Native Plants of Iceland
161 plants are native to Iceland 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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Iceland's native flora
- Achillea millefoliumcommon yarrowAsteraceae
- Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen'cerise queen yarrowAsteraceae
- Achillea millefolium 'Paprika'paprika yarrowAsteraceae
- Agrostis capillariscolonial bentgrassPoaceae
- Agrostis stoloniferacreeping bentgrassPoaceae
- Alchemilla alpinaalpine Lady's-mantleRosaceae
- Alopecurus geniculatusmarsh foxtailPoaceae
- Angelica archangelicagarden angelicaApiaceae
- Angelica sylvestriswild angelicaApiaceae
- Anthoxanthum odoratumsweet vernal grassPoaceae
- Anthyllis vulnerariacommon kidney-vetchFabaceae
- Arabidopsis lyratalyreleaf rockcressBrassicaceae
- Arctium lappagreater burdockAsteraceae
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursikinnikinnickEricaceae
- Argentina anserinacommon silverweedRosaceae
- Armeria maritimasea thiftPlumbaginaceae
- Armeria maritima 'Victor Reiter'victor reiter sea thriftPlumbaginaceae
- Arrhenatherum elatiustall oat grassPoaceae
- Athyrium filix-feminalady fernAthyriaceae
- Athyrium filix-femina 'Frizelliae'tatting fernAthyriaceae
- Athyrium filix-femina 'Victoriae'victoria lady fernAthyriaceae
- Avenella flexuosawavy hair-grassPoaceae
- Betula pubescensdowny birchBetulaceae
- Callitriche stagnalispond water-starwortPlantaginaceae
- Calluna vulgarisScotch heatherEricaceae
- Calluna vulgaris 'Firefly'firefly heatherEricaceae
- Calluna vulgaris 'Spring Torch'spring torch heatherEricaceae
- Caltha palustrismarsh marigoldRanunculaceae
- Campanula rotundifoliaharebellCampanulaceae
- Capsella bursa-pastorisshepherd's purseBrassicaceae
- Carex flaccablue sedgeCyperaceae
- Carex lyngbyeiLyngby's sedgeCyperaceae
- Carex nigrasmooth black sedgeCyperaceae
- Carex pallescenspale sedgeCyperaceae
- Carex paniceagrass-like sedgeCyperaceae
- Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgaremouse-ear chickweedCaryophyllaceae
- Comarum palustremarsh cinquefoilRosaceae
- Cryptogramma crispaparsley fernPteridaceae
- Cystopteris fragilisbrittle bladderfernCystopteridaceae
- Dactylis glomerataorchard grassPoaceae
- Dactylorhiza fuchsiicommon spotted orchidOrchidaceae
- Dactylorhiza maculataheath spotted orchidOrchidaceae
- Dactylorhiza viridisfrog orchidOrchidaceae
- Deschampsia cespitosatufted hairgrassPoaceae
- Descurainia sophiaflixweedBrassicaceae
- Draba vernacommon whitlowgrassBrassicaceae
- Drosera rotundifoliaround-leaved sundewDroseraceae
- Dryopteris expansacoast shield fernDryopteridaceae
- Dryopteris filix-masmale fernDryopteridaceae
- Eleocharis palustriscommon spikerushCyperaceae
- Elymus repensquackgrassPoaceae
- Empetrum nigrumblack crowberryEricaceae
- Equisetum arvensecommon horsetail (native)Equisetaceae
- Equisetum fluviatilewater horsetailEquisetaceae
- Equisetum hyemalescouring rushEquisetaceae
- Equisetum palustremarsh horsetailEquisetaceae
- Equisetum sylvaticumwood horsetailEquisetaceae
- Eriophorum angustifoliumcommon cottongrassCyperaceae
- Eriophorum chamissonisChamisso's cotton-grassCyperaceae
- Euphorbia pepluspetty spurgeEuphorbiaceae