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Salicaceae

Populus angustifolia — narrowleaf cottonwood Populus balsamifera — balsam poplar Populus deltoides — eastern cottonwood Populus grandidentata — largetooth aspen Populus heterophylla — swamp cottonwood Populus tremuloides — trembling aspen Populus x acuminata Populus x berolinensis Populus x brayshawii Populus x canadensis Populus x heimburgeri Populus x jackii — balm-of-Gilead Populus x rouleauiana Populus x smithii — Barnes' aspen Salix alaxensis — Alaska willow Salix amygdaloides — peach-leaved willow Salix arbusculoides — littletree willow Salix arctica — Arctic willow Salix arctophila — Arctic willow Salix argyrocarpa — northern willow Salix athabascensis — Athabasca willow Salix ballii — Ball's willow Salix barclayi — Barclay's willow Salix barrattiana — Barratt's willow Salix bebbiana — Bebb's willow Salix boothii — Booth's willow Salix brachycarpa — shortfruit willow Salix candida — hoary willow Salix cascadensis — Cascade willow Salix chamissonis — Chamisso's willow Salix chlorolepis — green-scaled willow Salix commutata — undergreen willow Salix cordata — sand dune willow Salix discolor — pussy willow Salix drummondiana — satiny salix Salix eriocephala — heart-leaved willow Salix exigua — narrowleaf willow Salix farriae — Farr's willow Salix fuscescens — Alaska bog willow Salix geyeriana — Geyer's willow Salix glauca — grey willow Salix hastata — halberd willow Salix herbacea — New England dwarf willow Salix hookeriana — Hooker's willow Salix humilis — prairie willow Salix jejuna — calcareous mat willow Salix lanata — lanate willow Salix lemmonii — Lemmon's willow Salix lucida — shining willow Salix lutea — yellow willow Salix maccalliana — McCall's willow Salix melanopsis — dusky willow Salix monochroma — one-colour willow Salix monticola — mountain willow

Salix myricoides — blue-leaved willow Salix myrtillifolia — myrtle-leaf willow Salix nigra — black willow Salix nivalis — snow willow Salix orestera — greyleaf Sierran willow Salix ovalifolia — Arctic seashore willow Salix pedicellaris — bog willow Salix pedunculata — blackbract willow Salix pellita — satiny willow Salix petiolaris — meadow willow Salix petrophila — alpine willow Salix phlebophylla — skeletonleaf willow Salix planifolia — tea-leaved willow Salix polaris — polar willow Salix prolixa — MacKenzie's willow Salix pseudomonticola — false mountain willow Salix pyrifolia — balsam willow Salix raupii — Raup's willow Salix reticulata — net-veined willow Salix rotundifolia — roundleaf willow Salix scouleriana — Scouler's willow Salix sericea — silky willow Salix serissima — autumn willow Salix sessilifolia — Del Norte coast willow Salix setchelliana — Setchell's willow Salix silicicola — blanketleaf willow Salix sitchensis — Sitka willow Salix sphenophylla — wedgeleaf willow Salix stolonifera — creeping willow Salix turnorii — Turnor's willow Salix tweedyi — Tweedy's willow Salix uva-ursi — bearberry willow Salix vestita — rock willow Salix x amoena Salix x argusii Salix x beschelii Salix x brachypurpurea Salix x conifera Salix x cryptodonta Salix x dutillyi Salix x gaspeensis Salix x grayi Salix x jamesensis Salix x laurentiana Salix x obtusata Salix x paraleuca Salix x peasei Salix x pellicolor Salix x schneideri Salix x sericans Salix x simulans Salix x ungavensis Salix x waghornei Salix x wiegandii

