List of Canadian plants by family S

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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 hieraciifolia — 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

Scheuchzeriaceae

• Scheuchzeria palustris — pod grass

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 — Sudetan lousewort
• 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

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

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