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Learn about the Plants of Nova Scotia

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