Santalaceae

Comandra umbellata — umbellate bastard toadflax

Geocaulon lividum — northern comandra

Sarraceniaceae

• Sarracenia purpurea — purple pitcher-plant

Saururaceae

• Saururus cernuus — lizard's-tail

Saxifragaceae

Boykinia occidentalis — coastal brookfoam Chrysosplenium americanum — American golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium iowense — Iowa golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium rosendahlii — Rosendahl's golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium tetrandrum — northern golden-carpet Chrysosplenium wrightii — Wright's golden-saxifrage Conimitella williamsii — Williams' conimitella Elmera racemosa — elmera Heuchera americana — American alumroot Heuchera chlorantha — greenflower alumroot Heuchera cylindrica — poker alumroot Heuchera flabellifolia — Bridger Mountain alumroot Heuchera glabra — alpine alumroot Heuchera grossulariifolia — gooseberry-leaf alumroot Heuchera micrantha — crevice alumroot Heuchera parvifolia — littleleaf alumroot Heuchera richardsonii — Richardson's alumroot Heuchera x easthamii Leptarrhena pyrolifolia — leatherleaf saxifrage Lithophragma glabrum — bulbous woodland-star Lithophragma parviflorum — smallflower woodland-star Lithophragma tenellum — slender woodland-star Mitella breweri — feathery bishop's-cap Mitella caulescens — creeping bishop's-cap Mitella diphylla — two-leaf bishop's-cap Mitella nuda — naked bishop's-cap Mitella ovalis — oval-leaf bishop's-cap Mitella pentandra — five-point bishop's-cap Mitella prostrata — creeping bishop's-cap Mitella trifida — Pacific bishop's-cap Parnassia fimbriata — fringed grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia glauca — Carolina grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia kotzebuei — Kotzebue's grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia multiseta — boreal grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris — marsh grass-of-Parnassus Saxifraga adscendens — ascending saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides — yellow mountain saxifrage Saxifraga bronchialis — matte saxifrage Saxifraga cernua — nodding saxifrage Saxifraga cespitosa — tufted saxifrage Saxifraga eschscholtzii — cushion saxifrage Saxifraga ferruginea — rusty-hair saxifrage

Saxifraga flagellaris — spider saxifrage Saxifraga foliolosa — leafy saxifrage Saxifraga gaspensis — Gaspé saxifrage Saxifraga hieracifolia — stiffstem saxifrage Saxifraga hirculus — yellow marsh saxifrage Saxifraga hyperborea — pygmy saxifrage Saxifraga integrifolia — northwestern saxifrage Saxifraga lyallii — redstem saxifrage Saxifraga mertensiana — Mertens' saxifrage Saxifraga nelsoniana — heartleaf saxifrage Saxifraga nidifica — peak saxifrage Saxifraga nivalis — snow saxifrage Saxifraga occidentalis — western saxifrage Saxifraga odontoloma — streambank saxifrage Saxifraga oppositifolia — purple mountain saxifrage Saxifraga oregana — bog saxifrage Saxifraga paniculata — white mountain saxifrage Saxifraga pensylvanica — swamp saxifrage Saxifraga platysepala — broadsepal saxifrage Saxifraga razshivinii — Razshivin's saxifrage Saxifraga redofskii — many-flower saxifrage Saxifraga reflexa — Yukon saxifrage Saxifraga rhomboidea — diamondleaf saxifrage Saxifraga rivularis — alpine brook saxifrage Saxifraga rufidula — redwool saxifrage Saxifraga rufopilosa — redhair saxifrage Saxifraga serpyllifolia — thyme-leaf saxifrage Saxifraga sibirica — Siberian saxifrage Saxifraga spicata — spiked saxifrage Saxifraga stellaris — star saxifrage Saxifraga taylorii — Taylor's saxifrage Saxifraga tenuis — Ottertail Pass saxifrage Saxifraga tolmiei — Tolmie's saxifrage Saxifraga tricuspidata — prickly saxifrage Saxifraga virginiensis — Virginia saxifrage Saxifraga x geum Suksdorfia ranunculifolia — buttercup-leaf suksdorfia Suksdorfia violacea — violet suksdorfia Telesonix heucheriformis — false saxifrage Tellima grandiflora — large fringe-cup Tiarella cordifolia — heartleaf foamflower Tiarella trifoliata — lace foamflower Tolmiea menziesii — piggyback plant

Scapaniaceae

Diplophyllum albicans Diplophyllum apiculatum Diplophyllum imbricatum Diplophyllum microdontum Diplophyllum obtusatum Diplophyllum obtusifolium Diplophyllum taxifolium Scapania americana Scapania apiculata Scapania brevicaulis Scapania carinthiaca Scapania crassiretis Scapania curta Scapania cuspiduligera Scapania degenii Scapania glaucocephala Scapania gymnostomophila Scapania hyperborea

