Saskatchewan Native Plants / Wildflowers


Spring ephemeral Claytonia lanceolata in flower in early May in the Cypress Hills.

Listed below are wildflower photos we have taken in various ecoregions of Saskatchewan - Grassland, Cypress Upland, Aspen Parkland, and Boreal Forest.

There are photographs of a number of  rare plants species on this website, for rare plants I've included their S-rank as assigned by the Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre:

S1 - Extremely rare in Saskatchewan. Usually 5 or fewer occurrences in the province, or very few remaining hectares; often especially vulnerable to extirpation.
S2 - Very rare in Saskatchewan. Usually between 5 and 20 occurrences in the province, or few remaining hectares, or with many individuals in fewer occurrences; often susceptible to extirpation.
S3 - Rare to uncommon in Saskatchewan. Usually between 20 and 100 occurrences in the province; may have fewer occurrences, but with a large number of individuals in some populations; may be susceptible to large-scale disturbances. Most species with an S3 rank are assigned to the watch list, unless they have a relatively high global rank.
S4 - Common and apparently secure in Saskatchewan; usually with more than 100 occurrences in the province.
S5 - Common to widespread in Saskatchewan and demonstrably secure.

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Prairie Grassland - A, B, C, D, E

Achillea millefolium	(Yarrow)
Agoseris glauca	(False Dandelion)
Allium cernuum	(Nodding Onion)
Allium stellatum	(Pink-Flowered Onion)
Allium textile	(Prairie Onion)
Anemone cylindrica	(Long-Fruited Anemone)
Anemone multifida	(Cut-Leaved Anemone)
Antennaria rosea	(Rosy Everlasting)
Apocynum androsaemifolium	(Spreading Dogbane)
Arabis divaricarpa	(Purple Rock Cress)
Arabis glabra	(Tower Mustard)
Arabis retrofracta	(Reflexed Rock Cress)
Arenaria congesta	(Rocky-Ground Sandwort)
Arnica fulgens	(Shining Arnica)
Asclepias ovalifolia	(Low Milkweed,  Dwarf Milkweed)
Asclepias speciosa	(Showy Milkweed)
Asclepias verticillata	(Whorled Milkweed)
Asclepias viridiflora	(Green Milkweed)
Astragalus australis	(Indian Milk-Vetch)
Astragalus bisculatus	(Two-Grooved Milk-Vetch)
Astragalus crassicarpus	(Ground Plum)
Astragalus drummondii	(Drummond's Milk-Vetch)
Astragalus gilviflorus	(Cushion Milk-Vetch)
Astragalus missouriensis	(Missouri Milk-Vetch)
Astragalus pectinatus	(Narrow-Leaved Milk-Vetch)
Astragalus purshii	(Pursh's Milk-Vetch)
Astragalus racemosus	(Racemose Milk-Vetch)
Astragalus spatulatus	(Tufted Milk-Vetch)
Astragalus tenellus	(Loose-Flowered Milk-Vetch)
Besseya wyomingensis	(Kittentails)
Campanula rotundifolia	(Harebell)
Castilleja sessiflora	(Downy Paintbrush)
Cerastium arvense	(Field Chickweed)
Chamaerhodos erecta	(Chamaerhodos)
Chenopodium fremontii	(Fremont's Goosefoot)
Chenopodium leptophyllum	(Narrow Leaved Goosefoot)
Chenopodium salinum	(Oak-Leaved Goosefoot)
Chenopodium subglabrum	(Smooth Goosefoot)
Chrysopsis villosa	(Hairy Golden-Aster)
Chrysothamnus nauseosus	(Rabbitbrush)
Cirsium undulatum	(Wavy-Leaved Thistle)
Cleome serrulata	(Pink Cleome, Spiderflower)
Collomia linearis	(Narrow-Leaved Collomia)
Comandra umbellata	(Pale Comandra)
Conyza canadensis	(Canada Fleabane)
Coreopsis tinctoria	(Tickseed)
Cymopterus acaulis	(Plains Cymopterus)
Cryptantha celosioides	(Clustered Oreocarya)
Cryptantha fendleri	(Fendler's Cryptanthe)
Cypripedium parviflorum var. makasin	(Small Yellow Lady's Slipper)
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens	(Large Yellow Lady's Slipper)
Delphinium bicolor	(Low Larkspur)
Dodecatheon conjugens	(Mountain Shooting Star)
Dodecatheon pulchellum	(Saline Shooting Star)
Draba nemorosa	(Yellow Whitlow-Grass)
Dracocephalum thymiflorum	(Dragonhead)
Echinacea angustifolia	(Purple Coneflower)
Ellisia nyctelea	(Waterpod, Aunt Lucy)
Erigeron asper	(Rough Fleabane)
Erigeron caespitosus	(Tufted Fleabane)
Erigeron compositus	(Compound Fleabane)
Erigeron philadelphicus	(Philadelphia Fleabane)
Erigeron radicatus	(Dwarf Fleabane)
Eriogonum flavum	(Yellow Umbrellaplant)
Eriogonum pauciflorum	(Branched Umbrellaplant)
Erysimum capitatum	(Western Wallflower)
Escobaria vivipara	(Ball Cactus,  Pincushion Cactus)
Euphorbia esula	(Leafy Spurge)

