Wilderness Wonders: Chronicles of Plant Discoveries from Nature's Unta

  • Yukon Lichens Ecosystem Pioneers

    by Jordan Shirley
    This blog post is a collection of the lichens photographed on Sep 2022's Yukon trip.  Richardson's Masonhalea Lichen (Masonhalea richardsonii) This...
    Posted in Lichens

  • Ghost Pipe (Monotropa uniflora): The Enigmatic Plant of the Boreal Forest

    by Jordan Shirley
    Deep within the Canadian boreal forest, an unusual and captivating plant thrives in the shadows. Ghost Pipe (Monotropa uniflora), also known as Ind...
    Posted in Plant Taxonomy

  • Cylindrical Thimbleweed (Anemone Cylindrica)

    by Jordan Shirley
    Here, we will bring to light a relatively undiscussed plant in which we found in North-East Saskatchewan in August 2022: the cylindrical thimblewee...
    Posted in Plant Taxonomy