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Conifers ( Pinophyta )

''Abies'' Fir s

''amabilis'' Pacific Silver Fir

''balsamea'' Balsam Fir

''bifolia'' Rocky Mountains Subalpine Fir

''concolor'' White Fir - introduced

''grandis'' Grand Fir

''lasiocarpa'' Coast Range Subalpine Fir

''magnifica'' Red Fir - introduced

''nordmanniana'' Nordmann Fir - introduced

''pinsapo'' Spanish Fir - introduced

''procera'' Noble Fir - introduced

''Araucaria''

''Araucaria araucana'' Monkey-puzzle - introduced

''Callitropsis''

''nootkatensis'' Nootka Cypress , "Yellow-cedar" (previously included in ''Chamaecyparis'')

''Cedrus'' Cedar s

''atlantica'' Atlas Cedar - introduced

''deodara'' Deodar Cedar - introduced

''libani'' Lebanon Cedar - introduced

''Chamaecyparis''

''lawsoniana'' Lawson's Cypress - introduced

''obtusa'' Hinoki Cypress - introduced

''pisifera'' Sawara Cypress - introduced

''Cryptomeria''

''Cryptomeria japonica'' Sugi - introduced

''Cupressus''

''arizonica'' Arizona Cypress - introduced

''macrocarpa'' Monterey Cypress - introduced

''Juniperus'' Juniper s

''chinensis'' Chinese Juniper - introduced

''communis'' Common Juniper

''horizontalis'' Creeping Juniper

''sabina'' Savin Juniper - introduced

''scopulorum'' Rocky Mountain Juniper

''virginiana'' Eastern Juniper

''Larix'' Larch es

''decidua'' European Larch - introduced

''gmelinii'' Dahurian Larch - introduced

''kaempferi'' Japanese Larch - introduced

''laricina'' Tamarack Larch

''lyallii'' Subalpine Larch

''occidentalis'' Western Larch

''sibirica'' Siberian Larch - introduced

''Metasequoia''

''Metasequoia glyptostroboides'' Dawn Redwood - introduced

''Picea'' Spruce s

''abies'' Norway Spruce - introduced

''engelmannii'' Engelmann Spruce

''glauca'' White Spruce

''mariana'' Black Spruce

''omorika'' Serbian Spruce - introduced

''pungens'' Colorado Spruce - introduced

''rubens'' Red Spruce

''sitchensis'' Sitka Spruce

''Pinus'' Pine s

''albicaulis'' Whitebark Pine

''aristata'' Bristlecone Pine - introduced

''banksiana'' Jack Pine

''contorta'' subsp. ''contorta'' Shore Pine

''contorta'' subsp. ''latifolia'' Lodgepole Pine

''flexilis'' Limber Pine

''monticola'' Western White Pine

''mugo'' Mountain Pine - introduced

''nigra'' European Black Pine or Austrian Pine - introduced

''ponderosa'' Ponderosa Pine

''resinosa'' Red Pine

''rigida'' Pitch Pine

''strobus'' Eastern White Pine

''sylvestris'' Scots Pine - introduced

''Platycladus''

''orientalis'' Chinese Arborvitae (previously known as ''Thuja orientalis'') - introduced

''Pseudotsuga''

''Pseudotsuga menziesii'' Coast Douglas-fir

''Pseudotsuga menziesii'' subsp. ''glauca'' Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir

''Sciadopitys''

''Sciadopitys verticillata'' Umbrella-pine - introduced

''Sequoia''

''sempervirens'' Coast Redwood - introduced

''Sequoiadendron''

''giganteum'' Giant Sequoia - introduced

''Taxodium'' Cypress es

''distichum'' Baldcypress - introduced

''Taxus'' Yew s

''baccata'' English Yew - introduced

''brevifolia'' Western Yew

''canadensis'' Canada Yew

''cuspidata'' Japanese Yew - introduced

''Thuja'' Thuja s

''occidentalis'' Eastern Arborvitae

''plicata'' Western Redcedar

''Tsuga'' Hemlock s

''canadensis'' Eastern Hemlock

''heterophylla'' Western Hemlock

''mertensiana'' Mountain Hemlock

Ginkgos ( Ginkgophyta )

''Ginkgo''

''Ginkgo biloba'' Ginkgo - introduced

Broadleaves ( Magnoliophyta )

''Acer'' Maple s

''circinatum'' Vine Maple

''x freemanii'' Freeman's maple (hybrid red maple x silver maple)

''ginnala'' Amur Maple - introduced

''glabrum'' Douglas Maple

''macrophyllum'' Bigleaf Maple

''negundo'' Manitoba Maple or boxelder

''nigrum'' Black Maple

''palmatum'' Japanese Maple - introduced

''pensylvanicum'' Striped Maple

''platanoides'' Norway Maple - introduced

''pseudoplatanus'' Sycamore Maple - introduced

''rubrum'' Red Maple

''saccharinum'' Silver Maple

''saccharum'' Sugar Maple

''spicatum'' Mountain Maple

''Aesculus'' Buckeyes And Horse-chestnuts

''x carnea'' Red Horse-chestnut - introduced

''glabra'' Ohio Buckeye

''hippocastanum'' European Horse-chestnut - introduced

''Ailanthus''

