A Preliminary Checklist of the Aquatic Plants of the
Prince George Region of British Columbia

Contributors:

Warren Coughlin Joseph de Laronde Dionne Erickson Paul Gillis Joanne Kelly

Bradley Koroluk Corry Moes Bruce Nielsen Michelle Williams

BRYOPHYTES

Hepaticae

Anthocerotae

Musci

Aulacomnium palustre (Glow Moss)

Calliergon giganteum (Giant Water Moss)

Scouleria aquatica (Streamside Moss)

Sphagnum capillaceum (Common Red Sphagnum)

Sphagnum fuscum (Common Brown Sphagnum)

Sphagnum squarrosum (Shaggy Sphagnum)

Tomenthypnum nitens (Golden Fuzzy Fen Moss)

PTERIDOPHYTES

Lycophytes

Lycopodiaceae

Lycopodium annotinum (Stiff Clubmoss)

Lycopodium clavatum (Running clubmoss)

Lycopodium dendroideum (Ground Pine)

Lycopodium selago (Fir Clubmoss)

Isoetaceae

Isoetes echinospora (Bristle-like Quillwort)

Isoetes (Quillworts)

Sphenophytes

Equisetaceae

Equistetum arvense (Common Horsetail)

Equistetum fluviatile (Water {Swamp} Horsetail)

Equistetum hyemale (Scouring Rush)

Equisetum sylvaticum (Wood Horsetail)

Filicopsidae

Pteridales

Polypodiaceae

Athyrium filix-femina (Lady Fern)

Meteuci struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern)

Pteridium aguilinum (Braken Fern)

Ceratopteridaceae

Marsileidae

Marsileaceae

Salviniidae

Azollaceae

ANGIOSPERMATA

Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

Nymphaeceae

Nuphar variegatum (Yellow Pond-lily)

Nymphaea alba (Small Pond-lily)

Ceratophyllaceae

Ceratophyllum demersum (Hornwort)

Ranunculales

Ranunculaceae

Ranunculus aquatilis (White Water-Buttercup)

Ranunculus cymbalaria (Shore Buttercup)

Ranunculus flammula (Lesser Spearwort)

Ranunculus gmelini (Small Yellow Buttercup)

Caryophyllidae

Polygonaceae

Polygonum amphibium (Water Smartweed)

Haloragales

Haloragidaceae

Myriophyllum alterniflorum (Water-Milfoil)

Myriophyllum spicatum (Spiked Water-milfoil)

Hippuridaceae

Hippuris vulgaris (Mare's Tail)

Asteridae

Polemonales

Menyanthaceae

Menyanthes trifoliata (Buckbean)

Lamiales

Callitrichaceae

Callitriche anceps (Water Starwort)

Callitriche hermaphroditica (Autumnal Starwort)

Scrophulariales

LENTIBULARIACEAE

Utricularia vulgaris (Common Bladderwort)

Asterales

ASTERACEAE

Bidens beckii (Water Marigold)

Alismataceae

Sagittaria cuneata (Arrowhead)

Hydrocharitaceae

Elodea canadensis (Canada Water Weed)

Najadales

Scheuchzeriaceae

Juncaginaceae

Triglochin maritimun (Sea Arrowgrass)

Triglochin palustre (Marsh Arrowgrass)

Najadaceae

Najas flexilis (Water Nymph)

Potamogentonaceae

Potomogeton amplifolius (Large-leafed Pondweed)

Potomogeton epihydrus (Pondweed)

Potomogeton filiformis (Pondweed)

Potomogeton foliosus (Leafy Pondweed)

Potomogeton friesii (Pondweed)

Potomogeton gramineus ( Various-leaved Pondweed)

Potomogeton natans (Pondweed)

Potomogeton nodosus (Pondweed)

Potomogeton pectinatus (Sago Pondweed, Fennel-leaved Pondweed)

Potomogeton perfoliatus richardsonii (Clasping-leaved Pondweed)

Potomogeton praelongus (Pondweed)

Potomogeton pusillus (Pondweed)

Potomogeton robbinsii (Pondweed)

Potomogeton zosteriformis (Flat-stem Pondweed)

Zannichelliaceae

Zannichellia palustris (Horned Pondweed)

Commelinidae

Juncales

Juncaceae

Juncus articus (Artic Rush)

Cyperaceae

Carex aurea (Golden Sedge)

Carex canescens

Carex podocarpa (Grace Mountain Sedge)

Carex saxatilis (Russet Sedge)

Poaceae

Alopeccurus aequalis (Short-awn Foxtail)

Beckmannia syzigachne (American Sloughgrass)

Deschampsia caespitosa (Tufted Hairgrass)

Sparganiaceae

Sparganium angustifolium angustifolium (Bur-reed)

Sparganium angustifolium emersum (Bur-reed)

Typhaceae

Typha latifloia (Cattail)

Arecidae

Arales

Lemnaceae

Lemna minor (Duck-weed)

Spirodela polyrhiza (Schleiden)

Liliidae

Pontederiaceae

Lilaeaceae

Fritillaria camschatcensis (Rice-root Fritillary)

Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon's Seal)

Smilacina trifolia (3-Leafed False Solomon's Seal)

Stretopus amplexiifoius (Clasping {or Cucumber} Twistedstalk

Streptopus roseus (Rosy Twistedstalk)

Tofieldia glutinosa (Sticky False Asphodel)

Veratrum viride (Green False Hellebore)

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