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COMMON NAMES CROSS-REFERENCED

Common names are comfortable, familiar ways for us to identify plants. Unfortunately, not everyone recognizes the same common name for the same plant; even applying the name to a plant different from the one we’re talking about! The reliable way to be sure we’re naming the same plant is to use scientific names. Not all of us are accustomed to that method. Here, then, is a general list of many plants, cross-referencing to their scientific names. Go to the scientific name in the catalog for a description of the plant or to purchase.

Alder ...........................Alnus
• Red....................Alnus rubra
• Sitka..................Alnus sinuata
• Thinleaf...............Alnus tenufolia
• White/Oregon.............Alnus rhombifolia
Arborvitae......................Thuja occidentalis
• Woodward..................Thuja occidentalis Woodwardii
Ash...............................Fraxinus or Sorbus
• European...............Sorbus aucuparia
• Oregon...................Fraxinus latifolia
• Raywood...............Fraxinus oxycarua Raywood
Aspen, Quaking...................Populus tremuloides
Azalea…………………………………………Rhododendron
• Western......................Rhododendron occidentale
• Hino-Crimson..............Rhododendron Hino-Crimson

Baker Cypress...................Cupressus bakeri
Bald Cypress....................Taxodium Distichum
Barrenwort................Epimedium
Bayberry.......................Myrica pensylvanica


Bearberry.......................Arctostaphyllus uva-uraFagus

• American.................Fagus grandiflora
• Copper.......................Fagus sylvatica atropurpurea
• European......................Fagus sylvatica atropurpurea
Birch.....................................Betula
• Bog………………………………………………Betula glandulosa
• Chinese Paper............Betula albo-sinensis
• Dura-Heat..............Betula nigra Dura-Heat
• Dwarf..............Betula nana
• Heaven Mountain................Betula tianshiana
• Heritage.................Betula nigra Heritage
• Jacquemonti, Himalayan...........Betula utilis v. Jacquemonti
• River.........................Betula nigra
• Trost’s Dwarf................Betula pendula Trosts Dwarf
• Water..............Betula occidentalis

Bird's Nest Spruce..............Picea abies 'Nidiformis'
Bitterbrush, Antelope Brush...............Purshia tridentata


Bitter Cherry..................Prunus emarginata
Bleeding Heart, Wild...............Dicentra formosa
Bolax, Azorella...............Bolax glebara
Box……………………………………………………………Buxus

• Graham Blandy…………………..Buxus sempervirens Graham Blandy
• Morris Dwarf………………………Buxus microphylla Morris Dwarf

Braken Fern...........................Pteridium aquilinum


Bristlecone Pine....................Pinus aristata


Bosnian Pine......................Pinus leucodermis
Brewer's Weeping Spruce.........Picea breweriana


Buckeye.........................Aesculus
Cascara Sagrada................Rhamnus purshiana
Cedar


• Cedar of Lebanon.............Cedrus libani
Cedrus deodara
Incense Cedar...........Calocedrus decurrens
Port Orford..........Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Western Red.............Thuja plicata
Other Cedars, see............Chamaecyparis or Cupress
Chokeberry.......................Aronia
Clethra.....................Clethra
Coffee Tree...................Gymnocladus dioica
Cotoneaster...................Cotoneaster
Cottonwood.....................Populus trichocarpa
Coyote Brush...................Baccarus pilularis
Crabapple, Western..................Malus fusca
Currant...................................Ribes
Chestnut..................................Aesculus
Dawn Redwood.................Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Dogwood....................Cornus
Douglas Fir.............Pseudotsuga menziesii
Elm

Hokkaido Dwarf Elm................Ulmus
Seiju Dwarf Chinese Elm.......................Ulmus
Epaulette Tree............Pterostyrax hispidus
Fescue...............Festuca
Fothergilla...........................Fothergilla
Ginger, Wild..................Asarum caudatum
Ginkgo................Ginkgo
Goldenrain Tree...........Koelreuteria paniculata
Heath and Heathers.........Calluna, Daboecia, or Erica
Hellebore.................Helleborus
Japanese Raisin Tree....................Hovenia dulcis
Juniper...............Juniperus

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