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List of Canadian plants by family This is the list of the plants in Canada, ordered by Family (biology), family. This list does not include List of introduced species to North America, introduced species, which form a separate list. {{Dynamic list Families: List of Canadian plan ...

Families: A , B , C , D , E , F , G , H , I J K , L , M , N , O , P Q , R , S , T , U V W , X Y Z

Magnoliaceae

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Liriodendron tulipifera ''Liriodendron tulipifera''—known as the tulip tree, American tulip tree, tulipwood, tuliptree, tulip poplar, whitewood, fiddletree, and yellow-poplar—is the North American representative of the two-species genus ''Liriodendron'' (the other ...

'' — tulip-tree * '' Magnolia acuminata'' — cucumber magnolia

Malvaceae

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Hibiscus moscheutos ''Hibiscus moscheutos'', the rose mallow, swamp rose-mallow,COSEWIC 2004COSEWIC assessment and update status report on the swamp rose-mallow Hibiscus moscheutos in Canada.Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. crimsoney ...

'' — swamp rosemallow * '' Iliamna rivularis'' — streambank globemallow * '' Sida hermaphrodita'' — Virginia mallow * ''

Sidalcea campestris ''Sildalcea campestris'' is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name meadow checker-mallow. It is native only to portions of western Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Distribution Meado ...

'' — meadow checkermallow * ''

Sidalcea hendersonii ''Sidalcea hendersonii'' is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name Henderson's checker-mallow. It is native to the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It is named for Oregon botanist Dr. Louis Forniquet ...

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Sidalcea oregana ''Sidalcea oregana'' is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name Oregon checkerbloom. Distribution It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Utah, where it grows in a number o ...

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Sphaeralcea coccinea ''Sphaeralcea coccinea'', the scarlet globemallow, is a perennial plant growing 10–30 cm tall from spreading rhizomes with a low habit. They have grayish stems with dense, star-shaped hairs and alternately arranged leaves. The leaf blades ...

'' — red globemallow * ''

Sphaeralcea munroana ''Sphaeralcea munroana'' is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common names Munro's globemallow and Munro's desert-mallow. It is native to the western United States, where it can be found in the Great Basin and surroun ...

'' — whitestem globemallow

Marchantiaceae Marchantiaceae is a family of liverworts in order Marchantiales. It contains a single genus ''Marchantia''. Genera in Marchantiaceae Until recently, three genera were included in the Marchantiaceae: * '' Bucegia'' Radian 1903 * ''Marchantia'' ...

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Marchantia alpestris ''Marchantia'' is a genus of liverworts in the family Marchantiaceae and the order Marchantiales. The thallus of ''Marchantia'' shows differentiation into two layers: an upper photosynthetic layer with a well-defined upper epidermis with pores ...

'' * '' Marchantia polymorpha'' * ''

Preissia quadrata ''Preissia'' is a genus of liverworts in the order Marchantiales. It is a member of family Marchantiaceae Marchantiaceae is a family of liverworts in order Marchantiales. It contains a single genus ''Marchantia''. Genera in Marchantiaceae ...

Marsileaceae Marsileaceae () is a small family of heterosporous aquatic and semi-aquatic ferns, though at first sight they do not physically resemble other ferns. The group is commonly known as the "pepperwort family" or as the "water-clover family" because ...

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Marsilea vestita ''Marsilea vestita'', the hairy water-clover, is a species of largely aquatic fern in the family Marsileaceae Marsileaceae () is a small family of heterosporous aquatic and semi-aquatic ferns, though at first sight they do not physically res ...

'' — hairy water fern

Meesiaceae

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Amblyodon dealbatus ''Amblyodon dealbatus'', short-tooth hump-moss, is a species of mosses belonging to the family Meesiaceae. It is native to Europe and Northern America Northern America is the northernmost subregion of North America. The boundaries may be ...

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Meesia longiseta ''Meesia longiseta'' is a species of moss belonging to the family Meesiaceae Meesiaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Splachnales Splachnales is the botanical name of an order of Bryophyta or leafy mosses. References ...

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Meesia triquetra ''Meesia triquetra'', the three-ranked hump-moss, is a moss that occurs all around the northern hemisphere in higher latitudes. Description ''Meesia triqueta'' grows in small tufts or cushions. The plants, often large, are acrocarpous and dioi ...

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Meesia uliginosa ''Meesia uliginosa'', the broad-nerved hump-moss, is a rare moss of the Western U.S. It occurs all around the northern hemisphere in higher latitudes, and in some places is not as rare as in the Western U.S. Technical description Plant autoic ...

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Paludella squarrosa ''Paludella squarrosa'', the angled paludella moss, is a species of moss belonging to the family Meesiaceae. It is native to the Northern Hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other pl ...