Prairie Grassland - F thru K

Gaillardia aristata	(Blanketflower)
Galium boreale	(Northern Bedstraw)
Gaura coccinea	(Scarlet Gaura)
Gentiana affinis	(Oblong-Leaved Gentian)
Gentiana andrewsii	(Closed Gentian)
Gentianella amarella	(Northern Gentian)
Geranium viscosissimum	(Sticky Purple Geranium)
Geum triflorum	(Three-Flowered Avens,  Prairie Smoke)
Glaux maritima	(Sea Milkwort)
Grindelia squarrosa	(Gumweed)
Gutierrezia sarothrae	(Broomweed)
Hedysarum alpinum	(American Hedysarum)
Hedysarum boreale	(Northern Hedysarum)
Helianthus couplandii	(Prairie Sunflower)
Helianthus nuttallii	(Common Tall Sunflower)
Hesperis matronalis	(Dame's Rocket)
Heuchera richardsonii	(Alumroot)
Hymenopappus filifolius	(Tufted Hymenopappus)
Hymenoxys richardsonii	(Colorado Rubberweed)

Prairie Grassland - L, M, N, O

Lapulla squarossa	(Bluebur)
Lesquerella alpina	(Spatulate Bladderpod)
Lesquerella ludoviciana	(Sand Bladderpod)
Leucanthemum vulgare	(Ox-eye Daisy)
Liatris ligulistylis	(Meadow Blazing Star)
Liatris punctata	(Dotted Blazing Star)
Lilium philadelphicum	(Western Red Lily, Western Wood Lily)
Linum lewisii	(Wild Blue Flax)
Linum rigidum	(Yellow Flax)
Lithophragma glabrum	(Rockstar)
Lithospermum incisum	(Narrow-Leaved Puccoon)
Lobelia spicata	(Spiked Lobelia)
Lomatium cous	(Biscuit-Root)
Lomatium foeniculaceum	(Hairy-Fruited Parsley)
Lomatium macrocarpum	(Long-Fruited Parsley)
Lupinus argenteus	(Silvery Lupine)
Lupinus pusillus	(Small Lupine)
Lygodesmia juncea	(Skeletonweed)
Lychnis drummondii	(Drummond's Cockle)
Machaeranthera grindelioides	(Toothed Iron Plant)
Machaeranthera pinnatifida	(Spiny Iron Plant)
Madia glomerata	(Tarweed)
Mentzelia decapetala	(Evening Star)
Mertensia lanceolata	(Lance-Leaved Lungwort)
Minuartia rubella	(Boreal Sandwort)
Monarda fistulosa	(Western Bergamot)
Montia linearis	(Linear-leaved Springbeauty)
Musineon divaricatum	(Leafy Musineon)
Nothocalais cuspidata	(Prairie False Dandelion)
Oenothera biennis	(Yellow Evening Primrose)
Oenothera caespitosa	(Gumbo Evening Primrose)
Oenothera flava	(Low Yellow Evening Primrose)
Oenothera nuttallii	(White Evening Primrose)
Oenothera serrulata	(Shrubby Evening Primrose)
Oligoneuron album	(Upland White Goldenrod)
Onobrychis viciifolia	(Sainfoin)
Opuntia fragilis	(Brittle Prickly-Pear Cactus)
Opuntia polyacantha	(Prickly-Pear Cactus)
Orobanche fasciculata	(Clustered Broom-rape)
Orobanche ludoviciana	(Louisiana Broom-rape)
Orthocarpus luteus	(Owl's-Clover)
Oxytropis besseyi	(Bessey's Locoweed)
Oxytropis campestris	(Early Yellow Locoweed)
Oxytropis lambertii	(Purple Locoweed)
Oxytropis monticola	(Late Yellow Locoweed)
Oxytropis splendens	(Showy Locoweed)

