A listing of Florida’s native trees with alternate branch arrangement and simple leaves.
Family | Scientific_Name | Common_Name | Range |
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Altingiaceae | Liquidambar styraciflua | sweetgum | Statewide |
Aquifoliaceae | Ilex ambigua | Carolina holly | Statewide |
Aquifoliaceae | Ilex cassine | dahoon | Statewide |
Aquifoliaceae | Ilex decidua | possumhaw | Statewide |
Aquifoliaceae | Ilex vomitoria | yaupon | Statewide |
Betulaceae | Carpinus caroliniana | American hornbeam | Statewide |
Cornaceae | Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora | swamp tupelo | Statewide |
Compositae | Baccharis halimifolia | eastern baccharis, Saltbush, Groundsel Tree | Statewide |
Ebenaceae | Diospyros virginiana | common persimmon | Statewide |
Ericaceae | Lyonia ferruginea | rusty staggerbush | Statewide |
Ericaceae | Vaccinium arboreum | farkleberry | Statewide |
Fagaceae | Quercus chapmanii | Chapman oak | Statewide |
Fagaceae | Quercus geminata | sand live oak | Statewide |
Fagaceae | Quercus hemisphaerica | Darlington oak, laurel oak | Statewide |
Fagaceae | Quercus incana | bluejack oak | Statewide |
Fagaceae | Quercus laevis | turkey oak | Statewide |
Fagaceae | Quercus laurifolia | laurel oak, diamond oak | Statewide |
Fagaceae | Quercus myrtifolia | myrtle oak | Statewide |
Fagaceae | Quercus nigra | water oak | Statewide |
Fagaceae | Quercus virginiana | live oak | Statewide |
Hamamelidaceae | Hamamelis virginiana | American witchhazel | Statewide |
Lauraceae | Persea borbonia | redbay | Statewide |
Lauraceae | Persea palustris | swamp bay | Statewide |
Magnoliaceae | Magnolia grandiflora | southern magnolia | Statewide |
Magnoliaceae | Magnolia virginiana | sweetbay | Statewide |
Moraceae | Morus rubra | red mulberry | Statewide |
Myricaceae | Myrica cerifera | wax myrtle, southern bayberry | Statewide |
Rhamnaceae | Rhamnus caroliniana | Carolina buckthorn | Statewide |
Rosaceae | Prunus caroliniana | Carolina laurelcherry | Statewide |
Rosaceae | Prunus serotina | black cherry | Statewide |
Rosaceae | Prunus umbellata | hog plum | Statewide |
Salicaceae | Salix caroliniana | Carolina willow, coastal plain willow | Statewide |
Theaceae | Gordonia lasianthus | loblolly bay | Statewide |
Ulmaceae | Celtis laevigata | sugarberry | Statewide |
Ulmaceae | Ulmus americana | American elm | Statewide |
Annonaceae | Asimina triloba | pawpaw | NW |
Aquifoliaceae | Ilex amelanchier | sarvis holly | NW |
Aquifoliaceae | Ilex longipes | Georgia holly | NW |
Aquifoliaceae | Ilex verticillata | common winterberry | NW |
Cornaceae | Cornus alternifolia | alternateleaf dogwood | NW |
Fagaceae | Quercus arkansana | Arkansas oak | NW |
Fagaceae | Quercus muehlenbergii | chinkapin oak | NW |
Fagaceae | Quercus pagoda | cherrybark oak | NW |
Magnoliaceae | Magnolia acuminata | cucumber-tree | NW |
Magnoliaceae | Magnolia macrophylla | Ashe's magnolia, big-leaf magnolia | NW |
Magnoliaceae | Magnolia pyramidata | pyramid magnolia | NW |
Magnoliaceae | Magnolia tripetala | umbrella-tree | NW |
Myricaceae | Myrica inodora | scentless bayberry | NW |
Rosaceae | Amelanchier arborea | common serviceberry | NW |
