List of Canadian plants by genus

This is a partial list of the plant species considered native to Canada.

Many of the plants seen in Canada were introduced, either intentionally or accidentally. For these plants, see List of introduced species to Canada.

N indicates native and X indicates exotic. Those plants whose status is unknown are marked with a ?.

Due to Canada's biodiversity, this page is divided.

Abies N Abies amabilis – Pacific silver fir, amabilis fir N Abies balsamea – balsam fir N Abies grandis – grand fir N Abies lasiocarpa – subalpine fir Abutilon X Abutilon theophrasti – velvetleaf, butterprint, Indian mallow

Acalypha N Acalypha virginica – Virginia copperleaf, Virginia threeseed mercury Acanthospermum X Acanthospermum hispidum – hispid greenstripe Acer X Acer campestre – hedge maple, field maple N Acer negundo – Manitoba maple, box-elder, ashleaf maple N Acer nigrum – black maple, black sugar maple, rock maple N Acer pensylvanicum – striped maple, moose maple, goosefoot maple X Acer platanoides – Norway maple, Schwedler maple, crimson king maple X Acer pseudoplatanus – sycamore maple, Scottish maple, great maple N Acer rubrum – red maple, swamp maple, scarlet maple N Acer saccharinum – silver maple, soft maple, white maple, silverleaf maple, river maple N Acer saccharum – sugar maple, hard maple N Acer spicatum – mountain maple X Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala – Amur maple, ginnala maple N Acer × freemanii (A. rubrum × A. saccharinum) – Freeman's maple Achillea N Achillea alpina – Siberian yarrow, many-flowered yarrow X Achillea filipendulina – fernleaf yarrow N Achillea millefolium subsp. borealis – northern yarrow N Achillea millefolium subsp. lanulosa – woolly yarrow X Achillea millefolium subsp. millefolium – common yarrow, milfoil X Achillea ptarmica – false sneezewort, white tansy, sneezewort yarrow, pearl yarrow Aconitum X Aconitum napellus – garden monk's-hood, helmet flower, Venus' chariot, aconite X Aconitum variegatum – Manchurian monk's-hood X Aconitum × cammarum (A. napellus × A. variegatum) – hybrid monk's-hood, two-coloured wolf's-bane Acorus N Acorus americanus – sweetflag X Acorus calamus – European sweetflag Acroptilon X Acroptilon repens – Russian knapweed Actaea N Actaea pachypoda – white baneberry, doll's-eyes N Actaea rubra – red baneberry N Actaea × ludovici (A. pachypoda × A. rubra) – hybrid baneberry

Adenocaulon N Adenocaulon bicolor – trail-plant, pathfinder Adiantum N Adiantum aleuticum – western maidenhair fern N Adiantum capillus-veneris – southern maidenhair fern N Adiantum pedatum – northern maidenhair fern, five-finger fern N Adiantum viridimontanum – Green Mountain maidenhair fern Adlumia N Adlumia fungosa – Allegheny vine, climbing fumitory Adonis X Adonis annua – pheasant's-eye Adoxa N Adoxa moschatellina – moschatel, muskroot, townhall clock

Aegopodium X Aegopodium podagraria – goutweed, snow-on-the-mountain, goat's-foot, ground elder, bishop's weed Aesculus N Aesculus glabra – Ohio buckeye, fœtid buckeye X Aesculus hippocastanum – common horsechestnut Aethusa X Aethusa cynapium – fool's-parsley

Agalinis N Agalinis gattingeri – Gattinger's agalinis Endangered N Agalinis paupercula – small-flowered purple false-foxglove, small-flowered agalinis N Agalinis purpurea – purple false foxglove, large purple agalinis N Agalinis skinneriana – Skinner's agalinis Endangered N Agalinis tenuifolia – slenderleaf purple false foxglove, slenderleaf agalinis Agastache N Agastache foeniculum – anise hyssop, blue giant hyssop N Agastache nepetoides – yellow giant hyssop N Agastache scrophulariifolia – purple giant hyssop Agoseris N Agoseris glauca – pale false-dandelion, prairie agoseris, pale agoseris, pale goat-chicory, large-flowered false-dandelion Agrimonia X Agrimonia eupatoria – medicinal agrimony, church steeples, European groovebur N Agrimonia gryposepala – tall hairy agrimony, tall hairy groovebur N Agrimonia parviflora – smallflower groovebur, harvestlice agrimony N Agrimonia pubescens – soft groovebur, soft agrimony N Agrimonia striata – woodland agrimony, grooved agrimony Agropyron X Agropyron cristatum – crested wheatgrass Agrostemma X Agrostemma githago – common corncockle Agrostis ? Agrostis canina – brown bentgrass X Agrostis capillaris – colonial bentgrass, browntop, Prince Edward Island bentgrass, Rhode Island bentgrass X Agrostis gigantea – black bentgrass, redtop N Agrostis hyemalis – winter bentgrass, ticklegrass N Agrostis mertensii – northern bentgrass N Agrostis perennans – upland bentgrass, perennial bentgrass N Agrostis scabra – rough bentgrass, tickle grass, rough hairgrass, twin bentgrass X Agrostis stolonifera – creeping bentgrass, spreading bentgrass

