This checklist is based on Blaney and Kotanen (2001), and includes plants of Akimiski Island and associated islets and shoals. K. Abraham, M. O'Neill, B. Van Sleeuwen, W.D. Bakowsky, M. Oldham, and Riley (2003) have added several additional species. P. Ball helped with Carex, and G. Argus helped with Salix. Nomenclature follows Morton and Venn (1990), with some updates; family order follows Newmaster et al. (1998). These publications and Riley (2003) also provide synonymy. Where names have changed from those used by Riley (1981), the name used by Riley (1981) is given [in square brackets]. Native taxa listed as extremely rare (S1), very rare (S2), or rare to uncommon (S3) in Ontario are indicated accordingly; "?" indicates questionable status (Newmaster et al. 1998; Oldham 1999). A total of 291 taxa are listed. 286 taxa are considered native to Akimiski Island (those listed in bold typeface), 4 are considered non-native (listed in regular typeface), and 1 (Plantago major) is considered possibly non-native (regular typeface). For additional details, see Blaney and Kotanen (2001).

	LYCOPODIACEAE
	Diphasiastrum complanatum (L.) Holub
	Lycopodium annotinum L.
	EQUISETACEAE
	Equisetum arvense L.
	Equisetum fluviatile L.
	Equisetum sylvaticum L.
	Equisetum variegatum Schleicer ex Fried. Weber & Mohr
	OPHIOGLOSSACEAE
	Botrychium lunaria (L.) Sw.
	Botrychium minganense Victorin
	CUPRESSACEAE
	Juniperus communis L.	[var. montana Ait., var. depressa Pursh]
	Juniperus horizontalis Moench
	PINACEAE
	Larix laricina (Duroi) K. Koch
	Picea glauca (Moench) Voss	[var. glauca, var. porsildii Raup]
	Picea mariana (Miller) Britton, Sterns & Pogg.
	Pinus banksiana Lambert
	RANUNCULACEAE
	Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd.
	Anemone canadensis L.
	Anemone multifida Poiret ex Lam
	Anemone parviflora Michaux
	Caltha palustris L.
	Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb.
	Ranunculus abortivus L.
	Ranunculus cymbalaria Pursh
	Ranunculus gmelinii D.C.
S2	Ranunculus hyperboreus Rottb.
	Ranunculus macounii Britton
S2	Ranunculus pedatifidus Smith ex Rees
	Ranunculus reptans L.
	Ranunculus subrigidus Drew
	Thalictrum venulosum Trel.
	MYRICACEAE
	Myrica gale L.
	BETULACEAE
	Alnus incana (L.) Moench	[A. rugosa (DuRoi)Spreng.]
	Betula pumila L.	[var. glandulifera Regel]
	CHENOPODIACEAE
?	Atriplex dioica Raf.
	Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Asch.
	Chenopodium glaucum L. ssp. salinum (Standley) Aellen
	Salicornia borealis S.L. Wolff & Jefferies	[S. europaea L.]
S2	Suaeda calceoliformis (Hook.) Moq.
	PORTULACACEAE
S2	Montia fontana L.
	CARYOPHYLLACEAE
	Honkenya peploides (L.) Ehrh.
	Minuartia dawsonensis (Britton) House
	Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl	[Arenaria laterifolia L.]
	Sagina nodosa (L.) Fenzl
S2	Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) D. Don
	Stellaria borealis ssp. borealis Bigelow	[S. calycantha (Ledeb.) Bong.]
S2S3	Stellaria humifusa Rottb.
	Stellaria longifolia Muhlenb. ex Willd.
	Stellaria longipes Goldie (s.l.)
	POLYGONACEAE
	Polygonum fowleri Robinson
	Polygonum viviparum L.
	Rumex occidentalis S. Watson
	Rumex salicifolius Weinm. var. subarcticus (Lepage) Boivin
	SARRACENIACEAE
	Sarracenia purpurea L.
	DROSERACEAE
	Drosera anglica Hudson
	Drosera rotundifolia L.
	VIOLACEAE
	Viola nephrophylla E. Greene
	Viola renifolia A. Gray
	SALICACEAE
	Populus balsamifera L.
	Populus tremuloides Michaux
	Salix arctophila Cockrell ex Heller
	Salix bebbiana Sarg.
	Salix brachycarpa Nutt.
	Salix candida Flüegge ex Willd.
