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North America/The Continental United States, Alaska, Canada and Greenland

The Appalachian Mountains Region (This region is bordered by Weiss Lake in the Southwest, Hartwell Lake in the southeast, the Tennessee River in the northernmost tip of the southern extent, and reaches far north up to The Quamahonig Reservoir in Pennsylvania, between High Rock Lake and Cave Run Lake in Kentucky)

                                    Ashes

                                                White Ash [Fraxinus americana]

                        Green Ash [fraxinus pennsylvanica]

Basswoods

                                                American Basswood [Tilia Americana]

            White Basswood (Beetree Linden) [Tilia heterophylla]

Beeches

            American Beech [Fagus grandiflora]

Birches

                                                Yellow Birch  [Betula aleghaniensis

                                                River Birch (Black Birch) [Betula nigra]

                                                Cherry Birch (Sweet birch) [Betula lenta]

            Paper Birch (Canoe Birch) [ Betula papyrifera]

Buckeyes

            Yellow Buckeye (Sweet Buckeye) [Aesculus flava]

Cedars

                        White Cedar

                                    Cherry Trees

                                                Black Cherry (Rum Cherry) [Prunus serotina]

                        Pin Cherry[Prunus pensylvanica]

Chestnuts

                                                American Chestnut [Castanea dentate]

Allegheny Chestnut (Alleghany Chinkapin) [Castanea pumila]

Dogwoods

            Flowering Dogwood [Cornus florida]

Evergreen Laurels

                        Sassafras [Sassafras albidum]

Sorrel Tree (California Bay, California Olive, Oregon Myrtle) [Umbellularia californica]

Mountain Laurel (Calico bush) [Kalmia latifolia]

Flowering Crab Apples

                                                Sweet Crab Apple [Malus coronaria]

            Prairie Crab Apple [Malus ionensis] 

Hawthornes

                                                Downy Hawthorne (Red Haw) [Crataaegus molis]

Cockspur Hawthorne [Crataegus crus-galli] Washington Hawthrone [Crataegus phaenopyrum] 

Hemlocks

                        Eastern Hemlocks

Shortleaf Pine (rare outside the southern limits of the range)

Hollies

            American Holly [Ilex opaca]

Hornbeams

American Hornbeam (Blue Beech, Water Beech and Ironwood)  [Carpinus Caroliniana]

Junipers

                        Eastern Red Juniper

                        Common Juniper

                                    Locust Trees

                                                Black Locust [Robinia pseudoacaia]

                                                Honeylocust [Gleditsia triancanthos]

                                                Kentucky Coffee Tree [Gymnocladus diocia] 

                                    Madrones

Arizona Madrone [Arbutis Arizonica] (Southcentral Arizona)

Maples

                                                Ash Leaved Maple (Box Elder) [Acer negundo]

                                                Red Maple [Acer rubrum]

                                                Silver Maple [Acer saccharinum]

                                                Sugar Maple [Acer saccharum]

            Striped Maple (Mosswood) [Acer pensylvanicum]

Oaks

                                                Northern Red Oak [Quercus rubra]

                                                Pin Oak [Quercus palustris]

                                                Scarlet Oak [Quercus coccinea]

            White Oak (Stave Oak) [Qercus alba]

Poplars

American Black Poplar (American Black Poplar) [Populus deltoids]

                                    Redbuds

                                                Eastern Redbud [Cercis canadensis]

Rowans

American Mountain Ash (Roundwood) [Sorbus Americana]

                                                Showy Maountain Ash [Sorbus decora]

                                                Serviceberries

            American Serviceberry [Amelanchier laevis]

Snowdrop Trees

Mountain Snowdrop Tree [Halesia monticola] (southern Appalachians]

Sweet Gums

            Sweet Gum [Liquidambar styraciflua]

Sycamores

            Sycamore (Buttonwood) [Platanus occidentalis]

Tulip Trees

                        Tulip Tree (Yellow Poplar) [Liriodendron tulipfera]

Cucumber Tree (Mountain Magnolia) [Magnolia acuminata]

Sweet Bay (Swampbay) [ Magnolia virginiana] (eastern portion of the Appalachians)

Umbrella Magnolia [Magnolia tripetala]

Large-Leaved Magnolia [Magnolia macrophyllia]

Walnuts

                                                Black Walnut [Juglans nigra]

                                                Butternut (White Walnut) [Juglans cinerea]

                                    Willows

                                                Black Willow [Salix nigra]

                                                Peachleaf Willow (Almond Willow) [Salix amygdaloides]

                                     Witch Hazels

                                                American Witch Hazel [Hamamelis virginiana]

The California Temperate Parkland Forests (This area includes the San Joaquin Valley, and the areas between the Simi Valley through the Sacramento Valley, from the Sierra Nevada to the Pacific Coast)

Alders

            White Alder [Alnus rhombifolia]

Ashes

                                                Velvet Ash [Fraxinus velutina]

Buckeyes

            California Buckeye [Aesculus californica]Chile Pines

                        California Nutmeg

            Cedars

                        Western Red Cedar

                                    Chestnuts

Golden Chestnuts (Golden Chinkapin) [Chrysolepis chrysophylla]

Tanbark Oak [Lithocarpus densiflorus]

Cypresses

                        Monterrey Cypress (Monterrey Peninsula)

                        California Cypress (southern California only)

Dogwoods

                                                Flowering Dogwood [Cornus florida]

            Pacific Dogwood [Cornus nuttallii]

False Cypresses                       

Port Orford Cedar (+2000 ft above sea level)

Santa Cruz Cypress ( Santa Cruz Mountains only)

            Firs

                        Noble Fir

                        Bigcone Douglas Fir

                        Douglas Fir (in higher altitudes)

Hemlocks

                        Western Hemlock

                        Mountain Hemlock

                                    Hornbeams, Hop

Eastern Hop Hornbeam (American Hop Hornbeam, Ironwood) [Ostrya virginiana]

Incense Cedars

                        Common Incense Cedar

Junipers

                        Western Juniper

                        Common Juniper (at high altitudes)

            Utah Juniper

Laurels, Evergreen

Sorrel Tree (California Bay, California Olive, Oregon Myrtle) [Umbellularia californica]

Madrones

Pacific Madrone [Arbutus menziesii] (Along the Pacific coast)

Maples

                                                Ash Leaved Maple (Box Elder) [Acer negundo]

Oregon Maple (Bigleaf Maple) [Acer macrophyllum] (Pacific Coast)

                                    Oaks

Valley Oak (California White Oak) [Quercus lobata] Canyon Live Oak [Quercus chrysolepis] 

California Live Oak [Quercus agrifolia]

Pines, Five-Needled

            Sugar Pine [Pinus lambertiana]

Pines, Three-Needled

                                                Monterrey Pine (central mountain areas)

Pines, Two-Needled

                        Lodgepole Pine

Poplars

Western Balsam Poplar (Black cottonwood) [Populus trichocarpa]

