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Scientific names of tree species

Tree species found in this Web site

Tree species on this Web site are referred to by their common or vernacular names in the descriptive text. The following is a list of their scientific names:

balsam fir, Abies balsamea (L.)
basswood, Tilia americana L.
birches, Betula spp.
black spruce, Picea mariana (Mill.) BSP
eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière
eastern white-cedar, Thuja occidentalis L.
eastern white pine, Pinus strobus L.
European larch, Larix decidua Mill.
ironwood, Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch
jack pine, Pinus banksiana Lamb.
largetooth aspen, Populus grandidentata Michx.
maples, Acer spp.
Norway spruce, Picea abies (L.) Karst.
pines, Pinus spp.
poplars, Populus spp.
red maple, Acer rubrum L.
red oak, Quercus rubra L.
red pine, Pinus resinosa Ait.
red spruce, Picea rubens Sarg.
Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris L.
spruces, Picea spp
sugar maple, Acer saccharum Marsh.
tamarack, Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
trembling aspen, Populus tremuloides Michx.
white ash, Fraxinus americana L.
white birch, Betula papyrifera Marsh.
white spruce, Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
yellow birch, Betula alleghaniensis Britt.