Trees and Shrubs of Wawina Peatland SNA

• Shape: Multi-stemmed shrub
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: White-pink bell shaped
• Leaves: evergreen, long and narrow, pointing upward, pointed tip, 1-2 inches long, 1/10-1/3 inch wide
• Bark: brown, smooth
• Fruit/Seed: round 5-sectioned capsule
• Height: 6-20 inches
• Flowering: May - June
• Habitat: cedar/spruce bogs, sphagnum wetlands, acidic shores less ↑

• Shape: Multi-stemmed shrub
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: >: Brown/yellow elongated cluster – catkin, males ¾-1 inch long, females 1/3-3/4 inch long
• Leaves: ¾-1½ inch long, ½-1 inch wide, tip broadly rounded, base wedge-shaped, toothed edges
• Bark: gray-red/brown, pale lenticels
• Fruit/Seed: erect, stout, short-cylindric clusters, 1/3-1 inch long
• Height: 4-12 feet
• Flowering: April - May
• Habitat: open bogs, fens, peatlands, swamps less ↑

• Shape: Multi-stemmed shrub
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: White bell shaped
• Leaves: leathery, elongated oval shaped, ¾-1 ½ inches long, ¼-1/2 inch wide, finely toothed
• Bark: brown, scaly, finely hairy, turns gray with fine exfoliating texture
• Fruit/Seed:
• Height: 12-40 inches
• Flowering: April - June
• Habitat: bogs, peatlands, swampy streambanks in coniferous forests less ↑

• Shape: Multi-stemmed shrub
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Opposite
• Flower: Pink-purple bell shaped
• Leaves: evergreen, ½-1 ¾ inches long, 1/8-1/2 inch wide, little-no leaf stalk, edges roll under, upper surface green and lower surface whitish
• Bark: grey, smooth
• Fruit/Seed: red,5-chambered round capsule, ¼ inch diameter, long erect pistil at top
• Height: 6-30 inches
• Flowering: May - June
• Habitat: bogs, acidic lakeshores, fens, muskeg less ↑

• Shape: Tree
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: cone-like structure, Male; globular to oblong, 1/8-1/6 inch long, creamy white pollen sacs, loose collar of brown, papery scales, Female; erect, egg shaped, ¼-3/8 inch long, 10-25 cone scales are greenish with deep rose red edging
• Leaves: needle-like, tight clusters of 10 to 35, soft, ½-1 inch long
• Bark: rough, brownish gray flaky scales
• Fruit/Seed: egg shaped cone, ½-¾ inch long
• Height: 30-85 feet
• Flowering: April - May
• Habitat: boggy swamps, lakeshores, along streams, upland forest
• Other: This is a deciduous conifer, meaning it is a cone bearing tree like pines and spruces but it is not evergreen, its needles turn yellow and fall off in the fall. less ↑

• Shape: Tree
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: cone-like structure, male; cylindrical, 1/3-1/2 inch long, yellow/brown, female; erect, egg shaped, ½ inch long, purple
• Leaves: evergreen, square needles, ¼-1/2 inch long, blunt tip
• Bark: grey/brown, thin flaky scales
• Fruit/Seed: egg-shaped cone, ½-1 ¼ inch long, hanging from tips of twigs, scales with rounded and irregularly toothed edges
• Height: 30-50 feet
• Flowering: June
• Habitat: northern swamps and bogs less ↑

• Shape: Multi-stemmed shrub
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: White rounded cluster
• Leaves: evergreen, long and skinny, bluntly pointed, 1-2 ¼ inches long, ¼-2/3 inch wide, edges rolled under
• Bark: grey, densely covered in copper-grey hairs
• Height: 1-3 feet
• Flowering: May - June
• Habitat: cedar/spruce bogs, sphagnum wetlands, lake and stream shores less ↑

• Shape: Small woody plant
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: White nodding simple shaped, 4 petals
• Leaves: leathery, tapered tip, evergreen, toothless, hairless, ¼-1/ inch long and 1/10-2/10 inch wide, edges rolled under
• Bark: brown, branches wiry
• Fruit/Seed: round berry, shiny dark red, ¼-1/2 inch diameter
• Height: 3-5 inches
• Flowering: June
• Habitat: sphagnum bogs, fens less ↑

• Shape: Multi-stemmed shrub
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: elongated cluster – catkin, male; yellow, up to 1 inch long, female; green-red, 1 ½ inches long, male and female on different plants
• Leaves: rounded tip, ¾-2 ¼ inches long, ¾ inch wide, 2-5 longer than wide, upper surface green and lower surface white
• Bark: Brown
• Fruit/Seed: cluster of pear shaped capsules, brown/red
• Height: 1-5 feet
• Flowering: April - June
• Habitat: bogs, fens, swamps, peatlands, floating mats less ↑