Dendrology - Scientific Names

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

Tulip Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

Big-leaf Magnolia

Magnolia macrophyla

Southern Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

Fringetree

Chionanthus virginius

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Water Oak

Quercus nigra

Willow Oak

Quercus phellos

Chinese Elm

Ulmus parvifolia

Pecan Tree

Carya illinoinensis

Carolina Laurelcherry

Prunus caroliniana

Sawtooth Oak

Quercus acutissima

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

Shortleaf Pine

Pinus echinata

Dawn Redwood

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Eastern Red Cedar

Juniperus virginiana

Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

American Elm

Ulmus americana

White Oak

Quercus alba

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

Loblolly Pine

Pinus taeda

Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

Virginia Pine

Pinus virginiana

Overcup Oak

Quercus lyrata

Blackgum

Nyssa sylvatica

American Hazelnut

Corylus americana

Downy Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea

Amur Honeysuckle

Lonicera maackii

Sugarberry

Celtis laevigata

Eastern Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

Southern Red Oak

Quercus falcata

American Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Red Mulberry

Morus rubra

White Mulberry

Morus alba

White Ash

Fraxinus americana

English Ivy

Hedera helix

American Basswood

Tilia americana

Southern Catalpa

Catalpa bignonioides

Eastern Redbud

Cercis canadensis

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Muscadine Grape

Vitis rotundifolia

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Chinese Privet

Ligustrum sinense

Blackberry

Rubus spp.

Boxelder

Acer negundo

American Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

Green Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata

River Birch

Betula nigra

Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin

Japanese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

Kudzu

Pueraria montana

Greenbrier

Smilax spp.

Winged Elm

Ulmus alata

Strawberry Bush

Euonymus americanus

Georgia Hackberry

Celtis tenuifolia

Pear

Pyrus spp.

Trumpet Creeper

Campsis radicans

Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Black Willow

Salix nigra

Thorny Elaeagnus

Elaeagnus pungens

Osage-orange

Maclura pomifera

Chestnut Oak

Quercus prinus

Post Oak

Quercus stellata

Scarlet Oak

Quercus coccinea

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Wild Azalea

Rhododendron canescens

Autumn Elaeagnus

Elaeagnus umbellata

Chinaberry

Melia azedarach

Hazel Alder

Alnus serrulata

Hawthorne

Crataegus spp.

American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

Pignut Hickory

Carya glabra

Mockernut Hickory

Carya tomentosa

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Smallflower Pawpaw

Asimina parviflora

Rusty Blackhaw

Viburnum rufidulum

Mapleleaf Viburnum

Viburnum acerifolium

Sweet-shrub

Calycanthus floridus

Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum

Poison-ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

American Elder

Sambucus canadensis

Climbing hydrangea

Hydrangea barbara

American Hornbeam / Musclewood

Carpinus caroliniana

Eastern Hophornbeam

Ostrya virginiana

American Chestnut

Castanea dentata

Sparkleberry

Vaccinium arboreum

Elliot's Blueberry

Vaccinium elliottii

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

Black Oak

Quercus velutina

Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum

Bitternut Hickory

Carya cordiformis

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra

Dog-hobble

Leucothoe axillaris

Chalk Maple

Acer leucoderme

Swamp Chestnut Oak

Quercus michauxii

Mountain-laurel

Kalmia latifolia