
There are 166 trees that start with the letter C, from Cabbage Palmetto to Cypress Pine. Below you will find them listed alphabetically along with some general information about each. Click the toggle view buttons in the top right corner to switch between the card and the table view.
For each item you will find the following information
Order: The subclass the trees belongs to
Habitat: The places or type of weather the trees lives in
Scientific name: The designation that scientists use to catalog the species
Name: Cabbage Palmetto
Order: Arecales
Habitat: Coastal regions of southeastern US
Scientific name: Sabal palmetto
Name: Cajeput Tree
Order: Myrtales
Habitat: Coastal regions in Australia and Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Melaleuca quinquenervia
Name: California Bay Laurel
Order: Laurales
Habitat: Western North America
Scientific name: Umbellularia californica
Name: California Buckeye
Order: Sapindales
Habitat: Southwestern US
Scientific name: Aesculus californica
Name: California Buckthorn
Order: Rosales
Habitat: Western North America
Scientific name: Frangula californica
Name: California Chokecherry
Order: Rosales
Habitat: Western North America
Scientific name: Prunus virginiana var. demissa
Name: California Fan Palm
Order: Arecales
Habitat: Southwestern United States
Scientific name: Washingtonia filifera
Name: California Incense Cedar
Order: Cupressales
Habitat: Western United States
Scientific name: Calocedrus decurrens
Name: California Juniper
Order: Pinales
Habitat: Western North America
Scientific name: Juniperus californica
Name: California Nutmeg
Order: Pinales
Habitat: Western North America
Scientific name: Torreya californica
Name: California Redbud
Order: Fabales
Habitat: Western North America
Scientific name: Cercis occidentalis
Name: California Walnut
Order: Juglandales
Habitat: Southwestern US
Scientific name: Juglans californica
Name: California Wax Myrtle
Order: Fagales
Habitat: Western North America
Scientific name: Morella californica
Name: Californian Fan Palm
Order: Arecales
Habitat: Southwestern United States
Scientific name: Washingtonia filifera
Name: Canadian Hemlock
Order: Pinales
Habitat: Northeastern North America
Scientific name: Tsuga canadensis
Name: Canary Island Date Palm
Order: Arecales
Habitat: Subtropical and Mediterranean regions
Scientific name: Phoenix canariensis
Name: Candlenut
Order: Malpighiales
Habitat: Tropical regions of Asia and the Pacific
Scientific name: Aleurites moluccanus
Name: Cannonball Tree
Order: Lecythidales
Habitat: South America
Scientific name: Couroupita guianensis
Name: Canyon Live Oak
Order: Fagales
Habitat: Western United States
Scientific name: Quercus chrysolepis
Name: Cape May Hawthorn
Order: Rosales
Habitat: Eastern North America
Scientific name: Crataegus uniflora
Name: Caraipe
Order: Malvales
Habitat: Northern South America
Scientific name: Enterolobium schomburgkii
Name: Carapa Guianensis
Order: Sapindales
Habitat: Tropical Americas
Scientific name: Carapa guianensis
Name: Cardon Cactus
Order: Caryophyllales
Habitat: Northwestern Mexico
Scientific name: Pachycereus pringlei
Name: Caribbean Trumpet Tree
Order: Bignoniaceae
Habitat: Caribbean
Scientific name: Tabebuia heterophylla
Name: Carolina Ash
Order: Sapindales
Habitat: Southeastern United States
Scientific name: Fraxinus caroliniana
Name: Carolina Basswood
Order: Malvales
Habitat: Southeastern United States
Scientific name: Tilia americana var. caroliniana
Name: Carolina Buckthorn
Order: Rosales
Habitat: Southeastern United States
Scientific name: Rhamnus caroliniana
Name: Carolina Cherry
Order: Rosales
Habitat: Southeastern United States
