Lee County Unincorporated
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Appendix E
PROTECTED TREE LIST1
LEE COUNTY PROTECTED TREE LIST [2]
| Scientific Name | Family Name | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| Acer rubrum | ACERACEAE (MAPLE FAMILY) | Red Maple |
| Rhus copallina | ANACARDIACEAE (CASHEW FAMILY) | Southern Sumac |
| Annona glabra | ANNONACEAE (CUSTARD-APPLE FAMILY) | Pond Apple |
| Ilex cassine | AQUIFOLOIACEAE (HOLLY FAMILY) | Dahoon Holly |
| Coccothrinax argentata | AREACACEAE (PALM FAMILY) | Silver Palm |
| Cocos nucifera | Coconut Palm | |
| Roystonea elata | Florida Royal Palm | |
| Sabal palmetto | Cabbage Palm | |
| Avicennia germinans | AVICENNIACEAE (BLACK MANGROVE FAMILY) | Black Mangrove |
| Carpinus caroliniana | BETULACEAE (BIRCH FAMILY) | Iron Wood |
| Cordia sebestena | BORAGINACEAE (BORAGE FAMILY) | Geiger Tree |
| Bursera simaruba | BURSERACEAE (TORCHWOOD FAMILY) | Gumbo limbo |
| Capparis cynophallophora | CAPPARACEAE (CAPER FAMILY) | Jamaica Caper |
| Bucida buceras | COMBRETACEAE (WHITE MANGROVE FAMILY) | Black Olive |
| Conocarpus erecta | Buttonwood | |
| Laguncularia racemosa | White Mangrove | |
| Cornus foemina | CORNACEAE (DOGWOOD FAMILY) | Swamp Dogwood |
| Juniperus silicicola | CUPRESSACEAE (CYPRESS FAMILY) | Southern Red Cedar |
| Diospyros virginiana | EBENACEAE (EBONY FAMILY) | Persimmon |
| Acacia farnesiana | FABACEAE (PEA FAMILY) | Sweet Acacia |
| Lysiloma bahamensis | Wild Tamarind | |
| Piscidia piscipula | Jamaica Dogwood | |
| Pithecellobium unguis-cati | Cat Claw | |
| Quercus chapmani | FAGACEAE (OAK FAMILY) | Chapman Oak |
| Quercus incana | Bluejack Oak | |
| Quercus laevis | Turkey Oak | |
| Quercus laurifolia | Laurel Oak | |
| Quercus myrtifolia | Myrtle Oak | |
| Quercus nigra | Water Oak | |
| Quercus virginiana | Live Oak | |
| Quercus virginiana geminata | Sand Live Oak | |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | HAMAMELIDACEAE (WITCH-HAZEL FAMILY) | Sweet Gum |
| Carya aquatica | JUGLANDACEAE (WALNUT AND HICKORY FAMILY) | Water Hickory |
| Carya glabra | Pignut Hickory | |
| Persea borbonia | LAURACEAE (LAUREL FAMILY) | Red Bay |
| Persea palustris | Swamp Bay | |
| Magnolia grandiflora | MAGNOLIACEAE (MAGNOLIA FAMILY) | Southern Magnolia |
| Magnolia virginiana | Sweetbay | |
| Swietenia mahogoni | MELIACEAE FAMILY (MAHOGANY FAMILY) | West Indian Mahogany |
| Ficus aurea | MORACEAE (MULBERRY FAMILY) | Strangler Fig |
| Ficus citrifolia | Short-leaf Fig | |
| Morus rubra | Red Mulberry | |
| Eugenia axillaris | MYRTACEAE (MYRTLE FAMILY) | White Snapper |
| Eugenia confusa | Ironwood | |
| Eugenia rhombea | Red Stopper | |
| Eugenia myrtoides | Spanish Stopper | |
| Myrcianthes fragans | Simpson Stopper | |
| Nyssa sylvatica | NYSSACEAE (SOUR GUM FAMILY) | Black Gum/Black Tupelo |
| Ximenia americana | OLACACEAE (XIMENIA FAMILY) | Tallowood |
| Forestiera segregata | OLEACEAE (OLIVE FAMILY) | Florida Privet |
| Fraxinus caroliniana | Pop Ash | |
| Pinus elliottii var densa | PINACEAE (PINE FAMILY) | South Florida Slash Pine |
| Pinus palustris | Long-leaf Pine | |
| Platanus occidentalis | PLATANACEAE (SYCAMORE FAMILY) | Sycamore |
| Coccoloba diversifolia | POLYGONACEAE (BUCKWHEAT FAMILY) | Pigeon Plum |
| Coccoloba uvifera | Sea Grape | |
| Rhizophora mangle | RHIZOPHORACEAE (RED MANGROVE FAMILY) | Red Mangrove |
| Prunus caroliniana | ROSACEAE (ROSE FAMILY) | Cherry Laurel |
| Zanthoxylum clava-herculis | RUTACEAE (RUE FAMILY) | Hercules Club |
| Salix caroliniana | SALICACEAE (WILLOW FAMILY) | Coastal-Plain Willow |
| Bumelia celastrina | SAPOTACEAE (SAPODILLA FAMILY) | Buckthorn/Saffon Plum |
| Bumelia tenax | Buckthorn/Tough Bumelia | |
| Chrysophyllum oliviforme | Satinleaf | |
| Mastichodendron foetidissimum | Mastic | |
| Simarouba glauca | SIMAROUBACEAE (QUASSIA FAMILY) | Paradise Tree |
| Taxodium ascendens | TAXODIACEAE (BALD CYPRESS FAMILY) | Pond Cypress |
| Taxodium distichum | Bald Cypress | |
| Gordonia lasianthus | THEACEAE (CAMELIA FAMILY) | Loblolly Bay |
| Jacquinia keyensis | THEOPHRASTACEAE (JOEWOOD FAMILY) | Joewood |
| Celtis laevigata | ULMACEAE (ELM FAMILY) | Hackberry |
| Ulmus americana | American Elm |
Editor's note— Printed herein is Appendix E to the Land Development Code. Amendments are indicated by parenthetical history notes following amended provisions. The absence of a history note indicates that the provision remains unchanged from the original. Obvious misspellings and punctuation errors have been corrected without notation. For stylistic purposes, a uniform system of headings, catchlines and expression of numbers in text has been used. Additions made for clarity are indicated by brackets.
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Editor's note— All members of these families are not included on the Lee County Protected Tree List, only those species listed in this appendix.