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Plants of Elk Island National Park | Les plantes du parc national Elk Island

A guide to potential species observed in Elk Island National Park of Canada. For more information about Elk Island National Park, please visit: http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/elkisland/index.aspx ...more ↓

Curly-cup Gumweed 1
Grindelia squarrosa
northern oak fern 2
Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Hackelia deflexa var. americana
Hackelia deflexa americana
Spurred Gentian
Halenia deflexa
Nuttall's Sunflower 3
Helianthus nuttallii
Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus
Helianthus pauciflorus subrhomboideus
Common Cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
Hairy Goldenaster 4
Heterotheca villosa
Canada hawkweed 5
Hieracium umbellatum
Common Mare's Tail 6
Hippuris vulgaris
Foxtail Barley 7
Hordeum jubatum
Common Hop 8
Humulus lupulus
Spotted Touch-Me-Not 9
Impatiens capensis
Northern Green Rush
Juncus alpinoarticulatus
Baltic rush 4
Juncus balticus
toad rush 4
Juncus bufonius
dudley's rush
Juncus dudleyi
knotted rush
Juncus nodosus
June Grass 4
Koeleria macrantha
Tamarack 10
Larix laricina
Pale Vetchling 11
Lathyrus ochroleucus
Veiny Pea 12
Lathyrus venosus
Ledum groenlandicum 13
Rhododendron groenlandicum
Ivy-leaved Duckweed 14
Lemna trisulca
Red Duckweed 15
Lemna turionifera
Common Pepperweed 16
Lepidium densiflorum
Northwestern Wildrye
Leymus innovatus
wood lily 17
Lilium philadelphicum
water mudwort 5
Limosella aquatica
Common Toadflax 1
Linaria vulgaris
twinflower 18
Linnaea borealis
Listera borealis 19
Neottia borealis
Listera cordata
Neottia cordata
Glaucous Honeysuckle 20
Lonicera dioica
Lonicera involucrata var. involucrata
Lonicera involucrata involucrata
Heath Wood-rush 21
Luzula multiflora
Small-flower Woodrush 4
Luzula parviflora
Lycopodium annotinum 22
Spinulum annotinum
Treelike Clubmoss 11
Lycopodium dendroideum
rough bugleweed 1
Lycopus asper
northern bugleweed 1
Lycopus uniflorus
fringed loosestrife 23
Lysimachia ciliata
tufted loosestrife 24
Lysimachia thyrsiflora
Wild Lily-of-the-Valley 25
Maianthemum canadense
Star-flowered Lily-of-the-valley 26
Maianthemum stellatum
Three-leaf Solomon’s-seal 11
Maianthemum trifolium
Alfalfa 4
Medicago sativa
White Sweet Clover 27
Melilotus albus
Yellow Sweet Clover 27
Melilotus officinalis
Corn Mint 28
Mentha arvensis
bog-bean 29
Menyanthes trifoliata
Tall Bluebell 20
Mertensia paniculata
naked bishop's cap 30
Mitella nuda
Bluntleaf Sandwort 7
Moehringia lateriflora
Wild Bergamot 31
Monarda fistulosa
One-flowered Wintergreen 5
Moneses uniflora
Nuttall's poverty weed 4
Monolepis nuttalliana
Indian Pipe 32
Monotropa uniflora
Marsh Muhly
Muhlenbergia glomerata
mat muhly 4
Muhlenbergia richardsonis
Mulgedium pulchellum
Siberian water-milfoil 33
Myriophyllum sibiricum
whorled water-milfoil
Myriophyllum verticillatum
green needlegrass 4
Nassella viridula
Nuphar lutea ssp. variegata 34
Nuphar variegata
Common Evening-Primrose 35
Oenothera biennis
one-sided wintergreen 36
Orthilia secunda
Yellow Owl's-clover 37
Orthocarpus luteus
White-grained Mountain-ricegrass 38
Oryzopsis asperifolia
blunt-fruited sweet-cicely 39
Osmorhiza depauperata
Pendant-pod Point-vetch
Oxytropis deflexa
Balsam Ragwort 17
Packera paupercula
Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus
Parnassia palustris
western wheatgrass 40
Pascopyrum smithii
Small-flower Beardtongue 41
Penstemon procerus
Petasites frigidus var. palmatus
Petasites frigidus palmatus
Reed Canarygrass
Phalaris arundinacea
Timothy 4
Phleum pratense
Common Reed 42
Phragmites australis
White Spruce 43
Picea glauca
Black Spruce 44
Picea mariana
Jack Pine 45
Pinus banksiana
Slender Mountain-ricegrass
Piptatherum pungens
Common Plantain 46
Plantago major
north wind bog orchid 47
Platanthera aquilonis
Platanthera obtusata ssp. obtusata
Platanthera obtusata obtusata
Annual meadow grass 48
Poa annua
Prairie Bluegrass
Poa arida
canadian bluegrass 49
Poa compressa
fowl bluegrass 4
Poa palustris
Kentucky Bluegrass 4
Poa pratensis
Polygonum amphibium 50
Persicaria amphibia
common knotweed 51
Polygonum arenastrum
Polygonum convolvulus 51
Fallopia convolvulus
Erect Knotweed
Polygonum erectum
Polygonum lapathifolium 36
Persicaria lapathifolia
Ontario balsam poplar 52
Populus balsamifera
Trembling Aspen 53
Populus tremuloides
Fries' Pondweed 54
Potamogeton friesii
Broad-leaved Pondweed 21
Potamogeton natans

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