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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 ↓

Common Yarrow 1
Achillea millefolium
Siberian Yarrow
Achillea sibirica
Sweetflag
Acorus americanus
red baneberry 2
Actaea rubra
Moschatel 3
Adoxa moschatellina
Anise Hyssop 4
Agastache foeniculum
roadside agrimony 5
Agrimonia striata
Agropyron cristatum ssp. pectinatum
Agropyron cristatum pectinatum
ticklegrass 6
Agrostis scabra
creeping bent 6
Agrostis stolonifera
nodding onion 7
Allium cernuum
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia
Alnus incana tenuifolia
Alnus viridis ssp. crispa
Alnus viridis crispa
short-awn foxtail 6
Alopecurus aequalis
Saskatoon 8
Amelanchier alnifolia
Roundleaf Orchis 9
Amerorchis rotundifolia
Wild Rosemary 10
Andromeda polifolia
pygmy-flower rock-jasmine 11
Androsace septentrionalis
Meadow Anemone 12
Anemone canadensis
Thimbleweed 13
Anemone cylindrica
Anemone virginiana var. riparia
Anemone virginiana riparia
Field Pussytoes 14
Antennaria neglecta
small-leaf pussytoes 15
Antennaria parvifolia
Pink Everlasting 16
Antennaria rosea
Anthoxanthum nitens
Spreading Dogbane 17
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Indian Hemp 18
Apocynum cannabinum
Hairy Rock-cress 19
Arabis hirsuta
wild sarsaparilla 20
Aralia nudicaulis
Pinemat Manzanita 21
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
chamisso arnica 22
Arnica chamissonis
heartleaf arnica 23
Arnica cordifolia
biennial wormwood 6
Artemisia biennis
Field Wormwood 6
Artemisia campestris
tarragon 6
Artemisia dracunculus
fringed sagebrush 24
Artemisia frigida
White Sagebrush 6
Artemisia ludoviciana
field milkvetch
Astragalus agrestis
American Milkvetch
Astragalus americanus
Canadian Milkvetch 6
Astragalus canadensis
Spear-leaved Orache 25
Atriplex prostrata
Russian-pigweed
Axyris amaranthoides
american slough grass
Beckmannia syzigachne
dwarf resin birch
Betula glandulosa
Alaska Paper Birch
Betula neoalaskana
paper birch 26
Betula papyrifera
Betula pumila var. glandulifera
Betula pumila glandulifera
nodding bur-marigold 27
Bidens cernua
spreadingpod rockcress 28
Boechera divaricarpa
fringed brome 6
Bromus ciliatus
smooth brome 29
Bromus inermis
bluejoint 6
Calamagrostis canadensis
Slim-stem Small-reedgrass 30
Calamagrostis stricta
Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa
Calamagrostis stricta inexpansa
Bog Arum 31
Calla palustris
Floating Marsh-marigold
Caltha natans
Marsh-marigold 32
Caltha palustris
Harebell 33
Campanula rotundifolia
Great Northern Aster
Canadanthus modestus
Siberian peashrub 10
Caragana arborescens
Pennsylvania bittercress 34
Cardamine pensylvanica
water sedge 35
Carex aquatilis
wheat sedge
Carex atherodes
golden sedge 36
Carex aurea
Back's sedge
Carex backii
Bebb's sedge 37
Carex bebbii
brownish sedge
Carex brunnescens
Carex canescens ssp. canescens
Carex canescens canescens
creeping sedge 38
Carex chordorrhiza
Beautiful Sedge
Carex concinna
Crawford's sedge
Carex crawfordii
Dewey's sedge
Carex deweyana
Lesser Tussock Sedge 39
Carex diandra
two-seeded sedge
Carex disperma
spikeletrush sedge
Carex duriuscula
Northern bog sedge
Carex gynocrates
Hooker's Sedge
Carex hookeriana
lake sedge 40
Carex lacustris
woolly-fruited sedge 38
Carex lasiocarpa
bristle-stalked sedge
Carex leptalea
mud sedge 35
Carex limosa
Tall Bog-sedge 35
Carex magellanica
small-winged sedge
Carex microptera
Norway sedge
Carex norvegica
Blunt Sedge
Carex obtusata
Peck's sedge
Carex peckii
woolly sedge 11
Carex pellita
Pennsylvania Sedge 41
Carex pensylvanica
field sedge 42
Carex praegracilis
prairie sedge
Carex prairea
northern meadow sedge
Carex praticola
cyperus sedge 43
Carex pseudocyperus
Richardson's Sedge
Carex richardsonii
Ross's sedge 36
Carex rossii
beaked sedge 39
Carex rostrata
Sartwell's Sedge
Carex sartwellii
dry land sedge
Carex siccata
spongy sedge 6
Carex stipata
many-headed sedge
Carex sychnocephala
delicate quill sedge
Carex tenera

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