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:
Cabombaceae
Brasenia schreberi — watershield
Cactaceae
Escobaria vivipara — foxtail pincushion cactus Opuntia fragilis — brittle prickly-pear Opuntia humifusa — eastern prickly-pear Opuntia polyacantha — panhandle prickly-pear
Callitrichaceae
Callitriche hermaphroditica — autumnal water-starwort Callitriche heterophylla — large water-starwort Callitriche marginata — winged water-starwort Callitriche palustris — vernal water-starwort Callitriche terrestris — terrestrial water-starwort
Calypogeiaceae
Calypogeia fissa Calypogeia integristipula Calypogeia muelleriana Calypogeia neesiana Calypogeia sphagnicola Calypogeia suecica Calypogeia trichomanis Metacalypogeia schusterana
Campanulaceae
Asyneuma prenanthoides — California harebell Campanula aparinoides — marsh bellflower Campanula aurita — Yukon bellflower Campanula lasiocarpa — common Alaska harebell Campanula parryi — Parry's northern harebell Campanula rotundifolia — American harebell Campanula scouleri — Scouler's bellflower Campanula uniflora — Arctic harebell Campanulastrum americanum — tall bellflower Downingia elegans — common downingia Downingia laeta — Great Basin downingia Githopsis specularioides — common blue-cup Heterocodon rariflorum — western pearl-flower Lobelia cardinalis — cardinal-flower Lobelia dortmanna — water lobelia Lobelia inflata — Indian-tobacco Lobelia kalmii — Kalm's lobelia Lobelia siphilitica — great blue lobelia Lobelia spicata — palespike lobelia Lobelia x speciosa Triodanis perfoliata — claspingleaf Venus'-looking-glass
Cannabaceae Celtis occidentalis — common hackberry Celtis tenuifolia — dwarf hackberry Humulus lupulus — common hop
Capparaceae
Cleome serrulata — bee spiderflower Polanisia dodecandra — common clammyweed
Caprifoliaceae
Diervilla lonicera — northern bush-honeysuckle Linnaea borealis — twinflower Lonicera caerulea — western honeysuckle Lonicera canadensis — American fly-honeysuckle Lonicera ciliosa — orange honeysuckle Lonicera dioica — mountain honeysuckle Lonicera hirsuta — hairy honeysuckle Lonicera hispidula — California honeysuckle Lonicera involucrata — four-line honeysuckle Lonicera oblongifolia — swamp fly-honeysuckle Lonicera reticulata — grape honeysuckle Lonicera utahensis — Utah honeysuckle Lonicera villosa — mountain fly-honeysuckle Sambucus nigra — common elderberry Sambucus racemosa — red elderberry Symphoricarpos albus — snowberry Symphoricarpos hesperius — spreading snowberry Symphoricarpos occidentalis — northern snowberry Symphoricarpos oreophilus — mountain snowberry Triosteum angustifolium — yellowleaf tinker's-weed Triosteum aurantiacum — coffee tinker's-weed Triosteum perfoliatum — perfoliate tinker's-weed
Caryophyllaceae
Arenaria capillaris — fescue sandwort Arenaria congesta — capitate sandwort Arenaria humifusa — creeping sandwort Arenaria longipedunculata — low sandwort Cerastium alpinum — alpine chickweed Cerastium arvense — mouse-ear chickweed Cerastium beeringianum — Bering Sea chickweed Cerastium brachypodum — mouse-ear chickweed Cerastium cerastioides — starwort chickweed Cerastium fischerianum — Fischer's chickweed Cerastium maximum — great chickweed Cerastium nigrescens — black mouse-ear chickweed Cerastium nutans — nodding chickweed Cerastium regelii — Regel's chickweed Dianthus repens — carnation Honckenya peploides — seabeach sandwort Lychnis alpina — alpine campion Minuartia arctica — Arctic stitchwort Minuartia austromontana — Columbian stitchwort Minuartia biflora — mountain stitchwort Minuartia dawsonensis — rock stitchwort Minuartia elegans — Ross' stitchwort Minuartia groenlandica — mountain sandwort Minuartia litorea Minuartia macrocarpa — longpod stitchwort Minuartia marcescens — serpentine stitchwort Minuartia michauxii — Michaux's stitchwort Minuartia