtle holly Ilex opaca - American holly Ilex purpurea - Oriental holly Ilex verticillata - winterberry holly Ilex vomitoria - yaupon Ilex xattenuata - Foster's holly Illicium floridanum - Florida anise tree Itea virginica - sweetspire Iva hayesiana - San Diego povertyweed Jacaranda mimosifolia - jacaranda Jatropha cuneata - limberbush Juglans californica - California black walnut Juglans cinerea - butternut Juglans hindsii - Hind's black walnut Juglans major - Arizona walnut Juglans microcarpa - little walnut Juglans nigra - black walnut Landowner Fact Sheet Juglans regia - English walnut Kalmia latifolia - mountain laurel Koeberlinia spinosa - allthorn Koelreuteria paniculata - goldenraintree Krameria grayi - white ratany Laburnum xwatereri - goldenchain tree Lagunaria patersonii - Norfolk Island hibiscus Larix decidua - European larch Larix kaempferi - Japanese larch Larix laricina - tamarack Landowner Fact Sheet Larix lyallii - subalpine larch Larix occidentalis - western larch Landowner Fact Sheet Larix ×marschlinsii - Dunkeld larch Laurus nobilis - laurel Lavatera assurgentiflora - island mallow Ledum groenlandicum - Labrador tea Leitneria floridana - corkwood Leucaena retusa - littleleaf leadtree Leucothoe axillaris - coast leucothoe Lindera benzoin - spicebush Liquidambar styraciflua - sweetgum Landowner Fact Sheet Liriodendron tulipifera - yellow-poplar Landowner Fact Sheet Lithocarpus densiflorus - tanoak Lycium andersonii - Anderson boxthorn Lycium brevipes - Baja desert-thorn Lycium fremontii - Fremont's desert-thorn Lyonia ferruginea - staggerbush Lyonia ligustrina - maleberry Lyonia lucida - fetterbush lyonia Lysiloma candidum - palo blanco Lysiloma watsonii - desertfern Maclura pomifera - osage-orange Magnolia acuminata - cucumbertree Magnolia ashei - Ashe magnolia Magnolia fraseri - Fraser magnolia Magnolia grandiflora - southern magnolia Magnolia macrophylla - bigleaf magnolia Magnolia pyramidata - pyramid magnolia Magnolia stellata - star magnolia Magnolia tripetala - umbrella magnolia Magnolia virginiana - sweetbay magnolia Magnolia xsoulangiana - saucer magnolia Mahonia aquifolium - tall Oregon-grape Mahonia fremontii - Fremont barberry Mahonia haematocarpa - red barberry Mahonia nervosa - dwarf Oregon-grape Mahonia nevinii - Nevine's barberry Mahonia repens - creeping mahonia Malosma laurina - laurel sumac Malus fusca - Oregon crabapple Malus spp. - apple Melia azedarach - Chinaberry Menziesia ferruginea - false azalea Mimosa aculeaticarpa - catclaw mimosa Morella californica - Pacific waxmyrtle Morella cerifera - waxmyrtle Morella inodora - odorless bayberry Morella pensylvanica - northern bayberry Morus alba - white mulberry Morus microphylla - Texas mulberry Morus rubra - red mulberry Myrica gale - sweetgale Nandina domestica - heavenly bamboo Nicotiana rustica - Aztec tobacco Nyssa aquatica - water tupelo Landowner Fact Sheet Nyssa biflora - swamp tupelo Nyssa ogeche - Ogeechee tupelo Nyssa sylvatica - blackgum Landowner Fact Sheet Oemleria cerasiformis - Indian-plum Olneya tesota - desert ironwood Oplopanax horridus - Devilsclub Osteomeles anthyllidifolia - Hawaii hawthorne Ostrya virginiana - hophornbeam Oxydendrum arboreum - sourwood Pachycormus discolor - torote blanco Pachysandra terminalis - Japanese pachysandra Parkinsonia aculeata - Jerusalem thorn Parkinsonia florida - blue paloverde Parkinsonia microphylla - yellow paloverde Parrotia persica - Persian ironwood Parthenium argentatum - guayule Parthenocissus quinquefolia - Virginia creeper Parthenocissus tricuspidata - Boston ivy Persea borbonia - redbay Persea palustris - swampbay Petrophytum caespitosum - rockmat Photinia melanocarpa - black chokeberry Photinia pyrifolia - chokeberry Photinia xfraseri - red tips Physocarpus capitatus - ninebark Physocarpus malvaceus - mallow ninebark Physocarpus monogynus - mountain ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius - common ninebark Pieris floribunda - mountain pieris Pieris japonica - Japanese pieris Pistacia chinensis - Chinese pistache Planera aquatica - water elm Platanus hybrida - London plane tree Platanus occidentalis - American sycamore Landowner Fact Sheet Platanus racemosa - California sycamore Platanus wrightii - Arizona sycamore Pluchea sericea - arrow-weed Podocarpus macrophyllus - shrubby yew Poncirus trifoliata - trifoliate orange Populus alba - European white poplar Populus angustifolia - narrowleaf cottonwood Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera - balsam poplar Landowner Fact Sheet Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa - black cottonwood Landowner Fact Sheet Populus deltoides - eastern cottonwood Landowner Fact Sheet Populus fremontii - Fremont cottonwood Populus grandidentata - bigtooth aspen Landowner Fact Sheet Populus heterophylla - swamp cottonwood Populus nigra 'Italica' - Lombardy poplar Populus tremuloides - quaking aspen Landowner Fact Sheet Prosopis glandulosa - honey mesquite Prosopis pubescens - screwbean mesquite Prosopis velutina - velvet mesquite Prunus americana - American plum Prunus angustifolia - Chickasaw plum Prunus avium - sweet cherry Prunus caroliniana - Carolina laurelcherry Prunus cerasifera - purple leaf plum Prunus cerasus - sour cherry Prunus emarginata - bitter cherry Prunus fremontii - desert apricot Prunus ilicifolia - hollyleaf cherry Prunus laurocerasus - cherrylaurel Prunus maritima - beach plum Prunus mexicana - Mexican plum Prunus pensylvanica - fire cherry Landowner Fact Sheet Prunus persica - peach Prunus sargentii - Sargent cherry Prunus serotina - black cherry Landowner Fact Sheet Prunus serrulata - Kwanzan cherry Prunus subcordata - Klamath plum Prunus subhirtella - Higan cherry Prunus virginiana - choke cherry Prunus xyedoensis - Yoshino cherry Pseudocydonia sinensis - Chinese-quince Psilostrophe cooperi - paper-daisy Psorothamnus schottii - Schott indigobush Psorothamnus spinosus - desert smoke tree Ptelea trifoliata - hoptree Pueraria montana - kudzu Punica granatum - pomegranate Purshia tridentata - bitterbrush Pyracantha coccinea - scarlet firethorn Pyrus calleryana - Callery pear Pyrus communis - common pear Quercus acutissima - sawtooth oak Quercus agrifolia - coast live oak Quercus alba - white oak Landowner Fact Sheet Quercus arizonica - Arizona white oak Quercus berberidifolia - scrub oak Quercus bicolor - swamp white oak Quercus chrysolepis - canyon live oak Quercus coccinea - scarlet oak Landowner Fact Sheet Quercus douglasii - blue oak Quercus emoryi - Emory oak Quercus engelmannii - Engelmann oak Quercus falcata - southern red oak Landowner Fact Sheet Quercus gambelii - Gambel oak Quercus garryana - Oregon white oak Quercus grisea - gray oak Quercus hemisphaerica - Darlington oak Quercus hypoleucoides - silverleaf oak Quercus ilicifolia - bear oak Quercus imbricaria - shingle oak Quercus incana - bluejack oak Quercus kelloggii - California black oak Quercus laevis - turkey oak Quercus laurifolia - laurel oak Quercus lobata - valley oak Quercus lyrata - overcup oak Quercus macrocarpa - bur oak Landowner Fact Sheet Quercus margarettae - sand post oak Quercus marilandica - blackjack oak Quercus michauxii - swamp chestnut oak Quercus minima - running oak Quercus muehlenbergii - chinkapin oak Quercus nigra - water oak Landowner Fact Sheet Quercus oblongifolia - Mexican blue oak Quercus pagoda - cherrybark oak Landowner Fact Sheet Quercus palustris - pin oak Quercus phellos - willow oak Landowner Fact Sheet Quercus prinus - chestnut oak Landowner Fact Sheet Quercus robur - English oak Quercus rubra - northern red oak Landowner Fact Sheet Quercus rugosa - netleaf oak Quercus shumardii - Shumard oak Quercus sinuata - Durand white oak Quercus stellata - post oak Landowner Fact Sheet Quercus suber - cork oak Quercus texana - Nuttall oak Quercus tomentella - island live oak Quercus turbinella - shrub live oak Quercus velutina - black oak Landowner Fact Sheet Quercus virginiana - live oak Landowner Fact Sheet Quercus wislizeni - interior live oak Quillaja saponaria - soapbark Rhamnus cathartica - common buckthorn Rhamnus crocea - redberry Rhododendron albiflorum - white rhododendron Rhododendron atlanticum - dwarf azalea Rhododendron austrinum - Florida azalea Rhododendron calendulaceum - flame azalea Rhododendron canescens - swamp azalea Rhododendron catawbiense - Catawba rhododendron Rhododendron macrophyllum - Pacific rhododendron Rhododendron maximum - great rhododendron Rhododendron occidentale - western azalea Rhododendron periclymenoides - pink azalea Rhus aromatica - fragrant sumac Rhus copallinum - shining sumac Rhus glabra - smooth sumac Rhus integrifolia - lemonade sumac Rhus kearneyi - Kearney's sumac Rhus lancea - African sumac Rhus lanceolata - prairie sumac Rhus lentii - lentisco Rhus microphylla - littleleaf sumac Rhus ovata - sugar sumac Rhus trilobata - skunkbush sumac Rhus typhina (hirta) - staghorn sumac Rhus virens - New Mexico evergreen sumac Ribes acerifolium - mapleleaf currant Ribes aureum - golden currant Ribes bracteosum - stink currant Ribes cereum - wax currant Ribes rotundifolium - Appalachian gooseberry Ribes