List of indigenous trees and shrubs of Lithuania
Appearance
This is a list of the native woody plant species of Lithuania. The most common trees, shrubs, subshrubs, and liana species are marked with a star (*). The list contains 98 woody and semi-woody plant species.
Trees
Conifers
(Latin: Pinophyta; Lithuanian: Pušūnai)
- European Larch (Latin: Larix decidua; Lithuanian: Europinis maumedis)
- Norway Spruce (Picea abies; Paprastoji eglė)*
- Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris; Paprastoji pušis)*
- English Yew (Taxus baccata; Europinis kukmedis)
Flowering plant
(Latin: Magnoliophyta; Lithuanian: Magnolijūnai)
- Norway Maple (Acer platanoides; Paprastasis klevas)
- Common Alder (Alnus glutinosa; Juodalksnis)*
- Grey Alder (Alnus incana; Baltalksnis)*
- Silver Birch (Betula pendula; Karpotasis beržas or Beržas svyruoklis)*
- Downy Birch (Betula pubescens; Plaukuotasis beržas)*
- Common Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus; Paprastasis skroblas)
- Common Beech (Fagus sylvatica; Paprastasis bukas)
- Common Ash (Fraxinus excelsior; Paprastasis uosis)
- European Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris; Miškinė obelis)
- Black Poplar (Populus nigra; Juodoji tuopa)
- Common Aspen (Populus tremula; Drebulė or Epušė)*
- European Wild Pear (Pyrus pyraster; Miškinė kriaušė)
- Sessile Oak (Quercus petraea; Bekotis ąžuolas)
- English Oak (Quercus robur; Paprastasis ąžuolas)
- White Willow (Salix alba; Baltasis gluosnis)
- Crack Willow (Salix fragilis; Trapusis gluosnis)
- European Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia; Paprastasis šermukšnis)
- Small-Leaved Lime (Tilia cordata; Mažalapė liepa)
- Wych Elm (Ulmus glabra; Kalninė guoba)
- European White Elm (Ulmus laevis; Paprastoji vinkšna)
- Field Elm (Ulmus minor; Paprastasis skirpstas)
Small trees or large shrubs
(Latin: Pinophyta; Lithuanian: Pušūnai)
- Common Juniper (Latin: Juniperus communis; Lithuanian: Paprastasis kadagys or Ėglius)*
(Latin: Magnoliophyta; Lithuanian: Magnolijūnai)
- Common Hazel (Corylus avellana; Paprastasis lazdynas)
- Crataegus laevigata (Crataegus laevigata; Grauželinė gudobelė)
- Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna; Vienapiestė gudobelė)
- Crataegus rhipidophylla (Crataegus rhipidophylla; Miškinė gudobelė)
- Common Spindle (Euonymus europaeus; Europinis ožekšnis)
- Alder Buckthorn (Frangula alnus; Paprastasis šaltekšnis)
- Sour Cherry (Prunus cerasus; Paprastoji vyšnia)
- Bird Cherry or Hackberry (Prunus padus; Paprastoji ieva)
- Blackthorn or Sloe (Prunus spinosa; Dygioji slyva)
- Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica; Dygioji šunobelė)
- Long-Leaved Violet Willow (Salix acutifolia; Smailialapis gluosnis)
- Goat Willow (Salix caprea; Blindė)*
- Grey Willow (Salix cinerea; Pilkasis karklas sin. Pilkasis gluosnis)
- Violet Willow (Salix daphnoides; Pajūrinis gluosnis)
- Salix gmelinii (Salix gmelinii; Ilgalapis gluosnis)
- Salix myrsinifolia (Salix myrsinifolia; Juosvasis karklas)
- Bay Willow (Salix pentandra; Virbinis gluosnis)*
- Almond Willow or Almond-Leaved Willow (Salix triandra; Krantinis gluosnis)*
- Common Osier (Salix viminalis; Žilvitinis karklas)*
Shrubs
(Latin: Magnoliophyta; Lithuanian: Magnolijūnai)
- Jaundice Berry or European barberry, Ambarbaris (Latin: Berberis vulgaris; Lithuanian: Paprastasis raugerškis)
- Betula humilis (Betula humilis; Liekninis beržas)
- Dwarf Birch (Betula nana; Beržas keružis)
- Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea; Raudonoji sedula)
- Crataegus rhipidophylla (Crataegus rhipidophylla; Šlaitinė gudobelė)
- Mezereon (Daphne mezereum; Paprastasis žalčialunkis)
- Euonymus verrucosus (Euonymus verrucosus; Karpotasis ožekšnis)
- Fly Honeysuckle or European Fly Honeysuckle, Dwarf Honeysuckle, Fly Woodbine (Lonicera xylosteum; Paprastasis sausmedis)
- Bog Myrtle or Sweet Gale (Myrica gale; Pajūrinis sotvaras)