Prairie Grassland - P, Q, R, S

Packera cana	(Silvery Groundsel)
Paronychia sessiliflora	(Low Whitlowwort)
Pediomelum argophyllum	(Silverleaf Psoralea)
Pediomelum esculentum	(Indian Breadroot)
Penstemon albidus	(White Beardtongue)
Penstemon gracilis	(Lilac-flowered Beardtongue)
Penstemon nitidus	(Smooth Blue Beardtongue)
Penstemon procerus	(Slender Beardtongue)
Perideridia gairdneri	(Squawroot)
Phlox alyssifolia	(Blue Phlox)
Phlox hoodii	(Moss Phlox,  Hood's Phlox)
Plantago patagonica	(Pursh's Plantain)
Polygala alba	(White Milkwort)
Polygala senega	(Seneca Snakeroot)
Potentilla anserina	(Silverweed)
Potentilla concinna	(Early Cinquefoil)
Primula incana	(Mealy Primrose)
Psoralidium lanceolatum	(Lance-Leaved Psoralea)
Pulsatilla patens	(Prairie Crocus)
Ranunculus cardiophyllus	(Heart-Leaved Buttercup)
Ranunculus cymbalaria	(Seaside Buttercup)
Ranunculus glaberrimus	(Shining Buttercup)
Ranunculus rhomboideus	(Prairie Buttercup)
Ratibida columnifera	(Prairie Coneflower)
Rosa arkansana	(Prairie Rose)
Rudbeckia hirta	(Black-eyed Susan)
Rumex venosus	(Sand Dock)
Salicornia rubra	(Red Samphire)
Salsola australis	(Russian Thistle, Tumbleweed)
Sarcobatus vermiculatus	(Greasewood)
Saxifraga occidentalis	(Rhomboid-leaved Saxifrage)
Sedum lanceolatum	(Lance-Leaved Stonecrop)
Senecio intergerrimus	(Entire-Leaved Groundsel)
Senecio pauperculus	(Balsam Groundsel)
Shinnersoseris rostrata	(Annual Skeleton Weed)
Sisyrinchium montanum	(Blue-eyed Grass)
Solanum triflorum	(Wild Tomato)
Solidago missouriensis	(Low Goldenrod)
Solidago mollis	(Velvety Goldenrod)
Solidago rigida	(Stiff Goldenrod)
Solidago simplex	(Mountain Goldenrod)
Sphaeralcea coccinea	(Scarlet Mallow)
Spirea alba	(Narrow-Leaved Meadowsweet)
Stenotus armerioides	(Narrow-Leaved Stenotus)
Stephanomeria runcinata	(Rush Pink)
Suaeda calceoliformis	(Sea-Blite)
Symphoricarpos occidentalis	(Western Snowberry, Buckbrush)
Symphyotrichum ericoides	(Many-Flowered Aster)

Prairie Grassland - T  thru  Z

Thermopsis rhombifolia	(Golden Bean)
Townsendia exscapa	(Low Townsendia)
Tradescantia occidentalis	(Western Spiderwort,  Cow Slobbers!)
Verbena bracteata	(Bracted Vervain, Prostrate Vervain)
Viola adunca	(Early Blue Violet)
Viola nuttallii	(Nuttall's Yellow Violet)
Viola pedatifida	(Crowfoot Violet)
Viola vallicola	(Yellow Meadow Violet)
Zigadenus elegans	(Smooth Camas)
Zigadenus venenosus	(Death Camas)
Zizia aptera	(Heart-leaved Alexanders)

