Plants of Glacier National Park (Guide 2) | Les plantes du parc national des Glaciers (guide 2)

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hair-leaved rush
Juncus supiniformis

Three-flower Rush
Juncus triglumis

common juniper ¹
Juniperus communis

creeping juniper ²
Juniperus horizontalis

perennial ryegrass ²
Lolium perenne

Curved Woodrush
Luzula arcuata

Luzula arcuata ssp. unalaschcensis
Luzula arcuata unalaschcensis

Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii
Luzula glabrata hitchcockii

Small-flower Woodrush ²
Luzula parviflora

Piper's Woodrush
Luzula piperi

Spiked Woodrush
Luzula spicata

Smith's Melicgrass
Melica smithii

Alaska Oniongrass ³
Melica subulata

Marsh Muhly
Muhlenbergia glomerata

Alpine Timothy ²
Phleum alpinum

Timothy ²
Phleum pratense

Engelmann spruce ⁴
Picea engelmannii

Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulis

Lodgepole Pine ⁵
Pinus contorta

Pinus contorta var. latifolia
Pinus contorta latifolia

Western White Pine ⁶
Pinus monticola

Poa abbreviata ssp. pattersonii
Poa abbreviata pattersonii

Alpine Meadow-grass ²
Poa alpina

Annual meadow grass ⁷
Poa annua

Arctic Bluegrass
Poa arctica

Cusick's Bluegrass ²
Poa cusickii

Poa cusickii ssp. epilis ²
Poa cusickii epilis

Poa cusickii ssp. pallida
Poa cusickii pallida

Glaucous Meadow-grass
Poa glauca

Poa interior

marsh bluegrass
Poa leptocoma

Wheeler bluegrass
Poa nervosa

fowl bluegrass ²
Poa palustris

Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis
Poa pratensis pratensis

Narrow-flower Bluegrass
Poa stenantha

Ontario balsam poplar ⁸
Populus balsamifera

Trembling Aspen ⁹
Populus tremuloides

black cottonwood ¹⁰
Populus trichocarpa

Common Douglas-Fir ¹¹
Pseudotsuga menziesii

Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca ¹²
Pseudotsuga menziesii glauca

White Beak-sedge ¹³
Rhynchospora alba

Alaska Willow
Salix alaxensis

arctic willow ¹⁴
Salix arctica

Arctic Willow
Salix arctophila

Barclay's Willow
Salix barclayi

Barratt's Willow
Salix barrattiana

bebb's willow ²
Salix bebbiana

Short-fruit Willow
Salix brachycarpa

hoary willow
Salix candida

Undergreen Willow ¹⁵
Salix commutata

American Willow
Salix discolor

drummond's willow
Salix drummondiana

Farr's Willow
Salix farriae

Salix glauca var. villosa
Salix glauca villosa

Pacific Willow
Salix lucida

dusky willow ¹⁶
Salix melanopsis

snow willow
Salix nivalis

mackenzie's willow ¹⁷
Salix prolixa

False Mountain Willow
Salix pseudomonticola

Net-leaved Willow ¹⁸
Salix reticulata

scouler's willow
Salix scouleriana

sitka willow ¹⁶
Salix sitchensis

Rock Willow
Salix vestita

Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus
Schoenoplectus acutus acutus

panicled bulrush ²
Scirpus microcarpus

narrow-leaved bur-reed ¹⁹
Sparganium angustifolium

Unbranched Bur-reed
Sparganium emersum

small bur-reed ²⁰
Sparganium natans

Pacific yew ²¹
Taxus brevifolia

western redcedar ²²
Thuja plicata

Trichophorum caespitosum ²³
Trichophorum cespitosum

little bulrush
Trichophorum pumilum

tall trisetum ²⁴
Trisetum canescens

spike trisetum ²
Trisetum spicatum

western hemlock ²⁵
Tsuga heterophylla

mountain hemlock
Tsuga mertensiana

Common Cattail ²⁶
Typha latifolia

Mountain Hairgrass ²
Vahlodea atropurpurea

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Plants of Glacier National Park (Guide 2) | Les plantes du parc national des Glaciers (guide 2)

