Plants of western Canada
and the Canadian Rockies
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	Latin Name	Name
	Abies amabilis	Fir, Amabilis
	Abies grandis	Fir, Grand
	Abies lasiocarpa	Fir, Alpine
	Abronia latifolia	Sand-verbena, Yellow
	Acer circinatum	Maple, Vine
	Acer glabrum	Maple, Douglas
	Acer macrophyllum	Maple, Bigleaf
	Acer negundo	Maple, Manitoba (Box Elder)
	Achillea millefolium	Yarrow
	Achlys triphylla	Vanilla-leaf (Deer Foot)
	Actaea rubra	Baneberry
	Adenocaulon bicolor	Pathfinder
	Agoseris aurantiaca	Agoseris, Orange
	Agoseris glauca	False Dandelion, Large-flowered
	Allium cernuum	Onion, Nodding
	Allium schoenoprasum	Chives, Wild
	Alnus crispa	Alder, Green (Sitka Alder)
	Alnus tenuifolia	Alder, River or Thinleaf
	Alopecurus spp. and Phleum pratense	Grass, Foxtail and Timothy
	Ambrosia chamissonis	Burweed, Silver
	Amelanchier alnifolia	Saskatoon
	Amerorchis rotundifolia	Orchid, Round-leaved
	Anaphalis margaritacea	Everlasting, Pearly
	Andromeda polifolia	Bog-rosemary
	Androsace chamaejasme	Androsace, Sweet-flowered (Rock Jasmine)
	Androsace septentrionalis	Fairy Candelabra (Pygmy Flower)
	Anemone deltoidea	Anemone, Three-leaved
	Anemone drummondii	Anemone, Drummond's
	Anemone multifida	Anemone, Cut-leaved (Windflower)
	Anemone occidentalis	Anemone, Western
	Anemone parviflora	Anemone, Alpine (Few-flowered Anemone)
	Anemone patens	Crocus, Prairie
	Angelica arguta	Angelica, White or Sharp-toothed
	Angelica genuflexa	Angelica, Kneeling
	Angelica lucida	Sea-watch
	Antennaria alpina	Pussytoes, Alpine
	Antennaria lanata	Pussytoes, Wooly
	Antennaria microphylla	Pussytoes, Rosy
	Antennaria microphylla	Pussytoes, White
	Antennaria neglecta	Pussytoes, Field
	Apocynum androsaemilfolium	Dogbane, Spreading
	Aquilegia brevistyla	Columbine, Northern Blue
	Aquilegia flavenscens	Columbine, Yellow
	Aquilegia formosa	Columbine, Red
	Arabis hirsuta	Rockcress, Hairy
	Aralia nudicaulis	Sarsaparilla, Wild
	Arbutus menziesii	Arbutus
	Arctium minus	Burdock, Common
	Arctostphylos uva-ursi	Bearberry, Common (Kinnikinnik)
	Arenaria spp.	Sandwort, Mountain
	Argentina anserina	Silverweed
	Arnica alpina	Arnica, Alpine
	Arnica amplexicaulis	Arnica, Streambank
	Arnica cordifolia	Arnica, Heart-leaved
	Arnica latifolia	Arnica, Mountain
	Arnica mollis	Arnica, Hairy
	Artemisia norvegica	Sagewort, Mountain
	Artemisia tridentata	Sagebrush
	Aruncus dioicus	Goat'sbeard
	Aster alpigenus	Aster, Alpine
	Aster chilensis	Aster, Common California
	Aster foliaceus	Aster, Leafy
	Aster hesperius	Aster, Western Willow
	Aster modestus	Aster, Great Northern
	Aster spp.	Aster, Purple
	Aster subspicatus	Aster, Douglas'
	Astragalus spp.	Milk-vetch
	Athyrium filix-femina	Fern, Lady
	Barbaria orthoceras	Winter Cress, American
	Bellis perennis	Daisy, English
	Berberis nervosa	Oregon-grape, Dull
	Berberis repens	Oregon-grape (Creeping Mahonia)
	Betula glandulosa or B. pumila	Birch, Dwarf
	Betula occidentalis	Birch, Water
	Betula papyrifera	Birch, White/Paper
	Bidens cernua	Beggarticks, Nodding
