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Plants of Waterton Lakes National Park (Guide 2) | Les plantes du parc national des Lacs-Waterton (guide 2)

A guide to potential trees and grasses observed in Waterton Lakes National Park of Canada. For more information about Waterton Lakes National Park, please visit: ...more ↓

Subalpine Fir 1
Abies lasiocarpa
Acer glabrum var. douglasii
Acer glabrum douglasii
Achnatherum nelsonii ssp. dorei
Achnatherum nelsonii dorei
Agrostis exarata var. exarata
Agrostis exarata exarata
ticklegrass 2
Agrostis scabra
Thurber's Bentgrass
Agrostis thurberiana
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia
Alnus incana tenuifolia
Alnus viridis ssp. crispa
Alnus viridis crispa
short-awn foxtail 2
Alopecurus aequalis
Alpine Foxtail
Alopecurus magellanicus
american slough grass
Beckmannia syzigachne
water birch 3
Betula occidentalis
paper birch 4
Betula papyrifera
Swamp Birch 5
Betula pumila
Betula pumila var. glandulifera
Betula pumila glandulifera
Nodding Brome 2
Bromus anomalus
California brome 2
Bromus carinatus
fringed brome 2
Bromus ciliatus
smooth brome 6
Bromus inermis
columbia brome
Bromus vulgaris
bluejoint 2
Calamagrostis canadensis
Plains Reedgrass
Calamagrostis montanensis
Purple Reedgrass
Calamagrostis purpurascens
Calamagrostis purpurascens var. purpurascens
Calamagrostis purpurascens purpurascens
pine reed grass 2
Calamagrostis rubescens
Slim-stem Small-reedgrass 5
Calamagrostis stricta
Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa
Calamagrostis stricta inexpansa
Sand Reedgrass
Calamovilfa longifolia
swarthy sedge
Carex adusta
black-and-white sedge
Carex albonigra
Columbian Sedge
Carex aperta
water sedge 7
Carex aquatilis
wheat sedge
Carex atherodes
long-bracted sedge 8
Carex athrostachya
Blackened Sedge
Carex atrosquama
golden sedge 9
Carex aurea
Back's sedge
Carex backii
Bebb's sedge 10
Carex bebbii
Shortbeak Sedge
Carex brevior
brownish sedge
Carex brunnescens
Buxbaum's sedge 11
Carex buxbaumii
hoary sedge 12
Carex canescens
hair-like sedge 7
Carex capillaris
Beautiful Sedge
Carex concinna
northwestern sedge
Carex concinnoides
Crawford's sedge
Carex crawfordii
Dewey's sedge
Carex deweyana
Lesser Tussock Sedge 13
Carex diandra
two-seeded sedge
Carex disperma
spikeletrush sedge
Carex duriuscula
threadleaf sedge 2
Carex filifolia
yellow-green sedge 6
Carex flava
Geyer's sedge 2
Carex geyeri
Northern bog sedge
Carex gynocrates
Hall's Sedge
Carex hallii
cloud or hayden's sedge
Carex haydeniana
Carex heteroneura var. epapillosa
Carex heteroneura epapillosa
hood's sedge 2
Carex hoodii
sheep sedge
Carex illota
weakly veined sedge
Carex infirminervia
Carex inops ssp. heliophila
Carex inops heliophila
inland sedge
Carex interior
woolly-fruited sedge 12
Carex lasiocarpa
Carex lasiocarpa var. americana
Carex lasiocarpa americana
lenticular sedge 14
Carex lenticularis
Carex lenticularis var. dolia
Carex lenticularis dolia
Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa 15
Carex lenticularis lipocarpa
bog hare sedge 8
Carex leporinella
bristle-stalked sedge
Carex leptalea
Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea
Carex leptalea leptalea
slender-footed sedge 16
Carex leptopoda
mud sedge 7
Carex limosa
livid sedge
Carex livida
Falkland Island Sedge
Carex macloviana
small-winged sedge
Carex microptera
Nard Sedge
Carex nardina
black alpine sedge 17
Carex nigricans
Norway sedge
Carex norvegica
Blunt Sedge
Carex obtusata
starry broomsedge 8
Carex pachystachya
Parry's Sedge
Carex parryana
Carex parryana var. parryana
Carex parryana parryana
Payson's Sedge 18
Carex paysonis
woolly sedge 19
Carex pellita
Liddon's sedge
Carex petasata
dunhead or alpine hare sedge
Carex phaeocephala
Broad-scale Sedge
Carex platylepis
Short-stalk Sedge
Carex podocarpa
field sedge 20
Carex praegracilis
northern meadow sedge
Carex praticola
Presl's sedge
Carex preslii
Raynold's sedge 2
Carex raynoldsii
Richardson's Sedge
Carex richardsonii
Ross's sedge 9
Carex rossii
Rock Sedge
Carex rupestris
Sartwell's Sedge
Carex sartwellii
russet sedge
Carex saxatilis
bulrush sedge
Carex scirpoidea
Holm's Rocky Mountain sedge 17
Carex scopulorum
Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa
Carex scopulorum bracteosa

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