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Wild Rose

Rosa acicularis
Scale 8 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Plantae, Angiosperms, Eudicots

2 POINTS

Fact: Generally found in patches of sun, wild rose brings a sweet smell and splash of colour to the boreal forest when it blooms.

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Graphic by Elly Knighttwitter.com/ellycknight
Rosa acicularis, also known as the prickly wild rose, the prickly rose, the bristly rose, the wild rose and the Arctic rose, is a species of wild rose with a Holarctic distribution in northern regions of Asia,[2] Europe,[3] and North America. (From: Wikipedia, April 2017) read more

Wild Red Raspberry

Rubus idaeus
Scale 8 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Plantae, Angiosperms, Eudicots

1 POINTS

Fact: Wild red raspberry is a biennial plant-it grows a flowerless stalk one year, which then produces fruit and dies the next year.

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Graphic by Elly Knighttwitter.com/ellycknight
Rubus idaeus (raspberry, also called red raspberry or occasionally as European raspberry to distinguish it from other raspberries) is a red-fruited species of Rubus native to Europe and northern Asia and commonly cultivated in other temperate regions.[2][3] A closely related plant in North America, sometimes regarded as the variety Rubus idaeus var. strigosus, is more […] read more

Common Blueberry

Vaccinium myrtilloides
Scale 7 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Plantae, Angiosperms, Eudicots

3 POINTS

Fact: Blueberry loves sandy, acidic areas and often grows near conifers because the trees’ fallen needles acidify the soil.

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Graphic by Elly Knighttwitter.com/ellycknight
Vaccinium myrtilloides is a shrub with common names including common blueberry, velvetleaf huckleberry, velvetleaf blueberry, Canadian blueberry, and sourtop blueberry.[2] It is common in much of North America, reported from all 10 Canadian province plus Nunavut and Northwest Territories, as well as from the northeastern and Great Lakes states in the United States. It is […] read more

Black Spruce

Picea mariana
Scale 9 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Plantae, Pinophyta, Pinopsida

3 POINTS

Fact: Black spruce cones grow in a large clump at the top of the tree to protect them from wildfire-giving the trees a characteristic type.

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Graphic by Jonathan DeMoorwww.borealisimages.ca/
Picea mariana (black spruce) is a North American species of spruce tree in the pine family. It is widespread across Canada, found in all 10 provinces and all 3 Arctic territories. Its range extends into northern parts of the United States: in Alaska, the Great Lakes region, and the upper Northeast. It is a frequent […] read more

White Spruce

Picea glauca
Scale 9 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Plantae, Pinophyta, Pinopsida

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Fact: White spruce is a climax tree species in the boreal forest; it grows up in the understory shade, then takes over until the next fire.

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Graphic by Jonathan DeMoorwww.borealisimages.ca/
Picea glauca, the white spruce,[2] is a species of spruce native to the northern temperate and boreal forests in North America. Picea glauca was originally native from central Alaska all through the east, across southern/central Canada to the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland. It now has become naturalized southward into the far northern United States border […] read more

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera
Scale 9 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Plantae, Angiosperms, Eudicots

2 POINTS

Fact: Birch is an early successional species, meaning that it is one of the first trees to regrow after a disturbance like wildfire.

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Graphic by Jonathan DeMoorwww.borealisimages.ca/
Betula papyrifera (paper birch,[3] also known as white birch[3] and canoe birch[3]) is a short lived species of birch native to northern North America. Paper birch is named due to the thin white bark which often peels in paper like layers from the trunk. Paper birch is often one of the first species to colonize […] read more