Churchill's Wildflowers - Part 4.

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There has been some interest by a handful of our loyal blog-followers about the amazing wildflowers we have in this region. So, we have put together this collection of wildflower blogs with pictures and their local (Churchill) names.
Please enjoy the blogs.
Dave and Theresa...

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Photos

One-flowered wintergreen.
Monesis uniflora

Purple rattle.
Pedicularis sudetica.

One-sided wintergreen.
Pyrola secunda

Wild strawberries
Fragaria vesca

Arctic gentian.
Gentiana spp

Iceland poppy.
Papaver nudicaule.
Not a native to the area, but it can be seen in the wild in various locations.

Raup's paintbrush.
Castilleja raupii.

Western dock.
Rumex spp

Jewel lichen
Xanthoria elegans

Rock tripe
Umbillicaria spp.

Butter and eggs
Linaria vulgaris.
This flower is not native to Churchill, but it does thrive in patches near the port and by the old dumpsite.

Perennial Sow-thistle
Sonchus arvensis
At the old town dump site

Soap berry/buffalo berry
Shepherdia canadensis

Hooded ladies tresses.
Spiranthes romansoffiana. A beautiful late blooming orchid.

Water hemlock.
Cicuta virosa.
Very poisonous! This plant contains cicutoxin, which affects the nervous system. In humans, cicutoxin causes symptoms of nausea and abdominal pain.

Stinkweed / Pennycress
Thlaspi arvense

Arrow-leafed colts-foot
Petasites sagittatus

Marsh cinquefoil.
Potentilla palustris

Marsh ragwort
Senacio congestus.

White-flowered water-crow-foot.
Ranunculus aquatilis.

Common mare
Hippurus vulgaris.