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Learn about the Plants of Nova Scotia
Common name: Aspen Poplar
Scientfic name:
Populus tremuloides
Also known as: trembling aspen
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Common name: Bearberry
Scientfic name:
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Also known as: kinnikinnick
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Common name: Blue-Bead Lily
Scientfic name:
Clintonia borealis
Also known as: clintonia
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Common name: Bluets
Scientfic name:
Houstonia caerulea
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Common name: Bunchberry
Scientfic name:
Cornus canadensis
Also known as: crackerberry, dwarf cornel
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Common name: Coltsfoot
Scientfic name:
Tussilago farfara
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Common name: Common Purple Lilac
Scientfic name:
Syringa vulgaris
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Common name: Dandelion
Scientfic name:
Taraxacum officinale
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Common name: Labrador tea
Scientfic name:
Rhododendron groenlandicum
Also known as: Ledum groenlandicum
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Common name: Larch
Scientfic name:
Larix laricina
Also known as: tamarack, hackmatack
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Common name: Mayflower
Scientfic name:
Epigaea repens
Also known as: trailing arbutus
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Common name: Red Maple
Scientfic name:
Acer rubrum
Also known as: swamp maple
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Common name: Rhodora
Scientfic name:
Rhododendron canadense
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Common name: Starflower
Scientfic name:
Trientalis borealis
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Common name: Weeping Forsythia
Scientfic name:
Forsythia suspensa
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Common name: Wild Strawberry
Scientfic name:
Fragaria virginiana/vesca
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Last updated: 2009-03-18