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Wildflowers and other Plants

Wildflowers and other Plants

Opeongo Line, Ottawa Valley

A delicate pink orchid, called a rose pogonia, glistens with raindrops in a fen. — Rose Pogonia

Fen Flower

Dogbane, Four Seasons Conservation Forest, Deep River

Bog Rosemary – Marlborough Forest

Four ostrich fern fronds begin to unfurl on the shore of the Rideau River. — Ostrich Fern on the Rideau River

A close-up photograph of a white water lily. — White Water Lily

Rattlesnake Fern

Pink Ladyslippers, Mizzy Lake Trail, Algonquin Park

Pink Ladyslipper

Penstemon

A dense bed of ferns shines bright green in the sun. — Ferns

Yellow marsh marigolds bloom beside Upper Poole Creek. — Marsh Marigold Along Upper Poole Creek

Trillium, Carp Hills

Spruce Bog Trail, Algonquin Park

The yellow bloom of large flowered bellwort droops from its limp leaves. — Large Flowered Bellwort at Pink Lake

Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid and Pitcher Plant

The buds on the floral spike of a Canada mayflower swell before blooming. — Canada Mayflower, Manotick Drumlin Forest

Wild ginger growing at pink lake

Grasspink

Pitcher plants bloom on a fen mat in the Petawawa Research Forest. — Northern Pitcher Plant, Petawawa Research Forest

Broad-leaved toothwort blooms on the forest floor in Chapman Mills East. — Broad-leaved Toothwort, Chapman Mills East

A garden of ostrich ferns glows in sunlight. — Ostrich Ferns, Manotick Drumlin Forest

Peck Lake, Algonquin Park

Moss and Lichen Microcosm

Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid

Fern Garden

A small cluster of purple irises blooms on a marshy shoreline. — Iris versicolor Blooming on the Snye

Milkweed, Carp River Restoration Area

A cluster of white enchanter's nightshade blooms in the forest. — Enchanter’s Nightshade, Manotick Drumlin Forest

A red trillium at Pink Lake.

A small cluster of white bloodroot shines in the sun. — Canada Bloodroot

Fireweed

A pitcher plant grows amidst the mosses on a peat mat. — Pitcher Plant

Early Low Blueberry

A brilliant yellow trout lily blooms on the forest floor. — Trout Lily in KNL Natural Area

A photograph of a white trillium in full bloom at Pink Lake. — White Trillium at Pink Lake

A pink ladyslipper hangs its head beside the Peck Lake Trail, Algonquin Park. — Pink Ladyslipper, Peck Lake Trail, Algonquin Park

A solitary, pink rose pogonia rises from a fen mat. — Rose Pogonia

A close-up photograph of single, yellow violet growing on the forest floor. — Downy Yellow Violet, Manotick Drumlin Forest

American Ginseng and Maidenhair Fern

An early saxifrage blooms in a cluster of white flowers, emerging from a rosette of leaves clinging to a crevice in bare rock. — Early Saxifrage at Pink Lake

A delicate spring beauty blooms beside a trout lily leaf. — Spring Beauty in KNL Natural Area

Two tall, white trilliums bloom beside a tree trunk. — Trilliums, Manotick Drumlin Forest

Pitcher Plant

Peck Lake Trail, Algonquin Park

A close-up photograph of the purple flower of blue-eyed grass. — Blue-eyed Grass

Sunlight catches the spreading canopy of a mature, forest maple tree. — Maple Tree, Manotick Drumlin Forest

Mizzy Lake Trail, Algonquin Park

Starflower

In this close-up of a jack-in-the-pulpit flower, the clublike spathe can be seen emerging from the hooded, tubular, green and red flower. — Jack-in-the-pulpit, Chapman Mills West

Two yellow water lilies reflect in the calm water of Constance Creek. — Yellow Water Lilies

Painted Trillium, Peck Lake Trail, Algonquin Park

Cardinal Flower

A cluster of bright, yellow trout lilies bloom on the forest floor. — Trout Lilies Bloom in Bilberry Creek Ravine

Pink Ladyslippers, Peck Lake Trail, Algonquin Park

Round-leaved Sundew

Peck Lake Trail, Algonquin Park

Water’s Edge

An endangered eastern prairie fringed orchid. — Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid

Painted Trilliums, Mizzy Lake Trail, Algonquin Park

Spruce Bog Trail, Algonquin Park

A close-up photograph of an orchid called Swamp Pink. — Swamp Pink

A close-up photograph of a purple iris in bloom on the shore of the Snye River. — Iris versicolor – Snye River

A purple pickerelweed grows in shoreline marsh. — Pickerelweed

Beaverpond, Algonquin Park

A swamp pink blooms on a fen mat. — Swamp Pink

Iris versicolour

A patch of flowering sundews grows on floating log. — Sundews

Sundews, Costello Creek, Algonquin Park

Young ostrich ferns unfurl amidst tender leaves of trout lilies. — Ostrich Fern and Trout Lily, Richmond Fen Swamp

Kidney-leaved Violet

Cotton Grass, Costello Creek, Algonquin Park

Moss Blanket

Columbines

Author nicholasstowPosted on July 31, 2018August 1, 2018Format GalleryCategories GalleriesTags Gallery, nature photography, Plants, wildflowers

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