List of Plants by Family

Plant Families List

This page is primarily designed to provide the list of plants on this site by their botanical family. However, I've included a list of many of the common names to help the user move quickly to the family name.

Aceraceae - Maple family
- Acer cissifolium - Ivy leaved maple - (Photo Gallery)
- Acer forrestii - Forrest maple - (Photo Gallery)
- Acer griseum - Paperbark maple
- Acer japonicum - Fullmoon maple
- Acer negundo - Boxelder
- Acer nigrum - Black maple
- Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore maple
- Acer rubrum - Red maple
- Acer saccharinum - Silver maple
- Acer saccharum - Sugar maple
- Acer tegmentosum - Manchurian striped maple
- Acer triflorum -Threeflower maple
Adoxaceae - Elderberry family (previously Caprifoliacea - Honeysuckle family )
- Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis ( previously Caprifoliacea - Honeysuckle family - Sambucus canadensis) - Common Elderberry
Agavaceae - Century-plant family
- Yucca filamentosa - Adam's Needle - Yucca
Anacardiaceae - Rhus family
- Rhus aromatica - Fragrant Sumac
- Rhus copallina - Shining Sumac
- Rhus glabra - Smooth Sumac
- Rhus typhina - Staghorn Sumac
Annonaceae - Custard-apple family
- Asimina triloba - Common Pawpaw
Aquifoliaceae - Holly family
- Ilex glabra - Inkberry
- Ilex x meserveae - Meserveae Hybrid Holly
- Ilex opaca - American Holly
- Ilex verticillata - Winterberry, Michigan Holly
Araliaceae - Ginseng family
- Aralia elata - Angelica Tree
- Aralia spinosa - Devil's Walking Stick
- Kalopanax pictus - Castor-leaved aralia, Castor-aralia
Berberidaceae - Barberry family
- Mahonia aquifolium - Oregon Holly-grape, Hollyleaved Barberry
- Mahonia repens - Creeping Barberry, Creeping Grape-Holly
Betulaceae - Birch family
- Alnus glutinosa - European Alder
- Betula nigra - River Birch
- Betula nigra 'Little King' - Fox Valley ® River Birch
- Betula papyrifera - Paper Birch
- Betula populifolia'Whitespire' - Gray Birch
- Carpinus betulus - European Hornbeam
- Carpinus caroliniana - American Hornbeam
- Corylus americana - American Hazelnut
- Corylus avellana 'Contorta' - Harry Lauder's Walking Stick
- Corylus colurna - Turkish filbert
- Ostryia virginia - (Eastern) Hophornbeam
Bignoniaceae - Trumpet-creeper family
- Catalpa speciosa - Northern catalpa
Buxaceae - Boxwood family
- Buxus 'Green Velvet' - Green Velvet Boxwood
- Buxus microphylla - Little Leaf Boxwood
Cannabaceae – Hemp family
- Celtis laevigata - Sugarberry (previously listed as member of Ulmaceae – Elm family)
- Celtis occidentalis - Hackberry (previously listed as member of Ulmaceae – Elm family)
Caprifoliacea - Honeysuckle family (see Alternate family name: Adoxaceae - Elderberry family)
- Sambucus canadensis - Common Elderberry (Link will take you to current name: Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis in Adoxacea)
Celastraceae– Bittersweet family
- Euonymus hamiltonianus - Himalayan spindle tree
Cornaceae - Dogwood family
- Cornus alternifolia - Pagoda Dogwood
- Cornus florida - Flowering Dogwood
- Cornus mas - Cornelian cherry Dogwood
- Cornus kousa - Kousa Dogwood
- Cornus kousa var. chinensis - Chinese Kousa Dogwood
- Cornus obliqua - Silky Dogwood, Blue Fruited Dogwood
- Cornus racemosa - Gray Dogwood
- Cornus sericea - Red-osier Dogwood
Cupressaceae - Cypress family
- Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Sullivan' - Sullivan Port Orford-cedar
- Chamaecyparis nootkatensis - Alaska-cedar
- Chamaecyparis obtusa - Hinoki-cypress
- Chamaecyparis pisifera - Sawara Falsecypress
- Juniperus chinensis - Chinese Juniper
- Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii - Sargent Juniper
- Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii 'Viridis' - Green Sargent Juniper
- Juniperus horizontalis - Trailing Juniper
- �Juniperus horizontalis 'Mother Lode' - Mother Lode Trailing Juniper
- Juniperus procumbens - Japanese Garden Juniper
- Juniperus sabina - Savin Juniper
- Juniperus squamata - Single-seed Juniper
- Juniperus squamata var. fargesii - Farges Single-seed Juniper
- Juniperus virginiana - Eastern Red Cedar
- Metasequoia glyptostroboides - Dawn-redwood
- Microbiota decussata - Russian Arborvitae
- Taxodium distichum - Bald-cypress
- Taxodium distichum 'Shawnee Brave' - Shawnee Brave Bald-cypress
- Thuja occidentalis - Eastern Arborvitae
- Thuja plicata - Giant Arborvitae
Ebenaceae - Ebony family
- Diospyros Virginiana - Persimmon
Ericaceae - Heath family
- Rhododendron catawbiense - Catawba Rhododendron
- Rhododendron 'PJM' - 'PJM' Rhododendron
Fabaceae - Pea family
- Cercis canadensis - Redbud
- Cladrastis lutea (Cladrastis kentukea) - Yellowwood tree
- Gleditsia triacanthos var inermis - thornless honey locust
- Gymnocladus dioicus - Kentucky coffeetree
- Robinia pseudoacacia - Black locust
Fagaceae - Beech and Oak family
- Castaneae dentata - American chestnut
- Fagus grandifolia - American Beech
- Fagus sylvatica - European Beech
- Quercus acutissima - Sawtooth Oak
- Quercus alba - White Oak
- Quercus bicolor - Swamp White Oak
- Quercus dentata - Daimyo Oak
- Quercus ellipsoidalis - Hill's Oak, Northern Pin Oak
- Quercus imbricaria - Shingle Oak
- Quercus macrocarpa - Bur Oak
- Quercus palustris - Pin Oak
- Quercus robur - English Oak
- Quercus rubra - Northern red Oak
- Quercus stellata - Post Oak
Ginkgoaceae - Ginkgo family
- Ginkgo biloba - Ginkgo, maidenhair tree
Grossulariaceae - Currant family
- Ribes alpinum - Alpine Currant
Hamamelidaceae - Witch-hazel family
- Fothergilla gardenii- Dwarf Fothergilla
- Fothergilla gardenii 'Suzanne' - Suzanne Dwarf Fothergilla
- Fothergilla x intermedia 'Blue Shadow' - Blue Shadow Fothergilla
- Fothergilla x intermedia 'KLM' - Red Monarch Fothergilla
- Hamamelis vernalis - Vernal witch-hazel
- Hamamelis virginiana - Common witch-hazel
- Liquidambar styraciflua - Sweet Gum
Hippocastanaceae - Horse-Chestnuts & Buckeyes
- Aesculus glabra - Ohio buckeye
- Aesculus hippocastanum/ - Horse-chestnut
Hydrangeaceae - Hydrangea family
- Hydrangea quercifolia - Oakleaf hydrangea
Juglandaceae - Walnut family
- Carya cordiformis - Bitternut hickory
- Carya illinoinensis - Pecan
- Carya ovata - Shagbark hickory
- Juglans cinerea - Butternut, White walnut
- Juglans microcarpa - Little walnut, Texas walnut
- Juglans nigra - Black walnut
Lauraceae - Laurel family
- Sassafras albidum - Common sassafras
Magnoliaceae - Magnolia family
- Liriodendron tulipifera - Tuliptree
- Magnolia ashei - Ashe magnolia
- Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill' - Merrill Magnolia
- Magnolia (liliflora 'Nigra' x stellata 'Rosea') 'Betty' - Betty Magnolia
- Magnolia sieboldii - Oyama magnolia
- Magnolia stellata - Star Magnolia
- Magnolia tripetala - Umbrella-tree