Rosaceae | Crataegus michauxii | Michaux's hawthorn | NW |
Rosaceae | Crataegus phaenopyrum | Washington hawthorn | NW |
Rosaceae | Prunus alabamensis | Alabama cherry | NW |
Salicaceae | Populus heterophylla | swamp cottonwood | NW |
Salicaceae | Salix eriocephala | Missouri River willow, heart-leaved willow | NW |
Sapotaceae | Sideroxylon lycioides | buckthorn bully, Buckthorn Bumelia, Ironwood | NW |
Theaceae | Stewartia malacodendron | silky camellia | NW |
Aquifoliaceae | Ilex myrtifolia | myrtle dahoon | NW,NE |
Betulaceae | Alnus serrulata | hazel alder | NW,NE |
Betulaceae | Betula nigra | river birch | NW,NE |
Cornaceae | Nyssa ogeche | Ogeechee tupelo | NW,NE |
Ericaceae | Oxydendrum arboreum | sourwood | NW,NE |
Fagaceae | Fagus grandifolia | American beech | NW,NE |
Fagaceae | Quercus alba | white oak | NW,NE |
Fagaceae | Quercus austrina | bastard white oak | NW,NE |
Fagaceae | Quercus lyrata | overcup oak | NW,NE |
Fagaceae | Quercus marilandica | blackjack oak | NW,NE |
Fagaceae | Quercus phellos | willow oak | NW,NE |
Fagaceae | Quercus velutina | black oak | NW,NE |
Platanaceae | Platanus occidentalis | American sycamore | NW,NE |
Rosaceae | Crataegus sargentii | beautiful hawthorn | NW,NE |
Rosaceae | Crataegus spathulata | littlehip hawthorn | NW,NE |
Rosaceae | Malus angustifolia | southern crab apple | NW,NE |
Salicaceae | Salix humilis | prairie willow, dwarf willow | NW,NE |
Salicaceae | Salix nigra | black willow | NW,NE |
Simaroubaceae | Leitneria floridana | corkwood | NW,NE |
Styracaceae | Halesia diptera | two-wing silverbell | NW,NE |
Styracaceae | Styrax grandifolius | bigleaf snowbell | NW,NE |
Ulmaceae | Celtis occidentalis | common hackberry | NW,NE |
Ulmaceae | Ulmus rubra | slippery elm | NW,NE |
Aquifoliaceae | Ilex opaca | American holly | NW,NE,C |
Betulaceae | Ostrya virginiana | hophornbeam | NW,NE,C |
Cornaceae | Nyssa aquatica | water tupelo | NW,NE,C |
Cornaceae | Nyssa sylvatica | blackgum | NW,NE,C |
Cyrillaceae | Cliftonia monophylla | buckwheat tree | NW,NE,C |
Fabaceae | Cercis canadensis | eastern redbud | NW,NE,C |
Fagaceae | Castanea pumila | chinkapin | NW,NE,C |
Fagaceae | Quercus falcata | southern red oak | NW,NE,C |
Fagaceae | Quercus margaretta | sand post oak | NW,NE,C |
Fagaceae | Quercus michauxii | swamp chestnut oak, basket oak | NW,NE,C |
Fagaceae | Quercus shumardii | Shumard's oak | NW,NE,C |
Fagaceae | Quercus stellata | post oak | NW,NE,C |
Lauraceae | Persea humilis | silk bay | NW,NE,C |
Lauraceae | Sassafras albidum | sassafras | NW,NE,C |
Magnoliaceae | Liriodendron tulipifera | tuliptree | NW,NE,C |
Myricaceae | Myrica caroliniensis | northern bayberry, evergreen bayberry | NW,NE,C |
Rosaceae | Crataegus aestivalis | may hawthorn | NW,NE,C |
Rosaceae | Crataegus crus-galli | cockspur hawthorn | NW,NE,C |
Rosaceae | Crataegus flava | yellowleaf hawthorn | NW,NE,C |
Rosaceae | Crataegus marshallii | parsley hawthorn | NW,NE,C |
Rosaceae | Crataegus uniflora | dwarf hawthorn | NW,NE,C |
Rosaceae | Crataegus viridis | green hawthorn | NW,NE,C |
Rosaceae | Prunus americana | American plum | NW,NE,C |
Rosaceae | Prunus angustifolia | Chickasaw plum | NW,NE,C |
