Plants of the Boreal Shield

Where the species has been recorded. Occurrence counts and a confidence band travel with every region on the species page.

124 plants

Arum-leaved ArrowheadSagittaria cuneataaquatic · Jul-AugBalsam FirAbies balsameatree · May–JuneBalsam PoplarPopulus balsamiferatree · April–MayBasket WillowSalix petiolarisshrub · Apr-MayBeaked SedgeCarex rostratasedge · May-JunBearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursigroundcover · May–JuneBebb's SedgeCarex bebbiisedge · May-JunBebb's WillowSalix bebbianatree · April–MayBig-head RushJuncus vaseyirush · July-AugustBishop's CapMitella nudagroundcover · May-JunBlack SprucePicea marianatree · May–JuneBluejoint Reed GrassCalamagrostis canadensisgrass · Jun-AugBog BlueberryVaccinium uliginosumshrub · JuneBog CranberryVaccinium oxycoccosgroundcover · June-JulyBristly Black CurrantRibes lacustreshrub · May–JuneBuckbeanMenyanthes trifoliataaquatic · May–JuneBunchberryCornus canadensisgroundcover · JuneCanada AnemoneAnemonastrum canadensegroundcover · May-JulyCanada BuffaloberryShepherdia canadensisshrub · MayCattailTypha latifoliaaquatic · June–SeptemberCommon AlumrootHeuchera richardsoniiwildflower · June–JulyCommon HorsetailEquisetum arvenseherbCommon JuniperJuniperus communisshrub · May–JuneCommon Mare's-tailHippuris vulgarisaquatic · Jun-JulCommon PaintbrushCastilleja miniatawildflower · June–AugustCream-Coloured PeavineLathyrus ochroleucusvine · June–JulyCreeping JuniperJuniperus horizontalisgroundcover · MayCreeping SpikerushEleocharis palustrissedge · May-JulCyperus-like SedgeCarex pseudocyperussedge · Jun-JulDewberryRubus pubescensgroundcover · JuneDwarf BirchBetula glandulosashrub · May-JunDwarf RaspberryRubus arcticusgroundcover · June-JulyEarly Blue VioletViola aduncagroundcover · May–JuneElegant GoldenrodSolidago lepidawildflower · August-SeptemberFireweedChamaenerion angustifoliumwildflower · July-AugustFlat-topped GoldenrodEuthamia graminifoliawildflower · August-SeptemberFloating Marsh-marigoldCaltha natansaquatic · Jun-JulGray GoldenrodSolidago nemoraliswildflower · August–SeptemberGreen AlderAlnus alnobetulashrub · April-MayHarebellCampanula alaskanawildflower · July-AugustHooded Ladies' TressesSpiranthes romanzoffianawildflower · July–AugustJack PinePinus banksianatree · May-JuneJune GrassKoeleria macranthagrass · June–JulyLabrador TeaLedum groenlandicumshrub · May-JulyLindley's AsterSymphyotrichum ciliolatumwildflower · August–SeptemberLow-bush CranberryViburnum eduleshrub · JuneMarsh CinquefoilComarum palustrewildflower · June–AugustMarsh Hedge NettleStachys pilosawildflower · July-AugustMarsh MarigoldCaltha palustriswildflower · May–JuneMarsh SkullcapScutellaria galericulatawildflower · June–AugustMarsh VioletViola palustrisgroundcover · May-JuneMeadow SedgeCarex praticolasedge · May-JunMeadowsweetSpiraea albashrub · July–AugustMoss CampionSilene acauliswildflower · Jun-AugNarrow-leaved HawkweedHieracium umbellatumwildflower · Jul-SepNarrowleaf Cotton-grassEriophorum angustifoliumsedge · May-JunNorthern Black CurrantRibes hudsonianumshrub · May–JuneNorthern GentianGentianella amarellawildflower · July–SeptemberPalmate-leaved ColtsfootPetasites frigidusherb · April-MayPaper BirchBetula papyriferatree · April–MayPearly EverlastingAnaphalis margaritaceawildflower · July–SeptemberPhiladelphia FleabaneErigeron