National Plant List

About the National Plan List

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This is national, bilingual data for botanical name, common name, family and category of common plants in Canada. The categories included are: deciduous trees, coniferous trees, deciduous shrubs, evergreen shrubs, vines, perennials, ornamental grasses, annuals, turfgrass, and invasive species.

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The CNLA Professional Development committee compiled this list as a resource for technical training and assessment tools in Canada, such as the Red Seal Occupational Standard and its products.

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Plant List

Paperbark Maple

Sapindaceae (Aceraceae)

Sapindaceae (Aceraceae)

Sapindaceae (Aceraceae)

Sapindaceae (Aceraceae)

Acer saccharinum

Sapindaceae (Aceraceae)

Sapindaceae (Aceraceae)

Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala

Sapindaceae (Aceraceae)

Aconitum napellus (and/or other cultivars)

Aegopodium podagraria**

Snow on the Mountain / Goutweed

Aesculus glabra

Sapindaceae (Hippocastanaceae)

Aesculus hippocastanum

Sapindaceae (Hippocastanaceae)

Ageratum houstonianum (and/or other cultivars)

Ajuga reptans (and/or other cultivars)

Carpet Bugleweed

Alchemilla mollis (and/or other cultivars)

Allium giganteum (and/or other cultivars)

Amelanchier canadensis (and/or other cultivars)

Andropogon gerardii

Antirrhinum majus (and/or other cultivars)

Scrophulariaceae

Aquilegia vulgaris (and/or other cultivars)

Arabis caucasia (and/or other cultivars)

Rock/Wall Cress

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (and/or other cultivars)

Bearberry / Kinnikinnick

Armeria maritima (and/or other cultivars)

Artemisia schmidtiana (and/or other cultivars)

Astilbe (and/or other cultivars)

Begonia hybrids (and/or other cultivars)

Fibrous Begonia

Begonia x tuberhybrida (and/or other cultivars)

Hybrid Tuberous Begonia

Berberis (Mahonia) aquifolium

Oregon Grape Holly

Berberis thunbergii (and/or other cultivars)

Japanese Barberry

Bergenia cordifolia (and/or other cultivars)

Heartleaf Bergenia

Betula papyrifera

Brunnera macrophylla (and/or other cultivars)

Siberian Bugloss

Buddleja davidii (and/or other cultivars)

Butomus umbellatus

Buxus 'Green Velvet' (and/or other cultivars)

Green Velvet Boxwood

Calamagrostis x acutiflora (and/or other cultivars)

Feather Reed Grass

Callitropsis nootkatensis 'Pendula' (Formerly Chamaecyparis)

Weeping Nootka False Cypress

Campanula carpatica (and/or other cultivars)**

Carpathian Bellflower

Campanula rapunculoides

Creeping Bellflower

Campsis radicans

Canna generalis (and/or other cultivars)

Caragana frutex 'Globosa' (and/or other cultivars)

Caryopteris x clandonensis (and/or other cultivars)

Bluebeard or Blue-spirea

Celosia argentea var. cristata (and/or other cultivars)

Cerastium tomentosum (and/or other cultivars)

Caryophyllaceae

Cercis canadensis

Chaenomeles japonica (and/or other cultivars)

Flowering Quince

Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Filifera Aurea’ (and/or other cultivars)

Golden Threadleaf False Cypress

Clematis (and/or other cultivars)

Cleome hasslerana (and/or other cultivars)

Clethra alnifolia (and/or other cultivars)

Convallaria majalis (and/or other cultivars)

Lily-of-the-Valley

Coreopsis verticillata

Cornus alba ‘Elegantissima’ (and/or other cultivars)

Silverleaf Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Cornus canadensis

Cornus kousa var. chinensis

Chinese Kousa Dogwood

Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea' (and/or other cultivars)

Gold Twig Dogwood

Cotinus coggygria

Cotoneaster apiculatus (and/or other cultivars)

Cranberry Cotoneaster

Crataegus x mordenensis 'Toba' (and/or other cultivars)

Crocus (and/or other cultivars)

Dahlia (and/or other cultivars)

Delphinium (and/or other cultivars)

Perennial Larkspur

Dendranthema (and/or other cultivars) (formerly Chrysanthemum)

Deutzia gracilis (and/or other cultivars)

Slender Deutzia

Dianthus species (and or other cultivars)

Caryophyllaceae

Echinacea purpurea (and/or other cultivars)

Purple Coneflower

Elaeagnus angustifolia

Euonymus alatus ‘Compactus’ (and/or other cultivars)

Dwarf Burning Bush

Euonymus fortunei (and/or other cultivars)

Euphorbia escula

Euphorbia polychroma (and/or other cultivars)

Fagus sylvatica

Festuca glauca (and/or other cultivars)

Blue Sheep Fescue

Festuca rubra ssp. commutata

Chewings Fescue

Festuca rubra ssp. litoralis

Slender Creeping Red Fescue

Festuca rubra ssp. rubra

Strong Creeping Red Fescue

Festuca trackyphylla

Forsythia x intermedia (and/or other cultivars)

Showy Forsythia

Fraxinus mandshurica

Fraxinus pennsylvanica (and/or other cultivars)

Gaillardia x grandiflora (and/or other cultivars)

Geranium species (and/or other cultivars)

Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis (and/or cultivars)

Kwanzan Cherry Honey Locust

Hedera helix (and/or other cultivars)**

Helictotrichon sempervirens (and/or other cultivars)

Hemerocallis (and/or other cultivars)

Hesperis matronalis

Heuchera (and/or other cultivars)

Coralbells/Alumroot

Hibiscus syriacus (and/or other cultivars)

Hosta (and/or other cultivars)

Hyacinthus orientalis (and/or other cultivars)

Hydrangea anomala ssp. petiolaris (and/or other cultivars)

Climbing Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' (and/or other cultivars)

Annabelle Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata (and/or other cultivars)

Peegee Hydrangea

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