The plants in this list are identified by their Latin, or scientific name, with the common name in parenthesis. The plants are grouped in broad categories representing the type of environment with which they are usually associated. Plants in these groups do not necessarily grow in the same area or community. This list does not represent all of the plants found in the Mantario region. A number of books are available for further information on each of the plants and plant communities. The Whiteshell area is often classed as part of the Boreal forest region, but there are many similarities to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence forest region, a number of plants representative of Aspen Parkland are also common. A PDF version that can be folded as a pamphlet is available at: http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~burchil/mantario/short_list2.pdf.
Bog:
Trees:
Picea mariana (Black Spruce) *
Bushes and other woody plants:
Andromeda polifolia (Dwarf bog rosemary)
Betula glandulosa (Bog birch)
Chamaedaphne calyculata (Leatherleaf)
Kalmia polifolia (Bog laurel)
Ledum groenlandicum (Labrador tea) *
Herbaceous plants:
Drosera rotundifolia (Sundew) *
Oxycoccus microcarpus (Small bog cranberry) *
Sarracenia purpurea (Pitcher-plant) *
Mosses
Sphagnum (various species Peat moss) *
Marsh/Swamp/Fen - Wet Meadow:
Trees:
Larix larcina (Tamarack)
Bushes and other woody plants:
Salix (Willow several species) *
Spirea alba (Narrow leafed meadow sweet) *
Herbaceous plants:
Bidens cernua (Beggarticks)
Eupatorium purpureum (Joe-Pye weed)
Impatiens capensis (Spotted touch-me-not) *
Lycopus americanus (American horehound)
Mentha arvensis (Mint) *
Scutellaria galericulata (Marsh scullcap)
Stachys palustris (Marsh hedge-nettle) *
Grass and grass like plants:
Calamagrostis canadensis (Marsh reed grass)
Carex (Several species of Sedge)
Eleocharis palustris (Spike rush)
Glyceria grandis (Tall manna grass)
Sparganium angustifolium (Narrowleaf bur-reed)
Typha latifolia (Cat tail) ) *
Lake (shore and water):
Bushes and other woody plants:
Myrica gale (Sweet gale) *
Salix (Willow various species) *
Herbaceous plants:
Alisma plantago-aquatica (Water plantain)
Calla palustris (Water arum)
Cicuta bulbifera (Water Hemlock) **
Iris versicolor (Blue flag) **
Lemna minor (Duck weed) *
Nuphar varigatum (Yellow pond lily) *
Nymphia odorata (White water lily)
Polygonum amphibium (Smartweed) *
Potamogeton (several species pond weed)
Potintilla anseria (Silver weed) *
Sagittaria cuneata (Arrowhead) *
Sium suave (Water parsnip)
Spirodela plolyrhiza (Duck weed) *
Utricularia (few species of Bladderwort)
Grass and grass like plants:
Acorus calamus (Sweet flag) *
Carex (various species of Sedge)
Scirpus validus (Great bulrush) *
Zizania aquatica (Wild rice) *
Dry Forest - Open Sites:
Trees:
Picea glauca (White spruce) *
Pinus banksiana (Jack pine) *
Quercus macrocarpa (Bur oak)*
Bushes and other woody plants:
Apocynum androsaemifolium (Dogbane) **
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Bearberry) *
Diervilla lonicera (Bush honeysuckle) *
Juniperus communis (Common juniper) *
Lonicera dioica (Twining honeysuckle) *
Prunus pensylvanica (Pin cherry) *
Prunus pumila (Sand cherry) *
Rhus glabra (Smooth sumac) *
Vacciniumm angustifolium (sweet blueberry) *
Vaccinium myrtilloides (Common blueberry) *
Herbaceous plants:
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) *
Allium stellatum (Wild onion) *
Antennaria (pussytoes various species)
Aquilegia canadensis (Columbine)
Aralia hispida (Bristly sarsaparilla) *
Campanula rotundifolia (Common harebell)
Chimaphila umbellata (Prince's pine) *
Corydalis sempervirens (Pink corydalis)
