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:

Balsaminaceae

Impatiens aurella — pale-yellow jewelweed Impatiens capensis — spotted jewelweed Impatiens ecalcarata — spurless touch-me-not Impatiens noli-tangere — western jewelweed Impatiens pallida — pale jewelweed

Bartramiaceae

Anacolia menziesii Bartramia halleriana Bartramia ithyphylla Bartramia pomiformis Bartramia stricta Conostomum tetragonum Philonotis capillaris Philonotis fontana — philonotis moss Philonotis marchica Philonotis yezoana Plagiopus oederiana

Berberidaceae

Achlys californica — California deer's-foot Achlys triphylla — three-leaf deer's-foot Caulophyllum giganteum — giant blue cohosh Caulophyllum thalictroides — blue cohosh Jeffersonia diphylla — twinleaf Mahonia aquifolium — Piper's Oregon-grape Mahonia nervosa — longleaf Oregon-grape Mahonia repens — creeping Oregon-grape Podophyllum peltatum — mayapple

Betulaceae

Alnus incana — speckled alder Alnus rubra — red alder Alnus serrulata — brookside alder Alnus viridis — green alder Betula alleghaniensis — yellow birch Betula borealis — northern birch Betula lenta — sweet birch Betula minor — dwarf white birch Betula nana — dwarf swamp birch Betula neoalaskana — Alaska paper birch Betula occidentalis — spring birch Betula papyrifera — paper birch Betula populifolia — grey birch Betula pumila — swamp birch Betula x caerulea Betula x dutillyi Betula x eastwoodiae Betula x hornei Betula x neoborealis Betula x purpusii Betula x raymundii Betula x sandbergii — Sandberg's birch Betula x sargentii Betula x uliginosa Betula x utahensis Betula x winteri Carpinus caroliniana — American hornbeam Corylus americana — American hazelnut Corylus cornuta — beaked hazelnut Ostrya virginiana — eastern hop-hornbeam

Bignoniaceae

Campsis radicans — trumpet-creeper

Blasiaceae

Blasia pusilla

Blechnaceae

Blechnum spicant — deer fern Lorinseria areolata — netted chainfern Woodwardia fimbriata — giant chainfern Woodwardia virginica — Virginia chainfern

Boraginaceae

Amsinckia intermedia — Rancher's fiddleneck Amsinckia lycopsoides — bugloss fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii — smallflower fiddleneck Amsinckia retrorsa — rough fiddleneck Amsinckia spectabilis — seaside fiddleneck Amsinckia tessellata — tessellate fiddleneck Cryptantha affinis — slender cat's-eye Cryptantha ambigua — obscure cat's-eye Cryptantha celosioides — cockscomb cat's-eye Cryptantha fendleri — Fendler's cat's-eye Cryptantha flaccida — weakstem cat's-eye Cryptantha kelseyana — Kelsey's cat's-eye Cryptantha minima — little cat's-eye Cryptantha torreyana — Torrey's cat's-eye Cryptantha watsonii — Watson's cat's-eye Cynoglossum virginianum — northern wild comfrey Eritrichium nanum — arctic forget-me-not Eritrichium splendens — showy forget-me-not Hackelia ciliata — Okanogan stickseed Hackelia deflexa — northern stickseed Hackelia diffusa — spreading stickseed Hackelia floribunda — Davis Mountain stickseed Hackelia micrantha — blue stickseed Hackelia virginiana — Virginia stickseed Heliotropium curassavicum — seaside heliotrope Lappula occidentalis — flatspine sheepburr Lithospermum canescens — hoary puccoon Lithospermum caroliniense — golden puccoon Lithospermum incisum — narrow-leaved puccoon Lithospermum latifolium — American gromwell Lithospermum ruderale — western gromwell Mertensia drummondii — Drummond's bluebells Mertensia lanceolata — prairie bluebells Mertensia longiflora — longflower bluebells Mertensia maritima — sea bluebells Mertensia paniculata — tall bluebells Mertensia virginica — Virginia bluebells Myosotis asiatica — Asian forget-me-not Myosotis laxa — small forget-me-not Myosotis macrosperma — largeseed forget-me-not Myosotis verna — spring forget-me-not Onosmodium molle — soft-hairy false gromwell Pectocarya penicillata — shortleaf combseed Plagiobothrys figuratus — rough popcorn-flower Plagiobothrys scouleri — meadow popcorn-flower Plagiobothrys tenellus — Pacific popcorn-flower

