Trees and Shrubs of Tilden Regional Park
A guide to the woody trees and shrubs of Tilden Nature Area and Tilden Regional Park.
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Pacific Poison Oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum, commonly named Pacific poison oak or western poison oak (syn. Rhus diversiloba), is in the Anacardiaceae family (the sumac family).
Peruvian peppertree
Peruvian pepper (Schinus molle, also known as American pepper, Peruvian peppertree, escobilla, false pepper, molle del Peru, pepper tree,peppercorn tree, Californian pepper tree, pirul and Peruvian mastic.) is an evergreen tree that grows to 15 meters (50 feet). It is native to the Peruvian Andes. The ...more ↓
Bigleaf Maple
Acer macrophyllum (bigleaf maple or Oregon maple) is a large deciduous tree in the genus Acer.
Box Elder
Acer negundo is a species of maple native to North America. Box elder, boxelder maple, and maple ash are its most common names in the United States.
