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Native plants in Alberta

308 native species. Each one leads with the strongest true thing it does, supporting a named species at risk, hosting a specialist, or raising the caterpillars baby songbirds are made of.

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308 plants

Festuca brachyphylla

Alpine Forget-Me-Not

Alpine Forget-Me-Not

Myosotis alpestris

Annual Fleabane

Annual Fleabane

Erigeron annuus

Arctic Bell Heather

Arctic Bell Heather

Cassiope tetragona

Arctic Bluegrass

Arctic Bluegrass

Lupinus arcticus

Arctic Willow

Arrow-Leaved Groundsel

Arrow-Leaved Groundsel

Senecio triangularis

Arrowleaf Balsamroot

Arrowleaf Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza sagittata

Balsam Fir

Balsam Groundsel

Balsam Groundsel

Packera paupercula

Balsam Poplar

Populus balsamifera

Juncus balticus

Beaked Hazelnut

Beaked Hazelnut

Corylus cornuta

Bearberry

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Xerophyllum tenax

Bigelow's Sedge

Bigelow's Sedge

Carex bigelowii

Black Cottonwood

Black Cottonwood

Populus trichocarpa

Black Crowberry

Black Crowberry

Empetrum nigrum

Black Samson Echinacea

Black Samson Echinacea

Echinacea angustifolia var. angustifolia

Black Spruce

Blackish Oxytrope

Blackish Oxytrope

Oxytropis nigrescens

Blue Giant-Hyssop

Blue Giant-Hyssop

Agastache foeniculum

Bouteloua gracilis

Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella

Bluebell of Scotland

Bluebell of Scotland

Campanula rotundifolia

Bluebunch Wheatgrass

Bluebunch Wheatgrass

Pseudoroegneria spicata

Bluejoint Grass

Bluejoint Grass

Calamagrostis canadensis

Bog Birch

Vaccinium uliginosum

Vaccinium oxycoccos

Kalmia polifolia

Andromeda polifolia

Carex aquatilis

Bracted Honeysuckle

Bracted Honeysuckle

Lonicera involucrata

Bristle-Leaved Sedge

Bristle-Leaved Sedge

Brittle Prickly-Pear Cactus

Brittle Prickly-Pear Cactus

Opuntia fragilis

Broad-Leaved Cattail

Broad-Leaved Cattail

Typha latifolia

Broad-Leaved Willowherb

Broad-Leaved Willowherb

Epilobium latifolium

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Buchloe dactyloides

Bullhead Pond Lily

Bullhead Pond Lily

Nuphar variegata

Bunchberry

Cornus canadensis

Canada Anemone

Anemone canadensis

Canada Goldenrod

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Canada Milk-Vetch

Canada Milk-Vetch

Astragalus canadensis

Mentha canadensis

Canada Wildrye

Elymus canadensis

Chokecherry

Supports a species at risk

Prunus virginiana

Cloudberry

Rubus chamaemorus

Common Evening-Primrose

Supports a species at risk

Common Evening-Primrose

Oenothera biennis

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Common Horsetail

Common Horsetail

Equisetum arvense

Common Juniper

Juniperus communis

Heracleum maximum

Creeping Juniper

Creeping Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis

Creeping Oregon Grape

Creeping Oregon Grape

Creeping Snowberry

Creeping Snowberry

Gaultheria hispidula

Crested Wood Fern

Crested Wood Fern

Dryopteris cristata

Erigeron compositus

