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The Alabama Champion Tree Program is a listing of the largest known specimens of particular tree species, native or introduced, in the U.S. state of Alabama. It was established in 1970 by the Alabama Forestry Commission. [1] [2] The program was modeled on the National Register of Big Trees, started by the American Forests organization
This category contains the native flora of Alabama as defined by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included; taxa of higher ranks (e.g. genus) are only included if monotypic or endemic. Include taxa here that are endemic or have restricted distributions (e.g. only a few countries).
State federal district or territory Common name Scientific name Image Year Alabama: Longleaf pine: Pinus palustris: 1949 clarified 1997 [1]: Alaska: Sitka spruce: Picea sitchensis
Common name Scientific name Image Year Alabama: Camellia (state flower) Camellia japonica: 1959 (clarified 1999) [1] Oak-leaf hydrangea (state wildflower) Hydrangea quercifolia: 1999 [2] Alaska: Forget-me-not: Myosotis alpestris: 1917 [3] American Samoa: Paogo (Ulafala) Pandanus tectorius: 1973 [4] Arizona: Saguaro cactus blossom: Carnegiea ...
In Alabama, vast forests of pine constitute the largest proportion of the state's forest growth. There is also an abundance of cypress, hickory, oak, populus, and eastern redcedar trees. In other areas, hemlock growths in the north and southern white cedar in the southwest. Other native trees include ash, hackberry, and holly.
Pages in category "Naturalized trees of Alabama" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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In terms of biodiversity, the only comparable temperate deciduous forest regions in the world are in central China, Japan, and in the Caucasus Mountains.Both the Appalachians (along with the neighbouring Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests ecoregion) and central China contain relict habitats of an ancient forest that was once widespread over the Northern Hemisphere.