Scapania irrigua Scapania ligulifolia Scapania massalongi Scapania mucronata Scapania nemorosa Scapania obcordata Scapania obscura Scapania paludicola Scapania paludosa Scapania parvifolia Scapania scandica Scapania simmonsii Scapania spitzbergensis Scapania subalpina Scapania uliginosa Scapania umbrosa Scapania undulata

Scheuchzeriaceae

• Scheuchzeria palustris — pod grass

Schistostegaceae

• Schistostega pennata — luminous moss

Schizaeaceae

• Schizaea pusilla — curly-grass fern

Scouleriaceae

Scouleria aquatica

Scouleria marginata

Scrophulariaceae

Agalinis aspera — rough purple false foxglove Agalinis gattingeri — roundstem false foxglove Agalinis maritima — saltmarsh false foxglove Agalinis neoscotica — Nova Scotia false foxglove Agalinis paupercula — smallflower false foxglove Agalinis purpurea — large-purple false foxglove Agalinis skinneriana — pale false foxglove Agalinis tenuifolia — slender false foxglove Aureolaria flava — smooth yellow false foxglove Aureolaria pedicularia — fernleaf yellow false foxglove Aureolaria virginica — downy false foxglove Bacopa rotundifolia — roundleaf water-hyssop Bartsia alpina — alpine bartsia Besseya wyomingensis — Wyoming coral-drops Buchnera americana — bluehearts Castilleja ambigua — paintbrush owl's-clover Castilleja angustifolia — northwestern Indian-paintbrush Castilleja annua — annual Indian-paintbrush Castilleja attenuata — narrowleaf owl's-clover Castilleja caudata — Port Clarence Indian-paintbrush Castilleja cervina — deer Indian-paintbrush Castilleja coccinea — scarlet Indian-paintbrush Castilleja cusickii — Cusick's Indian-paintbrush Castilleja elegans — elegant Indian-paintbrush Castilleja elmeri — Elmer's Indian-paintbrush Castilleja fulva — Elko Indian-paintbrush Castilleja hispida — harsh Indian-paintbrush Castilleja hyetophila — coastal red Indian-paintbrush Castilleja hyperborea — northern Indian-paintbrush Castilleja levisecta — golden paintbrush Castilleja lutescens — stiff yellow Indian-paintbrush Castilleja miniata — greater red Indian-paintbrush Castilleja minor — smallflower Indian-paintbrush Castilleja occidentalis — western Indian-paintbrush Castilleja pallescens — pallid Indian-paintbrush Castilleja parviflora — small-flowered Indian-paintbrush Castilleja raupii — Raup's Indian-paintbrush Castilleja rhexiifolia — rhexia-leaf Indian-paintbrush Castilleja rupicola — cliff Indian-paintbrush Castilleja septentrionalis — Labrador Indian-paintbrush Castilleja sessiliflora — downy Indian-paintbrush Castilleja sulphurea — sulphur Indian-paintbrush Castilleja tenuis — hairy owl's-clover Castilleja thompsonii — Thompson's Indian-paintbrush Castilleja unalaschcensis — Alaska Indian-paintbrush Castilleja yukonis — Yukon Indian-paintbrush Chelone glabra — white turtlehead Collinsia grandiflora — giant blue-eyed mary Collinsia parviflora — small-flowered blue-eyed mary Collinsia verna — spring blue-eyed mary Euphrasia frigida — cold-weather eyebright Euphrasia hudsoniana — Hudson's eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa — common eyebright Euphrasia oakesii — Oakes' eyebright Euphrasia randii — small eyebright Euphrasia subarctica — Arctic eyebright Euphrasia suborbicularis — roundleaf eyebright Euphrasia vinacea — glacier eyebright Euphrasia x aequalis Euphrasia x vestita Euphrasia x villosa Gratiola aurea — golden hedge-hyssop Gratiola ebracteata — bractless hedge-hyssop Gratiola neglecta — clammy hedge-hyssop Lagotis minor — little weaselsnout Leucospora multifida — cliff conobea Limosella aquatica — northern mudwort Limosella australis — mudwort Lindernia dubia — yellowseed false pimpernel Melampyrum lineare — American cow-wheat Mimetanthe pilosa — false monkeyflower Mimulus alatus — sharpwing monkeyflower Mimulus alsinoides — chickweed monkeyflower Mimulus breviflorus — shortflower monkeyflower Mimulus breweri — Brewer's monkeyflower Mimulus cardinalis — scarlet monkeyflower

