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Plants of Banff National Park (Guide 1) | Les plantes du parc national Banff (guide 1)

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

Waxyleaf Moss 1
Dicranum polysetum
broom moss 2
Dicranum scoparium
Dicranum spadiceum
Bog Broom Moss
Dicranum undulatum
Didymodon johansenii
Didymodon nigrescens
Rigid Beard Moss
Didymodon rigidulus
Didymodon subandreaeoides
Alpine Clubmoss 3
Diphasiastrum alpinum
Ground-cedar 4
Diphasiastrum complanatum
Sitka ground-cedar
Diphasiastrum sitchense
Erect-fruited Iris Moss
Distichium capillaceum
Inclined Distichium
Distichium inclinatum
Flexible Cow-hair Moss
Ditrichum flexicaule
Ditrichum montanum
Knieff's hook-moss 5
Drepanocladus aduncus
Drepanocladus brevifolius
Drepanocladus capillifolius
northern wood fern 6
Dryopteris expansa
Cylindrical Extinquisher Moss
Encalypta affinis
Alpine Extinguisher-moss
Encalypta alpina
Encalypta brevicolla
Encalypta brevipes
Fringed Extinquisher Moss 7
Encalypta ciliata
Intermediate Candle Snuffer Moss
Encalypta intermedia
Encalypta mutica
Extinguisher Moss
Encalypta procera
Ribbed Candlesnuffer Moss
Encalypta rhaptocarpa
Common Extinguisher-moss 8
Encalypta vulgaris
Field Horsetail 9
Equisetum arvense
Great Horsetail 10
Equisetum fluviatile
Equisetum hyemale var. affine 11
Equisetum hyemale affine
Smooth Scouring Rush 12
Equisetum laevigatum
marsh horsetail 13
Equisetum palustre
meadow horsetail 14
Equisetum pratense
dwarf horsetail 15
Equisetum scirpoides
variegated horsetail 16
Equisetum variegatum
Elegant Beaked Moss
Eurhynchium pulchellum
Maidenhair Pocket Moss
Fissidens adianthoides
Lesser Pocket-moss 17
Fissidens bryoides
Fissidens grandifrons 18
Herzog's Pocket-moss
Fissidens limbatus
Osmund Fissidens Moss
Fissidens osmundioides
Bonfire Moss 19
Funaria hygrometrica
Grimmia affinis
Toothless Grimmia
Grimmia anodon
Donn's Grimmia
Grimmia donniana
Grimmia Dry Rock Moss
Grimmia elatior
black moss
Grimmia montana
Grimmia tenerrima
Twisted Grimmia
Grimmia torquata
northern oak fern 20
Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Verdigris Tufa-moss
Gymnostomum aeruginosum
Varnished Hook-moss
Hamatocaulis vernicosus
Hedwig's Fringeleaf Moss 21
Hedwigia ciliata
Herzogiella turfacea
Heterocladium dimorphum
Homalothecium aeneum
Homalothecium pinnatifidum
northern firmoss 22
Huperzia selago
Hygrohypnum bestii
Drab Brook-moss
Hygrohypnum luridum
glittering wood-moss 23
Hylocomium splendens
Hymenostylium Moss
Hymenostylium recurvirostre
Golden Plait-moss
Hypnum bambergeri
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss
Hypnum cupressiforme
Lindberg's Hypnum Moss
Hypnum lindbergii
Hypnum pratense
Tundra Plait Moss
Hypnum procerrimum
Hypnum recurvatum
Revolute Hypnum Moss
Hypnum revolutum
Hypnum vaucheri
Neat Silk-moss
Isopterygiopsis pulchella
Blytt's Fork-moss
Kiaeria blyttii
Golden Thread-moss 18
Leptobryum pyriforme
Leptodictyum humile
Streamside Leptodictyum Moss
Leptodictyum riparium
leskeella
Leskeella nervosa
Limprichtia Moss
Limprichtia revolvens
Lycopodium annotinum 24
Spinulum annotinum
arctic stag's-horn clubmoss 25
Lycopodium lagopus
Threeranked humpmoss 26
Meesia triquetra
Broadnerved humpmoss 1
Meesia uliginosa
Metaneckera menziesii 27
Ambiguous Leafy Moss
Mnium ambiguum
Mnium arizonicum
Blytt's Leafy Moss
Mnium blyttii
Olivegreen Calcareous Moss
Mnium marginatum
Red-mouthed Leafy Moss
Mnium spinulosum
Thomson's Calcareous Moss
Mnium thomsonii
Molendoa sendtneriana
Small Mousetail Moss 18
Myurella julacea
Dwarf Mousetail Moss
Myurella tenerrima
Green Spur Moss
Oncophorus virens
Wahlenberg's Spur Moss
Oncophorus wahlenbergii
Golden Erect-capsule Moss
Orthothecium chryseum
Fine-leaved Erect-capsule Moss
Orthothecium intricatum
Shiny Erect-capsule Moss
Orthothecium strictum
Wood Bristle-moss 28
Orthotrichum affine
Orthotrichum alpestre

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