- Magnolia x soulangiana - Saucer magnolia
Moraceae - Mulberry family
- Maclura pomifera - Osage orange
- Morus alba - White mulberry
- Morus rubra - Red mulberry
Myricaceae - Bayberry family
- Myrica pensylvanica - Bayberry
Oleaceae - Olive family
- Chionanthus retusus - Chinese Fringetree
- Chionanthus virginicus - Fringetree
- Forsythia viridissima 'Koreana' - Greenstem forsythia
- Fraxinus american - White ash
- Fraxinus excelsior - European ash
- Fraxinus nigra - Black ash
- Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Green ash
- Fraxinus quadrangulata - Blue ash
- Ligustrum vulgare - European privet
- Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' - Dwarf Korean Lilac
- Syringa pekinensis 'Morton' - Peking Lilac China Snow
- Syringa reticulata ssp. reticulata - Japanese Tree Lilac
- Syringa vulgaris 'Fuerst Buelow' - Fuerst Buelow Common Lilac
- Syringa vulgaris - Common Lilac
Pinaceae - Pine family
- Abies cilicica - Cilician fir
- Abies concolor - White fir
- Larix decidua - European Larch
- Larix laricina - American Larch
- Picea abies - Norway Spruce
- Picea glauca - White Spruce
- Picea omorika - Serbian Spruce
- Picea pungens - Colorado Spruce
- Pinus aristata - Bristlecone Pine
- Pinus banksiana - Jack Pine
- Pinus bungeana - Lacebark Pine
- Pinus cembra - Swiss Stone Pine
- Pinus densiflora - Japanese Red Pine
- Pinus flexilis - Limber Pine
- Pinus mugo - Mugo Pine
- Pinus nigra - Austrian Pine
- Pinus parviflora - Japanese White Pine
- Pinus ponderosa - Ponderosa Pine
- Pinus resinosa - Red Pine
- Pinus rigida - Pitch Pine
- Pinus strobus - White Pine
- Pinus sylvestris - Scots Pine
- Pseudotsuga menziesii - Douglas-fir
- Tsuga canadensis - Eastern Hemlock
Platanaceae - Sycamore family
- Platanus occidentalis - American Sycamore
Rhamnaceae - Buckthorn family
- Rhamnus cathartica - Common buckthorn
- Rhamnus frangula - Glossy buckthorn
Rosaceae - Rose family
- Crataegus crus-galli - Cockspur hawthorn
- Prunus serotina - Wild black cherry
Rubiaceae - Madder family
- Cephalanthus occidentalis - Buttonbush Phellodendron amurense
Rutaceae - Rue family
- Phellodendron amurense - Amur Cork Tree
Salicaceae - Willow family
- Populus deltoides - Eastern cottonwood
- Populus tremuloides - Quaking aspen
- Salix alba 'Tristis' - Golden weeping willow
- Salix nigra - Black Willow
Sapindaceae � Soapberry Family
- Koelreuteria paniculata - Golden Raintree
Simaroubaceae - Quassia Family
- Ailanthus altissima - Tree of Heaven
Styracaceae � Storax Family
- Halesia tetraptera - Silverbell
Taxaceae - Yew family
- Taxus sp. - Yew≠
- Taxus baccata - English Yew
- Taxus baccata 'Repandens' - Spreading English Yew
- Taxus baccata 'Amersfoort' - Amersfoort English Yew
- Taxus chinensis - Chinese Yew
- Taxus cuspidata - Japanese Yew
- Taxus x media 'Brownii' - Brown Yew
- Taxus x media 'Densiformis' - Dense Yew
- Taxus x media 'Everlow' - Everlow Anglo-Japanese Yew
Tiliaceae - Basswood family
- Tilia americana - American Basswood
- Tilia cordata - Little Leaf Linden
- Tilia x euchlora - Crimean Linden
- Tilia x euchlora 'Redmond - Redmond Linden
- Tilia tomentosa - Silver Linden
Ulmaceae - Zelkovas, Hackberries and Elms
- Celtis laevigata - Sugarberry (See Canabaceae)
- Celtis occidentalis - Hackberry (See Canabaceae)
- Ulmus americana - American elm
- Ulmus rubra - Slippery elm

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