Native Wildflowers of Prince Edward Island
Welcome to the online guide to the native wildflowers of the Macphail Woods. The following is a preliminary list of the common herbaceous flora that may be seen along the Macphail trails.
- Bristly club-moss - (Lycopodium annotinum)
- Club-moss - (Lycopodium clavatum)
- Ground pine - (Lycopodium obscurum)
- Bluebead lily - (Clinontia borealis)
- False Solomon's seal - (Smilacina racemosa)
- Wild lily of the valley - (Maianthemum canadense)
- Indian cucumber root - (Medeola virginiana)
- Stemless lady's slipper - (Cypripedium acaule)
- Creeping buttercup - (Ranunculus repens)
- Goldthread - (Coptis trifolia)
- Red baneberry - (Actaea rubra)
- Wild strawberry - (Fragaria virginiana)
- Common wood sorrel - (Oxalis montana)
- Spotted touch-me-not - (Impatiens capensis)
- Small enchanter's nightshade - (Circaea alpine)
- Wild sarsparilla - (Aralia nudicaulis)
- Bunchberry - (Cornus canadensis)
- Indian pipe - (Monotropa uniflora)
- Starflower - (Trientalis borealis)
- Twinflower - (Linnaea borealis)
- New York aster - (Aster novi-belgii)
- Dandelion - (Taraxacum officinale)
Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)
ECO-PEI - Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry Project a member of the Island Sustainable Forest Partnership Cooperative with assistance from Natural Resources Canada - Canadian Forest Service and the Model Forest Program have put together a series of Wildlife enhancement sheets on Prince Edward Island.
Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum)
Take a stroll through our Wild Flower Trail, as part of the online version of "The Nature Trails of the Macphail Woods".
Other Resources:
- Andy's Northern Ontario Wildflowers
- Ontario Wildflowers
- Toronto Botanical Garden - Wildflower Gardening
Fireweed (Epilobium augustifolium)

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