Mimulus dentatus — toothleaf monkeyflower Mimulus floribundus — floriferous monkeyflower Mimulus glabratus — roundleaf monkeyflower Mimulus guttatus — common large monkeyflower Mimulus lewisii — Lewis' monkeyflower Mimulus moschatus — muskflower Mimulus ringens — squarestem monkeyflower Mimulus tilingii — subalpine monkeyflower Nothochelone nemorosa — woodland beardtongue Nuttallanthus canadensis — old-field toadflax Nuttallanthus texanus — Texas toadflax Orthocarpus barbatus — Grand Coules owl's-clover Orthocarpus bracteosus — rosy owl's-clover Orthocarpus imbricatus — mountain owl's-clover Orthocarpus luteus — yellow owl's-clover Orthocarpus tenuifolius — goldtongue Pedicularis bracteosa — Canadian lousewort Pedicularis canadensis — early wood lousewort Pedicularis capitata — capitate lousewort Pedicularis contorta — curvebeak lousewort Pedicularis flammea — redtip lousewort Pedicularis furbishiae — Furbish's lousewort Pedicularis groenlandica — bull elephant's-head Pedicularis hirsuta — hairy lousewort Pedicularis labradorica — Labrador lousewort Pedicularis lanata — woolly lousewort Pedicularis lanceolata — swamp lousewort Pedicularis langsdorfii — Langsdorf's lousewort Pedicularis lapponica — northern lousewort Pedicularis macrodonta — muskeg lousewort Pedicularis oederi — Öder's lousewort Pedicularis ornithorhyncha — bird's-beak lousewort Pedicularis palustris — purple lousewort Pedicularis parviflora — smallflower lousewort Pedicularis racemosa — leafy lousewort Pedicularis sudetica — sudetic lousewort[1] Pedicularis verticillata — whorled lousewort Penstemon albertinus — Alberta beardtongue Penstemon albidus — whiteflower beardtongue Penstemon attenuatus — taperleaf beardtongue Penstemon confertus — yellow beardtongue Penstemon davidsonii — creeping beardtongue Penstemon digitalis — foxglove beardtongue Penstemon ellipticus — eggleaf beardtongue Penstemon eriantherus — crested-tongue beardtongue Penstemon fruticosus — shrubby beardtongue Penstemon gormanii — Gorman's beardtongue Penstemon gracilis — slender beardtongue Penstemon hirsutus — hairy beardtongue Penstemon laevigatus — smooth beardtongue Penstemon lyallii — Lyall's beardtongue Penstemon nitidus — waxleaf beardtongue Penstemon ovatus — broadleaf beardtongue Penstemon procerus — smallflower beardtongue Penstemon pruinosus — Chelan beardtongue Penstemon richardsonii — Richardson's beardtongue Penstemon serrulatus — Cascade beardtongue Rhinanthus minor — little yellow-rattle Scrophularia lanceolata — hare figwort Scrophularia marilandica — Carpenter's square figwort Scrophularia oregana — Oregon figwort Synthyris borealis — Alaska kittentail Tonella tenella — smallflower tonella Triphysaria eriantha — Jonny-Turk owl's-clover Triphysaria pusilla — dwarf owl's-clover Triphysaria versicolor — yellowbeak false owl's-clover Veronica alpina — alpine speedwell Veronica americana — American speedwell Veronica anagallis-aquatica — brook-pimpernel Veronica cusickii — Cusick's speedwell Veronica officinalis — gypsyweed Veronica peregrina — purslane speedwell Veronica scutellata — marsh speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia — thyme-leaf speedwell Veronica wormskjoldii — Wormskjold's alpine speedwell Veronicastrum virginicum — culver's-root

Selaginellaceae

Selaginella densa — dense spikemoss Selaginella eclipes — hidden spikemoss Selaginella oregana — Oregon spikemoss Selaginella rupestris — ledge spikemoss

Selaginella selaginoides — low spikemoss Selaginella sibirica — northern spikemoss Selaginella wallacei — Wallace's spikemoss

Seligeriaceae

Blindia acuta Brachydontium olympicum Seligeria acutifolia Seligeria brevifolia Seligeria calcarea Seligeria campylopoda Seligeria careyana Seligeria diversifolia

Seligeria donniana Seligeria oelandica Seligeria polaris Seligeria pusilla Seligeria recurvata Seligeria subimmersa Seligeria tristichoides

