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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yellow evening-primrose ¹
Oenothera biennis

clustered broom-rape ²
Aphyllon fasciculatum

one-flowered cancer-root ³
Aphyllon uniflorum

owl-clover ²
Orthocarpus luteus

spreading sweet cicely ⁴
Osmorhiza depauperata

northern locoweed ⁵
Oxytropis campestris

reflexed locoweed ⁶
Oxytropis deflexa

early yellow locoweed ⁷
Oxytropis sericea

showy locoweed ⁸
Oxytropis splendens

prairie groundsel ⁹
Packera cana

rayless ragwort ¹⁰
Packera indecora

balsam groundsel ¹¹
Packera paupercula

thin-leaved ragwort ¹²
Packera pseudaurea

northern grass-of-parnassus ¹³
Parnassia palustris

creeping nailwort ¹⁴
Paronychia sessiliflora

elephant's-head ¹⁵
Pedicularis groenlandica

yellow beardtongue ⁵
Penstemon confertus

smooth blue beardtongue ⁹
Penstemon nitidus

slender blue beardtongue ⁵
Penstemon procerus

squawroot ¹⁶
Perideridia gairdneri

moss phlox ¹⁷
Phlox hoodii

double bladderpod
Physaria didymocarpa

common butterwort ¹⁸
Pinguicula vulgaris

common plantain ¹⁹
Plantago major

seneca snakeroot ²⁰
Polygala senega

leathery knotweed ²¹
Polygonum achoreum

prostrate knotweed ²²
Polygonum aviculare

bushy knotweed ²³
Polygonum ramosissimum

balsam poplar ²⁴
Populus balsamifera

aspen ⁹
Populus tremuloides

black cottonwood ²⁵
Populus trichocarpa

silverweed ¹⁹
Potentilla anserina

early cinquefoil ²⁶
Potentilla concinna

branched cinquefoil
Potentilla effusa

graceful cinquefoil ¹⁴
Potentilla gracilis

woolly cinquefoil ²⁷
Potentilla hippiana

rough cinquefoil ²⁸
Potentilla norvegica

prairie cinquefoil ⁹
Potentilla pensylvanica

brook cinquefoil ²⁹
Potentilla rivalis

mealy primrose ¹⁴
Primula incana

heal-all ³⁰
Prunella vulgaris

choke cherry ³¹
Prunus virginiana

common pink wintergreen ³²
Pyrola asarifolia

greenish-flowered wintergreen ³³
Pyrola chlorantha

small-flowered buttercup ³⁴
Ranunculus abortivus

tall buttercup ³⁵
Ranunculus acris

large-leaved white water crowfoot ³⁶
Ranunculus aquatilis

heart-leaved buttercup ³⁷
Ranunculus cardiophyllus

creeping spearwort ³⁸
Ranunculus flammula

early buttercup ⁹
Ranunculus glaberrimus

yellow water crowfoot ³⁹
Ranunculus gmelinii

Macoun's buttercup ¹⁵
Ranunculus macounii

prairie buttercup ⁴⁰
Ranunculus rhomboideus

celery-leaved buttercup ⁴¹
Ranunculus sceleratus

yellow rattle ⁴²
Rhinanthus minor

golden currant ⁴³
Ribes aureum

northern black currant
Ribes hudsonianum

northern gooseberry ¹⁴
Ribes oxyacanthoides

wild red currant ⁴⁴
Ribes triste

marsh yellow cress ⁴⁵
Rorippa palustris

prickly rose ⁴⁶
Rosa acicularis

prairie rose ⁴⁷
Rosa arkansana

common wild rose ⁴⁸
Rosa woodsii

wild red raspberry ⁴⁹
Rubus idaeus

dewberry ⁴⁴
Rubus pubescens

curled dock ⁵⁰
Rumex crispus

golden dock ⁵¹
Rumex fueginus

western dock ⁵²
Rumex occidentalis

peach-leaved willow ⁵³
Salix amygdaloides

beaked willow ⁹
Salix bebbiana

short-capsuled willow ⁵⁴
Salix brachycarpa

hoary willow ⁵⁵
Salix candida

pussy willow ²⁰
Salix discolor

sandbar willow ²⁰
Salix interior

shinning willow ⁹
Salix lasiandra

velvet-fruited willow ⁵⁶
Salix maccalliana

myrtle-leaved willow ⁵⁷
Salix myrtillifolia

flat-leaved willow ⁵⁸
Salix planifolia

Mackenzie's willow ⁵⁹
Salix prolixa

balsam willow
Salix pyrifolia

Russian-thistle ⁶⁰
Salsola tragus

red elderberry ⁶¹
Sambucus racemosa

snakeroot ³⁹
Sanicula marilandica

soapwort ⁶²
Saponaria officinalis

marsh skullcap ⁶³
Scutellaria galericulata

mossy stonecrop ⁶⁴
Sedum acre

thorny buffaloberry ⁶⁵
Shepherdia argentea

Canada buffaloberry ⁶⁶
Shepherdia canadensis

smooth catchfly ⁶⁷
Silene csereii

