Tree species found in Quebec, Canada
The yellow birch is Quebec's tree emblem .
Different forest areas of Quebec: 1. Middle Arctic Tundra
2. Low Arctic Tundra
3. Torngat Mountain Tundra
4. Eastern Canadian Shield Taiga
5. Southern Hudson Bay Taiga
6. Central Canadian Shield Forests
7. Eastern Canadian Forests
8. Eastern Forest/Boreal Transition
9. Eastern Great Lakes Lowland Forests
10. New England/Acadian Forests
11. Gulf of St. Lawrence Lowland Forests
This list catalogs the trees in Quebec . It includes 140 tree species, of which 99 are native , 40 are introduced , and one is extirpated , the Smooth sumac .
The list is based on two sources: Trees of Canada , 2017 by John Laird Farrar[ 1] and VASCAN, the Database of Vascular Plants of Canada.[ 2] For each species, the binomial name is given followed by the author citation , the common name , and its status in the province: native , introduced , or extirpated . The common names and status come from VASCAN. The status – native or introduced – specifically concerns the territory of Quebec: a species may be introduced or naturalized in the province but native elsewhere in Canada.
Family Cupressaceae [ edit ] Pinus strobus (L. ), 1753 / Eastern White Pine / Native
Pinus rigida (Mill. ), 1768 / Pitch Pine / Native
Pinus resinosa (Aiton ), 1789 / Red Pine / Native
Pinus banksiana (Lamb. ), 1803 / Jack Pine / Native
Pinus sylvestris (L. ), 1753 / Scots Pine / Introduced
Pinus nigra R. (Legay), 1785 / Austrian Pine / Introduced
Pinus mugo Turra, 1764 / Mountain Pine / Introduced
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K.Koch, 1873 / Tamarack / Native
Larix decidua Mill., 1768 / European Larch / Introduced
Abies balsamea (L. ) Mill., 1768 / Balsam Fir / Native
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss, 1907 / White Spruce / Native
Picea rubens (Sarg.), 1898 / Red Spruce / Native
Picea mariana Mill.,Briton, Sterns & Poggenburg / Black Spruce / Native
Picea abies (L. ) H. Karst, 1881 / Norway Spruce / Introduced
Tsuga canadensis (L. ) Carrière, 1855 / Eastern Hemlock / Native
Taxus canadensis (Marshall ), 1785 / Canada Yew / Native
Acer saccharum (Marsh.), 1785 / Sugar Maple / Native
Acer nigrum (L. ), 1753 / Black Maple / Native
Acer rubrum (L. ), 1753 / Red Maple / Native
Acer saccharinum (L. ), 1753 / Silver Maple / Native
Acer negundo (L. ), 1753 / Manitoba Maple / Introduced
Acer spicatum Lam. / Mountain Maple / Native
Acer pensylvanicum (L. ), 1753 / Striped Maple / Native
Acer platanoides (L. ), 1753 / Norway Maple / Introduced
Acer ginnala (Maxim.) Wesm., 1890 / Amur Maple / Introduced
Aesculus hippocastanum (L. ), 1753 / Horse Chestnut / Introduced
Phellodendron amurense (Rupr.), 1857 / Amur Cork Tree / IntroducedFamily Anacardiaceae [ edit ] Family Simaroubaceae [ edit ]
Order Lamiales or Scrophulariales [ edit ]
Family Caprifoliaceae [ edit ]
Family Celastraceae [ edit ]
Family Elaeagnaceae [ edit ] Sorbus decora C.K.Schneid. / Showy Mountain Ash / Native
Sorbus americana Marsh., 1785 / American Mountain Ash / Native
Sorbus aucuparia L., 1753 / European Mountain Ash / Introduced
Amelanchier arborea (F.Michx.) Fernald, 1941 / Downy Serviceberry / Native
Amelanchier laevis Wiegand, 1912 / Smooth Serviceberry / Native
