Boreal Flora -Bog

Leaves alternate

narrow blue-green leaves that are inrolled and have a silver underneath

graynotoxin kill you dead

Leaves alternate

narrow blue-green leaves that are inrolled and have a silver underneath

graynotoxin kill you dead

Bog Rosemary (Andromeda glaucophylla)

bronze dots all over the leaf

Leather leaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata)

Orange fuzz under the leaf

thick inrolled leaves

anishanabae used this as cold medicine

Labrador tea (Rhododendron groenlandicum)

Leaves opposite

Dark shiny leaves with more prominent fruits and flowers

gryanotoxins, one of the most deadly plants in North America

can cause mad honey syndrome in bees if they feed on the plants nectar which poisons people too

Bog laurel (Kalmia polifolia)

Tiny arrohead leaves that are inrolled

sodium benzoate producer

antiseptic/ antimicrobial

nitrogen fixer

Small cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccus)

Larger flat oval leaves

sodium benzoate producer

antiseptic/ antimicrobial

nitrogen fixer

Large cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon)

smells so good when crushed

paddle shaped leaves that are blue green

keystone species

Sweet gale (Myrica gale)

aka winter berry

contains saponins and are only really edible when the fruit is fully ripe

Michigan holly (Ilex verticillata)

indicator of high ph areas

Wire sedge (Carex lasiocarpa)

Few seeded sedge (Carex oligosperma)

Pipewort (Eriocaulon awaticum)

Mud sedge (Carex limosa)

Three way sedge (Dulichium arundinaceum)

fluffy at the top

Tawny cotton grass (Eriophorum virginicum)

Twig rush (Caldium mariscoides)

put this under your pillow

White beak rush (Rhynchospora alba)

hair facing down to keep bugs in

does not have digestive enzymes but will absorb the nutrients as the creature decomposes

Purple pitcher plant ( Sarracenia purpurea)

good for upset tummy and achy joints

Bog bean (Menyanthes trifolieta)

Round leaf sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)

Tamarack (Larix laricina)

Black spruce (Picea mariana)

Smells like fancy lady soap

White water lily (Nyphaeae ordata)

Yellow water lily (Nuphar variegata)

Water shield (Brasenia shreberi)

aka large maroon head

twice as big as red peat moss

anthrocyanin sunscreen

no roots

antiseptic

Magellanic peatmoss (Sphagnum magellanicum)

tiny heads

a brighter red

Red peat moss (Sphagnum rubellum)

fat finger heads

Golden peat moss (Sphagnum papillosum)

tiny small brownish heads

Rusty peatmoss (Sphagnum fuscum)

Most toxic plant in north america, even touching it could be fatal

the toxin is cicutoxin a neurotoxin that can cause seizers

Water hemlock (Cicuta bulbifera)