Brachytheciaceae

Brachythecium acuminatum Brachythecium acutum Brachythecium albicans Brachythecium biventrosum Brachythecium calcareum Brachythecium campestre Brachythecium collinum Brachythecium digastrum Brachythecium erythrorrhizon Brachythecium frigidum Brachythecium glaciale Brachythecium groenlandicum Brachythecium holzingeri Brachythecium hylotapetum Brachythecium leibergii Brachythecium mildeanum Brachythecium nelsonii Brachythecium oedipodium Brachythecium oxycladon Brachythecium plumosum Brachythecium populeum — matted feather moss Brachythecium reflexum — cedar moss Brachythecium rivulare — waterside feather moss Brachythecium rotaeanum — Rota's feather moss Brachythecium rutabulum Brachythecium salebrosum Brachythecium starkei Brachythecium trachypodium Brachythecium turgidum Brachythecium velutinum Bryhnia graminicolor Bryhnia hultenii Bryhnia novae-angliae — New England bryhnia moss Bryoandersonia illecebra Cirriphyllum cirrosum Cirriphyllum piliferum Eurhynchium hians Eurhynchium oreganum — Oregon beaked moss Eurhynchium praelongum Eurhynchium pulchellum Homalothecium aeneum Homalothecium arenarium Homalothecium fulgescens Homalothecium nevadense Homalothecium nuttallii Homalothecium pinnatifidum Homalothecium sericeum Isothecium alopecuroides Isothecium cristatum Isothecium myosuroides Platyhypnidium riparioides Pseudoscleropodium purum Scleropodium cespitans Scleropodium obtusifolium Scleropodium touretii Steerecleus serrulatus — steerecleus moss Tomentypnum falcifolium Tomentypnum nitens Trachybryum megaptilum