Redbuds

California Redbud (Western Redbud) [Cercis occidentalis]

Sycamores

            California Sycamore [Platanus racemosa] (low altitudes)

Walnuts

                                                Southern California Walnut [Juglans californica]

Yews

                                                Pacific Yew

The Chaparral of Southern and Central California (this area is compromised of the land South of the San Joaquin Valley, southwest of the San Bernardino Mountains, north of La Sierra de Juarez, and west of the Colorado River)

                                    Alders

                        White Alder [Alnus rhombifolia]

Ashes

Velvet Ash [Fraxinus velutina]

Chestnuts

Golden Chestnuts (Golden Chinkapin) [Chrysolepis chrysophylla]

Tanbark Oak [Lithocarpus densiflorus]

Hackberries

Hackberry (Nettle Tree) [Celtis occidentalis]

Hemlocks

            Mountain Hemlock (at high altitudes)

Junipers

                        Western Juniper (northern portions at high altitudes)

                        Common Juniper (at high altitudes)

            Utah Juniper

Laurels, Evergreen

Sorrel Tree (California Bay, California Olive, Oregon Myrtle) [Umbellularia californica]

Maples

                                                Ash Leaved Maple (Box Elder) [Acer negundo]

Oregon Maple (Bigleaf Maple) [Acer macrophyllum] (Pacific Coast)

Mimosa Family

                                                Sweet Acacia (Aroma) [Acacia farnesiana]

                                                Mesquite (Algarobbo) [Prosopis juliflora]

Oaks

                                                White Oak (Stave Oak) [Qercus alba]

                                                Valley Oak (California White Oak) [Quercus lobata]

                                                Canyon Live Oak [Quercus chrysolepis]

                                                California Live Oak [Quercus agrifolia]

            Arizona White Oak [Quercus arizonica]

Orange Trees

            Osage Orange [Maclura pomigera]

Palms Trees

            California Washingtonia [Washingtonia filifera]

Pines, Five-Needled

                        Sugar Pine [Pinus lambertiana]

Poplars

Western Balsam Poplar (Black cottonwood) [Populus trichocarpa]

Sycamores

California Sycamore [Platanus racemosa] (low altitudes)

Walnuts

                                                Southern California Walnut [Juglans californica]

                                     Yews

                                                Pacific Yew

                                    Yuccas

                                                Joshua Tree [Yucca brevifolia]

The Florida Everglades Region (This are is bordered by Lake George in the north, and Lake Stafford in the west, and spreads south as through the Panhandle into the Florida Keys)

                                    Ashes

                        Green Ash [fraxinus pennsylvanica]

Basswoods

            Carolina Basswood [Tilia caroliniana] (Southern Plains)

Birches

            Yellow Birch  [Betula aleghaniensis]

Buckwheat and Pokewheats

            Sea Grape [Coccoloba uvifera]

Buttonwood

White Buttonwood (White Mangrove) [ Laguncularia racemosa]

Catalpas

                                                Western Catalpa (Northern Catalpa) [Catalpa speciosa]

Indian Bean Tree [Catalpa bignonioides]

Cherry Trees

            Black Cherry (Rum Cherry) [Prunus serotina]

Chestnuts

Allegheny Chestnut (Alleghany Chinkapin) [Castanea pumila]

Chicle Tree Family

                                                 Damson Plum (Satin Leaf) [Chrysophyllum oliviforme]

Cypresses

            Swamp Cypress

Dogwoods

            Flowering Dogwood [Cornus florida]

Elms

American Elm (White Elm) [Ulmus Americana]

Figs

            Shortleaf Fig [Ficus laevigata]

Hawthornes

Cockspur Hawthorne [Crataegus crus-galli]           

Hibiscus Family

            Sea Hibiscus (Seaside Majoe) [Hibiscus tiliaceus]

Hornbeams

American Hornbeam (Blue Beech, Water Beech and Ironwood)  [Carpinus Caroliniana]

Ivy Family

Matchwood (Morototo) [Didymopanax morototoni]

Junipers

                        Eastern Red Juniper (in well drained areas)

                        Common Juniper (in well drained areas)

            Laurels, Evergreen

                                                Sassafras [Sassafras albidum]

Sorrel Tree (California Bay, California Olive, Oregon Myrtle) [Umbellularia californica]

Mountain Laurel (Calico bush) [Kalmia latifolia]

Sweetwood (Misanteco, Gulf Licarai, Laurel Blanco) [Licaria triandria]

Incense-Tree Family

                                                Incense Tree(Gumbo-limbo) [Bursera simaruba]

Locust Trees

                                                Black Locust [Robinia pseudoacaia] 

                        Kentucky Coffee Tree [Gymnocladus diocia]

Maples (in well-drained areas)

                                                Ash Leaved Maple (Box Elder) [Acer negundo]

                                                Red Maple [Acer rubrum]

                                                Silver Maple [Acer saccharinum]

            Sugar Maple [Acer saccharum]

Mimosa Family

            Sweet Acacia (Aroma) [Acacia farnesiana]

Oaks (in well-drained areas)

Swamp Chestnut Oak (Basket Oak, Cow Oak) [Quercus michauxii]

Orange Trees

            Osage Orange [Maclura pomigera]

Palms

            Broom-Palm (Brittle Thatch Palm) [ Thrinax morrissii]

Palmettos

            Cabbage Palmetto [Sabal palmetto]

                                    Papaya and its Relatives

Florida Trema (Jmaican Nettle Tree, Guacimilla) [Trema Micrantha]

Redbuds

            California Redbud (Western Redbud) [Cercis occidentalis]

Soapberry Family

                                                Soapberry [Sapindus saponaria]

Sweet Gums

            Sweet Gum [Liquidambar styraciflua]

Teak Family

            Florida Fiddlewood [Citharexylum fruticosum]

Tulip Trees

                        Tulip Tree (Yellow Poplar) [Liriodendron tulipfera]

Cucumber Tree (Mountain Magnolia) [Magnolia acuminata]

Sweet Bay (Swampbay) [ Magnolia virginiana]

Umbrella Magnolia [Magnolia tripetala]

Ashe’s Magnolia [Magnolia ashei] (near the Apalachee and Waccasassa Bays)

Large-Leaved Magnolia [Magnolia macrophyllia]

                                    Tupelos

                                                Water Tupelo (Cotton gum) [Nyssa aquatica]

Tupelo (Balack Gum, Sour Gum) [Nyssa sylvatic]

Walnuts

                                                Black Walnut [Juglans nigra]

The Great Basin Region (This area is bordered by the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon, by the Black Mountains in the south (Nevada), by the Sierra Nevada in the west and by the Rockies in the east)

Alders

            White Alder [Alnus rhombifolia]

Ashes

                        Velvet Ash [Fraxinus velutina]

Cypresses

                        Arizona Cypress (extreme south)