Ailanthus X Ailanthus altissima – tree-of-Heaven, Chinese sumac, stinktree, varnish tree

Ajuga X Ajuga genevensis – Geneva bugleweed X Ajuga reptans – carpet bugleweed, common bugle, creeping bugleweed

Alcea X Alcea pallida – pale hollyhock X Alcea rosea – hollyhock Alchemilla X Alchemilla filicaulis – thin-stemmed lady's-mantle X Alchemilla monticola – hairy lady's-mantle Aletris N Aletris farinosa – colicroot Threatened Alisma N Alisma gramineum – grass-leaved water-plantain N Alisma subcordatum – southern water-plantain N Alisma triviale – northern water-plantain Alliaria X Alliaria petiolata – garlic mustard, hedge garlic Allium N Allium burdickii – narrow-leaved wild leek N Allium canadense – Canada wild onion, meadow garlic, meadow onion N Allium cernuum – nodding onion X Allium oleraceum – wild garlic X Allium sativum – garlic X Allium schoenoprasum var. schoenoprasum – chives N Allium schoenoprasum var. sibiricum – Siberian chives N Allium stellatum – prairie onion, wild onion N Allium tricoccum – wild leek, small wild leek, ramps X Allium vineale – field garlic Alnus X Alnus glutinosa – black alder, European alder N Alnus incana – grey alder, white alder, hoary alder, speckled alder N Alnus viridis – green alder, mountain alder, American green alder, Siberian alder, Sitka alder Alopecurus N Alopecurus aequalis – shortawn foxtail N Alopecurus alpinus – alpine foxtail X Alopecurus geniculatus – water foxtail X Alopecurus pratensis – meadow foxtail Althaea X Althaea hirsuta – hairy marsh-mallow X Althaea officinalis – common marsh-mallow Alyssum X Alyssum alyssoides – pale alyssum, small alyssum, yellow alyssum, pale madwort X Alyssum murale – yellow-tuft

Amaranthus X Amaranthus albus – white tumbleweed, tumble pigweed, tumbleweed amaranth X Amaranthus blitoides – prostrate amaranth, prostrate pigweed, matweed X Amaranthus blitum – purple amaranth X Amaranthus cruentus – blood amaranth, purple amaranth, red amaranth, caterpillar amaranth, African spinach X Amaranthus hybridus – smooth amaranth, hybrid amaranth, green pigweed, smooth pigweed, green amaranth X Amaranthus palmeri – Palmer's amaranth X Amaranthus powellii – green amaranth, Powell's smooth amaranth X Amaranthus retroflexus – redroot amaranth, redroot pigweed, wild-beet amaranth, rough pigweed X Amaranthus spinosus – spiny amaranth N Amaranthus tuberculatus – roughfruit amaranth, roughfruit waterhemp, tall waterhemp, tall pigweed Ambrosia N Ambrosia artemisiifolia – common ragweed, annual ragweed, annual bur-sage N Ambrosia psilostachya – perennial ragweed, western ragweed, naked-spike ambrosia, Cuman ragweed N Ambrosia trifida – giant ragweed, great ragweed, buffalo-weed, skeleton-leaf bur-sage Amelanchier N Amelanchier alnifolia – Saskatoonberry, northwestern serviceberry N Amelanchier arborea – downy serviceberry, downy juneberry, common serviceberry N Amelanchier bartramiana – mountain juneberry, Bartram's shadbush, Bartram's chuckleypear N Amelanchier canadensis – Canada serviceberry, swamp shadbush, thicket serviceberry N Amelanchier humilis – low serviceberry, running serviceberry N Amelanchier laevis – smooth juneberry, Allegheny serviceberry, smooth chuckleypear N Amelanchier sanguinea var. gaspensis – Gaspé roundleaf juneberry N Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea – roundleaf juneberry, roundleaf serviceberry, Fernald's chuckleypear N Amelanchier stolonifera – running serviceberry, running juneberry, running chuckleypear N Amelanchier × intermedia (A. arborea × A. canadensis) – swamp sugarpear N Amelanchier × neglecta (A. bartramiana × A. laevis) – hybrid juneberry N Amelanchier × quinti-martii (A. arborea × A. bartramiana) – Quint-mart's serviceberry N Amelanchier × wiegandii (A. arborea × A. sanguinea) – Wiegand's serviceberry Amerorchis N Amerorchis rotundifolia – small roundleaf orchis, oneleaf orchid Ammannia N Ammannia robusta – scarlet ammannia Endangered Ammophila N Ammophila breviligulata – American beachgrass Amorpha N Amorpha canescens – leadplant, downy indigobush N Amorpha fruticosa – false indigo Amphicarpaea N Amphicarpaea bracteata – American hog-peanut

