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

• Acacia, False (Robinia pseudoacacia)
• Acacia, Three-thorned (Gleditsia triacanthos)
• Alder, Black (Ilex verticillata)
• Alder, Black (Alnus glutinosa)
• Alder, Dwarf (Rhamnus alnifolia)
• Alder, European Black (Alnus glutinosa)
• Alder, Gray (Alnus incana)
• Alder, Green (Alnus viridis spp. crispa)
• Alder, Hoary (Alnus incana)
• Alder, Mountain (Alnus viridis spp. crispa)
• Alder, Speckled (Alnus incana)
• Alder, Tag (Alnus incana)
• Apple, Domestic (Malus domestica)
• Arborvitae, Eastern (Thuja occidentalis)
• Arbutus, Trailing (Epigaea repens)
• Arrowwood, Downy (Viburnum rafinesquianum)
• Arrowwood, Southern (Viburnum dentatum)
• Ash, American Prickly (Zanthoxylum americanum)
• Ash, Black (Fraxinus nigra)
• Ash, Blue (Fraxinus quadrangulata)
• Ash, Cane (Fraxinus americana)
• Ash, Common Prickly (Zanthoxylum americanum)
• Ash, Four-angled (Fraxinus quadrangulata)
• Ash, Green (Fraxinus pensylvanica)
• Ash, Green (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
• Ash, Northern Prickly (Zanthoxylum americanum)
• Ash, Prickly (Zanthoxylum americanum)
• Ash, Pumpkin (Fraxinus profunda)
• Ash, Red (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
• Ash, Red (Fraxinus pensylvanica)
• Ash, White (Fraxinus americana)
• Avens, Drummond's Mountain (Dryas drummondii)
• Avens, Yellow Mountain (Dryas drummondii)

B

• Balsam, Canada (Abies balsamea)
• Barberry, Common (Berberis vulgaris)
• Barberry, European (Berberis vulgaris)
• Barberry, Japanese (Berberis thunbergii)
• Bayberry, Northern (Myrica pensylvanica)
• Berry, Saskatoon (Amelanchier spp.)
• Birch, Black (Betula lenta)
• Birch, Cherry (Betula lenta)
• Birch, Dwarf (Betula pumila)
• Birch, European Weeping (Betula pendula)
• Birch, European White (Betula pendula)
• Birch, Gray (Betula populifolia)
• Birch, Silver (Betula pendula)
• Birch, Swamp (Betula pumila)
• Birch, Sweet (Betula lenta)
• Birch, Weeping (Betula pendula)
• Birch, Wire (Betula populifolia)
• Black Alder, European (Alnus glutinosa)
• Black Currant, American (Ribes americanum)
• Black Currant, Wild (Ribes americanum)
• Black Pine, European (Pinus nigra)
• Bladdernut, American (Staphylea trifolia)
• Blueberry, Sourtop (Vaccinium myrtilloides)
• Blueberry, Velvetleaf (Vaccinium myrtilloides)
• Bower, Virgin's (Clematis virginiana)
• Buckeye, Fetid (Aesculus glabra)
• Buckeye, Ohio (Aesculus glabra)
• Buckthorn, Alder (Frangula alnus)
• Buckthorn, Alder-leaved (Rhamnus alnifolia)
• Buckthorn, Common (Rhamnus cathartica)
• Buckthorn, European (Rhamnus cathartica)
• Buckthorn, Glossy (Frangula alnus)
• Burning Bush, Winged (Euonymus alata)
• Buttonbush, Eastern (Cephalanthus occidentalis)