Melastomataceae

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Rhexia virginica ''Rhexia virginica'', the handsome Harry or Virginia meadow-beauty, is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to much of eastern North America, and is often found in moist, often acidic soils in open areas. This ...

'' — Virginia meadowbeauty

Menispermaceae

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Menispermum canadense ''Menispermum canadense'', the Canadian moonseed, common moonseed, or yellow parilla, is a flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae, native to eastern North America, from southern Canada south to northern Florida, and from the Atlantic coas ...

'' — Canada moonseed

Menyanthaceae

* '' Fauria crista-galli'' — deer-cabbage * '' Menyanthes trifoliata'' — bog buckbean * ''

Nymphoides cordata ''Nymphoides'', or floatingheart, is a genus of aquatic flowering plants in the family Menyanthaceae. The genus name refers to their resemblance to the water lily ''Nymphaea''. ''Nymphoides'' are aquatic plants with submerged roots and floating l ...

'' — little floatingheart

Metzgeriaceae

* '' Apometzgeria pubescens'' * ''

Metzgeria conjugata ''Metzgeria'' is a genus of thalloid liverworts in the family Metzgeriaceae. Taxonomy The genus was named in honor of Johann Metzger (1771–1844), a German copper engraver and art restorer from Staufen im Breisgau, in Baden-Württemberg, a fri ...

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Metzgeria furcata ''Metzgeria furcata'', the forked veilwort, is a frequent liverwort growing on the bark of a wide range of tree and shrub species and occasionally on rocks. It is a slim, translucent thallose liverwort forming yellow-green mats of branches about ...

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Metzgeria myriopoda ''Metzgeria'' is a genus of thalloid liverworts in the family Metzgeriaceae. Taxonomy The genus was named in honor of Johann Metzger (1771–1844), a German copper engraver and art restorer from Staufen im Breisgau, in Baden-Württemberg, a fri ...

Mniaceae

* '' Cinclidium arcticum'' * '' Cinclidium latifolium'' * ''

Cinclidium stygium ''Cinclidium stygium'' is a species of moss Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophy ...

'' * '' Cinclidium subrotundum'' * '' Cyrtomnium hymenophylloides'' * '' Cyrtomnium hymenophyllum'' * ''

Leucolepis acanthoneuron ''Leucolepis'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. Species * ''Leucolepis acanthoneura'' * ''Leucolepis menziesii ''Leucolepis'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae Mniaceae is a moss family in the order Bryales. Taxonomy ...

'' * '' Mnium ambiguum'' * ''

Mnium arizonicum ''Mnium'' is a genus of moss Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which compr ...

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Mnium blyttii ''Mnium'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Mniaceae. The species of this genus are found in Europe and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Mnium'': * ''Mnium arizonicum ''Mnium'' is a genus ...

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Mnium hornum ''Mnium hornum'', also known by the common name horn calcareous moss, is a species of moss in the genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well ...

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Mnium marginatum ''Mnium'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Mniaceae. The species of this genus are found in Europe and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Mnium'': * ''Mnium arizonicum'' J.J. Amann – Arizona ...

'' — olive-green calcareous moss * ''

Mnium spinulosum ''Mnium'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Mniaceae. The species of this genus are found in Europe and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Mnium'': * ''Mnium arizonicum'' J.J. Amann – Arizona ...

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Mnium stellare ''Mnium stellare'', the starry thyme-moss or stellar calcareous moss, is a moss species in the genus '' Mnium''. References External links Mniaceae Taxa named by Johann Hedwig Plants described in 1801 {{Bryophyte-stub ...

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Mnium thomsonii ''Mnium'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Mniaceae. The species of this genus are found in Europe and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Mnium'': * ''Mnium arizonicum'' J.J. Amann – Arizona ...

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Plagiomnium ciliare ''Plagiomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus '' Mnium'' and in 1968 Finish bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera. Descri ...

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Plagiomnium cuspidatum ''Plagiomnium cuspidatum'', also known as toothed or “baby-tooth” ''plagiomnium'' moss and woodsy thyme-moss, is a species of thyme-moss that originated in North America, but can now also be found throughout Middle America, Africa, Northern and ...

'' — toothed plagiomnium moss * ''

Plagiomnium drummondii ''Plagiomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus '' Mnium'' and in 1968 Finish bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera. Descri ...

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Plagiomnium ellipticum ''Plagiomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus '' Mnium'' and in 1968 Finish bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera. Descri ...

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Plagiomnium insigne ''Plagiomnium insigne'', the badge moss or coastal leafy moss, is a species of moss found on humus in moist, shaded, lowland forests. It can also be found on soil along trails and other shaded, open areas. The moss sometimes forms lush, extensi ...

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Plagiomnium medium ''Plagiomnium medium'', commonly known as Alpine thyme-moss or intermediate plagiomnium moss, is a moss found in montane habitats in the Northern Hemisphere. Research published in 1988 showed that is a hybrid of '' P. ellipticum'' and '' ...