Scientific name: Prunus caroliniana
Name: Carolina Cherry Laurel
Order: Rosales
Habitat: Southeastern United States
Scientific name: Prunus caroliniana
Name: Carolina Hemlock
Order: Pinales
Habitat: Southeastern United States
Scientific name: Tsuga caroliniana
Name: Carolina Laurel Cherry
Order: Rosales
Habitat: Southeastern United States
Scientific name: Prunus caroliniana
Name: Carolina Laurelcherry
Order: Rosales
Habitat: Southeastern United States
Scientific name: Prunus caroliniana
Name: Carolina Paloverde
Order: Fabales
Habitat: Southwestern United States
Scientific name: Parkinsonia aculeata
Name: Carolina Silverbell
Order: Ericales
Habitat: Southeastern United States
Scientific name: Halesia carolina
Name: Carolina Willow
Order: Malpighiales
Habitat: Southeastern United States
Scientific name: Salix caroliniana
Name: Cascade Mountain Ash
Order: Rosales
Habitat: Western North America
Scientific name: Sorbus scopulina
Name: Cascara Buckthorn
Order: Rosales
Habitat: Western North America
Scientific name: Frangula purshiana
Name: Cashew Nut
Order: Anacardiaceae
Habitat: Tropical Americas
Scientific name: Anacardium occidentale
Name: Catalpa Bignonoides
Order: Lamiales
Habitat: Southeastern United States
Scientific name: Catalpa bignonioides
Name: Catclaw Acacia
Order: Fabales
Habitat: Southwestern United States
Scientific name: Acacia greggii
Name: Caucasian Wingnut
Order: Juglandales
Habitat: Caucasus region
Scientific name: Pterocarya fraxinifolia
Name: Cavanillesia
Order: Malvales
Habitat: Peru and Ecuador
Scientific name: Cavanillesia platanifolia
Name: Celery Pine
Order: Pinales
Habitat: Tasmania and southeastern Australia
Scientific name: Phyllocladus asplenifolius
Name: Cereza
Order: Rosales
Habitat: Mexico and Central America
Scientific name: Prunus serotina var. capuli
Name: Chaco Quebracho
Order: Rosales
Habitat: Argentina and Paraguay
Scientific name: Schinopsis lorentzii
Name: Chandelier Tree
Order: Santalales
Habitat: Africa and Australia
Scientific name: Ximenia americana
Name: Chemehuevi Mesquite
Order: Fabales
Habitat: Southwestern United States
Scientific name: Prosopis glandulosa
Name: Chittamwood
Order: Gentianales
Habitat: Eastern United States
Scientific name: Bumelia lanuginosa
Name: Coast Live Oak
Order: Fagales
Habitat: Southwestern United States
Scientific name: Quercus agrifolia
Name: Coast Redwood
Order: Pinales
Habitat: California and Oregon
Scientific name: Sequoia sempervirens
Name: Coastal Redwood
Order: Pinales
Habitat: Western North America
Scientific name: Sequoia sempervirens
Name: Cockspur Thorn
Order: Rosales
Habitat: Eastern and central North America
Scientific name: Crataegus crus-galli
Name: Coconut Palm
Order: Arecales
Habitat: Tropical coastal regions worldwide
Scientific name: Cocos nucifera
Name: Common Hackberry
Order: Rosales
Habitat: Eastern and central North America
Scientific name: Celtis occidentalis
Name: Common Sassafras
Order: Laurales
Habitat: Eastern North America
Scientific name: Sassafras albidum
Name: Common Serviceberry
Order: Rosales
Habitat: Eastern North America
Scientific name: Amelanchier arborea
Name: Cucumber Tree
Order: Magnoliales
Habitat: Eastern North America
Scientific name: Magnolia acuminata
Name | Order | Habitat | Scientific name |
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Cabbage Palmetto | Arecales | Coastal regions of southeastern US | Sabal palmetto |
Cabernet Grape | Vitales | Mediterranean regions | Vitis vinifera |
Cadaga | Myrtales | Northern Australia | Eucalyptus torelliana |
Cadang-Cadang Palm | Arecales | Philippines | Veitchia merrillii |
Cade Tree | Fabales | Indian Subcontinent | Adenanthera pavonina |
