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Below is a list of Canadian plants by genus. Due to the vastness of Canada's biodiversity, this page is divided. Many of the plants seen in Canada are introduced by either intentionally or accidentally. N indicated native and X indicated exotic. Those plants whose status is unknown are marked with a ?.
[2] [1] Insects account for nearly 70 percent of documented animal species in Canada. [2] More than 300 species are found exclusively in Canada. [5] There are 20 major ecosystems – ecozones – in Canada: 15 terrestrial and 5 marine. [6] Canada's major biomes are the tundra, boreal forest, grassland, and temperate deciduous forest.
This is a list of bird species confirmed in Canada. Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of Bird Checklists of the World as of July 2022. [2] Of the 704 species listed here, 236 are accidental. Twelve species were introduced to North America or directly to Canada, three species are extinct, and three (possibly four) have been extirpated ...
The fauna of Canada consist of approximately 200 mammal species, over 460 native bird species, 43 amphibian species, 43 reptile species, and 1,200 fish species. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The biology survey of Canada cites that there are approximately 55,000 species of insects and 11,000 species of mites and spiders.
According to environment Canada the nation of Canada hosts approximately 17,000 identified species of trees, flowers, herbs, ferns, mosses and other flora. [1] About 3,322 species of vascular plants are native to Canada, and about 830 additional non-native species are recorded as established outside cultivation there. [2]
Native plants in the U.S. are under threat from habitat loss, construction, overgrazing, wildfires, invasive species, bioprospecting — the search for plant and animal species from which ...
Main page: List of Canadian plants by family This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
This is the list of the plants in Canada, ordered by family. This list does not include introduced species , which form a separate list. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.