Tree scientific names
Welcome to our scientific name website. Scientificname.net is here to help you learn more about scientific names and how they are used. Every recognized species on earth is given a two-part scientific name and you can use this site to understand more about the scientific names of animals, plants and humans. The scientific name for every organism is comprised of a combination of two terms, the genus name and the species or epithet. Both of these terms are italicized and the genus name is also capitalized.
Scientific names
As an example of a scientific name in action, the scientific name for humans is Homo sapiens. In this example of a scientific name, the genus name is Homo and the species is sapiens. These terms are unique and no other species can have this same name. Scientific names are designed to tell you something about an animal's relationships with other animals.
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- Abies balsamea, Balsam fir
- Abies cilicica, Cilicica fir
- Abies concolor, White fir; Colorado fir
- Abies firma, Japanese fir; Momi fir
- Abies fraseri, Fraser fir
- Abies koreana, Korean fir
- Abies lasiocarpa, Rocky mountain fir; Alpine fir
- Abies nordmanniana, Nordman fir; Caucasian fir
- Abies pinagene, Norway spruce
- Acer barbatum (Acer saccharum ssp. floridanum), Southern sugar maple; Florida maple
- Acer buergeranum, Trident maple
- Acer campestre, Hedge maple
- Acer capillipes, Japanese strippedbark maple
- Acer cappadocicum, Coliseum maple; Cappadocian maple
- Acer cissifolium, Ivyleaved maple
- Acer crataegifolium, Hawthorn maple
- Acer diabolicum, Devil maple
- Acer ginnala, Amur maple
- Acer griseum, Paperbark maple
- Acer japonica f. aconitifolium, Fernleaf maple
- Acer japonicum, Fullmoon maple
- Acer leucoderme = Acer saccharum ssp. leucoderme, Calk maple; whitebarked maple
- Acer maxmowiczianum, Nikko maple
- Acer mono = Acer truncatum subsp. mono, Painted maple
- Acer negundo, Boxelder
- Acer nigrum, Black maple
- Acer nikoense, Nikko maple
- Acer nipponicum, Nippon maple
- Acer palmatum ‘Sangokaku’, Coral bark Japanese maple
- Acer palmatum, Japanese maple
- Acer platanoides, Norway maple
- Acer pseudoplatanus, Sycamore maple
- Acer rubrum, Red maple
- Acer rufinerve, Redvein maple; Snakebark maple
- Acer saccharinum, Silver maple
- Acer saccharum, Sugar maple
- Acer sieboldiamum, Sielbold maple
- Acer spicatum, Mountain maple
- Acer tegmentosum, Manchu striped maple
- Acer triflorum, Threeflower maple
- Acer truncatum, Purple blow maple
- Aesculus california, California buckeye
- Aesculus glabra, Ohio buckeye
- Aesculus hippocastamon, Common horsechestnut
- Aesculus octandra (Aesculus flava), Yellow buckeye
- Aesculus pavia, Red buckeye; Scarlet buckeye
- Aesculus sylvatica = Aesculus georgiana, Painted buckeye
- Aesculus x ‘Arnoldiana’, Arnold buckeye
- Aesculus x ‘Homestead’, Homestead buckeye
- Aesculus x carnea, Red horse chestnut
- Ailanthus altissima, Tree of heaven
- Albizia julibrissin, Mimosa
- Albizia kalkora, Kalkora mimosa
- Alnus glutinosa, Common alder; European alder; Black alder
- Alnus hirsuta, Manchurian alder
- Alnus japonica, Japanese alder
- Alnus serrulata, Tag alder; Hazel alder
- Alnus x hybrida, Hybrid alnus
- Amelanchier arborea var. arborea, Downy serviceberry; Shadblow
- Amelanchier arborea, Downy serviceberry; Shadbush
- Amelanchier canadensis, Shadbush serviceberry
- Amelanchier laevis, Allegheney serviceberry
- Amelanchier x grandiflora, Apple serviceberry
- Aralia elata, Japanese angelica tree
- Aralia spinosa, Hercules’s club; Devil’s walking stick
- Arbutus menziesii, Madrone
- Aronia arbutifolia, Red chokeberry; Chokeberry
- Asimina triloba, Pawpaw