- Alpine Currant (Ribes alpinum; Kalninis serbentas)
- Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum; Juodasis serbentas)*
- Nordic Redcurrant or Nordic Currant, Downy Currant (Ribes spicatum; Ilgakekis serbentas)
- Rosa caesia (Rosa caesia; Kietalapis erškėtis)
- Dog Rose (Rosa canina; Paprastasis erškėtis)*
- Glaucous Dog Rose (Rosa dumalis; Melsvalapis erškėtis)
- Cinnamon Rose (Rosa majalis; Miškinis erškėtis)
- Soft Downy Rose (Rosa mollis; Švelnialapis erškėtis)
- Sweet Briar or Eglantine Rose (Rosa rubiginosa; Rūdėtasis erškėtis)
- Eared Willow (Salix aurita; Ausytasis karklas)
- Downy Willow (Salix lapponum; Laplandinis karklas)
- Swamp Willow (Salix myrtilloides; Mėlynlapis karklas)
- Purple Willow (Salix purpurea; Purpurinis karklas)
- Creeping Willow (Salix repens; Gulsčiasis karklas)
- Rosemary-Leaved Willow (Salix rosmarinifolia; Pelkinis karklas)
- Salix starkeana (Salix starkeana; Žemasis karklas)
- Guelder Rose or Water Elder (Viburnum opulus; Paprastasis putinas)
Small shrubs
(Latin: Magnoliophyta; Lithuanian: Magnolijūnai)
- Bog Rosemary (Latin: Andromeda polifolia; Lithuanian: Siauralapė balžuva)
- Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi; Miltinė meškauogė sin. arkliauoge, kiauluoge)
- Common Heather or Ling, Heather (Calluna vulgaris; Šilinis viržis)*
- Chamaedaphne calyculata (Chamaedaphne calyculata; Durpyninis bereinis)
- Black Crowberry (Empetrum nigrum; Juodoji varnauogė)
- Cross-Leaved Heath (Erica tetralix; Tyrulinė erika)
- Wild Rosemary or Marsh Labrador Tea (Ledum palustre; Pelkinis gailis)
- Small Cranberry (Vaccinium microcarpum; Smulkiauogė spanguolė)
- Common Bilberry or Blue Whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus; Mėlynė)*
- Bog cranberry or Swamp cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos; Paprastoji spanguolė)
- Bog Bilberry or Northern Bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum; Vaivoras)
- Lingonberry or Cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea; Bruknė)*
Subshrubs
Flowering plant
- Arctic raspberry (Latin: Rubus arcticus; Lithuanian: Šiaurinė katuogė)
- Rubus aureolus (Rubus aureolus; Krūmininė gervuogė)
- European Dewberry (Rubus caesius; Paprastoji gervuogė)*
- Knoutberry (Rubus chamaemorus; Paprastoji tekšė)
- Common Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus; Raukšlėtoji gervuogė)
- Red Raspberry or European Raspberry (Rubus idaeus; Paprastoji avietė)*
- Rubus nessensis (Rubus nessensis; Stačioji gervuogė)
- Stone Bramble (Rubus saxatilis; Paprastoji katuogė)
- Rubus scissus (Rubus scissus; Septynlapė gervuogė)
- Rubus wahlbergii (Rubus wahlbergii; Lazdynlapė gervuogė)
- Bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara; Karklavijas)
- Lemon Thyme (Thymus pulegioides; Keturbriaunis čiobrelis)
- Breckland Thyme (Thymus serpyllum; Paprastasis čiobrelis)
- Common Mistletoe or European Mistletoe (Viscum album; Paprastasis amalas or Laumės šluota)
Liana
Flowering plant
- English Ivy or Common Ivy (Latin: Hedera helix; Lithuanian: Gebenė lipikė)
See also
- Ancient Woodland
- Clearcutting
- Deforestation
- Dendrology
- Dendrometry
- Flora of Lithuania
- Forest
- Illegal logging
- Intact forest landscape
- Invasive species
- List of old-growth forests
- List of superlative trees
- List of tree genera
- List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family
- Old-growth forest
- Plant
- Reforestation
- Trees
- Trees of the world
References
External links
- theplantlist.org / The Plant List provides the Accepted Latin name for most species
- efloras.org / Botanical Glossary Online
- conifers.org / Web's premier source of information on conifers and their allies
- kew.org / Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- botanika.lt / State Research Institute of Botany
- botanikos-sodas.vu.lt / Vilnius University Botanical Garden