Sematophyllaceae

Brotherella recurvans Brotherella roellii Heterophyllium affine Sematophyllum adnatum

Sematophyllum demissum Sematophyllum marylandicum Wijkia carlottae

Smilacaceae

Smilax ecirrata — upright greenbrier Smilax herbacea — smooth herbaceous greenbrier Smilax illinoensis — Illinois greenbrier

Smilax lasioneura — herbaceous greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia — common greenbrier Smilax tamnoides — halberd-leaf greenbrier

Solanaceae

Leucophysalis grandiflora — large-flowered ground-cherry Nicotiana attenuata — coyote tobacco Physalis heterophylla — clammy ground-cherry Physalis longifolia — longleaf ground-cherry

Physalis virginiana — Virginia ground-cherry Solanum americanum — American nightshade Solanum ptychanthum — black nightshade Solanum triflorum — cutleaf nightshade

Sparganiaceae

Sparganium americanum — American bur-reed Sparganium androcladum — branching bur-reed Sparganium angustifolium — narrowleaf bur-reed Sparganium erectum — simplestem bur-reed Sparganium eurycarpum — large bur-reed

Sparganium fluctuans — floating bur-reed Sparganium glomeratum — northern bur-reed Sparganium hyperboreum — boreal bur-reed Sparganium natans — small bur-reed

Sphagnaceae

Sphagnum affine Sphagnum andersonianum Sphagnum angermanicum Sphagnum angustifolium — narrowleaf peatmoss Sphagnum annulatum Sphagnum aongstroemii Sphagnum arcticum Sphagnum balticum Sphagnum bartlettianum — Bartlett's peatmoss Sphagnum capillifolium — northern peatmoss Sphagnum centrale Sphagnum compactum — low peatmoss Sphagnum contortum Sphagnum cuspidatum — toothed peatmoss Sphagnum fallax — flat-top peatmoss Sphagnum fimbriatum — fringed bog moss Sphagnum flavicomans Sphagnum flexuosum — flexuous peatmoss Sphagnum fuscum — brown peatmoss Sphagnum girgensohnii — Girgensohn's peatmoss Sphagnum henryense — Henry's peatmoss Sphagnum inundatum Sphagnum jensenii Sphagnum junghuhnianum Sphagnum lenense Sphagnum lescurii — yellow peatmoss Sphagnum lindbergii Sphagnum macrophyllum Sphagnum magellanicum — Magellan's peatmoss Sphagnum majus — greater peatmoss Sphagnum mendocinum — Mendocino peatmoss Sphagnum molle

Sphagnum nitidum Sphagnum obtusum Sphagnum orientale Sphagnum pacificum — Pacific peatmoss Sphagnum palustre — prairie peatmoss Sphagnum papillosum — papillose peatmoss Sphagnum platyphyllum Sphagnum pulchrum — beautiful peatmoss Sphagnum pylaesii — simple peatmoss Sphagnum quinquefarium — five-ranked bogmoss Sphagnum recurvum — recurved peatmoss Sphagnum riparium Sphagnum rubellum — red peatmoss Sphagnum rubiginosum Sphagnum russowii — Russow's peatmoss Sphagnum schofieldii Sphagnum splendens Sphagnum squarrosum Sphagnum steerei Sphagnum strictum Sphagnum subnitens Sphagnum subobesum Sphagnum subsecundum — orange peatmoss Sphagnum subtile Sphagnum tenellum — delicate peatmoss Sphagnum tenerum Sphagnum teres Sphagnum torreyanum — giant peatmoss Sphagnum warnstorfii — fen peatmoss Sphagnum wilfii Sphagnum wulfianum — Wulf's peatmoss

Splachnaceae

Aplodon wormskjoldii Splachnum ampullaceum Splachnum luteum Splachnum pennsylvanicum — southern dung moss Splachnum rubrum Splachnum sphaericum Splachnum vasculosum Tayloria acuminata Tayloria froelichiana Tayloria hornschuchii

Tayloria ligulata Tayloria serrata Tayloria splachnoides Tetraplodon angustatus Tetraplodon mnioides Tetraplodon pallidus Tetraplodon paradoxus Tetraplodon urceolatus Voitia nivalis

Staphyleaceae

• Staphylea trifolia — American bladdernut

References

1. Pedicularis sudetica Willd., USDA PLANTS