Trees of Florida: Family Names

The trees listed in the table below are listed alphabetically by family name.

Please also see the alphabetical listing by common name.

A

Family Name	Latin Name	Common Name
Aceraceae	Acer barbatum	Florida sugar maple
	Acer negundo	Boxelder
	Acer rubrum	Red maple
	Acer saccharinum	Silver maple
Anacardiaceae	Toxicodendron radicans	Poison-ivy
	Toxicodendron toxicarium	Poison-oak
	Toxicodendron vernix	Poison sumac
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex cassine	Dahoon holly
	Ilex glabra	Gallberry
	Ilex opaca	American holly

B

Family Name	Latin Name	Common Name
Betulaceae	Betula nigra	River birch
	Carpinus caroliniana	American hornbeam, blue beech, ironwood, musclewood
	Ostrya virginiana	Hophornbeam

C

Family Name	Latin Name	Common Name
Caprifoliaceae	Sambucus canadensis	Elderberry
	Viburnum rufidulum	Rusty blackhaw
	Lonicera japonica	Japanese honeysuckle
Cornaceae	Cornus florida	Flowering dogwood
Cupressaceae	Chamaecyparis thyoides	Atlantic whitecedar
	Juniperus virginiana	Eastern redcedar
Cyrillaceae	Cyrilla racemiflora	Swamp titi

E

Family Name	Latin Name	Common Name
Ebenaceae	Diospyros virginiana	Common persimmon
Ericaceae	Vaccinium arboreum	Tree sparkleberry
	Lyonia lucida	Fetter-bush
	Lyonia ferruginea	Stagger-bush

F

Family Name	Latin Name	Common Name
Fabaceae	Cersis canadensis	Redbud
	Albizia julibrissin	Mimosa, silk tree
Fagaceae	Castanea pumila	Chinkapin
	Fagus grandifolia	American beech
	Quercus alba	White oak
	Quercus durandii	Bluff oak
	Quercus lyrata	Overcup oak
	Quercus falcata	Southern red oak
	Quercus incana	Bluejack oak
	Quercus laevis	Turkey oak
	Quercus laurifolia	Laurel oak
	Quercus myrtifolia	Myrtle oak
	Quercus michauxii	Swamp chestnut oak
	Quercus nigra	Water oak
	Quercus shumardii	Shumard oak
	Quercus virginiana var. virginiana	Live oak
	Quercus virginiana var. geminata	Sand live oak

H

Family Name	Latin Name	Common Name
Hamamelidaceae	Liquidambar styraciflua	Sweetgum
Hippocastanaceae	Aesculus pavia	Red buckeye

J

Family Name	Latin Name	Common Name
Juglandaceae	Juglans nigra	Black walnut
	Carya glabra	Pignut hickory
	Carya illinoensis	Pecan hickory
	Carya tomentosa	Mockernut hickory
	Carya aquatica	Water hickory
	Carya cordiformis	bitternut hickory

L

Family Name	Latin Name	Common Name
Lauraceae	Cinnamomum camphora	Camphor tree
	Persea borbonia	Redbay
	Persea palustris	Swampbay

M

Family Name	Latin Name	Common Name
Magnoliaceae	Magnolia grandiflora	Southern magnolia
	Magnolia virginiana	Sweetbay
	Liriodendron tulipifera	Yellow-poplar, tulip-poplar
Myricaceae	Myrica cerifera	Wax myrtle, southern bayberry

N

Family Name	Latin Name	Common Name
Nyssaceae	Nyssa aquatica	Water tupelo
	Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora	Swamp tupelo
	Nyssa sylvatica var. sylvatica	Black gum

O

Family Name	Latin Name	Common Name
Oleaceae	Osmanthus americanus	Wild olive, devilwood
	Chionanthus virginicus	Fringetree
	Fraxinus americana	White ash
	Fraxinus caroliniana	Carolina ash, pop ash

P

Family Name	Latin Name	Common Name
Palmae or Arecaceae	Serenoa repens	Saw-palmetto
	Sabal palmetto	Cabbage palm
	Sabal etonia	Scrub palm
Pinaceae	Pinus palustris	Longleaf pine
	Pinus echinata	Shortleaf pine
	Pinus taeda	Loblolly pine
	Pinus elliottii var. elliottii	Slash pine
	Pinus elliottii var. densa	South Florida slash pine
	Pinus serotina	Pond pine
	Pinus glabra	Spruce pine
	Pinus clausa var. clausa	Ocala sand pine
	Pinus clausa var. immuginata	Choctowhatchee sand pine
Platanaceae	Platanus occidentalis	Sycamore

R

Family Name	Latin Name	Common Name
Rosaceae	Crataegus sp.	Hawthorn
	Prunus caroliniana	Carolina laurelcherry
	Prunus serotina	Black cherry
	Prunus umbellata	Flatwoods plum
	Rubus sp.	Blackberry
Rubiaceae	Cephalanthus occidentalis	Buttonbush
Rutaceae	Zanthoxylum clava-herculis	Hercules-club
	Ptelea trifoliata	Hoptree

S

Family Name	Latin Name	Common Name
Salicaceae	Populus deltoides	Eastern cottonwood
	Salix caroliniana	Carolina willow

T

Family Name	Latin Name	Common Name
Taxaceae	Torreya taxifolia	Florida torreya
Taxodiaceae	Taxodium distichum var. distichum	Baldcypress
	Taxodium distichum var. ascendens	Pondcypress
Theaceae	Gordonia lasianthus	Loblolly-bay
Tiliaceae	Tilia americana	Basswood, linden

U

Family Name	Latin Name	Common Name
Ulmaceae	Celtis laevigata	Sugarberry
	Ulmus alata	Winged elm
	Ulmus americana	American elm

V

Family Name	Latin Name	Common Name
Verbenaceae	Callicarpa americana	American beautyberry

More Tree ID Web Sites

UF/IFAS Sites
4-H Forest Trees and Plants
State & Federal Agencies
Forest Trees of Florida--Division of Forestry
USDA PLANT Database
Other University Sites
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants--USF
Tree Fact Sheets--Virginia Tech
Organizations & Associations
Flora of North America