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List of Minnesota trees by family

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This is a list of all the coniferous and broadleaf trees native to Minnesota by family.

Coniferous trees

  • Cupressaceae (cypress family)
    • Juniperus virginiana (eastern juniper or red cedar)
    • Thuja occidentalis (eastern arborvitae or white cedar)
  • Pinaceae (pine family)
    • Abies balsamea (balsam fir)
    • Larix laricina (tamarack larch)
    • Pinus banksiana (jack pine)
    • Pinus strobus (eastern white pine)
    • Pinus resinosa (red pine or Norway pine)
    • Picea glauca (white spruce)
    • Picea mariana (black spruce)
    • Tsuga canadensis (eastern hemlock)

Broadleaf trees

  • Betulaceae (birch family)
    • Betula alleghaniensis (yellow birch)
    • Betula nigra (river birch)
    • Betula papyrifera (paper birch)
    • Carpinus caroliniana (American hornbeam, blue beech, ironwood)
    • Ostrya virginiana (ironwood, hophornbeam)
  • Fabaceae (pea family)
    • Gleditsia triacanthos (honey locust)
    • Gymnocladus dioicus (Kentucky coffeetree)
  • Fagaceae (beech family)
    • Quercus alba (white oak)
    • Quercus bicolor (swamp white oak)
    • Quercus ellipsoidalis (northern pin oak)
    • Quercus macrocarpa (bur oak)
    • Quercus muehlenbergii (chinkapin oak)
    • Quercus rubra (northern red oak)
    • Quercus velutina (black oak)
  • Juglandaceae (walnut family)
    • Carya cordiformis (bitternut hickory)
    • Carya ovata (shagbark hickory)
    • Juglans cinerea (butternut)
    • Juglans nigra (black walnut)
  • Malvaceae (mallow family)
    • Tilia americana (basswood)
  • Moraceae (mulberry family)
    • Morus rubra (red mulberry)
  • Oleaceae (olive family)
    • Fraxinus americana (white ash)
    • Fraxinus nigra (black ash)
    • Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash and red ash)
  • Rosaceae (rose family)
    • Amelanchier arborea (downy serviceberry)
    • Crataegus macracantha (large-thorned hawthorn)
    • Crataegus mollis (downy hawthorn)
    • Crataegus punctata (dotted hawthorn)
    • Malus ioensis (Prairie Crabapple)
    • Prunus americana (wild plum)
    • Prunus nigra (Canada Plum)
    • Prunus pensylvanica (pin cherry)
    • Prunus serotina (black cherry)
    • Prunus virginiana (chockcherry)
    • Sorbus americana (American mountain ash)
    • Sorbus decora (showy mountain-ash)
  • Salicaceae (willow family)
    • Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen)
    • Populus grandidentata (big-tooth aspen)
    • Populus balsamifera (balsam poplar)
    • Populus deltoides (eastern cottonwood)
    • Salix nigra (black willow)
    • Salix amygdaloides (peachleaf willow)
  • Sapindaceae (soapberry family)
    • Acer negundo (boxelder)
    • Acer nigrum (black maple)
    • Acer rubrum (red maple)
    • Acer saccharinum (silver maple)
    • Acer saccharum (sugar maple)
    • Acer spicatum (mountain maple)
  • Ulmaceae (elm family)
    • Celtis occidentalis (hackberry)
    • Ulmus americana (American elm)
    • Ulmus rubra (slippery elm)
    • Ulmus thomasii (rock elm)

Introduced and invasive species

Introduced and invasive species of trees include:

  • Eleagnaceae (Oleaster)
    • Elaeagnus angustifolia (Russian olive)
  • Fabaceae
    • Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust)
  • Hippocastanaceae (buckeye and horsechestnut)
    • Aesculus glabra (Ohio buckeye)
    • Aesculus hippocastanum (European horsechestnut)
  • Pinaceae (Pine)
    • Picea abies (Norway spruce)
    • Larix decidua (European larch)
    • Picea pungens (Colorado blue spruce)
    • Pinus rigida (pitch pine)
    • Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine)
  • Rhamnaceae (Buckthorns)
    • Frangula alnus (glossy buckthorn, alder buckthorn)
    • Rhamnus cathartica (common buckthorn)
  • Salicaceae (willow)
    • Populus alba (white poplar)
  • Sapindaceae (Soapberry family)
    • Acer ginnala (Amur maple)
    • Acer platanoides (Norway maple)
  • Ulmaceae (Elm)
    • Ulmus glabra (Wych elm)
    • Ulmus pumila (Siberian elm)

References

References

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  3. {{eFloras. 1. 233501327. Ulmus glabra. Susan L.. Sherman-Broyles
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