Native Plants of Nunavut
114 plants are native to Nunavut 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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Nunavut's native flora
- Actaea rubrared baneberryRanunculaceae
- Allium schoenoprasumchivesAmaryllidaceae
- Alnus incanamountain alderBetulaceae
- Andromeda polifoliabog rosemaryEricaceae
- Anemonastrum canadensecanada anemoneRanunculaceae
- Anemone multifidaPacific anemoneRanunculaceae
- Angelica atropurpureapurple-stemmed angelicaApiaceae
- Antennaria microphyllarosy pussytoesAsteraceae
- Antennaria rosearosy pussytoesAsteraceae
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursikinnikinnickEricaceae
- Argentina anserinacommon silverweedRosaceae
- Armeria maritimasea thiftPlumbaginaceae
- Armeria maritima 'Victor Reiter'victor reiter sea thriftPlumbaginaceae
- Artemisia frigidafringed sagebrushAsteraceae
- Calamagrostis canadensisbluejointPoaceae
- Caltha palustrismarsh marigoldRanunculaceae
- Campanula petiolatawestern harebellCampanulaceae
- Carex aquatilissitka aquatic sedgeCyperaceae
- Chamaedaphne calyculataleatherleafEricaceae
- Cicuta maculatawater hemlockApiaceae
- Comarum palustremarsh cinquefoilRosaceae
- Coptis trifoliathreeleaf goldthreadRanunculaceae
- Cornus canadensisbunchberryCornaceae
- Cystopteris fragilisbrittle bladderfernCystopteridaceae
- Dasiphora fruticosapotentilla, cinquefoilRosaceae
- Deschampsia cespitosatufted hairgrassPoaceae
- Descurainia pinnatawestern tansymustardBrassicaceae
- Drosera anglicagreat sundewDroseraceae
- Drosera intermediaspoonleaf sundewDroseraceae
- Drosera rotundifoliaround-leaved sundewDroseraceae
- Dryopteris carthusianaspinulose wood fernDryopteridaceae
- Eleocharis palustriscommon spikerushCyperaceae
- Empetrum nigrumblack crowberryEricaceae
- Epilobium ciliatumcommon willowherb (native)Onagraceae
- Equisetum arvensecommon horsetail (native)Equisetaceae
- Equisetum fluviatilewater horsetailEquisetaceae
- Equisetum sylvaticumwood horsetailEquisetaceae
- Erigeron acrisbitter fleabaneAsteraceae
- 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
- Gaultheria hispidulacreeping snowberryEricaceae
- Gentianella amarellaautumn gentianGentianaceae
- Geum macrophyllumlarge-leaved avensRosaceae
- Geum rivalewater avensRosaceae
- Gymnocarpium dryopterisnorthern oak fernCystopteridaceae
- Hippuris vulgariscommon Mare's tailPlantaginaceae
- Honckenya peploidessea sandwortCaryophyllaceae
- Hordeum jubatumfoxtail barleyPoaceae
- Iris versicolornorthern blue flagIridaceae
- Juncus balticusbaltic rushJuncaceae
- Juncus bufoniustoad rushJuncaceae
- Juniperus communiscommon juniperCupressaceae
- Juniperus communis 'Gold Cone'gold cone juniperCupressaceae
- Juniperus horizontaliscreeping juniperCupressaceae
- Juniperus horizontalis 'Lime Glow'lime glow juniperCupressaceae