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!

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Fringed Polygala
Polygala paucifolia

Marsh Cinquefoil ¹
Comarum palustre

shrubby cinquefoil ²
Dasiphora fruticosa

shinleaf ³
Pyrola elliptica

American wintergreen ⁴
Gaultheria procumbens

Labrador Tea ⁵
Rhododendron groenlandicum

Starflower ⁶
Lysimachia borealis

Tufted Loosestrife ⁷
Lysimachia thyrsiflora

Purple Pitcher Plant ⁸
Sarracenia purpurea

Black Swallow-wort ⁹
Cynanchum louiseae

Fen Grass of Parnassus ¹⁰
Parnassia glauca

Spotted Joe-Pye Weed ¹¹
Eutrochium maculatum

Canada Goldenrod ¹²
Solidago canadensis

bog goldenrod ¹³
Solidago uliginosa

devil's beggartick ¹⁴
Bidens frondosa

paper birch ¹⁵
Betula papyrifera

green ash ¹⁶
Fraxinus pennsylvanica

wild bergamot ¹⁷
Monarda fistulosa

corn mint ¹⁸
Mentha arvensis

American Bugleweed ¹⁹
Lycopus americanus

white turtlehead ²⁰
Chelone glabra

Common Bladderwort ²¹
Utricularia vulgaris

Threeleaf Goldthread ²²
Coptis trifolia

poison hemlock ²³
Conium maculatum

Variegated Pond-lily ²⁴
Nuphar variegata

winterberry holly ²⁵
Ilex verticillata

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The Ridges Sanctuary Boardwalk

Fringed Polygala Polygala paucifolia

Marsh Cinquefoil 1 Comarum palustre

shrubby cinquefoil 2 Dasiphora fruticosa

shinleaf 3 Pyrola elliptica

American wintergreen 4 Gaultheria procumbens

Labrador Tea 5 Rhododendron groenlandicum

Starflower 6 Lysimachia borealis

Tufted Loosestrife 7 Lysimachia thyrsiflora

Purple Pitcher Plant 8 Sarracenia purpurea

Black Swallow-wort 9 Cynanchum louiseae

Fen Grass of Parnassus 10 Parnassia glauca

Spotted Joe-Pye Weed 11 Eutrochium maculatum

Canada Goldenrod 12 Solidago canadensis

bog goldenrod 13 Solidago uliginosa

devil's beggartick 14 Bidens frondosa

paper birch 15 Betula papyrifera

green ash 16 Fraxinus pennsylvanica

wild bergamot 17 Monarda fistulosa

corn mint 18 Mentha arvensis

American Bugleweed 19 Lycopus americanus

white turtlehead 20 Chelone glabra

Common Bladderwort 21 Utricularia vulgaris

Threeleaf Goldthread 22 Coptis trifolia

poison hemlock 23 Conium maculatum

Variegated Pond-lily 24 Nuphar variegata

winterberry holly 25 Ilex verticillata