Forest - A, B, C, D, E

Achillea sibirica	(Many-Flowered Yarrow)
Actaea rubra	(Baneberry)
Adoxa moschatellina	(Moschatel)
Agastache foeniculum	(Giant Hyssop)
Agrimonia striata	(Agrimony)
Anaphalis margaritacea	(Pearly Everlasting)
Anemone canadensis	(Canada Anemone)
Anemone quinequefolia	(Wood Anemone)
Antennaria anaphaloides	(Tall Everlasting)
Apocynum cannabinum	(Indian Hemp)
Aquilegia brevistyla	(Small-Flowered Columbine)
Aquilegia canadensis	(Wild Columbine)
Aralia nudicaulis	(Wild Sarsparilla)
Arctium tomentosum	(Cotton Burdock)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	(Bearberry,  Kinnikinik)
Arnica chamissonis	(Leafy Arnica)
Arnica cordifolia	(Heart-Leaved Arnica)
Astragalus alpinus	(Alpine Milk-Vetch)
Calypso bulbosa	(Venus Slipper)
Castilleja miniata	(Red Paintbrush)
Chenopodium capitatum	(Strawberry Blite)
Chimaphila umbellata	(Prince's Pine)
Circaea alpina	(Small Enchanter's-Nightshade)
Claytonia lanceolata	(Lance-Leaved Spring Beauty)
Clematis ligusticifolia	(Western Clematis)
Clematis occidentalis	(Purple Clematis)
Coeloglossum viride	(Long-bracted Orchid)
Collinsia parviflora	(Blue-eyed Mary)
Coptis trifolia	(Goldthread)
Corallorhiza maculata	(Spotted Coralroot)
Corallorhiza striata	(Striped Coralroot)
Corallorhiza trifida	(Green Coralroot,  Early Coralroot)
Cornus canadensis	(Bunchberry)
Corydalis aurea	(Golden Corydalis)
Corydalis sempervirens	(Pink Corydalis)
Crepis tectorum	(Narrow-Leaved Hawk's-Beard)
Cypripedium acaule	(Stemless / Pink Lady's Slipper)
Cypripedium arietinum	(Ram's Head Lady's Slipper)
Cypripedium passerinum	(Franklin's / Sparrows Egg Lady's Slipper)
Diervilla lonicera	(Bush Honeysuckle)
Disporum trachycarpum	(Fairybells)
Doellingeria umbellata	(Flat-Topped White Aster)
Dracocephalum parviflorum	(American Dragonhead)
Epilobium angustifolium	(Fireweed)
Erigeron hyssopifolius	(Wild Daisy)
Euphrasia subarctica	(Northern Eyebright)
Eurybia conspicua	(Showy Aster)

Forest - F thru K

Fragaria virginiana	(Wild Strawberry)
Galeopsis tetrahit	(Hemp-Nettle)
Geranium bicknellii	(Bicknell's Geranium)
Geranium richardsonii	(Wild White Geranium)
Glycyrrhiza lepidota	(Wild Licorice)
Goodyera oblongifolia	(Rattlesnake Plantain)
Goodyera repens	(Lesser Rattlesnake Plantain)
Halenia deflexa	(Spurred Gentian)
Houstonia longifolia	(Long-Leaved Bluets)
Hudsonia tomentosa	(Sand Heather)
Humulus lupulus	(Common Hop)
Kalmia polifolia	(Bog Laurel)

Forest - L, M, N, O

Lathyrus ochroleucus	(Cream-coloured Vetchling)
Lathyrus venosus	(Wild Peavine)
Ledum groenlandicum	(Labrador Tea)
Linnea borealis	(Twinflower)
Listera borealis	(Northern Twayblade)
Listera cordata	(Heart-Leaved Twayblade)
Lithospermum canescens	(Hoary Puccoon)
Lomatium dissectum	(Mountain Wild Parsnip)
Lysimachia ciliata	(Fringed Loosestrife)
Maianthemum canadense	(Wild Lily-of-the-Valley)
Maianthemum racemosum	(Wild Spikenard)
Maianthemum stellatum	(Star-Flowered Solomon's Seal)
Malaxis monophylla var. brachypoda	(White Adder's Mouth)
Malaxis paludosa	(Bog Adder's Mouth)
Melampyrum lineare	(Cow-Wheat)
Mertensia paniculata	(Tall Lungwort)
Mitella nuda	(Bishop's Cap)
Moneses uniflora	(One-Flowered Wintergreen)
Monotropa hypopithys	(Pinesap)
Monotropa uniflora	(Indian-Pipe)
Orobanche uniflora	(One-Flowered Cancer Root)
Orthilia secunda	(One-Sided Wintergreen)