Cut-Leaved Anemone

Cut-Leaved Anemone

Anemone multifida

Desert Globemallow

Desert Globemallow

Sphaeralcea coccinea

Oplopanax horridus

Dewey's Sedge

Diamondleaf Willow

Diamondleaf Willow

Salix planifolia

Diverse-Leaved Cinquefoil

Diverse-Leaved Cinquefoil

Potentilla diversifolia

Dotted Blazing-Star

Dotted Blazing-Star

Liatris punctata

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Downy Yellow Violet

Downy Yellow Violet

Viola pubescens

Betula glandulosa

Eastern Cottonwood

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

Elkslip Marsh Marigold

Elkslip Marsh Marigold

Caltha leptosepala

Engelmann Spruce

Engelmann Spruce

Picea engelmannii

Entire-Leaved Mountain Avens

Entire-Leaved Mountain Avens

Dryas integrifolia

Eskimo Potato

Hedysarum alpinum

Calypso bulbosa

Few-Flowered Shooting Star

Few-Flowered Shooting Star

Dodecatheon pulchellum

Oxytropis campestris

Field Pussytoes

Field Pussytoes

Antennaria neglecta

Field Wormwood

Artemisia campestris

Fireberry Hawthorn

Fireberry Hawthorn

Crataegus chrysocarpa

Fireweed

Chamaenerion angustifolium

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Flat-Topped White Aster

Flat-Topped White Aster

Doellingeria umbellata

Fragrant Sumac

Frigid Coltsfoot

Frigid Coltsfoot

Petasites frigidus

Sparganium eurycarpum

Giant Goldenrod

Giant Goldenrod

Solidago gigantea

Glaucous Honeysuckle

Glaucous Honeysuckle

Lonicera dioica

Goatsbeard

Aruncus dioicus

Thermopsis rhombifolia

Golden Corydalis

Golden Corydalis

Corydalis aurea

Golden Currant

Golden Sedge

Coptis trifolia

Grass-Leaved Goldenrod

Grass-Leaved Goldenrod

Euthamia graminifolia

Great Blanketflower

Great Blanketflower

Gaillardia aristata

Alnus viridis subsp. crispa

Green Needle Grass

Green Needle Grass

Nassella viridula

Grey-Leaved Willow

Grey-Leaved Willow

Elymus innovatus

Hardstem Bulrush

Hardstem Bulrush

Schoenoplectus acutus

Harsh Paintbrush

Harsh Paintbrush

Castilleja hispida

Lonicera caerulea

Heart-Leaved Alexanders

Heart-Leaved Alexanders

Heartleaf Arnica

Heartleaf Arnica

Arnica cordifolia

Highbush Cranberry

Highbush Cranberry

Highbush Cranberry

Highbush Cranberry

Viburnum opulus var. americanum

Holly-Leaved Barberry

Holly-Leaved Barberry

Mahonia aquifolium

Hooked Violet

Hooker's Fairybells

Hooker's Fairybells

Prosartes hookeri

Howell's Pussytoes

Howell's Pussytoes

Antennaria howellii

Indian Hellebore

Indian Hellebore

Veratrum viride

Monotropa uniflora

Jack Pine

Pinus banksiana

Jerusalem Artichoke

Jerusalem Artichoke

Helianthus tuberosus

Kalm's Lobelia

Labrador Tea

Rhododendron groenlandicum

Large-Leaved Avens

Large-Leaved Avens

Geum macrophyllum

Chamaedaphne calyculata

Lewis' Mock-Orange

Lewis' Mock-Orange

Philadelphus lewisii

Lewis' Monkeyflower

Lewis' Monkeyflower

Erythranthe lewisii

Lewis' Wild Blue Flax

Lewis' Wild Blue Flax

Lindley's Aster

Lindley's Aster

Symphyotrichum ciliolatum

Little Bluestem

Supports a species at risk

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Pinus contorta var. latifolia