sanguineum - red-flowering currant Ribes viburnifolium - evergreen currant Ribes viscosissimum - sticky currant Robinia hispida - bristly locust Robinia neomexicana - New Mexican locust Robinia pseudoacacia - black locust Landowner Fact Sheet Rosa minutifolia - small-leaved rose Rosa multiflora - multiflora rose Rosa rugosa - rugosa rose Rubus allegheniensis - Alleghany blackberry Rubus argutus - prickly Florida blackberry Rubus armeniacus (discolor) - Himalaya blackberry Rubus flagellaris - dewberry Rubus idaeus - raspberry Rubus laciniatus - evergreen blackberry Rubus leucodermis - whitebark raspberry Rubus occidentalis - black raspberry Rubus odoratus - purple flowering raspberry Rubus parviflorus - thimbleberry Rubus phoenicolasius - wine raspberry Rubus spectabilis - salmonberry Rubus ursinus - wild blackberry Salix alba - white willow Salix babylonica - weeping willow Salix bebbiana - Bebb's willow Salix discolor - pussy willow Salix exigua - sandbar willow Salix gooddingii - Goodding's willow Salix lasiolepis - arroyo willow Salix matsudana - corkscrew willow Salix nigra - black willow Landowner Fact Sheet Salix purpurea - purpleosier willow Salix scouleriana - Scouler willow Salix sitchensis - Sitka willow Sapindus saponaria - soapberry Sassafras albidum - sassafras Landowner Fact Sheet Schinus molle - peppertree Schinus terebinthifolius - Brazilian peppertree Sciadopitys verticillata - umbrella pine Senna hebecarpa - American senna Sequoia sempervirens - redwood Landowner Fact Sheet Sequoiadendron giganteum - giant sequoia Landowner Fact Sheet Sesbania punicea - rattlebox Sideroxylon lanuginosum - gum bumelia Sideroxylon lycioides - buckthorn bumelia Smilax bona-nox - saw greenbrier Smilax glauca - catbrier Smilax herbacea - carrion-flower Smilax laurifolia - laurel greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia - common greenbrier Smilax tamnoides - bristly greenbrier Solanum dulcamara - bitter nightshade Sophora secundiflora - mescal bean Sorbus alnifolia - Korean mountain-ash Sorbus americana - American mountain-ash Sorbus aucuparia - European mountain-ash Sorbus decora - showy mountain-ash Sorbus scopulina - Greene's mountain-ash Sorbus sitchensis - Sitka mountain-ash Sphaeralcea ambigua - desert globemallow Spiraea alba var. alba - narrowleaf spirea Spiraea alba var. latifolia - meadowsweet Stewartia spp. - stewartia Styphnolobium (Sophora) affine (affinis) - Texas sophora Styphnolobium (Sophora) japonicum (japonica) - Japanese pagoda tree Styrax americanus - American snowbell Styrax japonicus - Japanese snowbell Swietenia mahagoni - West Indies mahogany Symplocos tinctoria - common sweetleaf Tamarix aphylla - athel tamarisk Tamarix chinensis - saltcedar Tamarix gallica - tamarisk Tamarix parviflora - smallflower tamarisk Taxodium ascendens - pondcypress Taxodium distichum - baldcypress Landowner Fact Sheet Tilia americana - American basswood Landowner Fact Sheet Tilia cordata - littleleaf linden Tilia petiolaris - silver linden Torreya taxifolia - Florida torreya Toxicodendron diversilobum - Pacific poisonoak Toxicodendron pubescens - poison-oak Toxicodendron radicans - poison-ivy Toxicodendron vernix - poison sumac Triadica sebifera - Chinese tallow tree Ulex europaeus - common gorse Ulmus alata - winged elm Ulmus americana - American elm Landowner Fact Sheet Ulmus crassifolia - cedar elm Ulmus parvifolia - Chinese elm Ulmus procera - English elm Ulmus pumila - Siberian elm Ulmus rubra - slippery elm Ulmus thomasii - rock elm Umbellularia californica - California-laurel Ungnadia speciosa - Mexican buckeye Vaccinium arboreum - sparkleberry Vaccinium corymbosum - highbush blueberry Vaccinium elliottii - Elliott's blueberry Vaccinium macrocarpon - cranberry Vaccinium membranaceum - big huckleberry Vaccinium ovalifolium - ovalleaf huckleberry Vaccinium ovatum - evergreen huckleberry Vaccinium oxycoccos - small cranberry Vaccinium pallidum - lowbush blueberry Vaccinium parvifolium - red huckleberry Vaccinium stamineum - deerberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea - lingonberry Vauquelinia californica - Arizona rosewood Vernicia fordii - tungoil tree Viguiera laciniata - San Diego sunflower Vitis aestivalis - summer grape Vitis rotundifolia - muscadine grape Wisteria floribunda - Japanese wisteria Wisteria sinensis - Chinese wisteria Xanthorhiza simplicissima - yellowroot Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - pricklyash Zelkova serrata - Japanese zelkova Ziziphus obtusifolia - lotebush
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