Trees and Shrubs - Common Names

A note about Common Names
Common names of plants vary widely from region to region, from person to person, and from book to book. The common names I have used for each species on this website are usually the ones from Trees in Canada. There are some exceptions, however.

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A

• Ailanthus (Ailanthus altissima)
• Alder, European Black (Alnus glutinosa)
• Alder, Green (Alnus viridis spp. crispa)
• Alder, Speckled (Alnus incana)
• Apple (Malus domestica)
• Arbutus, Trailing (Epigaea repens)
• Arrowwood, Downy (Viburnum rafinesquianum)
• Arrowwood, Southern (Viburnum dentatum)
• Ash, Black (Fraxinus nigra)
• Ash, Blue (Fraxinus quadrangulata)
• Ash, Green (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
• Ash, Prickly (Zanthoxylum americanum)
• Ash, Pumpkin (Fraxinus profunda)
• Ash, Red (Fraxinus pensylvanica)
• Ash, White (Fraxinus americana)
• Avens, Drummond's Mountain (Dryas drummondii)

B

• Baked-apple Berry (Rubus chamaemorus)
• Barberry, European (Berberis vulgaris)
• Barberry, Japanese (Berberis thunbergii)
• Basswood (Tilia americana)
• Bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica)
• Birch, Cherry (Betula lenta)
• Birch, Dwarf (Betula pumila)
• Birch, European White (Betula pendula)
• Birch, Gray (Betula populifolia)
• Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia)
• Blueberry, Velvetleaf (Vaccinium myrtilloides)
• Bower, Virgin's (Clematis virginiana)
• Buckeye, Ohio (Aesculus glabra)
• Buckthorn, Alder-leaved (Rhamnus alnifolia)
• Buckthorn, Common (Rhamnus cathartica)
• Buckthorn, Glossy (Frangula alnus)
• Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)
• Butternut (Juglans cinerea)
• Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)

C

• Cactus, Prickly Pear (Opuntia humifusa)
• Cedar, Eastern Red (Juniperus virginiana)
• Cedar, Eastern White (Thuja occidentalis)
• Chestnut, American (Castanea dentata)
• Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)
• Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
• Cinquefoil, Shrubby (Dasiphora floribunda)
• Cinquefoil, Three-toothed (Sibbaldiopsis tridentata)
• Coffee Tree, Kentucky (Gymnocladus dioicus)
• Cranberry, Large (Vaccinium macrocarpon)
• Cranberry, Small (Vaccinium oxyoccos)
• Creeper, Trumpet (Campsis radicans)
• Currant, Northern Wild Black (Ribes hudsonianum)
• Currant, Wild Black (Ribes americanum)

D

• Dogwood, Alternate-leaved (Cornus alternifolia)
• Dogwood, Red Osier (Cornus sericea)
• Dutchman's Pipe (Aristolochia macrophylla)

E

• Euonymus, Winged (Euonymus alata)

F

• Fir, Balsam (Abies balsamea)

G

• Gale, Sweet (Myrica gale)
• Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
• Gooseberry, Bristly Wild (Ribes oxyacanthoides spp. oxyacanthoides)
• Gooseberry, Prickly (Ribes cynosbati)
• Gooseberry, Wild (Ribes hirtellum)

H

• Hazel, Witch (Hamamelis virginiana)
• Hemlock, Eastern (Tsuga canadensis)
• Hercules' Club (Aralia elata)
• Hickory, Bitternut (Carya cordiformis)
• Hickory, Shellbark (Carya laciniosa)
• Hobblebush (Viburnum lantanoides)
• Holly, Mountain (Nemopanthus mucronata)
• Honeysuckle, American Fly (Lonicera canadensis)
• Honeysuckle, Bush (Diervilla lonicera)
• Horsechestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)

I

• Indigo, False (Amorpha fruticosa)
• Ivy, Poison (Toxicodendron radicans)

L

• Larch, European (Larix decidua)
• Leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata)
• Leatherwood (Dirca palustris)
• Lilac, Common (Syringa vulgaris)
• Locust, Black (Robinia pseudoacacia)
• Locust, Honey (Gleditsia triacanthos)

M

• Magnolia, Cucumber (Magnolia acuminata)
• Maple, Black (Acer nigrum)
• Maple, Norway (Acer platanoides)
• Maple, Sugar (Acer saccharum)
• Moonseed, Canada (Menispermum canadense)

N

• Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago)

O

• Oak, Chinquapin (Quercus meuhlenbergii)
• Oak, Dwarf Chinquapin (Quercus prinoides)
• Oak, Shumard (Quercus shumardii)
• Olive, Autumn (Elaeagnus umbellata)

P

• Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens)
• Pine, Austrian (Pinus nigra)
• Pine, Eastern White (Pinus strobus)
• Pine, Jack (Pinus banksiana)
• Pine, Mugo (Pinus mugo)
• Pine, Pitch (Pinus rigida)
• Pine, Red (Pinus resinosa)
• Pine, Scots (Pinus sylvestris)
• Pipsissewa (Chimaphila umbellata)
• Plum, Canada (Prunus nigra)
• Privet (Ligustrum vulgare)

R

• Raisin, Wild (Viburnum nudum)
• Raspberry, Black (Rubus occidentalis)
• Raspberry, Wild Red (Rubus idaeus)
• Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
• Rose, Prickly Wild (Rosa acicularis)

S

• Serviceberry (Amelanchier spp.)
• Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
• Spirea, False (Sorbaria sorbifolia)
• Spruce, Norway (Picea abies)
• Sumac, Fragrant (Rhus aromatica)
• Sumac, Poison (Toxicodendron vernix)
• Sweetfern (Comptonia peregrina)
• Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)

T

• Tamarack (Larix laricina)
• Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
• Twinflower (Linnaea borealis)

W

• Walnut, Black (Juglans nigra)
• Walnut, English (Juglans regia)
• Willow, Basket (Salix purpurea)
• Willow, Bebb's (Salix bebbiana)
• Willow, Black (Salix nigra)
• Willow, Heart-leaved (Salix cordata)
• Willow, Laurel (Salix pentandra)
• Willow, Missouri (Salix eriocephala)
• Willow, Net-veined (Salix reticulata)
• Willow, Prairie (Salix humilis)
• Willow, Pussy (Salix discolor)
• Willow, Sage-leaved (Salix candida)
• Willow, Sandbar (Salix exigua)
• Willow, Shining (Salix lucida)
• Willow, Weeping (Salix alba)
• Winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
• Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)
• Wintergreen, Striped (Chimaphila maculata)

Y

• Yew (Taxus canadensis)

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