Plants of Yoho National Park (Guide 2) | Les plantes du parc national Yoho (guide 2)

A guide to potential trees and grasses observed in Yoho National Park. For more information about Yoho National Park, please visit: http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/bc/yoho/index.aspx (Note: The Parks Canada ...more ↓

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mertens' rush
Juncus mertensianus

knotted rush
Juncus nodosus

Tracy's Rush
Juncus tracyi

common juniper ¹
Juniperus communis

creeping juniper ²
Juniperus horizontalis

Rocky Mountain Juniper ³
Juniperus scopulorum

seep kobresia
Kobresia myosuroides

Simple Kobresia
Kobresia simpliciuscula

June Grass ²
Koeleria macrantha

Subalpine larch ⁴
Larix lyallii

Northwestern Wildrye
Leymus innovatus

perennial ryegrass ²
Lolium perenne

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

purple onion grass
Melica spectabilis

Marsh Muhly
Muhlenbergia glomerata

White-grained Mountain-ricegrass ⁵
Oryzopsis asperifolia

Reed Canarygrass
Phalaris arundinacea

Alpine Timothy ²
Phleum alpinum

Timothy ²
Phleum pratense

Engelmann spruce ⁶
Picea engelmannii

White Spruce ⁷
Picea glauca

Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulis

Pinus contorta var. latifolia
Pinus contorta latifolia

Limber Pine ⁸
Pinus flexilis

Western White Pine ⁹
Pinus monticola

Little Ricegrass
Piptatherum exiguum

Little Mountain-ricegrass
Piptatherum micranthum

Alpine Meadow-grass ²
Poa alpina

Arctic Bluegrass
Poa arctica

Cusick's Bluegrass ²
Poa cusickii

Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis
Poa pratensis pratensis

Trembling Aspen ¹⁰
Populus tremuloides

Bluebunch Wheatgrass
Pseudoroegneria spicata

Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca ¹¹
Pseudotsuga menziesii glauca

Little-tree Willow
Salix arbusculoides

arctic willow ¹²
Salix arctica

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 ¹³
Salix commutata

drummond's willow
Salix drummondiana

Narrowleaf Willow ²
Salix exigua

Farr's Willow
Salix farriae

Salix glauca var. villosa
Salix glauca villosa

Pacific Willow
Salix lucida

yellow willow ²
Salix lutea

McCalla's Willow
Salix maccalliana

Myrtle-leaf Willow
Salix myrtillifolia

snow willow
Salix nivalis

Salix planifolia ssp. planifolia
Salix planifolia planifolia

False Mountain Willow
Salix pseudomonticola

scouler's willow
Salix scouleriana

Rock Willow
Salix vestita

Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus
Schoenoplectus acutus acutus

panicled bulrush ²
Scirpus microcarpus

Rye ²
Secale cereale

narrow-leaved bur-reed ¹⁴
Sparganium angustifolium

small bur-reed ¹⁵
Sparganium natans

Pacific yew ¹⁶
Taxus brevifolia

western redcedar ¹⁷
Thuja plicata

Cotton Deergrass
Trichophorum alpinum

Trichophorum caespitosum ¹⁸
Trichophorum cespitosum

spike trisetum ²
Trisetum spicatum

Bread Wheat ¹⁹
Triticum aestivum

western hemlock ²⁰
Tsuga heterophylla

Common Cattail ²¹
Typha latifolia

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Plants of Yoho National Park (Guide 2) | Les plantes du parc national Yoho (guide 2)

mertens' rush Juncus mertensianus

knotted rush Juncus nodosus

Tracy's Rush Juncus tracyi

common juniper 1 Juniperus communis

creeping juniper 2 Juniperus horizontalis

Rocky Mountain Juniper 3 Juniperus scopulorum

seep kobresia Kobresia myosuroides

Simple Kobresia Kobresia simpliciuscula

June Grass 2 Koeleria macrantha

Subalpine larch 4 Larix lyallii

Northwestern Wildrye Leymus innovatus

perennial ryegrass 2 Lolium perenne

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

purple onion grass Melica spectabilis

Marsh Muhly Muhlenbergia glomerata

White-grained Mountain-ricegrass 5 Oryzopsis asperifolia

Reed Canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea

Alpine Timothy 2 Phleum alpinum

Timothy 2 Phleum pratense

Engelmann spruce 6 Picea engelmannii

White Spruce 7 Picea glauca

Whitebark Pine Pinus albicaulis

Pinus contorta var. latifolia Pinus contorta latifolia

Limber Pine 8 Pinus flexilis

Western White Pine 9 Pinus monticola

Little Ricegrass Piptatherum exiguum

Little Mountain-ricegrass Piptatherum micranthum

Alpine Meadow-grass 2 Poa alpina

Arctic Bluegrass Poa arctica

Cusick's Bluegrass 2 Poa cusickii

Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis Poa pratensis pratensis

Trembling Aspen 10 Populus tremuloides

Bluebunch Wheatgrass Pseudoroegneria spicata

Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca 11 Pseudotsuga menziesii glauca

Little-tree Willow Salix arbusculoides

arctic willow 12 Salix arctica

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 13 Salix commutata

drummond's willow Salix drummondiana

Narrowleaf Willow 2 Salix exigua

Farr's Willow Salix farriae

Salix glauca var. villosa Salix glauca villosa

Pacific Willow Salix lucida

yellow willow 2 Salix lutea

McCalla's Willow Salix maccalliana

Myrtle-leaf Willow Salix myrtillifolia

snow willow Salix nivalis

Salix planifolia ssp. planifolia Salix planifolia planifolia

False Mountain Willow Salix pseudomonticola

scouler's willow Salix scouleriana

Rock Willow Salix vestita

Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus Schoenoplectus acutus acutus

panicled bulrush 2 Scirpus microcarpus

Rye 2 Secale cereale

narrow-leaved bur-reed 14 Sparganium angustifolium

small bur-reed 15 Sparganium natans

Pacific yew 16 Taxus brevifolia

western redcedar 17 Thuja plicata

Cotton Deergrass Trichophorum alpinum

Trichophorum caespitosum 18 Trichophorum cespitosum

spike trisetum 2 Trisetum spicatum

Bread Wheat 19 Triticum aestivum

western hemlock 20 Tsuga heterophylla

Common Cattail 21 Typha latifolia