Standards for Broad Terrestrial Ecosystem Classification and Mapping
for British Columbia

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APPENDIX B

PLANT SPECIES LIST

COMMON NAME

LATIN NAME

alder

Alnus spp.

alder, red

Alnus rubra

alder, Green

Alnus crispa spp. crispa

alder, mountain

Alnus incana ssp tenuifolia

alder, Sitka

Alnus crispa ssp. sinuata

alkaligrass, Nuttall's

Puccinellia nuttalliana

alumroot, round-leaved

Heuchera cylindrica

anemone, cut-leaved

Anemone multifida

antelope-brush

Purshia tridentata

apple, Pacific crab

Malus fusca

arbutus

Arbutus menziesii

arnica, heart-leaved

Arnica cordifolia

arnica, mountain

Arnica latifolia

arrowgrass

Triglochin spp.

arrow-grass, seaside

Triglochin maritimum

aspen, trembling

Populus tremuloides

aster, fringed

Aster ciliolatus

aster, leafy

Aster foliaceus

aster, meadow

Aster campestris

aster, rush

Aster borealis

aster, showy

Aster conspicuus

aster, tufted white prairie

Aster pansus

azalea, FALSE

Menziesia ferruginea

balsamroot, arrow-leaved

Balsamorhiza sagittata

baneberry

Actaea rubra

barley, foxtail

Hordeum jubatum

bearberry

Arctostaphylos spp.

bedstraw

Galium spp.

bedstraw, northern

Galium boreale

bedstraw, small

Galium trifidum

bedstraw, sweet-scented

Galium triflorum

bentgrass, spike

Agrostis exarata

bilberry, low

Vaccinium myrtillus

birch, paper

Betula papyrifera

birch, scrub

Betula glandulosa

birch, water

Betula occidentalis

birch, Bog

Betula glandulosa

bistort, alpine

Bistorta vivipara

black currant, northern

Ribes hudsonianum

blackberry, evergreen

Rubus laciniatus

blackberry, Himalayan

Rubus discolor

blackberry, trailing

Rubus ursinus spp. macropetalus

blackberry, Dwarf red

Rubus pubescens

bladderwort

Utricularia spp.

bladderwort, flat-leaved

Utricularia intermedia

bladderwort, greater

Utricularia vulgaris

blue-eyed-grass

Sisyrinchium spp.

bluebells, tall

Mertensia paniculata

blueberry

Vaccinium spp.

blueberry, Alaskan

Vaccinium alaskaense

blueberry, bog

Vaccinium uliginosum

blueberry, dwarf

Vaccinium caespitosum

blueberry, oval-leaved

Vaccinium ovalifolium

blueberry, velvet-leaved

Vaccinium myrtilloides

bluegrass

Poa spp.

bluegrass, alkali

Poa juncifolia

bluegrass, alpine

Poa alpina

bluegrass, arctic

Poa arctica

bluegrass, Cusick's

Poa cusickii

bluegrass, glaucous

Poa glauca

bluegrass, Kentucky

Poa pratensis

bluegrass, Sandberg's

Poa sandbergii

bluejoint

Calamagrostis canadensis

bog-laurel

Kalmia microphylla ssp. occidentalis

bog-orchid, white

Platanthera dilatata

Bog-rosemary

Andromeda polifolia

bracken

Pteridium aquilinum

bramble, five-leaved

Rubus pedatus

brome, Barren

Bromus sterilis

broom, Scotch

Cytisus scoparius

buckbean

Menyanthes trifoliata

bugbane, False

Trautvetteria caroliniensis

bulrush, great

Scirpus lacustris

bulrush, Nevada

Scirpus nevadensis

bunchberry

Cornus canadensis

bunchberry, cordilleran

Cornus unalaschkensis

burnet, great

Sanguisorba officinalis

buttercup, shore

Ranunculus cymbalaria

buttercup, subalpine

Ranunculus eschscholtzii

buttercup, western

Ranunculus occidentalis

cabbage, skunk

Lysichiton americanum

cactus, brittle prickly-pear

Opuntia fragilis

cactus, prickly-pear

Opuntia spp.

camas, common

Camassia quamash

campion, moss

Silene acaulis

cat's-ear, hairy

Hypochaeris radicata

cattail

Typha latifolia

ceanothus, redstem

Ceanothus sanguineus

Chaffweed

Centunculus minimus

Cheatgrass

Bromus tectorum

cherry, choke

Prunus virginiana

common starwort (chickweed)

Stellaria media

cinquefoil

Potentilla spp.

cinquefoil, diverse-leaved

Potentilla diversifolia

cinquefoil, graceful

Potentilla gracilis

cinquefoil, marsh

Potentilla palustris

cinquefoil, one-flowered

Potentilla uniflora

cinquefoil, prairie

Potentilla pensylvanica

cinquefoil, shrubby

Potentilla fruticosa

cloudberry

Rubus chamaemorus

clover, Springbank

Trifolium wormskjoldii

clubmoss, stiff

Lycopodium annotinum

clubrush

Trichophorum spp.

clubrush, tufted

Trichophorum cespitosum

coltsfoot, arrow-leaved

Petasites sagittatus

coltsfoot, palmate

Petasites palmatus

coltsfoot, sweet

Petasites frigidus

copperbush

Cladothamnus pyroliflorus

cotton-grass

Eriophorum spp.

cotton-grass, narrow-leaved

Eriophorum angustifolium

cottonwood, black

Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa

cow-parnsip

Heracleum sphondylium

cow-wheat

Melampyrum lineare var. lineare

cranberry, bog

Vaccinium oxycoccos

creeping-snowberry

Gaultheria hispidula

crowberry

Empetrum nigrum

currant

Ribes spp.

currant, red swamp

Ribes triste

currant, stink

Ribes bracteosum

daisy, subalpine

Erigeron peregrinus

dandelion, Common

Taraxacum officinale

death-camas

Zigadenus spp.

deer-cabbage

Fauria crista-galli

devil's club

Oplopanax horridus

dogbane, spreading

Apocynum androsaemifolium


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