Dendro Lab Scientific Names

red alder

Alnus Rubra, Family: Betulaceae

yellow birch

Betula alleghaniensis, Family: Betulaceae

paper birch

Betula papyrifera, Family: Betulaceae

butternut hickory

Carya cordiformis, Family: Juglandaceae

gray birch

Betula populifolia, Family: Betulaceae

honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos, Family: Fabaceae

tamarack, eastern larch

Larix laricina, Family: Pinaceae

white spruce

Picea glauca, Family: Pinaceae

black spruce

Picea mariana, Family: Pinaceae

red spruce

Picea rubens, Family: Pinaceae

jack pine

Pinus banksiana, Family: Pinaceae

quaking aspen

Populus tremuloides, Family Salicaceae

balsam poplar

Populus balsamifera, Family: Salicaceae

Norway spruce

Picea abies, Family: Pinaceae

northern white-cedar

Thuja occidentalis, Family: Cupressaceae

eastern hemlock

Tsuga canadensis, Family: Pinaceae

eastern white pine

Pinus strobus, Family: Pinaceae

red pine

Pinus resinosa, Family: Pinaceae

Scotch pine

Pinus sylvestris, Family: Pinaceae

sugar maple

Acer saccharum, Family: Sapindaceae

red maple

Acer rubrum, Family: Sapindaceae

American beech

Fagus grandifolia, Family: Fagaceae

white ash

Fraxinus americana, Family: Oleaceae

eastern hophornbeam

Ostrya virginiana, Family: Betulaceae

black cherry

Prunus serotina, Family: Rosaceae

black willow

Salix nigra, Family: Salicaceae

American elm

Ulmus americana, Family: Ulmaceae

shagbark hickory

Carya ovata, Family: Juglandaceae

butternut

Juglans cinerea, Family: Juglendaceae

black walnut

Juglans nigra, Family: Juglendaceae

black locust

Robinia pseudoacacia, Family: Fabaceae

eastern cottonwood

Populus deltoides, Family: Salicaceae

hackberry

Celtis occidentalis, Family: Ulmaceae

sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua, Family: Hamamelidaceae

sassafras

Sassafras albidum, Family: Lauraceae

persimmon

Diospyros virginina, Family: Ebenaceae

flowering dogwood

Cornus florida, Family: Cornaceae

blackgum

Nyssa sylvatica, Family: Nyssaceae

American sycamore

Platanus occidentalis, Family: Platanaceae

baldcypress

Taxodium distichum, Family: Cupressaceae

balsam fir

Abies balsamea, Family: Pinaceae

eastern redcedar

Juniperus virginiana, Family: Cupressaceae

limber pine

Pinus flexillis, Family: Pinaceae

cucumbertree

Magnolia acuminata, Family: Magnoliaceae

yellow-poplar, tulip tree

Liriodendron tulipifera, Family: Magnoliaceae

black oak

Quercus velutina, Family: Fagaceae

northern red oak

Quercus rubra, Family: Fagaceae

bur oak

Quercus macrocarpa, Family: Fagaceae

white oak

Quercus alba, Family: Fagaceae

pin oak

Quercus palustris, Family: Fagaceae

silver maple

Acer saccharinum, Family: Sapindaceae

box elder

Acer negundo, Family: Sapindaceae

American basswood

Tilia americana, Family: Tiliaceae

pitch pine

Pinus rigida, Family: Pinaceae

pomderosa pine

Pinus ponderosa, Family: Pinaceae

Engelmann spruce

Picea engelmannii, Family: Pinaceae

Colorado or blue spruce

Picea pungens, Family: Pinaceae

Douglas-fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii, Family: Pinaceae

white fir

Abies concolor, Family: Pinaceae

grand fir

Abies grandis, Family: Pinaceae

western white pine

Pinus moticola, Family: Pinaceae

Atlantic white-cedar

Chamaecyparis thyoides, Family: Cupressaceae

Port-Orford-cedar

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, Family: Cupressaceae

western redcedar

Thuja plicata, Family: Cupressaceae

American holly

Ilex opaca, Family: Aquifoliaceae