hair-leaved rush Juncus supiniformis

Three-flower Rush Juncus triglumis

common juniper 1 Juniperus communis

creeping juniper 2 Juniperus horizontalis

perennial ryegrass 2 Lolium perenne

Curved Woodrush Luzula arcuata

Luzula arcuata ssp. unalaschcensis Luzula arcuata unalaschcensis

Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii Luzula glabrata hitchcockii

Small-flower Woodrush 2 Luzula parviflora

Piper's Woodrush Luzula piperi

Spiked Woodrush Luzula spicata

Smith's Melicgrass Melica smithii

Alaska Oniongrass 3 Melica subulata

Marsh Muhly Muhlenbergia glomerata

Alpine Timothy 2 Phleum alpinum

Timothy 2 Phleum pratense

Engelmann spruce 4 Picea engelmannii

Whitebark Pine Pinus albicaulis

Lodgepole Pine 5 Pinus contorta

Pinus contorta var. latifolia Pinus contorta latifolia

Western White Pine 6 Pinus monticola

Poa abbreviata ssp. pattersonii Poa abbreviata pattersonii

Alpine Meadow-grass 2 Poa alpina

Annual meadow grass 7 Poa annua

Arctic Bluegrass Poa arctica

Cusick's Bluegrass 2 Poa cusickii

Poa cusickii ssp. epilis 2 Poa cusickii epilis

Poa cusickii ssp. pallida Poa cusickii pallida

Glaucous Meadow-grass Poa glauca

Poa interior

marsh bluegrass Poa leptocoma

Wheeler bluegrass Poa nervosa

fowl bluegrass 2 Poa palustris

Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis Poa pratensis pratensis

Narrow-flower Bluegrass Poa stenantha

Ontario balsam poplar 8 Populus balsamifera

Trembling Aspen 9 Populus tremuloides

black cottonwood 10 Populus trichocarpa

Common Douglas-Fir 11 Pseudotsuga menziesii

Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca 12 Pseudotsuga menziesii glauca

White Beak-sedge 13 Rhynchospora alba

Alaska Willow Salix alaxensis

arctic willow 14 Salix arctica

Arctic Willow Salix arctophila

Barclay's Willow Salix barclayi

Barratt's Willow Salix barrattiana

bebb's willow 2 Salix bebbiana

Short-fruit Willow Salix brachycarpa

hoary willow Salix candida

Undergreen Willow 15 Salix commutata

American Willow Salix discolor

drummond's willow Salix drummondiana

Farr's Willow Salix farriae

Salix glauca var. villosa Salix glauca villosa

Pacific Willow Salix lucida

dusky willow 16 Salix melanopsis

snow willow Salix nivalis

mackenzie's willow 17 Salix prolixa

False Mountain Willow Salix pseudomonticola

Net-leaved Willow 18 Salix reticulata

scouler's willow Salix scouleriana

sitka willow 16 Salix sitchensis

Rock Willow Salix vestita

Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus Schoenoplectus acutus acutus

panicled bulrush 2 Scirpus microcarpus

narrow-leaved bur-reed 19 Sparganium angustifolium

Unbranched Bur-reed Sparganium emersum

small bur-reed 20 Sparganium natans

Pacific yew 21 Taxus brevifolia

western redcedar 22 Thuja plicata

Trichophorum caespitosum 23 Trichophorum cespitosum

little bulrush Trichophorum pumilum

tall trisetum 24 Trisetum canescens

spike trisetum 2 Trisetum spicatum

western hemlock 25 Tsuga heterophylla

mountain hemlock Tsuga mertensiana

Common Cattail 26 Typha latifolia

Mountain Hairgrass 2 Vahlodea atropurpurea