Twig Key
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It could be one of the species in the table below.
Possible matches: Abutilon palmeri - Palmer's Indian mallow Acacia auriculiformis - earleaf acacia Adenostoma fasciculatum - chamise Adenostoma sparsifolium - redshanks Adonidia merrillii - cherry palm 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 viridis ssp. sinuata - Sitka alder Ambrosia ambrosioides - canyon ragweed Ambrosia chenopodiifolia - San Diego bursage Ambrosia deltoidea - triangleleaf bursage Ambrosia dumosa - white bursage Amelanchier alnifolia - Pacific serviceberry Amelanchier arborea - downy serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis - shadblow serviceberry Amelanchier laevis - Alleghany serviceberry Amelanchier sanguinea - roundleaf serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis - Utah serviceberry Amorpha fruticosa - desert false indigo Andromeda polifolia - bog rosemary Annona glabra - pond apple 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 hookeri - Hooker's manzanita Arctostaphylos patula - green manzanita Arctostaphylos pungens - pointleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos rudis - shagbark manzanita Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - kinnikinick Arctostaphylos viscida - whiteleaf manzanita Aronia arbutifolia - chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa - black chokeberry Artemisia californica - coastal sagebrush Artemisia filifolia - sand sagebrush Artemisia palmeri - San Diego sagewort Artemisia tridentata - big sagebrush Atriplex canescens - four-wing saltbush Atriplex confertifolia - shadscale Baccharis emoryi - Emory's baccharis Baccharis halimifolia - eastern baccharis Baccharis pilularis - coyotebrush Baccharis pteronioides - yerba de pasmo Baccharis salicifolia - mule fat Baccharis sarothroides - desertbroom Betula alleghaniensis - yellow birch Landowner Fact Sheet Betula glandulosa - dwarf birch Betula lenta - sweet birch Betula nana - bog birch Betula nigra - river birch Landowner Fact Sheet Betula occidentalis - water birch Betula papyrifera - paper birch Landowner Fact Sheet Betula pendula - European weeping birch Betula populifolia - gray birch Betula uber - roundleaf birch Betula utilis - Himalayan white birch Bombax ceiba - red silk cottontree Borrichia arborescens - tree seaside tansy Bucida buceras - black olive Buddleja davidii - butterfly-bush Bursera fagaroides - fragrant bursera Bursera hindsiana - copal Bursera microphylla - elephant tree Bursera simaruba - gumbo-limbo Caesalpinia gilliesii - bird-of-paradise shrub Callistemon spp. - bottlebrush tree Camellia japonica - Japanese camellia Caragana arborescens - pea tree Carica papaya - papaya Carpinus betulus - European hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana - hornbeam Carpinus japonica - Japanese hornbeam Carya glabra - pignut hickory Carya illinoinensis - pecan Carya laciniosa - shellbark hickory Carya myristiciformis - nutmeg hickory Carya ovalis - red hickory Carya ovata - shagbark hickory Carya pallida - sand hickory Carya tomentosa - mockernut hickory Castanea dentata - American chestnut Landowner Fact Sheet Castanea mollissima - Chinese chestnut Castanea pumila - Alleghany chinkapin Ceanothus americanus - New Jersey tea Ceanothus impressus - Santa Barbara ceanothus Ceanothus integerrimus - deerbrush Ceanothus sanguineus - redstem ceanothus Ceanothus thyrsiflorus - blueblossom Ceanothus velutinus - snowbrush Cedrus deodara - Deodar cedar Celtis africana - white stinkwood Celtis laevigata var. laevigata - sugarberry Celtis laevigata var. reticulata - netleaf hackberry Celtis occidentalis - hackberry Celtis pumila - dwarf