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Shrubs of Wisconsin
sorted alphabetically by common name

(207 species, using a reduced set of 8 "lumped" names for Rubus, plus 1 entry treating the 23 shrub species of Crataegus only to the genus level)
Common Name Latin Name
Gymnosperms (needled species
American yew Taxus canadensis
common juniper Juniperus communis
creeping juniper Juniperus horizontalis
Angiosperms (broad-leaved species)
alder buckthorn Rhamnus alnifolia
alternate-leaved dogwood Cornus alternifolia
American bittersweet Celastrus scandens
American bladdernut Staphylea trifolia L.
American fly honeysuckle Lonicera canadensis
American hazelnut Corylus americana
American mountain-ash Sorbus americana Marshall
American mulberry, red mulberry Morus rubra L.
American plum Prunus americana
American wild currant Ribes americanum
American witch-hazel Hamamelis virginiana
Amur honeysuckle Lonicera mackii
Asian bittersweet Celastrus orbiculata
American red raspberry Rubus idaeus
arrow-wood Viburnum rafinesquianum
autumn willow Salix serissima
balsam willow Salix pyrifolia
Bartram's juneberry Amelanchier bartramiana
basket willow Salix purpurea
bayberry willow Salix myricoides
bay-leaved willow Salix pentandra
rugosa rose Rosa rugosa
beaked hazelnut Corylus cornuta
bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
bearberry honeysuckle Lonicera involucrata
Bebb's Willow Salix bebbiana
bittersweet nightshade Solanum dulcamara
black alder Alnus glutinosa
black chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa
black chokecherry, hybrid chokeberry Aronia X prunifolia (Marshall) Rehder (pro sp.)
black elderberry Sambucus canadensis
black-haw Viburnum prunifolium
black jet-bead Rhodotypos scandens (Thunb.) Makino
black raspberry Rubus occidentalis
black willow Salix nigra
blue-fruited dogwood Cornus amomum
Blue Ridge blueberry Vaccinium pallidum
bog birch Betula pumila
bog-laurel Kalmia polifolia
bog Rosemary Andromeda glaucophylla
bog willow Salix pedicellaris
Boston Ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata (Siebold & Zucc.) Planch.
bristly black currant Ribes lacustre
bristly dewberry Rubus hispidus
bristly greenbrier Smilax tamnoides L.
bristly locust Robinia hispida L.
bristly rose Rosa acicularis
brittle prickly-pear
Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.
buffalo-berry Shepherdia argentea
buffalo-berry Shepherdia canadensis
bunchberry Cornus canadensis
burning bush Euonymus atropurpurea
buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis
cabbage rose Rosa centifolia
Canada blueberry Vaccinium myrtilloides
Canadian black currant Ribes hudsonianum
Canadian gooseberry Ribes oxyacanthoides
Canadian moonseed Menispermum canadense
Canadian plum Prunus nigra
Carolina rose Rosa carolina
chokecherry Prunus virginiana
clematis Clematis virginiana
climbing prairie rose Rosa setigera
common barberry Berberis vulgaris
common blackberry Rubus allegheniensis
common dewberry Rubus flagellaris
common hop-tree, stinking-ash, wafer-ash Ptelea trifoliata L.
common lilac Syringa vulgaris
common privet, European privet Ligustrum vulgare L.
common winterberry holly Ilex verticillata
coral-berry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon
cranberry viburnum Viburnum opulus
creeping snowberry Gaultheria hispidula
desert indigo-bush Amorpha fruticosa
diamond willow Salix eriocephala (=S. rigida)
diamond-leaf willow Salix planifolia Pursh
dog rose Rosa canina
double cinnamon rose Rosa majalis
rough-leaved dogwood Cornus drummondii C.A.Mey.
dwarf bilberry Vaccinium cespitosum
dwarf honeysuckle Lonicera xylosteum
dwarf prairie rose Rosa arkansana
dwarf red raspberry Rubus pubescens
dwarf serviceberry Amelanchier spicata
dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria L.
eastern dwarf mistletoe Arceuthobium pusillum
eastern leatherwood Dirca palustris
eastern prickly gooseberry Ribes cynosbati
eastern prickly-pear cactus Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. var. humifusa
European black currant Ribes nigrum
European buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
European mock orange Philadelphus coronarius
European mountain-ash Sorbus aucuparia L.
European spindle-tree Euonymus europaea
false heather, woolly beach-heather Hudsonia tomentosa Nutt.
false spiraea Sorbaria sorbifolia (L.) A.Braun
fox grape Vitis labrusca
fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica
French rose Rosa gallica
garden red currant Ribes rubrum
glossy buckthorn Rhamnus frangula
golden currant Ribes odoratum
grape honeysuckle Lonicera reticulata
grape woodbine Parthenocissus inserta
gray dogwood Cornus racemosa
greater periwinkle Vinca minor L.

