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Woodland Walk - Flora of Alberta

Wander the woodchip path through the forest to discover Calgary’s native shrubs and flowers. In 2018, the City of Calgary added over 100 native shrubs to enhance the Birthplace Forest. Volunteers have since planted more than 75 native perennials and ground covers, creating a local forest ecosystem that supports native pollinators and birds.

Moss Campion

Silene acaulis

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Nodding Onion

Allium cernuum

Native Perennial

Northern Bedstraw

Galium boreale

Native Perennial

Pennsylvanian Sedge

Carex pensylvanica

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Pink Pussytoes

Antennaria rosea

Native perennial

Prairie Coneflower

Ratibidia columnifera

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Prairie Crocus

Pulsatilla nuttalliana

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Prairie Sage

Artemesia ludoviciana

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Prickly rose

Rosa acicularis Lindl.

Species Rose

Pussytoes

Antennaria spp.

Perennial, Ground Cover

Red Osier Dogwood, Dogwood

Cornus sericea

Native Shrub

Richardson's Alumroot

Heuchera richardsonii

Native Perennial

Rough Fescue

Festuca hallii

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Rough-fruited Fairybells

Prosartes trachycarpa

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Saskatoon

Amelanchier alnifolia

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Showy Aster

Eurybia conspicua

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Showy Fleabane

Erigeron speciosus

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Showy Locoweed

Oxytropis splendens

Native Perennial

Showy Pussytoes

Antennaria pulcherrima

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Silverberry

Elaeagnus commutata

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Slender Penstemon

Penstemon procerus

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Small-leaved Pussytoes

Antennaria parviflora

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Smooth Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

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Smooth Blue Penstemon

Penstemon nitidus

Native Perennial

Smooth Fleabane

Erigeron glabellus

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