hackberry Cercis canadensis - eastern redbud Cercis chinensis - Chinese redbud Cercis orbiculata - western redbud Cercocarpus intricatus - littleleaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius - curlleaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus montanus - mountain-mahogany Chamaebatia foliolosa - mountain misery 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 Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus - yellow rabbitbrush Cinnamomum camphora - camphortree Citrus spp. - citrus Cladrastis kentukea - yellowwood Cleome isomeris - bladderpod spiderflower Clethra alnifolia - summersweet clethra Cliftonia monophylla - buckwheat tree Coccoloba uvifera - seagrape Coleogyne ramosissima - blackbrush Comptonia peregrina - sweetfern Conocarpus erectus - buttonwood Cornus alternifolia - alternate-leaf dogwood Cornus controversa - giant dogwood Corylopsis glabrescens - fragrant winterhazel Corylopsis pauciflora - buttercup winterhazel Corylopsis sinensis - Chinese winterhazel Corylus americana - American hazel Corylus avellana - common filbert Corylus colurna - Turkish hazel Corylus cornuta - beaked hazel Corymbia torelliana - cadagi Cotinus coggygria - European smoketree Cotoneaster spp. - cotoneaster Croton alabamensis - Alabama croton Cryptomeria japonica - Japanese cryptomeria Cunninghamia lanceolata - common Chinafir Cycas revoluta - sago palm 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 kaki - Japanese persimmon Diospyros texana - Texas persimmon Diospyros virginiana - common persimmon Dirca palustris - eastern leatherwood Ditrysinia fruticosa - Gulf Sebastian-bush Dodonaea viscosa - hopbush Dypsis decaryi - triangle palm Ebenopsis confinis - ejoton Ehretia anacua - sandpaper tree Elaeagnus commutata - silverberry Encelia californica - California brittlebrush Encelia farinosa - brittlebush Epigaea repens - trailing arbutus Ericameria laricifolia - turpentine bush Ericameria linearifolia - narrowleaf goldenbush Ericameria nauseosa - gray rabbitbrush Ericameria palmeri - Palmer's goldenbush Eriodictyon angustifolium - narrow-leaved yerba santa Eriogonum cinereum - coastal buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum - flat-top buckwheat Eubotrys racemosus - swamp doghobble Eucalyptus caesia - gungurru Eucalyptus camaldulensis - river red gum Eucalyptus globulus - blue gum Eucalyptus nitens - shining gum Eucalyptus polyanthemos - silver dollar gum Eucalyptus sideroxylon - red ironbark Eucalyptus woodwardii - lemon-flowered gum Euphorbia misera - cliff spurge Exochorda racemosa - common pearlbush Eysenhardtia orthocarpa - kidneywood Eysenhardtia texana - Texas kidneywood Fagus grandifolia - American beech Fagus orientalis - Oriental beech Fagus sylvatica - European beech Fallugia paradoxa - Apache plume Ficus aurea - strangler fig Ficus carica - common fig Ficus macrophylla - Moreton Bay fig Firmiana simplex - Chinese parasoltree Fothergilla gardenii - dwarf fothergilla Fothergilla major - large fothergilla Fothergilla xintermedia - hybrid fothergilla Frangula alnus - glossy buckthorn Frangula californica - California buckthorn Frangula caroliniana - Carolina buckthorn Franklinia alatamaha - Franklin tree Gambelia juncea - Baja bush snapdragon Gaultheria procumbens - teaberry Gaultheria shallon - salal Gaylussacia spp. - huckleberry Ginkgo biloba - ginkgo Gymnocladus dioicus - Kentucky coffeetree Halesia diptera - two-wing silverbell Halesia tetraptera - silverbell Hamamelis vernalis - vernal witch-hazel 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 chinensis - Kashi holly 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 verticillata - winterberry holly Ilex xattenuata - Foster's holly Itea virginica - sweetspire Iva hayesiana - San Diego povertyweed Jacaranda mimosifolia - jacaranda Jatropha cuneata - limberbush Juglans californica - California black walnut Juglans hindsii - Hind's black walnut Juglans major - Arizona walnut Juglans microcarpa - little walnut Juglans regia - English walnut Kalmia latifolia - mountain laurel 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 xmarschlinsii - Dunkeld larch Laurus nobilis - laurel Lavatera assurgentiflora - island mallow Ledum groenlandicum - Labrador tea Leitneria floridana - corkwood Leptospermum scoparium - manuka Leucaena retusa - littleleaf leadtree Leucothoe axillaris - coast leucothoe Lindera benzoin - spicebush Liquidambar styraciflua - sweetgum Ludwigia peruviana - Peruvian primrose-willow Lupinus arboreus - yellow bush lupine Lupinus chamissonis - dune lupine Lycium fremontii - Fremont's desert-thorn Lyonia ferruginea - staggerbush Lyonia ligustrina - maleberry Lyonia lucida - fetterbush lyonia Lysiloma candidum - palo blanco Lysiloma watsonii - desertfern Magnolia ashei - Ashe magnolia Magnolia fraseri - Fraser magnolia Magnolia pyramidata - pyramid magnolia Magnolia tripetala - umbrella magnolia Magnolia virginiana - sweetbay magnolia Landowner Fact Sheet 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 angustifolia - southern crab apple Malus fusca - Oregon crabapple Malus spp. - apple Mangifera indica - mango Melaleuca quinquenervia - melaleuca Melia azedarach - Chinaberry Menziesia ferruginea - false azalea Menziesia pilosa - minniebush Metopium toxiferum - poisonwood Morella californica - Pacific waxmyrtle Morella cerifera - waxmyrtle Morus alba - white mulberry Morus microphylla - Texas mulberry Morus rubra - red mulberry Myrica gale - sweetgale Myrsine cubana - colicwood Nandina domestica - heavenly bamboo Neviusia alabamensis - Alabama snow-wreath Nicotiana tomentosa - tobacco Nyssa aquatica - water tupelo Landowner Fact Sheet Nyssa biflora - swamp tupelo Nyssa ogeche - Ogeechee tupelo Nyssa sylvatica - blackgum Oemleria cerasiformis - Indian-plum Osteomeles anthyllidifolia - Hawaii hawthorne Ostrya virginiana - hophornbeam Oxydendrum arboreum - sourwood Pachycormus discolor - torote blanco Pachysandra terminalis - Japanese pachysandra Parrotia persica - Persian ironwood Parthenium argentatum - guayule Perityle incana - Guadalupe Island rock daisy Persea americana - avocado Persea borbonia - redbay Persea palustris - swampbay Petrophytum caespitosum - rockmat 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 occidentalis - American sycamore Platanus racemosa - California sycamore Platanus wrightii - Arizona sycamore Platanus xhispanica - London plane tree Pluchea sericea - arrow-weed Podocarpus macrophyllus - shrubby yew 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 Populus heterophylla - swamp cottonwood Populus nigra var. italica - Lombardy poplar Populus tremuloides - quaking aspen Landowner Fact Sheet Prunus alleghaniensis - Allegheny plum Prunus americana - American plum Prunus caroliniana - Carolina laurelcherry Prunus emarginata - bitter cherry Prunus fasciculata - desert almond Prunus fremontii - desert apricot Prunus ilicifolia - hollyleaf cherry Prunus laurocerasus - cherrylaurel Prunus maritima - beach plum Prunus mexicana - Mexican plum Prunus persica - peach Prunus serotina - black cherry 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 Punica granatum - pomegranate Purshia stansburiana - Stansbury cliffrose Purshia tridentata - bitterbrush Pyrularia pubera - buffalo nut Pyrus calleryana - Callery pear Pyrus pyrifolia - Asian pear Quillaja saponaria - soapbark Rhamnus cathartica - common buckthorn Rhamnus