Amelanchier sanguinea (Pursh) DC., 1825 / Roundleaf Serviceberry / Native
Amelanchier bartramiana (Tausch) M.Roem., 1847 / Bartram's Serviceberry / Native
Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill. 1768 / European Crab Apple / Introduced
Prunus cerasus L., 1753 / Sour Cherry / Introduced
Prunus pensylvanica L.f., 1782 / Pin Cherry / Native
Prunus serotina Ehrh., 1788 / Black Cherry / Native
Prunus virginiana L., 1753 / Choke Cherry / Native
Prunus nigra Aiton, 1789 / Canada Plum / Native
Prunus americana Marshall, 1785 / American Plum / Introduced
Crataegus chrysocarpa Ashe, 1900 / Fireberry Hawthorn / Native
Crataegus punctata Jacq. / Dotted Hawthorn / Native
Crataegus mollis (Torr. & A.Gray) Scheele, 1848 / Downy Hawthorn / Native
Crataegus crus-galli L., 1753 / Cockspur Hawthorn / Native
Crataegus coccinea L., 1753 / Scarlet Hawthorn / Native
Crataegus succulenta ader (Schrad. ex Link / Fleshy Hawthorn / Native
Crataegus flabellata (Bosc ex Spach) Rydb. / Fanleaf Hawthorn / Native
Crataegus monogyna Jacq., 1775 / Common Hawthorn / Introduced
Family Juglandaceae [ edit ]
Morus alba (L.), 1753 / White Mulberry / Introduced
Order Hamamelidales [ edit ]
Order Hamamelidales [ edit ]
Family Hamamelidaceae [ edit ]
Family Aquifoliaceae [ edit ]
Salix amygdaloides Andersson / Peachleaf Willow / Native
Salix bebbiana Sarg., 1895 / Bebb Willow / Native
Salix arbusculoides Andersson / Little Tree Willow / Native
Salix discolor Muhl. / Pussy Willow / Native
Salix pyrifolia Andersson / Balsam Willow / Native
Salix lucida var. lucida Muhl. / Shining Willow / Native
Salix pentandra L. / Bay Willow / Introduced
Salix nigra Marshall, 1785 / Black Willow / Native
Salix fragilis L., 1753 / Crack Willow / Introduced
Salix alba L., 1753 / White Willow / Introduced
Salix alaxensis Andersson, Coville / Felt-leaf Willow / Native
Salix petiolaris Sm. / Meadow Willow / Native
Salix eriocephala Michx., 1803 / Missouri Willow / Native
Salix pellita Anders. 1891 / Satiny Willow / Native
Salix viminalis L., 1753 / Basket Willow / Introduced
Salix purpurea L., 1753 / Purple Willow / Introduced
Salix daphnoides Vill. 1779 / European Violet Willow / Introduced
Populus balsamifera L., 1753 / Balsam Poplar / Native
Populus ×jackii Sarg. / Jack's Hybrid Poplar / Native
Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall, 1785 / Eastern Cottonwood / Native
Populus tremuloides Michx., 1803 / Quaking Aspen / Native
Populus grandidentata Michx., 1803 / Bigtooth Aspen / Native
Populus nigra L., 1753 / Black Poplar / Introduced
Populus alba L., 1753 / White Poplar / Introduced
Populus ×canadensis Moench, 1785 / Carolina Poplar / Native
^ Farrar, John Laird (1996). Les arbres du Canada [Trees in Canada ] (in French). translated from English by Suzanne Chartrand, Maryse Chynchuck and Marc Favreau; illustrated by Stephen Aitken and Anthony Scullion. Ottawa: Service canadien des forêts, Ressources naturelles Canada. ISBN 978-2-7621-4093-4 . OCLC 990382096 .
^ L. Brouillet, F. Coursol, S.J. Meades, M. Favreau, M. Anions, P. Bélisle and P. Desmet, Canadensys, « [ https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/search?lang=fr ] », 2010+ (consulted 1 juin 2020)
This article has been partially or totally translated from the French-language article Liste des arbres au Québec .