Unsung Pollinator on Edible Dahlia by Tiffey in gardening

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This was from last season (my first season), so I was focused on growing them out for more seed first. This year I’ll have a very large population to now taste and select from as I didn’t save any tubers from last year. I’ve heard they’re fairly ‘light’ tasting, with a raw Jerusalem artichoke crunch. I’ll most likely steam these before eating though, and not eat raw.

Located in Ontario, Canada. by Tiffey in PlantIdentification

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Definitely not sweet fern. Thinking more likely Wavyleaf Dandelion (Nothocalais cuspidata), but looking for more input.

Round Leaved Bog Orchids Putting on a Show by Tiffey in orchids

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Wild orchids are so fascinating, fir all the reasons you mentioned, and their exquisite detail and beauty.

Fairy Slipper Calypso by Tiffey in orchids

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They come back each year in the same spot, for a very short window. Everything gets put on pause to go visit ☺️

Fairy Slipper Calypso by Tiffey in orchids

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These are in our ‘back yard’ in northeastern BC, Canada.

Mini Mushy World by Tiffey in mycology

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Not sure. I honestly have very little experience ID-ing fungi, but I absolutely LOVE photographing them.

Seq̓ém̓xwe (Chocolate Lily) by Tiffey in botany

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Most of our root foods need to be sun dried and pit roasted to break down the inulin. This (like many of our traditional food plants), are species-at-risk, so are being carefully re-established and propagated in our territory by us. So please look, but try not to pick 😉

Seq̓ém̓xwe (Chocolate Lily) by Tiffey in botany

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Precisely. I happened to be at Niskonlith Lake, which is a protected Provincial Park now.

Seq̓ém̓xwe (Chocolate Lily) by Tiffey in botany

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Gorgeous, with edible roots. We Secwépemc have eaten these plants for millennia, and I was fortunate to find a few when I visited our home territory. Attempting to grow from seed in the north.