Ecological Regions of Kentucky

Latin name

Common name

Mississippi
Embayment

Shawnee
Hills

Mississippian
Plateaus

Bluegrass

Appalachian
Plateaus

Acer rubrum

Red maple

X

X

X

X

X

Acer saccharum

Sugar maple

X

X

X

X

X

Aesculus glabra

Ohio buckeye

X

X

X

X

X

Aesculus flava

Yellow buckeye

X

X

X

X

X

Aesculus pavia

Red buckeye

X

X

X

Amelanchier arborea

Downy serviceberry

X

X

X

X

Amelanchier canadensis

Shadblow serviceberry

X

X

X

X

Amelanchier laevis

Allegheny serviceberry

X

X

Asimina triloba

Pawpaw

X

X

X

X

X

Betula lenta

Yellow birch

X

X

Betula nigra

River birch

X

X

X

X

X

Carpinus caroliniana

American hornbean

X

X

X

X

X

Carya illinoinesis

Pecan

X

X

X

Carya glabra

Pignut

X

X

X

X

X

Carya laciniosa

Shellbark hickory

X

X

X

X

X

Carya ovata

Shadbark hickory

X

X

X

X

X

Catalpa speciosa

Northern catalpa

X

X

X

X

X

Celtis laevigata

Sugar hackberry

X

X

X

X

Cercis canadensis

Eastern redbud

X

X

X

X

X

Chionanthus virginicus

Fringetree

X

X

Cladrastis kentukea

Yellowwood

X

X

X

X

Cornus alternifolia

Pagoda dogwood

X

X

X

Cornus floridus

Flowering dogwood

X

X

X

X

X

Crataegus crusgalli

Cockspur hawthorn

X

X

X

Crataegus viridis

Green hawthorn

X

X

Diospyros virginiana

Persimmon

X

X

X

X

X

Fagus grandifolia

American beech

X

X

X

X

X

Fraxinus americana

White ash

X

X

X

X

X

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Green ash

X

X

X

X

X

Fraxinus quadrangulata

Blue ash

X

X

X

Gleditsia triacanthos

Honeylocust

X

X

X

X

X

Gymnocladus dioicus

Kentucky coffeetree

X

X

X

X

X

Halesia tetraptera

Mountain silverbell

X

X

X

Hamamelis virginiana

Common witchhazel

X

X

X

Ilex opaca

American holly

X

X

Juglans nigra

Black walnut

X

X

X

X

X

Liriodendron tulipifera

Tulip poplar

X

X

X

X

X

Liquidambar styricaflua

Sweet gum

X

X

X

X

X

Magnolia acuminata

Cucumbertree magnolia

X

X

X

X

Magnolia macrophylla

Bigleaf magnolia

X

X

Magnolia tripetala

Umbrella magnolia

X

X

Nyssa sylvatica

Blackgum

X

X

X

X

X

Ostrya virginiana

American hophornbeam

X

X

X

X

X

Oxydendron arborea

Sourwood

X

X

X

X

Prunus serotina

Black cherry

X

X

X

X

X

Pinus strobus

Eastern white pine

X

X

X

Pinus virginiana

Virginia pine

X

X

X

Platanus occidentalis

Sycamore

X

X

X

X

X

Quercus alba

White oak

X

X

X

X

X

Quercus coccinea

Scarlet oak

X

X

X

X

X

Quercus imbricaria

Shingle oak

X

X

X

X

X

Quercus muehlenbergii

Chinkapin oak

X

X

X

X

X

Quercus macrocarpa

Bur oak

X

X

X

Quercus palustris

Pin oak

X

X

X

X

X

Quercus phellos

Willow oak

X

X

X

X

Quercus prinus

Chestnut oak

X

X

X

X

X

Quercus rubra

Northern red oak

X

X

X

X

X

Quercus velutina

Black oak

X

X

X

X

X

Robinia pseudoacacia

Black locust

X

X

X

X

X

Sassafras albidum

Sassafras

X

X

X

X

X

Stewartia ovata

Mountain stewartia

X

Taxodium distichum

Bald cypress

X

X

X

X

Tilia americana

American linden

X

X

X

X

Tsuga canadensis

Eastern hemlock

X

X

X