Epilobium angustifolium (Fireweed) *
Fragaria virginiana (Strawberry) *
Gaultheria procumbens (Checker berry) *
Heuchera richardsonii (Alumroot)
Melampyrum lineare (Cow-wheat) *
Oenothera biennis (Evening primrose) *
Opuntia fragilis (Brittle Prickly-pear)*
Polygonum scandens (False buckwheat) *
Potentilla tridentata (Three-toothed cinquefoil)
Selaginella rupestris (Spike moss)
Woodsia ilvensis (Rusty woodsia fern)
Grass and grass like plants:
Agropyron (Wheat grass several species)
Agrostis scabra (rough hair grass)
Andropogon gerardi (Big bluestem)
Mosses/Lichens:
Bryum
Cladina (Reindeer lichen)
Cladonia (Reindeer lichen)
Parmelia (several species)
Peltigera (Pelt lichens)
Pleurozium schreberi
Polytrichum (Juniper hair-cap)
Rhizocarpon (crust lichen)
Xanthoparmelia
Umbilicaria (Rock tripe)
Xanthoria (Orange lichen)
Mesic Forest - Open Wooded:
Trees:
Abies balsamea (Balsam fir) *
Betual papyrifera (Paper birch) *
Populis tremuloides (Trembling aspen) *
Bushes and other woody plants:
Alnus (Alder two species) *
Amelanchier alnifolia (Saskatoon) *
Cornus rugosa (Spotted dogwood)
Corylus cornuta (Beaked hazelnut) *
Prunus virginiana (Choke cherry) *
Rhus radicans (Poison ivy) **
Ribes glandulosum (Skunk current) *
Ribes oxyacanthoides (Northern gooseberry) *
Rosa (Rose several species) *
Rubus idaeus (Raspberry) *
Viburnum rafinesquianum (Downy arrowwood)
Viburnum trilobum (High bush cranberry) *
Herbaceous plants:
Agastache foeniculum (Giant hyssop) *
Aralia nudicaulis (Sarsaparilla) *
Aster ciliolatus (Fringed aster)
Aster simplex (Panicled aster)
Circium arvense (Canada thistle) *
Clintonia borealis (Bluebead lily) *
Convolvulus sepium (Bindweed)
Cypripedium (various Lady's slippers)
Disporum trachycarpum (Fairybells)
Erigeron asper (Rough fleabane)
Erigeron philadelphicus (Philadelphia fleabane)
Galium (several species of bedstraw) *
Lathyrus japonicus(Peavine) *
Linnaea borealis (Twinflower)
Maianthemum canadense (Lily-of-the-valley
Potentilla gracilis (Graceful cinquefoil)
Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken fern) * **
Pyrola (various species)
Rubus pubescens (Dewberry) *
Smilacina stellata (False solomon's seal) *
Solidago (Goldenrod various species) *
Thalictrum dasycarpum (Tall meadow rue)
Trifolium repens (White clover) *
Vicia americana (Wild vetch)
Viola (Violet several species) *
Grass and grass like plants:
Bromus ciliatus (Fringed brome)
Elymus canadensis (Canada wild rye)
Poa pratensis (Kentucky blue grass)
Mosses/Lichens:
Dicranum
Hylocomium splendens
Moist Forest - Rich Forest:
Trees:
Thuja occidentalis (Eastern Ceder)
Bushes and other woody plants:
Acer spicatum (Mountain maple)
Viburnum edule (Mosse berry) *
Ribes americanum (Wild black current) *
Ribes triste (Wild red current) *
Herbaceous plants:
Actea rubra(Baneberry) L
Anemone canadensis (Canada anemone)
Arenaria lateriflora (Blunt-leaved sandwort)
Asarum canadense (Wild ginger) *
Athyrium filix-femina (Lady fern)
Caltha palustris (Marsh marigold)
Coptis trifolia (Goldthread)
Cornus canadensis (Bunchberry) *
Equisetum (varius species of horsetail)
Lycopodium annotinum (Club moss)
Lycopodium complanatum (Ground ceder)
Lycopodium obscurum (Ground pine)
Lysimachia ciliata (Fringed loosestrife)
Monotropa uniflora (Indian-pipe)
Petasites palmatus (Palmate-leaved coltsfoot)
Petasites sagittatus (Arrow leaved coltsfoot)
Ranunculus macounii (Buttercup)
Sanicula marilandica (Snake root) *
Smilacina trifolia (3-leaved false solomon's seal) *
Stellaria longifolia (Long-leaved chickweed) *
Trientalis borealis (Northern starflower)
Mosses/Lichens:
Climacium dendroides
Sphagnum (various species Peat moss))
Usnea (Old man's beard lichen)
*Plants interest
**Poison