	Boykinia elata	Boykinia, Coast
	Brassica campestris	Mustard, Field
	Brodiaea coronaria	Brodiaea, Harvest
	Brodiaea douglasii	Hyacinth, Douglas' Wild
	Brodiaea hyacinthina	Fool's Onion
	Calamagrostis spp.	Grass, Reed
	Callitriche heterophylla	Water-starwort, Diverse-leaved
	Calochortus apiculatus	Lily, White Mariposa (Sego Lily)
	Calochortus subalpinus	Lily, Subalpine Mariposa
	Caltha biflora	Marsh-marigold, Broad-leaved
	Caltha leptosepala	Marsh-marigold, Alpine White
	Calypso bulbosa	Orchid, Calypso (Fairy Slipper)
	Camassia quamash	Camas, Common
	Campanula rotundifolia	Harebell/Bluebell
	Capsella bursa-pastoris	Shepherd's Purse
	Cardamine angulata	Bitter-cress, Angled
	Cardamine bellidifolia	Bitter-cress, Alpine
	Cardamine occidentalis	Bitter-cress, Western
	Cardamine oligosperma	Bitter-cress, Few-seeded
	Carex spp.	Sedge
	Cassiope mertensiana	Mountain-heather, White
	Cassiope stelleriana	Mountain-heather, Alaskan
	Cassiope tetragona	Heather, White
	Castilleja lutescens	Paintbrush, Yellow
	Castilleja miniata	Paintbrush, Red
	Castilleja parviflora	Paintbrush, Small-flowered
	Cerastium arvense	Chickweed, Field
	Chamaecyparis nootkatensis	Yellow-cedar
	Chenopodium album	Lamb's Quarters
	Chenopodium capitatum	Strawberry Blite
	Chimaphila umbellata	Prince's-pine
	Chrysanthemum leucanthemum	Daisy, Ox-eye
	Chrysoplenium glechomaefolium	Water-carpet, Ground Ivy-leaved
	Cichorium intybus	Chicory
	Cicuta douglasii	Water-hemlock, Douglas'
	Circaea alpina	Enchanter's-nightshade
	Cirsium arvense	Thistle, Canada
	Cirsium drummondii	Thistle, Drummond's
	Cirsium edule	Thistle, Edible
	Cirsium hookerianum	Thistle, White
	Cirsium vulgare	Thistle, Bull
	Cladonia chlorophaea	Pixie Cup, False
	Cladothamnus pyroliflorus	Copperbush
	Clarkia amoena	Farewell-to-spring
	Claytonia lanceolata	Spring-beauty, Western
	Claytonia perfoliata	Miner's-lettuce
	Claytonia sibirica	Miner's Lettuce, Siberian
	Clematis occidentalis	Clematis, Blue
	Clintonia uniflora	Queen's Cup (One-flowered Clintonia)
	Cochlearia officinalis	Scurvy Grass
	Coeloglossum viride	Orchid, Bracted
	Collinsia parviflora	Blue-eyed Mary, Small-flowered
	Collomia heterophylla	Collomia, Vari-leaved
	Comandra umbellata	Commandra, Pale (Bastard Toadflax)
	Conioselinum pacificum	Hemlock-parsley, Pacific
	Conium maculatum	Poison-hemlock
	Coptis asplenifolia	Goldthread, Fern-leaved
	Corallorhiza maculata	Coralroot, Western
	Corallorrhiza striata	Coralroot, Striped
	Cornus canadensis	Bunchberry
	Cornus nuttallii	Dogwood, Western Flowering
	Cornus stolonifera	Dogwood, Red-osier
	Corydalis aurea	Corydalis, Golden
	Corylus cornuta var. californica	Hazelnut, Beaked
	Crataegus douglasii	Hawthorn, Black
	Crepis capillaris	Hawksbeard, Smooth
	Crepis nana	Hawksbeard, Alpine
	Cryptogramma crispa	Fern, Parsley
	Cypripedium montanum	Lady's-slipper, Mountain
	Cypripedium parviflorum	Lady's-slipper, Yellow
	Cypripedium passerinum	Orchid, Sparrows-egg
	Cystopteris fragilis	Fern, Fragile
	Cytisus scoparius	Scotch Broom
	Daucus carota	Carrot, Wild
