{"id":67,"date":"2017-09-06T16:56:03","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T23:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/rewildvancouver\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2017-09-06T20:37:19","modified_gmt":"2017-09-07T03:37:19","slug":"plant-descriptions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/rewildvancouver\/plant-descriptions\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant Descriptions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bunchberry\/Dwarf Dogwood\u00a0 (<\/b>Cornus Canadensis):<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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15cm high, 50 cm wide<\/em>
\nPart or Full Shade<\/em>
\nMoist Environment<\/em><\/p>\n

Low, trailing shrub with terminal whorl of leaves
\n<\/span>Mixed coastal forest habitat
\n<\/span>Edible red fruit, sweet but pulpy<\/span><\/p>\n

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Red-Flowering Currant<\/b>:
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1 m high, 75 cm wide
\nFull or Part Sun
\nDrought Tolerant (water occasionally)
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Shrub
\n<\/span>Dry open woods or rocky slope habitat
\n<\/span>Edible blue-black berries, eaten raw, but not highly regarded for flavour<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kinnikinnick<\/b> (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi):<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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30 cm high, 40 cm wide
\nFull or Part Sun
\nDrought tolerant
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Groundcovering evergreen shrub
\n<\/span>Pioneer species and sunny habitat
\n<\/span>Edible berries<\/span><\/p>\n

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Licorice Fern \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Polypodium glycyrrhiza:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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30 cm high, 30 cm wide
\nFull or Part Shade
\nMoist Environment
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Evergreen fern, dries out in summer
\n<\/span>Prefers to grow on moss on trees so plant against driftwood or other plants<\/span>
\n<\/span>Tastes like licorice, safe to eat<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lingonberry \/ Mountain-Cranberry:<\/b><\/p>\n

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20 cm high, 30 cm wide
\nFull Sun or Part Shade
\n<\/em>Moist Environment<\/em><\/p>\n

Ground-covering dwarf shrub
\n<\/span>Pioneer species in a variety of habitats, including bogs
\n<\/span>Juicy berries (raw, cooked, or served with oolichan fish oil)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nodding Onion:<\/b><\/p>\n

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50 cm high, 20 cm wide
\nFull or Part Sun
\nDrought Tolerant (water occasionally)
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Herbaceous perennial lily with pink flowers hanging over in a cluster
\n<\/span>Sunny open habitat
\n<\/span>Edible bulb, leaves and flowers (raw, cooked, or dried)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea):<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

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40 cm high, 25 cm wide
\nFull or Part Sun
\nDrought Tolerant (water occasionally)
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Perennial herb with clusters of small flower heads, with spreading rhizomes
\n<\/span>From rocky to meadow habitat at low to subalpine elevations
\n<\/span>Medicinal uses include rubbing to soften hands or in a mixture to treat influenza<\/span><\/p>\n

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Salal (<\/b>Gaultheria)<\/i>:<\/b><\/p>\n

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20 cm high, 30 cm wide
\nFull\/Part Sun or Shade
\nDrought Tolerant and Wet Tolerant
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Evergreen shrub
\n<\/span>Lower canopy habitat
\n<\/span>Tasty \u2018berries\u2019 (raw or dried), chewable leaves, & you can make a cone cup from a leaf<\/span><\/p>\n

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Snowberry:<\/b><\/p>\n

1 m high, 75 cm wide
\nFull or Part Sun
\nAverage Tolerance
\n<\/em>
\nShrub, forest understory plant
\n<\/span>Produces white berries (toxicity is debated)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Wild Strawberry<\/b> (coastal, alpine, woodland varieties)<\/span>:<\/b><\/p>\n

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20 cm high, 30 cm wide
\nFull or Part Sun
\nAverage Tolerance
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Trailing perennial herb connected by hairy runners with evergreen leaves in 3 leaflets
\n<\/span>Sun-loving pioneer species of open habitat
\n<\/span>Edible berries (raw is best) and medicinal uses for leaves (tea, poultice, tonic, etc.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Swordfern:<\/b><\/p>\n

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75 cm high, 75 cm wide<\/em>
\nPart Sun or Shade<\/em>
\nDrought Tolerant<\/em><\/p>\n

Evergreen fern
\nHardy and p<\/span>refers shade<\/span><\/p>\n

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Wintergreen (<\/b>Gaultheria procumbens)<\/i>:<\/b><\/p>\n

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15 cm tall, 50 cm wide<\/em>
\nPart Shade<\/em>
\nMoist Environment<\/em>
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Groundcover, reddish fall evergreen leaves
\n<\/span>Flowers pink May through August with scarlet fruit<\/span><\/p>\n

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Yarrow (<\/b>Achillea millefolium):<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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40 cm high, 20 cm wide<\/em>
\nFull Sun<\/em>
\nDrought Tolerant<\/em>
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Perennial aromatic herb with fern-like leaves and clusters of small flowers
\n<\/span>Dry to moist open habitats, quite common and widespread at lower elevations
\n<\/span>Many indigenous uses as medicine for sore throat, childbirth, colds, headache, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

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*All images taken from Metro Vancouver’s Grow Green Guide<\/a> or Google Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bunchberry\/Dwarf Dogwood\u00a0 (Cornus Canadensis): 15cm high, 50 cm wide Part or Full Shade Moist Environment Low, trailing shrub with terminal whorl of leaves Mixed coastal forest habitat Edible red fruit, sweet but pulpy     Red-Flowering Currant: 1 m high, 75 cm wide Full or Part Sun Drought Tolerant (water occasionally) Shrub Dry open woods […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23408,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-67","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/rewildvancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/rewildvancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/rewildvancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/rewildvancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23408"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/rewildvancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/rewildvancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/rewildvancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67\/revisions\/78"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/rewildvancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}