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Vascular Plants of Calgary

The attached list is of vascular plants that are noted in the “Calgary’s Natural Areas” book that was edited by Harold Pinel and published through Calgary Field Naturalists' Society in 1980. Common names have been referenced to ACIMS 2015 list of Alberta's Vascular plants.

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golden draba 1
Draba aurea
boreal draba
Draba borealis
woodland draba 2
Draba nemorosa
yellow mountain avens 3
Dryas drummondii
silverberry 4
Elaeagnus commutata
northern daisy fleabane 5
Erigeron acris
tufted fleabane 6
Erigeron caespitosus
horseweed 7
Erigeron canadensis
smooth fleabane 8
Erigeron glabellus
Philadelphia fleabane 2
Erigeron philadelphicus
showy fleabane 9
Erigeron speciosus
rough fleabane 2
Erigeron strigosus
yellow umbrella-plant 10
Eriogonum flavum
dog mustard 2
Erucastrum gallicum
wormseed mustard 11
Erysimum cheiranthoides
small-flowered rocket 12
Erysimum inconspicuum
leafy spurge 6
Euphorbia esula
ridge-seeded spurge 13
Euphorbia glyptosperma
thyme-leaved spurge 6
Euphorbia serpillifolia
common buckwheat 14
Fagopyrum esculentum
tartary buckwheat
Fagopyrum tataricum
wild strawberry 15
Fragaria virginiana
gaillardia 16
Gaillardia aristata
hemp-nettle 17
Galeopsis tetrahit
northern bedstraw 18
Galium boreale
small bedstraw 19
Galium trifidum
sweet-scented bedstraw 20
Galium triflorum
yellow bedstraw 21
Galium verum
prairie gentian 22
Gentiana affinis
felwort 23
Gentianella amarella
northern fringed gentian 24
Gentianopsis detonsa
northern bastard toadflax
Geocaulon lividum
wild white geranium 25
Geranium richardsonii
sticky purple geranium 26
Geranium viscosissimum
yellow avens 27
Geum aleppicum
purple avens 28
Geum rivale
three-flowered avens 6
Geum triflorum
ground ivy 29
Glechoma hederacea
wild licorice 19
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
curly-cup gumweed 6
Grindelia squarrosa
broomweed 30
Gutierrezia sarothrae
northern stickseed 31
Hackelia deflexa
large-flowered stickseed 32
Hackelia floribunda
spurred gentian 33
Halenia deflexa
alpine hedysarum 34
Hedysarum alpinum
northern hedysarum 35
Hedysarum boreale
common annual sunflower 36
Helianthus annuus
common tall sunflower 37
Helianthus nuttallii
cow parsnip 38
Heracleum maximum
dame's rocket 39
Hesperis matronalis
Richardson's alumroot 40
Heuchera richardsonii
narrow-leaved hawkweed 41
Hieracium umbellatum
sea buckthorn
Hippophae rhamnoides
common mare's-tail 5
Hippuris vulgaris
common hop 42
Humulus lupulus
black henbane 43
Hyoscyamus niger
tall blue lettuce 44
Lactuca biennis
prickly lettuce 45
Lactuca serriola
western bluebur 46
Lappula occidentalis
bluebur 47
Lappula squarrosa
cream-colored vetchling 20
Lathyrus ochroleucus
purple peavine 48
Lathyrus venosus
common pepper-grass 49
Lepidium densiflorum
branched pepper-grass 50
Lepidium ramosissimum
dotted blazingstar 51
Liatris punctata
Dalmatian toadflax 52
Linaria dalmatica
common toadflax 53
Linaria vulgaris
twinflower 54
Linnaea borealis
wild blue flax 55
Linum lewisii
yellow flax 56
Linum rigidum
common flax 57
Linum usitatissimum
narrow-leaved puccoon 58
Lithospermum incisum
woolly gromwell 6
Lithospermum ruderale
hairy-fruited wild parsley 19
Lomatium foeniculaceum
long-fruited wild parsley 59
Lomatium macrocarpum
twining honeysuckle 60
Lonicera dioica
bracted honeysuckle 61
Lonicera involucrata
tatarian honeysuckle 62
Lonicera tatarica
red twinberry 63
Lonicera utahensis
silky perennial lupine 64
Lupinus sericeus
skeletonweed 65
Lygodesmia juncea
fringed loosestrife 15
Lysimachia ciliata
purple loosestrife 66
Lythrum salicaria
round-leaved mallow 67
Malva pusilla
wild chamomile 68
Matricaria chamomilla
pineappleweed 69
Matricaria discoidea
yellow lucerne 70
Medicago falcata
black medick 71
Medicago lupulina
alfalfa 72
Medicago sativa
white sweet-clover 73
Melilotus albus
yellow sweet-clover 73
Melilotus officinalis
wild mint 74
Mentha arvensis
tall lungwort 75
Mertensia paniculata
narrowleaf umbrella-wort
Mirabilis linearis
bishop's-cap 76
Mitella nuda
wild bergamot 77
Monarda fistulosa
leafy musineon 78
Musineon divaricatum
small forget-me-not 79
Myosotis laxa
catnip 80
Nepeta cataria
ball mustard 11
Neslia paniculata

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