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The flora of Canada is quite diverse, due to the wide range of ecoregions and environmental conditions present in Canada. From the warm, temperate broadleaf forests of southern Ontario to the frigid Arctic plains of Northern Canada, from the wet temperate rainforests of the west coast to the arid deserts, badlands and tundra plains, the ...
Flora of the Canadian Prairies (1 C, 23 P) Crops originating from Canada (10 P) E. Endemic flora of Canada (19 P) F. ... List of Canadian plants by family;
Canada's 15 terrestrial ecozones are further subdivided into 53 ecoprovinces, 194 ecoregions, and 1,027 ecodistricts. [13]Canada is characterized by a wide range of both meteorologic and geological regions that are divided into fifteen terrestrial and five marine ecozones, [14] such as the forests of British Columbia and Central Canada, the prairies of Western Canada, the tundra of Northern ...
The Canadian flora is depauperate because of the near total glaciation event in the Pleistocene. Due to the vast area of Canada, a tree that is common in one area may be completely absent in another. In particular, many warm-temperate trees can only be grown on the mild Pacific coast (where gardens may contain additional species not listed here).
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 ?.
Porsild, A.E. (1941) A relic flora on sand dunes from the Champlain Sea in the Ottawa Valley. The Canadian Field-Naturalist 55: 66–72. Full text; Porsild, A.E. (1943) Materials for a flora of the continental Northwest Territories of Canada. Sargentia 4: 1–79. Porsild, A.E. (1945) Mammals of the Mackenzie Delta. Canadian Field-Naturalist 59: ...
The Canadian Wildlife Federation works with Boomerang Tools. Boomerang Tools is a Canadian tool company that focuses on reducing, reusing and recycling. They have developed an Ecological Program, where old tools are recycled for credit and sent to a local metal recycling plant.
Canadian goldenrod: Cinqfoil: Elephant head: Elephant head (close) Fairy bell: Fireweed blossoms: Fireweed - late-season colors: Gaillardia (blanketflower) Grass-of-Parnassus and buttercup comparison: A late-summer grouping - paintbrush, aster, and goldenrod: Harebell: Narrow-leaved hawkweed: Northern bedstraw: Northern Grass-of-Parnassus: Ox ...