                                    Dogwoods

                        Flowering Dogwood [Cornus florida]

            Five-Needled Pines

                                                Ancient Pine [Pinus longaeva]

Hackberries

                        Hackberry (Nettle Tree) [Celtis occidentalis]

Junipers

                        Common Juniper

                        Utah Juniper

            Larches, Deciduous

                        Western Larch (Hackmatack) [ Larix occidenatalis]

                        Subalpine Larch [Larix lyalli]

Laurels, Evergreen

                                                Sassafras [Sassafras albidum]

Sorrel Tree (California Bay, California Olive, Oregon Myrtle) [Umbellularia californica]

Maples           

            Ash Leaved Maple (Box Elder) [Acer negundo]

Mimosa Family

                                                 Mesquite (Algarobbo) [Prosopis juliflora]

Oaks

            California Live Oak [Quercus agrifolia]

Orange Trees

            Osage Orange [Maclura pomigera]

Pines, Three-Needled

                        Big-Cone Pine

Pines, Two-Needled

                        Lodgepole Pine

Poplars

            Quaking Aspen [Populus tremuloides]

Redbuds

            California Redbud (Western Redbud) [Cercis occidentalis]

The Great Lakes Region Woodlands (This are generally includes the areas in and north of Dams and Vermillion Counties in Illinois, Fountain and Randolph Counties in Indiana, Jefferson and Mercer Counties in Ohio, South of the Great Lakes, and Southeast of Lake St. Martin in Manitoba)

                                    Ashes

                                                Black Ash (Brown Ash) [Fraxinus nigra]

                        Green Ash [fraxinus pennsylvanica]

                                    Basswoods

                                                American Basswood [Tilia Americana]

White Basswood (Beetree Linden) [Tilia heterophylla]

Birches

                                                Yellow Birch  [Betula aleghaniensis

            River Birch (Black Birch) [Betula nigra]

Cherry Trees

                                                Black Cherry (Rum Cherry) [Prunus serotina]

            Pin Cherry[Prunus pensylvanica]

Dogwoods

            Flowering Dogwood [Cornus florida]

Flowering Crab Apples

Sweet Crab Apple [Malus coronaria] (East of Lake Michigan]

Prairie Crab Apple [Malus ionensis] 

Hackberries

            Hackberry (Nettle Tree) [Celtis occidentalis]

Hawthornes

                                                Downy Hawthorne (Red Haw) [Crataegus molis]

Cockspur Hawthorne [Crataegus crus-galli]

Hazels, Witch

American Witch Hazel [Hamamelis virginiana]

Hornbeams

American Hornbeam (Blue Beech, Water Beech and Ironwood)  [Carpinus Caroliniana] (Area south of Lake Erie)

Hornbeams, Hop

Eastern Hop Hornbeam (American Hop Hornbeam, Ironwood) [Ostrya virginiana] (Area south of Lake Erie)

Junipers

                        Eastern Red Juniper

                        Common Juniper

            Larches, Deciduous

                        Tamarack (American Larch) [Larix laricina]

            Laurels, Evergreen

                                                Sassafras [Sassafras albidum]

Sorrel Tree (California Bay, California Olive, Oregon Myrtle) [Umbellularia californica] (south of the Great Lakes)

Mountain Laurels (Calico bush) [Kalmia latifolia]

Locust Trees

                                                Black Locust [Robinia pseudoacaia]

                                                Honeylocust [Gleditsia triancanthos]

Kentucky Coffee Tree [Gymnocladus diocia]

Maples

                                                Ash Leaved Maple (Box Elder) [Acer negundo]

                                                Red Maple [Acer rubrum]

                                                Silver Maple [Acer saccharinum]

Oaks

Scarlet Oak [Quercus coccinea]

                                                White Oak (Stave Oak) [Qercus alba]

                        Black Oak (Yellow-Bark Oak) [ Quercus velutina]

Poplars

                                                Balsam Poplar (Tacamahacca) [Populus balsamifera]

            Quaking Aspen [Populus tremuloides]

Rowans

            Showy Maountain Ash [Sorbus decora]

Serviceberries

                                                American Serviceberry [Amelanchier laevis]

Sycamores

Sycamore (Buttonwood) [Platanus occidentalis] (south of lake Erie)

Tulip Trees

                        Tulip Tree (Yellow Poplar) [Liriodendron tulipfera]

Cucumber Tree (Mountain Magnolia) [Magnolia acuminata]

Tupelos

Tupelo (Balack Gum, Sour Gum) [Nyssa sylvatic] (South of Lake Erie)

Walnuts

                                                Black Walnut [Juglans nigra]

Butternut (White Walnut) [Juglans cinerea]

                                    Willows

                                                Black Willow [Salix nigra]

                                                Shining Willow [Salix lucida]

The Great Plains (This region is bordered by the Rio Grande valley in the south, and the Swan Hills in Alberta, and covers Eastern Wyoming, Colorado and Montana, southwestern Minnesota, Northeastern Missouri, Central Texas, all of Kansas, Nebraska, the Dakotas and Most of Iowa and Oklahoma)

Ashes

                                                Black Ash (Brown Ash) [Fraxinus nigra] (Northern Plains)

                                                Green Ash [fraxinus pennsylvanica] (Eastern Plains)

            Velvet Ash [Fraxinus velutina] (Southwestern Plains)

Basswoods

            Carolina Basswood [Tilia caroliniana] (Southern Plains)

Buckeyes

            Ohio Buckeye [Aesculus glabra] (Central Plains)

Cherry Trees

            Pin Cherry[Prunus pensylvanica]

Dogwoods

Flowering Dogwood [Cornus florida]

Elms

                                                American Elm (White Elm) [Ulmus Americana]

            Slippery Elm [Ulmus rubra]

Flowering Crab Apples

Prairie Crab Apple [Malus ionensis]  (Central Plains)

                                    Hackberries

                                                Hackberry (Nettle Tree) [Celtis occidentalis]

Hawthornes

Downy Hawthorne (Red Haw) [Crataegus molis] (Central Palins]

Cockspur Hawthorne [Crataegus crus-galli]

Laurels, Evergreen

Sorrel Tree (California Bay, California Olive, Oregon Myrtle) [Umbellularia californica]

                                     Locust Trees

                                                Honeylocust [Gleditsia triancanthos]

Kentucky Coffee Tree [Gymnocladus diocia] (Central Plains)

Maples

                                                Ash Leaved Maple (Box Elder) [Acer negundo]

                                                Red Maple [Acer rubrum]

Oaks

                                                White Oak (Stave Oak) [Qercus alba]

                                                Live Oak (southern plains) [Quercus virginiana]

            California Live Oak [Quercus agrifolia]

Poplars

American Black Poplar (American Black Poplar) [Populus deltoids] (Areas bordering the Eastern forests)

Quaking Aspen [Populus tremuloides]  (High altitudes in the north)

Redbuds

                                                Eastern Redbud [Cercis canadensis] (Central Plains)

