Latin Names of the Week

Pinus resinosa

red pine

Pinus strobus

eastern white pine

Thuja occidentalis

northern whitecedar

Acer saccharum

sugar maple

Liriodendron tulipifera

tulip-poplar

Aesculus hippocastanum

horsechesnut

Acer pensylvanicum

striped maple

Juglans nigra

black walnut

Juglans cinerea

butternut

Castanea dentata

American chestnut

Betula alleghaniensis

yellow birch

Betula papyrifera

paper birch

Tsuga canadensis

hemlock

Fagus grandifolia

American beech

Acer rubrum

red maple

Abies balsamea

balsam fir

Acer negundo

boxelder

Carya cordiformis

butternut hickory

Populus deltoides

eastern cottonwood

Acer saccharinum

silver maple

Celtis occidentalis

eastern hackberry

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

green ash

Sambucus spp.

elderberry

Salix nigra

black willow

Vitis spp.

wild grape

Tilia americana

American basswood

Carpinus caroliniana

musclewood

Ostrya virginiana

ironwood

Quercus velutina

black oak

Quercus alba

white oak

Fraxinus americana

white ash

Quercus rubra

northern red oak

Alnus incana

speckled alder

Comptonia peregrina

sweet fern

Betula populifolia

gray birch

Robus spp.

raspberries and blackberries

Populus grandidentata

bigtooth aspen

Frangula alnus

glossy buckthorn

Rhamnus cathartica

common buckthorn

Prunus serotina

black cherry

Berberis spp.

barberry

Lonicera spp.

honeysuckle

Toxicodendron radicans

poison ivy

Prunus virginiana

chokecherry

Viburnum acerifolium

maple-leaf viburnum

Hamamelis virginiana

witch-hazel

Corylus cornuta

beaked hazelnut

Viburnum lantanoides

hobblebush

Celastrus orbiculatus

asiatic bittersweet

Prunus pensylvanica

pin cherry

Populus tremuloides

quaking aspen

Malus sylvestrus

common apple

Rhus typhina

staghorn sumac

Robinia pseudoacacia

black locust

Acer platanoides

Norway maple

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Virginia creeper

Betula lenta

black birch

Platanus occidentalis

American sycamore

Swida spp.

dogwood

Ulmus americana

American elm

Ulmus rubra

slippery elm

Taxus canadensis

Canada yew

Acer spicatum

mountain maple

Betula cordifolia

mountain paper birch

Sorbus americana

American mountain-ash

Vaccinium angustifolium

lowbush blueberry

Picea rubens

red spruce