List of Canadian plants by genus C

Below is a list of Canadian plants by genus. Due to the vastness of Canada's biodiversity, this page is divided.

Many of the plants seen in Canada are introduced, either intentionally or accidentally. N indicated native and X indicated exotic. Those plants whose status is unknown are marked with a ?.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I J K | L | M | N | O | P Q | R | S | T | U V W | X Y Z

Ca

  • Cakile — searockets
  • Calamagrostis — reedgrasses
    • Calamagrostis canadensisCanada bluejoint, Canada reedgrass, Langsdorff's reedgrass, Macoun's reedgrass
    • Calamagrostis deschampsioidescircumpolar reedgrass
    • Calamagrostis lapponicaLapland reedgrass
    • Calamagrostis purpurascenspurple reedgrass
    • Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansabog reedgrass, northern reedgrass
  • Calamintha — calamints
    • Calamintha arkansanalow calamint, savoury, wild calamint, limestone wild basil
  • Calamovilfa — sandreeds
  • Calla — callas
  • Callitriche — water-starworts
  • Callitropsis
  • Calopogon — grass-pinks
  • Caltha — marsh marigolds
  • Calypso — calypsoes
    • Calypso bulbosacalypso, fairy-slipper, nymph-of-the-north
  • Calystegia — bindweeds
  • Camassia — hyacinths
  • Campanula — bellflowers
    • Campanula aparinoidesmarsh bellflower, bedstraw bedflower, marsh harebell
    • Campanula rotundifoliaAmerican harebell, Scottish bluebell, bluebells of Scotland
  • Campanulastrum — bellflowers
  • Campsis — trumpet vines
  • Canadanthus
    • Canadanthus modestus — Canada aster, western bog aster, great northern aster, purple northern aster
  • Cardamine — toothworts
    • Cardamine bulbosaspring cress, bulbous cress
    • Cardamine concatenatacutleaf toothwort, five-parted toothwort, slender toothwort
    • Cardamine diphyllatwoleaf toothwort, broadleaf toothwort, crinkleroot
    • Cardamine douglasiipurple cress, limestone bittercress
    • Cardamine parviflorasmall-flowered bittercress, sand bittercress
    • Cardamine pensylvanicaPennsylvania bittercress, Quaker bittercress
    • Cardamine pratensis var. angustifoliameadow bittercress
    • Cardamine pratensis var. palustriscuckoo-flower, lady's smock
  • Carex spp.
    • see List of Carex species in Canada
  • Carpinus — hornbeams
    • Carpinus carolinianaironwood, American hornbeam, blue beech, musclewood
  • Carya — hickories
  • Castanea — chestnuts
  • Castilleja — Indian paintbrushes
  • Catabrosa — brook grasses
  • Caulophyllum — cohoshes
    • Caulophyllum giganteum
    • Caulophyllum thalictroidesblue cohosh

Ce

  • Ceanothus — New Jersey teas
  • Celastrus — bittersweets
  • Celtis — hackberries
    • Celtis occidentalissugarberry, northern hackberry, false elm, common hackberry
    • Celtis tenuifoliadwarf hackberry Threatened
  • Cenchrus — sandburs
  • Cephalanthus — buttonbushes
  • Cerastium — mouse-ear chickweeds
    • Cerastium alpinumalpine mouse-ear chickweed, alpine chickweed, woolly alpine chickweed
    • Cerastium arvense subsp. strictumfield mouse-ear chickweed, meadow mouse-ear chickweed, prairie mouse-ear chickweed (other subspecies, including the type subsp. arvense, are considered introduced)
    • Cerastium brachypodumshortstalk mouse-ear chickweed
    • Cerastium nutansnodding mouse-ear chickweed
    • Cerastium velutinumlong-hairy chickweed
  • Ceratophyllum — hornworts

Ch

  • Chaerophyllum — chervils
    • Chaerophyllum procumbens var. procumbensspreading chervil
    • Chaerophyllum procumbens var. shortii
  • Chamaedaphne — leatherleafs
    • Chamaedaphne calyculataleatherleaf, dwarf cassandra
  • Chamaesyce — spurges
    • Chamaesyce polygonifoliaseaside spurge, seaside sandmat, sea milk-purslane
    • Chamaesyce vermiculatawormseed spurge, wormseed sandmat, hairy spurge, hairy-stemmed milk-purslane
  • Chelone — turtleheads
  • Chenopodium — goosefeet
    • Chenopodium bushianumvillage goosefoot
    • Chenopodium capitatumstrawberry blite, strawberry-spinach, Indian paint, Indian ink, strawberry goosefoot
    • Chenopodium foggiiFogg's goosefoot
    • Chenopodium leptophyllumnarrowleaf goosefoot
    • Chenopodium pratericolapale goosefoot, narrowleaf goosefoot, desert goosefoot
    • Chenopodium salinum
    • Chenopodium simplexmapleleaf goosefoot, giantseed goosefoot
    • Chenopodium standleyanumStandley's goosefoot
  • Chimaphila — pipsissewas
    • Chimaphila maculatastriped pipsissewa, striped wintergreen, spotted wintergreen, striped prince's pine Endangered
    • Chimaphila umbellatapipsissewa, prince's pine
  • Chrysanthemum — daisies
    • Chrysanthemum arcticumarctic daisy
  • Chrysosplenium — saxifrages
    • Chrysosplenium americanumgolden saxifrage, American watermat, American golden saxifrage
    • Chrysosplenium tetrandrumalternate-leaf watermat, northern golden saxifrage, northern golden-carpet

