Trees
Common Trees and Tall Shrubs of the Alaska Boreal Forest and Tundra
Spring 2006 -
Biology 474 -
Syllabus -
Introduction -
2004 Final Presentation Guidelines
Plant List -
Plant Characteristics -
Literature
| Bryophytes - Clubmosses, Horsetails, and Ferns - Forbs - Graminoids - Lichens - Low Shrubs - Prostrate Shrubs - Trees - Plant List - Plant Characteristics | ||||
| Family | Latin Name | Common Name | USDA | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trees | ||||
| Needleleaf trees | ||||
| Pinaceae |
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch | Tamarack | LALA | |
| Pinaceae | Picea mariana (Mill.) Brit., Sterns & Pogg | Black Spruce | PIMA | |
| Pinaceae | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss | White Spruce | PIGL | |
| Broadleaf trees | ||||
| Betulaceae |
Betula papyrifera Marsh. | Paper Birch | BEPA | |
| Salicaceae |
Populus balsamifera L. | Balsam Poplar | POBA2 | |
| Salicaceae | Populus tremuloides Michx. | Quaking Aspen | POTR5 | |
| Tall Shrubs (200-800 cm tall) | ||||
| Salicaceae |
Salix alaxensis (Anderss.) Cov. | Feltleaf Willow | SAAL | |
| Salicaceae | Salix arbusculoides Anderss. | Littletree Willow | SAAR3 | |
| Salicaceae | Salix bebbiana Sarg. | Bebb Willow | SABE2 | |
| Salicaceae | Salix interior Rowlee (= S. exigua) | Sandbar Willow | SAIN3 | |
| Salicaceae | Salix scouleriana Barratt | Scouler Willow | SASC | |
