Species List
Dendrology
Fall 2005 - FOR 115
   
Family Common Name Latin Name
Taxaceae Yew Taxus spp.
Ginkgoaceae Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba
Pinaceae Shortleaf pine Pinus echinata
  Eastern white pine Pinus strobus
  Red pine Pinus resinosa
  Virginia pine Pinus virginiana
  Table-mountain pine Pinus pungens
  Pitch pine Pinus rigida
  Loblolly pine Pinus taeda
  Scotch pine Pinus sylvestris
  Larch Larix spp.
  Red spruce Picea rubens
  Blue spruce Picea pungens
  Norway spruce Picea abies
  Eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis
  Balsam fir Abies balsamea
Cupressaceae Northern white-cedar Thuja occidentalis
  Eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana
  Bald cypress Tasodium distichum
Magnoliaceae Fraser magnolia Magnolia fraseri
  Southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora
  Cucumber tree Magnolia acuminata
  Yellow poplar Liriodendron tulipifera
Lauraceae Sassafras Sassafras albidum
  Spice-bush Lindera benzoin
Annonaceae Papaw Asimina triloba
Juglandaceae Black walnut Juglans nigra
  Butternut Juglans cinerea
  Shagbark hickory Carya ovata
  Mockernut hickory Carya tomentosa
  Pignut hickory Carya glabra
  Bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis
  Red hickory Carya ovalis
  Pecan hickory Carya illinoensis
Betulaceae Yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis (b. lutea)
  River birch Betula nigra
  Black birch Betula lenta
  Paper birch Betula papyrifera
  American hazelnut Corylus americana
  Beaked hazel Corylus cornuta
  Eastern hophornbeam (Ironwood) Ostrya virginiana
Fagaceae American beech Fagus grandifolia
  American chestnut Castanea dentata
  Alleghey chinkapin Castanea pumila
  White oak Quercus alba
  Post oak Quercus stellata
  Chestnut oak Quercus prinus
  Northern red oak Quercus rubra
  Black oak Quercus velutina
  Scarlet oak Quercus coccinea
  Southern red oak Quercus falcata
  Blackjack oak Quercus marinlandica
  Bear oak (Scrub) Quercus ilicifolia
  Willow oak Quercus phellos
  Pin oak Quercus palustris
  Sawtooth oak Quercus acutissima
Ulmaceae American elm Ulmus americana
  Slippery elm Ulmus rubra
  Hackberry Celtis occidentalis
  Japanese zelkova Zelkova serrata
Moraceae Red mulberry Morus rubra
  Osaga orange Maclura pomifera
Hamamelidaceae Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua
  Witch-hazel Hamamelis virginiana
Platanaceae American sycamore Platanus occidentalis
Salicaceae Black willow Salix nigra
  Weeping willow Salis babylonica
  Bigtooth aspen Populus grandidentata
  White poplar Populus alba
  Lombardy poplar Populus nigra var. italica
  Balsam poplar Populus balsamifera
Tiliaceae American basswood Tilia americana
Ericaceae Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum
  Rosebay rhododendron Rhododendron maximum
  Mountain-laurel Kalmia latifolia
  Wild azalea Rhododendron spp.
  Mountain fetterbush Pieris floribunda
  Huckleberry Gaylussacia spp.
  Blueberry Vaccinium spp.
Ebenaceae Common persimmon Diospyros virginiana
Rosaceae Common apple Malus pumila
  American mountain-ash Sorbus americana
  Black cherry Prunus serotina
  Fire cherry Prunus pensylvanica
  Common chokecherry Prunus virginiana
  Downy serviceberry Amelanchier arborea
  Hawthorn Crataegus spp.
  Bradford pear Pyrus calleryana
  Multiflora rose Rosa multiflora
  Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis
  Black raspberry Rubus occidentalis
Leguminosae (Fabaceae) Eastern redbud Cercis canadenis
  Kentucky coffee tree Gymnocladus dioicus
  Honeylocust (thornless) Gleditsia triacanthos (var. inermis)
  Black locust Robinia pseudoacacia
  Yellow wood Cladrastis lutea
  Mimosa Albizia julibrissin
Simaroubaceae Tree-of-Heaven Ailanthus altissima
Anacardiaceae Staghorn sumac Rhus typhina
  Winged sumac Rhus copallina
  Smooth sumac Rhus glabra
  Poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans
Aquifoliaceae American holly Ilex opaca
  Mountain holly Ilex montan
  Winterberry Ilex verticillata
Aceraceae Sugar maple Acer saccharum
  Red maple Acer rubrum
  Silver maple Acer saccharinum
  Striped maple Acer pensylvanicum
  Boxelder Acer negundo
  Norway maple Acer platanoides
  Mountain maple Acer spicatum
Hippocastanaceae Yellow buckeye Aesculus flava
  Horse Chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Cornaceae Flowering dogwood Cornus florida
  Alertnate-leaf dogwood Cornus alternifolia
  Silky dogwood Cornus obliqua
  Red-Osier dogwood Cornus stolonifera
  Kousa dogwood Cornus kousa
  Blackgum Nyssa sylvatica
Oleaceae White ash Fraxinus americana
  Green ash Fraxinus pensylvanica
  Fringe tree Chionanthus virginicus
Bignoniaceae Northern catalpa Catalpa speciosa
  Southern catalpa Catalpa bignonioides
Scrophulariaceae Royal paulownia Paulownia tomentosa
Caprifoliaceae Nannyberry Viburnum lentago
  Blackhaw viburnum Viburnum prunifolium
  Mapleleaf viburnum Viburnum acerifolium
  Arrowwood Viburnum recognitum
  Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica
  Common elderberry Sambucus canadensis
     
Other shrubs: Gooseberry Ribes spp.
  Sweet fern Comptonia peregrina
  Teaberry Gaultheria procumbens
  Striped pipsissewa Chimaphila maculata
  Wild hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens
  Wild grape Vitis spp.
  Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia
  Green-brier Smilax spp.
  Strawberry bush Euonymus americana
  Bladdernut Staphylea trifolia
  Hercules-club (Devils-walking stick) Aralia spinosa
  Leatherwood Dirca palustris
  Russian-olive (autumn) Elaeagnus angustifolia
  Ginseng Panax quinquefolius