C

• Cactus, Compressed (Opuntia humifusa)
• Cactus, Prickly Pear (Opuntia humifusa)
• Cedar, Eastern Red (Juniperus virginiana)
• Cedar, Eastern White (Thuja occidentalis)
• Cedar, Northern White (Thuja occidentalis)
• Cedar, Red (Juniperus virginiana)
• Cherry, Choke (Prunus virginiana)
• Cherry, Dwarf (Prunus pumila)
• Cherry, Red Choke (Prunus virginiana)
• Cherry, Sand (Prunus pumila)
• Chestnut Oak, Dwarf (Quercus prinoides)
• Chestnut Oak, Yellow (Quercus meuhlenbergii)
• Chestnut, American (Castanea dentata)
• Chestnut, Toothed (Castanea dentata)
• Chinquapin Oak, Dwarf (Quercus prinoides)
• Choke Cherry, Red (Prunus virginiana)
• Chokeberry, Black (Aronia melanocarpa)
• Chokeberry, Black-seeded (Aronia melanocarpa)
• Chokecherry, Eastern (Prunus virginiana)
• Chokecherry, Red (Prunus virginiana)
• Cinquefoil, Shrubby (Dasiphora floribunda)
• Cinquefoil, Three-leaved (Sibbaldiopsis tridentata)
• Cinquefoil, Three-toothed (Sibbaldiopsis tridentata)
• Coffee Tree, Kentucky (Gymnocladus dioicus)
• Cornel, Dwarf (Cornus canadensis)
• Cornel, Red Osier (Cornus sericea)
• Cranberry, American (Vaccinium macrocarpon)
• Cranberry, European (Vaccinium oxyoccos)
• Cranberry, Large (Vaccinium macrocarpon)
• Cranberry, Small (Vaccinium oxyoccos)
• Creeper, Trumpet (Campsis radicans)
• Currant, American Black (Ribes americanum)
• Currant, Hudson Bay Currant (Ribes hudsonianum)
• Currant, Northern Wild Black (Ribes hudsonianum)
• Currant, Wild Black (Ribes americanum)

D

• Dogwood, Alternate-leaved (Cornus alternifolia)
• Dogwood, Pagoda (Cornus alternifolia)
• Dogwood, Poison (Toxicodendron vernix)
• Dogwood, Red Osier (Cornus sericea)
• Dryad, Drummond's (Dryas drummondii)
• Dryad, Yellow (Dryas drummondii)

E

• Elder, Box (Acer negundo)
• Elderberry, Poison (Toxicodendron vernix)
• Euonymus, Winged (Euonymus alata)

F

• False Indigo, Desert (Amorpha fruticosa)
• False Indigo, Shrubby (Amorpha fruticosa)
• False Spirea, Ural (Sorbaria sorbifolia)
• Fir, Balsam (Abies balsamea)
• Fir, Scotch (Pinus sylvestris)
• Fly Honeysuckle, American (Lonicera canadensis)
• Fly Honeysuckle, Canada (Lonicera canadensis)

G

• Gale, Fern (Comptonia peregrina)
• Gale, Sweet (Myrica gale)
• Goat's Beard, False (Sorbaria sorbifolia)
• Gooseberry, Bristly Wild (Ribes oxyacanthoides spp. oxyacanthoides)
• Gooseberry, Low Wild (Ribes hirtellum)
• Gooseberry, Northern (Ribes oxyacanthoides spp. oxyacanthoides)
• Gooseberry, Pasture (Ribes cynosbati)
• Gooseberry, Prickly (Ribes cynosbati)
• Gooseberry, Smooth (Ribes hirtellum)
• Gooseberry, Wild (Ribes hirtellum)

H

• Hazel, Common Witch (Hamamelis virginiana)
• Hazel, Witch (Hamamelis virginiana)
• Hemlock, Eastern (Tsuga canadensis)
• Hemlock, Ground (Taxus canadensis)
• Hickory, Big Shagbark (Carya laciniosa)
• Hickory, Big Shellbark (Carya laciniosa)
• Hickory, Bitternut (Carya cordiformis)
• Hickory, Shellbark (Carya laciniosa)
• Hickory, Swamp (Carya cordiformis)
• Holly, Common Mountain (Nemopanthus mucronata)
• Holly, Mountain (Nemopanthus mucronata)
• Honeysuckle, American Fly (Lonicera canadensis)
• Honeysuckle, Bush (Diervilla lonicera)
• Honeysuckle, Canada Fly (Lonicera canadensis)
• Horsechestnut, Common (Aesculus hippocastanum)

I

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

J

• Juniper, Eastern (Juniperus virginiana)
• Juniper, Red (Juniperus virginiana)

