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

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