Touchwood Lake, Alberta, June 29 2016

Touchwood Lake, Alberta, June 29 2016

Dense shaded forest

 

 

 

 

Family: Dogwood

Common Name: Bunchberry

Latin Name: Cornus Canadensis

Identification is for the plant on left. Plant in center and right are same but unidentified.

 

 

Family: Borage

Common Name: Tall Lungwart

Latin Name: Mertensia paniculata

These plants are quite tall, making collection of the whole plant difficult.

 

 

 

Unidentified. Bottom plant may be Bishop’s Cap. Bishop’s Cap grows in large clusters, creeping along the ground.

 

 

 

 

Unidentified. Plant on left could be cleavers, but it wasn’t sticky enough.

 

 

Family: Caprifoliaceae

Common Name: Twin Flower

Latin Name: Linnaea borealis

Same as second next specimen, but before flowering stage. This plant is very long, and it took quite some time to find its end. I had to cut it to fit in the press. The two protruding roots at the end were just beginning to push their way into the ground.

 

 

Family: Borage

Common Name: Starflower

Latin Name: Trientalis Borealis

Identification is for top plant. Bottom plant was extremely long ( 5 feet?), and I only cut the end. Towards the root there were far more leaves. It would grow overtop of other low growing plants for light, but would not wrap around them.

 

 

 

Family: (Wintergreen?)

Common Name: One Flowered Wintergreen, Single Delight

Latin Name: Moneses uniflora

Top Three plants. White flowers.

 

Family: Caprifoliaceae

Common Name: Twin Flower

Latin Name: Linnaea borealis

Bottom Right. Light purple/pink flowers.

 

Family: Pyrola

Common Name: Common Pink Wintergreen

Latin Name: Pyrola asarifolia

Bottom Left. White flowers.

 

 

Family: Heath

Common Name: Labrador Tea

Latin Name: Lidum groenlandicum

Labrador Tea grows like a bush or shrub in large clusters. Plant on left.

 

Family: Clubmoss

Common Name: (Common Clubmoss?)

Latin Name:

These small plants look like a forest of pine trees. The lower connecting stem was not visible from a distance.