Forest - P, Q, R, S

Parnassia palustris	(Grass of Parnassus)
Phacelia franklinii	(Franklin's Scorpionweed)
Potentilla tridentata	(Three-Toothed Cinquefoil)
Prenanthes alba	(White Lettuce)
Prenanthes racemosa	(Glacuous White Lettuce)
Pterospora andromedea	(Pinedrops)
Pyrola asarifolia	(Pink Wintergreen)
Pyrola chlorantha	(Greenish-Flowered Wintergreen)
Pyrola elliptica	(Common Shinleaf)
Ranunculus acris	(Tall Buttercup)
Ranunculus lapponicus	(Lapland Buttercup)
Rhinanthus minor	(Yellow Rattle)
Sanicula marilandica	(Snakeroot)
Senecio eremophilus	(Cut-Leaved Ragwort)
Smilax lasioneuron	(Carrionflower)
Solidago canadensis	(Canada Goldenrod)
Solidago hispida	(Pale Goldenrod)
Spiraea betulifolia	(Shining-Leaved Meadowsweet)
Spiranthes lacera	(Slender Ladies' Tresses)
Streptopus amplexifolius	(Clasping-Leaved Twisted Stalk)
Symphyotrichum ciliolatum	(Lindley's Aster)

Forest - T  thru  Z

Tanacetum vulgare	(Tansy)
Trientalis borealis	(Starflower)
Trillium cernuum	(Nodding Wakerobin)
Vaccinium caespitosum	(Dwarf Bilberry)
Vaccinium myrtilloides	(Common Blueberry)
Viburnum edule	(Low Bush Cranberry)
Vicia americana	(American Vetch)
Viola blanda	(Large-leaved White Violet)
Viola canadensis var. rugulosa	(Western Canada Violet)
Viola pubescens	(Downy Yellow Violet)
Viola renifolia	(Kidney-Leaved Violet)
Viola selkerkii	(Great-Spurred Violet)
Viola sororia	(Woolly Blue Violet)

Bog and Marsh - A thru I

Alisma triviale	(Common Water-Plantain)
Amerorchis rotundifolia	(Round Leaved Orchid)
Andromeda polifolia	(Bog Rosemary)
Arethusa bulbosa	(Dragon's Mouth)
Barbarea orthoceras	(American Winter Cress)
Bidens cernua	(Nodding Beggarticks)
Calla palustris	(Water Calla,  Water Arum)
Caltha palustris	(Marsh Marigold)
Campanula aparinoides	(Marsh Bellflower)
Chamaedaphne calyculata	(Leatherleaf)
Chrysosplenium iowense	(Golden Saxifrage)
Cicuta maculata	(Water Hemlock,  Poison Hemlock)
Comarum palustre	(Marsh Cinquefoil)
Cuscuta gronovii	(Dodder)
Cypripedium reginae	(Showy Lady's Slipper)
Downingia laeta	(Bright Downingia)
Drosera anglica	(Oblong-leaved Sundew)
Drosera linearis	(Slender-Leaved Sundew)
Drosera rotundifolia	(Round-leaved Sundew)
Echinocystis lobata	(Wild Cucumber)
Epilobium ciliatum	(Northern Willowherb)
Eupatorium maculatum	(Joe-Pye Weed)
Euthamia graminifolia	(Flat-Topped Goldenrod)
Galium labradoricum	(Labrador Bedstraw)
Gentianella crinata	(Fringed Gentian)
Geum macrophyllum	(Large-Leaved Avens)
Geum rivale	(Purple Avens)
Helenium autumnale	(Sneezeweed)
Impatiens capensis	(Jewelweed,  Spotted Touch-Me-Not)
Impatiens noli-tangere	(Western Jewelweed)

