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Western Aster (Symphyotrichum ascendens)Observer
lysandraDescription
Had spine tipped leaves. Not certain of the ID.
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Wyoming Flax (Linum compactum)Observer
matthias22Description
On flats nr. creek
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Section Iris (Section Iris)Observer
danjohnsonDescription
First record of a bearded German Iris growing wild on prairie in Saskatchewan, apparently for many years. Away from any structures.
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Junipers (Genus Juniperus)Observer
michaelskinnerDescription
About 120cm tall, leaf tips acute, not apiculate
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Strawberry Goosefoot (Blitum virgatum)Observer
bugsnbirdsnplantsDescription
Robins and migrating Sparrows forage on this plant's fruit. Hares forage on the leaves that grow back in a few days.
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Leadplant Flower Moth (Schinia lucens)Observer
one72guyDescription
Found in the morning inside my light trap.
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Tribe LimonieaeObserver
toby_spribilleDescription
Species level ID tentative. A single plant >100 from the road at the edge of a badland
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Spreading Wood Fern (Dryopteris expansa)Observer
wuwt2018Description
I'm sure I've found more in the same bush. October 25.
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Racemose Milkvetch (Astragalus racemosus)Observer
lysandraDescription
Best guess based on ecosite and vegetative characters
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Great Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata)Observer
cassandra197Description
Gaillardia with tubular florets :)
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North Wind Bog Orchid (Platanthera aquilonis)Observer
margaret_eaglecapDescription
Completely SPURLESS form of what otherwise appears to be Platanthera aquilonis*. We have 120+ locations mapped in the BC Peace River region. The project to map the range of these spurless plants is ongoing as well as collection of whole plants, flowers in spirit and silica.
*there are other differences (like the abruptly-widened lip petal base) but the lack of a spur is the easiest to see for field ID purposes!
Specimens have been submitted to UBC.
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Common Eyebright (Euphrasia nemorosa)Observer
bigmuddyDescription
Seen in back-country south of McBride Lake on a slight upland ridge on an old logging road surrounded by boreal wetland. Full sun-light and mesic.
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Common Willow Calligrapher Beetle (Calligrapha multipunctata)Observer
kate_mimnet
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Western Spotted Coralroot (Corallorhiza maculata var. occidentalis)Observer
ctomlinson12Description
Variety flavida which apparently has not yet been documented in Saskatchewan according to the Flora of Saskatchewan Fascicle 2: Lillie, Irises and Orchids of Saskatchewan. Had to be about 10 individual plants growing alongside 10-15 of the regular version.
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One-flowered Cancer-Root (Aphyllon uniflorum)Observer
whitemudDescription
Pine Cree Park
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Saltbush Subfamily (Subfamily Chenopodioideae)Observer
whitemudDescription
Growing in silty bottom of irrigation ditch
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Common Eyebright (Euphrasia nemorosa)Observer
toby_spribilleDescription
Cf., pending maturity
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True Sedges (Genus Carex)Observer
whitemudDescription
I have seen two of these in dry sloughs. No idea what it is.
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Michigan Moonwort (Botrychium michiganense)Observer
ctomlinson12Description
Only one I could see, looked a little deformed
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Showy Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium reginae)Observer
michaelrudyDescription
This record represents the third record of this species from SK, but it has not been reported since at least 1992 from the province and was thought to be extirpated. Effectively this is a confirmation that this orchid species still persists in SK.
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Dense Spikemoss (Selaginella densa)Observer
whitemudDescription
Known locally as Prairie Selaginella.
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Appressed Bog Clubmoss (Lycopodiella appressa)Observer
choessDescription
Miller's bog. Several specimens had this odd zigzag growth pattern.
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Matricary Grapefern (Botrychium matricariifolium)Observer
alexgraeffDescription
Sporophore consistently with 3 divisions and exaggerated basal pinnae.... not typical and suggestive of B. michiganense. However, trophophore stalked