nuttallii — Nuttall's stitchwort Minuartia obtusiloba — alpine stitchwort Minuartia pusilla — dwarf stitchwort Minuartia rossii — Ross' stitchwort Minuartia rubella — boreal stitchwort Minuartia stricta — rock sandwort Minuartia tenella — slender stitchwort Minuartia yukonensis — Yukon stitchwort Moehringia lateriflora — grove sandwort Moehringia macrophylla — largeleaf sandwort Paronychia canadensis — forked nailwort Paronychia fastigiata — cluster-stemmed nailwort Paronychia sessiliflora — low nailwort Sagina caespitosa — tufted pearlwort Sagina decumbens — small-flowered pearlwort Sagina maxima — sticky-stem pearlwort Sagina nivalis — snow pearlwort Sagina nodosa — knotted pearlwort Sagina saginoides — Arctic pearlwort Silene acaulis — moss campion Silene antirrhina — sleepy catchfly Silene douglasii — Douglas' campion Silene drummondii — Drummond's campion Silene involucrata — Arctic catchfly Silene menziesii — Menzies' pink Silene parryi — Parry's campion Silene repens — creeping catchfly Silene scouleri — Scouler's catchfly Silene sorensenis — Sorensen's catchfly Silene spaldingii — Spalding's campion Silene taimyrensis — Taimyr catchfly Silene tayloriae — Peel River catchfly Silene uralensis — apetalous catchfly Silene x hampeana Spergularia canadensis — Canada sandspurry Spergularia macrotheca — beach sandspurry Spergularia salina — saltmarsh sandspurry Stellaria alaskana — Alaska starwort Stellaria alsine — trailing stitchwort Stellaria americana — American stitchwort Stellaria borealis — northern stitchwort Stellaria calycantha — northern stitchwort Stellaria ciliatosepala — tundra stitchwort Stellaria crassifolia — fleshy stitchwort Stellaria crassipes — tundra starwort Stellaria crispa — crimped stitchwort Stellaria dicranoides — matted starwort Stellaria humifusa — creeping sandwort Stellaria longifolia — longleaf stitchwort Stellaria longipes — long-stalked stitchwort Stellaria nitens — shiny stitchwort Stellaria obtusa — Rocky Mountain stitchwort Stellaria umbellata — umbellate stitchwort Wilhelmsia physodes — merkia
Catoscopiaceae
Catoscopium nigritum
Celastraceae
Celastrus scandens — climbing bittersweet Euonymus atropurpureus — wahoo Euonymus obovatus — running strawberry-bush Euonymus occidentalis — western strawberry-bush Paxistima myrsinites — Oregon boxleaf
Cephaloziaceae
Cephalozia affinis Cephalozia bicuspidata Cephalozia catenulata Cephalozia connivens Cephalozia lacinulata Cephalozia leucantha Cephalozia loitlesbergeri Cephalozia lunulifolia Cephalozia macounii Cephalozia macrostachya Cephalozia pleniceps Cladopodiella fluitans — cladopodiella moss Cladopodiella francisci Hygrobiella laxifolia Nowellia curvifolia Pleuroclada albescens Schofieldia monticola
Cephaloziellaceae
Cephaloziella arctica Cephaloziella brinkmani Cephaloziella divaricata Cephaloziella elachista Cephaloziella hampeana Cephaloziella massalongi Cephaloziella phyllacantha Cephaloziella rubella Cephaloziella spinigera Cephaloziella subdentata Cephaloziella turneri Cephaloziella uncinata
Ceratophyllaceae
Ceratophyllum demersum — common hornwort Ceratophyllum echinatum — prickly hornwort
Chenopodiaceae
Atriplex acadiensis — maritime saltbush Atriplex alaskensis — Alaska orache Atriplex argentea — silvery saltbush Atriplex canescens — four-wing saltbush Atriplex dioica — orache Atriplex falcata — sickle saltbush Atriplex franktonii — Frankton's saltbush Atriplex gardneri — Gardner's saltbush Atriplex glabriuscula — northeastern saltbush Atriplex gmelinii — Gmelin's saltbush Atriplex littoralis — tropical saltbush Atriplex nudicaulis — Baltic saltbush Atriplex nuttallii — Nuttall's saltbush Atriplex patula — halberd-leaf orache Atriplex powellii — Powell's saltbush Atriplex prostrata — creeping saltbush Atriplex truncata — wedge-leaved saltbush Atriplex x aptera Chenopodium