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Plants of Waterton Lakes National Park (Guide 1) | Les plantes du parc national des Lacs-Waterton (guide 1)

A guide to potential non-flowering plant species (such as mosses and ferns) and lichen species observed in Waterton Lakes National Park of Canada. For more information about Waterton Lakes National Park, please visit: ...more ↓

Fir Tamarisk-moss
Abietinella abietina
western maidenhair fern 1
Adiantum aleuticum
Mountain Candlewax Lichen
Ahtiana sphaerosporella
Spiny Witch's Hair 2
Alectoria imshaugii
Alectoria sarmentosa ssp. sarmentosa
Alectoria sarmentosa sarmentosa
creeping feather-moss
Amblystegium serpens
Amblystegium serpens var. juratzkanum
Amblystegium serpens juratzkanum
Willow Feather Moss
Amblystegium varium
Lapland Amphidium Moss
Amphidium lapponicum
Black Rock Moss
Andreaea rupestris
Summer-moss
Anoectangium aestivum
Slender Silver Moss
Anomobryum filiforme
green spleenwort 3
Asplenium viride
Athyrium distentifolium var. americanum 4
Athyrium distentifolium americanum
Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum 5
Athyrium filix-femina cyclosorum
Selwyn's Smoothcap Moss 6
Atrichum selwynii
Drumsticks 7
Aulacomnium androgynum
Ribbed Bog Moss 8
Aulacomnium palustre
Turgid Aulacomnium Moss
Aulacomnium turgidum
Hatcher's Pawwort
Barbilophozia hatcheri
Greater Pawwort
Barbilophozia lycopodioides
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss
Barbula convoluta
Barbula eustegia
Bird's-Claw Beard-Moss 9
Barbula unguiculata
Stiff Apple-moss 10
Bartramia ithyphylla
Hairy Threadwort
Blepharostoma trichophyllum
Sharp-leaved Blindia
Blindia acuta
upswept moonwort 11
Botrychium ascendens
scalloped moonwort 7
Botrychium crenulatum
western moonwort
Botrychium hesperium
Botrychium lanceolatum ssp. lanceolatum
Botrychium lanceolatum lanceolatum
moonwort 12
Botrychium lunaria
Mingan moonwort 13
Botrychium minganense
Botrychium multifidum 6
Sceptridium multifidum
paradox moonwort
Botrychium paradoxum
stalked moonwort
Botrychium pedunculosum
northwestern moonwort
Botrychium pinnatum
little grapefern 13
Botrychium simplex
Spoon-leaf Moonwort
Botrychium spathulatum
Botrychium virginianum 14
Botrypus virginianus
Brachythecium acuminatum
Whitish Feather-moss 15
Brachythecium albicans
Brachythecium asperrimum
Brachythecium calcareum
Brachythecium campestre
Brachythecium collinum
Brachythecium erythrorrhizon
cold brachythecium moss 16
Brachythecium frigidum
Brachythecium groenlandicum
Brachythecium holzingeri
Leiberg's Ragged Moss
Brachythecium leibergii
Sand Feather-moss
Brachythecium mildeanum
Brachythecium nelsonii
Short-leaved Ragged Moss
Brachythecium oedipodium
Rusty Ragged Moss
Brachythecium plumosum
Brachythecium reflexum var. pacificum
Brachythecium reflexum pacificum
Brachythecium reflexum var. reflexum
Brachythecium reflexum reflexum
Waterside Feather Moss
Brachythecium rivulare
Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Brachythecium rutabulum
Smooth-stalk Feather-moss
Brachythecium salebrosum
Starke's Ragged Moss
Brachythecium starkei
thick ragged moss
Brachythecium turgidum
velvet feather-moss 7
Brachythecium velutinum
Red Beard Moss
Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostre
Gray Horsehair Lichen
Bryoria capillaris
Tree-hair Lichen 17
Bryoria fremontii
Pale-footed Horsehair Lichen
Bryoria fuscescens
Shiny Horsehair Lichen
Bryoria glabra
Boreal Horsehair Lichen
Bryoria implexa
Brittle Horsehair Lichen
Bryoria lanestris
Spiny Gray Horsehair Lichen
Bryoria nadvornikiana
Mountain Horsehair Lichen
Bryoria pseudofuscescens
Drooping Bryum
Bryum algovicum
Silvery Bryum 18
Bryum argenteum
Tufted Thread-moss
Bryum caespiticium
Beautiful Bryum
Bryum calobryoides
Matted Bryum
Bryum calophyllum
Capillary Thread-moss 19
Bryum capillare
Round-leaved Bryum 20
Bryum cyclophyllum
Bryum flaccidum
Bryum lisae var. cuspidatum
Bryum lisae cuspidatum
Bryum miniatum
Muehlenbeck's bryum moss
Bryum muehlenbeckii
tall-clustered thread-moss
Bryum pallescens
Common Green Bryum Moss
Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Elegant Bryum
Bryum stirtonii
Weigel's Bryum Moss
Bryum weigelii
Giant Calliergon Moss
Calliergon giganteum
Calliergon richardsonii
Calliergon Moss
Calliergon stramineum
Goldenleaf Campylium Moss 21
Campylium chrysophyllum
Haller's Fine Wet Moss
Campylium halleri
Campylium hispidulum
Campylium Moss
Campylium polygamum
Campylium Moss
Campylium radicale
Yellow Starry Fen Moss 10
Campylium stellatum
Earth Lichen
Catapyrenium cinereum
Redshank
Ceratodon purpureus
Iceland Lichen
Cetraria ericetorum
Iceland Lichen 8
Cetraria islandica

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