Here are some of the plants and lichens that I have been lucky enough to check out at work:
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| Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense) |
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| The furry leaves of the Wild Ginger. |
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| The Northern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis) swamps that I get to tromp around in to look for rare orchids and lichens! |
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| Throughout the swamps there are these half fallen trees that make a really cool landscape. |
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| Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) |
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| The rare lichen Usnea angulata |
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| This plant is called Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) |
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| This is why it is called Bloodroot. |
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| Dicentra cucullaria |
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| Jack in the Pulpit (Arisaema atrorubens) |
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| This spring is beautiful here! |
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| Nodding Trillium (Trillium cernuum) |
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| Mitrewort (Mitella diphylla) |
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| Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora) |
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| Peltigera apthosa |
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| Sticta beauvosii is another lichen species that we survey for. |
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| The striking leaves of the Rattlesnake Orchid (Goodyera repens) |
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| My first detection of the Calypso orchid! |
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| Calypso bulbosa |
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| Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) |
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| The only known sighting of the Yellow Speckle Belly Lichen (Psuedocyphellaria crocata) in Chippewa National Forest. So pretty! |
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| The very rare Ramshead Lady Slipper (Cypripedium arietinum) |
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| The Coral Root Orchid (Corallorhiza striata var. striata) |
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| Corallorhiza trifida |
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| Bog Laurel (Kalmia polifolia) |
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| Labrador Tea (Rhododendron groenlandicum) smells so good and it covers the sunny patches in the swamps! |
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| Blue Bead Lily (Clintonia borealis) |
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| The Pink Lady Slipper (Cypripedium acaule) |
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| The Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) looks just like our California Columbine. |
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| Cypripedium parviflorum var. makasin |
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| Gorgeous! |
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| Wild Calla (Calla palustris) |