Texas Redbud [Cercis candensis var. texsensis] (Upper Colorado River Valley, Dallas County, Texas and southern Oklahoma)

Sweet Gums

Sweet Gum [Liquidambar styraciflua] (Eastern Texas and Oklahoma, eastern Arkansas)

Walnuts

                                                Black Walnut [Juglans nigra]

                                    Willows

                                                Peachleaf Willow (Almond Willow) [Salix amygdaloides]

The Gulf Mangrove Forests (This are includes all land within 15 miles of the Gulf Coast or the estuaries, from Madre Lagoon through Wacassassa Bay in Florida)

                        Buckwheat and Pokewheats

                                                Sea Grape [Coccoloba uvifera]

Orange Trees

                        Osage Orange [Maclura pomigera]

            Mimosa Family

                                                Mesquite (Algarobbo) [Prosopis juliflora]

The Labrador Peninsula (This region is bordered by The Great Lakes in the south, the St. Lawrence River in the east, Lac Misstassini in the west, and it extends on the peninsula up to the Metezes River in the north and east up to the Labrador Sea)

                                    Ashes

                        Black Ash (Brown Ash) [Fraxinus nigra] (Southern area)

Beeches

            American Beech [Fagus grandiflora] (eastern coast)

Birches

                                                Yellow Birch  [Betula aleghaniensis]

Cherry Birch (Sweet birch) [Betula lenta] (except far eastern coast)

                                    Cedars

                        White Cedar

                                    Cherry Trees

                        Pin Cherry[Prunus pensylvanica]

Chestnuts

American Chestnut [Castanea dentate] (near the Atlantic coast)

Elms

                        Slippery Elm [Ulmus rubra]

Firs

                        Balsam Fir

            Five-Needled Pines

Eastern White Pine (Eastern Weymouth Pine)[Pinus strobes]

Hackberries

            Hackberry (Nettle Tree) [Celtis occidentalis]

Hornbeams

American Hornbeam (Blue Beech, Water Beech and Ironwood)  [Carpinus Caroliniana] 

Junipers

                                                Common Juniper

Maples

                                                Ash Leaved Maple (Box Elder) [Acer negundo]

Striped Maple (Mosswood) [Acer pensylvanicum]

Oaks

                                                Northern Red Oak [Quercus rubra] (except eastern coast)

                                                Scarlet Oak [Quercus coccinea]

            White Oak (Stave Oak) [Qercus alba]

Poplars

American Black Poplar (American Black Poplar) [Populus deltoids]

Balsam Poplar (Tacamahacca) [Populus balsamifera]

Quaking Aspen [Populus tremuloides]

Spruces

                                                Black Spruce [Picea mariana]

White Spruce [Picea Glauca]            

Larches, Deciduous

                                                Tamarack (American Larch) [Larix laricina]

Tupelos

Tupelo (Balack Gum, Sour Gum) [Nyssa sylvatic] (Western half of the peninsula)

                                    Willows

                                                Shining Willow [Salix lucida]

The Mid-Atlantic Woodlands (This are is bordered by Albemarle Sound in the south, by the Toms River in the north, by Chesapeake bay in the northwest, the Dan River in the southwestern most extent and the Atlantic Shore in the east)

                                    Ashes

                                                White Ash [Fraxinus americana]

                                    Green Ash [fraxinus pennsylvanica]

Basswoods

                                                American Basswood [Tilia Americana]

                                                White Basswood (Beetree Linden) [Tilia heterophylla]

            Carolina Basswood [Tilia caroliniana] (Southern Plains)

Beeches

            American Beech [Fagus grandiflora]

Birches

                                                Yellow Birch  [Betula aleghaniensis

                                                River Birch (Black Birch) [Betula nigra]

            Cherry Birch (Sweet birch) [Betula lenta]

Buckeyes

                                                Yellow Buckeye (Sweet Buckeye) [Aesculus flava]

            Red Buckeye [Aesculus pavia]

Cedars

                        White Cedar

                                    Chestnuts

                                                American Chestnut [Castanea dentate]

Allgheny Chestnut (Allgheny Chinkapin) [Castanea pumila]

Cherry Trees

                                                Black Cherry (Rum Cherry) [Prunus serotina]

            Pin Cherry[Prunus pensylvanica]

Dogwoods

            Flowering Dogwood [Cornus florida]

Elms

Slippery Elm [Ulmus rubra]

Flowering Crab Apples

                                                Sweet Crab Apple [Malus coronaria]

Prairie Crab Apple [Malus ionensis] 

Hackberries

            Hackberry (Nettle Tree) [Celtis occidentalis]

Hawthornes

                                                Downy Hawthorne (Red Haw) [Crataegus molis]

Cockspur Hawthorne [Crataegus crus-galli]

Washington Hawthrone [Crataegus phaenopyrum] 

                                    Hazels, Witch

                        American Witch Hazel [Hamamelis virginiana]

            Hemlocks

                        Eastern Hemlock

Hollies

            American Holly [Ilex opaca]

Hornbeams

American Hornbeam (Blue Beech, Water Beech and Ironwood)  [Carpinus Caroliniana]

Hornbeams, Hop

Eastern Hop Hornbeam (American Hop Hornbeam, Ironwood) [Ostrya virginiana]

Junipers

                        Eastern Red Juniper

                        Common Juniper

Laurels, Evergreen

                                                Sassafras [Sassafras albidum]

Sorrel Tree (California Bay, California Olive, Oregon Myrtle) [Umbellularia californica]

Mountain Laurels (Calico bush) [Kalmia latifolia]

Locust Trees

                                                Black Locust [Robinia pseudoacaia]

                                                Honeylocust [Gleditsia triancanthos]

            Kentucky Coffee Tree [Gymnocladus diocia]

Maples

                                                Ash Leaved Maple (Box Elder) [Acer negundo]

                                                Red Maple [Acer rubrum]

                                                Silver Maple [Acer saccharinum]

                                                Sugar Maple [Acer saccharum] 

Striped (Mosswood) Maple [Acer pensylvanicum]

Oaks

                                                Northern Red Oak [Quercus rubra]

                                                Pin Oak [Quercus palustris]

                                                Scarlet Oak [Quercus coccinea]

                                                White Oak (Stave Oak) [Qercus alba]

                                                Chestnut Oak [Quercus prinus]

Black Oak (Yellow-Bark Oak) [ Quercus velutina]

Pines, Five-Needled

Eastern White Pine (Eastern Weymouth Pine)[Pinus strobes]

Pines, Three-Needled 

Western Yellow Pine [Pinus ponderosa]

Loblolly Pine [Pinus taeda]

Pines, Two-Needled

Slash Pine (Swamp Pine) [Pinus elliottii]

Poplars

American Black Poplar (American Black Poplar) [Populus deltoids]

Rowans

American Mountain Ash (Roundwood) [Sorbus Americana]