	Delphinium bicolor	Larkspur, Low
	Delphinium glaucum	Larkspur, Tall
	Delphinium menziesii	Larkspur, Menzies'
	Dicentra formosa	Bleeding Heart, Pacific
	Digitalis purpurea	Foxglove, Common
	Disporum hookeri	Fairybells, Hooker's
	Disporum trachycarpum	Fairybells, Rough-fruited
	Dodecatheon hendersonii`	Shootingstar, Broad-leaved
	Dodecatheon spp.	Shooting Star
	Draba spp.	Draba, White
	Dryas drummondii	Mountain-avens, Yellow
	Dryas octopetala and D. integrifolia	Avens, White Mountain
	Elaeagnus commutata	Wolf-willow/Silverberry
	Elymus innovatus	Wild Rye, Hairy
	Empetrum nigrum	Crowberry
	Epilobium anagallidifolium	Willowherb, Alpine
	Epilobium angustifolium	Fireweed, Common
	Epilobium ciliatum	Willowherb, Purple-leaved
	Epilobium hornemannii	Willowherb, Hornemann's
	Epilobium latifolium	Fireweed, Alpine
	Epilobium luteum	Willowherb, Yellow
	Epilobium minutum	Willowherb, Small-flowered
	Equisetum spp.	Horsetail
	Erigeron aureus	Fleabane, Golden
	Erigeron caespitosus	Fleabane, Common
	Erigeron compositus	Fleabane, Daisy
	Erigeron glabellus	Fleabane, Smooth
	Erigeron pallens and Erigeron lanatus	Fleabane, Alpine and Wooly
	Erigeron peregrinus	Fleabane, Subalpine
	Eriogonum umbellatum	Buckwheat, Sulphur
	Eriophorum chamissonis	Cotton Grass
	Eriophyllum lanatum	Eriophyllum, Wooly
	Erysimum cheiranthoides	Mustard, Wormseed
	Erysimum pallasii	Wallflower, Alpine Purple
	Erythronium grandiflorum	Lily, Yellow Avalanche
	Erythronium oregonum	None
	Erythronium revolutum	Lily, Pink Fawn
	Eschscholzia californica	Poppy, California
	Festuca spp.	Grass, Fescue
	Fragaria chiloensis	Strawberry, Coastal
	Fragaria virginiana	Strawberry, Wild
	Fritillaria camschatcensis	Rice Root, Northern
	Fritillaria lanceolata	Lily, Chocolate
	Gaillardia aristata	Gaillardia, Wild (Brown-eyed Susan)
	Galeopsis tetrahit	Hemp-nettle
	Galium aparine	Cleavers
	Galium boreale	Bedstraw, Northern
	Galium triflorum	Bedstraw, Sweet-scented
	Gaultheria hispidula	Wintergreen, Creeping
	Gaultheria ovatifolia	Tea-berry, Western
	Gaultheria shallon	Salal
	Gentiana douglasiana	Gentian, Swamp
	Gentiana sceptrum	Gentian, King
	Gentiana spp.	Gentians
	Geocaulon livida	Toadflax, Northern False
	Geranium richardsonii	Geranium, Wild White
	Geranium viscosissimum	Geranium, Sticky
	Geum aleppicum	Avens, Yellow
	Geum macrophyllum	Avens, Large-leaved
	Geum triflorum	Avens, Three-flowered (Old-man's Whiskers)
	Glecoma hederacea	Ground-ivy
	Glehnia littoralis	Beach-carrot
	Gnaphalium microcephalum	Cudweed, Slender
	Goodyera oblongifolia	Plantain, Rattlesnake
	Grindelia integrifolia	Gumweed, Entire-leaved
	Hedysarum mackenzii or H. boreale	Hedysarum, Mackenzie's (Sweetvetch)
	Hedysarum sulphurescens	Hedysarum, Sulphur
	Heracleum lanatum	Cow-parsnip
	Heuchera cylindrica	Alumroot, Yellow
	Heuchera glabra	Alumroot, Smooth
	Heuchera micrantha	Alumroot, Small-flowered
	Hieracium albiflorum	Hawksbeard, White-flowered
	Hieracium gracile	Hawksbeard, Slender
	Hieracium spp.	Hawkweed
	Holodiscus discolor	Oceanspray
