{"id":10095,"date":"2024-04-07T21:49:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T21:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.anpc.ab.ca\/?page_id=10095"},"modified":"2025-06-04T17:23:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T17:23:11","slug":"rare-plants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/?page_id=10095","title":{"rendered":"Rare Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Rare plants are an important part of Alberta\u2019s 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.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Rare_Plants_in_Alberta_ANPC_2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rare Plants of Alberta<\/a> fact sheet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Guidelines-For-Rare-Plant-Surveys-in-AB-2012-Update.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ANPC Guidelines for Rare Plant Surveys in Alberta<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/open.alberta.ca\/publications\/9781460128374\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prairie Plants at risk in southern Alberta<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/?page_id=667\">The Rare Vascular Plants of Alberta, 2nd Edition<\/a> is now available for purchase\u00a0and can be ordered through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ubcpress.ca\/rare-vascular-plants-of-alberta-second-edition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UBC Press<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large apnc_non_round_image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/?page_id=667\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/The-Rare-Vascular-Plants-of-Alberta-cover-695x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/The-Rare-Vascular-Plants-of-Alberta-cover-695x1024.jpg 695w, https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/The-Rare-Vascular-Plants-of-Alberta-cover-435x640.jpg 435w, https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/The-Rare-Vascular-Plants-of-Alberta-cover-768x1131.jpg 768w, https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/The-Rare-Vascular-Plants-of-Alberta-cover-1043x1536.jpg 1043w, https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/The-Rare-Vascular-Plants-of-Alberta-cover-1390x2048.jpg 1390w, https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/The-Rare-Vascular-Plants-of-Alberta-cover-scaled.jpg 1738w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alberta Rare Plant Profile Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9b118aae wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>&nbsp;<strong><em>Botannical Name \u2013 click on name to view profile<\/em><\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Common Name(s)<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Published Date<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/?page_id=6876\"><strong><em>Aquilegia jonesii&nbsp;<\/em>Parry<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td>Jones\u2019 Columbine<\/td><td>December 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/?page_id=7479\"><strong><em>Cypripedium montanum<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/td><td>mountain lady\u2019s slipper<\/td><td>March 2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/?page_id=6746\"><strong><em>Eriogonum cernuum<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/td><td>nodding umbrella-plant<\/td><td>August 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/?page_id=6609\"><strong><em>Pinus albicaulis<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/td><td>whitebark pine<\/td><td>May 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/?page_id=5955\"><strong><em>Pinus flexilis<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/a><\/td><td>limber pine<\/td><td>February 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/?page_id=7565\"><strong><em>Rorippa curvipes<\/em>&nbsp;Greene<\/strong><\/a> <strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td>blunt-leaved watercress<\/td><td>April 2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/?page_id=6705\"><strong><em>Streptopus lanceolatus<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/td><td>rose mandarin<\/td><td>June 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/?page_id=6545\"><strong><em>Tellima grandiflora<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/td><td>fringe-cups<\/td><td>April 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/?page_id=6801\"><strong><em>Triantha occidentalis<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/td><td>western false asphodel<\/td><td>October 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/?page_id=7014\"><strong><em>Tripterocalyx micranthus<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/td><td>small-flowered sand-verbena<\/td><td>January 2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/?page_id=6261\"><strong><em>Yucca glauca<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/td><td>soapweed<\/td><td>March 2021<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rare and Endangered Plant Listings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/environment-climate-change\/services\/species-risk-public-registry.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SARA Registry<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cosewic.ca\/index.php\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alberta.ca\/species-at-risk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alberta Species at Risk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rare plants are an important part of Alberta\u2019s 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.&nbsp; Resources Alberta Rare Plant Profile Library &nbsp;Botannical Name \u2013 click on name to view profile Common Name(s) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":10089,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10095","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10095"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11730,"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10095\/revisions\/11730"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}