Scientific Name | Pronunciation |
Abies amabilis | A-bez a-MAB-a-lis |
Abies concolor | AY-beez KON-kul-er |
Abies grandis | A-beez GRAN-dis |
Abies lasiocarpa | A-beez la-si-o-KAR-pa |
Abies magnifica | A-beez mahg-NI-fi-ka |
Abies pinsapo** | A-bez pin-SAH-po |
Abies procera | A-beez PRO-ser-a |
Callitropsis nootkatensis | cal-i-TROP-sis noot-ka-TEN-sis |
Calocedrus decurrens | kal-o-SED-rus de-KER-enz |
Cedrus atlantica** | SE-drus at-LAN-ti-ka |
Cedrus deodara** | SE-drus de-o-DAR-a |
Cedrus libani** | SE-drus LIB-an-i |
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana | kam-e-SIP-a-ris la-so-ni-A-na |
Hesperocyparis bakeri | HES-per-oh-SIP-air-iss BAKE-er-i |
Hesperocyparis macnabiana | HES-per-oh-SIP-air-iss mac-nab-ee-AH-nuh* |
Hesperocyparis sargentii | HES-per-oh-SIP-air-iss sar-JEN-tee-eye* |
Juniperus communis | ju-NIP-er-us kom-MU-nis |
Juniperus occidentalis | ju-NIP-er-us ok-si-den-TA-lis |
Juniperus scopulorum | ju-NIP-er-us skop-u-LO-rum |
Larix lyallii | LAIR-icks ly-AL-lee-eye* |
Larix occidentalis | LAR-iks ok-si-den-TAH-lis |
Metasequoia Glyptostroboides** | met-a-se-KWOY-a glip-to-stro-BOY-dez |
Picea abies** | PI-see-a A-beez |
Picea breweriana | PI-see-a broo-er-ee-AH-na |
Picea engelmannii | PI-see-a en-gel-MAN-e-i |
Picea pungens** | PI-see-a PUN-jenz |
Picea sitchensis | PI-see-a sit-KEN-sis |
Pinus albicaulis | PI-nus al-bi-KAW-lis |
Pinus attenuata | PI-nus at-ten-u-a-TA |
Pinus banksiana** | PI-nus bank-se-A-na |
Pinus contorta | PI-nus kon-TOR-ta |
Pinus densiflora** | PI-nus den-si-FLO-ra |
Pinus flexilis | PI-nus FLEKS-i-lis |
Pinus jeffreyi | PI-nus jef-REE-i |
Pinus lambertiana | PI-nus lam-bert-i-A-na |
Pinus monticola | PI-nus mon-TI-ko-la |
Pinus ponderosa | PI-nus pon-der-O-sa |
Pinus sabiniana | PI-nus sa-been-ee-AH-na |
Pinus strobus** | PI-nus STRO-bus |
Pinus sylvestris** | PI-nus sil-VES-tris |
Pseudotsuga menziesii | soo-do-TSOO-ga men-ZEE-see-i |
Sequoia sempervirens | se-KWOY-a sem-per-VI-rens |
Sequoiadendron giganteum** | se-KWOY-a-DEN-dron ji-GAN-te-um |
Taxus brevifolia | TAKS-us brev-i-FO-lee-a |
Thuja plicata | THEW-ya pli-KHA-ta |
Tsuga heterophylla | TSOO-ga het-er-o-FIL-a |
Tsuga mertensiana | TSOO-ga mer-TEN-si-a-na |
Note: Pronunciation of scientific names can differ even among professional botanists.
Source
*Not listed at OSU
**Non-native.
Updated 6/10/2025.
© 2012 ;Ken Denniston