List of the conifers of Canada

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This is a listing of the conifers of Canada, and includes the cypresses, junipers, firs, pines, spruces, larches, hemlocks and yews.

Contents

Legend
SecureApparently
secure
VulnerableImperiledCritically
imperiled
Not
assessed
HistoricalExtirpatedIntroduced

EX - Exotic (introduced)

Cupressaceae (cypresses)

Species name Range in CanadaGlobal
rank
Notes
YK NT NU LB CA
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Callitropsis nootkatensis
Nootka cypress
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Juniperus communis
Common juniper
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Juniperus horizontalis
Creeping juniper
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Juniperus scopulorum
Rocky Mountain juniper
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern red-cedar
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Thuja occidentalis
Northern white cedar
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Thuja plicata
Western red cedar
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF

Pinaceae (pines)

Species name Range in CanadaGlobal
rank
Notes
YK NT NU LB CA
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Abies amabilis
Pacific silver fir
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Abies balsamea
Balsam fir
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Abies grandis
Grand fir
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Abies lasiocarpa
Subalpine fir
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Larix decidua
European larch
YKNTNULBCASecureEX (Europe)
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Larix kaempferi
Japanese larch
YKNTNULBCASecureEX (Japan)
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Larix laricina
Tamarack
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Larix lyallii
Subalpine larch
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Larix occidentalis
Western larch
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Picea abies
Norway spruce
YKNTNULBCASecureEX (N Europe)
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Picea engelmannii
Engelmann's spruce
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Picea glauca
White spruce
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Picea mariana
Black spruce
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Picea pungens
Blue spruce
YKNTNULBCASecureEX (W United States)
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Picea rubens
Red spruce
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Picea sitchensis
Sitka spruce
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Pinus albicaulis
Whitebark pine
YKNTNULBCAVulnerable
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Pinus banksiana
Jack pine
YKNTNULBCASecureIntroduced to NL
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Pinus contorta
Lodgepole pine
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Pinus flexilis
Limber pine
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Pinus monticola
Western white pine
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Pinus mugo
Mugo pine
YKNTNULBCASecureEX (Europe)
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Pinus nigra
Black pine
YKNTNULBCASecureEX (S Europe)
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Pinus ponderosa
Ponderosa pine
YKNTNULBCASecureIntroduced to AB
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Pinus resinosa
Red pine
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Pinus rigida
Pitch pine
YKNTNULBCASecureIntroduced to NS
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Pinus strobus
Eastern white pine
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Pinus sylvestris
Scots pine
YKNTNULBCASecureEX (Europe).
Invasive in NS
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Pinus virginiana
Virginia pine
YKNTNULBCASecureEX (E United States)
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Douglas-fir
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Tsuga canadensis
Eastern hemlock
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Tsuga heterophylla
Western hemlock
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Tsuga mertensiana
Mountain hemlock
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF

Taxaceae (yews)

Species name Range in CanadaGlobal
rank
Notes
YK NT NU LB CA
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Taxus baccata
English yew
YKNTNULBCASecureExotic (Eurasia)
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Taxus brevifolia
Pacific yew
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF
Taxus canadensis
Canada yew
YKNTNULBCASecure
BCABSKMBONQCNBPENSNF