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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sneezewort yarrow ¹
Achillea ptarmica

pearly everlasting ²
Anaphalis margaritacea

broad-leaved everlasting ³
Antennaria neglecta

small-leaved everlasting ⁴
Antennaria parvifolia

showy everlasting ⁵
Antennaria pulcherrima

rosy everlasting ⁶
Antennaria rosea

mayweed ⁷
Anthemis cotula

heart-leaved arnica
Arnica cordifolia

shining arnica ⁸
Arnica fulgens

spear-leaved arnica ⁹
Arnica lonchophylla

absinthe wormwood ¹⁰
Artemisia absinthium

biennial sagewort ¹⁰
Artemisia biennis

plains wormwood ¹⁰
Artemisia campestris

dragonwort ¹⁰
Artemisia dracunculus

pasture sagewort ¹¹
Artemisia frigida

prairie sagewort ¹⁰
Artemisia ludoviciana

alpine aster ¹²
Aster alpinus

nodding beggarticks ¹³
Bidens cernua

northern daisy fleabane ¹⁴
Erigeron acris

tufted fleabane ¹⁰
Erigeron caespitosus

horseweed ¹⁵
Erigeron canadensis

smooth fleabane ¹⁶
Erigeron glabellus

Philadelphia fleabane ¹⁷
Erigeron philadelphicus

showy fleabane ¹⁸
Erigeron speciosus

rough fleabane ¹⁷
Erigeron strigosus

gaillardia ¹⁹
Gaillardia aristata

curly-cup gumweed ¹⁰
Grindelia squarrosa

broomweed ²⁰
Gutierrezia sarothrae

common annual sunflower ²¹
Helianthus annuus

common tall sunflower ²²
Helianthus nuttallii

dotted blazingstar ²³
Liatris punctata

wild chamomile ²⁴
Matricaria chamomilla

pineappleweed ²⁵
Matricaria discoidea

prairie groundsel ¹⁰
Packera cana

rayless ragwort ²⁶
Packera indecora

balsam groundsel ²⁷
Packera paupercula

thin-leaved ragwort ²⁸
Packera pseudaurea

late goldenrod ²⁹
Solidago gigantea

elegant goldenrod ³⁰
Solidago lepida

low goldenrod ³¹
Solidago missouriensis

showy goldenrod ³²
Solidago nemoralis

stiff goldenrod ³³
Solidago rigida

common tansy ³⁴
Tanacetum vulgare

low townsendia ³⁵
Townsendia exscapa

cocklebur ³⁶
Xanthium strumarium

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Vascular Plants of Calgary

sneezewort yarrow 1 Achillea ptarmica

pearly everlasting 2 Anaphalis margaritacea

broad-leaved everlasting 3 Antennaria neglecta

small-leaved everlasting 4 Antennaria parvifolia

showy everlasting 5 Antennaria pulcherrima

rosy everlasting 6 Antennaria rosea

mayweed 7 Anthemis cotula

heart-leaved arnica Arnica cordifolia

shining arnica 8 Arnica fulgens

spear-leaved arnica 9 Arnica lonchophylla

absinthe wormwood 10 Artemisia absinthium

biennial sagewort 10 Artemisia biennis

plains wormwood 10 Artemisia campestris

dragonwort 10 Artemisia dracunculus

pasture sagewort 11 Artemisia frigida

prairie sagewort 10 Artemisia ludoviciana

alpine aster 12 Aster alpinus

nodding beggarticks 13 Bidens cernua

northern daisy fleabane 14 Erigeron acris

tufted fleabane 10 Erigeron caespitosus

horseweed 15 Erigeron canadensis

smooth fleabane 16 Erigeron glabellus

Philadelphia fleabane 17 Erigeron philadelphicus

showy fleabane 18 Erigeron speciosus

rough fleabane 17 Erigeron strigosus

gaillardia 19 Gaillardia aristata

curly-cup gumweed 10 Grindelia squarrosa

broomweed 20 Gutierrezia sarothrae

common annual sunflower 21 Helianthus annuus

common tall sunflower 22 Helianthus nuttallii

dotted blazingstar 23 Liatris punctata

wild chamomile 24 Matricaria chamomilla

pineappleweed 25 Matricaria discoidea

prairie groundsel 10 Packera cana

rayless ragwort 26 Packera indecora

balsam groundsel 27 Packera paupercula

thin-leaved ragwort 28 Packera pseudaurea

late goldenrod 29 Solidago gigantea

elegant goldenrod 30 Solidago lepida

low goldenrod 31 Solidago missouriensis

showy goldenrod 32 Solidago nemoralis

stiff goldenrod 33 Solidago rigida

common tansy 34 Tanacetum vulgare

low townsendia 35 Townsendia exscapa

cocklebur 36 Xanthium strumarium