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Tree & Shrub - Common Name vs. Latin Name
Below for your viewing pleasure is the common name, left, of trees and schrubs along side their latin name(s), right.
Abelia- Abelia
Althea- Hibiscus
Akebia-in perennial book-vines
Aralia - Acanthopanax
Arborvitae - Thuja
Azalea- Rhododendron
Bald Cypress- Taxodium
Barberry- Berberis
Bayberry- Myrica
Bearberry - Arctostaphylos
Beautyberry- Callicarpa
Beech- Fagus
Birch- Betula
Black Gum- Nyssa
Bluebeard- Caryopteris
Blueberry- Vaccinium
Blue Mist Shrub- Caryopteris
Bottlebrush Buckeye- Aesculus
Boxwood- Buxus
Broom-Cytisus
Buckeye- Aesculus
Boulevard Cypress- Chamaecyparis
Burning Bush- Euonymus
Butterfly Bush- Buddleia
Carolina Silverbell-Halesia
Cranberry- Vaccinium
Crape Myrtle- Lagerstromia
Cypress- Chamaecyparis
Dawn Redwood- Metasequoia
Dogwood- Cornus
Elder- Sambucus
Elkhorn Cedar- Thujopsis
Fir- Abies
Firethorn- Pyracantha
Fringetree- Chionanthus
Grapeholly- Mahonia
Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick- Corylus
Hawthorn- Crataegus
Heath- Erica
Heather- Calluna
Heavenly Bamboo- Nandina
Hemlock- Tsuga
Himalayan Sweet Box- Sarcococca
Holly- Ilex
Honeysuckle- Lonicera
Juniper- Juniperus
Larch- Larix
Leyland Cypress- Cupressocyparis
Lilac- Syringa
Maple- Acer
Mockorange- Philadelphus
Mountain Laurel- Kalmia
Ninebark- Physocarpus
Oak- Quercus
Old Man’s Beard- Chionanthus
Oregon Grapeholly- Mahonia
Peashrub- Caragana
Pine- Pinus
Privet- Ligustrum
Quince- Chaenomeles
Redbud- Cercis
Redtwig Dogwood- Cornus
Redwood- Metasequoia
Rose of Sharon- Hibiscus
Russian Cypress- Microbiota
St. John’s Wort- Hypericum
Serviceberry- Amelanchier
Seven-Son-Flower- Heptacodium
Siberian Carpet- Microbiota
Silverbell- Halesia
Smokebush/tree- Cotinus
Snowbell- Styrax
Sourwood- Oxydendron
Spruce- Picea
Summersweet- Clethra
Sweetbox- Sarcococca
Sweet Gum- Liquidambar
Sweetshrub- Calycanthus
Sweetspire- Itea
Umbrella Pine- Sciadopitys
Willow- Salix
Wintergreen- Gaultheria
Winterhazel- Corylopsis
Witchhazel- Hamamelis
Yew- Taxus
Hornbeam- Carpinus
Horsechestnut- Aesculus
Inkberry- Ilex
Japanese Cedar- Cryptomeria
Joint Fir- Ephedra