Cajeput | Myrtales | Australia | Melaleuca quinquenervia |
Cajeput Tree | Myrtales | Coastal regions in Australia and Southeast Asia | Melaleuca quinquenervia |
Calabash Tree | Bignoniaceae | Central America | Crescentia cujete |
Calabrian Pine | Pinales | Mediterranean Basin | Pinus brutia |
Caledonian Pine | Pinales | Mediterranean regions | Pinus halepensis |
California Bay Laurel | Laurales | Western North America | Umbellularia californica |
California Buckeye | Sapindales | Southwestern US | Aesculus californica |
California Buckthorn | Rosales | Western North America | Frangula californica |
California Chokecherry | Rosales | Western North America | Prunus virginiana var. demissa |
California Fan Palm | Arecales | Southwestern United States | Washingtonia filifera |
California Incense Cedar | Cupressales | Western United States | Calocedrus decurrens |
California Juniper | Pinales | Western North America | Juniperus californica |
California Lilac | Rosales | Western North America | Ceanothus spp. |
California Nutmeg | Pinales | Western North America | Torreya californica |
California Pepper Tree | Sapindales | Southwestern US | Schinus molle |
California Redbud | Fabales | Western North America | Cercis occidentalis |
California Sycamore | Proteales | Southwestern US | Platanus racemosa |
California Walnut | Juglandales | Southwestern US | Juglans californica |
California Wax Myrtle | Fagales | Western North America | Morella californica |
Californian Fan Palm | Arecales | Southwestern United States | Washingtonia filifera |
Callery Pear | Rosales | Eastern Asia | Pyrus calleryana |
Camphor Tree | Laurales | Eastern Asia | Cinnamomum camphora |
Canacomyrica Palm | Fagales | New Caledonia | Canacomyrica monticola |
Canadian Hemlock | Pinales | Northeastern North America | Tsuga canadensis |
Canary Island Date Palm | Arecales | Subtropical and Mediterranean regions | Phoenix canariensis |
Canary Island Pine | Pinales | Canary Islands | Pinus canariensis |
Canary Ivy | Apiales | Canary Islands | Hedera canariensis |
Canary Laurel | Laurales | Canary Islands | Laurus azorica |
Canary Palm | Arecales | Canary Islands | Phoenix canariensis |
Candelilla | Malpighiales | North America | Euphorbia antisyphilitica |
Candlenut | Malpighiales | Tropical regions of Asia and the Pacific | Aleurites moluccanus |
Canella | Canellales | Caribbean | Canella winterana |
Canistel | Ericales | Central America | Pouteria campechiana |
Canklepod | Malvales | Brazil | Goethea cauliflora |
Cannonball Tree | Lecythidales | South America | Couroupita guianensis |
Canoe Birch | Fagales | North America | Betula papyrifera |
Canyon Live Oak | Fagales | Western United States | Quercus chrysolepis |
Canyon Maple | Sapindales | Southwestern US | Acer grandidentatum |
Cape Ash | Sapindales | South Africa | Ekebergia capensis |
Cape Chestnut | Sapindales | Southern Africa | Calodendrum capense |
Cape Ebony | Fabales | Southern Africa | Euclea pseudebenus |
Cape Elm | Ulmus | Southern Africa | Ulmus capensis |
Cape Fig | Rosales | South Africa | Ficus prolixa |
Cape Leadwood | Fabales | Southern Africa | Boscia albitrunca |
Cape May Hawthorn | Rosales | Eastern North America | Crataegus uniflora |
Cape Plum | Rosales | Southern Africa | Harpephyllum caffrum |
Caper Bush | Brassicales | Mediterranean | Capparis spinosa |
Caragan | Fabales | Central Asia | Caragana arborescens |
Caraipe | Malvales | Northern South America | Enterolobium schomburgkii |
Carapa | Sapindales | Tropical America | Carapa guianensis |
Carapa Guianensis | Sapindales | Tropical Americas | Carapa guianensis |
