Tree Species Scientific and Common Names

Vocabulary flashcards matching scientific names of trees with their common names from the provided lecture transcript.

Abies balsamea

Abies balsamea, balsam fir (Pinaceae)

Carya ovata

shagbark hickory

Celtis occidentalis

hackberry

Cornus florida

flowering dogwood

Diospyros virginiana

persimmon

Juglans cinerea

butternut

Juglans nigra

black walnut

Juniperus virginiana

eastern redcedar

Liquidambar styraciflua

sweetgum

Liriodendron tulipifera

yellow-poplar

Magnolia acuminata

cucumbertree

Nyssa sylvatica

blackgum

Pinus flexilis

limber pine

Platanus occidentalis

American sycamore

Populus deltoides

eastern cottonwood

Quercus alba

white oak

Quercus macrocarpa

bur oak

Quercus rubra

northern red oak

Quercus velutina

black oak

Robinia pseudoacacia

black locust

Sassafras albidum

sassafras

Taxodium distichum

baldcypress