| 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