Michigan Wildflowers

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Twinflower (Linnaea borealis) Twinflower (Linnaea borealis)
Emmet Co., MI
22 Aug 2008

Linnaeus's favorite flower is circumboreal in distribution with a historic disjunct record from the TN Smoky Mountains.

Twinflower (Linnaea borealis) Twinflower (Linnaea borealis)
Emmet Co., MI
22 Aug 2008


Fen Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia glauca) Fen Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia glauca)
Emmet Co., MI
22 Aug 2008

Fen Grass of Parnassus grows in eastern Canada and northeastern US as far west as North Dakota.

Fen Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia glauca) Fen Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia glauca)
Emmet Co., MI
22 Aug 2008


Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris) Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris)
Emmet Co. MI
22 Aug 2008

This carnivorous plant grows from MN to ME in the US and throughout Canada.

Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris) Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris)
Emmet Co. MI
22 Aug 2008

Old fruit capsules are visible.


Russet Buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis) Russet Buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis)
Emmet Co., MI
22 Aug 2008

Found in northern and western North America.

Russet Buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis) Russet Buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis)
Emmet Co., MI
22 Aug 2008

Russet Buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis) Russet Buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis)
Emmet Co., MI
22 Aug 2008

Russet Buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis) Russet Buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis)
Emmet Co., MI
22 Aug 2008


Lake Huron Tansy (Tanacetum huronense) Lake Huron Tansy (Tanacetum huronense)
Emmet Co., MI
22 Aug 2008

Growing in the dunes and shores of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, and Lake Huron, the yellow flowers fade to a still attractive brown at the end of the season.

Lake Huron Tansy (Tanacetum huronense) Lake Huron Tansy (Tanacetum huronense)
Emmet Co., MI
22 Aug 2008

Foliage is very fragrant when crushed.

Lake Huron Tansy (Tanacetum huronense) Lake Huron Tansy (Tanacetum huronense)
Emmet Co., MI
22 Aug 2008

Lake Huron Tansy (Tanacetum huronense) Lake Huron Tansy (Tanacetum huronense)
Emmet Co., MI
22 Aug 2008

Lake Huron Tansy is on the Michigan Threatened Plant list.


Houghton's Goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) Houghton's Goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii)
Emmet Co., MI
22 Aug 2008

Endemic to Michigan and the Bruce Peninsula of Ontario, Houghton's Goldenrod is on the Federal Threatened Plant list.

Houghton's Goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) Houghton's Goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii)
Emmet Co., MI
22 Aug 2008

Houghton's Goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) Houghton's Goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii)
Emmet Co., MI
22 Aug 2008

Houghton's Goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) Houghton's Goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii)
Emmet Co., MI
22 Aug 2008



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