album — Missouri goosefoot Chenopodium atrovirens — dark goosefoot Chenopodium berlandieri — pitseed goosefoot Chenopodium capitatum — strawberry goosefoot Chenopodium desiccatum — narrowleaf goosefoot Chenopodium foggii — Fogg's goosefoot Chenopodium fremontii — Fremont's goosefoot Chenopodium hians — Hian's goosefoot Chenopodium humile — marshland goosefoot Chenopodium incanum — mealy goosefoot Chenopodium leptophyllum — narrowleaf goosefoot Chenopodium pratericola — desert goosefoot Chenopodium rubrum — coastblite goosefoot Chenopodium salinum — Rocky Mountain goosefoot Chenopodium simplex — giantseed goosefoot Chenopodium standleyanum — Standley's goosefoot Chenopodium subglabrum — smooth goosefoot Chenopodium watsonii — Watson's goosefoot Corispermum americanum — American bugseed Corispermum hookeri — Hooker's bugseed Corispermum ochotense — Okhotian bugseed Corispermum pallasii — Pallas' bugseed Corispermum villosum — hairy bugseed Cycloloma atriplicifolium — winged pigweed Endolepis dioica — Suckley's saltbush Krascheninnikovia lanata — winter-fat Monolepis nuttalliana — Nuttall's poverty-weed Salicornia borealis — boreal saltwort Salicornia maritima — jointed glasswort Salicornia rubra — western glasswort Salicornia virginica — Virginia glasswort Sarcobatus vermiculatus — black greasewood Sarcocornia pacifica — Pacific glasswort Suaeda calceoliformis — American sea-blite Suaeda maritima — herbaceous seepweed Suaeda moquinii — shrubby seepweed Suaeda rolandii — Rolands' sea-blite Suckleya suckleyana — poison suckleya
Cistaceae
Helianthemum bicknellii — plains frostweed Helianthemum canadense — Canada frostweed Hudsonia ericoides — golden-heather Hudsonia tomentosa — sand-heather Lechea intermedia — narrowleaf pinweed Lechea maritima — beach pinweed Lechea mucronata — hairy pinweed Lechea pulchella — Leggett's pinweed Lechea stricta — upright pinweed Lechea tenuifolia — slender pinweed
Clethraceae
Clethra alnifolia — coast pepperbush
Cleveaceae
Athalamia hyalina Peltolepis quadrata Sauteria alpina
Climaciaceae
Climacium americanum — tree moss Climacium dendroides — tree climacium moss
Clusiaceae
Hypericum anagalloides — tinker's-penny Hypericum ascyron — great St. John's-wort Hypericum boreale — northern St. John's-wort Hypericum canadense — Canadian St. John's-wort Hypericum dissimulatum — disguised St. John's-wort Hypericum ellipticum — pale St. John's-wort Hypericum gentianoides — orange-grass St. John's-wort Hypericum kalmianum — Kalm's St. John's-wort Hypericum majus — larger Canadian St. John's-wort Hypericum mutilum — slender St. John's-wort Hypericum prolificum — shrubby St. John's-wort Hypericum punctatum — common St. John's-wort Hypericum scouleri — western St. John's-wort Hypericum sphaerocarpum — roundfruit St. John's-wort Triadenum fraseri — marsh St. John's-wort Triadenum virginicum — Virginia marsh St. John's-wort
Commelinaceae
Tradescantia occidentalis — prairie spiderwort Tradescantia ohiensis — Ohio spiderwort
Conocephalaceae
Conocephalum conicum — snakeskin liverwort
Convolvulaceae
Calystegia macounii — Macoun's bindweed Calystegia sepium — hedge false bindweed Calystegia silvatica — shortstalk false bindweed Calystegia soldanella — seashore bindweed Calystegia spithamaea — low bindweed Ipomoea pandurata — bigroot morning-glory
Cornaceae
Cornus alternifolia — alternate-leaf dogwood Cornus amomum — silky dogwood Cornus canadensis — Canada bunchberry Cornus drummondii — northern roughleaf dogwood Cornus florida — flowering dogwood Cornus nuttallii — Pacific dogwood Cornus racemosa — grey dogwood Cornus rugosa — roundleaf dogwood Cornus sericea — silky dogwood Cornus suecica — Swedish dwarf dogwood Cornus × unalaschkensis — western dwarf dogwood Cornus × acadiensis Cornus × slavinii
Crassulaceae
Crassula aquatica — water pygmyweed