Shrubs, Herbs and Other Plants

 

World Boreal Species of Common Shrubs

 

  • Acer circinatum
    – Vine Maple
  • Alnus incana
    – Mountain Alder
  • Amelanchier alnifolia
    – Western Serviceberry
  • Cassiope mentensiana
    – White Mountain Heather
  • Crataegus douglasii
    – Black Hawthorn
  • Elaeagnus angustifolia
    – Russian Olive
  • Kalmia angustifolia
    – Sheep Laurel
  • Malus baccata
    – Siberian Crab Apple
  • Myrica pensylvanica
    – Northern Bayberry
  • Phyllodoce empetriformis
    – Pink Mountain Heather
  • Rhamnus cathartica
    – European Buckthorn
  • Rhododendron albiflorum
    – White Rhododendron
  • Rhus aromatica
    – Skunkbush
  • Rubus spectabilis
    – Salmonberry
  • Salix babylonica
    Weeping Willow
  • Sambucus racemosa
    – Pacific Red Elderberry
  • Sorbus scopulina
    – Western Mountain Ash
  • Sorbus sitchensis
    – Sitka Mountain Ash
  • Symphoricarpos albus
    – Common Snowberry
  • Tamarix chinensis
    – Five-stamen Tamarisk
  • Toxicodendron radicans
    – Poison Ivy
  • Toxicodendron vernix
    – Poison Sumac
  • Vaccinium corymbosum
    – Highbush Blueberry
  • Vaccinium macrocarpon
    – Large Cranberry
  • Vaccinium membranaceum
    – Black Huckleberry
  • Vaccinium parvifolium
    – Red Huckleberry

 

World Boreal Species of Common Herbs, Wildflowers, Grasses, Mosses, Aquatic Plants…

 

  • Allium canadense
    – Wild Garlic
  • Ambrosia artemisiifolia
    – Common Ragweed
  • Aquilegia canadensis
    – Wild Columbine
  • Artemisia stelleriana
    – Dusty Miller
  • Bellis perennis
    – English Daisy
  • Brassica campestris
    – Field Mustard
  • Caltha palustris
    – Marsh Marigold
  • Cetraria islandica
    – Iceland Moss
  • Cichorium intybus
    – Chicory
  • Cirsium discolor
    – Field Thistle
  • Claytonia sibirica
    – Pink purslane, “Siberian Miner’s Lettuce”
  • Conium maculatum
    – Poison Hemlock
  • Conyza canadensis
    – Canadian Fleabane, “Horseweed”
  • Digitalis purpurea
    – Foxglove
  • Eritrichum nanum
    – Alpine Forget-me-not
  • Erythronium americanum
    – Trout Lily
  • Gentiana algida
    – Arctic Gentian
  • Geranium maculatum
    – Wild Geranium
  • Helianthus annuus
    – Common Sunflower
  • Hierochloe odorata
    – Sweet Grass
  • Huperzia selago
    – Mountain Clubmoss
  • Hymenoxys grandiflora
    – Alpine Sunflower
  • Kochia scoparia
    – Burning Bush
  • Lactuca serriola
    – Prickly Lettuce
  • Lemna minor
    – Lesser Duckweed
  • Lilium canadense
    – Canada Lily
  • Lobelia dortmanna
    – Water Lobelia
  • Lycopodium annotinum
    – Stiff Clubmoss
  • Lycopodium clavatum
    Running Ground Pine
  • Lythrum salicaria
    – Purple Loosestrife
  • Mentha arvensis
    – Wild Mint
  • Mentzelia laevicaulis
    – Northern Blazing Star
  • Myriophyllum sibiricum
    – Common Water Milfoil
  • Nymphaea odorata
    – Fragrant Water-lily
  • Oenothera biennis
    – Common Evening Primrose
  • Oenothera pallida
    – Pale Evening Primrose
  • Oxalis acetosella
    – Common Wood Sorrel
  • Phleum pratense
    – Timothy
  • Phragmites communis
    – Common Reed
  • Plantago lanceolata
    – English Plantain
  • Podophyllum peltatum
    – May Apple
  • Pontederia cordata
    – Pickerelweed
  • Ranunculus acris
    – Common Buttercup
  • Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
    – True Watercress
  • Rudbeckia hirta
    – Black-eyed Susan
  • Sanguisorba canadensis
    – Canadian Burnet
  • Sarracenia purpurea
    – Northern Pitcher Plant
  • Saxifraga oppositifolia
    – Purple Mountain Saxifrage
  • Scirpus acutus (lacustris)
    – Hardstem Bulrush
  • Scirpus cyperinus
    – Marsh Bulrush
  • Silene acaulis
    – Moss Campion
  • Sisyrinchium angustifolium
    – Blue-eyed Grass
  • Sium suave
    – Water Parsnip
  • Solanum carolinense
    – Horse-nettle
  • Solidago canadensis
    – Canada Goldenrod
  • Sorghastrum nutans
    – Indian Grass
  • Spiraea latifolia
    – Meadowsweet
  • Taraxacum officinale
    – Common Dandelion
  • Trifolium pratense
    – Red Clover
  • Trifolium repens
    – White Clover
  • Typha latifolia
    – Common Cattail
  • Utricularia minor
    – Lesser Bladderwort
  • Vinca minor
    – Lesser Periwinkle
  • Viola canadensis
    – Canada Violet
  • Zizania aquatica
    – Wild Rice