Alaska Recommended

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Scientific Name Common Name Duration Habit Sun Water
Abies lasiocarpa Subalpine Fir Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Acer circinatum Oregon Vine Maple, Vine Maple Perennial Shrub, Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist
Acer glabrum Rocky Mountain Maple Perennial Tree Sun
Aconitum columbianum Columbian Monkshood Perennial Herb Shade Moist
Adiantum pedatum Northern Maidenhair Fern, Maidenhair Fern Perennial Fern Shade, Part-shade Moist
Agrostis scabra Rough Bentgrass, Rough Bent, Ticklegrass, Fly-away Grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon Serviceberry, Western Serviceberry, Juneberry Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Anaphalis margaritacea Western Pearly Everlasting, Pearly-everlasting Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Anemone multifida Pacific Anemone, Red Windflower, Early Thimbleweed, Cut-leaf Anemone Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Aquilegia formosa Western Columbine, Crimson Columbine, Scarlet Columbine, Red Columbine Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Kinnikinnick, Red Bearberry, Kinnikinnik Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Arnica cordifolia Heartleaf Arnica, Heart-leaf Leopardbane Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Athyrium filix-femina Common Lady Fern, Subarctic Lady Fern, Lady Fern, Ladyfern Perennial Herb, Fern Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Betula occidentalis Water Birch, Mountain Birch Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Blechnum spicant Deer Fern Perennial Herb, Fern Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Bolboschoenus maritimus Cosmopolitan Bulrush, Saltmarsh Club-rush, Alkali Bulrush, Prairie Bulrush, Bayonet Grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Wet
Calamagrostis canadensis Bluejoint Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Callitropsis nootkatensis Alaska Cedar, Alaska-cedar, Yellow Cedar, Nootka Cedar Perennial Tree Part-shade Wet
Caltha palustris var. palustris Yellow Marsh Marigold, Marsh-marigold, Cowslip Perennial Herb Part-shade Wet
Campanula rotundifolia Bluebell Bellflower, Bluebell Of Scotland, Bluebell, Harebell, Witches' Thimble Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Carex macrocephala Largehead Sedge, Big-head Sedge Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun
Carex rostrata Beaked Sedge, Swollen Beaked Sedge Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade Wet
Carex stipata Awlfruit Sedge, Awl-fruited Sedge, Stalk-grain Sedge Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Wet, Moist
Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed, Narrow-leaf Fireweed, Willow Herb Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. chrysophylla Giant Chinquapin, Giant Chinkapin Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Chrysolepis sempervirens Bush Chinquapin, Sierran Chinkapin, Sierra Chinquapin Perennial Shrub Sun
Clarkia amoena Farewell To Spring, Farewell-to-spring, Herald-of-summer Annual Herb Part-shade
Clinopodium douglasii Yerba Buena, Oregon-tea Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Clintonia uniflora Bride's Bonnet, Queen Cup, Bead Lily Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Cornus canadensis Bunchberry Dogwood, Canadian Bunchberry Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Cornus sericea Red Osier Dogwood, Red Osier, Red-twig Dogwood Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Cystopteris fragilis Brittle Bladderfern, Brittle Bladder Fern, Fragile Fern Perennial Herb, Fern Part-shade Moist
Danthonia spicata Poverty Oatgrass, Poverty Wild Oat Grass, Curly Grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda Shrubby Cinquefoil, Golden Hardhack, Potentilla Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hairgrass, Tufted Hair Grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade Wet
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. fasciculatum Western Panicgrass, Rosette Grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade Moist
Dryas octopetala Eightpetal Mountain-avens, Eight-petal Mountain-avens, White Mountain-avens, Mountain Dryas Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Dryopteris carthusiana Spinulose Woodfern, Spinulose Wood Fern, Shield Fern, Toothed Wood Fern Perennial Herb, Fern Shade, Part-shade Moist
Elymus canadensis Canada Wild Rye, Canadian Wildrye, Prairie Wildrye, Nodding Wildrye Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Part-shade Moist
Elymus glaucus Blue Wildrye, Blue Wild Rye Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade Moist
Ericameria nauseosa var. nauseosa Rubber Rabbitbrush, Rabbitbrush Perennial Subshrub, Shrub Sun
Erigeron compositus Cutleaf Daisy, Dwarf Mountain Fleabane, Alpine Daisy Perennial Herb Part-shade
Fragaria chiloensis Beach Strawberry, Coast Strawberry, Chilean Strawberry Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Gymnocarpium dryopteris Western Oakfern, Northern Oak Fern Perennial Herb, Fern Sun, Shade Moist
Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata Needle And Thread Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Heterotheca villosa var. villosa Hairy False Goldenaster, Golden-aster Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Juniperus communis var. montana Common Juniper, Dwarf Juniper Perennial Shrub Sun