            Showy Maountain Ash [Sorbus decora]

Serviceberries

            American Serviceberry [Amelanchier laevis]

Sweet Gums

            Sweet Gum [Liquidambar styraciflua]

Sycamores

            Sycamore (Buttonwood) [Platanus occidentalis]

Tulip Trees

Tulip Tree (Yellow Poplar) [Liriodendron tulipfera] Cucumber Tree (Mountain Magnolia) [Magnolia acuminata]

                                                Bull Bay [Magnolia grandiflora]

                                                Sweet Bay (Swampbay) [ Magnolia virginiana]

                                                Large-Leaved Magnolia [Magnolia macrophyllia]

                                    Tupelos

                                                Tupelo (Balack Gum, Sour Gum) [Nyssa sylvatic]

Walnuts

                                                Black Walnut [Juglans nigra]

                                                Butternut (White Walnut) [Juglans cinerea]                                   

                                    Willows

                                                Black Willow [Salix nigra]

                                                Peachleaf Willow (Almond Willow) [Salix amygdaloides] The Mojave Region (this area is compromised of the land East of the San Bernardino Mountains, west of the Aquarius Mountains, northeast of the Chocolate Mountains, southwest of the Hurricane Cliffs, north of The Buckskin Mountains, and South of the Sheephole Range)

                                    Ashes

                        Velvet Ash [Fraxinus velutina]Cypresses

                        Arizona Cypress (eastern hills)

            Junipers

                        Common Juniper (in moist areas)

                        Utah Juniper (in moist areas)

Maples

                        Ash Leaved Maple (Box Elder) [Acer negundo]

Mimosa Family

                                                 Mesquite (Algarobbo) [Prosopis juliflora]

Oaks

                        California Live Oak [Quercus agrifolia]

            Arizona White Oak [Quercus arizonica]

Pines, Three-Needled

                        Big-Cone Pine

Redbuds

                        California Redbud (Western Redbud) [Cercis occidentalis]                        Sycamores

California Sycamore [Platanus racemosa] (low altitudes) Yuccas

                                                Joshua Tree [Yucca brevifolia]

The New England Woodlands (This area is bordered by the Mouth of the Potomac in the south, The Quamahonig Reservoir in the south-central extent, by the Appalachian Mountains in the west and extends north up to the Atlantic seashore and into Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, The Cape Breton Islands, and Newfoundland.

                                    Ashes

                                                White Ash [Fraxinus americana]

                                                Black Ash (Brown Ash) [Fraxinus nigra]

                        Green Ash [fraxinus pennsylvanica]

Basswoods

                                                American Basswood [Tilia Americana]

            White Basswood (Beetree Linden) [Tilia heterophylla]

Beeches

            American Beech [Fagus grandiflora]

Birches

            Cherry Birch (Sweet birch) [Betula lenta]

Buckeyes

            Yellow Buckeye (Sweet Buckeye) [Aesculus flava]

Cedars

                        White Cedar

                                    Chestnuts

                        American Chestnut [Castanea dentate]

Cherry Trees

                                                Black Cherry (Rum Cherry) [Prunus serotina]

            Pin Cherry[Prunus pensylvanica]

Cypresses

            Swamp Cypress

Dogwoods

            Flowering Dogwood [Cornus florida]

Elms

            Slippery Elm [Ulmus rubra]

Firs

            Balsam Fir

Flowering Crab Apples

Sweet Crab Apple [Malus coronaria]

Prairie Crab Apple [Malus ionensis] 

Hackberries

            Hackberry (Nettle Tree) [Celtis occidentalis]

Hawthornes

Downy Hawthorne (Red Haw) [Crataegus molis] Washington Hawthrone [Crataegus phaenopyrum] 

Hemlocks

            Eastern Hemlock

Hollies

            American Holly [Ilex opaca]

Hornbeams

American Hornbeam (Blue Beech, Water Beech and Ironwood)  [Carpinus Caroliniana]

Hornbeams, Hop

Eastern Hop Hornbeam (American Hop Hornbeam, Ironwood) [Ostrya virginiana]

Juniper

                        Eastern Red Juniper

                        Common Juniper

            Larches, Deciduous

                        Tamarack (American Larch) [Larix laricina]

            Laurels, Evergreen

                                                Sassafras [Sassafras albidum]

Sorrel Tree (California Bay, California Olive, Oregon Myrtle) [Umbellularia californica]

Mountain Laurels (Calico bush) [Kalmia latifolia]

                                    Locust Trees

                                                Black Locust [Robinia pseudoacaia]

                                                Honeylocust [Gleditsia triancanthos]

                                                Kentucky Coffee Tree [Gymnocladus diocia]

                                    Maples

                                                Ash Leaved Maple (Box Elder) [Acer negundo]

                                                Red Maple [Acer rubrum]

                                                Silver Maple [Acer saccharinum]

                                                Sugar Maple [Acer saccharum]

Striped Maple (Mosswood) [Acer pensylvanicum]

Oaks

                                                Northern Red Oak [Quercus rubra]

                                                Pin Oak [Quercus palustris]

                                                Scarlet Oak [Quercus coccinea]

                                                White Oak (Stave Oak) [Qercus alba]

Chestnut Oak [Quercus prinus]

Black Oak (Yellow-Bark Oak) [ Quercus velutina]

Pines, Five-Needled

                                                Eastern White Pine (Weymouth Pine) [Pinus strobus]

                                    Poplars

American Black Poplar (American Black Poplar) [Populus deltoids]

Balsam Poplar (Tacamahacca) [Populus balsamifera]

Quaking Aspen [Populus tremuloides]

Rowans

American Mountain Ash (Roundwood) [Sorbus Americana]

Showy Maountain Ash [Sorbus decora]

Serviceberries

American Serviceberry [Amelanchier laevis]

Spruces

                                                Red Spruce [Picea rubens]

                                                Black Spruce [Picea mariana]

                                    Sweet Gums

                                                Sweet Gum [Liquidambar styraciflua]

                                    Sycamores

                        Sycamore (Buttonwood) [Platanus occidentalis]

Tulip Trees

Tulip Tree (Yellow Poplar) [Liriodendron tulipfera] (south of Maine)

Cucumber Tree (Mountain Magnolia) [Magnolia acuminata]

Sweet Bay (Swampbay) [ Magnolia virginiana]

Walnuts

                                                Black Walnut [Juglans nigra]

                                                Butternut (White Walnut) [Juglans cinerea]

Willows

                                                Black Willow [Salix nigra]

                                                Peachleaf Willow (Almond Willow) [Salix amygdaloides]

                                                Shining Willow [Salix lucida]

The Northern California Woodlands (This area is bordered by The Diablo Range in the south, and stretches up north into the northernmost tip of the Sisyouk Mountains between the Coast Range and the Scott Mountains)

                                    Alders

                        White Alder [Alnus rhombifolia]

Ashes

            Velvet Ash [Fraxinus velutina]

