Municipality of Jasper Approved Plant Species
Municipality of Jasper Approved Plant Species
Municipality of Jasper Approved Plant Species
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<strong>Municipality</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jasper</strong> <strong>Approved</strong> <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Species</strong><br />
* Preferred plantings for <strong>Jasper</strong> are highlighted in green.<br />
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME<br />
Deciduous Trees<br />
Acer negundo “Baron” Manitoba Maple<br />
Betula occidentalis River Birch<br />
Betula papyrifera Paper Birch<br />
Fraxinus pensylvanica “Patmore” Green Ash<br />
Populus balsamifera Balsam Poplar<br />
Populus tremuloides Trembling Aspen<br />
Prunus pensylvanica Pincherry<br />
Prunus virginiana melanocarpa Western Chokecherry<br />
Sorbus decora Showy Mountain Ash<br />
Evergreen Trees<br />
Abies lasiocarpa Alpine Fir<br />
Picea glauca White Spruce<br />
Pinus contorta latifolia Lodgepole Pine<br />
Pinus flexilis Limber Pine<br />
Pseudotsuga menziesii glauca Rocky Mt. Douglas Fir<br />
Deciduous Shrubs<br />
Alnus crispa Green alder,<br />
Alnus tenuifolia Mountain or River Alder<br />
Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon<br />
Betula glandulosa Bog or Shrub Birch<br />
Cornus stolonifera Red Osier Dogwood<br />
Elaeagnus commutata Wolf Willow or Silverberry<br />
Potentilla fruticosa Shrubby Cinquefoil<br />
Ribes oxycanthoides Wild Gooseberry<br />
Rosa acicularis (earlier flowering) Prickly Rose<br />
Rosa woodsii (later flowering) Common Wild Rose<br />
Rubus idaeus Wild Red Raspberry<br />
Salix bebbiana Bebb’s Willow<br />
Salix discolor Pussy Willow<br />
Salix glauca Smooth Willow<br />
Salix arctica Arctic willow<br />
Sambucus racemosa Elderberry<br />
Shepherdia canadensis Canadian Buffaloberry<br />
Spiraea betulifolia Meadowsweet<br />
Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry<br />
Symphoricarpos occidentalis Buckbrush<br />
Syringa vulgaris Common Lilac<br />
Viburnum edule Low Bush Cranberry
Evergreen Shrubs<br />
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Kinnikinnick or Bearberry<br />
Juniperus communis Common Juniper<br />
Juniperus horizontalis Creeping Juniper<br />
Grasses<br />
Agropyron dasystichum Northern Wheatgrass<br />
Agropyron riparium Streambank Wheatgrass<br />
Agropyron smithii Western Wheatgrass<br />
Agropyron subsecundum Awned Wheatgrass<br />
Agropyon trachycaulum Slender Wheatgrass<br />
Agropyron violaceum Broadglumed Wheatgrass<br />
Bromus ciliatus Fringed Brome<br />
Bromus pumpellianus Pumpelly brome<br />
Deschampsia caespitosa Tufted Hairgrass<br />
Festuca campestris Foothills Rough Fescue<br />
Festuca saximontana Rocky Mountain Fescue<br />
Koeleria cristata June Grass<br />
Poa alpina Alpine Bluegrass<br />
Poa glauca glaucous bluegrass<br />
Wildflowers<br />
Achillea millefolium Common Yarrow<br />
Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting<br />
Anemone multifida Cut-leaved Anemone<br />
Anemone patens Prairie Crocus<br />
Antennaria parvifolia Pussy Toes<br />
Aquilegia flavescens Yellow Columbine<br />
Aquilegia formosa Crimson Columbine<br />
Arnica fulgens Shining Arnica<br />
Arnica mollis Cordilleran Arnica<br />
Artemisia frigida Pasture Sagewort<br />
Artemisia ludoviciana Prairie Sagewort<br />
Aster alpinus Alpine Aster<br />
Aster ciliolatus Lindley’s Aster<br />
Aster conspicuus Showy Aster<br />
Aster laevis Smoothing Aster<br />
Astragalus alpinus Alpine milk vetch<br />
Astragalus americanus American Milk Vetch<br />
Campanula rotundifolia Blue or Harebell<br />
Castilleja miniata Red Indian Paintbrush<br />
Castilleja occidentalis Yellow Paintbrush<br />
Cornus canadensis Bunchberry<br />
Corydalis aurea Golden Corydalis<br />
Delphinium glaucum Tall Larkspur
Dodecatheon pulchellum Shooting Star<br />
Dryas drummondii Yellow Dryad<br />
Dryas octopetala White Dryad<br />
Epilobium angustifolium Fireweed<br />
Epilobium latifolium Broad-leaved Fireweed<br />
Erigeron caespitosus Tufted Fleabane<br />
Erigeron compositus Compound Fleabane<br />
Erigeron glabellus Smooth Fleabane<br />
Fragaria virginiana Wild Strawberry<br />
Gaillardia aristata Black-eyed Susan<br />
Galium boreale Northern Bedstraw<br />
Geranium richardsonii Wild White Geranium<br />
Geum triflorum Old Man’s Whiskers<br />
Heuchera brizoides Coralbell<br />
Hedysarum alpinum Alpine Hedysarum<br />
Hedysarum boreale Northern Hedysarum<br />
Hemerocallis hybrida Daylily<br />
Heracleum lanatum Cow Parsnip<br />
Iberis sempervirens Evergreen Candytuft<br />
Iris sibirica Siberian Iris<br />
Linnaea borealis Twinflower<br />
Linum lewisii Wild Blue Flax<br />
Maianthemum canadense Wild Lily-<strong>of</strong>-the-Valley<br />
Mentha arvensis Wild Mint<br />
Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot<br />
Oxytropis cusickii Alpine loco-weed<br />
Oxytropis deflexiai reflexed loco-weed<br />
Oxytropis monticola Late Yellow Locoweed<br />
Oxytropis sericea Early Yellow Locoweed<br />
Oxytropis splendens Showy Locoweed<br />
Pentstemon procerus Slender Blue Beardtongue<br />
Phlox paniculata Garden Phlox<br />
Phlox subulata Creeping Phlox<br />
Potentilla gracilis Graceful Cinquefoil<br />
Senecio canus Prairie Groundsel<br />
Sisyrinchium montanum Blue-eyed Grass<br />
Smilacina racemosa False Solomon’s Seal<br />
Smilacina stellata Star-flowered Solomon’s Seal<br />
Solidago canadensis Canada Goldenrod<br />
Solidago missouriensis Missouri Goldenrod<br />
Solidago spathulata Rocky Mountain Goldenrod<br />
Thalictrum venulosum Veiny Meadow Rue<br />
Viola adunca Early Blue Violet<br />
Zigadenus elegans White Camas
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