You will find listed here, in alphabetical order, all the "Wild" British Tree and Shrub species, both native (endemic) and introduced, from our Flora and Fauna database. As there are a large number of species with similar names we have included the genus, species, phylum, family and kingdom to help you correctly select the one you are looking for.
Some species listed below although marked "Introduced" are now propagating naturally in the wild in areas of the UK. Others, especially the hybrids, are also propagating naturally in the wild.
All the trees and shrubs below are of the Kingdom Planate (Tracheobionta) and the Phylum Magnoliophyta.
This page only displays species that have common names, there is likely to be many more members of this
species in the main database that are found either in or around the British Isles or somewhere within the
United Kingdom that do not have common names they will however be marked native
, introduced
,
etc. To access these return to Flora and Fauna Menu and
use the World Wildlife sub-menu.
If photographs are available the species name is displayed in bold with the camera icon
beside it along with the number of photos available. Similarly if
other types of image, e.g. paintings or drawings, are available the image icon
is displayed along with the number of images. To view the images click on the species name.
Where species are at risk or endangered the Common Name is displayed in red emboldened text.
| Common Name | Species | Status | Family | Sub Order | Order |
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Aaron's beard |
Native |
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Acacia. False, |
Introduced |
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Akiraho |
Introduced |
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Alder, Black |
Alnus glutinosa
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Native |
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Alder. Italian, |
Introduced |
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Alder. Mountain, |
Introduced |
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Alder. Red, |
Introduced |
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Almond. Sweet, |
Introduced |
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Angelica Tree. Chinese, |
Introduced |
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Angelica Tree. Japanese, |
Introduced |
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Apple, Paradise |
Introduced |
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Arrowwood. Leatherleaf, |
Introduced |
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Ash, European |
Native |
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Ash. Oakleaf Mountain, |
Introduced |
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Aspen, European |
Native |
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Azalea. Apine or Trailing, |
Native |
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Azalea. Yellow, |
Introduced |
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Baccharis. Eastern, |
Introduced |
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Balm-of-Gilead |
Introduced |
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Bamboo. Arrow, |
Introduced |
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Bamboo. Broadleaf, |
Introduced |
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Bamboo. Chinese Fountain, |
Introduced |
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Bamboo. Dwarf, |
Introduced |
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Bamboo. Indian Fountain, |
Introduced |
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Bamboo. Maximowicz's, |
Introduced |
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Bamboo. Narihira, |
Introduced |
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Bamboo. Simon's, |
Introduced |
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Bamboo. Square-stemmed, |
Introduced |
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Bamboo. Veitch', |
Introduced |
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Barberry. Box-leaved, |
Introduced |
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Barberry. Chinese, |
Introduced |
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Barberry. Clustered, |
Introduced |
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Barberry. Common, |
Native |
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Barberry. Gagnepain's, |
Introduced |
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Barberry. Great, |
Introduced |
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Barberry. Hedge, |
Introduced |
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Barberry. Hollyleaved, |
Introduced |
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Barberry. Japanese, |
Introduced |
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Barberry. Mrs Wilson's, |
Introduced |
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Bay. Sweet, |
Introduced |
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Bearberry, Kinnikinnick |
Native |
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Bearberry. Alpine, |
Native |
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Bearberry. Cotoneaster, |
Introduced |
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Beech, European |
Native |
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Berberis. Darwin's, |
Introduced |
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Bilberry, Bog, Bog blueberry |
Native |
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Bilberry, Whortleberry |
Native |
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Birch, Downy |
Native |
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Birch, Downy Hybrid |
Native |
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Birch, Hybrid |
Native |
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Birch, Silver -European white |
Native |
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Birch. Downy, |
Native |
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Birch. Dwarf, |
Native |
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Bittersweet. Asian, |
Introduced |
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Blackberry, Shrubby |
Rubus fruticosus
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Native |
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Blackberry. Arctic, |
Native |
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Blackberry. Greenland Thornless, |
Rubus saxatilis
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Native |
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Blackthorn |
Native |
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Blackwood |
Introduced |
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Bladdernut |
Introduced |
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Blueberry. Highbush, |
Introduced |
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Box. Common, |
Native |
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Bramble. Chinese, |
Introduced |
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Bramble. White-stemmed, |
Introduced |
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Bridal-spray |
Introduced |
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Bridewort. Billard's, |
Introduced |
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Bridewort. Confused, |
Introduced |
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Bridewort. Intermediate, |
Introduced |
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Broadleaf. New Zealand, |
Introduced |
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Broom. Butcher's, |
Native |
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Buckthorn, Alder - Glossy Buckthorn |
Native |
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Buckthorn, Carolina |
Native |
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Buckthorn. Mediterranean, |
Introduced |
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Butcher's-broom. Spineless, |
Introduced |
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Butterflybush, Orange Eeye |
Native |
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Butterflybush. Fountain, |
Introduced |
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Butterfly-bush. Weyer's, |
Introduced |
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Cedar. Atlas, |
Introduced |
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Cedar. Deodar, |
Introduced |
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Cedar. Japanese, |
Introduced |
Glossata |
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Cedar. Western Rred, |
Introduced |
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Cheesewood. Stiffleaf, |
Introduced |
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Cherry. Bird, |
Native |
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Cherry. Black, |
Introduced |
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Cherry. Cornelian, |
Introduced |
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Cherry. Dwarf or Sour, |
Introduced |
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Cherry. Fire, |
Introduced |
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Cherry. Fuji, |
Introduced |
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Cherry. Japanese Flowering, |
Introduced |
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Cherry. Mahaleb, |
Introduced |
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Cherry. Sweet, |
Native |
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Chestnut, European |
Introduced |
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Chestnut, Horse |
Introduced |
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Chestnut. Indian Horse, |
Introduced |
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Chestnut. Red Horse, |
Introduced |
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Chokeberry. Black, |
Introduced |
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Chokeberry. Red, |
Introduced |
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Cinquefoil, Alpine |
Native |
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Cinquefoil, Creeping; creeping cinquefoil |
Native |
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Cinquefoil, Hybrid |
Native |