Main page: List of Canadian plants by family
The following families of vascular plants are listed as occurring in Canada:
For mosses of Canada, see:
Acanthaceae
Justicia americana — common water-willow
Aceraceae
Acer circinatum — vine maple Acer glabrum — Douglas maple Acer macrophyllum — bigleaf maple Acer negundo — box-elder Acer nigrum — black maple Acer pensylvanicum — striped maple Acer rubrum — red maple Acer saccharinum — silver maple Acer saccharum — sugar maple Acer spicatum — mountain maple Acer × freemanii — Freeman's maple
Acoraceae
Acorus americanus — sweetflag
Adelanthaceae
Odontoschisma denudatum Odontoschisma elongatum Odontoschisma gibbsiae Odontoschisma macounii Odontoschisma sphagni
Adoxaceae
Adoxa moschatellina — muskroot Viburnum acerifolium — mapleleaf viburnum Viburnum edule — squashberry Viburnum lantanoides — alderleaf viburnum Viburnum lentago — nannyberry Viburnum nudum — possum-haw viburnum Viburnum opulus — guelder-rose viburnum Viburnum rafinesquianum — downy arrowwood Viburnum recognitum — northern arrowwood
Agavaceae
Yucca filamentosa — common yucca Yucca glauca — small soapweed yucca
Alismataceae
Alisma gramineum — narrowleaf water-plantain Alisma subcordatum — broad-leaved water-plantain Alisma triviale — northern water-plantain Sagittaria brevirostra — short-beaked arrowhead Sagittaria calycina — longlobe arrowhead Sagittaria cristata — crested arrowhead Sagittaria cuneata — Wapatum arrowhead Sagittaria graminea — grassleaf arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia — broadleaf arrowhead Sagittaria rigida — sessile-fruit arrowhead
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus albus — white pigweed Amaranthus californicus — California amaranth Amaranthus powellii — green amaranth Amaranthus rudis — tall amaranth Amaranthus tuberculatus — roughfruit amaranth
Amblystegiaceae
Amblystegium serpens — amblystegium moss Amblystegium varium Calliergon cordifolium — calliergon moss Calliergon giganteum — giant calliergon moss Calliergon megalophyllum Calliergon obtusifolium Calliergon orbicularicordatum Calliergon richardsonii Calliergon stramineum Calliergon trifarium Calliergonella cuspidata Campylium cardotii Campylium chrysophyllum Campylium halleri Campylium hispidulum Campylium polygamum — campylium moss Campylium radicale Campylium stellatum — yellow starry fen moss Conardia compacta Cratoneuron filicinum Drepanocladus aduncus — drepanocladus moss Drepanocladus brevifolius Drepanocladus capillifolius Drepanocladus crassicostatus Drepanocladus sendtneri Hamatocaulis lapponicus Hamatocaulis vernicosus Hygroamblystegium fluviatile Hygroamblystegium noterophilum Hygroamblystegium tenax Hygrohypnum alpestre Hygrohypnum alpinum Hygrohypnum bestii Hygrohypnum cochlearifolium Hygrohypnum duriusculum Hygrohypnum eugyrium Hygrohypnum luridum Hygrohypnum micans Hygrohypnum molle Hygrohypnum montanum Hygrohypnum norvegicum Hygrohypnum ochraceum Hygrohypnum polare Hygrohypnum smithii Hygrohypnum styriacum Hygrohypnum subeugyrium Leptodictyum humile Leptodictyum riparium Limprichtia cossonii Limprichtia revolvens — limprichtia moss Loeskypnum badium Loeskypnum wickesiae Palustriella commutata Palustriella decipiens Platylomella lescurii Pseudocalliergon turgescens Sanionia uncinata Sarmenthypnum sarmentosum Scorpidium scorpioides Warnstorfia exannulata — warnstorfia moss Warnstorfia fluitans — warnstorfia moss Warnstorfia procera Warnstorfia pseudostraminea Warnstorfia trichophylla Warnstorfia tundrae
Anacardiaceae
Rhus aromatica — fragrant sumac Rhus copallinum — winged sumac Rhus glabra — smooth sumac Rhus trilobata — skunkbush Rhus typhina — staghorn sumac Rhus × pulvinata Toxicodendron diversilobum — western poison-oak Toxicodendron radicans — eastern poison-ivy Toxicodendron rydbergii — northern poison-oak Toxicodendron vernix — poison-sumac
Andreaeaceae