Long-Headed Anemone

Long-Headed Anemone

Anemone cylindrica

Long-Leaved Bluets

Long-Leaved Bluets

Houstonia longifolia

Long-Stalked Starwort

Long-Stalked Starwort

Stellaria longipes

Maidenhair Fern

Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum aleuticum

Mallow Ninebark

Mallow Ninebark

Physocarpus malvaceus

Maximilian Sunflower

Maximilian Sunflower

Helianthus maximiliani

Meadow Blazing-Star

Meadow Blazing-Star

Liatris ligulistylis

Mountain Cranberry

Mountain Cranberry

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Mountain Goldenrod

Mountain Goldenrod

Solidago simplex

Mountain Goldenrod

Mountain Goldenrod

Solidago multiradiata

Mountain Hemlock

Mountain Hemlock

Tsuga mertensiana

Mountain Sorrel

Mountain Sorrel

Multi-Flowered Woodrush

Multi-Flowered Woodrush

Luzula multiflora

Narrow-Leaved Cottongrass

Narrow-Leaved Cottongrass

Eriophorum angustifolium

Narrow-Leaved Hawkweed

Narrow-Leaved Hawkweed

Hieracium umbellatum

Needle-and-Thread Grass

Needle-and-Thread Grass

Hesperostipa comata

Net-Veined Willow

Net-Veined Willow

Salix reticulata

Nodding Onion

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Northeastern Lady Fern

Northeastern Lady Fern

Athyrium angustum

Northern Bedstraw

Northern Bedstraw

Northern Bog Violet

Northern Bog Violet

Viola nephrophylla

Northern Gooseberry

Northern Gooseberry

Ribes oxyacanthoides

Northern Pitcher Plant

Northern Pitcher Plant

Sarracenia purpurea

Northern Woodrush

Northern Woodrush

Gymnocarpium dryopteris

Paxistima myrsinites

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia pensylvanica

Oval-Leaved Alumroot

Oval-Leaved Alumroot

Heuchera cylindrica

Oval-Leaved Blueberry

Oval-Leaved Blueberry

Vaccinium ovalifolium

Taxus brevifolia

Paper Birch

Specialist host plant

Betula papyrifera

Luetkea pectinata

Pearly Everlasting

Pearly Everlasting

Anaphalis margaritacea

Pennsylvania Sedge

Pennsylvania Sedge

Carex pensylvanica

Pin Cherry

Prunus pensylvanica

Pink Lady's-Slipper

Pink Lady's-Slipper

Cypripedium acaule

Pink Mountain Heather

Pink Mountain Heather

Phyllodoce empetriformis

Plains Prickly Pear

Plains Prickly Pear

Opuntia polyacantha

Porcupine Grass

Porcupine Grass

Hesperostipa spartea

Poverty Oatgrass

Poverty Oatgrass

Danthonia spicata

Prairie Groundplum

Prairie Groundplum

Astragalus crassicarpus

Prairie Junegrass

Prairie Junegrass

Koeleria macrantha

Prairie Pasqueflower

Prairie Pasqueflower

Pulsatilla nuttalliana

Artemisia ludoviciana

Prairie Sagewort

Prairie Sagewort

Artemisia frigida

Prairie Smoke

Prickly Currant

Prickly Currant

Prickly Rose

Rosa acicularis

Purple Milkvetch

Purple Milkvetch

Astragalus agrestis

Purple Mountain Saxifrage

Purple Mountain Saxifrage

Saxifraga oppositifolia

Purple Prairie-Clover

Purple Prairie-Clover

Purple-Stemmed Aster

Purple-Stemmed Aster

Symphyotrichum puniceum

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Pussy Willow

Red Baneberry

Red Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa

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Red Raspberry

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Red-Osier Dogwood

Red-Osier Dogwood

Rock Harlequin

Corydalis sempervirens

Carex rupestris

Rocky Mountain Juniper

Rocky Mountain Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum

Rocky Mountain Maple

Rocky Mountain Maple

Rosy Paintbrush

Rosy Paintbrush

Castilleja rhexifolia

Antennaria rosea

Round-Leaved Sundew

Round-Leaved Sundew

Drosera rotundifolia

Sand Dropseed

Sporobolus cryptandrus

Saskatoon

Amelanchier alnifolia

Scarlet Paintbrush

Scarlet Paintbrush

Castilleja miniata

Scouler's Willow

Scouler's Willow

Salix scouleriana

Equisetum hyemale

Seep Monkeyflower

Seep Monkeyflower

Erythranthe guttata

Erigeron speciosus

Shrubby Cinquefoil

Shrubby Cinquefoil

Potentilla fruticosa

Shrubby Penstemon

Shrubby Penstemon

Penstemon fruticosus

Side-Oats Grama

Side-Oats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

Silky Lupine

Lupinus sericeus

Phacelia sericea

Silver Buffaloberry

Silver Buffaloberry

Shepherdia argentea

Silver Wormwood

Silver Wormwood

Argentina anserina

Alnus viridis subsp. sinuata

Sitka Mountain Ash

Sitka Mountain Ash

Sorbus sitchensis

Valeriana sitchensis

Slender Penstemon

Slender Penstemon

Penstemon gracilis

Slender Wheatgrass

Slender Wheatgrass

Elymus trachycaulus

Small Camas

Camassia quamash

Small-Flowered Blue-Eyed Mary

