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  • Silene armeria

    Sweet William

    This upright, hairless plant is a dull bluish-green. Its stem grows 20 to 40 cm tall and is sticky under the nodes. The leaves are oval or lance-shaped.

    Plant form
    Herbaceous terrestrial plant
    Family
    Caryophyllaceae
  • Monstera adansonii Schott

    Swiss cheese plant

    The sturdy stem of this plant bears aerial roots that it uses to cling to a support. The leaves are broad, oval and often asymmetrical at the base. They have a long stalk surrounded by a sheath.

    Plant form
    Herbaceous climbing plant
    Family
    Araceae
  • Thalictrum pubescens (syn. Thalictrum polygamum)

    Tall meadow-rue, pubescent meadow-rue

    This plant may grow over 2 m tall. Its large, triangular, deeply divided alternate leaves are held horizontally. The tiny white flowers form an inflorescence that may be more than 30 cm long.

    Plant form
    Herbaceous shoreline plant
    Family
    Ranunculaceae
  • Eupatorium perfoliatum

    Thorough-wort

    This plant grows 1 to 2 m tall and is covered in fine, short, soft hairs. Its leaves are opposite and stalkless. The stem pierces the base of the leaves.

    Plant form
    Herbaceous terrestrial plant
    Family
    Asteraceae (Compositae)
  • Potentilla tridentata

    Three-toothed cinquefoil

    This short (15 cm) ligneous plant forms a dense mat on the ground.

    Plant form
    Herbaceous terrestrial plant
    Family
    Rosaceae
  • Populus tremuloides

    Trembling aspen, American aspen

    This tree usually grows 12 to 20 m tall, but sometimes as much as 35 m. Its smooth bark has a waxy appearance. It is pale green or almost white, covered in a whitish powder that stains the hands.

    Plant form
    Broadleaf tree
    Family
    Salicaceae
  • Cecropia peltata L.

    Trumpet tree, shield-leaf pumpwood

    This tree can grow to 15 m. Its leaves have pointed lobes and measure 30 to 50 cm across.

    The upper surface of the leaf is green and rough, while the underside is smooth and whitish.

    Plant form
    Deciduous tree
    Family
    Urticacées
  • Linnea borealis

    Twinflower

    This 10 cm tall plant sometimes covers vast expanses of the forest floor with vine-like runners that grow close to the ground. The stem is covered in fine hairs.

    Plant form
    Herbaceous terrestrial plant
    Family
    Caprifoliaceae
  • Mitella diphylla

    Two-leaved mitrewort, Coolwort, Two-leaved bishop's-cap

    This plant has a 20 to 45 cm long hairy stem. It bears two opposite leaves near the middle of the stem. There are other leaves, with long stalks, near the base of the plant.

    Plant form
    Herbaceous terrestrial plant
    Family
    Saxifragaceae
  • Cardamine dyphylla (anc.: Dentaria diphylla)

    Two-leaved toothwort

    This 20 to 35 cm tall plant has a fleshy white rhizome. Its strong stem bears two fleshy-looking, opposite leaves divided into three serrated lobes.

    Plant form
    Herbaceous terrestrial plant
    Family
    Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)
  • Trichilia havanensis (Jacq.)

    Uruca, siguaraya

    This medium-sized tree grows to 6 to 14 m, and its trunk measures 20 to 30 cm across. The dark green leaves consist of 8 to 18 leaflets. The fruit is a capsule 1 to 1.5 cm long.

    Plant form
    Broadleaf tree
    Family
    Meliaceae
  • Vaccinium myrtilloides (syn. V. angustifolium)

    Velvet-leaved blueberry, Canada blueberry

    This small shrub grows 15 to 60 cm tall. The first-year branches are quite velvety. The leaves are alternate, entire, covered in hairs, oval and pointed. The tubular flowers are white or pink.

    Plant form
    Broad-leaved shrub
    Family
    Ericaceae