Andreaea alpestris Andreaea blyttii Andreaea crassinervia Andreaea heinemannii Andreaea megistospora Andreaea mutabilis Andreaea nivalis Andreaea obovata Andreaea rothii Andreaea rupestris Andreaea schofieldiana Andreaea sinuosa
Andreaeobryaceae
Andreaeobryum macrosporum
Aneuraceae
Aneura pinguis Riccardia chamedryfolia Riccardia latifrons Riccardia multifida — comb liverwort Riccardia palmata
Annonaceae
Asimina triloba — pawpaw
Anomodontaceae
Anomodon attenuatus Anomodon minor Anomodon rostratus Anomodon rugelii Anomodon viticulosus Haplohymenium triste Pterogonium gracile
Antheliaceae
Anthelia julacea Anthelia juratzkana
Anthocerotaceae
Anthoceros agrestis Anthoceros fusiformis Anthoceros macounii
Apiaceae
Angelica archangelica — Norwegian angelica Angelica arguta — Lyall's angelica Angelica atropurpurea — great angelica Angelica dawsonii — Dawson's angelica Angelica genuflexa — kneeling angelica Angelica laurentiana — St. Lawrence angelica Angelica lucida — seacoast angelica Angelica venenosa — hairy angelica Berula erecta — wild parsnip Bupleurum americanum — American thorowax Chaerophyllum procumbens — spreading chervil Chaerophyllum tainturieri — Tainturier's chervil Cicuta bulbifera — bulb-bearing water-hemlock Cicuta douglasii — western water-hemlock Cicuta maculata — spotted water-hemlock Cicuta virosa — MacKenzie's water-hemlock Cnidium cnidiifolium — Jakutsk snow parsley Conioselinum chinense — Chinese hemlock-parsley Conioselinum gmelinii — western hemlock-parsley Cryptotaenia canadensis — Canada honewort Cymopterus acaulis — plains wavewing Daucus pusillus — southwestern carrot Erigenia bulbosa — harbinger-of-spring Glehnia littoralis — American glehnia Heracleum maximum — cow-parsnip Hydrocotyle americana — American water-pennywort Hydrocotyle umbellata — many-flowered pennywort Hydrocotyle verticillata — whorled pennywort Ligusticum calderi — Calder's lovage Ligusticum canbyi — Canby's wild lovage Ligusticum scoticum — Scotch lovage Ligusticum verticillatum — Idaho lovage Lilaeopsis chinensis — eastern lilæopsis Lilaeopsis occidentalis — western lilæopsis Lomatium ambiguum — streambank desert-parsley Lomatium brandegeei — Brandegee's desert-parsley Lomatium cous — cousroot desert-parsley Lomatium dissectum — fernleaf desert-parsley Lomatium foeniculaceum — carrotleaf desert-parsley Lomatium geyeri — Geyer's desert-parsley Lomatium grayi — mountain desert-parsley Lomatium macrocarpum — largefruit desert-parsley Lomatium martindalei — coast range lomatium Lomatium nudicaule — nakedstem desert-parsley Lomatium orientale — Oriental desert-parsley Lomatium sandbergii — Sandberg's desert-parsley Lomatium simplex — umbrella desert-parsley Lomatium triternatum — ternate desert-parsley Lomatium utriculatum — foothill desert-parsley Musineon divaricatum — wild parsley Oenanthe sarmentosa — water-parsley Osmorhiza berteroi — Chilean sweet-cicely Osmorhiza claytonii — hairy sweet-cicely Osmorhiza depauperata — bluntfruit sweet-cicely Osmorhiza longistylis — smoother sweet-cicely Osmorhiza occidentalis — western sweet-cicely Osmorhiza purpurea — purple sweet-cicely Oxypolis occidentalis — western cowbane Oxypolis rigidior — stiff cowbane Perideridia gairdneri — Gairdner's yampah Podistera macounii — Macoun's podistera Podistera yukonensis — Yukon podistera Sanicula arctopoides — bear's-foot sanicle Sanicula bipinnatifida — purple black snakeroot Sanicula canadensis — short-styled sanicle Sanicula crassicaulis — Pacific black snakeroot Sanicula graveolens — sierra sanicle Sanicula marilandica — Maryland black snakeroot Sanicula odorata — clustered black snakeroot Sanicula trifoliata — large-fruited sanicle Sium suave — hemlock water-parsnip Taenidia integerrima — yellow pimpernel Thaspium barbinode — hairyjoint meadow-parsnip Thaspium trifoliatum — purple meadow-parsnip Yabea microcarpa — California hedge-parsley Zizia aptera — golden alexanders Zizia aurea — common alexanders
