Sharing Knowledge,
Supporting Conservation

We promote knowledge about Alberta’s native plant species, support the conservation of native plant species and their habitats in Alberta, and help preserve native plant species and their habitats.


Featured News and Events

  • New Native Plant Source List

    New Native Plant Source List

    Our Reclamation and Horticulture Committee has updated the Native Plant Source List into a PDF format, for ease of use. ANPC maintains and publishes this list as one of a suite of tools to support…

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  • Leslie Monteleone Student Bursary

    Leslie Monteleone Student Bursary

    This Student Bursary was established in memory of long-time member and former President Leslie Monteleone who volunteered so much of her time and talent to the Alberta Native Plant Council. The ANPC will grant one…

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  • Rare Vascular Plants of Alberta Award

    Rare Vascular Plants of Alberta Award

    Join us in congratulating our dedicated authors whose determined efforts made the second edition of the Rare Vascular Plants of Alberta book a reality, as they received their Gold Medal (Canada-West – Best Regional Non-Fiction)…

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  • December 5, 2024 – Peace River Plant Study Group

    December 5, 2024 – Peace River Plant Study Group

    The monthly Peace River Plant Study Group brings together people who enjoy the outdoors and learning about local plant species. Anyone interested is welcome to attend our monthly meetups on the first Thursday of each…

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  • December 7, 2024 – Southern Alberta Plant Study Group

    December 7, 2024 – Southern Alberta Plant Study Group

    The Calgary Plant Study Group meets from October to March. On December 7th, join us for presentations on: Please join us at the University of Calgary Herbarium between 1-3 pm for informative presentations, plant study…

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Featured Publications

The Rare Vascular Plants of Alberta, 2nd edition (RVPA2)

Now available for purchase and can be ordered through UBC Press.

Vascular Flora of Alberta: An Illustrated Guide

Available as a paperback or e-book through Amazon.ca. The guide includes illustrated keys to all native and naturalized vascular plants in Alberta.

Vascular Flora of Alberta: Illustrations and Maps

An accompanying resource to the keys, with enhanced illustrations and maps. Available through Amazon.ca.

Wildflowers of Whitehorse Wildland Provincial Park

Available through the Alberta Native Plant Council.


Acknowledging Land and People

We acknowledge that what we call Alberta is the traditional and ancestral territory of many peoples, presently subject to Treaties 6, 7, and 8. Namely: the Blackfoot Confederacy – Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika – the Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stoney Nakoda, and the Tsuut’ina Nation and the Métis People of Alberta. This includes the Métis Settlements and the Six Regions of the Métis Nation of Alberta within the historical Northwest Metis Homeland. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.