Salicaceae | Populus deltoides | eastern cottonwood | NW,NE,C |
Salicaceae | Salix floridana | Florida willow | NW,NE,C |
Sapotaceae | Sideroxylon lanuginosum | gum bully, Gum Bumelia, False Buckthorn | NW,NE,C |
Sapotaceae | Sideroxylon tenax | tough bully, tough Bumelia | NW,NE,C |
Styracaceae | Halesia carolina | Carolina silverbell | NW,NE,C |
Symplocaceae | Symplocos tinctoria | common sweetleaf | NW,NE,C |
Tiliaceae | Tilia americana | American basswood | NW,NE,C |
Ulmaceae | Planera aquatica | Planertree | NW,NE,C |
Ulmaceae | Ulmus alata | winged elm | NW,NE,C |
Sapotaceae | Sideroxylon reclinatum | Florida bully, Smooth Bumelia | NE,C |
Ulmaceae | Ulmus crassifolia | cedar elm | NE,C |
Olacaceae | Ximenia americana | tallow wood | NE,C,S |
Rosaceae | Prunus geniculata | scrub plum | C |
Annonaceae | Annona glabra | pond apple | C,S |
Capparaceae | Capparis cynophallophora | Jamaican caper | C,S |
Capparaceae | Capparis flexuosa | falseteeth, Bay-leaved Caper, Limber Caper | C,S |
Celastraceae | Maytenus phyllanthoides | Florida mayten | C,S |
Chrysobalanaceae | Chrysobalanus icaco | coco plum | C,S |
Combretaceae | Conocarpus erectus | button mangrove | C,S |
Fabaceae | Dalbergia ecastaphyllum | coinvine | C,S |
Lauraceae | Ocotea coriacea | lancewood | C,S |
Malvaceae | Gossypium hirsutum | upland cotton | C,S |
Moraceae | Ficus aurea | Florida strangler fig | C,S |
Moraceae | Ficus citrifolia | wild banyantree | C,S |
Myrsinaceae | Myrsine cubana | Guianese colicwood | C,S |
Polygonaceae | Coccoloba diversifolia | tietongue | C,S |
Polygonaceae | Coccoloba uvifera | seagrape | C,S |
Putranjivaceae | Drypetes lateriflora | guiana plum | C,S |
Sapotaceae | Chrysophyllum oliviforme | satinleaf | C,S |
Sapotaceae | Sideroxylon foetidissimum | false mastic, Jungleplum | C,S |
Surianaceae | Suriana maritima | bay cedar | C,S |
Aquifoliaceae | Ilex krugiana | tawnyberry holly | S |
Bignoniaceae | Amphitecna latifolia | black calabash, jicarillo | S |
Boraginaceae | Bourreria cassinifolia | smooth strongbark | S |
Boraginaceae | Bourreria radula | rough strongbark | S |
Boraginaceae | Bourreria succulenta | bodywood | S |
Boraginaceae | Cordia bahamensis | Bahama manjack | S |
Canellaceae | Canella winterana | wild cinnamon | S |
Celastraceae | Schaefferia frutescens | Florida boxwood | S |
Combretaceae | Bucida molinetii | spiny black olive | S |
Euphorbiaceae | Gymnanthes lucida | oysterwood | S |
Euphorbiaceae | Hippomane mancinella | manchineel | S |
Lauraceae | Licaria triandra | pepperleaf sweetwood | S |
Olacaceae | Schoepfia chrysophylloides | gulf graytwig | S |
Putranjivaceae | Drypetes diversifolia | milkbark | S |
Rhamnaceae | Colubrina arborescens | greenheart | S |
Rhamnaceae | Colubrina cubensis | Cuban nakedwood | S |
Rhamnaceae | Colubrina elliptica | soldierwood | S |
Rosaceae | Prunus myrtifolia | West Indian cherry | S |
Sapotaceae | Manilkara jaimiqui | wild dilly | S |
Sapotaceae | Sideroxylon celastrinum | saffron plum bumelia | S |
Sapotaceae | Sideroxylon salicifolium | white bully | S |
Ulmaceae | Celtis pallida | spiny hackberry | S |
Ulmaceae | Trema lamarckiana | Lamarck's trema | S |
Ulmaceae | Trema micrantha | Jamaican nettletree | S |