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Plants of Banff National Park (Guide 2) | Les plantes du parc national Banff (guide 2)

A guide to potential trees and grasses observed in Banff National Park of Canada. For more information about Banff National Park, please visit: http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/banff/index.aspx (Note: The ...more ↓

Subalpine Fir 1
Abies lasiocarpa
Acer glabrum var. douglasii
Acer glabrum douglasii
Acer negundo var. interius
Acer negundo interius
Achnatherum nelsonii ssp. dorei
Achnatherum nelsonii dorei
Agropyron cristatum ssp. pectinatum
Agropyron cristatum pectinatum
mountain bent grass 2
Agrostis humilis
Arctic Bentgrass
Agrostis mertensii
ticklegrass 2
Agrostis scabra
creeping bent 2
Agrostis stolonifera
Thurber's Bentgrass
Agrostis thurberiana
mountain bentgrass 3
Agrostis variabilis
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia
Alnus incana tenuifolia
Alnus viridis ssp. crispa
Alnus viridis crispa
short-awn foxtail 2
Alopecurus aequalis
american slough grass
Beckmannia syzigachne
dwarf resin birch
Betula glandulosa
water birch 4
Betula occidentalis
paper birch 5
Betula papyrifera
Betula pumila var. glandulifera
Betula pumila glandulifera
fringed brome 2
Bromus ciliatus
Bromus inermis var. inermis
Bromus inermis inermis
Broad-glumed Brome
Bromus latiglumis
Cheat Grass 6
Bromus tectorum
bluejoint 2
Calamagrostis canadensis
Plains Reedgrass
Calamagrostis montanensis
Calamagrostis purpurascens var. purpurascens
Calamagrostis purpurascens purpurascens
pine reed grass 2
Calamagrostis rubescens
Slim-stem Small-reedgrass 7
Calamagrostis stricta
Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa
Calamagrostis stricta inexpansa
black-and-white sedge
Carex albonigra
water sedge 6
Carex aquatilis
Blackened Sedge
Carex atrosquama
golden sedge 8
Carex aurea
Back's sedge
Carex backii
brownish sedge
Carex brunnescens
Buxbaum's sedge 9
Carex buxbaumii
hoary sedge 10
Carex canescens
hair-like sedge 6
Carex capillaris
capitate sedge 11
Carex capitata
Beautiful Sedge
Carex concinna
northwestern sedge
Carex concinnoides
Crawe's sedge
Carex crawei
northern sedge
Carex deflexa
Dewey's sedge
Carex deweyana
Lesser Tussock Sedge 12
Carex diandra
two-seeded sedge
Carex disperma
spikeletrush sedge
Carex duriuscula
ebony sedge
Carex eburnea
threadleaf sedge 2
Carex filifolia
yellow-green sedge 13
Carex flava
Alpine Sedge
Carex glacialis
Northern bog sedge
Carex gynocrates
cloud or hayden's sedge
Carex haydeniana
hood's sedge 2
Carex hoodii
Hooker's Sedge
Carex hookeriana
sheep sedge
Carex illota
Carex incurviformis var. incurviformis
Carex incurviformis incurviformis
Carex inops ssp. heliophila
Carex inops heliophila
inland sedge
Carex interior
Hare's-foot Sedge 14
Carex lachenalii
Carex lenticularis var. dolia
Carex lenticularis dolia
Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea
Carex leptalea leptalea
mud sedge 6
Carex limosa
livid sedge
Carex livida
Falkland Island Sedge
Carex macloviana
Bristle Sedge
Carex microglochin
small-winged sedge
Carex microptera
Nard Sedge
Carex nardina
black alpine sedge 15
Carex nigricans
Norway sedge
Carex norvegica
Blunt Sedge
Carex obtusata
Carex parryana var. parryana
Carex parryana parryana
woolly sedge 16
Carex pellita
Liddon's sedge
Carex petasata
Rock Sedge
Carex petricosa
dunhead or alpine hare sedge
Carex phaeocephala
Broad-scale Sedge
Carex platylepis
Short-stalk Sedge
Carex podocarpa
field sedge 17
Carex praegracilis
northern meadow sedge
Carex praticola
Pyrenean Sedge
Carex pyrenaica
Black Sedge
Carex raymondii
Richardson's Sedge
Carex richardsonii
Ross's sedge 8
Carex rossii
Rock Sedge
Carex rupestris
Sartwell's Sedge
Carex sartwellii
russet sedge
Carex saxatilis
bulrush sedge
Carex scirpoidea
Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa
Carex scopulorum bracteosa
dry land sedge
Carex siccata
short-beaked or analog sedge 11
Carex simulata
showy sedge 18
Carex spectabilis
tinged sedge
Carex tincta
parasol sedge
Carex umbellata
Northwest Territory sedge 19
Carex utriculata
sheathed sedge 8
Carex vaginata
little green sedge 20
Carex viridula
whitescale sedge
Carex xerantica
drooping woodreed 2
Cinna latifolia
Orchard Grass 2
Dactylis glomerata

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