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:
Fabaceae
Acmispon decumbens, syn. Lotus nevadensis – Nevada bird's-foot trefoil Amorpha canescens – downy indigobush Amorpha fruticosa – false indigobush Amorpha nana – fragrant indigobush Amphicarpaea bracteata – American hog-peanut Apios americana – American groundnut Astragalus adsurgens – rattle milkvetch Astragalus agrestis – Don meadow milkvetch Astragalus alpinus – alpine milkvetch Astragalus americanus – American milkvetch Astragalus australis – Indian milkvetch Astragalus beckwithii – Beckwith's milkvetch Astragalus bisulcatus – two-grooved milkvetch Astragalus bodinii – Bodin's milkvetch Astragalus bourgovii – Bourgeau's milkvetch Astragalus canadensis – Canadian milkvetch Astragalus collinus – rattle milkvetch Astragalus convallarius – lesser rushy milkvetch Astragalus crassicarpus – ground-plum Astragalus drummondii – Drummond's milkvetch Astragalus eucosmus – pretty milkvetch Astragalus filipes – basalt milkvetch Astragalus flexuosus – flexible milkvetch Astragalus gilviflorus – three-leaf milkvetch Astragalus kentrophyta – spiny milkvetch Astragalus lentiginosus – mottled milkvetch Astragalus lotiflorus – low milkvetch Astragalus microcystis – least bladdery milkvetch Astragalus miser – timber milkvetch Astragalus missouriensis – Missouri milkvetch Astragalus neglectus – Cooper's milkvetch Astragalus nutzotinensis – Nutzotin milkvetch Astragalus pectinatus – narrowleaf milkvetch Astragalus purshii – Pursh's milkvetch Astragalus racemosus – racemose milkvetch Astragalus robbinsii – Robbins' milkvetch Astragalus sclerocarpus – woody-pod milkvetch Astragalus spaldingii – Spalding's milkvetch Astragalus spatulatus – tufted milkvetch Astragalus tenellus – looseflower milkvetch Astragalus umbellatus – tundra milkvetch Astragalus vexilliflexus – bent-flowered milkvetch Astragalus williamsii – Williams' milkvetch Baptisia alba – prairie false indigo Baptisia tinctoria – yellow wild indigo Cercis canadensis – eastern redbud Dalea candida – white prairie-clover Dalea purpurea – purple prairie-clover Dalea villosa – silky prairie-clover Desmodium canadense – showy tick-trefoil Desmodium canescens – hoary tick-trefoil Desmodium cuspidatum – toothed tick-trefoil Desmodium glutinosum – large tick-trefoil Desmodium nudiflorum – bare-stemmed tick-trefoil Desmodium paniculatum – panicled-leaf tick-trefoil Desmodium perplexum – perplexed tick-trefoil Desmodium rotundifolium – prostrate tick-trefoil Gleditsia triacanthos – honey-locust Glycyrrhiza lepidota – wild licorice Gymnocladus dioicus – Kentucky coffee-tree Hedysarum alpinum – alpine sweetvetch Hedysarum boreale – boreal sweetvetch Hedysarum occidentale – western sweetvetch Hedysarum sulphurescens – yellow sweetvetch Lathyrus bijugatus – Latah tule-pea Lathyrus japonicus – beach pea Lathyrus littoralis – grey beach peavine Lathyrus nevadensis – Sierra Nevada peavine Lathyrus ochroleucus – pale vetchling peavine Lathyrus palustris – vetchling peavine Lathyrus venosus – smooth veiny peavine Lespedeza capitata – roundhead bushclover Lespedeza hirta – hairy bushclover Lespedeza intermedia – wand bushclover Lespedeza procumbens – trailing bushclover Lespedeza violacea – violet bushclover Lespedeza virginica – slender bushclover Lespedeza x longifolia Lespedeza x nuttallii – Nuttall's bushclover Lotus denticulatus – meadow trefoil Lotus formosissimus – seaside trefoil Lotus micranthus – smallflower trefoil Lotus parviflorus – smallflower trefoil Lotus pinnatus – bog bird's-foot trefoil Lotus unifoliolatus – American bird's-foot trefoil Lupinus albicaulis – sickle-keel lupine Lupinus arbustus – longspur lupine Lupinus arcticus – Arctic lupine Lupinus argenteus – silvery lupine Lupinus bicolor – Lindley's lupine Lupinus bingenensis – Bingen lupine Lupinus burkei – Burke's lupine Lupinus caespitosus – stemless dwarf lupine Lupinus caudatus – Kellogg's spurred lupine Lupinus densiflorus – dense-flowered lupine Lupinus formosus – summer lupine Lupinus kuschei – Yukon lupine Lupinus latifolius – broadleaf lupine Lupinus lepidus – prairie lupine Lupinus leucophyllus – woolly-leaf lupine Lupinus littoralis – seashore lupine Lupinus lyallii – Lyall's lupine Lupinus minimus – Kettle Falls lupine Lupinus nootkatensis – Nootka lupine Lupinus oreganus – Oregon lupine Lupinus parviflorus – lodgepole lupine Lupinus perennis – sundial lupine Lupinus polycarpus – smallflower lupine Lupinus polyphyllus – largeleaf lupine Lupinus prunophilus – hairy bigleaf lupine Lupinus pusillus – small lupine Lupinus rivularis – riverbank lupine Lupinus sericeus – Pursh's silky lupine Lupinus sulphureus – sulphur-flower lupine Lupinus vallicola – open lupine Lupinus wyethii – Wyeth's lupine Lupinus x alpestris Oxytropis arctica – arctic crazyweed Oxytropis besseyi – Bessey's locoweed Oxytropis borealis – boreal locoweed Oxytropis campestris – northern yellow pointvetch Oxytropis deflexa – pendant-pod pointvetch Oxytropis huddelsonii – Huddelson's crazyweed Oxytropis lagopus – hare's-foot pointvetch Oxytropis lambertii – stemless pointvetch Oxytropis maydelliana – Maydell's pointvetch Oxytropis mertensiana – Mertens' crazyweed Oxytropis monticola – yellowflower locoweed Oxytropis nigrescens – blackish crazyweed Oxytropis podocarpa – Gray's pointvetch Oxytropis scammaniana – Scamman's crazyweed Oxytropis sericea – white pointvetch Oxytropis splendens – showy pointvetch Pediomelum argophyllum – silvery scurfpea Pediomelum esculentum – pomme-de-prairie Psoralidium lanceolatum – lanceleaf scurfpea Psoralidium tenuiflorum – few-flowered scurfpea Rupertia physodes – California scurfpea Senna hebecarpa – wild senna Strophostyles helvula – trailing wild bean Tephrosia virginiana – goat's-rue Thermopsis rhombifolia – roundleaf thermopsis Trifolium cyathiferum – bowl clover Trifolium depauperatum – balloon sack clover Trifolium dichotomum – branched Indian clover Trifolium fucatum – sour clover Trifolium macraei – McCrae's clover Trifolium microcephalum – smallhead clover Trifolium microdon – Valparaiso clover Trifolium oliganthum – few-flower clover Trifolium variegatum – whitetip clover Trifolium willdenowii – springbank clover Trifolium wormskioldii – Wormskjold's clover Vicia americana – American purple vetch Vicia caroliniana – Carolina wood vetch Vicia nigricans – black vetch
Fabroniaceae
Anacamptodon splachnoides – knothole moss Fabronia ciliaris Fabronia pusilla
Fagaceae
Castanea dentata – American chestnut Fagus grandifolia – American beech Quercus alba – white oak Quercus bicolor – swamp white oak Quercus ellipsoidalis – northern pin oak Quercus garryana – Oregon white oak Quercus ilicifolia – scrub oak Quercus macrocarpa – bur oak Quercus muehlenbergii – Chinquapin oak Quercus palustris – pin oak Quercus prinoides – dwarf Chinquapin oak Quercus rubra – northern red oak Quercus shumardii – Shumard's oak Quercus velutina – black oak Quercus x bebbiana Quercus x deamii Quercus x hawkinsiae Quercus x jackiana Quercus x palaeolithicola Quercus x schuettei
Fissidentaceae
Fissidens adianthoides Fissidens aphelotaxifolius Fissidens bryoides Fissidens bushii Fissidens dubius Fissidens exilis – small pocket moss Fissidens fontanus Fissidens grandifrons Fissidens limbatus Fissidens obtusifolius Fissidens osmundioides – Osmund fissidens moss Fissidens pauperculus Fissidens subbasilaris Fissidens taxifolius Fissidens ventricosus
Fontinalaceae
Dichelyma capillaceum Dichelyma falcatum Dichelyma pallescens Dichelyma uncinatum – dichelyma moss Fontinalis antipyretica – aquatic moss Fontinalis dalecarlica Fontinalis flaccida Fontinalis hypnoides Fontinalis macmillanii Fontinalis missourica Fontinalis neomexicana Fontinalis novae-angliae Fontinalis sphagnifolia Fontinalis sullivantii
Fossombroniaceae
Fossombronia foveolata Fossombronia longiseta Fossombronia wondraczekii
Fumariaceae
Adlumia fungosa – climbing fumitory Corydalis aurea – golden corydalis Corydalis flavula – yellow corydalis Corydalis pauciflora – few-flower corydalis Corydalis scouleri – Scouler's corydalis Corydalis sempervirens – pale corydalis Dicentra canadensis – squirrel-corn Dicentra cucullaria – Dutchman's breeches Dicentra formosa – Pacific bleedinghearts Dicentra uniflora – one-flower bleedinghearts
Funariaceae
Aphanorrhegma serratum Entosthodon fascicularis Entosthodon rubiginosus Funaria americana Funaria flavicans Funaria hygrometrica Funaria microstoma Funaria muhlenbergii Physcomitrella patens Physcomitrium collenchymatum Physcomitrium hookeri Physcomitrium immersum Physcomitrium pyriforme
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