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:

Paeoniaceae

Paeonia brownii — western peony

Pallaviciniaceae

Moerckia blyttii Moerckia hibernica Pallavicinia lyellii — pallavicinia

Papaveraceae

Meconella oregana — white meconella Papaver alboroseum — pale poppy Papaver alpinum — dwarf poppy Papaver dahlianum — polar poppy Papaver gorodkovii — Russian poppy Papaver lapponicum — Lapland poppy Papaver macounii — Macoun's poppy Papaver mcconnellii — McConnell's poppy Papaver nudicaule — Icelandic poppy Papaver pygmaeum — alpine glacier poppy Papaver radicatum — Arctic poppy Papaver walpolei — Walpole's poppy Sanguinaria canadensis — bloodroot Stylophorum diphyllum — celandine poppy

Pelliaceae

Pellia endiviifolia Pellia epiphylla — common pellia Pellia neesiana

Phytolaccaceae

Phytolacca americana — common pokeweed

Pinaceae

Abies amabilis — Pacific silver fir Abies balsamea — balsam fir Abies grandis — grand fir Abies lasiocarpa — subalpine fir Abies x phanerolepis Larix laricina — tamarack Larix lyallii — subalpine larch Larix occidentalis — western larch Picea engelmannii — Engelmann's spruce Picea glauca — white spruce Picea mariana — black spruce Picea rubens — red spruce Picea sitchensis — Sitka spruce Picea x lutzii Pinus albicaulis — whitebark pine Pinus banksiana — jack pine Pinus contorta — lodgepole pine Pinus flexilis — limber pine Pinus monticola — western white pine Pinus ponderosa — ponderosa pine Pinus resinosa — red pine Pinus rigida — pitch pine Pinus strobus — eastern white pine Pinus x murraybanksiana Pseudotsuga menziesii — Douglas-fir Tsuga canadensis — eastern hemlock Tsuga heterophylla — western hemlock Tsuga mertensiana — mountain hemlock

Plagiochilaceae

Pedinophyllum interruptum Plagiochila arctica Plagiochila asplenioides Plagiochila austinii Plagiochila porelloides Plagiochila satoi Plagiochila schoefieldiana Plagiochila semidecurrens

Plagiotheciaceae

Plagiothecium berggrenianum Plagiothecium cavifolium Plagiothecium denticulatum Plagiothecium laetum Plagiothecium latebricola — lurking leskea Plagiothecium piliferum Plagiothecium undulatum

Plantaginaceae

Littorella uniflora — American shoregrass Plantago bigelovii — Bigelow's plantain Plantago canescens — hairy plantain Plantago cordata — heartleaf plantain Plantago elongata — slender plantain Plantago eriopoda — saline plantain Plantago macrocarpa — Alaska plantain Plantago maritima — seaside plantain Plantago patagonica — woolly plantain Plantago rugelii — blackseed plantain Plantago tweedyi — Tweedy's plantain

