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