Conifers of California
List of 55 Target Species October 21, 2018

This list will be updated with dates throughout the year.  

Pine Family (Pinaceae) - 33 Species
   Pines (Pinus) -19 Species
      Bishop Pine (Pinus muricata)
    Coulter Pine (Pinus coulteri) 11-10-2018
    Foxtail Pine (Pinus balfouriana)
      Gray Pine (Pinus sabinana)
    Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva)
    Jeffrey Pine (Pinus jeffreyi) 10-6-2018
    Knobcone Pine (Pinus attenuata)
    Limber Pine (Pinus flexilis)
    Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) 10-6-2018
    Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata) 10-8-2018
    Parry Pinyon Pine (Pinus X quadrifolia)
    Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)
    Torrey Pine (Pinus torreyana)
    Sierra Juarez Pinyon Pine (Pinus juarezensis)
    Single-leaf Pinyon Pine (Pinus monophylla) 1-5-2019
    Sugar Pine (Pinus lambertiana) 12-15-2018
    Washoe Pine (Pinus washoensis)
    Western White Pine (Pinus monticola)
    Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis)
   
   Firs (Abies) - 7 Species
      Grand Fir (Abies grandis)
    Noble Fir (Abies procera)
    Pacific Silver Fir (Abies amabilis)
    Red Fir (Abies magnifica)
    Santa Lucia Fir (Abies bracteata)
    Subalpine Fir (Abies lasiocarpa)
    White Fir (Abies concolor) 10-6-2018
   
   Spruces (Picea) - 3 Species
      Brewer Spruce (Picea breweriana)
    Engelmann Spruce (Picea enelmannii)
    Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis)
   
   Hemlocks (Tsuga) - 2 Species
      Mountain Hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana)
    Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)
   
   Douglas Firs (Pseudotsuga) - 2 Species
      Bigcone Spruce (Pseudotsuga macrocarpa)
    Douglas Fir (Pseudostuga menziesii)

Cypress Family
(Cupressaceae) - 18 Species
   Cypresses (Cupressus) - 10 Species
      Baker Cypress (Cupressus bakeri)
    Cuyamaca Cypress (Cupressus stephensonii)
    Gowen Cypress (Cupressus goveniana)
    McNab Cypress (Cupressus macnabiana)
    Mendocino Cypress (Cupressus pigmaea)
    Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa)
    Piute Cypress (Cupressus nevadensis)
    Santa Cruz Cypress (Cupressus abramsiana)
    Sargent Cypress (Cupressus sargentii)
    Tecate Cypress (Cupressus forbesii)
   
   False Cypresses (Chamaecyparis) - 2 Species
      Alaska Cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis)
    Port Orford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)
   
   Incense Cedar (Calocedrus) - 1 Species
      Incense Cedar (Calocedrus decurrens) 10-6-2018

   Arborvitaes (Thuja) - 1 Species
      Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata)

   Junipers (Juniperus) - 4 Species
      California Juniper (Juniperus californica) 1-5-2019
    Common Juniper (Juniperus communis)
    Sierra Juniper (Juniperus occidentalis)
    Utah Juniper (Juniperus osteosperma)

Bald Cypress Family
(Taxodiaceae) - 2 Species
   Redwood (Sequoia) - 1 Species
      Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)

   Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron) - 1 Species
      Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)

Yew Family (Taxaceae) - 2 Species
   Yews (Taxus) - 1 Species
      Pacific Yew (Taxus brevifolia)

   Nutmeg (Torreya) - 1 Species
      California Nutmeg (Torreya californica)