Pleuroziaceae

Pleurozia purpurea

Pleuroziopsidaceae

Pleuroziopsis ruthenica

Plumbaginaceae

Armeria maritima — western thrift Limonium carolinianum — sea-lavender

Poaceae

Achnatherum hymenoides — Indian mountain-ricegrass Achnatherum lemmonii — Lemmon's needlegrass Achnatherum nelsonii — Nelson's needlegrass Achnatherum occidentale — western needlegrass Achnatherum richardsonii — Canada mountain-ricegrass Agrostis aequivalvis — northern bentgrass Agrostis alascana — Alaska bentgrass Agrostis clavata — clubbed bentgrass Agrostis diegoensis — leafy bentgrass Agrostis exarata — spike bentgrass Agrostis geminata — hairgrass Agrostis humilis — mountain bentgrass Agrostis hyemalis — winter bentgrass Agrostis idahoensis — Idaho bentgrass Agrostis mertensii — Arctic bentgrass Agrostis microphylla — small-leaf bentgrass Agrostis oregonensis — Oregon bentgrass Agrostis pallens — seashore bentgrass Agrostis perennans — perennial bentgrass Agrostis scabra — rough bentgrass Agrostis stolonifera — creeping bentgrass Agrostis thurberiana — Thurber's bentgrass Agrostis variabilis — variable bentgrass Alopecurus aequalis — shortawn foxtail Alopecurus alpinus — mountain foxtail Alopecurus carolinianus — tufted foxtail Ammophila breviligulata — American beachgrass Andropogon gerardi — big bluestem Andropogon hallii — sand bluestem Andropogon virginicus — common broom-sedge Arctagrostis latifolia — broadleaf arctagrostis Arctophila fulva — pendant-grass Aristida basiramea — forked three-awn grass Aristida dichotoma — Shinner's three-awn grass Aristida longespica — slimspike three-awn grass Aristida purpurascens — purple needlegrass Aristida purpurea — purple three-awn grass Beckmannia syzigachne — American sloughgrass Bouteloua curtipendula — side-oats gramma Bouteloua gracilis — blue gramma Bouteloua hirsuta — hairy gramma Brachyelytrum erectum — bearded shorthusk Brachyelytrum septentrionale — northern shorthusk Bromus anomalus — nodding brome Bromus carinatus — California brome Bromus ciliatus — fringed brome Bromus inermis — awnless brome Bromus kalmii — wild chess Bromus latiglumis — broad-glumed brome Bromus nottowayanus — Nottoway brome Bromus pacificus — Pacific brome Bromus porteri — Porter's chess Bromus pubescens — hairy wood brome Bromus sitchensis — Alaska brome Bromus vulgaris — narrow-flowered brome Buchloe dactyloides — buffalo grass Calamagrostis canadensis — bluejoint reedgrass Calamagrostis coarctata — Nuttall's reedgrass Calamagrostis deschampsioides — circumpolar small-reedgrass Calamagrostis holmii — Holm's small-reedgrass Calamagrostis lapponica — Lapland reedgrass Calamagrostis montanensis — plains reedgrass Calamagrostis nutkaensis — Pacific small-reedgrass Calamagrostis pickeringii — Pickering's reed bentgrass Calamagrostis purpurascens — purple reedgrass Calamagrostis rubescens — pine reedgrass Calamagrostis sesquiflora — one-and-a-half-flower small-reedgrass Calamagrostis stricta — slimstem small-reedgrass Calamovilfa longifolia — sand reedgrass Catabrosa aquatica — brook grass Cenchrus longispinus — longspine sandbur Chasmanthium latifolium — Indian sea-oats Cinna arundinacea — stout wood reedgrass Cinna latifolia — slender wood reedgrass Coleanthus subtilis — moss grass Danthonia californica — California oatgrass Danthonia compressa — flattened oatgrass Danthonia intermedia — Vasey's oatgrass Danthonia parryi — Parry's oatgrass Danthonia spicata — poverty oatgrass Danthonia unispicata — few-flowered oatgrass Deschampsia alpina — alpine hairgrass Deschampsia beringensis — Bering hairgrass Deschampsia brevifolia — shortleaf hairgrass Deschampsia caespitosa — tufted hairgrass Deschampsia danthonioides — annual hairgrass Deschampsia elongata — slender hairgrass Deschampsia flexuosa — wavy hairgrass Deschampsia holciformis — Pacific hairgrass Deschampsia mackenzieana — MacKenzie's hairgrass Diarrhena americana — American beakgrain Diarrhena obovata — beak grass Dichanthelium acuminatum — tapered rosette grass Dichanthelium boreale — northern witchgrass Dichanthelium boscii — Bosc's witchgrass Dichanthelium clandestinum — deer-tongue witchgrass Dichanthelium depauperatum — starved witchgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum — cypress witchgrass Dichanthelium latifolium — broadleaf witchgrass Dichanthelium leibergii — Leiberg's rosette grass Dichanthelium leucothrix — roughish witchgrass Dichanthelium linearifolium — slimleaf witchgrass Dichanthelium longiligulatum — coastal plain witchgrass Dichanthelium meridionale — matting