Anagallis X Anagallis arvensis – scarlet pimpernel Anaphalis N Anaphalis margaritacea – pearly everlasting Anchusa X Anchusa arvensis – small bugloss, annual bugloss, alkanet X Anchusa officinalis – common bugloss Andromeda N Andromeda glaucophylla – bog rosemary, rosemary-leaf marsh andromeda N Andromeda polifolia var. jamesiana – James Bay bog rosemary N Andromeda polifolia var. polifolia – northern bog rosemary, marsh holyrose Andropogon N Andropogon gerardi – big bluestem, turkeyfoot N Andropogon virginicus – broom-sedge Androsace ? Androsace occidentalis – western rock-jasmine N Androsace septentrionalis – pygmy-flower rock-jasmine, northern androsace Anemone N Anemone acutiloba – sharp-lobed hepatica, sharp-lobed liverleaf N Anemone americana – round-lobed hepatica, American liverleaf X Anemone blanda N Anemone canadensis – Canada anemone, roundleaf thimbleweed N Anemone cylindrica – long-fruited anemone, thimbleweed, candle anemone, long-headed anemone N Anemone multifida – cutleaf anemone, cliff anemone, early anemone N Anemone parviflora – northern anemone, small-flowered anemone N Anemone patens – pasqueflower, prairie smoke, prairie crocus, cutleaf anemone N Anemone quinquefolia – wood anemone, snow-drops N Anemone richardsonii – Richardson's anemone, yellow anemone N Anemone virginiana – tall thimbleweed, riverbank anemone Anethum X Anethum graveolens – dill, Indian dill Angelica N Angelica atropurpurea – purplestem angelica, dark-purple alexanders, wild masterwort, great angelica ? Angelica lucida – seabeach angelica, shiny angelica X Angelica sylvestris ? Angelica venenosa – hairy angelica Anoda X Anoda cristata – crested anoda Antennaria N Antennaria howellii subsp. canadensis – Canada pussytoes N Antennaria howellii subsp. howellii – Howell's pussytoes N Antennaria howellii subsp. neodioica – northern pussytoes, common pussytoes N Antennaria howellii subsp. petaloidea – small pussytoes N Antennaria microphylla – littleleaf pussytoes N Antennaria neglecta – field pussytoes N Antennaria oxyphylla N Antennaria parlinii subsp. fallax – largeleaf pussytoes, deceitful pussytoes N Antennaria parlinii subsp. parlinii – Parlin's pussytoes, smooth pussytoes, plainleaf pussytoes N Antennaria parvifolia – small-leaf pussytoes, Rocky Mountain cudweed, Nuttall's pussytoes N Antennaria pulcherrima – showy pussytoes, handsome pussytoes N Antennaria rosea – rosy pussytoes, pink everlasting N Antennaria subviscosa Anthemis X Anthemis arvensis – corn chamomile, field chamomile X Anthemis cotula – mayweed, stinking chamomile, fœtid chamomile, dog fennel, stinking mayweed X Anthemis tinctoria – golden chamomile Anthoxanthum X Anthoxanthum odoratum – sweet vernalgrass, sweetgrass Anthriscus X Anthriscus cerefolium – common chervil X Anthriscus sylvestris – wild chervil, woodland chervil, cow parsley, beak-chervil Anthyllis

List of Canadian plants by genus

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