Cedars

            Western Red Cedar

Cedars, Incense

                        Common Incense Cedar

Chestnuts

Golden Chestnuts (Golden Chinkapin) [Chrysolepis chrysophylla]

Tanbark Oak [Lithocarpus densiflorus]

Canyon Live Oak [Quercus chrysolepis]

Chile Pines

                        California Nutmeg

                                    Dogwoods

                                                Flowering Dogwood [Cornus florida]

Pacific Dogwood [Cornus nuttallii]

Firs

                        Noble Fir

                        Santa Lucia Fir

                        Red Fir

                        Grand Fir

                        Douglas Fir

                                    Hackberries

                        Hackberry (Nettle Tree) [Celtis occidentalis]

            Hemlocks

                        Western Hemlock

            Mountain Hemlock

Junipers

                        Western Junipers (eastern portions)

                        Common Juniper

            Utah Juniper

Larches, Deciduous

                                                Western Larch (Hackmatack) [Larix occidentalis]

            Subalpine Larch [Larix lyalli]

Laurels, Evergreen

Sorrel Tree (California Bay, California Olive, Oregon Myrtle) [Umbellularia californica]

Madrones

Pacific Madrone [Arbutus menziesii] (near the Pacific coast)

Maples

                                                Ash Leaved Maple (Box Elder) [Acer negundo]

Oregon Maple (Bigleaf Maple) [Acer macrophyllum]             (Pacific Coast)

Pines, Five-Needled 

            Sugar Pine [Pinus lambertiana]

Pines, Two-Needled

                        Lodgepole Pine

Poplars

Quaking Aspen [Populus tremuloides] (high altitudes) Western Balsam Poplar (Black cottonwood) [Populus trichocarpa]

Redbuds

            California Redbud (Western Redbud) [Cercis occidentalis]

Redwoods

            Coast Redwood (southern Oregon and northern California)

Spruces

Brewer Spruce [Picea brewerina] (Siskiyou and Shasta Mountains only]

Sitka Spruce [Picea sitchensis]

Yews

                        Pacific Yew

The Northeastern California Mountains (this area is bordered by Lake  Goose in the north Yosemite National Park in the south, and stretches between the regions of Lake Oroville and Pyramid Lake/ Clear Engle Lake and the Hays Canyon Range)

                                    Alders

                        White Alder [Alnus rhombifolia]

Ashes

            Velvet Ash [Fraxinus velutina]

Cedars, Incense

                        Common Incense Cedars

Port Orford Cedar

                                    Dogwoods

                        Flowering Dogwood [Cornus florida]

Firs

                        Noble Fir

                        Santa Lucia Fir

                        Red Fir

            Douglas Fir

Hackberries

            Hackberry (Nettle Tree) [Celtis occidentalis]

Junipers

                        Western Juniper (western portion)

                        Utah Juniper

                                    Larches, Deciduous

                                                Subalpine Larch [Larix lyalli]

Laurels, Evergreen

Sorrel Tree (California Bay, California Olive, Oregon             Myrtle) [Umbellularia californica]

Maples

                                                Ash Leaved Maple (Box Elder) [Acer negundo]

Oregon Maple (Bigleaf Maple) [Acer macrophyllum] (Pacific Coast)

Pines, Five-Needled

                        Sugar Pine [Pinus lambertiana]

            Pines, Three-Needled

                        Big-Cone Pine

Pines, Two-Needled

                        Lodgepole Pine           

 Poplars

Western Balsam Poplar (Black cottonwood) [Populus trichocarpa]

                                    Redbuds

California Redbud (Western Redbud) [Cercis occidentalis] (low altitudes)

Redwoods

                        Coast Redwood (southeastern area)

                        Giant Redwood

Spruces

Sitka Spruce [Picea sitchensis]

Yews

Pacific Yew

The Ohio River Valley and The Ozark Plateau Regions (This are includes Illinois south of Dams and Vermillion Counties, Indiana south of Fountain and Randolph Counties, Ohio south of Jefferson and Mercer Counties, All Kentucky except for Bell, Harlan, Letcher, Pike, Martin, Knott, Perry, Leslie, Knox and Whitley counties, Western Tennessee, Missouri south of Counties, eastern Oklahoma, Arkansas north of Counties, and Counties in Alabama and Mississippi)

Ashes

            Green Ash [fraxinus pennsylvanica]Cedars

                        White Cedar (northeastern Ohio)

                                    Basswoods

                                                American Basswood [Tilia Americana]

                        White Basswood (Beetree Linden) [Tilia heterophylla]

Birches

                                                Yellow Birch  [Betula aleghaniensis

            River Birch (Black Birch) [Betula nigra]

Buckeyes

                                                Yellow Buckeye (Sweet Buckeye) [Aesculus flava]

                        Ohio Buckeye [Aesculus gabra] (Ozark Plateau)

Cherry Trees

                        Black Cherry (Rum Cherry) [Prunus serotina]

            Pin Cherry[Prunus pensylvanica]

Chestnuts

            American Chestnut [Castanea dentate]

Cypress

                        Swamp Cypress (Mississippi and Missouri River area)

                                    Dogwoods

                        Flowering Dogwood [Cornus florida]

Flowering Crab Apples

Sweet Crab Apple [Malus coronaria]

Prairie Crab Apple [Malus ionensis] 

Hackberries

            Hackberry (Nettle Tree) [Celtis occidentalis]

Hawthornes

                                                Downy Hawthorne (Red Haw) [Crataegus molis]

                                                Cockspur Hawthorne [Crataegus crus-galli]

Washington Hawthrone [Crataegus phaenopyrum]  (Ohio River Valley)

Hazels, Witch

American Witch Hazel [Hamamelis virginiana] (Southern Ohio and Kentucky)

Ozark Witch Hazel [Hamamelis vernalis] (Ozark Mountains only)

Hornbeams

American Hornbeam (Blue Beech, Water Beech and Ironwood)  [Carpinus Caroliniana] (Central Ohio)

                                    Hornbeams, Hop

Eastern Hop Hornbeam (American Hop Hornbeam, Ironwood) [Ostrya virginiana] (Central Ohio)

Junipers

                        Eastern Red Juniper

                        Common Juniper

Laurels, Evergreen

                                                Sassafras [Sassafras albidum]

Sorrel Tree (California Bay, California Olive, Oregon Myrtle) [Umbellularia californica]

Mountian Laurel (Calico bush) [Kalmia latifolia]

Locust Trees

                                                Black Locust [Robinia pseudoacaia]

                                                Honeylocust [Gleditsia triancanthos]

Kentuky Coffee Tree [Gymnocladus diocia]

Maples

                                                Ash Leaved Maple (Box Elder) [Acer negundo]

                                                Red Maple [Acer rubrum]

            Silver Maple [Acer saccharinum]

Oaks           

Black Oak (Yellow-Bark Oak) [ Quercus velutina]

