A-Z List of Native North American Trees by Scientific Name

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Abies balsamea (L.) Mill- Balsam Fir, Balsam, Canadian Balsam, Eastern Fir, Bracted Balsam Fir,

Blister fir, Balm of Gilead

Abies bracteata (D. Don) Nutt.- Bristlecone Fir, Santa Lucia Fir, Silver Fir

Abies bracteata D. Don ex Poiteau- Bristlecone Fir, Santa Lucia Fir, Silver Fir

Abies concolor (Gord & Glend) Lindl. ex Hildrbr., Colorado Fir, California White Fir, Rocky Mountain

White Fir, Silver Fir, White Fir

Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir.- Fraser Fir, Balsam, Balsam Fraser Fir, Eastern Fir, She Balsam, Southern

Balsam Fir, Southern Fir

Abies grandis (Douglas ex D. Don) Lindl- Grand Fir, Balsam Fir, California Great Fir, Giant Fir, Great Silver

Fir, Lowland White Fir, Oregon White Fir, Puget Sound Fir,

Tall Silver Fir, Stinking Fir, Western Balsam Fir, Yellow Fir

Abies venusta (Dougl.) K. Koch- Bristlecone Fir, Santa Lucia Fir, Silver Fir

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Pinus albicaulis Engelm-White Bark Pine, Scrub Pine

Pinus balfouriana Balf- Foxtail Pine (Rare)

Pinus clausa (Chapm ex Engelm.) Vasey ex Sarg.- Sand Pine, Scrub Pine, Spruce Pine

Pinus contorta Douglas ex Louden- Lodgepole Pine,Tamarack, Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine,

Interior Lodgepole Pine, Tall Lodgepole Pine

Pinus coulteri- Coulter Pine, California Coulter Pine Big-Cone Pine, Nut Pine, Pitch Pine

Pinus densa (Little & Dorman) Gaussen- Slash Pine, Yellow Slash Pine, Swamp Pine, Pitch Pine, South

Florida Slash Pine, Dade County Slash Pine, Dade County Pine, Cuban Pine

Pinus echinata Mill.- Shortleaf Pine, Shortleaf Yellow Pine, Southern Yellow Pine, Yellow Pine,

ShortstrawPine, Arkansas Soft Pine, Old Field Pine

Pinus elliottii Englem.- Slash Pine, Yellow Slash Pine, Swamp Pine, Pitch Pine, South Florida Slash

Pine,Dade County Slash Pine, Dade County Pine, Cuban Pine, Honduras Pine

Pinus elliottii Englem. var. densa Little & Dorman- Florida Slash Pine, Slash Pine, Yellow Slash Pine,

Swamp Pine, Pitch Pine, South Florida Slash Pine,Dade County Slash Pine, Dade

County Pine, Cuban Pine, Honduras Pine

Pinus elliottii Englem var. elliottii- Slash Pine, Yellow Slash Pine, Swamp Pine, Pitch Pine, South Florida

Slash Pine, Dade County Slash Pine, Dade County Pine, Cuban Pine, Honduras

Pine

Pinus glabra (Walter)- Spruce Pine, Walter Pine, Walter's Pine, Bottom White Pine, Cedar Pine

Pinus jeffreyi Grev. & Balf- Jeffrey Pine

Pinus lambertiana Douglas- Sugar Pine

Pinus palustris Mill- Longleaf Pine, Longstraw Pine, Southern Yellow Pine, Longleaf Yellow Pine, Swamp

Pine

Pinus ponderosa C. Lawson- Ponderosa Pine, Bull Pine, Blackjack Pine, Big Heavy Pine, Ponderosa

White Pine, Sierra Brown Bark Pine, Silver Pine, Western Pitch Pine,

Western Red Pine, Western Yellow Pine, Yellow Pine, Yosemite Pine

Pinus ponderosa Lawson & C. Lawson var. washoensis- Washoe Pine, Yellow Pine

Pinus pungens Lamb.- Table-Mountain Pine, Hickory Pine, Mountain Pine, Prickly Pine, Southern

Mountain Pine

Pinus resinosa Aiton- Red Pine, Norway Pine, Eastern Red Pine, Pin Rouge

Pinus rigida Mill.- Pitch Pine, Candlewood Pine, Torch Pine

Pinus rigida Mill. ssp. serotina (Michx.) R.T. Clausen- Pond Pine, Marsh Pine, Pocosin Pine

Pinus serotina Michx.- Pond Pine, Marsh Pine, Pocosin Pine

Pinus strobus L.- Eastern White Pine

Pinus taeda L.- Loblolly Pine, Bull Pine, Oldfield Pine, Shortleaf Pine, North Carolina Pine, Arkansas Pine

Pinus virginiana Mill.- Virginia Pine, Jersey Pine, Possum Pine, Poverty Pine, Oldfield Pine, Scrub Pine,

Shortstraw Pine, Spruce Pine

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Taxus brevifolia Nutt.- Pacific Yew

Taxus Floridana Nutt. ex Chapm- Florida Yew

Torreya taxifolia Arn.- Florida Torreya

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Welcome to our A-Z native species list. We have listed them by scientific name because it is a constant and does not vary region to region or person to person. We have included the various common names associated with each scientific name to help you find the right tree. Some common names can apply to more than one tree species, so if you are having trouble narrowing down your search, take a look at our A-Z Common Name List to see which scientific names match up to the common name you are searching for.

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