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LATIN ELEMENTS IN CONIFER NAMES
| Alba |
White |
| Argentea |
Silver |
| Aurea |
Gold |
| Caesia |
Lavender |
| Glauca |
Blue or Blue grey
(also refers to the waxy substance found on leaves) |
| Lutea |
Yellow |
| Lutescens |
Yellowish |
| Nigra |
Black |
| Viridis |
Green |
| Atrovirens |
Dark Green |
DESCRIPTIVE LATIN NAMES (mostly to do with leaf or needle shape).
| Adpressa |
Pressed into close contact |
| Baccata |
Berry bearing |
| Fastigiata / Fastigiate |
Erect growth on upward pointing branches |
| Gracilis |
Slender |
| Cuspidata |
Tooth like or pointed |
| Falcata |
Sickle shaped |
| Filifera / Filiformis |
Thread like or thread leafed |
| Glabra |
Hairless |
| Nana |
Dwarf |
| Obtusa |
Rounded at point or blunt tipped |
| Plicata |
Fan shaped |
| Pendula |
Weeping |
| Plumosa |
Feathery |
| Procumbens |
Creeping |
| Prostrata |
Lying flat or prostrate |
| Pungens (1) |
Strong smelling |
| Pungens (2) |
Ending in a stiff sharp point |
| Repanda |
Wavy edged |
| Repens |
Creeping or flat |
| Stricta |
Upright or straight |
| Sylvestris |
Forest type |
ENGLISH COMMON NAMES FOR CONIFERS
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Abies |
Fir |
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A. Pinsapo |
Spanish Fir |
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A. Procera |
Noble Fir |
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Cedrus |
Cedar |
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Cedrus Atlantica |
Atlas Cedar |
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Cedrus Deodara |
Himalayan Cedar |
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Calocedrus Decurrans |
Incense Cedar |
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Chamaecyparis |
False Cypress |
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Chamaecyparis
Lawsoniana |
Lawsons Cypress |
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Chamaecyparis Nootkatensis |
Alaska Cedar |
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Chamaecyparis Obtusa |
Hinoki Cypress |
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Chamaecyparis Pisifera |
Sarawa Cypress |
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Chamaecyparis Thyoides |
Atlanic White Cedar |
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Cryptomeria Japonica |
Japanese Cedar |
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Cupressus |
Cypress |
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Cupressus Glabra |
Arizonica Cypress |
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Cupressus Macrocarpa |
Monterey Cypress |
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Gingko Biloba |
Maidenhair Tree |
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Juniperus |
Juniper |
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Juniperus Chinensis |
Chinese Juniper |
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Juniperus Chinensis Kaizuka |
Hollywood Juniper |
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Juniperus Communis |
Common Juniper |
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Juniperus Hibernica |
Irish Juniper |
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Juniperus Suecica |
Swedish Juniper |
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Juniperus Conferta |
Shore Juniper |
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Juniperus Procumbens |
Japanese Garden Juniper |
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Juniperus Squamata |
Nepal Juniper |
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Picea |
Spruce |
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Picea Abies |
Norway Spruce |
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Picea Abies Nidiformis |
Bird's Nest Spruce |
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Picea Glauca |
White Spruce |
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Picea Pungens |
Colorado Spruce |
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Picea Sitchensis |
Sitka Spruce |
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Pinus |
Pine |
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Pinus Densiflora |
Japanese Red Pine |
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Pinus Umbraculifera |
Tanyosho Pine |
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Pinus Mugo |
Dwarf Mountain Pine |
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Pinus Nigra |
Black Pine |
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Pinus Sylvestris |
Scots Pine |
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Pseudotsuga Menzii |
Douglas Fir or Oregon Pine |
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Sequoia Sempervirens |
Redwood |
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Sequoiadendron |
The Big Tree , Giant Redwood, Wellingtonia |
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Taxodium Distichum |
Swamp Cypress |
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Taxus |
Yew |
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Taxus Baccata |
English Yew |
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Taxus Baccata Fastigiata |
Irish Yew |
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Taxus Baccata Semperaurea |
Evergold English Yew |
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Thuja Occidentalis |
American Arborvitae |
| Thuja Orientalis |
Chinese Arborvitae |
| Thuja Plicata |
Western Red Arborvitae |
| Thujopsis Dolbrata |
Broad Leaved Arborvitae |
| Tsuga |
Hemlock |
| Tsuga Canadensis |
Eastern Hemlock |
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Last updated 21/05/2008 10:34:10 |
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