Pines, Five-Needled

            Eastern White Pine (Weymouth Pine) [Pinus strobes]

Poplars

American Black Poplar (American Black Poplar) [Populus deltoids]

Rowans

American Mountain Ash (Roundwood) [Sorbus Americana]

Showy Maountain Ash [Sorbus decora] (Ohio River Valley)

Sweet Gums

            Sweet Gum [Liquidambar styraciflua] (Ohio-Kentucky r                                    region)

Sycamores

Sycamore (Buttonwood) [Platanus occidentalis] (Kentucky-Ohio Region)

Tulip Trees

Tulip Tree (Yellow Poplar) [Liriodendron tulipfera] Cucumber Tree (Mountain Magnolia) [Magnolia acuminata]

Large-Leaved Magnolia [Magnolia macrophyllia] (Southern Portions)

                                    Tupelos

Tupelo (Balack Gum, Sour Gum) [Nyssa sylvatic] (Ohio-Kentucky Area)

                                    Walnuts

                                                Black Walnut [Juglans nigra]

                                                Butternut (White Walnut) [Juglans cinerea]

                                    Willows

                                                Black Willow [Salix nigra]

                                                Peachleaf Willow (Almond Willow) [Salix amygdaloides]

The Rockies (This area stretches form Kinbasket Lake, Alberta, to the Rio Grande in Texas, between The Wallowa Mountains/ The source of the Sacagewa River, The Snake River Plains/ Rattlesnake Hills, The Sevier Desert/ The Comanche Grassland, and The Mazatzal Mountains / Pecos River)

                                    Alders

                        White Alder [Alnus rhombifolia]

                                    Ashes

Black Ash (Brown Ash) [Fraxinus nigra](Northern Rockies)

                        Velvet Ash [Fraxinus velutina] (Southern Rockies)

Cherry Trees

Pin Cherry[Prunus pensylvanica] (North of the Snake River area)

Cypresses

                        Arizona Cypress (eastern extent in central Arizona state)

                                    Dogwoods

                        Flowering Dogwood [Cornus florida]

Firs

Rocky Mountain Fir (along the Rockies from Central Alberta to Colorado)

Hackberries

            Hackberry (Nettle Tree) [Celtis occidentalis]

Junipers

                        Common Juniper

                        Utah Juniper (east central Rockies)

Larches, Deciduous

                        Tamarack (American Larch) [Larix laricina]

                        Subalpine Larch [Larix lyalli] (central Rockies)

Laurels, Evergreen

Sorrel Tree (California Bay, California Olive, Oregon Myrtle) [Umbellularia californica]

Maples

                                                Ash Leaved Maple (Box Elder) [Acer negundo]

Canyon Maple [Acer grandidentatum] (high altitudes in the southern Rockies]

Rocky Mountain Maple [Acer glabrum] (southern Rockies, lowlands, near streams)

Mimosa Family

                                                 Mesquite (Algarobbo) [Prosopis juliflora]

Oaks

            California Live Oak [Quercus agrifolia] (low altitudes)

Orange Trees

Osage Orange [Maclura pomigera] (low altitudes with sufficient humidity)

Poplars

Balsam Poplar (Tacamahacca) [Populus balsamifera] (Northern Rockies)

Quaking Aspen [Populus tremuloides]

Pines, Five-Needled

            Ancient Pine [Pinus longaeva]

Pines, Two-Needled

                        Lodgepole Pine (in northern Arizona and southern Utah)

                                    Redbuds

                                                Eastern Redbud [Cercis canadensis] (central Rockies)

California Redbud (Western Redbud) [Cercis occidentalis] (Southern Rockies)

            Spruces

                        Colorado Spruce [Picea pungens] (Blue Spruce)

The Sonoran Desert Region (This region stretches from the junction of the Colorado and Prospect rivers down towards the Dragoon Mountains and all the way to the Bahia de Banderas in Mexico, between the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Pacific Ocean, This region also includes Baja California)

                                    Alders

White Alder [Alnus rhombifolia] (high altitudes, northwestern areas)

Ashes

            Velvet Ash [Fraxinus velutina] (Northern extent)

Cedars

Western Red Cedars (as far south as Northern Chihuahua)

Cedars, Incense

                        Common Incense Cedar (Baja California Peninsula)

                                    Cherry Trees

                        Black Cherry (Rum Cherry) [Prunus serotina]

Cypresses

                        Arizona Cypress (northern mountains)

                        California Cypress (northern Baja California)

                                    Dogwoods

                        Flowering Dogwood [Cornus florida] (higher altitudes)

                                    Firs

                        Douglas Fir (in temperate areas)

Junipers

                        Common Juniper (in the northern mountain ranges)

Utah Juniper (eastern slopes on the Baja California peninsula)

Western Juniper (Colorado River Valley in Sonora)

Laurels, Evergreen

Sorrel Tree (California Bay, California Olive, Oregon Myrtle) [Umbellularia californica] (high altitudes)

Pines, Three-Needled

                                                Big-Cone Pine (northern mountain ranges)

Mexican Pinyon Pine

                                    Redbuds

California Redbud (Western Redbud) [Cercis occidentalis] (between the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains)

                                    Sycamores

California Sycamore [Platanus racemosa] (low altitudes in Southern New Mexico and Arizona/Northern  Mexico)

Yuccas

                                                Joshua Tree [Yucca brevifolia] (northern extent)

The Southeastern Woodlands (This area is bordered by Albemarle Sound in the northeast, by Lake George in the South and stretches westward approximately 15 from the coast and estuaries to the areas in between Cass, Anderson, and Orange counties in Texas, and Jackson, Desoto, and Jefferson Counties in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Alabama)

                                    Ashes

                                                White Ash [Fraxinus americana]

                        Green Ash [fraxinus pennsylvanica]

Basswoods

                                                American Basswood [Tilia Americana]

                                                White Basswood (Beetree Linden) [Tilia heterophylla]

            Carolina Basswood [Tilia caroliniana] (Southern Plains)

Birches

                                                Yellow Birch  [Betula aleghaniensis

            River Birch (Black Birch) [Betula nigra]

Buckeyes

                                                Yellow Buckeye (Sweet Buckeye) [Aesculus flava]

                                                Red Buckeye [Aesculus pavia]

            Ohio Buckeye [Aesculus gabra]

Catalpas

                                                Western Catalpa (Northern Catalpa) [Catalpa speciosa]

Indian Bean Tree [Catalpa bignonioides](south of the Ozark Mountains)

Cherry Trees

            Black Cherry (Rum Cherry) [Prunus serotina]

Chestnuts

            American Chestnut [Castanea dentate

Cypresses

            Swamp Cypress

Cypresses, False

                        Henry’s Cypress

Dogwoods

                                                Flowering Dogwood [Cornus florida]

            Yaupon [Ilex vomitoria]

Elms

Slippery Elm [Ulmus rubra]

