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Woody Plants of Calgary

This is a list of woody plants (non-herbaceous) that have been documented growing within Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In the urban environment there are an abundance of exotic and cultivar species (some of which iNaturalist does not recognize).

This list was compiled by the famous Calgary ...more ↓

star magnolia 1
Magnolia stellata
Japanese barberry 2
Berberis thunbergii
European barberry 3
Berberis vulgaris
Mahonia repens 4
Berberis repens
witchhazel 5
Hamamelis virginiana
Hamamelis vernalis
American elm 6
Ulmus americana
Japanese Elm 7
Ulmus davidiana japonica
Siberian elm 8
Ulmus pumila
common hackberry 9
Celtis occidentalis
Weeping fig 10
Ficus benjamina
Fiddle-leaf Fig 11
Ficus lyrata
white mulberry 12
Morus alba
Butternut 13
Juglans cinerea
Juglans mandshurica 14
eastern black walnut 15
Juglans nigra
white oak 16
Quercus alba
scarlet oak 17
Quercus coccinea
bur oak 18
Quercus macrocarpa
Mongolian Oak 19
Quercus mongolica
pedunculate oak 20
Quercus robur
northern red oak 21
Quercus rubra
Betula alba 22
Betula pubescens
dwarf resin birch
Betula glandulosa
river birch 23
Betula nigra
water birch 24
Betula occidentalis
paper birch 25
Betula papyrifera
European White Birch 26
Betula pendula
Weeping Birch
Betula pendula pendula
beaked hazelnut 27
Corylus cornuta
Corylus sp 28
Corylus
Bougainvillea spp 29
Bougainvillea
Actinidia kolomikta
basswood 12
Tilia americana
Small-leaved Lime 30
Tilia cordata
Hibiscus sp 31
Hibiscus
Fried-egg flower 32
Oncoba spinosa
red tamarisk 33
Tamarix ramosissima
Passiflora sp 34
Passiflora
white poplar 35
Populus alba
narrowleaf cottonwood 4
Populus angustifolia
balsam poplar 36
Populus balsamifera
Populus canescens
eastern cottonwood 9
Populus deltoides
Simon's Poplar
Populus simonii
trembling aspen 4
Populus tremuloides
Alaska willow 37
Salix alaxensis
peachleaf willow 38
Salix amygdaloides
bebb's willow 4
Salix bebbiana
short-fruit willow 39
Salix brachycarpa
hoary willow 40
Salix candida
goat willow 41
Salix caprea
pussy willow 42
Salix discolor
narrowleaf willow 4
Salix exigua
Gray Willow 43
Salix glauca
Pacific Willow 4
Salix lasiandra
yellow willow 4
Salix lutea
Pacific Willow
Salix lucida
Myrtle-leaf Willow 44
Salix myrtillifolia
Laurel willow 45
Salix pentandra
tea-leafed willow 46
Salix planifolia
Mountain Willow
Salix monticola
Purple Willow 47
Salix purpurea
Autumn Willow 48
Salix serissima
rhododendrons and azaleas 49
Rhododendron
Mountain Currant 50
Ribes alpinum
American Black Currant 51
Ribes americanum
golden currant 52
Ribes aureum
Smooth Gooseberry 53
Ribes hirtellum
Northern Black Currant
Ribes hudsonianum
swamp currant 54
Ribes lacustre
golden currant
Ribes odoratum
Canadian gooseberry 55
Ribes oxyacanthoides
Ribes sativum 56
Ribes rubrum
northern redcurrant 57
Ribes triste
Saskatoon 58
Amelanchier alnifolia
black chokeberry 59
Aronia melanocarpa
Common Cotoneaster 60
Cotoneaster integerrimus
Cotoneaster lucida
fireberry hawthorn 61
Crataegus chrysocarpa
common hawthorn 12
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus oxyacantha 62
Siberian crabapple 63
Malus baccata
European Wild Apple 64
Malus sylvestris
Potentilla fruticosa 65
Dasiphora fruticosa
common ninebark 66
Physocarpus opulifolius
Prinsepia sinensis
American plum 67
Prunus americana
Sour Cherry 68
Prunus cerasus
Plum 12
Prunus domestica
Manchurian Cherry 69
Prunus maackii
Manchurian Apricot 70
Prunus mandshurica
Canada plum 71
Prunus nigra
fire cherry 13
Prunus pensylvanica
Nanking Cherry
Prunus tomentosa
flowering plum 72
Prunus triloba
chokecherry 73
Prunus virginiana
Common Pear 74
Pyrus communis
Golden Spice Pear 26
Pyrus ussuriensis
Prickly Wild Rose 75
Rosa acicularis

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