''Ailanthus altissima'' Ailanthus - introduced

''Alnus'' Alder s

''glutinosa'' Black Alder - introduced

''incana'' Speckled alder

''rubra'' Red Alder

''serrulata'' Hazel alder

''viridis'' Green alder

''Amelanchier'' Serviceberries

''alnifolia'' Saskatoon Berry

''arborea'' Downy serviceberry

''bartramiana'' Mountain Serviceberry

''florida'' Pacific serviceberry

''laevis'' Smooth serviceberry

''sanguinea'' Roundleaf serviceberry

''Aralia''

''Aralia elata'' Japanese Angelica-tree - introduced

''Arbutus''

''Arbutus menziesii'' Pacific Madrone

''Asimina''

''Asimina triloba'' Pawpaw

''Betula'' Birch es

''alleghaniensis'' Yellow Birch

''cordifolia'' Mountain Paper Birch

''kenaica'' Kenai Paper Birch

''lenta'' Cherry Birch

''neoalaskana'' Alaska Paper Birch

''occidentalis'' Water Birch

''papyrifera'' Paper Birch

''pendula'' Silver Birch - introduced

''populifolia'' Gray Birch

''Caragana''

''Caragana arborescens'' Siberian Pea-tree - introduced

''Carpinus'' Hornbeam s

''betulus'' European Hornbeam - introduced

''caroliniana'' American Hornbeam

''Carya'' Hickories

''cordiformis'' Bitternut Hickory

''glabra'' Pignut Hickory

''laciniosa'' Shellbark Hickory

''ovata'' Shagbark Hickory

''Castanea'' Chestnut s

''dentata'' American Chestnut

''mollissima'' Chinese Chestnut - introduced

''Catalpa'' Catalpa s

''bignonioides'' Southern catalpa - introduced

''ovata'' Japanese catalpa - introduced

''speciosa'' Northern catalpa - introduced

''Celtis'' Hackberries

''occidentalis'' Hackberry

''tenuifolia'' Dwarf hackberry

''Cercidiphyllum''

''Cercidiphyllum japonicum'' Katsura-tree - introduced

''Cercis''

''Cercis canadensis'' Redbud

''Cladrastis''

''Cladrastis kentukea'' Yellow-wood - introduced

''Cornus'' Dogwood s

''alternifolia'' Alternate-leaved dogwood

''florida'' Flowering Dogwood

''kousa'' Kousa Dogwood - introduced

''mas'' European Cornel - introduced

''nuttallii'' Pacific Dogwood

''Corylus'' Hazel s

''americana'' American Hazel

''avellana'' Common Hazel - introduced

''colurna'' Turkish Hazel - introduced

''cornuta'' Beaked Hazel

''maxima'' Filbert - introduced

''Cotinus''

''Cotinus coggygria'' Smokebush - introduced

''Crataegus'' Hawthorns - too many species to list.

''Elaeagnus''

''angustifolia'' Russian-olive - introduced

''commutata'' Silverberry

''Euonymus'' Euonymus

''alatus'' Winged euonymus - introduced

''atropurpureus'' Burning-bush euonymus

''europaeus'' European spindle - introduced

''fortunei'' Winter-creeper euonymus - introduced

''Fagus'' Beech es

''grandifolia'' American Beech

''sylvatica'' European Beech - introduced

''Fraxinus'' Ash es

''americana'' White Ash

''excelsior'' European Ash - introduced

''latifolia'' Oregon Ash

''nigra'' Black Ash

''pennsylvanica'' Green Ash

''profunda'' Pumpkin Ash

''quadrangulata'' Blue Ash

''Gleditsia''

''Gleditsia triacanthos'' Honey-locust

''Gymnocladus''

''Gymnocladus dioicus'' Kentucky Coffee-tree

''Hamamelis''

''Hamamelis virginiana'' Witch-hazel

''Hippophae''

''Hippophae rhamnoides'' Sea-buckthorn - introduced

''Ilex'' Hollies

''aquifolium'' English Holly - introduced

''opaca'' American Holly - introduced

''verticillata'' Common Winterberry

''Juglans'' Walnut s

''cineria'' Butternut

''nigra'' Black Walnut

''regia'' Persian Walnut - introduced

''Laburnum''

''Laburnum anagyroides'' Laburnum - introduced

''Liquidambar''

''Liquidambar styraciflua'' Sweetgum - introduced

''Liriodendron''

''Liriodendron tulipifera'' Tulip Tree

''Maclura''

''Maclura pomifera'' Osage-orange - introduced

''Magnolia'' Magnolia s

''acuminata'' Cucumber Tree

''x soulangeana'' Saucer Magnolia - introduced

''Malus'' Apple s

''baccata'' Siberian crab apple - introduced

''coronaria'' Wild Crab Apple

''fusca'' Pacific Crab Apple

''sylvestris'' Common apple - introduced

''Morus'' Mulberries

''alba'' White Mulberry - introduced

''rubra'' Red Mulberry

''Myrica''