Firs

                        Fraser’s Fir

Flowering Crab Apples

                                                Sweet Crab Apple [Malus coronaria]

Prairie Crab Apple [Malus ionensis] 

Hackberries

            Hackberry (Nettle Tree) [Celtis occidentalis]

Hawthornes

Cockspur Hawthorne [Crategus crus-galli]

Hawthrone [Crataegus phaenopyrum] 

Hazels, Witch

                                                Large-Leaved Witch Hazel [Hamamelis macropahylla] 

            American Witch Hazel [Hamamelis virginiana]

Hemlocks

                        Eastern (Canada) Hemlock

Hornbeams

American Hornbeam (Blue Beech, Water Beech and Ironwood)  [Carpinus Caroliniana]

                                    Hornbeams, Hop

Eastern Hop Hornbeam (American Hop Hornbeam, Ironwood) [Ostrya virginiana]

Junipers

                        Eastern Red Juniper

            Common Juniper

Laurels, Evergreen

                                                Sassafras [Sassafras albidum]

Sorrel Tree (California Bay, California Olive, Oregon Myrtle) [Umbellularia californica]

Locust Trees

                                                Black Locust [Robinia pseudoacaia]

                                                Honeylocust [Gleditsia triancanthos]

Kentucky Coffee Tree [Gymnocladus diocia]

Moss Locust (Rose Acacia) [Robinia hispida]

Maples

                                                Ash Leaved Maple (Box Elder) [Acer negundo]

                                                Red Maple [Acer rubrum]

                                                Silver Maple [Acer saccharinum]

                                                Sugar Maple [Acer saccharum]

                                                Black Maple [Acer nigrum]

Striped Maple (Mosswood) [Acer pensylvanicum]

Oaks

                                                Northern Red Oak [Quercus rubra]

                                                Scarlet Oak [Quercus coccinea]

                                                White Oak (Stave Oak) [Qercus alba]

                                                Chestnut Oak [Quercus prinus]

Swamp Chestnut Oak (Basket Oak, Cow Oak) [Quercus michauxii]

Black Oak  (Yellow Bark Oak) [Quercus Velutina]

Live Oak [Quercus virginiana]

Orange Trees

            Osage Orange [Maclura pomigera]

Palmettos

Cabbage Palmetto [Sabal palmetto] (Humid areas/ low altitudes)

Papaya and its relatives

Florida Trema (Jmaican Nettle Tree, Guacimilla) [Trema Micrantha]

Pines, Chile

                        Stinking Cedar

            Pines, Three-Needled

                        Slash Pine (southern forests)

                        Shortleaf Pine (southern forests)

                        Loblolly Pine [Pinus taeda]

                        Caribbean Pine (Cuban Pine) [ Pinus caribaea]

                                    Poplars

American Black Poplar (Eastern Cottonwood) [Populus deltoids]

Redbuds

                        Eastern Redbud [Cercis canadensis]

Rowans

American Mountain Ash (Roundwood) [Sorbus Americana]

Serviceberries

American Serviceberry [Amelanchier laevis]

Snowbells

            Silver Bell Tree (Snowdrop tree) [Halesia carolina]

Sweet Gums

            Sweet Gum [Liquidambar styraciflua]

Sycamores

            Sycamore (Buttonwood) [Platanus occidentalis]

Tulip Trees

Tulip Tree (Yellow Poplar) [Liriodendron tulipfera] Cucumber Tree (Mountain Magnolia) [Magnolia acuminata]

Bull Bay [Magnolia grandiflora]

Sweet Bay (Swampbay) [ Magnolia virginiana]

Large-Leaved Magnolia [Magnolia macrophyllia]

                                    Tupelos

                                                Tupelo (Balack Gum, Sour Gum) [Nyssa sylvatic]                                                            Walnuts

                                                Black Walnut [Juglans nigra]

                                    Willows

Black Willow [Salix nigra]

                                                Peachleaf Willow (Almond Willow) [Salix amygdaloides]

The Taiga (This region is begins in the Alaska Range in the north and extends south into the Klamath Mountains in California between Malheur Lake/ the Pacific coast, The Columbia River Valley/ The Pacific Coast and Jasper National Park/ The Pacific Coast and also includes the area from the Wrangell Mountains to the Labrador Peninsula covering the southern portion of the Northwest Territories and the northeastern portions of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, except for the southern Great Lakes Region Woodlands and the Labrador Peninsula Region Spruce Forests and all of Manitoba except for the southern plains and the Great Lakes Region Woodlands)

Alders

                                                Speckled Alder [Alnus rugosa]

Red Alder (Oregon Alder [Alnus rubra] (Pacific Coast Aleutian Peninsula to Kodiak Bay)

                                    Ashes

                        Black Ash (Brown Ash) [Fraxinus nigra]

            Cedars

                        Alaska Cedar

                        Western Red Cedar

                        False Cypresses           

Port Orford Cedar

Cherry Trees

            Pin Cherry[Prunus pensylvanica]

Dogwoods

Pacific Dogwood [Cornus nuttallii] (Pacific Coast area)

Firs

                                                Noble Fir (California and Oregon costal areas)

Grand Fir (Pacific costal areas and most of British Columbia)

Red Fir (British Columbia)

Douglas Fir (costal areas)

Hackberries

            Hackberry (Nettle Tree) [Celtis occidentalis]

Hemlocks

                                                Western Hemlock (Pacific coast area)

            Mountain Hemlock

Junipers

                                                Western Juniper (Siskiyou Mountains in California)

                                                Common Juniper

                                                Utah Juniper (in the Siskiyou Mountains)

            Larches, Deciduous

                                                Tamarack (American Larch) [Larix laricina]

Maples

                                                Ash Leaved Maple (Box Elder) [Acer negundo]

Oregon Maple (Bigleaf Maple) [Acer macrophyllum] (Pacific Coast)

Pines, Two-Needled

                        Lodgepole Pine

Poplars

                                                Balsam Poplar (Tacamahacca) [Populus balsamifera]

                                                Quaking Aspen [Populus tremuloides]

Western Balsam Poplar (Black cottonwood) [Populus trichocarpa]

Redwoods

Coast Redwood (in southern Oregon and northern California)

                                    Spruces

Sitka Spruce [Picea sitchensis] (Near the Pacific coast, between Point Reyes and the Aleutian Peninsula)            

Black Spruce [Picea mariana]

White Spruce [Picea Glauca]

Tulip Trees

Tulip Tree (Yellow Poplar) [Liriodendron tulipfera] (between the Great Lakes and Hudson Bay)

Cucumber Tree (Mountain Magnolia) [Magnolia acuminata] (Between the Hudson Bay and the Great Lake

Willows

Shining Willow [Salix lucida]

Yews

Pacific Yew (South from British Columbia)

The Tundra (This are includes all of Alaska and the Yukon except for the southern forests, and the area stretching from Steller’s to Hudson Bay between Great Bear Lake and Great Slave Lake)