	Salix glauca L. ssp. callicarpaea (Trautv.) Böcher	[S. glauca var. callicarpaea (Trautv.) Böcher]
	Salix myrtillifolia Andersson	[S. myrtillifolia var. myrtillifolia]
	Salix pedicellaris Pursh
	Salix pellita Andersson ex. C. Schneider
	Salix planifolia Pursh
?	Salix pseudomyrsinites Anderss.	[S. myrtillifolia var. cordata (Anderss.) Dorn]
	Salix reticulata L.
	Salix serissima (L Bailey) Fern.
	BRASSICACEAE
S2?	Arabis arenicola (Richardson ex Hook.) Gelert
S2S3	Cardamine pratensis L. ssp. angustifolia (Hook.) O. Schulz
	Draba aurea M. Vahl ex Hornem.
	Draba glabella Pursh
	Draba incana L.
	Erysimum cheiranthoides L.
	Rorippa palustris (L.) Besser ssp. fernaldiana (Butters & Abbe) Jonsell	[R. palustris (L.) Besser ssp. glabra (Schulz) Stuckey var. glabrata (Lunell) Stuckey]
	EMPETRACEAE
	Empetrum nigrum L.
	ERICACEAE
	Andromeda polifolia L. ssp. glaucophylla (Link) Hultén	[A. glaucophylla Link]
	Andromeda polifolia L. ssp. polifolia	[A. polifolia L.]
	Arctostaphylos alpina (L.) Sprengel	[A. alpina (L.) Spreng. var. alpina]
	Arctostaphylos rubra (Rehder & E. Wilson) Fern.	[A. alpina (L.) Spreng. var. rubra (Rehd. & Wils.) Bean]
	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Sprengel	[A. uvaursi (L.) Spreng. ssp. uvaursi, ssp. adenotricha (Fern. & Macbr.) Calder & Taylor]
	Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench
	Gaultheria hispidula (L.) Muhlenb. ex Bigelow
	Kalmia polifolia Wangenh.
	Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
	Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
	Vaccinium uliginosum L.
	Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. ssp. minus (Lodd.) Hultén
	PYROLACEAE
	Moneses uniflora (L.) A. Gray
	Orthilia secunda (L.) House
	Pyrola asarifolia Michaux
	Pyrola chlorantha Sw.
	Pyrola grandiflora Radius	[P. rotundifolia L. ssp. grandiflora (Rad.) Andres.]
	PRIMULACEAE
	Androsace septentrionalis L.
S3?	Glaux maritima L. ssp. obtusifolia (Fern.) B. Boivin
	Primula egaliksensis Wormsk.
	Primula stricta Hornem.
	Trientalis borealis Raf.
	GROSSULARIACEAE
	Ribes oxyacanthoides L.
	Ribes triste Pall.
	SAXIFRAGACEAE
	Parnassia palustris L.
	Parnassia parviflora DC.
	Saxifraga hirculus L.
	Saxifraga tricuspidata Rottb.
	ROSACEAE
	Dryas integrifolia M. Vahl
	Fragaria virginiana Miller
	Geum macrophyllum Willd.	[var. perincisium Rydb. Raup.]
	Potentilla anserina L.	[var. anserina, var. groenlandica Tratt.]
S1	Potentilla crantzii (Crantz) G. Beck.
	Potentilla fruticosa L.
S2	Potentilla multifida L.
S2	Potentilla nivea L.
	Potentilla norvegica L.
	Potentilla palustris (L.) Scop.
	Potentilla pensylvanica L.	[var. pectinata (Raf.) Lepage]
S2	Potentilla pulchella R. Br.
	Rubus acaulis Michaux
	Rubus chamaemorus L.
	FABACEAE
	Astragalus alpinus L.
	Hedysarum alpinum L.	[var. americanum Michx.]
	Hedysarum boreale Nutt. ssp. mackenzii (Richardson) Welsh	[H. mackenzii Rich.]
	Lathyrus japonicus Willd.
	Lathyrus ochroleucus Hook.
	Lathyrus palustris L.	[L. martimus Willd. var. pellitus (Fern.) Gl.]
S3	Oxytropis viscida Nutt.	[var. hudsonica (Greene) Barneby]
	ELAEAGNACEAE
	Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
	HALORAGACEAE
	Myriophyllum sibiricum Komarov
	Myriophyllum verticillatum L.
	ONAGRACEAE
	Epilobium angustifolium L.
	Epilobium ciliatum Raf.
	Epilobium palustre L.
	CORNACEAE
	Cornus canadensis L.
	SANTALACEAE
	Geocaulon lividum (Richardson) Fern.	[Comandra livida Rich.]