witchgrass Dichanthelium oligosanthes — Heller's witchgrass Dichanthelium ovale — egg-leaf witchgrass Dichanthelium sabulorum — hemlock witchgrass Dichanthelium scabriusculum — woolly witchgrass Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon — roundfruit panicgrass Dichanthelium spretum — Eaton's witchgrass Dichanthelium villosissimum — whitehair witchgrass Dichanthelium wilcoxianum — Wilcox' panicgrass Dichanthelium xanthophysum — slender dichanthelium Digitaria cognata — mountain hairgrass Distichlis spicata — seashore saltgrass Dupontia fisheri — Fisher's dupontia Echinochloa muricata — rough barnyard grass Echinochloa walteri — Walter's barnyard grass Elymus alaskanus — Alaska wild rye Elymus albicans — Montana wild rye Elymus calderi — Calder's wild rye Elymus canadensis — nodding wild rye Elymus diversiglumis — interrupted wild rye Elymus elymoides — bottlebrush squirrel-tail Elymus glaucus — smooth wild rye Elymus hirsutus — boreal wild rye Elymus hystrix — bottlebrush grass Elymus lanceolatus — streamside wild rye Elymus macrourus — thickspike wild rye Elymus riparius — river wild rye Elymus scribneri — Scribner's wild rye Elymus sibiricus — Siberian wild rye Elymus submuticus — wild rye Elymus trachycaulus — slender wild rye Elymus villosus — hairy wild rye Elymus virginicus — Virginia wild rye Elymus vulpinus — Rydberg's wild rye Elymus x dorei — Dore's wild rye Elymus x ebingeri — Ebinger's wild rye Elymus x hansenii — Hansen's wild rye Elymus x maltei — Malte's wild rye Elymus x mossii — Moss' wild rye Elymus x palmerensis — Palmer's wild rye Elymus x pseudorepens — quackgrass Eragrostis capillaris — tiny lovegrass Eragrostis frankii — Frank's lovegrass Eragrostis hypnoides — teal lovegrass Eragrostis pectinacea — purple lovegrass Eragrostis spectabilis — purple lovegrass Festuca altaica — rough fescue Festuca baffinensis — Baffin fescue Festuca brachyphylla — shortleaf fescue Festuca brevissima — Alaska fescue Festuca campestris — blue rough fescue Festuca edlundiae — Arctic festuca Festuca frederikseniae — North Atlantic fescue Festuca hallii — Hall's rough fescue Festuca heteromalla — spreading fescue Festuca hyperborea — boreal fescue Festuca idahoensis — Idaho fescue Festuca lenensis — tundra fescue Festuca minutiflora — smallflower fescue Festuca occidentalis — western fescue Festuca richardsonii — Richardson's fescue Festuca rubra — red fescue Festuca saximontana — Rocky Mountain fescue Festuca subulata — nodding fescue Festuca subuliflora — crinkle-awn fescue Festuca subverticillata — nodding fescue Festuca viridula — mountain fescue Festuca viviparoidea — northern fescue Glyceria borealis — small floating mannagrass Glyceria canadensis — Canada mannagrass Glyceria elata — tall mannagrass Glyceria grandis — American mannagrass Glyceria laxa — northern mannagrass Glyceria leptostachya — slimhead mannagrass Glyceria melicaria — slender mannagrass Glyceria obtusa — blunt mannagrass Glyceria occidentalis — northwestern mannagrass Glyceria pulchella — MacKenzie Valley mannagrass Glyceria septentrionalis — floating mannagrass Glyceria striata — fowl mannagrass Glyceria x gatineauensis — Gatineau mannagrass Helictotrichon hookeri — spike-oat Hesperostipa comata — needle-and-thread Hesperostipa curtiseta — western porcupine grass Hesperostipa spartea — porcupine needlegrass Hierochloe alpina — alpine sweet grass Hierochloe hirta — northern sweet grass Hierochloe odorata — vanilla grass Hierochloe pauciflora — Arctic sweet grass Hordeum brachyantherum — meadow barley Hordeum jubatum — foxtail barley Hordeum pusillum — little barley Koeleria asiatica — Oriental junegrass Koeleria macrantha — prairie junegrass Leersia oryzoides — rice cutgrass Leersia virginica — Virginia cutgrass Leymus cinereus — Great Basin lyme grass Leymus innovatus — northwestern wildrye Leymus mollis — sea lyme grass Leymus triticoides — beardless lyme grass Leymus x vancouverensis — Vancouver Island lyme grass Melica bulbosa — western melicgrass Melica fugax — small melicgrass Melica harfordii — Harford's melicgrass Melica hitchcockii — Alberta melicgrass Melica smithii — Smith's melicgrass Melica spectabilis — showy melicgrass Melica subulata — Alaska onion grass Milium effusum — tall millet grass Monroa squarrosa — munro grass Muhlenbergia andina — foxtail muhly Muhlenbergia asperifolia — alkali muhly Muhlenbergia cuspidata — plains mühlenbergia Muhlenbergia filiformis — Pullup muhly Muhlenbergia frondosa — wirestem muhly Muhlenbergia glomerata — marsh muhly