Dogwood


Trees and shrubs of the FWG

Draft version, June 2008

Note: * indicates non-native species

Taxonomic order

TAXACEAEYew Family
Taxus sp.Yew*
 
PINACEAE Pine Family
Abies balsamea Balsam Fir
Larix decidua European Larch*
Larix laricina Tamarack
Picea abies Norway Spruce*
Picea glauca White Spruce
Picea pungens? Blue Spruce*
Pinus resinosa Red Pine
Pinus strobus White Pine
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine*
 
CUPRESSACEAE Cypress Family
Juniperus sp. Juniper
Juniperus virginiana Red Juniper (Red Cedar)
Thuja occidentalis Eastern White Cedar
 
MAGNOLIACEAE Magnolias
Magnolia sp. Magnolia*
 
SALICACEAE Willow Family
Populus deltoides Cottonwood
Populus grandidentata Large-toothed Aspen
Populus tremuloides Trembling Aspen
Salix sp. Willow sp.
Salix discolor Pussy Willow
 
JUGLANDACEAE Hickory Family
Juglans cinerea Butternut, S3? (Native or cultivar?)
Juglans nigra Black Walnut
 
BETULACEAE Birch Family
Alnus rugosa Speckled Alder
Betula sp. Birch
Betula pendula European Birch*
 
FAGACEAE Oak Family
Fagus grandifolia Beech
Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak
Quercus rubra Red Oak
 
ULMACEAE Elm Family
Celtis occidentalis Hackberry
Celtis sp. Hackberry sp.*
Ulmus americana American Elm
Ulmus pumila? Chinese Elm*
Ulmus thomasi Rock Elm*
 
BERBERIDACEAE Barberry Family
Berberis vulgarisCommon Barberry*
Mahonia sp. Mahonia*
 
GROSSULARIACAEAE Currant Family
Ribes aureum Golden Currant*
 
HAMAMELIDACEAE Witch-hazel Family
Hamamelis virginiana Witch-hazel
 
ROSACEAE Rose Family
Amelanchier sp. Serviceberry sp.
Crataegus sp. Hawthorn (several species)
Crataegus monogyna English Hawthorn*
Malus spp. Crabapple*
Malus sylvestris Domestic Apple*
Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark (native or cultivar?)
Prunus nigra Canada Plum
Prunus pensylvanica Pin Cherry
Prunus serotina Black Cherry
Prunus virginiana Choke Cherry
Rosa sp. Rose*
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry
Rubus odoratus Red-flowering Raspberry
Sorbus sp Mountain Ash*
Spiraea alba Meadowsweet
 
FABACEAE Bean Family
Caragana arborescens Pea Shrub*
Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust*
 
BUXACEAE Boxwood
Buxus sempervirens Boxwood*
 
RUTACEAE Rue Family
Phellodendron amurense Amur Corktree*
 
ANACARDIACEAE Cashew Family
Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac
 
CELASTRACEAE Staff-tree Family
Celastrus orbiculata Asian Bittersweet*
Celastrus scandens Bittersweet
Euonymus sp. Euonymus*
Euonymus alata? Burning Bush*
 
ACERACAE Maple Family
Acer ginnala Amur Maple*
Acer negundo Manitoba Maple*
Acer nigrum Black Maple
Acer pensylvanicum Striped maple
Acer platinoides Norway Maple*
Acer rubrum Red Maple
Acer saccharinum Silver Maple
Acer saccharum Sugar maple
 
HIPPOCASTANACEAE Horse-chestnut Family
Aesculus sp. Buckyeye sp.*
 
RHAMNACEAE Buckthorn Family
Rhamnus cathartica Common Buckthorn*
Rhamnus frangula Glossy Buckthorn*
 
TILIACEAE Linden Family
Tilia americana Basswood
Tilia sp. Linden*
 
CORNACEAE Dogwood Family
Cornus alternifolia Alternate-leaved dogwood
Cornus rugosa Round-leaved Dogwood
Cornus stolonifera Red Osier Dogwood
 
OLEACEAE Olive Family
Fraxinus americana White Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash, River Ash, Red Ash
Syringa vulgaris Lilac* (many cultivars)
 
CAPRIFOLIACEAE Honeysuckle Family
Lonicera × bella Showy Bush Honeysuckle*
Lonicera morrowii Morrow's Honeysuckle*
Lonicera tatarica Tartarian Honeysuckle*
Sambucus canadensis Canada Elderberry
Sambucus racemosa Red Elderberry
Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry
Viburnum cassinoides Wild Raisin, Witherod
Viburnum lantana Wayfaring Tree*
Viburnum lentago Nannyberry
Viburnum trilobum High-bush Cranberry
Wiegela sp. Weigela*

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This page was revised on 2 August 2008
Text: Christine Hanrahan
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