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The Ridges Sanctuary Boardwalk

A list of plants and animals you might see while walking the boardwalk at The Ridges!

NOTE: This list is constantly updated and revised based on sightings along the boardwalk. If you see something that's not listed in this guide please let us know!

royal fern 1
Osmunda regalis
northern maidenhair fern 2
Adiantum pedatum
Marsh Fern 3
Thelypteris palustris
rattlesnake fern 4
Botrypus virginianus
Common Juniper 5
Juniperus communis
Creeping Juniper 6
Juniperus horizontalis
northern whitecedar 7
Thuja occidentalis
Eastern White Pine 8
Pinus strobus
Balsam Fir 9
Abies balsamea
Tamarack 10
Larix laricina
White Spruce 11
Picea glauca
Black Spruce 12
Picea mariana
field horsetail 13
Equisetum arvense
Fringed Polygala
Polygala paucifolia
Marsh Cinquefoil 14
Comarum palustre
shrubby cinquefoil 15
Dasiphora fruticosa
shinleaf 16
Pyrola elliptica
American wintergreen 17
Gaultheria procumbens
Labrador Tea 18
Rhododendron groenlandicum
Starflower 19
Lysimachia borealis
Tufted Loosestrife 20
Lysimachia thyrsiflora
Purple Pitcher Plant 21
Sarracenia purpurea
Black Swallow-wort 22
Cynanchum louiseae
Fen Grass of Parnassus 23
Parnassia glauca
Spotted Joe-Pye Weed 24
Eutrochium maculatum
Canada Goldenrod 25
Solidago canadensis
bog goldenrod 26
Solidago uliginosa
devil's beggartick 13
Bidens frondosa
paper birch 27
Betula papyrifera
green ash 6
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
wild bergamot 28
Monarda fistulosa
corn mint 29
Mentha arvensis
American Bugleweed 30
Lycopus americanus
white turtlehead 31
Chelone glabra
Common Bladderwort 32
Utricularia vulgaris
Threeleaf Goldthread 33
Coptis trifolia
poison hemlock 34
Conium maculatum
Variegated Pond-lily 35
Nuphar variegata
winterberry holly 36
Ilex verticillata
Common Bulrush 37
Typha latifolia
Ram's-head Lady's Slipper 33
Cypripedium arietinum
Yellow Lady's Slipper 38
Cypripedium parviflorum
Broad-leaved Helleborine 39
Epipactis helleborine
Dwarf Lake Iris
Iris lacustris
Northern Blue Flag 40
Iris versicolor
Anticlea elegans glaucus 41

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