Flowering Plants of Ojibway​

and Surrounding Areas​

Hoary Puccoon

Lithospermum canescens

Duration: Perennial
Blooms:
Spring
Light: Sun, partial shade
Water: Dry to moist soil
Field Marks: Orange, tubular flowers. Alternate, oblong leaves covered in tiny hairs.

Common Silverweed

Argentina anserina

Duration: Perennial
Blooms:
Spring
Light: Full shade
Water: Moist soil
Field Marks: Flowers with five yellow petals. Hairy, saw-toothed leaves.

Aniseroot

Osmorhiza longistylis

Duration: Perennial
Blooms:
Spring
Light: Shade
Water: Moist soil
Field Marks: Open clusters of small, white flowers. Biternate leaves.

Narrow-Leaved Blue-Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Duration: Perennial
Blooms: Spring and summer
Light: Sun, partial shade
Water: Wet to moist soil
Field Marks: Flowers with yellow centers and six blue-violet petals. Grass-like leaves.

Field Milkwort

Polygala sanguinea

Duration: Annual
Blooms: Summer
Light: Full sun
Water: Dry soil
Field Marks: Pink flowers at end of stem. Widely-spaced narrow leaves.

Seedbox

Ludwigia alternifolia

Duration: Perennial
Blooms:
Summer months
Light: Full to partial sun
Water: Wet to moist soil
Status: Critically imperilled in Canada
Field Marks: Flowers with four yellow petals. Lance-shaped leaves.

Round-Headed Bush-Clover

Lespedeza capitata

Duration: Perennial
Blooms:
Summer
Light: Sun
Water: Dry soil
Field Marks: Clusters of white flowers with a purple spot. Trifoliate leaves arranged alternatively. 

White-Tubed Colicroot

Aletris farinosa

Duration: Perennial
Blooms:
Summer
Light: Sun
Water: Moist to dry soil
Status: Endangered in Canada
Field Marks: Urn-shaped flowers clustered on a leafless stalk. Densely whorled leaves at base of plant.

White Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides

Duration: Perennial
Blooms:
Autumn
Light: Full sun
Water: Dry soil
Status: Common in Canada
Field Marks: Composite flowerheads with white petals and yellow centers. Stalkless, narrow leaves.

Canadian Lousewort

Pedicularis canadensis

Duration: Perennial
Blooms:
Spring
Light: Full shade
Water: Moist soil
Field Marks: Whorled tubular yellow flowers. Long, soft, and hairy leaves arranged alternatively.

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