Bog and Marsh - L, M, N, O

Limosella aquatica	(Mudwort)
Liparis loeselli	(Yellow Twayblade, Bog Twayblade)
Lobelia kalmii	(Kalm's Lobelia)
Lomatogonium rotatum	(Marsh Felwort)
Lonicera villosa	(Blue Fly Honeysuckle)
Lycopus americanus	(Water-Horehound)
Lycopus asper	(Western Water-Horehound)
Lycopus virginicus	(Northern Water-Horehound)
Lysimachia thyrsiflora	(Tufted Loosestrife)
Lythrum salicaria	(Purple Loosestrife)
Maianthemum trifolium	(Three-Leaved Solomon's Seal)
Mentha arvensis	(Wild Mint)
Menyanthes trifoliata	(Buck-Bean)
Mimulus glabratus	(Smooth Monkey Flower)
Mimulus guttatus	(Yellow Monkey Flower)
Mimulus ringens	(Blue Monkey Flower)
Navarretia leucocephala	(Small Navarretia)
Nuphar lutea	(Yellow Pond Lily)
Nymphaea tetragona	(Small White Waterlily)

Bog and Marsh - P, Q, R, S

Parnassia glauca	(Glaucous Grass of Parnassus)
Pedicularis groenlandica	(Elephant Head)
Pedicularis macrodonta	(Swamp Lousewort)
Physostegia ledinghamii	(False Dragonhead)
Pinguicula villosa	(Small Butterwort)
Pinguicula vulgaris	(Butterwort)
Plagiobothrys scouleri	(Scouler's Popcornflower)
Platanthera aquilonsis	(Green Bog Orchid)
Platanthera dilatata	(White Bog Orchid)
Platanthera obtusata	(Blunt-Leaved Bog Orchid)
Platanthera orbiculata	(Round-Leaved Bog Orchid)
Polygala paucifolia	(Fringed Milkwort)
Polygonum amphibium	(Water Smartweed)
Polygonum lapathifolium	(Pale Persicaria)
Primula mistassinica	(Bird's-Eye Primrose,  Dwarf Primrose)
Ranunculus flammula	(Creeping Spearwort)
Ranunculus gmelinii	(Small Yellow Watercrowfoot)
Ranunculus longirostris	(White Watercrowfoot)
Ranunculus macounii	(Macoun's Buttercup)
Ranunculus sceleratus	(Celery-Leaved Buttercup)
Rubus arcticus	(Stemless Raspberry)
Rubus chamaemorus	(Cloudberry)
Sagittaria cuneata	(Arrowhead)
Sagittaria latifolia	(Broad-Leaved Arrowhead)
Sarracenia purpurea	(Purple Pitcherplant)
Scutellaria galericulata	(Marsh Skullcap)
Scutellaria lateriflora	(Blue Skullcap)
Sium suave	(Water Parsnip)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana	(Hooded Ladies-Tresses)
Stachys palustris	(Marsh Hedge-Nettle)
Symphyotrichum ciliatum	(Rayless Aster)
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum	(Willow Aster)
Symphyotrichum puniceum	(Purple-Stemmed Aster)

Bog and Marsh - T  thru  Z

Tofieldia glutinosa	(Sticky Asphodel)
Triglochin maritima	(Seaside Arrow Grass)
Triglochin palustre	(Slender Arrow Grass)
Utricularia intermedia	(Flat-leaved Bladderwort)
Utricularia macrorhiza	(Greater Bladderwort)
Utricularia minor	(Lesser Bladderwort)
Vaccinium oxycoccus	(Dwarf Bog Cranberry)
Vaccinium vitus-idaea	(Lingonberry,  Bog Cranberry)
Veronica americana	(American Speedwell)
Veronica peregrina	(Hairy Speedwell)
Veronica serpyllifolia	(Thyme-Leaved Speedwell)
Viola macloskeyi	(Northern White Violet)
Viola nephrophylla	(Northern Bog Violet)
Viola palustris	(Marsh Violet)

Flowers of Mentzelia decapetala just beginning to open at 8 pm, cliffs of the Frenchman River Valley



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