Wildflowers and Scenery of the Canadian Rockies

Wildflowers from the Foothills

Index to Scientific Names

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Scientific NameCommon Name
Acer circinatum Vine maple
Achillea millefolium Yarrow
Achillea millefolium ssp. alpicola Yarrow
Achillea millefolium ssp. lanulosa Yarrow
Achillea sibirica Siberian yarrow
Aconitum columbianum Columbian monkshood
Actaea pachypoda Baneberry
Actaea rubra Baneberry
Agastache foeniculum Giant hyssop
Agoseris aurantiaca Orange agoseris
Agoseris glauca Pale false-dandelion
Agropyron cristatum Crested wheatgrass
Alisma triviale Western water-plantain
Allium cernum Nodding onion
Allium geyeri Geyer's wild onion
Allium schoenoprasum Purple onion
Allium textile Prairie onion
Alyssum alyssoides Yellow alyssum
Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon
Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly everlasting
Andromeda polifolia Bog rosemary
Androsace chamaejasme Rock jasmine
Androsace septentrionalis Fairy candelabra
Anemone canadensis Canada anemone
Anemone cylindrica Long-headed anemone
Anemone drummondii Drummond's anemone
Anemone multifida Wind flower
Anemone occidentalis Western anemone
Anemone parviflora Northern anemone
Anemone patens Prairie crocus
Angelica arguta Lyall's angelica
Angelica dawsonii Yellow angelica
Antenaria neglecta Field pussytoes
Antennaria anaphaloides Tall pussytoes
Antennaria aprica Low everlasting
Antennaria campestris Prairie everlasting
Antennaria lanata Woolly pussytoes
Antennaria luzuloides Silvery everlasting
Antennaria microphylla Rosy pussytoes
Antennaria parvifolia Rocky Mountain pussytoes
Antennaria pulcherrima Showy pussytoes
Antennaria racemosa Racemose pussytoes
Antennaria rosea Rosy everlasting
Antennaria umbrinella Umber pussytoes
Apocynum androsaemifolium Spreading dogbane
Aquilegia brevistyla Blue columbine
Aquilegia flavescens Yellow columbine
Aquilegia formosa Red columbine
Aquilegia sp. Red columbine
Arabis drummondii Drummond's rockcress
Arabis hirsuta Hairy rockcress
Aralia nudicaulis Wild sarsaparilla
Arctium minus Burdock
Arctium tomentosum Cotton burdock
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry
Arenaria capillaris Thread-leaved sandwort
Arenaria lanuginosa Sandwort
Argentina anserina Silverweed
Arnica alpina Alpine arnica
Arnica cordifolia Heart-leaved arnica
Arnica fulgens Orange arnica
Arnica latifolia Mountain arnica
Arnica sororia Twin arnica
Arnica sp. Heartleaf arnica
Artemisia biennis Biennial sagewort
Artemisia campestris Common sagewort
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon
Artemisia frigida Fringed sage
Artemisia gnaphalodes Prairie sage
Artemisia norvegica Mountain sagewort
Artemisia tilesii Herriot's sagewort
Aruncus dioicus Goat's beard
Asarum caudatum Wild ginger
Aster campestris Meadow aster
Aster ciliolatus Lindley's aster
Aster conspicuus Showy aster
Aster eatonii Eaton's aster
Aster ericoides Tufted white prairie aster
Aster ericoides ssp. pansus Tufted white prairie aster
Aster foliaceus Leafy aster
Aster hesperius Willow aster
Aster laevis Smooth aster
Aster pansus Many flowered aster
Astragalus agrestis Field milkvetch
Astragalus alpinus Alpine milkvetch
Astragalus collinus Hillside milkvetch
Astragalus crassicarpus Buffalo plum locoweed
Astragalus drummondii Drummond's milkvetch
Astragalus kentrophyta Thistle milkvetch
Astragalus missouriensis Missouri milkvetch
Astragalus pectinatus Narrow leaved milkvetch
Astragalus striatus Ascending purple milkvetch
Astragalus vexilliflexus Few-flowered milkvetch

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