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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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Indian rice grass 1
Achnatherum hymenoides
crested wheatgrass 2
Agropyron cristatum
rough hair grass 3
Agrostis scabra
short-awned foxtail 3
Alopecurus aequalis
wild oat 4
Avena fatua
cultivated oat 5
Avena sativa
slough grass 6
Beckmannia syzigachne
blue grama 7
Bouteloua gracilis
smooth brome 8
Bromus inermis
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Bromus japonicus
Pumpelly brome 9
Bromus inermis pumpellianus
downy brome 10
Bromus tectorum
bluejoint 11
Calamagrostis canadensis
narrow reed grass 12
Calamagrostis stricta
sand grass 13
Sporobolus rigidus
brook grass 3
Catabrosa aquatica
Parry oat grass
Danthonia parryi
tufted hair grass 3
Deschampsia cespitosa
barnyard grass 14
Echinochloa crus-galli
Canada wild rye 15
Elymus canadensis
common tall manna grass
Glyceria grandis
fowl manna grass 16
Glyceria striata
foxtail barley 17
Hordeum jubatum
cultivated barley 18
Hordeum vulgare
June grass 3
Koeleria macrantha
perennial ryegrass 19
Lolium perenne
reed canary grass 20
Phalaris arundinacea
timothy 21
Phleum pratense
annual bluegrass 22
Poa annua
Canada bluegrass 23
Poa compressa
inland bluegrass
Poa interior
fowl bluegrass 3
Poa palustris
Kentucky bluegrass 3
Poa pratensis
rye 3
Secale cereale
green foxtail 24
Setaria viridis
alkali cord grass
Sporobolus hookerianus
common wheat 25
Triticum aestivum

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