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Plagiomnium rostratum ''Plagiomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus ''Mnium'' and in 1968 Finish bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera. Descrip ...

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Plagiomnium venustum ''Plagiomnium venustum'', also known as magnificent leafy moss, is a species of moss belonging to the family Mniaceae. It is found mainly in western North America along the coastal region. This moss can be identified from other members of the ...

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Pseudobryum cinclidioides ''Pseudobryum'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Mniaceae Mniaceae is a moss family in the order Bryales. Taxonomy The family Mniaceae includes the following genera: * '' Cinclidium'' * '' Cyrtomnium'' * '' Epipterygium'' * ...

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Rhizomnium andrewsianum ''Rhizomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae commonly referred to as leafy mosses. They grow nearly worldwide, mostly in the northern hemisphere. Species * ''Rhizomnium andrewsianum'' * ''Rhizomnium appalachianum'' * ''Rhizomnium g ...

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Rhizomnium appalachianum ''Rhizomnium appalachianum'' is a species of moss in the family Mniaceae native to the Eastern United States and Canada, from Manitoba to Newfoundland and south to South Carolina. It grows 4-8cm tall, and has relatively large leaves for a moss whi ...

'' — Appalachian rhizomnium moss * ''

Rhizomnium glabrescens ''Rhizomnium glabrescens'', also called fan moss or large leafy moss, is a species of moss in the genus ''Rhizomnium''. Description The plants are upright, unbranched and unisexual. Their stems are naked, up to 3 cm high, are shiny and have larg ...

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Rhizomnium gracile ''Rhizomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae commonly referred to as leafy mosses. They grow nearly worldwide, mostly in the northern hemisphere. Species * ''Rhizomnium andrewsianum'' * ''Rhizomnium appalachianum'' * ''Rhizomnium g ...

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Rhizomnium magnifolium ''Rhizomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae commonly referred to as leafy mosses. They grow nearly worldwide, mostly in the northern hemisphere. Species * ''Rhizomnium andrewsianum'' * ''Rhizomnium appalachianum'' * ''Rhizomnium g ...

'' — grandleaf rhizomnium moss * ''

Rhizomnium nudum ''Rhizomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae commonly referred to as leafy mosses. They grow nearly worldwide, mostly in the northern hemisphere. Species * ''Rhizomnium andrewsianum'' * ''Rhizomnium appalachianum'' * ''Rhizomnium g ...

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Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum ''Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum'' is a species of moss belonging to the family Mniaceae. It is native to Northern Hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, n ...

'' — felt round moss * ''

Rhizomnium punctatum Rhizomnium punctatum, also called dotted thyme-moss, is a small species in the genus ''Rhizomnium''. Description The roots, which are 10–100 mm tall, stand up straight. The oval- or egg-shaped leaves are usually broader above the middle. ...

'' — rhizomnium moss

Molluginaceae

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Mollugo verticillata ''Mollugo verticillata'', the green carpetweed (also known as Indian chickweed), is a rapidly spreading annual plant from tropical Americas, America. In eastern North America, it is a common weed growing in disturbed areas. It forms a prostrate ...

'' — green carpetweed

Monotropaceae

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Allotropa virgata ''Allotropa virgata'' is in the family Ericaceae and is the only species of the genus ''Allotropa''. It is a perennial plant that gets its common names from the distinct white and red or maroon stripes along its erect Peduncle (botany), peduncl ...

'' — sugarstick * '' Hemitomes congestum'' — gnome-plant * ''

Monotropa hypopithys ''Monotropa hypopitys'', the so-called Dutchman's pipe, false beech-drops, pinesap, or yellow bird's-nest, is a herbaceous perennial plant, formerly classified in the families Monotropaceae or Pyrolaceae, but now included within the subfamily Mon ...

'' — American pinesap * '' Monotropa uniflora'' — Indian-pipe * '' Pleuricospora fimbriolata'' — fringed pinesap * ''

Pterospora andromedea ''Pterospora'', commonly known as pinedrops, woodland pinedrops, Albany beechdrops, or giant bird's nest is a North American genus in the subfamily Monotropoideae of the heath family, and includes only the species ''Pterospora andromedea''. ...

'' — giant pinedrops

Moraceae

* '' Morus rubra'' — red mulberry

Myricaceae

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Comptonia peregrina ''Comptonia peregrina'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Myricaceae. It is the only extant (living) species in the genus ''Comptonia (plant), Comptonia'', although a number of extinct species are placed in the genus. ''Comptonia pere ...

'' — sweet-fern * '' Morella californica'' — California bayberry * '' Morella pensylvanica'' — northern bayberry * '' Myrica gale'' — sweet gale

Myriniaceae

* '' Myrinia pulvinata'' * '' Schwetschkeopsis fabronia'' {{div col end * Canada,family,M