Kalmia polifolia Bog Laurel, Pale Laurel, Swamp Laurel Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet
Krascheninnikovia lanata Winterfat Perennial Shrub Sun
Ledum groenlandicum Bog Labrador Tea, Rusty Labrador Tea, Labrador Tea, Hudson's Bay Tea, Muskeg Tea Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Lewisia cotyledon Siskiyou Lewisia, Siskiyou Bitter-root, Broadleaf Lewisia Perennial Herb Part-shade
Leymus mollis ssp. mollis American Dunegrass, American Dune Grass, Beach Wild Rye Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun
Linum lewisii var. lewisii Prairie Flax, Blue Flax Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry
Luetkea pectinata Partridgefoot, Alaska Spiraea Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Maianthemum dilatatum False Lily Of The Valley, May Lily, Canada Mayflower Perennial Herb Shade Wet, Moist
Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Feathery False Lily Of The Valley, False Spikenard, False Solomon's Seal, Solomon's Plume, Smilacina Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Mimulus guttatus Yellow Monkeyflower, Golden Monkeyflower, Seep Monkeyflower, Common Monkeyflower, Seep Monkey-flower Annual Herb Part-shade Moist
Mimulus lewisii Purple Monkeyflower, Great Purple Monkeyflower, Lewis Monkeyflower, Lewis's Monkeyflower Perennial Herb Part-shade Wet
Minuartia obtusiloba Twinflower Sandwort, Alpine Stitchwort, Cushion Sandwort Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Pedicularis groenlandica Elephanthead Lousewort Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Phacelia sericea Silky Phacelia, Purple Fringe Biennial Herb Part-shade
Phyllodoce empetriformis Pink Mountain Heath, Pink Mountain Heather Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Physocarpus capitatus Pacific Ninebark Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Picea engelmannii Engelmann's Spruce, Engelmann Spruce Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Picea sitchensis Sitka Spruce Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Pinus contorta Lodgepole Pine, Beach Pine, Pino De San Pedro Martir Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Pinus contorta var. murrayana Sierra Lodgepole Pine, Lodgepole Pine Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Poa secunda Sandberg Bluegrass, Curly Blue Grass, Pine Blue Grass, Canby Blue Grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade
Polemonium pulcherrimum Jacob's-ladder, Skunk Leaf Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry
Polypodium glycyrrhiza Licorice Fern Perennial Herb, Fern Part-shade Moist
Polystichum munitum Western Swordfern, Pineland Swordfern Perennial Herb, Fern Shade, Part-shade Moist
Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa Black Cottonwood Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen, Golden Aspen, Trembling Aspen, Mountain Aspen, Aspen, Trembling Poplar, Alamo Blanco Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Prosartes smithii Largeflower Fairybells, Large-flower Fairybells, Smith's Fairybells Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Bluebunch-wheat Grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Rosa nutkana Nootka Rose Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Rosa woodsii Woods' Rose, Western Wild Rose Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Rubus spectabilis Salmonberry, Salmon Raspberry Perennial Subshrub, Vine Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Salix scouleriana Scouler's Willow, Western Pussy Willow Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Saxifraga bronchialis Yellowdot Saxifrage, Yellow-spot Saxifrage, Matted Saxifrage Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry
Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus Hardstem Bulrush Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Wet
Shepherdia canadensis Russet Buffaloberry, Rabbitberry Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Silene acaulis Moss Campion, Cushion Pink Perennial Herb Sun
Symphyotrichum ascendens Western Aster, Western American-aster, Purple Aster, Pacific Aster Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. foliaceum Alpine Leafybract Aster, Leafy Aster Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Taxus brevifolia Pacific Yew, Western Yew Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Tellima grandiflora Bigflower Tellima, Fragrant Fringecup Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Thuja plicata Western Red Cedar, Western Arborvitae, Canoe Cedar Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata Oneleaf Foamflower, Western Foamflower, Sugar Scoop Perennial Herb Shade
Tolmiea menziesii Youth On Age, Piggyback-plant, Youth-on-age, Thousand Mothers Perennial Herb Shade Moist
Trisetum spicatum Spike Trisetum, Narrow False Oat Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Moist
Tsuga heterophylla Western Hemlock Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Tsuga mertensiana Mountain Hemlock Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Typha latifolia Broadleaf Cattail, Common Cattail Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Part-shade Wet
Vaccinium parvifolium Red Huckleberry, Red Blueberry Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Viburnum edule Squashberry, Moosewood Viburnum, Few-flowered Cranberry Bush Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Viola glabella Pioneer Violet, Smooth Yellow Violet Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist