bunchberry

Bunchberry

Bunchberry Chamaepericlymenum canadense Other Names: Canadian dwarf cornel, Canadian bunchberry, quatre-temps, crackerberry, creeping dogwood Family: Cornaceae (Dogwood family) Range: Native to eastern Asia (Japan, Korea, northeastern China and the Russian Far East, northern USA, Colorado, New Mexico, Canada and Greenland Native: Native Native Habitat: Forests, generally mountain forests in the continental US. Bloom Time:  May

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pink lady slipper

Pink Lady Slipper

Pink Lady’s Slipper Cypripedium acaule Other names: moccasin flower Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Range: Eastern third of the US from the Great Lakes to the Northeast, and down the Appalachians to Alabama.    It\’s in every Canadian province except British Columbia.   In Georgia, New York, Illinois and Tennessee, it\’s in some sort of watched

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