Flora of Newfoundland

Braya longii, common name Long's Braya or Long's northern rockcress, is a small, herbaceous, arctic-alpine flowering plant that grows only in the cool, wet and windy climate of the coastal limestone barrens of northern Newfoundland. It is a narrow endemic, found in only five populations within a range of 6 km, and in one isolated population 14 km to the south, all in the Strait of Belle Isle ecoregion on the extreme northwest portion of the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland.

Salix jejuna, also scientifically referred to a Salix jejuna Fernald, and commonly known as the Barrens Willow, Calcerous Mat Willow, and Saule des landes (FR) is a dwarf shrub belonging to the willow family (Salix).

Adiantum viridimontanum, commonly known as Green Mountain maidenhair fern, is a fern found only in outcrops of serpentine rock in New England and Eastern Canada. The leaf blade is cut into finger-like segments, themselves once-divided, which are borne on the outer side of a curved, dark, glossy rachis. These finger-like segments are not individual leaves, but parts of a single compound leaf. The "fingers" may be drooping or erect, depending on whether the individual fern grows in shade or sunlight. Spores are borne under false indusia at the edge of the subdivisions of the leaf, a

Taraxacum latilobum, also known as the large-lobed dandelion, is a species of dandelion found in eastern North America native to Maine, Newfoundland, and Quebec. The roots and leaves were part of the traditional plant foods of Canadian indigenous peoples. Along with the St. Lawrence dandelion (Taraxacum laurentianum), Taraxacum latilobum has been found in the Mingan Archipelago, a biodiversity hotspot in Quebec.

× Sorbaronia is a hybrid genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rosaceae. The hybrids are between species of Sorbus and Aronia. It is native to Eastern Canada. In addition, × Sorbaronia fallax has been created artificially.

Festuca frederikseniae, also known as North Atlantic fescue or Frederksen's fescue, is a species of grass native to Greenland, Newfoundland, Labrador, and to a few islands in eastern Québec (Mingan Archipelago and Anticosti Island). In Iceland and southern Greenland, a few populations have been found that may be hybrids between F. rubra and either F. frederikseniae or F. vivipara. The purported hybrids have been named F. x villosa-vivipara. All these species grow on cliffs and on rocky or sandy soils in alpine tundra. It was first described in 1985.

Betula michauxii, the Newfoundland dwarf birch, is a species of birch which is native to Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Quebec as well as Saint Pierre and Miquelon. It is a perennial herb.

Empetrum eamesii, common name purple crowberry, is a North American species of dwarf evergreen shrub.

Salix argyrocarpa is a species of willow native to northeastern North America.

Hieracium robinsonii, or Robinson's hawkweed, is a North American plant species in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to eastern Canada and the northeastern United States (Québec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Maine, and New Hampshire). There are reports of it formerly growing in Newfoundland, but it does not appear to grow there now. Hieracium robinsonii is an herb up to 35 cm (14 in) tall with star-shaped hairs, with leaves both on the stem and in a rosette at the bottom. Leaves are up to 80 mm (3.1 in) long, with no or only a few hairs on the upper surface and

Salicornia maritima, the sea glasswort or slender glasswort, is a succulent, salt-tolerant plant found along the eastern coast of North America, including Maine and New Brunswick. It produces flowers towards late summer or beginning of fall. This plant is sometimes mistaken for Salicornia depressa.

Triglochin gaspensis (common name - Gaspé Peninsula arrow grass) is a species of flowering plant in the family Juncaginaceae, native to eastern Canada (New Brunswick, Newfoundland island, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Quebec), and Maine in the north-eastern United States, where it is found growing in the tidal zone of the Atlantic coast below the high-water mark. It was first described by Helmut Lieth and Doris Löve in 1961.

Salix calcicola, known as limestone willow or woolly willow, is a species of willow native to the subarctic and Arctic regions of Canada, including Nunavut Islands, continental Nunavut, northern Quebec, Labrador. Arctic islands: Baffin, King William, Southampton, and Coats (Boothia Peninsula). It is a low growing shrub with usually ovate leaves and catkins that emerge in the early spring before the leaves emerge. The species has been treated as subspecies of Salix lanata, but it is not proven.

Iris hookeri, commonly called the beach head iris, is a species of Iris. It is endemic to sea coasts and beaches in Maine, in the Northeastern United States and also eastern Canada. It blooms in July. It was first published by the English botanist George Penny in Hort. Brit. (edited by J.C.Loudon), edition 2 on page 591 in 1832, based on an earlier description by George Don. The Latin specific epithet hookeri refers to the English botanist William Jackson Hooker. It is found in Eastern Canada within the states of Québec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and

Arnica griscomii is an Asian and North American species of plants in the sunflower family, known by the common name snow arnica. It is native to eastern Russia and northwestern North America (Alaska, British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories) and to eastern Canada (Quebec and Newfoundland). Subspecies Arnica griscomii subsp. frigida (C.A.Mey. ex Iljin) S.J.Wolf - Alaska, western Canada, eastern Russia Arnica griscomii subsp. griscomii - Quebec and Newfoundland

Schizaea pusilla, the little curlygrass fern, is a species of fern in the family Schizaeaceae. It was first described by the German-American botanist Frederick Traugott Pursh in 1814. It is native to New Brunswick, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia in Canada, the French overseas territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and North Carolina in the United States of America. It is listed as endangered by the state of New York.

