SCIENTIFIC NAMES

The scientific names of illustrated species follow. The scientific name for a species consists of two words: first the generic name (genus), then the specific name (the two together denoting the species). If the genus name is abbreviated, it is the same as the genus name given just before it.

Pinus strobus

Pinus lambertiana

Pinus rigida

Pinus palustris

Pinus ponderosa

Pinus contorta

Pinus virginiana

Pinus edulis

Picea engelmannii

Black: Picea mariana

White: P. glauca

Red: P. rubens

Tamarack: Larix laricina

Western: L. occidentalis

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Abies concolor

Abies balsamea

Giant: Sequoiadendron giganteum

Redwood: Sequoia sempervirens

Tsuga canadensis

Juniperus osteosperma

Alligator: Juniperus deppeana

Sierra: J. occidentalis

Juniperus virginiana

Thuja occidentalis

Taxodium distichum

Nyssa sylvatica

Diospyros virginiana

Cornus florida

Catalpa speciosa

Cercis canadensis

Maclura pomifera

Umbrella: Magnolia tripetala

Sweetbay: M. virginiana

Cucumber: Magnolia acuminate

Southern: M. grandiflora

Magnolia soulangiana

Arbutus menziesii

Umbellularia californica

Salix nigra

Salix babylonica

Crack: Salix fragilis

Peachleaf: S. amygdaloides

Sandbar: S. exiqua

Pussy: S. discolor

Ulmus americana

Winged: Ulmus alata

Slippery: U. rubra

Rock: Ulmus thomasii

Cedar: U. crassifolia

Celtis occidentalis

Amelanchier arborea

Carpinus caroliniana

Ostrya virginiana

Ilex opaca

Fagus grandifolia

Choke: Prunus virginiana

Wild Black: P. serotina

Pin: Prunus pensylvanica

American Plum: P. americana

Paper: Betula papyrifera

Gray: B. populifolia

White: B. pendula

Yellow: B. alleghaniensis

River: B. nigra

Sweet: B. lenta

Red: Alnus rubra

Speckled: A. rugosa

White: A. rhombifolia

Oxydendrum arboreum

Cascara: Rhamnus purshiana

Carolina: R. caroliniana

Populus tremuloides

Populus grandidentata

Populus deltoides

Tilia americana

Chestnut: Castanea dentata

Tanoak: Lithocarpus densiflorus

Quercus alba

Quercus stellata

Quercus macrocarpa

Quercus lyrata

Quercus prinus

Quercus muehlenbergii

Quercus bicolor

Quercus virginiana

Quercus gambelii

Quercus agrifolia

Quercus velutina

Quercus rubra

Quercus falcata

Quercus palustris

Quercus coccinea

Quercus marilandica

Quercus nigra

Quercus imbricaria

Quercus phellos

Quercus chrysolepis

Sassafras albidum

Liriodendron tultpifera

Ashe: Crataegus ashei

English: C. oxyacantha

Littlehip: C. spathulata

Cockspur: C. crus-galli

Crataegus coccinea

Liquidambar styraciflua

White: Morus alba

Red: M. rubra

Acer platanoides

Acer saccharum

Acer nigrum

Acer rubrum

Acer saccharinum

Acer spicatum

Acer macrophyllum

Acer glabrum

Amer.: Platanus occidentalis

California: P. racemosa

Arizona: P. wrightii

Oriental: P. orientalis

Sabal palmetto

Washingtonia filifera

Carya ovata

Carya tomentosa

Carya cordiformis

Carya illinoensis

Juglans nigra

Juglans cinerea

Acer negundo

Ailanthus altissima

Staghorn: Rhus typhina

Smooth: R. glabra

Dwarf: Rhus copallina

Poison: Toxicodendron vernix

Fraxinus americana

Fraxinus nigra

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Sorbus americana

Robinia pseudoacacia

Gleditsia triacanthos

Gymnocladus dioicus

Aesculus glabra

Aesculus hippocastanum