Small-Flowered Blue-Eyed Mary

Collinsia parviflora

Small-Flowered Penstemon

Small-Flowered Penstemon

Penstemon procerus

Small-Flowered Woodland Star

Small-Flowered Woodland Star

Lithophragma parviflorum

Smooth Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

Smooth Blue Beardtongue

Smooth Blue Beardtongue

Penstemon nitidus

Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Ranunculus nivalis

Soapberry

Shepherdia canadensis

Trisetum spicatum

Spinulose Wood Fern

Spinulose Wood Fern

Dryopteris carthusiana

Spotted Jewelweed

Spotted Jewelweed

Impatiens capensis

Spotted Joe-Pye-Weed

Spotted Joe-Pye-Weed

Eutrochium maculatum

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Spreading Dogbane

Spreading Dogbane

Apocynum androsaemifolium

Sprengel's Sedge

Sprengel's Sedge

Carex sprengelii

Square-Stemmed Monkeyflower

Square-Stemmed Monkeyflower

Mimulus ringens

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Star-Flowered False Solomon's-Seal

Star-Flowered False Solomon's-Seal

Maianthemum stellatum

Trientalis borealis

Ribes viscosissimum

Stiff Goldenrod

Stiff Goldenrod

Solidago rigida

Strawberry Spinach

Strawberry Spinach

Blitum capitatum

Strict Blue-Eyed-Grass

Strict Blue-Eyed-Grass

Sisyrinchium montanum

Abies lasiocarpa

Swamp Gooseberry

Swamp Gooseberry

Ribes hirtellum

Osmorhiza berteroi

Sweet Gale

Sweet Grass

Hierochloe odorata

Tall Anemone

Anemone virginiana

Mertensia paniculata

Tall Wood Beauty

Tall Wood Beauty

Drymocallis arguta

Tamarack

Thin-Leaved Snowberry

Thin-Leaved Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

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Thinleaf Huckleberry

Thinleaf Huckleberry

Vaccinium membranaceum

Three-Leaved Foamflower

Three-Leaved Foamflower

Tiarella trifoliata

Three-toothed Cinquefoil

Three-toothed Cinquefoil

Sibbaldiopsis tridentata

Trembling Aspen

Trembling Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Tufted Hairgrass

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

Tussock Cottongrass

Tussock Cottongrass

Eriophorum vaginatum

Twinflower

Linnaea borealis

Two-Grooved Milkvetch

Two-Grooved Milkvetch

Astragalus bisulcatus

Upright Prairie Coneflower

Upright Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida columnifera

Utah Sweetvetch

Utah Sweetvetch

Hedysarum boreale

Velvetleaf Blueberry

Velvetleaf Blueberry

Vaccinium myrtilloides

Virginia Strawberry

Virginia Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Virginia Wildrye

Virginia Wildrye

Elymus virginicus

Betula occidentalis

Alisma triviale

Western Anemone

Western Anemone

Anemone occidentalis

Western Canada Violet

Western Canada Violet

Viola canadensis

Western Columbine

Western Columbine

Aquilegia formosa

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Western Meadow-Rue

Western Meadow-Rue

Thalictrum occidentale

Western Red Cedar

Western Red Cedar

Western Snowberry

Western Snowberry

Symphoricarpos occidentalis

Western Spring Beauty

Western Spring Beauty

Claytonia lanceolata

Western Thimbleberry

Western Thimbleberry

Rubus parviflorus

Western Trillium

Western Trillium

Trillium ovatum

Western Wheatgrass

Western Wheatgrass

Pascopyrum smithii

White Heath Aster

White Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides

White Meadowsweet

White Meadowsweet

White Meadowsweet

White Meadowsweet

Spiraea betulifolia

White Mountain Heather

White Mountain Heather

Cassiope mertensiana

White Panicled Aster

White Panicled Aster

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

White Prairie Clover

White Prairie Clover

White Spruce

Supports a species at risk

Pinus albicaulis

Wild Bergamot

Supports a species at risk

Monarda fistulosa

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Calla palustris

Glycyrrhiza lepidota

Wild Lily-of-the-Valley

Wild Lily-of-the-Valley

Maianthemum canadense

Wild Sarsaparilla

Wild Sarsaparilla

Aralia nudicaulis

Gaultheria procumbens

Wolf-Willow

Elaeagnus commutata

Wood Lily

Lilium philadelphicum

Woodland Strawberry

Woodland Strawberry

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Yellow Glacier Lily

Yellow Glacier Lily

Erythronium grandiflorum

Yellow Marsh Marigold

Yellow Marsh Marigold

Caltha palustris

Yellow Mountain Heather

Yellow Mountain Heather

Phyllodoce glanduliflora

Yellow Penstemon

Yellow Penstemon

Penstemon confertus

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