Brassicaceae

Alyssum obovatum — American alyssum Aphragmus eschscholtzianus — Aleutian-cress Arabidopsis salsuginea — saltwater cress Arabis alpina — alpine rockcress Arabis arenicola — arctic rockcress Arabis boivinii — Boivin's rockcress Arabis calderi — Calder's rockcress Arabis canadensis — sicklepod Arabis codyi — Cody's rockcress Arabis drummondii — Drummond's rockcress Arabis glabra — tower-mustard Arabis hirsuta — western hairy rockcress Arabis holboellii — Holböll's rockcress Arabis laevigata — smooth rockcress Arabis lemmonii — Lemmon's rockcress Arabis lignifera — Owens Valley rockcress Arabis lyallii — Lyall's rockcress Arabis lyrata — lyreleaf rockcress Arabis microphylla — small-leaf rockcress Arabis murrayi — Murray's rockcress Arabis nuttallii — Nuttall's rockcress Arabis shortii — Short's rockcress Arabis sparsiflora — elegant rockcress Arabis x divaricarpa — hybrid rockcress Armoracia lacustris — lake-cress Athysanus pusillus — common sandweed Barbarea orthoceras — American wintercress Braya fernaldii — Fernald's northern rockcress Braya glabella — smooth rockcress Braya humilis — low braya Braya longii — Long's braya Braya pilosa — hairy rockcress Braya thorild-wulffii — Greenland rockcress Cakile edentula — American sea-rocket Cardamine angulata — seaside bittercress Cardamine bellidifolia — alpine bittercress Cardamine breweri — Brewer's bittercress Cardamine bulbosa — bulbous bittercress Cardamine concatenata — cutleaf toothwort Cardamine digitata — Richardson's bittercress Cardamine diphylla — two-leaf toothwort Cardamine douglassii — purple cress Cardamine lyallii — Lyall's bittercress Cardamine maxima — large toothwort Cardamine microphylla — littleleaf bittercress Cardamine nuttallii — Nuttall's toothwort Cardamine occidentalis — western bittercress Cardamine oligosperma — few-seed bittercress Cardamine parviflora — smallflower bittercress Cardamine pensylvanica — Pennsylvania bittercress Cardamine pratensis — cuckoo-flower Cardamine x anomala Cochlearia groenlandica — Greenland cochlearia Cochlearia officinalis — scurvy-grass Cochlearia tridactylites — limestone scruvy-grass Descurainia incana — mountain tansy-mustard Descurainia pinnata — pinnate tansy-mustard Descurainia sophioides — northern tansy-mustard Draba albertina — slender whitlow-grass Draba alpina — alpine whitlow-grass Draba arabisans — rock whitlow-grass Draba arctogena — fell-field whitlow-grass Draba aurea — golden draba Draba borealis — boreal whitlow-grass Draba cana — hoary draba Draba cinerea — greyleaf whitlow-grass Draba corymbosa — flat-top whitlow-grass Draba crassifolia — snowbed whitlow-grass Draba densifolia — denseleaf whitlow-grass Draba fladnizensis — white arctic whitlow-grass Draba glabella — rock whitlow-grass Draba hyperborea — North Pacific whitlow-grass Draba incana — hoary whitlow-grass Draba incerta — Yellowstone whitlow-grass Draba juvenilis — longstalk whitlow-grass Draba kananaskis — tundra whitlow-grass Draba kluanei — Kluane Park whitlow-grass Draba lactea — milky whitlow-grass Draba laurentiana — St. Lawrence whitlow-grass Draba lonchocarpa — lancepod whitlow-grass Draba macounii — Macoun's whitlow-grass Draba macrocarpa — Chukchi Peninsula whitlow-grass Draba murrayi — Murray's whitlow-grass Draba nemorosa — wood whitlow-grass Draba nivalis — yellow arctic whitlow-grass Draba norvegica — Norwegian whitlow-grass Draba oblongata — Canadian arctic whitlow-grass Draba ogilviensis — Ogilvie Range whitlow-grass Draba oligosperma — few-seed whitlow-grass Draba palanderiana — Palander's whitlow-grass Draba pauciflora — Adam's whitlow-grass Draba paysonii — Payson's whitlow-grass Draba porsildii — Porsild's whitlow-grass Draba praealta — tall whitlow-grass Draba pycnosperma — dense whitlow-grass Draba reptans — Carolina whitlow-grass Draba ruaxes — Rainier's whitlow-grass Draba scotteri — Scotter's whitlow-grass Draba stenoloba — Alaska whitlow-grass Draba stenopetala — Anadyr whitlow-grass Draba subcapitata — Ellesmere Island whitlow-grass Draba ventosa — Wind River whitlow-grass Draba yukonensis — Yukon whitlow-grass Erysimum angustatum — Dawson wallflower Erysimum arenicola — Cascade wallflower Erysimum asperum — prairie-rocket wallflower Erysimum capitatum — western wallflower Erysimum cheiranthoides — wormseed wallflower Erysimum inconspicuum — smallflower prairie wallflower Erysimum redowskii (syn. E. pallasii) — Pallas' wallflower Eutrema edwardsii — Edwards' eutrema Halimolobos mollis — soft rockcress Halimolobos virgata — virgate halimolobos Halimolobos whitedii — Whited's rockcress Hutchinsia procumbens — prostrate hymenolobus Idahoa scapigera — scapose scalepod Lepidium densiflorum — denseflower pepper-grass Lepidium oxycarpum — sharp-pod pepper-grass Lepidium ramosissimum — branched pepper-grass Lepidium virginicum — poor-man's pepper-grass Lesquerella alpina — alpine bladderpod Lesquerella arctica — arctic bladderpod Lesquerella arenosa — Great Plains bladderpod Lesquerella calderi — Calder's bladderpod Lesquerella douglasii — Douglas' bladderpod Lesquerella ludoviciana — silver bladderpod Parrya arctica — arctic false-wallflower Parrya nudicaulis — naked-stemmed wallflower Physaria didymocarpa — common twinpod Rorippa barbareifolia — hoary yellowcress Rorippa calycina — persistent-sepal yellowcress Rorippa crystallina — Asiatic cress Rorippa curvipes — Rocky Mountain yellowcress Rorippa curvisiliqua — curvepod yellowcress Rorippa palustris — bog yellowcress Rorippa sinuata — spreading yellowcress Rorippa tenerrima — Modoc County yellowcress Rorippa truncata — wild yellowcress Sisymbrium linifolium (syn. Schoenocrambe linifolia) — Salmon River plains-mustard Smelowskia borealis — northern smelowskia Smelowskia calycina — alpine smelowskia Smelowskia ovalis — alpine smelowskia Subularia aquatica — water awlwort Thelypodium laciniatum — cutleaf thelypody Thlaspi arcticum — arctic pennycress Thysanocarpus curvipes — fringepod

Bruchiaceae

Bruchia flexuosa Trematodon ambiguus Trematodon boasii Trematodon longicollis