The following species list was developed for the Spirit Sands trail in Spruce Woods Provincial Park, July 22 & 29, 2000. It was made in preparation for a walk given for members of the Manitoba Naturalists Society. This list is not intended to be comprehensive since it was developed over a short period of time and the primary interest of the group is flowering plants. Several species groups including grasses, sedges and small herbacious plants are either not included or are included as a group because of limited flower/fruit material or time needed to identify. The area covered in this list ranges from open dunes to wet marshy locations (Devils Punch Bowl). The species are listed in alphabetical order, no attempt has been made to separate them into habitat or family groups. Species names generally follow those found in "Budd's Flora of the Canadian Prairie Provinces" © 1979, Agriculture Canada. More information on Spruce Woods Provincial Park and the Spirit Sands can be found at http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/parks/popular_parks/western/spruce.html
Acer negundo, Manitoba maple Achillea millefolium, Yarrow Agastache foeniculum, Giant-hyssop Agropyron spp, Wheat grass Agrostis scabra, Rough hair grass Agrostis stononifera, Redtop Allium cernuum, Nodding onion Allium stelatum, Wild onion Ambrosia sp, Ragweed Andropogon gerardii, Big bluestem Andropogon hallii, Sand bluestem Anemone canadensis, Canada anemone Anemone cylindrica, Long-gruited anemone Anemone multifida, Cut-leaved anemone Antennaria spp, Pussy-toes Apocynum androsaemifolium, Dogbane Aquilegia canadensis, Wild columbine Aralia nudicaulis, Wild sarsaparilla Arceuthobium pusillum, Dwarf mistletoe Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Bear berry Artemesia biennis, bienial wormwood Artemesia frigida, Artemisia ludoviciana, Prairie sage Asclepias spp Asclepias ovalifolia, Dwarf milkweed Asclepias verticillata, Whorled milkweed Aster laevis, Smooth aster Astragalus canadensis, Canadian milk-vetch Betula papyrifera, Paper birch Bouteloua curtipendula, Side oats grama Bouteloua gracilis, Blue grama grass Bromus ciliatus, Fringed brome Bromus inermis, Brome grass Calamovilfa longifolia, Sand grass Caltha palustris, Marsh-marigold Campanula rotundifolia, Harebell Carex spp, Sedge Carex obtusata, Blunt sedge Carex pensylvanica, Sun-loving sedge Carex rosrata, Beaked sedge Carex stenophylla ssp. eleocharis Celastrus scandens, Bittersweet Cerastium vulgatum, Mouse-eared chickweed Chamaerhodos erecta, Bunge Chenopodium leptophyllum, Narrow leaved goosefoot Cirsium arvense, Canada thistle Comandra pallida, Bastard Toadflax Cornus alba, Red-osier dogwood Corylus americana, American hazelnut Corylus cornuta, Beaked hazelnut Dalea villosa, Hairy prairie clover Elaeagnus commutata, Wolf-willow Elymus canadensis, Canada wild rye Erigeron spp, Fleabane Eupatorium maculatum, Joe-Pye weed Euphorbia esula, Leafy spurge Festuca saximontana, Sheeps fescue Fragaria virginiana, Strawberry Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Green ash Gaillardia aristata, Gaillardia Galium spp, Beadstraw Geum triflorum, Thee-flowered avens Helianthus laetiflorus, Beautiful sunflower Helianthus petiolaris, Prairie sunflower Heracleum lanatum, Cow parsnip Heterotheca villosa (Chrysopsis villosa), Hairy golden-aster Heuchera richardsonii, Alumroot Juniperus communis, Juniper Juniperus horizontalis, Creeping juniper Koelera cristata, June grass Lactuca pulchella, Blue lettuce Lathyrus ochroleucus, Cream-colored vetchling Lathyrus venosus, Wild pea vine | Liatris punctata, Blazingstar Lilium philadelphicum, Western Red Lily Linum rigidum, Large-flowered yellow flax Lithospermum canescens, Hoary puccon Lithospermum incisum, Narrow leaved puccon Lonicera dioica, Twining honeysuckle Lygodesmia juncea, Skeleton weed Maianthemum canadense, Wild lily of the valley Mamillaria vivipara, Purple cactus Melilotus alba, White sweet-clover Melilotus officinalis, Yellow sweet-clover Mirabilis nyctaginea, Umbrellawort Monarda fistulosa, Wild bergamot Muhlenbergia cuspidata, Prairie muhly Oenothera biennis, Yellow evening-primrose Oenothera nuttallii, White evening-primrose Oenothera serrulata, Shrubby evening-primrose Oryzopsis hymenoides, Indian rice grass Oxytropus lambertii, Purple locoweed Panicum wilcoxianum, Vasey Penstemon albidus, White beardtongue Penstemon gracilis, Lilac-flowered beardtongue Petalostemum purpureus, Purple prairie clover Petalostemum candidum, White prairie clover Picea glauca, Whilte spruce Poa compressa, Canada blue grass Poa palustris, Fowl blue grass Poa pratensis, Kentucky blue grass Polygala senega, Seneca snake root Polygonatum canaliculatum, Solomon's-seal Populus balsamifera, Balsam poplar Populus deltoides, Cottonwood Populus tremuloides, Aspen Potentilla arguta, White cinquefoil Prunus pensylvanica, Pin cherry Prunus pumila, Sand cherry Prunus virginiana, Choke cherry Psoralea esculenta, Indian breadroot Pyrola spp, Whitergreen Quercus macrocarpa, Bur Oak Ratibida columnifera, Coneflower Rhus radicans, Poison ivy Ribes americanum, Wild black currant Rosa acicularis, Prickly rose Rosa arkansana, Prairie rose Rosa blanda, Smooth rose Rubus ideaus, Wild red raspberry Rudbeckia hirta, Black-eyed susan Rudbeckia laciniata, Tall Coneflower Rumex venosus, Sand dock Salix interior, Sandbar willow Salix spp, Willow Schizachraum scoparium, Little blue stem Schizachrium scoparium, Little bluestem Selaginella densa, Prairie selaginella Shepherdia canadensis, Canada buffaloberry Sium suave, Water parsnip Sisyrinchium montanum, Blue-eyed grass Smilacina stellata, False solomon's seal Smilax herbacea, Carrion flower Solidago missouriensis, Early goldenrod Solidago nemoaralis, Showy goldenrod Solidago canadensis, Graceful goldenrod Sonchus arvensis, Sow thistle Sporobolus cryptandrus, Sand dropseed Stipa spartea, Porcupine grass Symphoricarpos albus, Snow berry Tanacetum vulgare, Tansy Thalictrum venulosum, Meadow-rue Tragopogon dubius, Goat's-beard Typha latifolia, Cattail Urtica dioica, Stinging nettle Viburnum trilobum, High bush-cranberry Vicia americana, American vetch Viola spp, Violet Vitis riparia, Wild grape |