Scientific Name Family Common Name  
 
Abies balsamea Pinaceae balsam fir  
Abies concolor Pinaceae white fir  
Abies fraseri Pinaceae Fraser fir  
Abies grandis Pinaceae grand fir  
Abies procera Pinaceae noble fir  
Acer negundo Aceraceae box elder  
Acer pensylvanicum Aceraceae striped maple  
Acer rubrum Aceraceae red maple  
Acer saccharinum Aceraceae silver maple  
Acer saccharum Aceraceae sugar maple  
Acer spicatum Aceraceae mountain maple  
Aesculus flava Hippocastanaceae yellow buckeye  
Ailanthus altissima Simaroubaceae tree-of-heaven  
Albizia julibrissin Mimosaceae mimosa  
Aralia spinosa Araliaceae devils- walkingstick  
Asimina triloba Annonaceae pawpaw  
Betula alleghaniensis Betulaceae yellow birch  
Betula lenta Betulaceae sweet birch  
Betula nigra Betulaceae river birch  
Calycanthus floridus Calycanthaceae sweetshrub  
Carpinus caroliniana Betulaceae American hornbeam  
Carya cordiformis Juglandaceae bitternut hickory  
Carya glabra Juglandaceae pignut hickory  
Carya illinoinensis Juglandaceae pecan  
Carya ovata Juglandaceae shagbark hickory  
Carya tomentosa Juglandaceae mockernut hickory  
Castanea dentata Fagaceae American chestnut  
Castanea pumila Fagaceae chinkapin  
Celtis occidentalis Ulmaceae hackberry  
Cercis canadensis Caesalpiniaceae Eastern redbud  
Chamaecyparis thyoides Cupressaceae Atlantic white-cedar  
Cladrastis kentukea Fabaceae yellowwood  
Cornus alternifolia Cornaceae alternate-leaf dogwood  
Cornus florida Cornaceae flowering dogwood  
Corylus americana Betulaceae American hazel  
Diospyros virginiana Ebenaceae common persimmon  
Euonymus americanus Celastraceae strawberry bush  
Fagus grandifolia Fagaceae American beech  
Fraxinus americana Oleaceae white ash  
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Oleaceae green ash  
Fraxinus quadrangulata Oleaceae blue ash  
Gleditsia triacanthos Caesalpiniaceae honeylocust  
Halesia tetraptera Styracaceae Carolina silverbell  
Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelidaceae witch-hazel  
Hydrangea arborescens Hydrangeaceae wild hydrangea  
Ilex opaca Aquifoliaceae American holly  
Juglans cinerea Juglandaceae white walnut  
Juglans nigra Juglandaceae black walnut  
Juniperus virginiana Cupressaceae Eastern red cedar  
Kalmia latifolia Ericaceae mountain-laurel  
Larix laricina Pinaceae tamarack  
Leucothoe fontanesiana Ericaceae doghobble  
Ligustrum spp. Oleaceae privet  
Lindera benzoin Lauraceae spicebush  
Liquidambar styraciflua Hamamelidaceae sweetgum  
Liriodendron tulipifera Magnoliaceae yellow-poplar  
Lonicera japonica Caprifoliaceae Japanese honeysuckle  
Lonicera maackii Caprifoliaceae amur honeysuckle  
Magnolia acuminata Magnoliaceae cucumber magnolia  
Magnolia grandiflora Magnoliaceae Southern magnolia  
Magnolia tripetala Magnoliaceae umbrella magnolia  
Magnolia virginiana Magnoliaceae sweetbay magnolia  
Morus rubra Moraceae red mulberry  
Myrica cerifera Myricaceae Southern wax myrtle  
Nyssa sylvatica Cornaceae blackgum  
Ostrya virginiana Betulaceae Eastern hophornbeam  
Oxydendrum arboreum Ericaceae sourwood  
Paulownia tomentosa Scrophulariaceae royal paulownia  
Picea engelmannii Pinaceae Engelmann spruce  
Picea glauca Pinaceae white spruce  
Picea mariana Pinaceae black spruce  
Picea rubens Pinaceae red spruce  
Pinus albicaulis Pinaceae whitebark pine  
Pinus banksiana Pinaceae jack pine  
Pinus contorta Pinaceae lodgepole pine  
Pinus echinata Pinaceae shortleaf pine  
Pinus edulis Pinaceae pinyon pine  
Pinus elliottii Pinaceae slash pine  
Pinus lambertiana Pinaceae sugar pine  
Pinus monticola Pinaceae Western white pine  
Pinus palustris Pinaceae longleaf pine  
Pinus ponderosa Pinaceae ponderosa pine  
Pinus pungens Pinaceae table-mountain pine  
Pinus radiata Pinaceae Monterey pine  
Pinus resinosa Pinaceae red pine  
Pinus rigida Pinaceae pitch pine  
Pinus strobus Pinaceae Eastern white pine  
Pinus taeda Pinaceae loblolly pine  
Pinus virginiana Pinaceae Virginia pine  
Platanus occidentalis Platanaceae American sycamore  
Polystichum acrostichoides Polypodiaceae Christmas fern  
Populus deltoides Salicaceae Eastern cottonwood  
Populus grandidentata Salicaceae bigtooth aspen  
Prunus serotina Rosaceae black cherry  
Pseudotsuga menziesii Pinaceae Douglas-fir  
Pueraria lobata Fabaceae kudzu  
Pyrus calleryana Rosaceae callery pear  
Quercus acutissima Fagaceae sawtooth oak  
Quercus alba Fagaceae white oak  
Quercus coccinea Fagaceae scarlet oak  
Quercus falcata Fagaceae Southern red oak  
Quercus marilandica Fagaceae blackjack oak  
Quercus montana Fagaceae chestnut oak  
Quercus muehlenbergii Fagaceae chinkapin oak  
Quercus nigra Fagaceae water oak  
Quercus palustris Fagaceae pin oak  
Quercus phellos Fagaceae willow oak  
Quercus rubra Fagaceae Northern red oak  
Quercus stellata Fagaceae post oak  
Quercus velutina Fagaceae black oak  
Rhamnus caroliniana Rhamnaceae Carolina buckthorn  
Rhododendron maximum Ericaceae rosebay rhododendron  
Rhus aromatica Anacardiaceae fragrant sumac  
Rhus copallina Anacardiaceae winged sumac  
Rhus glabra Anacardiaceae smooth sumac  
Robinia pseudoacacia Fabaceae black locust  
Rubus spp. Rosaceae blackberry  
Salix nigra Salicaceae black willow  
Sassafras albidum Lauraceae sassafras  
Sequoia sempervirens Cupressaceae redwood  
Sequoiadendron giganteum Cupressaceae giant sequoia  
Taxodium distichum var. distichum Cupressaceae baldcypress  
Thuja occidentalis Cupressaceae Northern white-cedar  
Tilia americana var americana Tiliaceae American basswood  
Tsuga canadensis Pinaceae Eastern hemlock  
Tsuga heterophylla Pinaceae Western hemlock  
Ulmus alata Ulmaceae Winged elm  
Ulmus americana Ulmaceae American elm  
Ulmus rubra Ulmaceae slippery elm