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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
smooth brome 7
Bromus inermis
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Bromus japonicus
Pumpelly brome 8
Bromus inermis pumpellianus
downy brome 9
Bromus tectorum
bluejoint 10
Calamagrostis canadensis
narrow reed grass 11
Calamagrostis stricta
brook grass 3
Catabrosa aquatica
tufted hair grass 3
Deschampsia cespitosa
Canada wild rye 12
Elymus canadensis
common tall manna grass
Glyceria grandis
fowl manna grass 13
Glyceria striata
foxtail barley 14
Hordeum jubatum
cultivated barley 15
Hordeum vulgare
June grass 3
Koeleria macrantha
perennial ryegrass 16
Lolium perenne
reed canary grass 17
Phalaris arundinacea
timothy 18
Phleum pratense
annual bluegrass 19
Poa annua
Canada bluegrass 20
Poa compressa
inland bluegrass
Poa interior
fowl bluegrass 3
Poa palustris
Kentucky bluegrass 3
Poa pratensis
rye 3
Secale cereale
common wheat 21
Triticum aestivum

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