Species codes
Last updated on April 30, 2024Tree Species Codes are two- or three-letter letter codes assigned to tree species and commonly used in forestry. Note that codes longer than 3 letters are for shrubs and herbaceous species.
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Vegetation code |
Description |
|---|---|
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AC |
Poplar |
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ACT |
Black Cottonwood |
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AT |
Trembling Aspen |
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AX |
Poplar Hybrid |
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BA |
Amabilis Fir |
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BG |
Grand Fir |
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BL |
Sub Alpine Fir |
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BP |
Noble Fir |
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CW |
Western Red Cedar |
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DG |
Green/Sitka Alder (N) |
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DR |
Red Alder |
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EA |
Alaska Paper Birch |
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EP |
Paper Birch |
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FDC |
Douglas-Fir (Coast) |
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FDI |
Douglas Fir (Interior) |
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HM |
Mountain Hemlock |
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HW |
Western Hemlock |
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LA |
Alpine Larch |
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LARIDEC |
European larch Larix decidua |
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LARIKAE |
Japanese larch Larix kaempferi |
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LD |
Dahurian Larch |
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LS |
Siberian Larch |
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LT |
Tamarack |
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LW |
Western Larch |
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MB |
Bigleaf Maple |
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PA |
Whitebark Pine |
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PF |
Limber Pine |
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PICEABI |
Norway spruce Picea abies |
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PINUSYL |
Scotch pine Pinus sylvestris |
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PJ |
Jack Pine |
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PLC |
Lodgepole Pine (Coast) |
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PLI |
Lodgepole Pine (Interior) |
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PW |
Western White Pine |
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PY |
Yellow Pine |
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SB |
Black Spruce |
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SN |
Norway Spruce |
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SS |
Sitka Spruce |
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SX |
Spruce Hybrid |
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SXS |
Sitka X Unknown Hybrid |
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YC |
Yellow Cypress |
Contact information
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