The following are codes for plant species used on field forms and in the
data file NOTES.CSV.

Flora

1\) Tree Layer

Code Latin Name Common Name

BETPA Betula papyrifera Paper-birch; Canoe-birch

LAXLA Larix laricina Larch; Tamarack

PICMA Picea mariana Black spruce

PINBA Pinus banksiana Jack-pine

POPBA Populus balsamifera Balsam-poplar

POPTR Populus tremuloides Aspen; White poplar

2\) Shrub Layer (medium and tall shrubs)

Code Latin Name Common Name

ALNCR Alnus crispa Green or Mountain-alder

ALNRU Alnus rugosa Speckled alder

ARCAL Arctostaphylos alpina Alpine bearberry

ARCRU Arctostaphylos rubra Bearberry

ARCUU Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Common bearberry

BETGL Betula glandulosa Dwarf birch

BETPU Betula pumila Swamp birch

CHACA Chamaedaphne calyculata Leather-leaf; Cassandra

DIELO Diervilla lonicera Bush-honeysuckle

JUNCO Juniperus communis Common juniper

KALPO Kalmia polifolia Bog-laurel

LEDGR Ledum groenlandicum Labrador-tea

LONSP Lonicera species Honeysuckle

LONVI Lonicera villosa Mountain-fly-honeysuckle

OXYMI Oxycoccus microcarpus Small cranberry

RIBSP Ribes species Currant; Gooseberry

ROSAC Rosa acicularis Rose

RUBID Rubus idaeus Raspberry

SHECA Shepherdia canadensis Soap-berry

SLXSP Salix species Willow

SYMAL Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry

SYMSP Symphoricarpos species Snowberry

VACAN Vaccinium angustifolium Low sweet blueberry

VACMY Vaccinium myrtilloides Sour-top or Velvet-leaf-blueberry

VACUL Vaccinium uliginosum Alpine bilberry

VACVI Vaccinium vitis-idaea Rock-cranberry

VICAM Vicia americana Vetch

3\) Groundcover

Low shrubs, herbs and grasses

Code Latin Name Common Name

ACHMI Achillea millefolium Common yarrow

AQUCA Aquilegia canadensis Columbine

ARANU Aralia nudicaulis Wild sarsaparilla

ASTSP Aster species Aster

CAXSP Carex species Sedge

CAXVA Carex vaginata Sedge

CORCA Cornus canadensis Bunchberry

CORST Cornus stolonifera Dogwood

EPIAN Epilobium angustifolium Fireweed; Great willow-herb

EQUAR Equisetum arvense Field horsetail

EQUSC Equisetum scirpoides Dwarf scouring rush

EQUSP Equisetum species Horsetail

EQUSY Equisetum sylvaticum Woodland horsetail

FRAVE Fragaria vesca Woodland strawberry

FRAVI Fragaria virginiana Strawberry

GEOLI Geocaulon lividum Northern comandra

GRAMI Gramineae Grass

GRASS Grass

LINBO Linneae borealis Twinflower

LYCAN Lycopodium annotinum Stiff club-moss

LYCCL Lycopodium clavatum Running club-moss

LYCCO Lycopodium complanatum Ground-cedar

LYCOB Lycopodium obscurum Ground-pine

MAICA Maianthemum canadense Wild lily-of-the-valley

MAISP Maianthemum species Lily-of-the-valley

MERPA Mertensia paniculata Lungwort

MITNU Mitella nuda Mitrewort; Bishop\'s cap

MONUN Moneses uniflora One-flowered pyrola

ORCSP Orchis species Orchid

PARGL Parnassia glauca Grass-of-parnassus

PETPA Petasites palmatus Sweet coltsfoot

PETVI Petasites vitifolius Sweet coltsfoot

POTPA Potentilla palustris Marsh cinquefoil

POTSP Potentilla species Cinquefoil

PYRAS Pyrola asarifolia Pyrola; Wintergreen

PYRGR Pyrola grandiflora Pyrola; Wintergreen

PYRSE Pyrola secunda One-sided pyrola

RUBAC Rubus acaulis Bramble

RUBCH Rubus chamaemorus Baked-apple-berry

RUBPU Rubus pubescens Bramble

SEDGE Sedge

SLXAR Salix artica Willow

SLXDW Dwarf willow

SMITR Smilacina trifolia False Solomon\'s seal

SOLSP Solanum species Nightshade

SPISP Spiraea species Spirea

TRIBO Trientalis borealis Starflower

VIBED Viburnum edule Mooseberry; Pimbina

VIOPA Viola pallens Violet

VIORE Viola renifolia Violet

VIOSP Viola species Violet

Mosses and lichens

Code Latin Name Common Name

CLAAL Cladina alpestris Reindeer moss

CLAMI Cladina mitis Reindeer moss

CLARA Cladina rangiferina Reindeer moss

CLASP Cladonia species Lichen

DEPSP Depranocladus species Brown moss

DICFU Dicranum fuscescens Moss

DICSC Dicranum scoparium Broom moss

DICSP Dicranum species Moss

HYLSP Hylocomium splendens Stairstep moss

HYPCC Hypnum crista-castrensis Plume moss

LCHSP Lichen

MOSSS Feather moss

PELAP Peltigera aphtosa Spotted peltigera

PLESC Pleurozium schreberi Schreber\'s moss

POLCO Polytrichum commune Hair-cap moss

POLSP Polytrichum species Moss

RHYLO Rhytidiadelphus loreus Moss

RHYTR Rhytidiadelphus trequetus Moss

SPHFU Sphagnum fuscum Sphagnum moss

SPHRU Sphagnum rubrum Sphagnum

SPHSP Sphagnum species Sphagnum moss

TOMNI Tomenthypnum nitans Moss

Other:

BURN Burn

LITTE Litter

References:

Vascular plants:

Scoggan, H.J. 1957. Flora of Manitoba.

Mosses and lichens:

Various sources including:

Cunningham, G.C. 1958. Forest Flora of Canada. Dept. Northern Affairs
and Nat. Res., For. Br. Bull. 121.