Flowers (Medium to Moist Soil)

This vine produces clusters of pure white flowers that turn into fluffy, beard-like plumes.

Golden ragwort brightens up the spring prairie with its gold-centered yellow flowers that stand above the surrounding vegetation.

The bright yellow flowers aren’t the only attractive feature of this plant...

A common understory plant in both prairie and woodland habitats.

Ranked S3, or vulnerable, in Manitoba.

A rare find in Manitoba’s tall grass prairie/aspen parkland.

Three species of insects – a cellophane bee, a flea beetle and an aphid- are exclusive to alumroots.

At the base of each flower petal is a greenish heart-shaped gland that secretes nectar and attracts a variety of insects.

Flowers are uniquely arranged on one side of the stem.

What’s really neat about this goldenrod is its pin-wheel leaf arrangement.

An annual hemi-parasite that does well in disturbed, low-fertility soils.

A favoured nectar source for monarch butterflies.

Not rare, but not common, either.

Clusters of pink and white flowers dangle from stalks that develop on the top half of the plant. 

An insect magnet, attracting a wide range of bees, butterflies, flies and spiders.

The most striking red flower I've ever seen!

These hemi-parasitic plants appear to have been dipped in bright yellow paint.

Look closely at the undersides of the leaves and you’ll find they’re covered in resinous dots.

Pass by a patch of northern bedstraw and you’ll surely be caught in a cloud of sweet perfume.

Sometimes it’s the things that aren’t look-at-me spectacular that are the most intriguing.

A curious plant of medium to moist woodlands, lopseed is ranked S3 (vulnerable) in Manitoba.

The small white flowers have centers that quickly turn colour from creamy to purplish.

A great spice for flavouring cookies, muffins and more.

Makes a great ground cover for rich, dry to medium woods.

Familiarity breeds comfort with this common plant of forest floors.