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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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spurred gentian 1
Halenia deflexa
alpine hedysarum 2
Hedysarum alpinum
northern hedysarum 3
Hedysarum boreale
common annual sunflower 4
Helianthus annuus
common tall sunflower 5
Helianthus nuttallii
cow parsnip 6
Heracleum maximum
dame's rocket 7
Hesperis matronalis
Richardson's alumroot 8
Heuchera richardsonii
narrow-leaved hawkweed 9
Hieracium umbellatum
sea buckthorn
Hippophae rhamnoides
common mare's-tail 10
Hippuris vulgaris
foxtail barley 11
Hordeum jubatum
cultivated barley 12
Hordeum vulgare
common hop 13
Humulus lupulus
black henbane 14
Hyoscyamus niger
western blue flag 15
Iris missouriensis
alpine rush 16
Juncus alpinoarticulatus
wire rush 17
Juncus balticus
long-styled rush 18
Juncus longistylis
knotted rush 19
Juncus nodosus
slender rush 20
Juncus tenuis
Torrey's rush 21
Juncus torreyi
ground juniper 22
Juniperus communis
creeping juniper 23
Juniperus horizontalis
June grass 23
Koeleria macrantha
tall blue lettuce 24
Lactuca biennis
prickly lettuce 25
Lactuca serriola
western bluebur 26
Lappula occidentalis
bluebur 27
Lappula squarrosa
cream-colored vetchling 28
Lathyrus ochroleucus
purple peavine 29
Lathyrus venosus
common pepper-grass 30
Lepidium densiflorum
branched pepper-grass 31
Lepidium ramosissimum
dotted blazingstar 32
Liatris punctata
western wood lily 8
Lilium philadelphicum
Dalmatian toadflax 33
Linaria dalmatica
common toadflax 34
Linaria vulgaris
twinflower 35
Linnaea borealis
wild blue flax 36
Linum lewisii
yellow flax 37
Linum rigidum
common flax 38
Linum usitatissimum
narrow-leaved puccoon 39
Lithospermum incisum
woolly gromwell 23
Lithospermum ruderale
perennial ryegrass 40
Lolium perenne
hairy-fruited wild parsley 41
Lomatium foeniculaceum
long-fruited wild parsley 42
Lomatium macrocarpum
twining honeysuckle 43
Lonicera dioica
bracted honeysuckle 44
Lonicera involucrata
tatarian honeysuckle 45
Lonicera tatarica
red twinberry 46
Lonicera utahensis
silky perennial lupine 19
Lupinus sericeus
skeletonweed 47
Lygodesmia juncea
fringed loosestrife 48
Lysimachia ciliata
purple loosestrife 49
Lythrum salicaria
wild lily-of-the-valley 50
Maianthemum canadense
round-leaved mallow 51
Malva pusilla
wild chamomile 52
Matricaria chamomilla
pineappleweed 53
Matricaria discoidea
yellow lucerne 54
Medicago falcata
black medick 55
Medicago lupulina
alfalfa 56
Medicago sativa
white sweet-clover 57
Melilotus albus
yellow sweet-clover 57
Melilotus officinalis
wild mint 58
Mentha arvensis
tall lungwort 59
Mertensia paniculata
narrowleaf umbrella-wort
Mirabilis linearis
bishop's-cap 60
Mitella nuda
wild bergamot 61
Monarda fistulosa
leafy musineon 62
Musineon divaricatum
small forget-me-not 63
Myosotis laxa
catnip 64
Nepeta cataria
ball mustard 65
Neslia paniculata
yellow evening-primrose 66
Oenothera biennis
clustered broom-rape 67
Aphyllon fasciculatum
one-flowered cancer-root 68
Aphyllon uniflorum
owl-clover 67
Orthocarpus luteus
spreading sweet cicely 69
Osmorhiza depauperata
northern locoweed 70
Oxytropis campestris
reflexed locoweed 71
Oxytropis deflexa
early yellow locoweed 72
Oxytropis sericea
showy locoweed 73
Oxytropis splendens
prairie groundsel 23
Packera cana
rayless ragwort 74
Packera indecora
balsam groundsel 8
Packera paupercula
thin-leaved ragwort 75
Packera pseudaurea
northern grass-of-parnassus 76
Parnassia palustris
creeping nailwort 77
Paronychia sessiliflora
elephant's-head 33
Pedicularis groenlandica
yellow beardtongue 70
Penstemon confertus
smooth blue beardtongue 23
Penstemon nitidus
slender blue beardtongue 70
Penstemon procerus
squawroot 78
Perideridia gairdneri
reed canary grass 79
Phalaris arundinacea
timothy 80
Phleum pratense
moss phlox 81
Phlox hoodii
double bladderpod
Physaria didymocarpa
white spruce 82
Picea glauca
common butterwort 83
Pinguicula vulgaris
common plantain 84
Plantago major
annual bluegrass 85
Poa annua

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