Carapanauba | Malpighiales | Amazon Rainforest | Aspidosperma nitidum |
Caraya | Proteales | South America | Platanaceae |
Cardon | Caryophyllales | Baja California | Pachycereus pringlei |
Cardon Cactus | Caryophyllales | Northwestern Mexico | Pachycereus pringlei |
Caribbean Trumpet Tree | Bignoniaceae | Caribbean | Tabebuia heterophylla |
Carissa | Gentianales | Africa | Carissa macrocarpa |
Carnauba Palm | Arecales | Brazil | Copernicia prunifera |
Carob Tree | Fabales | Mediterranean region | Ceratonia siliqua |
Carolina Ash | Sapindales | Southeastern United States | Fraxinus caroliniana |
Carolina Basswood | Malvales | Southeastern United States | Tilia americana var. caroliniana |
Carolina Buckthorn | Rosales | Southeastern United States | Rhamnus caroliniana |
Carolina Cherry | Rosales | Southeastern United States | Prunus caroliniana |
Carolina Cherry Laurel | Rosales | Southeastern United States | Prunus caroliniana |
Carolina Hemlock | Pinales | Southeastern United States | Tsuga caroliniana |
Carolina Laurel Cherry | Rosales | Southeastern United States | Prunus caroliniana |
Carolina Laurelcherry | Rosales | Southeastern United States | Prunus caroliniana |
Carolina Paloverde | Fabales | Southwestern United States | Parkinsonia aculeata |
Carolina Silverbell | Ericales | Southeastern United States | Halesia carolina |
Carolina Willow | Malpighiales | Southeastern United States | Salix caroliniana |
Carqueja | Asterales | South America | Baccharis trimera |
Carqueja Pine | Pinales | South America | Araucaria angustifolia |
Carthaginian Palm | Arecales | Mediterranean | Chamaerops humilis |
Caryota Palm | Arecales | Southeast Asia | Caryota mitis |
Cascade Mountain Ash | Rosales | Western North America | Sorbus scopulina |
Cascara Buckthorn | Rosales | Western North America | Frangula purshiana |
Cascarilla | Malpighiales | Caribbean | Croton eluteria |
Cashew Nut | Anacardiaceae | Tropical Americas | Anacardium occidentale |
Cassine | Celastrales | Africa and Asia | Cassine spp. |
Casuarina | Fagales | Australia and Asia | Casuarina spp. |
Cat's Claw | Fabales | Amazon Rainforest | Uncaria tomentosa |
Catalpa | Lamiales | Eastern US | Catalpa bignonioides |
Catalpa Bignonoides | Lamiales | Southeastern United States | Catalpa bignonioides |
Catclaw Acacia | Fabales | Southwestern United States | Acacia greggii |
Catechu | Fabales | India | Senegalia catechu |
Caucasian Wingnut | Juglandales | Caucasus region | Pterocarya fraxinifolia |
Cavanillesia | Malvales | Peru and Ecuador | Cavanillesia platanifolia |
Cavendish Banana | Zingiberales | Tropical regions | Musa acuminata |
Cebil | Fabales | South America | Anadenanthera colubrina |
Cebolla | Rosales | Peru | Beilschmiedia anay |
Cedar Elm | Fagales | Southeastern United States | Ulmus crassifolia |
Cedar of Lebanon | Pinales | Middle East | Cedrus libani |
Cedrus | Pinales | Mediterranean Basin and Central Asia | Cedrus spp. |
Ceiba | Malvales | Tropical Americas | Ceiba pentandra |
Celastrus | Celastrales | Temperate regions | Celastrus spp. |
Celebes Teak | Sapindales | Indonesia | Intsia bijuga |
Celery Pine | Pinales | Tasmania and southeastern Australia | Phyllocladus asplenifolius |
Celtis | Urticales | Worldwide | Celtis spp. |
Cempasuchil | Asterales | Mexico | Tagetes erecta |
Cercocarpus | Rosales | Western North America | Cercocarpus spp. |
Cereza | Rosales | Mexico and Central America | Prunus serotina var. capuli |
Cerro Blanco | Fagales | Colombia | Quercus humboldtii |
Ceylan Tea Tree | Myrtales | Southeast Asia | Melaleuca leucadendra |
Ceylon Ironwood | Sapindales | South Asia | Mesua ferrea |
