Rare plants are an important part of Alberta’s biodiversity. They require special care because they exist in low numbers, live in restricted habitats, or may be threatened by such things as habitat destruction, invasive species, or climate change.
Resources
- Rare Plants of Alberta fact sheet
- ANPC Guidelines for Rare Plant Surveys in Alberta.
- Prairie Plants at risk in southern Alberta
- The Rare Vascular Plants of Alberta, 2nd edition (RVPA2) is now available for purchase and can be ordered through UBC Press. See this link.
- Alberta Rare Plant Profile Library
Botannical Name – click on name to view profile | Common Name(s) | Published Date |
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Aquilegia jonesii Parry | Jones’ Columbine | December 2021 |
Cypripedium montanum | mountain lady’s slipper | March 2022 |
Eriogonum cernuum | nodding umbrella-plant | August 2021 |
Pinus albicaulis | whitebark pine | May 2021 |
Pinus flexilis | limber pine | February 2021 |
Rorippa curvipes Greene | blunt-leaved watercress | April 2022 |
Streptopus lanceolatus | rose mandarin | June 2021 |
Tellima grandiflora | fringe-cups | April 2021 |
Triantha occidentalis | western false asphodel | October 2021 |
Tripterocalyx micranthus | small-flowered sand-verbena | January 2022 |
Yucca glauca | soapweed | March 2021 |
- Rare and Endangered Plant Listings