crocea - redberry Rhamnus ilicifolia - hollyleaf redberry Rhododendron albiflorum - white rhododendron Rhododendron atlanticum - dwarf azalea Rhododendron austrinum - Florida azalea Rhododendron canescens - swamp azalea Rhododendron catawbiense - Catawba rhododendron Rhododendron macrophyllum - Pacific rhododendron Rhododendron maximum - great rhododendron Rhus aromatica - fragrant sumac Rhus integrifolia - lemonade sumac Rhus kearneyi - Kearney's sumac Rhus lancea - African sumac Rhus lentii - lentisco Rhus microphylla - littleleaf sumac Rhus ovata - sugar sumac Rhus trilobata - skunkbush sumac Rhus virens - New Mexico evergreen sumac Ribes acerifolium - mapleleaf currant Ribes alpinum - mountain currant Ribes aureum - golden currant Ribes bracteosum - stink currant Ribes cereum - wax currant Ribes laxiflorum - trailing black currant Ribes sanguineum - red-flowering currant Ribes viburnifolium - evergreen currant Ribes viscosissimum - sticky currant Ribes wolfii - Wolf's currant Roystonea regia - royal palm Rubus hayata-koidzumii - creeping raspberry Rubus odoratus - purple flowering raspberry Rubus parviflorus - thimbleberry Rubus pedatus - trailing raspberry Rubus spectabilis - salmonberry Sabal palmetto - cabbage palmetto Salix gooddingii - Goodding's willow Sapindus saponaria - soapberry Sassafras albidum - sassafras 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 Sibbaldiopsis tridentata - three-toothed-cinquefoil Sideroxylon lanuginosum - gum bumelia Sophora chrysophylla - mamani 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 spiraea Spiraea alba var. latifolia - meadowsweet Spiraea douglasii - Douglas spiraea Spiraea japonica - Japanese spiraea Spiraea lucida - shinyleaf spiraea Spiraea splendens - rose meadowsweet Stewartia ovata - mountain-camellia Stewartia spp. - stewartia Styphnolobium affine - Texas sophora Styphnolobium japonicum - Japanese pagoda tree Styrax americanus - American snowbell Swietenia mahagoni - West Indies mahogany Symplocos tinctoria - common sweetleaf Syzygium nervosum - sugargum 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 Tilia cordata - littleleaf linden Tilia petiolaris - silver linden Tilia xeuropaea - European linden Torreya taxifolia - Florida torreya Toxicodendron vernix - poison sumac Triadica sebifera - Chinese tallow tree Ulmus alata - winged elm Landowner Fact Sheet Ulmus americana - American elm Ulmus crassifolia - cedar elm Ulmus parvifolia - Chinese elm Ulmus procera - field elm Ulmus pumila - Siberian elm Ulmus rubra - slippery elm Umbellularia californica - California-laurel Ungnadia speciosa - Mexican buckeye Vaccinium arboreum - sparkleberry Vaccinium cespitosum - dwarf bilberry Vaccinium corymbosum - highbush blueberry Vaccinium deliciosum - Cascade bilberry Vaccinium elliottii - Elliott's blueberry Vaccinium fuscatum - black highbush blueberry Vaccinium macrocarpon - cranberry Vaccinium membranaceum - big huckleberry Vaccinium myrtilloides - velvet-leaf blueberry Vaccinium myrtillus - bilberry Vaccinium ovalifolium - ovalleaf huckleberry Vaccinium ovatum - evergreen huckleberry Vaccinium oxycoccos - small cranberry Vaccinium pallidum - lowbush blueberry Vaccinium parvifolium - red huckleberry Vaccinium scoparium - grouse whortleberry Vaccinium stamineum - deerberry Vaccinium uliginosum - bog blueberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea - lingonberry Vauquelinia californica - Arizona rosewood Vernicia fordii - tungoil tree Viguiera laciniata - San Diego sunflower Wollemia nobilis - Wollemi-pine Xanthorhiza simplicissima - yellowroot Zelkova serrata - Japanese zelkova Ziziphus zizyphus - jujube
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