NATIONAL ACADIA NATIONAL PARK PARK SERVICE CHECKLIST OF COMMON FLOWERING PLANTS This checklist groups plants into communities where they are typically found. To identify plants that you are unfamiliar with, consult a field guide or visit the Wild Gardens of Acadia at Sieur de Monts Spring where over 400 plants are displayed and labeled in a natural setting. DECIDUOUS WOODS alder Alnus sp. maple, red Acer rubrum American beech Fagus grandifolia maple, striped Acer pensylvanicum American elm Ulmus americana maple, sugar Acer saccharum American twinflower Linnaea borealis maple-leaved viburnum Viburnum acerifolium aspen, bigtooth Populus grandidentata meadowsweet Spiraea latifolia aspen, trembling Populus tremuloides mountain holly Nemopanthus mucronata aster Aster sp. northern white cedar Thuja occidentalis balsam poplar Populus balsamifera pin cherry Prunus pensylvanica birch, grey Betula populifolia pyrola, shinleaf Pyrola elliptica birch, paper Betula payrifera pyrola, sidebells Pyrola secunda birch, yellow Betula lutea red oak Quercus rubra blueflag iris Iris versicolor red-berried elder Sambucus pubens bluebead-lily Clintonia borealis rosy twisted-stalk Streptopus roseus bluebell Campanula rotundifolia sarsaparilla, bristly Aralia hispida blueberry, highbush Vaccinium corumbosum sarsaparilla, wild Aralia nudicaulia blueberry, low sweet Vaccinium angustifolium shadbush Amelanchiar sp. bush-honeysuckle Diervilla lonicera sheep laurel (lambkill) Kalmia angustifolia chokecherry Prunus virginiana small Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum daisy fleabane Erigeron strigosus spikenard Aralia racemosa bunchberry Cornus canadensis tall buttercup Ranunculus acria early saxifrage Saxifraga virginiensis true forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides Canada bead ruby Maianthemum canadense turtlehead Chelone glabra feathered Solomon's plume Smilacina racemosa violets Viola sp. fireweed Epilobium angustifolium white ash Fraxinus americana goldthread Coptis greenlandica white pine Pinus strobus great lobelia Lobelia siphilitica willows Salix sp. hobblebush Viburnum alnifolium wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens maple, mountain Acer spicatum wood sorrel Oxalis montana ROADSIDE & MEADOW alder Alnus sp. aster Aster sp. aspen, bigtooth Populus grandidentata aspen, quaking Populus tremuloides birch, yellow Betula lutea blackberry, common Rubus allegheniensis black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata blueberry, highbush Vaccinium corymbosum blueberry, low sweet Vaccinium angustifolium blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium blue vetch Vicia cracca butter-and-eggs Linaria vulgaris Canada bead ruby Maianthemum canadense Canadian eyebright Euphrasia canadensis COW parsnip Heracleum maximum common evening primrose Oenothera biennis fireweed Epilobium angustifolium flannel mullein Verbascum thapsus goldenrod Solidago sp. hardhack or steeplebush Spiraea tomentosa maple, red Acer rubrum maple, sugar Acer saccharum meadow-rue, tall Thalictrum polygamum meadowsweet Spiraea latifolia oak, red Quercus rubra pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea red raspberry Rubus idaeus Robbins groundsel Senecio robbinsii sarsaparilla, bristly Aralia hispida sarsaparilla, wild Aralia nudicaulis self-heal Prunella vulgaris spreading dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium wild strawberry Fragaria virginiana willow Salix sp. yarrow, common Achillea millefolium yellow loosestrife Lysimachia terrestris yellow-rattle Rhinanthus cristi-galli BOG American larch, or tamarack Larix larcina aster Aster sp. black chokeberry Pyrus melanocarpa black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata black spruce Picea mariana blueflag iris Iris versicolor bog laurel Kalmia polifolia cranberry, mountain Vaccinium oxycoccos cranberry, bog Vaccinium macrocarpon creeping snowberry Gaultheria hispidula crowberry Empetrum nigrum labrador-tea Ledum greenlandicum leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata pitcher plant Sarracenia purpurea raspberry Rubus sp. sheep laurel (lambkill) Kalmia angustifolia sundew, narrow-leaved Drosera intermedia sundew, round-leaved Drosera rotundifolia rhodora Rhododendron canadense swamp rose Rosa palustris sweet gale Myrica gale MARSH & POND American waterlily Nymphaea odorata bog laurel Kalmia polifolia bog rosemary Andromeda glaucophylla common bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris common cat-tail Typha latifolia COW lily Nuphar variegatum labrador tea Ledum greenlandicum large purple-fringed orchis Habenaria fimbriata marsh St. Johnswort Hypericum virginicum meadow beauty Rhena virgenica narrow-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia narrow-leaved arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia pickerelweed Pontederia cordata rhodora Rhododendron canadense shadbush Amelanchier sp. water lobelia Lobelia dortmanna white cedar Thuja occidentalis wild calla Calla palustris CONIFEROUS WOODS alder Alnus sp. aster Aster sp. American larch Larix laricina balsam fir Abies balsamea black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata bluebead-lily Clintonia borealis blueberry, low sweet Vaccinium angustifolium bunchberry Cornus canadensis false lily-of-the-valley Maianthemum canadense fly honeysuckle Lonicera canadensis goldenrods Solidago sp. hemlock Tsuga canadensis hobblebush Viburnum alnifolium large cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon mountain cranberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea mountain holly Nemopanthus mucronata northern white cedar Thuja occidentalis partridgeberry Mitchella repens pin cherry Prunus pennsylvanica pine, jack Pinus banksiana pine, red Pinus resinosa pine, white Pinus strobus Robin-run-away Dalibarda repens rosy twisted stalk Streptopus roseus sarsaparilla, bristly Aralia hispida sarsaparilla, wild Aralia nudicaulis shadbush Amelanchier sp. sheep laurel Kalmia angustifolia shinleaf pyrola Pyrola elliptica sidebells pyrola Pyrola secunda spruce, red Picea rubens spruce, white Picea glauca starflower Trientalis borealis sweet fern Myrica asplenifolia trailing arbutus Epigaea repens whorled loosestrife Lysimachia quadrifolia Canada bead ruby Pyrola rotundifolia wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens withered Viburnum cassinoides wood sorrel Oxalis montana MOUNTAINS & DRY ROCKY ACES asters Aster sp. bayberry Myrica pensylvanica bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi black chokecherry Pyrus melanocarpa black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata bluets Houstonia caerulea blueberry, highbush Vaccinium corymbosum blueberry, low sweet Vaccinium angustifolium blueberry, velvet-leaf Vaccinium myrtilloides bush honeysuckle Diervilla lonicera Carolina rose Rosa carolina crowberry Empetrum nigrum downy green alder Alnus mullis golden heather Hudsonia ericoides goldenrod Solidago sp. harebell Campanula rotundifolia juniper, ground Juniperus communis juniper, mat Juniperus horizontalis labrador-tea Ledum greenlandicum leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata red raspberry Rubus idaeus trailing arbutus Epigaea repens meadowsweet Spiraea latifolia mountain cranberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea mountain holly Nemopanthus mucronata partridgeberry Mitchella repens pine, jack Pinus banksiana pine, pitch Pinus rigida rhodora Rhododendron canadense sarsaparilla, bristly Aralia hispida sarsaparilla, wild Aralia nudicaulis sheep laurel (lambkill) Kalmia angustifolia sweet gale Myrica gale sweet fern Comptonia peregrina three-toothed cinquefoil Potentilla tridentata wild strawberry Fragaria virginiana withered Viburnum cassincides