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Tree Campus: Plant Guide Latin Names List

Tree Campus SCC is a multi-year and interdisciplinary college initiative to document, map, and celebrate the incredible diversity of trees planted on the campus. With over 200 species, Shoreline Community College is an arboreal paradise that deserves to b

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ADOXACEAE
Sambucus nigra f. laciniata 'Purpurea' Purple Cutleaf Elderberry
Sambucus racemosa arborescens Red Elderberry, s.c̓abtac
Viburnum carlesii Korean Spice Viburnum
Viburnum opulus var. americanum American Cranberry Bush
Viburnum tinus Viburnum tinus
ALTINGIACEAE
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum
AQUIFOLIACEAE
Ilex aquifolium English Holly
Ilex crenata 'Convexa' Convex-leaf Japanese Holly
ARALIACEAE
Fatsia japonica Fatsia
Hedera helix English Ivy
ASPARAGACEAE
Yucca flaccida Yucca
ASPHODELACEAE
Phormium tenax New Zealand Flax
BERBERIDACEAE
Berberis verruculosa Warty Barberry
Mahonia aquifolium Tall Oregon Grape, qʷəbqʷəbčac
Mahonia japonica Japanese Mahonia
Mahonia nervosa Low Oregon Grape, qʷəbqʷəbčac
Mahonia repens Cascade Oregon Grape
Nandina domestica Nandina/Heavenly Bamboo
BETULACEAE
Alnus rubra Red Alder, yəsawiʔac
Betula nigra River Birch
Betula pendula Dalecarlica Weeping Birch, European Cutleaf White Birch
BIGNONEACEAE
Catalpa bignonioides Catalpa
BUXACEAE
Pachysandra terminalis Pachysandra
Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis Dwarf Sarcococca
CAPRIFOLIACEAE
Lonicera involucrata Black Twinberry
Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry, sik̓ʷədac

CELASTRACEAE

Euonymus alatus ‘Compactus’ Dwarf Winged Euonymus
Euonymus japonicus ‘Microphyllus Variegatus’ Variegated Littleleaf Euonymus
Euonymus kiautschovicus 'Manhattan' Manhattan Euonymus
CERCIDIPHYLLACEAE
Cercidiphyllum japonicum Katsura Tree
CISTACEAE
Cistus x hybridus Hardy Rockrose
CORNACEAE
Cornus florida Eastern Dogwood
Cornus nuttallii Pacific Dogwood (kʷədabidac), 
Cornus sericea Red Osier Dogwood (čičcyusac), Kelseyi Redtwig Dogwood

 

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DRYOPTERIDACEAE
Polystichum munitum Western Sword Fern, sx̌əx̌ulčac
ELAEAGNACEAE
Elaeagnus x ebbingei Gilt Edge Silverberry
ERICACEAE
Arbutus menziesii Madrone, qʷuqʷuƛəc
Arbutus unedo Dwarf Strawberry Tree
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Kinnickinnick, k̓ayuk̓ayu
Erica carnea Springwood White Heath
Gaultheria shallon Salal, t̕aqaʔac
Pieris japonica Variegated Pieris
Rhododendron Evergreen Azaleas
Rhododendron macrophyllum Pacific Rhododendron
Vaccinium ovatum Evergreen Huckleberry, q̓ʷəq̓ʷəlac
ESCALLONIACEAE
Escallonia x exoniensis 'Fradesii' Fradesii Escallonia
FABACEAE
Wisteria floribunda Japanese Wisteria
Laburnum anagyroides Golden Chain Tree
FAGACEAE
Fagus sylvatica European Beech
Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak
Quercus garryana Garry Oak/Oregon White Oak, čaʔadᶻac
Quercus palustris Pin Oak
Quercus robur fastigiata Narrow English Oak
GARRYACEAE
Aucuba japonica ‘Variegated forms’ Variegated Aucuba
GINKGOACEAE
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo/Maidenhair Tree
GROSSULARIACEAE
Ribes sanguineum Red Flowering Currant, p̓uq
HAMAMELIDACEAE
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' Jelena Witchhazel
HYDRANGEACEAE
Philadelphus Mock Orange
HYPERICACEAE
Hypericum calycinum St. John’s Wort
LAMIACEAE
Lavandula Lavender
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary
LAURACEAE
Umbellularia californica Oregon Myrtle, California Bay
MAGNOLIACEAE
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree
Magnolia x soulangiana Saucer Magnolia
MALVACEAE
Tilia cordata Littleleaf Linden
MYRICACEAE
Morella (Myrica) calfornica Pacific Wax Myrtle

 

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OLEACEAE
Fraxinus latifolia Oregon White Ash
Fraxinus ornus Flowering Ash/Manna Ash
Jasminum nudiflorum Winter Jasmine
PINACEAE
Abies koreana Korean Fir
Abies lasiocarpa Alpine/Sub-alpine Fir
Abies procera Noble Fir
Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca' Blue Atlas Cedar
Larix kaempferi ‘Pendula’ Weeping Japanese Larch
Larix occidentalis Western Larch
Picea abies Norway Spruce
Picea pungens ‘Montgomery’ Montgomery Blue Spruce
Picea sitchensis Sitka Spruce
Pinus cembra Swiss Mountain Pine
Pinus contorta var. contorta Shore Pine
Pinus contorta var. latifolia Lodgepole Pine
Pinus densiflora Japanese Red Pine
Pinus monticola Western White Pine
Pinus mugo var. mughus Dwarf Mugo Pine
Pinus nigra Austrian Black Pine
Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa Pine
Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine
Pinus thunbergii Japanese Black Pine
Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir
Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla Western Hemlock
Tsuga mertensiana Mountain Hemlock
PLANTAGINACEAE
Hebe topiaria Hebe topiaria
PLATANACEAE
Platanus orientalis Oriental Plane Tree
POACEAE
Cortaderia selloana Pampas Grass
RHAMNACEAE
Ceanothus sanguineus Red Stem Ceanothus
Frangula (Rhamnus) purshiana Cascara
ROSACEAE
Amelanchier x Serviceberry
Cotoneaster franchetii Franchet Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster horizontalis Rock Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster lacteus Parney Cotoneaster
Crataegus monogyna English Hawthorn
Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington Hawthorn
Dasiphora (Potentilla) fruticosa Shrubby Cinquefoil/Potentilla
Holodiscus discolor Ocean Spray
Malus fusca Pacific Crabapple
Oemleria cerasiformis Indian Plum
Photinia x fraseri Fraser Photinia
Physocarpus capitata Pacific Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Monlo' Diabolo Ninebark
Prunus cerasifera 'Thundercloud' Thundercloud Flowering Plum
Prunus laurocerasus ‘Zabeliana’ Zabel Laurel
Rosa gymnocarpa Baldhip Rose
Rosa nutkana Nutka Rose
Rosa rugosa Rugosa Rose
Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry
Rubus spectabilis Salmonberry
Rubus ursinus Pacific Blackberry
Sorbus aucuparia European Mountain Ash
Spiraea douglasii Hardhack/Western Spiraea
RUTACEAE

Choisya ternata

Mexican Orange
Skimmia japonica Skimmia

 

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