	Honkenya peploides	Sandwort, Seabeach
	Hordeum jubatum	Barley, Foxtail
	Hydrophyllum fendleri	Waterleaf, Fendler's
	Hydrophyllum tenuipes	Waterleaf, Pacific
	Hypochaeris radicata	Cat's-ear, Hairy
	Impatiens noli-tangere	Touch-me-not, Common
	Iris missouriensis	Blue Flag, Western
	Juncus balticus	Rush, Wire
	Juniperus communis	Juniper, Common
	Juniperus horizontalis	Juniper, Creeping
	Juniperus scopulorum	Juniper, Rocky Mountain
	Kalmia microphylla	Bog-laurel, Western
	Lactuca muralis	Wall Lettuce
	Lamium amplexicaule	Dead-nettle, Common
	Lamium purpureum	Dead-nettle, Purple
	Lappula echinata	Blue-bur
	Lapsana communis	Nipplewort
	Larix laricina	Tamarack
	Larix lyallii	Larch, Alpine or Lyall's
	Larix occidentalis	Larch, Western
	Lathyrus japonicus	Pea, Beach
	Lathyrus nevadensis	Peavine, Purple
	Lathyrus ochroleucus	Sweet Pea, White (Cream-coloured vetchling)
	Ledum groenlandicum	Labrador Tea
	Lepidium densiflorum	Pepper-grass, Prairie
	Leptarrhena pyrolifolia	Saxifrage, Leather-leaved
	Lilaeopsis occidentalis	Lilaeopsis, Western
	Lilium columbianum	Lily, Tiger
	Lilium philadelphicum	Lily, Wood
	Linaria vulgaris	Butter-and-eggs (Yellow Toadflax)
	Linnaea borealis	Twinflower
	Linum lewisii	Flax, Wild Blue
	Listera borealis	Twayblade, Northern
	Listera caurina	Twayblade, Northwestern
	Listera cordata	Twayblade, Heart-leaved
	Lithophragma parviflora	Fringe Cup
	Lithospermum ruderale	Yellow Puccoon
	Lloydia serotina	Lily, Alp
	Lobaria pulmonaria	Lichen, Lungwort
	Loiseleuria procumbens	Alpine-azalea
	Lomatium nudicaule	Consumption Plant, Indian
	Lomatium utriculatum	Spring-gold
	Lonicera ciliosa	Honesuckle, Western Trumpet
	Lonicera dioica	Honeysuckle, Twining
	Lonicera involucrata	Honeysuckle, Bracted (Black Twinberry)
	Lonicera utahensis	Honeysuckle, Utah
	Lotus micranthus	Lotus, Small-flowered
	Luetkea pectinata	Partridgefoot
	Luina hypoleuca	Luina, Silverback
	Lupinus arcticus	Lupine, Arctic
	Lupinus littoralis	Lupine, Seashore
	Lupinus nootkatensis	Lupine, Nootka
	Lupinus polyphyllus	Lupine, Large-leaved
	Lupinus spp.	Lupine, Wild
	Lycopus uniflorus	Water Horehound, Northern
	Lysichiton americanum	Skunk Cabbage
	Mahonia aquifolium	Oregon-grape, Tall
	Maianthemum dilatatum	Lily-of-the-valley, False
	Maianthemum racemosum	Solomon's Seal, False
	Maianthemum stellatum	Solomon's Seal, Star-flowered
	Malus fusca	Crab Apple, Pacific
	Matricaria matricarioides	Pineapple Weed
	Matricaria perforata	Chamomile, Scentless
	Medicago lupulina	Medic, Black
	Medicago sativa	Alfalfa, Purple
	Melampyrum lineare	Cow-wheat
	Melilotus alba	Sweet-clover, White
	Melilotus officinalis	Sweet-clover, Yellow
	Mentha arvensis	Mint, Wild
	Menziesia ferruginea	False Huckleberry (False Azalea)
	Mertensia paniculata	Lungwort, Tall
	Microseris borealis	Apargidium
	Microsteris gracilis	Microsteris, Pink
	Mimulus alsinoides	Monkey-flower, Chickweed
	Mimulus guttatus	Monkey-flower, Yellow
	Mimulus lewisii	Monkey-flower, Pink
	Mimulus moschatus	Musk-flower
	Minuartia rubella	Sandwort, Boreal