Illinois Native Trees A-Z List

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Pinus echinata Mill.- Shortleaf Pine, Shortleaf Yellow Pine, Southern Yellow Pine, Yellow Pine,
                                   Shortstraw Pine, Arkansas Soft Pine, Old Field Pine

Pinus pungens Lamb.- Table-Mountain Pine, Hickory Pine, Mountain Pine, Prickly Pine, Southern
                                      Mountain Pine

Pinus resinosa Aiton- Red Pine, Eastern Red Pine, Norway Pine, Pin Rouge

Pinus rigida Mill- Pitch Pine, Candlewood Pine, Torch Pine

Pinus strobus L.- Eastern White Pine, Northern White Pine, Northern Pine, Soft Pine, Weymouth Pine,
                              Pin Blanc

Pinus taeda L.- Loblolly Pine, Bull Pine, Oldfield Pine, Shortleaf Pine, North Carolina Pine, Arkansas Pine

Pinus virginiana Mill.- Virginia Pine, Jersey Pine, Oldfield Pine, Possum Pine, Poverty Pine, Scrub Pine
                                  Spruce Pine

-Color denotes a tree that is rare or endangered

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Welcome to the Illinois A-Z native species list. We have listed them by scientific name because it is a constant and does not vary region to region or person to person. We have included the various common names associated with each scientific name to help you find the right tree. Some common names can apply to more than one tree species, so if you are having trouble narrowing down your search, take a look at our A-Z Common Name List to see which scientific names match up to the common name you are searching for.

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