Apocynaceae
Apocynum androsaemifolium — spreading dogbane Apocynum cannabinum — clasping-leaf dogbane Apocynum × floribundum — hybrid dogbane
Aquifoliaceae
Ilex glabra — ink-berry Ilex verticillata — black holly Nemopanthus mucronatus — mountain holly
Araceae
Arisaema dracontium — green dragon Arisaema triphyllum — swamp Jack-in-the-pulpit Calla palustris — wild calla Lysichiton americanus — yellow skunk-cabbage Peltandra virginica — green arrow-arum Symplocarpus foetidus — skunk-cabbage
Araliaceae
Aralia hispida — bristly sarsaparilla Aralia nudicaulis — wild sarsaparilla Aralia racemosa — American spikenard Oplopanax horridus — Devil's-club Panax quinquefolius — American ginseng Panax trifolius — dwarf ginseng
Archidiaceae
Archidium ohioense
Aristolochiaceae
Asarum canadense — Canada wild-ginger Asarum caudatum — long-tailed wild-ginger
Arnelliaceae
Arnellia fennica
Asclepiadaceae
Asclepias exaltata — poke milkweed Asclepias hirtella — green milkweed Asclepias incarnata — swamp milkweed Asclepias lanuginosa — woolly milkweed Asclepias ovalifolia — dwarf milkweed Asclepias purpurascens — purple milkweed Asclepias quadrifolia — whorled milkweed Asclepias speciosa — showy milkweed Asclepias sullivantii — prairie milkweed Asclepias syriaca — Kansas milkweed Asclepias tuberosa — butterfly milkweed Asclepias verticillata — whorled milkweed Asclepias viridiflora — green milkweed
Aspleniaceae
Asplenium adulterinum — ladder spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron — ebony spleenwort Asplenium rhizophyllum — walking-fern spleenwort Asplenium ruta-muraria — wallrue spleenwort Asplenium scolopendrium — hart's-tongue fern Asplenium trichomanes — maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium viride — green spleenwort
Asteraceae
Achillea millefolium — common yarrow Achillea sibirica — Siberian yarrow Adenocaulon bicolor — American trail-plant Ageratina altissima — white snakeroot Agoseris aurantiaca — orange-flowered false-dandelion Agoseris gaspensis — Gaspé Peninsula agoseris Agoseris glauca — pale goat-chicory Agoseris grandiflora — largeflower false-dandelion Agoseris heterophylla — annual false-dandelion Agoseris lackschewitzii — pink agoseris Almutaster pauciflorus — marsh alkali aster Ambrosia acanthicarpa — flatspine bursage Ambrosia artemisiifolia — annual ragweed Ambrosia chamissonis — silver bursage Ambrosia coronopifolia — western ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya — nakedspike ambrosia Ambrosia trifida — great ragweed Ambrosia × helenae Anaphalis margaritacea — pearly everlasting Antennaria alpina — alpine pussytoes Antennaria anaphaloides — handsome pussytoes Antennaria aromatica — aromatic pussytoes Antennaria corymbosa — meadow pussytoes Antennaria densifolia — dense-leaved antennaria Antennaria dimorpha — two-form pussytoes Antennaria eucosma — Newfoundland pussytoes Antennaria flagellaris — stoloniferous pussytoes Antennaria friesiana — Fries' pussytoes Antennaria howellii — small pussytoes Antennaria lanata — white-margined pussytoes Antennaria luzuloides — silvery-brown pussytoes Antennaria media — Stony Mountain pussytoes Antennaria microphylla — small-leaf cat's-foot Antennaria monocephala — single-head pussytoes Antennaria neglecta — field pussytoes Antennaria parlinii — Parlin's pussytoes Antennaria parvifolia — Nuttall's pussytoes Antennaria plantaginifolia — plantainleaf pussytoes Antennaria pulcherrima — handsome pussytoes Antennaria racemosa — Hooker's pussytoes Antennaria rosea — rosy pussytoes Antennaria stenophylla — narrowleaf pussytoes Antennaria umbrinella — brown pussytoes Antennaria × erigeroides Antennaria × macounii Antennaria × rousseaui Arnica amplexicaulis — streambank arnica Arnica angustifolia — narrowleaf leopardbane Arnica chamissonis — leafy arnica Arnica cordifolia — heart-leaved arnica Arnica frigida — snow leopardbane