Vaccinium boreale, common name northern blueberry, sweet hurts, or bleuet boréal (in French), is a plant species native to North America.

Salix cordata, the sand dune willow, furry willow, or heartleaf willow, is a perennial shrub that grows 3 to 12 feet (0.91 to 3.66 m) tall; plants taller than 6 feet (1.8 m) are rare. The plant is native to the northeast regions of the North American continent; it is found on sand dunes, river banks, and lake shores in sandy, silty or gravelly soils.

Betula minor, the dwarf white birch, is a species of birch which can be found in Eastern Canada and in such US states as Maine, New Hampshire, and New York.

Rubus recurvicaulis is an uncommon North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It grows in eastern and central Canada (Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland) and the north-central and northeastern United States (Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and the 6 New England states). The genetics of Rubus is extremely complex, so that it is difficult to decide on which groups should be recognized as species. There are many rare species with limited ranges such as this. Further study is suggested to clarify the taxonomy. Some studies have

Carex salina, also known as saltmarsh sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is native to Eastern Canada , Norway, and parts of Northern Russia.

Symphyotrichum tradescantii (formerly Aster tradescantii) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to northeastern North America. Common names include Tradescant's aster and shore aster.

Salix uva-ursi, commonly known as bearberry willow, saule raisin-d'ours in French, and Uqaujaq (ᐅᖃᐅᔭᖅ) in Inuktitut, is a species of dwarf shrub in the willow family Salicaceae. It is endemic to arctic and alpine regions of northeastern North America. The specific epithet uva-ursi was given to the species by the describing botanist Frederick Pursh, who noted that its habit and leaves resembled those of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi.

Salix myricoides, the bayberry willow or blue-leaf willow, is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae, native to the Great Lakes region of the Midwestern United States, and to eastern Canada. It is typically found on beaches and dunes of the Lakes, and occasionally along inland streams and in fens, if calcareous. For example, in Maine it is found only on the ice-scoured shore of the St. John River.

Dryas drummondii is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common names yellow mountain-avens, yellow dryas, or yellow dryad. It is native to Alaska, Canada, and the Northern United States. This species is actinorhizal, able to live in symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

Solidago macrophylla, the largeleaf goldenrod or large-leaved goldenrod, is North American species of herbaceous perennial plants of the family Asteraceae. It is native to eastern and central Canada (from Ontario to Newfoundland & Labrador) and the north-eastern United States (New York and New England). Some of the populations in Québec and Labrador lie north of the Arctic Circle. Solidago macrophylla is a perennial herb up to 105 cm (42 inches) tall, with a thick woody rhizome. Leaves can be up to 15 cm (6 inches) long. One plant can produce 110 or more small yellow flower heads, mostly on

Packera pauciflora is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name alpine groundsel. It is native to northern North America, where it can be found in parts of western and eastern Canada and the northwestern United States. It grows in subalpine and alpine climates, such as mountain meadows. It is a perennial herb producing one or more erect stems up to half a meter tall from a thick caudex and fibrous root system. The basal leaves have thick, toothed blades up to 4 centimeters long, and those higher on the stem have smaller, more dissected leaves. The inflorescence

Erigeron elatus is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common names swamp fleabane and swamp boreal-daisy. Erigeron elatus is widespread across most of Canada, found in every province and territory except the 3 Maritime Provinces. It has also been found in the states of Washington and Alaska in the United States. It grows in tundra, bogs, floodplains, and the edges of ponds. Erigeron elatus is a biennial or perennial herb up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) in height. It produces 1-8 flower heads per stem, each head as many as 120 pink or white ray

Carex adusta, commonly known as the lesser brown sedge, swarthy sedge, browned sedge, or Carex brûlé, is a species of sedge (Carex) in the section Ovales. First described scientifically in 1839 by Francis Boott, Adusta is Latin for "burnt," probably referring to the color.

Polystichum scopulinum is a species of fern known by the common names mountain hollyfern and rock sword fern. It is native to much of western North America, and it is known from disjunct occurrences in eastern Canada as well. It grows in rocky habitat, often in full sun. It is widespread but mostly found in small populations, and is noted to be most abundant on serpentine soils. This fern produces several erect, narrowly lance-shaped leaves up to 50 centimeters in length. The leaves narrow near the bases. Each leaf is divided into many lance-shaped or oblong leaflets up to 3 centimeters long.