bunchberry
Low forest wildflower
Bunchberry is a low-growing woodland plant of northern forests, producing clusters of bright red berries in late summer.
The small white flowers are surrounded by four showy white bracts that look like petals.
Related to dogwood, bunchberry forms spreading mats on the forest floor: The trail was lined with bunchberry in bloom.
Tree-dense ecosystem
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- woodlandForested land area
- borealOf northern regions
- coniferousProducing woody cones
taiga · shade · moist · acidic · humus · ferns · mosses · old-growth
Flowering ornamental tree genus
- whorlSpiral arrangement of ridges
- bractsModified leaves near flowers
- whiteAbsence of pigment
- flowersPlant reproductive structures
pollination · perennial · herbaceous · leaves · rhizome · deciduous · angiosperm · dicotyledon
Thick floor textile
- matFlat floor covering
- spreadingExtending over space
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
- low-growingRemaining near ground level
ground-hugging · rhizomatous · trailing · blanket · shade-tolerant · perennial · herbaceous · native
Edible plant ovary
- drupesSeed-containing pit fruits
- redPrimary color, warm
- clustersGrouped collections
- edibleSafe to consume
foraging · ripe · harvest · tart · wildcrafting · gathering · seeds · flavor
Tart red Arctic berry
- wintergreenAromatic evergreen herb
- twinflowerSmall paired woodland bloom
- cranberryAcidic red bog fruit
- elderberrySmall dark hedgerow fruit
forest
Tree-dense ecosystem
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- woodlandForested land area
- borealOf northern regions
coniferous · taiga · shade · moist · acidic · humus · ferns · mosses · old-growth · canopy
dogwood
Flowering ornamental tree genus
flowers · pollination · perennial · herbaceous · leaves · rhizome · deciduous · angiosperm · dicotyledon · stamen
carpet
Thick floor textile
low-growing · ground-hugging · rhizomatous · trailing · blanket · shade-tolerant · perennial · herbaceous · native · colony
fruit
Edible plant ovary
edible · foraging · ripe · harvest · tart · wildcrafting · gathering · seeds · flavor · preserves
lingonberry
Tart red Arctic berry
- wintergreenAromatic evergreen herb
- twinflowerSmall paired woodland bloom
- cranberryAcidic red bog fruit
elderberry · chokecherry · buffaloberry · gooseberry · bearberry
- berriesblackberry, blueberry, raspberry, strawberry, cranberry
- wildflowersblack-eyed Susan, black-eyed Susans, daisy, buttercup, bluebonnets
- Canadian Plantsmaple, spruce, birch, fir, trillium
- New England florabirch trees, maple trees, oak trees, pine trees, hemlock
- Northwest Florasagebrush, Douglas fir, salal, western hemlock, huckleberry
- understory plantsfern, trillium, mayapple, bloodroot, violet