What species we have covered so far, organized by families.
Where families are underlined they have had their descriptions written and posted online too!

NOTE: This also contains external links to tree species I have written about for the Tree Vitalize website I work with.

Species and Families List – by Family

B

Betulaceae
Betula – 17 Birch Tree Species      *external link

Bignoniaceae – Bignonia Family
Crescentia alata – Coatecomate
Butomaceae – Flowering Rush Family
Butomus umbellatus – Flowering Rush

C

Calycanthaceae – Spicebush Family
Calycanthus floridus – Carolina Allspice Sweetbush

Caprifoliaceae – Honeysuckle Family
Lonicera japonica – Japanese Honeysuckle

Convolvulaceae – Morning Glory Family
Convolvulus arvensis – Field Bindweed

Cornaceae – Dogwood Family
Cornus canadensis – Bunchberry or Dwarf Dogwood
Cornus spp – 21 Dogwood spp         *external link to Tree Vitalize

Cupressaceae – Cypress Family
Chamaecyparis – 3 False Cypress spp       *external link
Chamaecyparis thyoides – Atlantic White Cedar    *external link
Cupressus – 3 Cypress spp         *external link
Hersperocyparis – 3 Western Cypress spp          *external link
Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar & Juniperus bermudiana Bermuda Cedar  *external link
Taxodium distichum – Bald Cypress                   *external link
Thuja plicata Western Red Cedar & Thuja occidentalis  Northern White Cedar    *external link



D

Droseraceae – Sundew Family
Drosera rotundifolia – Round-Leaved Sundew

G

Geraniaceae – Geranium Family
Geranium maculatum – Wild Geranium

H

None yet!

I

None yet!

J

Juglandaceae – Walnut Family
Carya – 12 Hickory spp     *external link

K

None yet!

L

Liliaceae – Lily Family
Lilium columbianum – Columbia Tiger Lily

Lythraceae – Loosestrife Family
Lythrum salicaria – Purple Loosestrife 

M

Magnoliaceae – Magnolia Family
Magnolia – 16 Magnolia spp       *external link

Malvaceae – Mallow Family
Gossypium hirsutum – Mexican or Upland Cotton

Monotropaceae (usually as a parasitic subfamily of Ericaceae now)
Monotropa uniflora – Ghost Pipe, Ghost Plant or Indian Pipe

N

None yet

O

Oleaceae – Olive Family
Fraxinus 15 Ash Tree Species        *external link

P

Passifloraceae – Passionflower Family
Passiflora incarnata – Maypop Purple Passionflower

Pinaceae – Pine Family
Abies – 17 true Fir species      *external link to Tree Vitalize
Picea – 18 Spruce species      *external link to Tree Vitalize
Pinus – 38 Pine species       *external link to Tree Vitalize

Phytolaccaceae – Pokeweed Family
Phytolacca americana – American Pokeweed

Polygonaceae – Knotweed or Buckwheat Family
Reynoutria japonica – Japanese Knotweed

Q

None yet!

S

Salicaceae – Willow Family
Populus – 12 spp Poplar Trees        *external link
Populus – 5 spp Aspen Trees         *external link

Solanaceae – Nightshade Family
Datura discolor – Desert Thorn Apple

T

Tamaricaceae – Tamarisk Family
Tamarix spp  – Salt Cedar

Typhaceae – Cattail Family
Typha latifolia & Typha angustifolia – Common Cattails

U

Ulmaceae – Elm Family
Ulmus – 15 Elm spp     *external link

V

None yet!

W

None yet!

X

None yet!

Y

None yet!

Z

Zygophyllaceae – Caltrop Family
Guaiacum coulteri – Arbol Santo Holy Tree