L

• Larch, Alaska (Larix laricina)
• Larch, American (Larix laricina)
• Larch, Eastern (Larix laricina)
• Larch, European (Larix decidua)
• Leatherleaf, Calyxed (Chamaedaphne calyculata)
• Lilac, Common (Syringa vulgaris)
• Linden, American (Tilia americana)
• Locust, Black (Robinia pseudoacacia)
• Locust, Honey (Gleditsia triacanthos)
• Locust, Thorny (Gleditsia triacanthos)

M

• Magnolia, Cucumber (Magnolia acuminata)
• Maple, Black (Acer nigrum)
• Maple, Black Sugar (Acer nigrum)
• Maple, Hard (Acer saccharum)
• Maple, Manitoba (Acer negundo)
• Maple, Norway (Acer platanoides)
• Maple, Rock (Acer saccharum)
• Maple, Sugar (Acer nigrum)
• Maple, Sugar (Acer saccharum)
• Mayflower, Creeping (Epigaea repens)
• Moonseed, Canada (Menispermum canadense)
• Mountain Holly, Common (Nemopanthus mucronata)
• Mountain Pine, Swiss (Pinus mugo)

O

• Oak, Chinkapin (Quercus meuhlenbergii)
• Oak, Chinquapin (Quercus meuhlenbergii)
• Oak, Chinquapin (Quercus prinoides)
• Oak, Dwarf Chestnut (Quercus prinoides)
• Oak, Dwarf Chinquapin (Quercus prinoides)
• Oak, Hill's (Quercus ellipsoidalis)
• Oak, Northern Pin (Quercus ellipsoidalis)
• Oak, Shumard (Quercus shumardii)
• Oak, Swamp Red (Quercus shumardii)
• Oak, Yellow (Quercus meuhlenbergii)
• Oak, Yellow Chestnut (Quercus meuhlenbergii)
• Olive, Autumn (Elaeagnus umbellata)
• Olive, Russian (Elaeagnus umbellata)

P

• Parilla, Yellow (Menispermum canadense)
• Partridgeberry, Creeping (Mitchella repens)
• Pine, Austrian (Pinus nigra)
• Pine, Banksian (Pinus banksiana)
• Pine, Eastern White (Pinus strobus)
• Pine, European Black (Pinus nigra)
• Pine, Gray (Pinus banksiana)
• Pine, Jack (Pinus banksiana)
• Pine, Mugho (Pinus mugo)
• Pine, Mugo (Pinus mugo)
• Pine, Northern White (Pinus strobus)
• Pine, Norway (Pinus resinosa)
• Pine, Pitch (Pinus rigida)
• Pine, Red (Pinus resinosa)
• Pine, Scotch (Pinus sylvestris)
• Pine, Scots (Pinus sylvestris)
• Pine, Scrub (Pinus banksiana)
• Pine, Swiss Mountain (Pinus mugo)
• Pine, Torch (Pinus rigida)
• Pine, Weymouth (Pinus strobus)
• Pine, White (Pinus strobus)
• Pipsissewa, Common (Chimaphila umbellata)
• Pipsissewa, Mottled (Chimaphila maculata)
• Plane Tree, American (Platanus occidentalis)
• Plum, Canada (Prunus nigra)
• Plum, Horse (Prunus nigra)
• Poison Ivy, Climbing (Toxicodendron radicans)
• Poplar, Yellow (Liriodendron tulipifera)
• Prickly Ash, American (Zanthoxylum americanum)
• Prickly Ash, Common (Zanthoxylum americanum)
• Prickly Ash, Northern (Zanthoxylum americanum)
• Prickly Pear, Spreading (Opuntia humifusa)
• Privet, Common (Ligustrum vulgare)

R

• Raisin, Northern Wild (Viburnum nudum)
• Raisin, Wild (Viburnum nudum)
• Raspberry, Black (Rubus occidentalis)
• Raspberry, Flowering (Rubus odoratus)
• Raspberry, Purple-flowering (Rubus odoratus)
• Raspberry, Red (Rubus idaeus)
• Raspberry, Wild Red (Rubus idaeus)
• Red Cedar, Eastern (Juniperus virginiana)
• Redbud, Canadian (Cercis canadensis)
• Rose, Bristly (Rosa acicularis)
• Rose, Marsh (Rosa palustris)
• Rose, Prickly (Rosa acicularis)
• Rose, Prickly Wild (Rosa acicularis)
• Rose, Swamp (Rosa palustris)