''Myrica californica'' Pacific Bayberry

''Nemopanthus''

''Nemopanthus mucronatus'' Mountain Holly

''Nyssa''

''Nyssa sylvatica'' Black Tupelo

''Ostrya''

''Ostrya virginiana'' American Hornbeam or Ironwood

''Phellodendron''

''Phellodendron amurense'' Amur Cork-tree - introduced

''Platanus'' Plane s

''x acerifolia'' London Plane - introduced

''occidentalis'' American Sycamore

''Populus'' Poplar s, Aspen s, Cottonwood s

''x acuminata'' Lanceleaf cottonwood

''alba'' White Poplar - introduced

''angustifolia'' Narrowleaf cottonwood

''balsamifera'' Eastern Balsam Poplar

''x canadensis'' Carolina Poplar - introduced

''deltoides'' Eastern Cottonwood

''grandidentata'' Bigtooth Aspen

''x jackii'' Jack's hybrid poplar

''nigra'' Black Poplar , Lombardy poplar - introduced

''simonii'' Simon's poplar

''tremuloides'' Trembling Aspen

''trichocarpa'' Black Cottonwood

''Prunus'' Cherries , Plum s, Peach es

''americana'' American Plum

''armeniaca'' Apricot - introduced

''avium'' Sweet Cherry - introduced

''cerasus'' Sour Cherry - introduced

''emarginata'' Bitter cherry

''maackii'' Amur Chokecherry - introduced

''nigra'' Canada Plum

''pensylvanica'' Pin Cherry

''serotina'' Black Cherry

''serrulata'' Japanese Flowering Cherry - introduced

''virginiana'' Chokecherry

''Ptelea''

''Ptelea trifoliata'' Hoptree

''Pyrus'' Pear s

''Pyrus communis'' Common pear

''Quercus'' Oak s

''alba'' White Oak

''bicolor'' Swamp White Oak

''coccinea'' Scarlet Oak

''ellipsoidalis'' Northern Pin Oak - introduced

''garryana'' Garry Oak

''ilicifolia'' Bear Oak

''imbricaria'' Shingle Oak

''macrocarpa'' Bur Oak

''montana'' Chestnut Oak

''muehlenbergii'' Chinquapin Oak

''palustris'' Pin Oak

''prinoides'' Dwarf Chinquapin Oak

''robur'' English Oak - introduced

''rubra'' Northern Red Oak

''shumardii'' Shumard Oak - introduced

''velutina'' Black Oak

''Rhamnus'' Buckthorn s

''cathartica'' European buckthorn - introduced

''frangula'' Glossy buckthorn - introduced

''purshiana'' Cascara buckthorn

''Rhododendron'' Rhododendron s

''macrophyllum'' Pacific rhododendron

''maximum'' Rosebay rhododendron - introduced

''ponticum'' Pontic rhododendron - introduced

''Rhus'' Sumac s

''copallina'' Shining sumac

''glabra'' Smooth sumac

''typhina'' Staghorn sumac

''Robinia''

''Robinia pseudoacacia'' Black Locust - introduced

''Sassafras''

''Sassafras albidum'' Sassafras

''Salix'' Willow s - too many species to list.

''Sambucus'' Elder

''callicarpa'' Red-berry elder

''canadensis'' American elder

''cerulea'' Blue-berry elder

''melanocarpa'' Black-berry elder

''pubens'' Eastern red-berry elder

''Shepherdia''

''Shepherdia argentea'' Silver Buffalo-berry

''Sorbus'' Rowan s

''americana'' American Rowan or mountain-ash

''aucuparia'' European Rowan - introduced

''decora'' Showy Rowan or mountain-ash

''sitchensis'' Sitka Rowan or mountain-ash

''Syringa''

''Syringa vulgaris'' Common Lilac

''Tilia'' Linden s

''americana'' Basswood

''cordata'' Little-leaf Linden - introduced

''tomentosa'' Silver Linden - introduced

''Toxicodendron''

''Toxicodendron vernix'' Poison-sumac

''Ulmus'' Elm s

''americana'' American Elm or White elm

''glabra'' Wych Elm - introduced

''procera'' English Elm - introduced

''pumila'' Siberian Elm - introduced

''rubra'' Slippery Elm

''thomasii'' Rock Elm

''Viburnum'' Viburnum s

''edule'' Squashberry

''lantana'' Wayfaring-tree - introduced

''lentago'' Sweet viburnum, Nannyberry

''opulus'' Wayfaring tree - introduced

''trilobus'' Highbush viburnum

''Zanthoxylum'' Zanthoxylum s, prickly-ashes

''Zanthoxylum americanum'' Common Prickly-ash

''Zanthoxylum clava-herculis'' Southern Prickly-ash

''Zelkova''

''Zelkova serrata'' Japanese Zelkova - introduced