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As the run-off on the rock side subsides and the banks dry out, Lycopidum clavatum creeps slowly over the the remnants of past years. |
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Common Woodrush, luzula multiflora. |
This rush has two or three common names one of these, Many flowered Wood-rush, which describes this plant admirably. Many of the flowers are nearly stalkless but usually on stiff branches. A tufted perennial from low to higher elevations. |
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Field Wood-rush, Luzula campestris, is a relatively short plant. It is found on many grassland areas such as golf courses and ditches at the side of roads. The flower is a stemless cluster and is closely related to Luzula multiflors, shown earlier above. Both plants are native to large areas of North America. |
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Another water lover is Water Parsley, Oenanthe sarmentosa, which is a semi-aquatic plant. It grows to three feet high with weak ribbed hollow stems. Part of the plant may root if the growth nodes touch the ground. |
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Round-leaved Sundew, Drosera rotundifolia. |
One of the flowers in the wild that feeds on insects is this strange plant, the Round leaved Sundew, Drosera rotundifolia. Iinsects are attracted to it by the glistening bright red colour. Sweet sugar tasting drops of a liquid substance cover the leaves of this plant. It thrives in wetlands and can be found in many areas of North America including Alaska. |
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One of the most studied wildflowers is the common Monkey Flower, Mimulus guttatus. This flower loves the water and grows well along tha banks of steams and seepage areas. It is a well known shaped flower and can be found in western North America, it's range also includes areas like the geysers in Yellowstone and alpine meadows. |
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Small Cranberry Flower, Oxycoccus oxycoccos, is native to the bogs on the west coast and along those ditches at the side of the raods where runoff and heavy rains creates a living habitat for it. It is a trailing plant and travels freely in all directions from the roots. |
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