	LINACEAE
S2	Linum lewisii Pursh ssp. lepagei (B. Boivin) Mosq.
	APIACEAE
S1	Carum carvi L.
	Cicuta bulbifera L.
	Cicuta maculata L.
	Cicuta virosa L.
S3	Ligusticum scoticum L.
	Sium suave Walter
	GENTIANACEAE
	Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner ssp. acuta (Michaux) J.M. Gillett
	Gentianella propinqua (Richardson) J.M. Gillett
	Gentianopsis detonsa (Rottb.) Ma (s.l.)
	Lomatogonium rotatum (L.) Fries ex Nyman
	MENYANTHACEAE
	Menyanthes trifoliata L.	[var. minor Raf.]
	BORAGINACEAE
	Mertensia maritima (L.) Gray
	HIPPURIDACEAE
	Hippuris tetraphylla L.f.
	Hippuris vulgaris L.
	PLANTAGINACEAE
	Plantago major L.
	Plantago maritima L.
	SCROPHULARIACEAE
	Bartsia alpina L.
	Castilleja raupii Pennell
	Euphrasia hudsoniana Fern & Wieg.	[E. arctica Lange]
	Pedicularis groenlandica Retz.
	Pedicularis parviflora Smith ex Rees
	Pedicularis sudetica Willd.
S3	Rhinanthus minor L.	[R. cristagalli L. (s.l.)]
	LENTIBULARIACEAE
	Pinguicula vulgaris L.
	Utricularia intermedia Hayne
	Utricularia vulgaris L.
	CAMPANULACEAE
	Campanula rotundifolia L.
	Lobelia kalmii L.
	RUBIACEAE
	Galium labradoricum (Wieg.) Wieg.
	Galium trifidum L.
	CAPRIFOLIACEAE
	Linnaea borealis L. ssp. longiflora (Torrey) Hultén	[L. borealis L. var americana (Forbes) Rehd.]
	VALERIANACEAE
	Valeriana dioica L. ssp. sylvatica (Sol. ex Rich.) F. Meyer	[V. septentrionalis Rehd.]
	ASTERACEAE
	Achillea millefolium L. ssp. borealis (Bong.) Breitung	[A. millefolium L. var. nigrescens Mey.]
	Achillea millefolium L. ssp. lanulosa (Nutt.) Piper	[A. millefolium L. var. occidentalis DC.]
	Antennaria pulcherrima (Hook.) E. Greene
S1	Antennaria rosea E. Greene
	Artemisia campestris L. ssp. borealis (Pallas) H.M. Hall & Clements	[A. borealis Pall.; Artemisia canadensis Michx.]
S2	Artemisia tilesii Ledeb. ssp. elatior (Torrey & A. Gray) Hultén
	Aster borealis (Torrey & A. Gray) Prov.
S3?	Aster brachyactis S.F. Blake
	Aster longifolius Lam.	[A. johannensis Fern.]
S3	Chrysanthemum arcticum L. ssp. polare Hultén
	Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L.
	Erigeron acris L.	[var. asteroides (Andrz. ex Bess.) DC.]
	Erigeron lonchophyllus Hook.
S3?	Matricaria maritima L. ssp. phaeocephala (Rupr.) Rauschert	[Tripleurospermum phaeocephalum (Rupr.) Pobed.]
	Petasites sagittatus (Banks ex Pursh) A. Gray
	Senecio congestus (R. Br.) DC.	[var. palustris (L.) Fern.]
	Senecio indecorus E. Greene
	Senecio pauperculus Michaux
	Solidago multiradiata Aiton
	Solidago uliginosa Nutt.
	Sonchus arvensis L. ssp. uliginosus (M. Bieb.) Nyman
	Taraxacum ceratophorum (Ledeb.) DC. (s.l.)
	Taraxacum lacerum E. Greene
	Taraxacum officinale G. Weber
	SCHEUCHZERIACEAE
	Scheuchzeria palustris L.
	JUNCAGINACEAE
	Triglochin maritimum L.
	Triglochin palustre L.
	POTAMOGETONACEAE
	Potamogeton alpinus Balbis
	Potamogeton filiformis Pers.
	Potamogeton gramineus L.
	Potamogeton richardsonii (A. Bennett) Rydb.
	ZANNICHELLIACEAE
	Zannichellia palustris L.
	ZOSTERACEAE
S2	Zostera marina L.
	JUNCACEAE
	Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix	[J. alpinus Vill.]