philadelphicuswildflower · May–JulyPin CherryPrunus pensylvanicatree · MayPink CorydalisCapnoides sempervirenswildflower · June-AugustPink PussytoesAntennaria roseagroundcover · May–JulyPink PyrolaPyrola asarifoliagroundcover · June–AugustPlains WormwoodArtemisia campestriswildflower · Aug-SepPrairie CrocusPulsatilla nuttallianawildflower · March-MayPrairie SagewortArtemisia frigidawildflower · July–AugustPrickly Wild RoseRosa acicularisshrub · June–JulyPurple Reed GrassCalamagrostis purpurascensgrass · Jun-JulPurple-stemmed Tall Aster (Swamp Aster)Symphyotrichum puniceumwildflower · August–SeptemberPussy WillowSalix discolorshrub · March–AprilRed BaneberryActaea rubrawildflower · May-JuneRed Osier DogwoodCornus sericeashrub · June–JulyRocky Mountain FescueFestuca saximontanagrass · May-JulyRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaherb · July–AugustSandbar WillowSalix interiorshrub · Apr-MaySaskatoon BerryAmelanchier alnifoliashrub · May–JuneShort-capsuled WillowSalix brachycarpashrub · May-JunSkunk CurrantRibes glandulosumshrub · May-JunSlender NettleUrtica gracilisherb · Jun-AugSlender WheatgrassElymus trachycaulusgrass · June–JulySlough GrassBeckmannia syzigachnegrass · Jun-JulSmall Bottle SedgeCarex utriculataaquatic · Jun-JulSmall-fruited BulrushScirpus microcarpussedge · June-AugustSpike TrisetumKoeleria spicatagrass · June-JulySpiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum sibiricumaquatic · Jun-AugSpreading DogbaneApocynum androsaemifoliumwildflower · June–AugustSticky GoldenrodSolidago glutinosawildflower · July-SeptemberSticky Goldenrod (Mount Albert Goldenrod)Solidago simplexwildflower · July–SeptemberStrawberry SpinachBlitum capitatumherb · Jun-JulSwamp HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileaquaticSweet-scented BedstrawGalium triflorumgroundcover · Jun-JulTall Lungwort (Blue Bells)Mertensia paniculatawildflower · June–JulyTall Showy YarrowAchillea alpinawildflower · June-AugustTamarackLarix laricinatree · MayThinleaf AlderAlnus incanashrub · April-MayTicklegrassAgrostis scabragrass · June-AugustTrembling AspenPopulus tremuloidestree · AprilTufted HairgrassDeschampsia caespitosagrass · June-AugustTwinflowerLinnaea borealisgroundcover · June–JulyVelvet-leaf BlueberryVaccinium myrtilloidesshrub · May–JuneWater Arum (Wild Calla)Calla palustriswildflower · June–JulyWater BirchBetula occidentalistree · April–MayWater ParsnipSium suaveaquatic · Jul-AugWater SedgeCarex aquatilissedge · Jun-JulWater SmartweedPersicaria amphibiawildflower · June–SeptemberWestern Mountain AshSorbus scopulinashrub · June–JulyWestern WheatgrassPascopyrum smithiigrass · Jun-JulWestern Wood LilyLilium philadelphicumwildflower · June–JulyWhite SprucePicea glaucatree · May–JuneWild Lily-of-the-valleyMaianthemum canadensegroundcover · May–JuneWild RaspberryRubus idaeusshrub · June–JulyWild Red CurrantRibes tristeshrub · May–JuneWild SarsaparillaAralia nudicaulisherb · JuneWild StrawberryFragaria virginianagroundcover · May–JuneWild VetchVicia americanavine · June–JulyWire RushJuncus balticusrush · June-JulyWoodland StrawberryFragaria vescagroundcover · May–JuneYarrowAchillea millefoliumwildflower · June–AugustYellow AvensGeum aleppicumwildflower · June–AugustYellow Lady's SlipperCypripedium parviflorumwildflower · May-JunYellow Pond-lilyNuphar variegataaquatic · Jun-Aug