Door County, Wisconsin
June 29, 2001
Totally undisturbed land, the Ridges Sanctuary in Door County is a jewel within a jewel.  Alternating high ground with low, you have hundreds of virtually isolated plant communities, dry ground alternating with wetlands. 
     
(N.b. in order for this page to load faster, I am not including pictures of flowers we found last week.  To view these, click the link on the bottom of the page, or go to last week's catalogue, the June 23, 2002 Door County trip).
Under construction... sorry!
Not pictured:
Bulbous Buttercup (Ranunculus bulbosus)
Wild Columbine (
Aquilegia canadensis)
Garden Forget-Me-Not (
Myosotis laxa)
Bittersweet Nightshade (
Solanum dulcamara)
Yellow Lady�s Slipper (
Cypripedium calceolus)
Showy Lady�s Slipper (
Cypripedium reginae)
Virginia Rose (
Rosa virginiana)
Indian Paintbrush (
Castilleja coccinea)
Common Fleabane (
Erigeron philadelphicus)
Lance-leaved Coreopsis (
Coreopsis lanceolata)
Oxeye Daisy (
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum)
Mouse-ear Hawkweed (
Hieracium pilosella)
Black-eyed Susan (
Rudbeckia hirta)
Complete listing by family

Bluebell Family (Campanulaceae)

Harebell (
Campanula rotundifolia)

Bur Reed Family (Sparganiceae)
Bur Reed (
Sparganium americanum)

Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae)
Bulbous Buttercup (
Ranunculus bulbosus)
Swamp Buttercup (
Ranunculus septentrionalis)
Wild Columbine (
Aquilegia canadensis)
Prairie Larkspur (
Delpinium virescens)

Dogwood Family (Cornaceae)
Bunchberry (
Cornus canadensis)

F
orget-Me-Not or Borage Family (Boraginaceae)
Garden Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis laxa)

Heath Family (Ericaceae)
Labrador Tea (
Ledum groenlandicum)

Honeysuckle Family (Caprifoliaceae)
Highbus Cranberry (
Viburnum trilobum)

Iris Family (Iridaceae)
Blue Flag (
Iris versicolor)

Nightshade Family (Solanaceae)
Bittersweet Nightshade (
Solanum dulcamara)

Orchid Family (Orchidaceae)
Yellow Lady�s Slipper (
Cypripedium calceolus)
Showy Lady�s Slipper (
Cypripedium reginae)
Grass Pink (
Calopogon pulchellus)
Striped Coralroot (
Corallorhiza striata)
Early Coralroot

Pea/Bean Family (Fabaceae/Leguminosae)
Red Clover (
Trifolium pratense)

Pitcher Plant Family (Sarraceniaceae)
Northern Pitcher Plant (
Sarracenia purpurea)

Rose Family (Rosaceae)
Virginia Rose (
Rosa virginiana)
Thimbleberry (
Rosa parviflorus)

Snapdragon/Figwort Family (Scrophulariaceae)
Indian Paintbrush; Painted Cup (
Castilleja coccinea)

Sunflower/Daisy Family (Asteraceae/Compositae)
Common Fleabane (
Erigeron philadelphicus)
Lance-leaved Coreopsis (
Coreopsis lanceolata)
Oxeye Daisy (
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum)
Mouse-ear Hawkweed (
Hieracium pilosella)
Black-eyed Susan (
Rudbeckia hirta)
Yellow Goatsbeard (
Tragopogon dubius)
Orange Hawkweed(
Hieracium aurantiacum)

Water Lily Family(Nymphaeceae)
Yellow Pond Lily (
Nuphar variegatum)

Wintergreen Family (Pyrolaceae)
Wood Nymph (
Moneses uniflora)
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