List of conifers of Great Britain and Ireland

This page covers the conifers (class Pinopsida). For the background to this list see parent article List of the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland.

All are part of the order Pinales.

Status key: * indicates an introduced species and e indicates an extinct species.

Species list

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Family Pinaceae (pines)

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Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)
English name Scientific name Status
Scots pine Pinus sylvestris
European black pine Pinus nigra *
Lodgepole pine Pinus contorta *
Maritime pine Pinus pinaster *
Monterey pine Pinus radiata *
Eastern white pine Pinus strobus *
Sitka spruce Picea sitchensis *
Norway spruce Picea abies *
European larch Larix decidua *
Japanese larch Larix kaempferi *
Coast Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii *
Western hemlock Tsuga heterophylla *
Silver fir Abies alba *
Grand fir Abies grandis *
Noble fir Abies procera *
Deodar cedar Cedrus deodara *
Lebanon cedar Cedrus libani var atlantica *

Family Araucariaceae (araucarians)

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English name Scientific name Status
Monkey-puzzle Araucaria araucana *

Family Cupressaceae (cypresses)

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Common juniper (Juniperus communis)
English name Scientific name Status
Western redcedar Thuja plicata *
Lawson's cypress Chamaecyparis lawsoniana *
Sawara cypress Chamaecyparis pisifera *
Monterey cypress Cupressus macrocarpa *
Common juniper Juniperus communis

Family Taxaceae (yews)

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European yew (Taxus baccata)
English name Scientific name Status
European yew Taxus baccata