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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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saskatoon 1
Amelanchier alnifolia
chamaerhodos 2
Chamaerhodos erecta
round-leaved hawthorn 3
Crataegus chrysocarpa
yellow mountain avens 4
Dryas drummondii
silverberry 5
Elaeagnus commutata
wild strawberry 6
Fragaria virginiana
yellow avens 7
Geum aleppicum
purple avens 8
Geum rivale
three-flowered avens 9
Geum triflorum
sea buckthorn
Hippophae rhamnoides
common hop 10
Humulus lupulus
silverweed 11
Potentilla anserina
early cinquefoil 12
Potentilla concinna
branched cinquefoil
Potentilla effusa
graceful cinquefoil 13
Potentilla gracilis
woolly cinquefoil 14
Potentilla hippiana
rough cinquefoil 15
Potentilla norvegica
prairie cinquefoil 9
Potentilla pensylvanica
brook cinquefoil 16
Potentilla rivalis
choke cherry 17
Prunus virginiana
prickly rose 18
Rosa acicularis
prairie rose 19
Rosa arkansana
common wild rose 20
Rosa woodsii
wild red raspberry 3
Rubus idaeus
dewberry 21
Rubus pubescens
thorny buffaloberry 22
Shepherdia argentea
Canada buffaloberry 23
Shepherdia canadensis
European mountain-ash 24
Sorbus aucuparia
common nettle 25
Urtica dioica

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