Marsh cinquefoil (Comarum palustre, formerly Potentilla palustris) is a deep reddish-purple (wine-colored) flower that lives in wetland habitats. It's distributed across northern regions including Alaska, Canada, the northern US, Greenland,...
Posted by | July 10, 2024
Orthilia secunda, commonly known as one-sided wintergreen or sidebells wintergreen, is a green flowering evergreen herb with a raceme of flowers all on one side of the plant. It is...
Posted by | July 9, 2024
Pyrola chlorantha, or green-flowered wintergreen, is a green flowering perennial herb in the heath family with widespread, circumboreal distribution. It contains methylsalicylate, giving it analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties with numerous...
Posted by | June 30, 2024
Northern comandra, also known as false toadflax (Geocaulon lividum) is a small, green flowering plant that forms small red to yellowish-orange berries that are edible but do not taste good....
Posted by | June 28, 2024
Platanthera aquilonis, commonly known as the northern green orchid or north wind bog orchid, is a non-showy perennial herb in the Orchidaceae (orchid) family. It's widely distributed across northern North...
Posted by | June 6, 2024
Ribes triste, commonly called swamp red currant, is a deciduous perennial shrub in the gooseberry family (Grossulariaceae) that grows up to 1 meter tall. It has raceme of 6-15 reddish-purple...
Posted by | April 7, 2024
Blitum capitatum, common names include strawberry-blite and Indian paint, is an annual herb with a stout taproot and arrowhead-shaped leaves. It displays dense spike-like clusters of flowers, which lack petals....
Posted by | December 12, 2023
Drosera rotundifolia, or roundleaf sundew, is a carnivorous perennial herb. Often found in cooler climates across Alaska, Canada, Europe, and Asia, it thrives in sphagnum swamps and bogs. Learn more...
Posted by | November 17, 2022
The Kamchatka fritillary, also commonly known as the chocolate lily (Fritillaria camschatcensis) is a brown flowering plant living mostly in coastal areas in Alaska and northwestern North America and coastal...
Posted by | March 12, 2022
The ledge stonecrop (Rhodiola integrifolia) is a dark red flowering plant with succulent leaves found in Alaska, western US and Canada.