Chaco Quebracho | Rosales | Argentina and Paraguay | Schinopsis lorentzii |
Chadara | Brassicales | East Africa | Moringa stenopetala |
Chandelier Tree | Santalales | Africa and Australia | Ximenia americana |
Chapote | Sapindales | Mexico | Sideroxylon celastrinum |
Chaste Tree | Lamiales | Mediterranean region | Vitex agnus-castus |
Chechen | Sapindales | Central America | Metopium brownei |
Cheilocostus | Zingiberales | Southeast Asia | Cheilocostus speciosus |
Chemehuevi Mesquite | Fabales | Southwestern United States | Prosopis glandulosa |
Chempedak | Rosales | Southeast Asia | Artocarpus integer |
Cherry Birch | Betulales | Eastern US | Betula lenta |
Chestnut Oak | Fagales | Eastern North America | Quercus prinus |
Chicle | Ericales | Central America | Manilkara zapota |
Chilean Hawthorn | Rosales | Chile | Crataegus chilensis |
Chilean Mesquite | Fabales | South America | Prosopis chilensis |
Chilean Myrtle | Myrtales | Chile | Luma apiculata |
Chilgoza Pine | Pinales | Western Himalayas | Pinus gerardiana |
Chinaberry Tree | Sapindales | South Asia | Melia azedarach |
Chinese Ash | Lamiales | China | Fraxinus chinensis |
Chinese Catalpa | Lamiales | China | Catalpa ovata |
Chinese Cedar | Cupressales | China | Cryptomeria japonica |
Chinese Date | Rosales | East Asia | Ziziphus jujuba |
Chinese Dogwood | Cornales | East Asia | Cornus kousa |
Chinese Elm | Ulmacarrae | East Asia | Ulmus parvifolia |
Chinese Fir | Pinales | China | Cunninghamia lanceolata |
Chinese Hackberry | Urticales | China | Celtis sinensis |
Chinese Pistache | Sapindales | East Asia | Pistacia chinensis |
Chinese Pistachio | Sapindales | East Asia | Pistacia chinensis |
Chinese Raisin Tree | Sapindales | East Asia | Hovenia dulcis |
Chinese Red Pine | Pinales | China | Pinus tabuliformis |
Chinese Tallow Tree | Malpighiales | East Asia | Triadica sebifera |
Chinese Toon | Sapindales | East Asia | Toona sinensis |
Chinese Torreya | Pinales | China | Torreya grandis |
Chir Pine | Pinales | Himalayas | Pinus roxburghii |
Chittamwood | Gentianales | Eastern United States | Bumelia lanuginosa |
Chokecherry | Rosales | North America | Prunus virginiana |
Christmas Berry | Rosales | Southwestern US | Heteromeles arbutifolia |
Christmas Palm | Arecales | Philippines | Adonidia merrillii |
Chusan Palm | Arecales | East Asia | Trachycarpus fortunei |
Cigar Box Cedar | Pinales | Tropical Americas | Cedrela odorata |
Cimarron Ash | Sapindales | Cuba | Fraxinus cubensis |
Cinnamomum | Laurales | Tropical regions | Cinnamomum spp. |
Circassian Walnut | Juglandales | Central Asia | Juglans regia |
Coast Live Oak | Fagales | Southwestern United States | Quercus agrifolia |
Coast Redwood | Pinales | California and Oregon | Sequoia sempervirens |
Coastal Live Oak | Fagales | California | Quercus agrifolia |
Coastal Redwood | Pinales | Western North America | Sequoia sempervirens |
Cockspur Thorn | Rosales | Eastern and central North America | Crataegus crus-galli |
Coconut Palm | Arecales | Tropical coastal regions worldwide | Cocos nucifera |
Common Boxelder | Sapindales | North America | Acer negundo |
Common Chokecherry | Rosales | North America | Prunus virginiana |
Common Elderberry | Dipsacales | Europe and Asia | Sambucus nigra |
Common Hackberry | Rosales | Eastern and central North America | Celtis occidentalis |
Common Sassafras | Laurales | Eastern North America | Sassafras albidum |
Common Serviceberry | Rosales | Eastern North America | Amelanchier arborea |
Cuban Royal Palm | Arecales | Cuba and Florida | Roystonea regia |
Cucumber Tree | Magnoliales | Eastern North America | Magnolia acuminata |
Cypress Pine | Pinales | Australia | Callitris |