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Index of common names of trees and their scientific names

The tree or shrub entries have sections containing nomenclature and taxonomy; a description; hosted insects, mites, and pathogens; general information; photographs; and a distribution map.

Pacific bayberry

Scientific name: Myrica californica Cham.

Pacific crab apple

Scientific name: Malus fusca (Raf.) C.K. Schneid.

Pacific rhododendron

Scientific name: Rhododendron macrophyllum D. Don

Pacific serviceberry

Scientific name: Amelanchier florida Lindl.

Pacific willow

Scientific name: Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr.

pawpaw

Scientific name: Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal

peachleaf willow

Scientific name: Salix amygdaloides Andersson

pear hawthorn

Scientific name: Crataegus calpodendron (Ehrh.)

Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm.

Common name: Engelmann spruce

Picea glauca (Moench) Voss

Common name: white spruce

Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.

Common name: black spruce

Picea rubens Sarg.

Common name: red spruce

Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carrière

Common name: Sitka spruce

pin cherry

Scientific name: Prunus pennsylvanica L. f.

pin oak

Scientific name: Quercus palustris Muenchh.

Pinus albicaulis Engelm.

Common name: whitebark pine

Pinus banksiana Lamb.

Common name: jack pine

Pinus flexilis James

Common name: limber pine

Pinus monticola Dougl. Ex D. Don

Common name: western white pine

Pinus resinosa Ait.

Common name: red pine

Pinus strobus L.

Common name: eastern white pine

pitch pine

Scientific name: Pinus rigida Mill.

plains cottonwood

Scientific name: Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenw.

Platanus occidentalis L.

Common name: sycamore

poison-sumac

Scientific name: Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze

ponderosa pine

Scientific name: Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex P. & C. Laws.

Populus angustifolia James

Common name: narrowleaf cottonwood

Populus balsamifera L.

Common name: balsam poplar

Populus grandidentata Michx.

Common name: largetooth aspen

Populus tremuloides Michx.

Common name: trembling aspen

Populus xacuminata Rydb.

Common name: lanceleaf cottonwood

Populus xjackii Sarg.

Common name: Jack’s hybrid poplar

Prunus americana Marsh.

Common name: American plum

Prunus emarginata Dougl.

Common name: bitter cherry

Prunus nigra Ait.

Common name: Canada plum

Prunus serotina Ehrh.

Common name: black cherry

Prunus virginiana var. demissa L.

Common name: western choke cherry

Prunus virginiana var. virginiana L.

Common name: choke cherry

Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca (Beissn.) Franco

Common name: Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir

Ptelea trifoliata L.

Common name: common hoptree

pumpkin ash

Scientific name: Fraxinus profunda (Bush) Bush

pussy willow

Scientific name: Salix discolor Muhl.