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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Taxonomy
« Back To Dicots Class Magnoliopsida
- Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies Order Asterales
  - 63 Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies Family Asteraceae
  - 1 Bellflower Family Family Campanulaceae

sneezewort yarrow ¹
Achillea ptarmica

yellow false dandelion ²
Agoseris glauca

pearly everlasting ³
Anaphalis margaritacea

broad-leaved everlasting ⁴
Antennaria neglecta

small-leaved everlasting ⁵
Antennaria parvifolia

showy everlasting ⁶
Antennaria pulcherrima

rosy everlasting ⁷
Antennaria rosea

mayweed ⁸
Anthemis cotula

common burdock ⁹
Arctium minus

heart-leaved arnica
Arnica cordifolia

shining arnica ¹⁰
Arnica fulgens

spear-leaved arnica ¹¹
Arnica lonchophylla

absinthe wormwood ²
Artemisia absinthium

biennial sagewort ²
Artemisia biennis

plains wormwood ²
Artemisia campestris

dragonwort ²
Artemisia dracunculus

pasture sagewort ¹²
Artemisia frigida

prairie sagewort ²
Artemisia ludoviciana

alpine aster ¹³
Aster alpinus

nodding beggarticks ¹⁴
Bidens cernua

creeping bellflower ²
Campanula rapunculoides

safflower ¹⁵
Carthamus tinctorius

diffuse knapweed ¹⁶
Centaurea diffusa

chicory ¹⁷
Cichorium intybus

creeping thistle ¹⁸
Cirsium arvense

Flodman's thistle ¹⁹
Cirsium flodmanii

wavy-leaved thistle ²
Cirsium undulatum

bull thistle ²⁰
Cirsium vulgare

northern daisy fleabane ²¹
Erigeron acris

tufted fleabane ²
Erigeron caespitosus

horseweed ²²
Erigeron canadensis

smooth fleabane ²³
Erigeron glabellus

Philadelphia fleabane ²⁴
Erigeron philadelphicus

showy fleabane ²⁵
Erigeron speciosus

rough fleabane ²⁴
Erigeron strigosus

gaillardia ²⁶
Gaillardia aristata

curly-cup gumweed ²
Grindelia squarrosa

broomweed ²⁷
Gutierrezia sarothrae

common annual sunflower ²⁸
Helianthus annuus

common tall sunflower ²⁹
Helianthus nuttallii

narrow-leaved hawkweed ³⁰
Hieracium umbellatum

tall blue lettuce ³¹
Lactuca biennis

prickly lettuce ³²
Lactuca serriola

dotted blazingstar ³³
Liatris punctata

skeletonweed ³⁴
Lygodesmia juncea

wild chamomile ³⁵
Matricaria chamomilla

pineappleweed ³⁶
Matricaria discoidea

prairie groundsel ²
Packera cana

rayless ragwort ³⁷
Packera indecora

balsam groundsel ³⁸
Packera paupercula

thin-leaved ragwort ³⁹
Packera pseudaurea

late goldenrod ⁴⁰
Solidago gigantea

elegant goldenrod ⁴¹
Solidago lepida

low goldenrod ⁴²
Solidago missouriensis

showy goldenrod ⁴³
Solidago nemoralis

stiff goldenrod ¹⁹
Solidago rigida

perennial sow-thistle ⁴⁴
Sonchus arvensis

prickly annual sow-thistle ²⁷
Sonchus asper

common tansy ⁴⁵
Tanacetum vulgare

red-seeded dandelion ⁴⁶
Taraxacum erythrospermum

common dandelion ⁴⁷
Taraxacum officinale

low townsendia ⁴⁸
Townsendia exscapa

common goat's-beard ⁴⁹
Tragopogon dubius

cocklebur ⁵⁰
Xanthium strumarium

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Vascular Plants of Calgary

sneezewort yarrow 1 Achillea ptarmica

yellow false dandelion 2 Agoseris glauca

pearly everlasting 3 Anaphalis margaritacea

broad-leaved everlasting 4 Antennaria neglecta

small-leaved everlasting 5 Antennaria parvifolia

showy everlasting 6 Antennaria pulcherrima

rosy everlasting 7 Antennaria rosea

mayweed 8 Anthemis cotula

common burdock 9 Arctium minus

heart-leaved arnica Arnica cordifolia

shining arnica 10 Arnica fulgens

spear-leaved arnica 11 Arnica lonchophylla

absinthe wormwood 2 Artemisia absinthium

biennial sagewort 2 Artemisia biennis

plains wormwood 2 Artemisia campestris

dragonwort 2 Artemisia dracunculus

pasture sagewort 12 Artemisia frigida

prairie sagewort 2 Artemisia ludoviciana

alpine aster 13 Aster alpinus

nodding beggarticks 14 Bidens cernua

creeping bellflower 2 Campanula rapunculoides

safflower 15 Carthamus tinctorius

diffuse knapweed 16 Centaurea diffusa

chicory 17 Cichorium intybus

creeping thistle 18 Cirsium arvense

Flodman's thistle 19 Cirsium flodmanii

wavy-leaved thistle 2 Cirsium undulatum

bull thistle 20 Cirsium vulgare

northern daisy fleabane 21 Erigeron acris

tufted fleabane 2 Erigeron caespitosus

horseweed 22 Erigeron canadensis

smooth fleabane 23 Erigeron glabellus

Philadelphia fleabane 24 Erigeron philadelphicus

showy fleabane 25 Erigeron speciosus

rough fleabane 24 Erigeron strigosus

gaillardia 26 Gaillardia aristata

curly-cup gumweed 2 Grindelia squarrosa

broomweed 27 Gutierrezia sarothrae

common annual sunflower 28 Helianthus annuus

common tall sunflower 29 Helianthus nuttallii

narrow-leaved hawkweed 30 Hieracium umbellatum

tall blue lettuce 31 Lactuca biennis

prickly lettuce 32 Lactuca serriola

dotted blazingstar 33 Liatris punctata

skeletonweed 34 Lygodesmia juncea

wild chamomile 35 Matricaria chamomilla

pineappleweed 36 Matricaria discoidea

prairie groundsel 2 Packera cana

rayless ragwort 37 Packera indecora

balsam groundsel 38 Packera paupercula

thin-leaved ragwort 39 Packera pseudaurea

late goldenrod 40 Solidago gigantea

elegant goldenrod 41 Solidago lepida

low goldenrod 42 Solidago missouriensis

showy goldenrod 43 Solidago nemoralis

stiff goldenrod 19 Solidago rigida

perennial sow-thistle 44 Sonchus arvensis

prickly annual sow-thistle 27 Sonchus asper

common tansy 45 Tanacetum vulgare

red-seeded dandelion 46 Taraxacum erythrospermum

common dandelion 47 Taraxacum officinale

low townsendia 48 Townsendia exscapa

common goat's-beard 49 Tragopogon dubius

cocklebur 50 Xanthium strumarium