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Selected plants to observe<\/h2>\n
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\"Aspen<\/a><\/div>\n
Common name: <\/strong>Aspen Poplar
\nScientfic name: <\/strong>Populus tremuloides<\/em>
\nAlso known as: <\/strong>trembling aspenClick here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Bearberry\"<\/a><\/div>\n
Common name: <\/strong>Bearberry
\nScientfic name: <\/strong>Arctostaphylos uva-ursi<\/em>
\nAlso known as: <\/strong>kinnikinnickClick here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Bunchberry\"<\/a><\/div>\n
Common name: <\/strong>Bunchberry
\nScientfic name: <\/strong>Cornus canadensis<\/em>
\nAlso known as: <\/strong>crackerberry, dwarf cornelClick here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Choke<\/a><\/div>\n
Common name: <\/strong>Choke Cherry
\nScientfic name: <\/strong>Prunus virginiana<\/em>Click here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Cloudberry\"<\/a><\/div>\n
Common name: <\/strong>Cloudberry
\nScientfic name: <\/strong>Rubus chamaemorus L<\/em>
\nAlso known as: <\/strong>bake-apple, salmonberryClick here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Common<\/a><\/div>\n
Common name: <\/strong>Common Purple Lilac
\nScientfic name: <\/strong>Syringa vulgaris<\/em>Click here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Cranberry\/Partridgeberry\"<\/a><\/div>\n
Common name: <\/strong>Cranberry\/Partridgeberry
\nScientfic name: <\/strong>Vaccinium vitis-idaea<\/em>
\nAlso known as: <\/strong>lowbush cranberry, lingonberryClick here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Dandelion\"<\/a><\/div>\n
Common name: <\/strong>Dandelion
\nScientfic name: <\/strong>Taraxacum officinale<\/em>Click here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Early<\/a><\/div>\n
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Common name: <\/strong>Early blue violet
\nScientfic name: <\/strong>Viola adunca<\/em>
\nAlso known as: <\/strong>Western long-spurred violet, hookedspur violet<\/p>\n

Click here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Golden<\/a><\/div>\n
Common name: <\/strong>Golden bean
\nScientfic name: <\/strong>Thermopsis rhombifolia<\/em>
\nAlso known as: <\/strong> Richards buffalo bean, prairie bean,
\ngolden banner, buffalo bean, prairie peaClick here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Labrador<\/a><\/div>\n
Common name: <\/strong>Labrador tea
\nScientfic name: <\/strong>Rhododendron groenlandicum<\/em>
\nAlso known as: <\/strong>Ledum groenlandicumClick here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Larch\"<\/a><\/div>\n
Common name: <\/strong>Larch
\nScientfic name: <\/strong>Larix laricina<\/em>
\nAlso known as: <\/strong>tamarack, hackmatackClick here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Lodgepole<\/a><\/div>\n
Common name: <\/strong>Lodgepole pine
\nScientfic name: <\/strong>Pinus contorta<\/em>
\nAlso known as: <\/strong>shore pine (coastal)Click here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Mountain<\/a><\/div>\n
Common name: <\/strong>Mountain Avens
\nScientfic name: <\/strong>Dryas integrifolia\/octopetala<\/em>
\nAlso known as: <\/strong>arctic and alpine dryad, white mountain avensClick here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Northern<\/a><\/div>\n
Common name: <\/strong>Northern Bedstraw
\nScientfic name: <\/strong>Galium boreale<\/em>Click here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Paper<\/a><\/div>\n
Common name: <\/strong>Paper Birch
\nScientfic name: <\/strong>Betula papyrifera and Betula neoalaskana<\/em>
\nAlso known as: <\/strong>Canoe Birch, White Birch, Alaska birch and Yukon BirchClick here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Prairie<\/a><\/div>\n
Common name: <\/strong>Prairie Crocus
\nScientfic name: <\/strong>Anemone patens<\/em>
\nAlso known as: <\/strong>prairie anemone, pasque flowerClick here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Purple<\/a><\/div>\n
Common name: <\/strong>Purple Saxifrage
\nScientfic name: <\/strong>Saxifraga oppositifolia<\/em>
\nAlso known as: <\/strong>french knot mossClick here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Saskatoon\"<\/a><\/div>\n
Common name: <\/strong>Saskatoon
\nScientfic name: <\/strong>Amelanchier<\/em>
\nAlso known as: <\/strong>serviceberry, june-berryClick here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Star-flowered<\/a><\/div>\n
Common name: <\/strong>Star-flowered Solomon’s Seal
\nScientfic name: <\/strong>Maianthemum stellatum<\/em>
\nAlso known as: <\/strong>Solomon plume, wild spikenardClick here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Starflower\"<\/a><\/div>\n
Common name: <\/strong>Starflower
\nScientfic name: <\/strong>Trientalis borealis<\/em>Click here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Twinflower\"<\/a><\/div>\n
Common name: <\/strong>Twinflower
\nScientfic name: <\/strong>Linnaea borealis<\/em>Click here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Twinflower\"<\/a><\/div>\n
Common name: <\/strong> Wild Strawberry
\nScientfic name: <\/strong> Fragaria virginiana\/vesca <\/em>Click here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Wolf<\/a><\/div>\n
Common name: <\/strong>Wolf Willow
\nScientfic name: <\/strong>Elaeagnus commutata<\/em>Click here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Yarrow\"<\/a><\/div>\n
Common name: <\/strong>Yarrow
\nScientfic name: <\/strong>Achillea millefolium<\/em>
\nAlso known as: <\/strong>milfoilClick here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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