	Juncus balticus Willd.	[var. littoralis Engelm.]
	Juncus bufonius L.
S3?	Juncus castaneus Smith
	Juncus triglumis L. ssp. albescens (Lange) Hultén
	Luzula parviflora (Ehrh.) Desv.
	CYPERACEAE
S3	Blysmus rufus (Hudson) Link	[Scirpus rufus (Huds.) Schrader var. neogaeus Fern.]
	Carex aquatilis Wahlenb.
	Carex aurea Nutt.
	Carex bigelowii Torr. ex Schwein
	Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poiret ex Lam.
	Carex capillaris L.
	Carex capitata L.
	Carex chordorrhiza Ehrh. ex L.f.
	Carex concinna R.Br.
	Carex diandra Schrank
	Carex flava L.
	Carex garberi Fern.
	Carex glacialis Mackenzie
	Carex glareosa Schk. ex Wahlenb.
	Carex gynocrates Wormskj. ex Drejer
	Carex interior L Bailey
	Carex leptalea Wahlenb.
	Carex limosa L.
	Carex livida (Wahlenb.) Willd.
	Carex mackenziei V. Krecz.
	Carex magellanica Lam.
	Carex microglochin Wahlenb.
	Carex norvegica Retz.	[C. media R. Br.]
	Carex oligosperma Michaux
	Carex paleacea Schreber ex Wahlenb.
S2?	Carex praticola Rydb.
	Carex rariflora (Wahlenb.) Smith
	Carex rostrata Stokes
	Carex saxatilis L.
	Carex subspathacea Wormsk.
	Carex trisperma Dewey var. trisperma
	Carex utriculata F. Boott
	Carex vaginata Tausch
	Carex viridula Michaux
	Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & Schultes
	Eleocharis smallii Britton
	Eriophorum angustifolium Honck.
	Eriophorum gracile Koch ex Roth
	Eriophorum russeolum Fries ex Hartman
	Eriophorum tenellum Nutt.
	Eriophorum vaginatum L.
	Eriophorum viridi-carinatum (Engelm.) Fern.
	Kobresia simpliciuscula (Wahlenb.) Mackenzie
	Scirpus cespitosus L.
	Scirpus hudsonianus (Michaux) Fern.
	POACEAE
	Calamagrostis canadensis (Michaux) P. Beauv.
	Calamagrostis stricta (Timm) Koeler ssp. inexpansa (A. Gray) C.W. Greene
	Calamagrostis stricta (Timm) Koeler ssp. stricta	[C. stricta (Timm) Koeler]
	Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv.
	Dupontia fisheri R.Br. ssp. psilosantha (Rupr.) Hultén
	Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould in Shinn. ssp. trachycaulus	[Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Malte var. trachycaulum, var. novae-angliae (Scribn.) Fern.]
	Festuca brachyphylla Schultes & Schultes f.
	Festuca rubra L. ssp. rubra
	Festuca saximontana Rydb.
	Glyceria striata (Lam.) A. Hitchc.
	Hierochloe odorata (L.) P. Beauv.
	Hordeum jubatum L.
	Leymus mollis (Trin.) Pilger	[Elymus mollis Trin. ssp. mollis]
	Poa alpina L.
S2?	Poa arctica R. Br. ssp. arctica
	Poa glauca M. Vahl
	Poa palustris L.
	Poa pratensis L. ssp. alpigena (Blytt) Hiit.
	Puccinellia lucida Fern. & Weath.
	Puccinellia phryganodes (Trin.) Scribn. & Merr.
	Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter	[var. spicatum]
	SPARGANIACEAE
	Sparganium emersum Rehmann [S. angustifolium Michx. var. emersum]
	Sparganium natans L.
	TYPHACEAE
	Typha latifolia L.
	LILIACEAE
	Maianthemum trifolium (L.) Sloboda	[Smilacina trifolia (L.) Desf.]
	Tofieldia glutinosa (Michaux) Pers.
	Tofieldia pusilla (Michaux) Pers.
	IRIDACEAE
	Iris versicolor L.
	ORCHIDACEAE
	Amerorchis rotundifolia (Banks ex Pursh) Hultén
	Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes	[var. americana (R.Br.) Luer]
	Corallorhiza trifida Châtel
	Cypripedium passerinum Richardson
	Goodyera repens (L.) R.Br.
S2	Listera borealis Morong
	Listera cordata (L.) R.Br.
	Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindley ex Beck
	Platanthera hyperborea (L.) Lindley
	Platanthera obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Lindley
	Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham.

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