Selected plants to observe

Arctic Lupine
Common name: Arctic Lupine
Scientfic name: Lupinus arcticus

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Aspen Poplar
Common name: Aspen Poplar
Scientfic name: Populus tremuloides
Also known as: trembling aspen

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Bearberry
Common name: Bearberry
Scientfic name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Also known as: kinnikinnick

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Bunchberry
Common name: Bunchberry
Scientfic name: Cornus canadensis
Also known as: crackerberry, dwarf cornel

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Cloudberry
Common name: Cloudberry
Scientfic name: Rubus chamaemorus L
Also known as: bake-apple, salmonberry

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Common Purple Lilac
Common name: Common Purple Lilac
Scientfic name: Syringa vulgaris

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Cranberry/Partridgeberry
Common name: Cranberry/ Partridgeberry
Scientfic name: Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Also known as: lowbush cranberry, lingonberry

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Dandelion
Common name: Dandelion
Scientfic name: Taraxacum officinale

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Labrador tea
Common name: Labrador tea
Scientfic name: Rhododendron groenlandicum
Also known as: Ledum groenlandicum

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Larch
Common name: Larch
Scientfic name: Larix laricina
Also known as: tamarack, hackmatack

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Mountain Avens
Common name: Mountain Avens
Scientfic name: Dryas integrifolia/ octopetala
Also known as: arctic and alpine dryad, white mountain avens

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Paper Birch
Common name: Paper Birch
Scientfic name: Betula papyrifera and Betula neoalaskana
Also known as: Canoe Birch, White Birch, Alaska birch and Yukon Birch

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Prairie Crocus
Common name: Prairie Crocus
Scientfic name: Anemone patens
Also known as: prairie anemone, pasque flower

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Prickly Saxifrage
Common name: Prickly Saxifrage
Scientfic name: Saxifraga tricuspidata
Also known as: three-toothed saxifrage

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Purple Saxifrage
Common name: Purple Saxifrage
Scientfic name: Saxifraga oppositifolia
Also known as: french knot moss

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Saskatoon
Common name: Saskatoon
Scientfic name: Amelanchier
Also known as: serviceberry, june-berry

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Wild Strawberry
Common name: Wild Strawberry
Scientfic name: Fragaria virginiana/vesca

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