green alder

Alnus viridis (=A. crispa)
hairy honeysuckle Lonicera hirsuta
hard hack Spiraea tomentosa
hawthorne; thornapple Crataegus
heart-leaf willow Salix cordata
Hercules-club Aralia elata (Miq.) Seem.
high-bush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum
huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata
inland juneberry Amelanchier interior
Japanese barberry Berberis thunbergii
Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica
Kalm's St. John's-wort Hypericum kalmianum
Labrador-tea Ledum groenlandicum
lance-leaved buckthorn
Rhamnus lanceolata
Lapland azalea Rhododendron laponicum (L.) Wahlenb.
large gray willow Salix cineraea L.
lead-plant Amorpha canescens
leather-leaf Chamaedaphne calyculata
limber honeysuckle Lonicera dioica
lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea
low-bush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium
maple-leaved viburnum Viburnum acerifolium
matrimony-vine Lycium barbarum L.
meadow willow Salix petiolaris
Missouri gooseberry Ribes missouriense
moose-berry viburnum Viburnum edule
Morrow's honeysuckle
Lonicera morrowi
mountain fly honeysuckle Lonicera villosa
mountain holly Ilex mucronata
mountain maple Acer spicatum
multiflora rose Rosa multiflora
Nanking cherry Prunus tomentosa Thunb.
nannyberry
Viburnum lentago
New England serviceberry Amelanchier sanguinea
New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus
ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius
northern bush-honeysuckle Diervilla lonicera
northern gooseberry Ribes hirtellum
northern mountain-ash, showy mountain-ash Sorbus decora (Sarg.) C.K.Schneid.
northern prickly-ash Zanthoxylum americanum
northern wild-raisin Viburnum nudum L. var. cassinoides (=Viburnum cassinoides)
pea-tree; Siberian pea-shrub Caragana arborescens
pear Pyrus communis L.
poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans
poison sumac Toxicodendron vernix
porcelain-berry Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Trautv.
prairie red-root Ceanothus herbaceus
prairie willow Salix humilis
prickly-pear Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm.
purple clematis Clematis occidentalis
pussy willow Salix discolor
red elderberry Sambucus pubens
red-osier dogwood Cornus stolonifera
river bank grape Vitis riparia
round-leaved dogwood Cornus rugosa
running strawberry-bush Euonymus obovatus Nutt.
sage-leaved willow Salix candida
sandbar willow Salix exigua (=S. interior)
sand cherry Prunus pumila
sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
satiny willow Salix pellita
Scotch rose Rosa spinosissima
shining willow Salix lucida
shiny cotoneaster
Cotoneaster lucidus
showy bush honeysuckle Lonicera X bella
shrubby bush-clover, Thunberg's lespedeza Lespedeza thunbergii (DC.) Nakai
shrubby cinquefoil Pentaphylloides floribunda (=Potentilla fruticosa)
shrubby St. John's-wort Hypericum prolificum
silky willow Salix sericea
skunk currant Ribes glandulosum
small cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos
smooth blackberry Rubus canadensis
smooth juneberry Amelanchier laevis
smooth sumac Rhus glabra
snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
southern arrow-wood Viburnum dentatum
speckled alder Alnus incana (= A. rugosa)
staghorn sumac Rhus typhina
summer grape Vitis aestivalis
swamp fly honeysuckle Lonicera oblongifolia
swamp red currant Ribes triste
swamp rose Rosa palustris
sweetbrier rose Rosa eglanteria
sweet-fern Comptonia peregrina
sweet gale Myrica gale
Tartarian honeysuckle Lonicera tatarica
thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus
three-toothed cinquefoil Sibbaldiopsis tridentata (Aiton) Rydb.
trailing arbutus Epigaea repens
Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia
wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana
western poison ivy Toxicodendron rydbergii
western rose Rosa woodsii
western snowberry Symphoricarpos occidentalis
white meadow sweet Spiraea alba
wild rose

Rosa blanda

winged burning-bush

Euonymus alata

winged sumac Rhus copallina
wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens

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