S

• Schizonotus, Sorb-leaved (Sorbaria sorbifolia)
• Shagbark Hickory, Big (Carya laciniosa)
• Shellbark Hickory, Big (Carya laciniosa)
• Spindle Tree, Winged (Euonymus alata)
• Spirea, False (Sorbaria sorbifolia)
• Spirea, Ural False (Sorbaria sorbifolia)
• Spruce, Norway (Picea abies)
• St. Johnswort, Kalm's (Hypericum kalmianum)
• Sugar Maple, Black (Acer nigrum)
• Sumac, Chinese (Ailanthus altissima)
• Sumac, Fragrant (Rhus aromatica)
• Sumac, Poison (Toxicodendron vernix)
• Sumac, Swamp (Toxicodendron vernix)
• Sweet Viburnum, Sweet (Viburnum lentago)
• Sycamore, American (Platanus occidentalis)

T

• Thuja, Eastern (Thuja occidentalis)
• Twinflower, Northern (Linnaea borealis)

W

• Walnut, American (Juglans nigra)
• Walnut, Black (Juglans nigra)
• Walnut, English (Juglans regia)
• Walnut, Persian (Juglans regia)
• Walnut, White (Juglans cinerea)
• Wayfaring Tree, American (Viburnum lantanoides)
• Weeping Birch, European (Betula pendula)
• Weeping Willow, Golden (Salix alba)
• White Birch, European (Betula pendula)
• White Cedar, Eastern (Thuja occidentalis)
• White Cedar, Northern (Thuja occidentalis)
• White Pine, Eastern (Pinus strobus)
• White Pine, Northern (Pinus strobus)
• Wild Gooseberry, Bristly (Ribes oxyacanthoides spp. oxyacanthoides)
• Wild Gooseberry, Low (Ribes hirtellum)
• Wild Raisin, Northern (Viburnum nudum)
• Willow, Basket (Salix purpurea)
• Willow, Bay-leaved (Salix pentandra)
• Willow, Bayleaf (Salix pentandra)
• Willow, Bebb's (Salix bebbiana)
• Willow, Black (Salix nigra)
• Willow, Diamond (Salix cordata)
• Willow, Diamond (Salix eriocephala)
• Willow, Furry (Salix cordata)
• Willow, Glaucous (Salix discolor)
• Willow, Glossy (Salix lucida)
• Willow, Golden Weeping (Salix alba)
• Willow, Heart-leaved (Salix cordata)
• Willow, Heartleaf (Salix cordata)
• Willow, Hoary (Salix candida)
• Willow, Large Pussy (Salix discolor)
• Willow, Laurel (Salix pentandra)
• Willow, Laurel-leaf (Salix pentandra)
• Willow, Long-beaked (Salix bebbiana)
• Willow, Missouri (Salix eriocephala)
• Willow, Narrow Heartleaf (Salix eriocephala)
• Willow, Net-veined (Salix reticulata)
• Willow, Prairie (Salix humilis)
• Willow, Pussy (Salix discolor)
• Willow, Sage-leaved (Salix candida)
• Willow, Sand Dune (Salix cordata)
• Willow, Sandbar (Salix exigua)
• Willow, Shining (Salix lucida)
• Willow, Slender (Salix exigua)
• Willow, Small Pussy (Salix humilis)
• Willow, Swamp (Salix nigra)
• Willow, Upland (Salix humilis)
• Willow, Weeping (Salix alba)
• Willow, Woolly-headed (Salix eriocephala)
• Winterberry, Common (Ilex verticillata)
• Wintergreen, Spotted (Chimaphila maculata)
• Wintergreen, Striped (Chimaphila maculata)
• Witch Hazel, Common (Hamamelis virginiana)

Y

• Yew, American (Taxus canadensis)

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