Ci

Cl

  • Cladium — twigrushes
    • Cladium mariscoidestwigrush, smooth sawgrass
  • Claytonia — spring beauties
  • Clematis — virgin's-bowers
  • Clinopodium — dog mints
    • Clinopodium vulgaredog mint, wild basil, cushion calamint
  • Clintonia — blue-bead lilies
    • Clintonia borealisblue-bead lily, cornlily, poisonberry, yellow clintonia

Co

  • Coeloglossum — green orchises
  • Collinsia — horsebalms
    • Collinsia canadensisCanada horsebalm, northern horsebalm, stoneroot, richweed
    • Collinsia parviflorabluelips, small blue-eyed Mary
  • Collomia — glueseeds
    • Collomia linearisglueseed, narrowleaf collomia
  • Comandra — comandras
  • Comptonia — sweetferns
  • Conioselinum — hemlock parsleys
    • Conioselinum chinensehemlock parsley
  • Conopholis— squawroots
  • Conyza — fleabanes
    • Conyza canadensis — Canada fleabane, horseweed, butterweed
  • Coptis — goldthreads
    • Coptis trifoliagoldthread, canker-root, yellow snakeroot
  • Corallorrhiza — coralroots
  • Coreopsis — tickseeds
  • Corispermum — bugseeds
    • Corispermum americanumAmerican bugseed
    • Corispermum hookeriHooker's bugseed
    • Corispermum pallasiiPallas' bugseed
    • Corispermum villosumhairy bugseed
  • Cornus — dogwoods
  • Corydalis — corydalises
  • Corylus — hazelnuts

Cr

  • Crassula — pygmyweeds
  • Crataegus — hawthorns
    • Crataegus apiomorpha
    • Crataegus beata
    • Crataegus brainerdiiBrainerd's hawthorn
    • Crataegus calpodendronpear hawthorn
    • Crataegus chrysocarpa var. aboriginum
    • Crataegus chrysocarpa var. chrysocarpafireberry hawthorn, roundleaf hawthorn
    • Crataegus chrysocarpa var. phoenicea
    • Crataegus coccinea var. coccineascarlet hawthorn
    • Crataegus coccinea var. fullerianaFuller's hawthorn
    • Crataegus cognatawhite-anthered frosted hawthorn
    • Crataegus comptacta
    • Crataegus crus-gallicockspur hawthorn
    • Crataegus dilatatabroadleaf hawthorn
    • Crataegus dissona
    • Crataegus dodgei var. dodgeiDodge's hawthorn
    • Crataegus dodgei var. flavida
    • Crataegus douglasiiblack hawthorn, Douglas' hawthorn
    • Crataegus flabellatafanleaf hawthorn, Bosc's thorn, New England hawthorn
    • Crataegus formosa
    • Crataegus irrasaunshorn thorn, Blanchard's thorn
    • Crataegus lumaria
    • Crataegus macracanthalongthorn hawthorn, largethorn hawthorn
    • Crataegus macrospermabigfruit hawthorn, variable thorn
    • Crataegus magniflora
    • Crataegus margeretta
    • Crataegus mollisdowny hawthorn, red haw
    • Crataegus pennsylvanica
    • Crataegus perjucundaMiddlesex frosted hawthorn
    • Crataegus persimilisplumleaf hawthorn
    • Crataegus populnea
    • Crataegus pringleiPringle's hawthorn
    • Crataegus pruinosa var. parvula
    • Crataegus pruinosa var. pruinosawaxy-fruit hawthorn, frosted hawthorn
    • Crataegus punctatadotted hawthorn
    • Crataegus rugosabroadleaf frosted hawthorn
    • Crataegus scabrida
    • Crataegus schuetteiroyal hawthorn
    • Crataegus submollisQuébec hawthorn, Emerson's hawthorn
    • Crataegus suborbiculataCaughuawaga hawthorn
    • Crataegus succulentafleshy hawthorn, longspine hawthorn
    • Crataegus tenax
  • Cryptogramma — rockbrakes
    • Cryptogramma acrostichoidesAmerican rockbrake, parsleyfern, mountain parsley
    • Cryptogramma stelleriSteller's rockbrake, slender cliffbrake, fragile rockbrake
  • Cryptotaenia — honeworts

Cu

  • Cuscuta — dodders
    • Cuscuta campestrisfield dodder
    • Cuscuta cephalanthibuttonbush dodder
    • Cuscuta corylihazel dodder
    • Cuscuta gronoviicommon dodder, scaldweed, swamp dodder, Gronovius dodder

Cy

References

See: Flora of Canada#References

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