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Plants of Glacier National Park (Guide 2) | Les plantes du parc national des Glaciers (guide 2)

A guide to potential trees and grasses observed in Glacier National Park of Canada (Guide 2). For more information about Glacier National Park, please visit: ...more ↓

Subalpine Fir 1
Abies lasiocarpa
mountain maple 2
Acer glabrum
Achnatherum nelsonii ssp. dorei
Achnatherum nelsonii dorei
Agropyron cristatum ssp. pectinatum
Agropyron cristatum pectinatum
Pacific bentgrass 3
Agrostis exarata
ticklegrass 4
Agrostis scabra
creeping bent 4
Agrostis stolonifera
Thurber's Bentgrass
Agrostis thurberiana
mountain bentgrass 5
Agrostis variabilis
early hair grass
Aira praecox
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia
Alnus incana tenuifolia
Alnus viridis ssp. crispa
Alnus viridis crispa
Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata
Alnus viridis sinuata
paper birch 6
Betula papyrifera
California brome 4
Bromus carinatus
fringed brome 4
Bromus ciliatus
Bromus inermis var. inermis
Bromus inermis inermis
mountain brome 7
Bromus marginatus
columbia brome
Bromus vulgaris
bluejoint 4
Calamagrostis canadensis
pine reed grass 4
Calamagrostis rubescens
Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa
Calamagrostis stricta inexpansa
black-and-white sedge
Carex albonigra
water sedge 8
Carex aquatilis
Black Alpine-sedge 9
Carex atrata
golden sedge 10
Carex aurea
Bebb's sedge 11
Carex bebbii
brownish sedge
Carex brunnescens
hoary sedge 12
Carex canescens
hair-like sedge 8
Carex capillaris
northern sedge
Carex deflexa
Dewey's sedge
Carex deweyana
two-seeded sedge
Carex disperma
star sedge 13
Carex echinata
Goosegrass Sedge
Carex eleusinoides
yellow-green sedge 14
Carex flava
Northern bog sedge
Carex gynocrates
hood's sedge 4
Carex hoodii
sheep sedge
Carex illota
inland sedge
Carex interior
Krause's Sedge
Carex krausei
Carex lasiocarpa var. americana
Carex lasiocarpa americana
Carex lenticularis var. dolia
Carex lenticularis dolia
Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa 5
Carex lenticularis lipocarpa
Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea
Carex leptalea leptalea
mud sedge 8
Carex limosa
Falkland Island Sedge
Carex macloviana
Alaska Large Awn Sedge 15
Carex macrochaeta
mertens' sedge 16
Carex mertensii
Bristle Sedge
Carex microglochin
small-winged sedge
Carex microptera
Nard Sedge
Carex nardina
black alpine sedge 17
Carex nigricans
Norway sedge
Carex norvegica
starry broomsedge 18
Carex pachystachya
dunhead or alpine hare sedge
Carex phaeocephala
Short-stalk Sedge
Carex podocarpa
northern meadow sedge
Carex praticola
Pyrenean Sedge
Carex pyrenaica
Ross's sedge 10
Carex rossii
beaked sedge 19
Carex rostrata
russet sedge
Carex saxatilis
bulrush sedge
Carex scirpoidea
showy sedge 20
Carex spectabilis
Carex stipata var. stipata
Carex stipata stipata
delicate quill sedge
Carex tenera
threeseeded sedge 21
Carex trisperma
Northwest Territory sedge 3
Carex utriculata
little green sedge 22
Carex viridula
drooping woodreed 4
Cinna latifolia
Poverty Oatgrass 23
Danthonia spicata
Slender Spikerush
Eleocharis elliptica
Slender Spikerush
Eleocharis nitida
beaked spikerush 4
Eleocharis rostellata
Slender Spikerush
Eleocharis tenuis
Bearded Wild Rye
Elymus caninus
blue wild rye 4
Elymus glaucus
Boreal Wild Rye
Elymus hirsutus
Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus 24
Elymus trachycaulus
Common Cotton-grass 25
Eriophorum angustifolium
Russet Cotton-grass
Eriophorum chamissonis
Green Keeled Cotton-grass 26
Eriophorum viridicarinatum
Shortleaf Fescue
Festuca brachyphylla
red fescue 27
Festuca rubra
mountain fescue
Festuca saximontana
bearded fescue
Festuca subulata
fowl manna grass 4
Glyceria elata
american manna grass
Glyceria grandis
Mackenzie Valley Mannagrass
Glyceria pulchella
Foxtail Barley 28
Hordeum jubatum
Northern Green Rush
Juncus alpinoarticulatus
Baltic rush 4
Juncus balticus
bolander's rush
Juncus bolanderi
Chestnut Rush
Juncus castaneus
drummond's rush 4
Juncus drummondii
dagger rush 4
Juncus ensifolius
mertens' rush
Juncus mertensianus
knotted rush
Juncus nodosus
parry's rush
Juncus parryi
regel's rush
Juncus regelii

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