cmsamoila's Favorites
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Common Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax)Observer
barrylyonsDescription
Waterton Lakes N. P., Alberta
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Gnome Plant (Hemitomes congestum)Observer
katraDescription
Fungus or flower - the friend who found it wasn't sure
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Sugarstick (Allotropa virgata)Observer
timbyDescription
Allotropa virgata is in the family Ericaceae and is the only species of the genus Allotropa. It is a perennial plant that gets its common names from the distinct white and red or maroon stripes along its erect peduncle. A. virgata are nongreen as they lack chlorophyll, instead obtaining nutrition from neighboring green plants through a fungal intermediate. Allotropa virgata feeds exclusively on Matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake) mycelium.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allotropa
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Jones' Columbine (Aquilegia jonesii)Observer
michaelrudyDescription
Jones' Columbine, one of my favorite Alberta rare plants. This tiny alpine columbine has flowers that are as large as the entire plant!
It is extremely rare in Alberta.
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Woodland Pinedrops (Pterospora andromedea)Observer
caritaDescription
Under spruce
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Glaucous Gentian (Gentiana glauca)Observer
je9hDescription
Observed in wet alpine tundra. Not at all common in the area.
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Cottongrass (Genus Eriophorum)Observer
blakeweisDescription
E.chamissonis or scheuchzeri?
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Alkali Cord Grass (Sporobolus hookerianus)Observer
prairievoyageurDescription
Habitat: riparian zone of the Little Sandhill Creek
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Northern Sweetgrass (Anthoxanthum hirtum)Observer
ammlmtDescription
@sedgequeen please
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Large Yellow Lady's-Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens)Observer
iris_george
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Antler and Spindle Fungi (Family Clavariaceae)Observer
beckydodgeDescription
Found on decaying conifer tree with other coral fungi.