night-flowering catchfly ⁶⁸
Silene noctiflora

bladder campion ⁶⁹
Silene vulgaris

tumbling mustard ⁷⁰
Sisymbrium altissimum

tall hedge mustard ⁹
Sisymbrium loeselii

water parsnip ⁷¹
Sium suave

wild tomato ⁷²
Solanum triflorum

late goldenrod ⁷³
Solidago gigantea

elegant goldenrod ⁷⁴
Solidago lepida

low goldenrod ⁷⁵
Solidago missouriensis

showy goldenrod ⁷⁶
Solidago nemoralis

stiff goldenrod ⁷⁷
Solidago rigida

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Vascular Plants of Calgary

yellow evening-primrose 1 Oenothera biennis

clustered broom-rape 2 Aphyllon fasciculatum

one-flowered cancer-root 3 Aphyllon uniflorum

owl-clover 2 Orthocarpus luteus

spreading sweet cicely 4 Osmorhiza depauperata

northern locoweed 5 Oxytropis campestris

reflexed locoweed 6 Oxytropis deflexa

early yellow locoweed 7 Oxytropis sericea

showy locoweed 8 Oxytropis splendens

prairie groundsel 9 Packera cana

rayless ragwort 10 Packera indecora

balsam groundsel 11 Packera paupercula

thin-leaved ragwort 12 Packera pseudaurea

northern grass-of-parnassus 13 Parnassia palustris

creeping nailwort 14 Paronychia sessiliflora

elephant's-head 15 Pedicularis groenlandica

yellow beardtongue 5 Penstemon confertus

smooth blue beardtongue 9 Penstemon nitidus

slender blue beardtongue 5 Penstemon procerus

squawroot 16 Perideridia gairdneri

moss phlox 17 Phlox hoodii

double bladderpod Physaria didymocarpa

common butterwort 18 Pinguicula vulgaris

common plantain 19 Plantago major

seneca snakeroot 20 Polygala senega

leathery knotweed 21 Polygonum achoreum

prostrate knotweed 22 Polygonum aviculare

bushy knotweed 23 Polygonum ramosissimum

balsam poplar 24 Populus balsamifera

aspen 9 Populus tremuloides

black cottonwood 25 Populus trichocarpa

silverweed 19 Potentilla anserina

early cinquefoil 26 Potentilla concinna

branched cinquefoil Potentilla effusa

graceful cinquefoil 14 Potentilla gracilis

woolly cinquefoil 27 Potentilla hippiana

rough cinquefoil 28 Potentilla norvegica

prairie cinquefoil 9 Potentilla pensylvanica

brook cinquefoil 29 Potentilla rivalis

mealy primrose 14 Primula incana

heal-all 30 Prunella vulgaris

choke cherry 31 Prunus virginiana

common pink wintergreen 32 Pyrola asarifolia

greenish-flowered wintergreen 33 Pyrola chlorantha

small-flowered buttercup 34 Ranunculus abortivus

tall buttercup 35 Ranunculus acris

large-leaved white water crowfoot 36 Ranunculus aquatilis

heart-leaved buttercup 37 Ranunculus cardiophyllus

creeping spearwort 38 Ranunculus flammula

early buttercup 9 Ranunculus glaberrimus

yellow water crowfoot 39 Ranunculus gmelinii

Macoun's buttercup 15 Ranunculus macounii

prairie buttercup 40 Ranunculus rhomboideus

celery-leaved buttercup 41 Ranunculus sceleratus

yellow rattle 42 Rhinanthus minor

golden currant 43 Ribes aureum

northern black currant Ribes hudsonianum

northern gooseberry 14 Ribes oxyacanthoides

wild red currant 44 Ribes triste

marsh yellow cress 45 Rorippa palustris

prickly rose 46 Rosa acicularis

prairie rose 47 Rosa arkansana

common wild rose 48 Rosa woodsii

wild red raspberry 49 Rubus idaeus

dewberry 44 Rubus pubescens

curled dock 50 Rumex crispus

golden dock 51 Rumex fueginus

western dock 52 Rumex occidentalis

peach-leaved willow 53 Salix amygdaloides

beaked willow 9 Salix bebbiana

short-capsuled willow 54 Salix brachycarpa

hoary willow 55 Salix candida

pussy willow 20 Salix discolor

sandbar willow 20 Salix interior

shinning willow 9 Salix lasiandra

velvet-fruited willow 56 Salix maccalliana

myrtle-leaved willow 57 Salix myrtillifolia

flat-leaved willow 58 Salix planifolia

Mackenzie's willow 59 Salix prolixa