Month: July 2023

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Fragaria vesca is a low-growing perennial herb known for its trifoliate leaves and small, sweet strawberries.

Leaves: The leaves are trifoliate, with three leaflets.

Flowers: The plant produces small, white flowers with five petals.

Fruit: It bears small, red strawberries that are edible and sweet.

Habitat: It is commonly found in woodlands, meadows, and open areas.

Distribution: Wild strawberry is native to North America.

Occurrence
Widespread in the wooded areas

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Sibbaldiopsis tridentata is a low-growing shrub known for its compound leaves and solitary yellow flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are compound with three leaflets and have toothed margins.

Flowers: The plant produces solitary, yellow, five-petaled flowers.

Fruit: It bears small, dry fruits.

Habitat: It is commonly found in rocky, alpine habitats.

Distribution: Three-toothed cinquefoil is native to North America.

Occurrence
Planted in fern outcrop

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Nuphar variegata is an aquatic plant known for its floating leaves and yellow, globe-shaped flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are round and floating on the water’s surface.

Flowers: The plant produces globular, yellow, six-petaled flowers.

Fruit: It bears round, greenish-yellow fruits.

Habitat: It is commonly found in ponds and slow-moving streams.

Distribution: Variegated yellow pond lily is native to North America.

Occurrence
Growing in the back 40 ponds

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Persicaria amphibia is a herbaceous perennial known for its lance-shaped leaves and spikes of pink to white flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are lance-shaped and alternate along the stem.

Flowers: The plant produces spikes of small, pink to white, tubular flowers.

Habitat: It is commonly found in wetlands, including marshes and along stream banks.

Distribution: Amphibious bistort is native to North America.

Occurrence
In back 40 ponds and around crick