Native Plants of Greenland
97 plants are native to Greenland in our database (native range from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants). Explore the species below, then study them with region-filtered flashcards and quizzes.
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Greenland's native flora
- Achillea millefoliumcommon yarrowAsteraceae
- Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen'cerise queen yarrowAsteraceae
- Achillea millefolium 'Paprika'paprika yarrowAsteraceae
- Alchemilla alpinaalpine Lady's-mantleRosaceae
- Alnus alnobetulagreen alderBetulaceae
- Andromeda polifoliabog rosemaryEricaceae
- Angelica archangelicagarden angelicaApiaceae
- Antennaria rosearosy pussytoesAsteraceae
- Arctium lappagreater burdockAsteraceae
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursikinnikinnickEricaceae
- Argentina anserinacommon silverweedRosaceae
- Armeria maritimasea thiftPlumbaginaceae
- Armeria maritima 'Victor Reiter'victor reiter sea thriftPlumbaginaceae
- Athyrium angustumnorthern lady fernAthyriaceae
- Avenella flexuosawavy hair-grassPoaceae
- Betula pubescensdowny birchBetulaceae
- Calamagrostis canadensisbluejointPoaceae
- Cardamine pratensiscuckooflowerBrassicaceae
- Carex aquatilissitka aquatic sedgeCyperaceae
- Carex lyngbyeiLyngby's sedgeCyperaceae
- Carex nigrasmooth black sedgeCyperaceae
- Carex paniceagrass-like sedgeCyperaceae
- Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgaremouse-ear chickweedCaryophyllaceae
- Cirsium heterophyllummelancholy thistleAsteraceae
- Comarum palustremarsh cinquefoilRosaceae
- Coptis trifoliathreeleaf goldthreadRanunculaceae
- Cornus canadensisbunchberryCornaceae
- Cystopteris fragilisbrittle bladderfernCystopteridaceae
- Danthonia spicatapoverty oat grassPoaceae
- Deschampsia cespitosatufted hairgrassPoaceae
- Drosera rotundifoliaround-leaved sundewDroseraceae
- Dryopteris expansacoast shield fernDryopteridaceae
- Dryopteris filix-masmale fernDryopteridaceae
- Dryopteris marginalismarginal wood fernDryopteridaceae
- Eleocharis palustriscommon spikerushCyperaceae
- Empetrum nigrumblack crowberryEricaceae
- Epilobium ciliatumcommon willowherb (native)Onagraceae
- Equisetum arvensecommon horsetail (native)Equisetaceae
- Equisetum hyemalescouring rushEquisetaceae
- Equisetum sylvaticumwood horsetailEquisetaceae
- Erigeron composituscut-leaf fleabaneAsteraceae
- Eriophorum angustifoliumcommon cottongrassCyperaceae
- Eriophorum chamissonisChamisso's cotton-grassCyperaceae
- Eriophorum vaginatumtussock cottongrassCyperaceae
- Festuca rubrared fescuePoaceae
- Galium palustrecommon marsh-bedstrawRubiaceae
- Galium trifidumsmall bedstraw (native)Rubiaceae
- Galium triflorumfragrant bedstrawRubiaceae
- Gentianella amarellaautumn gentianGentianaceae
- Geranium sylvaticumwood crane's-billGeraniaceae
- Gnaphalium uliginosummarsh cudweedAsteraceae
- Gymnocarpium dryopterisnorthern oak fernCystopteridaceae
- Hieracium umbellatumcanada hawkweedAsteraceae
- Hippuris vulgariscommon Mare's tailPlantaginaceae
- Honckenya peploidessea sandwortCaryophyllaceae
- Juniperus communiscommon juniperCupressaceae
- Juniperus communis 'Gold Cone'gold cone juniperCupressaceae
- Lathyrus japonicusseaside peaFabaceae
- Leymus mollisdune grassPoaceae
- Linnaea borealistwinflowerLinnaeaceae