List of the conifers of Canada

This is a listing of the conifers of Canada, and includes the cypresses, junipers, firs, pines, spruces, larches, hemlocks and yews.

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Secure

Apparently secure

Vulnerable

Imperiled

Critically imperiled

Not assessed

Historical

Extirpated

Introduced

EX - Exotic (introduced)

Cupressaceae (cypresses)

Species name	Range in Canada										Global rank	Notes
	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Callitropsis nootkatensis Nootka cypress	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Juniperus communis Common juniper	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Juniperus horizontalis Creeping juniper	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain juniper	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Juniperus virginiana Eastern red-cedar	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Thuja occidentalis Northern white cedar	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Thuja plicata Western red cedar	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF

Pinaceae (pines)

Species name	Range in Canada										Global rank	Notes
	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Abies amabilis Pacific silver fir	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Abies balsamea Balsam fir	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Abies grandis Grand fir	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Abies lasiocarpa Subalpine fir	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Larix decidua European larch	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure	EX (Europe)
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Larix kaempferi Japanese larch	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure	EX (Japan)
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Larix laricina Tamarack	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Larix lyallii Subalpine larch	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Larix occidentalis Western larch	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Picea abies Norway spruce	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure	EX (N Europe)
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Picea engelmannii Engelmann's spruce	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Picea glauca White spruce	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Picea mariana Black spruce	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Picea pungens Blue spruce	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure	EX (W United States)
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Picea rubens Red spruce	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Picea sitchensis Sitka spruce	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Pinus albicaulis Whitebark pine	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Vulnerable
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Pinus banksiana Jack pine	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure	Introduced to NL
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Pinus contorta Lodgepole pine	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Pinus flexilis Limber pine	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Pinus monticola Western white pine	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Pinus mugo Mugo pine	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure	EX (Europe)
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Pinus nigra Black pine	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure	EX (S Europe)
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa pine	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure	Introduced to AB
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Pinus resinosa Red pine	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Pinus rigida Pitch pine	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure	Introduced to NS
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Pinus strobus Eastern white pine	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Pinus sylvestris Scots pine	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure	EX (Europe). Invasive in NS
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Pinus virginiana Virginia pine	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure	EX (E United States)
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Tsuga canadensis Eastern hemlock	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Tsuga heterophylla Western hemlock	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Tsuga mertensiana Mountain hemlock	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF

Taxaceae (yews)

Species name	Range in Canada										Global rank	Notes
	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Taxus baccata English yew	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure	Exotic (Eurasia)
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Taxus brevifolia Pacific yew	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Taxus canadensis Canada yew	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF