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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.

Alpine Aster

Aster alpinus

Perennial

American High Bush Cranberry

Viburnum opulus var. americanum

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Bee Balm

Monarda fistulosa

Native Perennial

Blanket Flower

Gaillardia aristata

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Blue Columbine

Aquilegia brevistyla

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Buffaloberry, Soapberry

Shepherdia canadensis

Native Shrub

Canada Anemone

Anemonastrum canadense

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Canada Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

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Canada Violet

Viola canadensis

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Compound Fleabane

Erigeron compositus

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Cut-leaved Anemone

Anemone multifida

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Early Yellow Locoweed

Oxytropis sericea

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Fooothills Fescue

Festuca campestris

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Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

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Giant Hyssop

Agastache foeniculum

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Golden Flowering Currant

Ribes aureum

NativeShrub

Graceful Cinquefoil

Potentilla gracilis

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Green Needle Grass

Nassella viridula

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Harebells

Campanula alaskana

Native Perennial

Heart-Leaved Alexanders

Zizia aptera

Native Perennial

Jacob's Ladder

Polemonium pulcherrimum

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June Grass

Koeleria macrantha

Native Grass

Kinnikinnick

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Native Shrub, Ground Cover

Long-Fruited Anemone

Anemone cylindrica

Native Perennial

Meadow Rue

Thalictrum sp.

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