TREES AND SHRUBS found growing wild in the Boundary Bay watershed, Burns Bog and the
Fraser River estuary - A preliminary list
Scientific Name Common Name
Abies grandis grand fir
Acer circinatum vine maple
Acer macrophyllum bigleaf maple
Alnus rubra red alder
Betula papyrifera paper birch
Betula papyrifera var.commutata paper birch
Betula pendula European birch
Betula pubescens silver birch
Betula sp. birch
Castanea dentata American chestnut
Cornus stolonifera red-osier dogwood
Corylus cornuta beaked hazelnut
Crataegus oxyacantha English hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna Common hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna common hawthorn
Cytisus scoparius Scotch broom
Gaultheria shallon salal
Holodiscus discolor Ocean spray or Ironwood
Ilex aquifolium English holly
Larix occidentalis Western larch (I)
Malus fusca Pacific crab apple
Oemleria cerasiformis or Osmaronia cerasiformis Indian Plum
Picea sitchensis Sitka spruce
Pinus contorta var latifolia lodgepole pine
Pinus contorta var contorta lodgepole pine/ Shore Pine
Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa pine
Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa black cottonwood
Populus tremuloides Trembling aspen
Populus spp. Lombardy Poplar
Prunus emarginata bitter cherry
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry-laurel
Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir
Pyrus fusca western crab-apple
Quercus garryana Garry Oak
Rhamnus purshiana cascara
Robinia pseudo-acacia black locust
Rosa nutkana Nootka rose
Rubus allegheniensis Allegheny blackberry
Rubus armeniacus Himalayan blackberry
Rubus chamaemorus cloudberry
Rubus laciniatus evergreen blackberry
Rubus leucodermis black raspberry
Rubus parviflorus thimbleberry
Rubus spectabilis salmonberry
Rubus ursinus trailing blackberry
Salix fragilis crack willow
Salix hookeriana Hooker's willow
Salix lucida lasiandra Pacific willow
Salix scouleriana Scouler's willow
Salix sitchensis Sitka willow
Salix sp. willow
Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens var.arborescens coastal red elderberry
Sorbus aucuparia European mountain-ash
Spiraea douglasii hardhack
Symphoricarpus albus Common Snowberry
Taxus brevifolia western yew
Thuja plicata western redcedar
Tsuga heterophylla western hemlock
Ulex europaeus ? Gorse
Fraser River estuary - A preliminary list
Scientific Name Common Name
Abies grandis grand fir
Acer circinatum vine maple
Acer macrophyllum bigleaf maple
Alnus rubra red alder
Betula papyrifera paper birch
Betula papyrifera var.commutata paper birch
Betula pendula European birch
Betula pubescens silver birch
Betula sp. birch
Castanea dentata American chestnut
Cornus stolonifera red-osier dogwood
Corylus cornuta beaked hazelnut
Crataegus oxyacantha English hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna Common hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna common hawthorn
Cytisus scoparius Scotch broom
Gaultheria shallon salal
Holodiscus discolor Ocean spray or Ironwood
Ilex aquifolium English holly
Larix occidentalis Western larch (I)
Malus fusca Pacific crab apple
Oemleria cerasiformis or Osmaronia cerasiformis Indian Plum
Picea sitchensis Sitka spruce
Pinus contorta var latifolia lodgepole pine
Pinus contorta var contorta lodgepole pine/ Shore Pine
Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa pine
Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa black cottonwood
Populus tremuloides Trembling aspen
Populus spp. Lombardy Poplar
Prunus emarginata bitter cherry
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry-laurel
Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir
Pyrus fusca western crab-apple
Quercus garryana Garry Oak
Rhamnus purshiana cascara
Robinia pseudo-acacia black locust
Rosa nutkana Nootka rose
Rubus allegheniensis Allegheny blackberry
Rubus armeniacus Himalayan blackberry
Rubus chamaemorus cloudberry
Rubus laciniatus evergreen blackberry
Rubus leucodermis black raspberry
Rubus parviflorus thimbleberry
Rubus spectabilis salmonberry
Rubus ursinus trailing blackberry
Salix fragilis crack willow
Salix hookeriana Hooker's willow
Salix lucida lasiandra Pacific willow
Salix scouleriana Scouler's willow
Salix sitchensis Sitka willow
Salix sp. willow
Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens var.arborescens coastal red elderberry
Sorbus aucuparia European mountain-ash
Spiraea douglasii hardhack
Symphoricarpus albus Common Snowberry
Taxus brevifolia western yew
Thuja plicata western redcedar
Tsuga heterophylla western hemlock
Ulex europaeus ? Gorse
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| Annex Site for A Nature Guide to Boundary Bay by Anne Murray with photographs by David Blevins |
