This World Wide Web page written by
Dan Styer;
http://www.oberlin.edu/physics/dstyer/Muir/TheForests.html;
2 October 2012.
| Name used by Muir | Name used today |
|---|---|
| The Nut Pine (Pinus Sabiniana) | California foothill pine (Pinus sabiniana) |
| Pinus tuberculata | Knobcone pine (Pinus attenuata) |
| Sugar Pine (Pinus Lambertiana) | Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana) |
| Yellow Pine or Silver Pine (Pinus ponderosa) | Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) |
| Jeffrey variety of Yellow Pine | Jeffrey pine (Pinus jeffreyi) |
| Douglas Spruce (Pseudotsuga Douglasii) | Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) |
| Incense Cedar (Libocedrus decurrens) | Incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens) |
| White Silver Fir (Abies concolor) | White fir (Abies concolor) |
| Magnificent Silver Fir or Red Fir (Abies magnifica) | California red fir (Abies magnifica) |
| Big Tree (Sequoia gigantea) | Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) |
| Two-leaved Pine or Tamarack Pine (Pinus contorta var. Murrayana) | Sierra lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. murrayana) |
| Mountain Pine (Pinus monticola) | Western white pine (Pinus monticola) |
| Juniper or Red Cedar (Juniperus occidentalis) | Western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) |
| Hemlock Spruce (Tsuga Pattoniana) | Mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana) |
| Dwarf Pine (Pinus albicaulis) | Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) |
| White Pine (Pinus flexilis) | Limber pine (Pinus flexilis) |
| Needle Pine (Pinus aristata) | Bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) |
| Nut Pine (Pinus monophylla) | Singleleaf pinyon (Pinus monophylla) |