If you are going on a hike to Balsam Lake Mountain, please print out this form, bring it with you, and check-off all species you find. You can also check-off the boxes with your mouse,
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Checklist for Balsam Lake Mountain (over 3,500')
Yes Genus species Common Name
Abies balsamea Balsam Fir
Acer pensylvanicum Striped Maple
Acer rubrum Red Maple
Acer saccharum Sugar Maple
Acer spicatum Mountain Maple
Agrostis gigantea Redtop
Aster acuminatus Mountain Aster
Aster lanceolatus Tall White Aster
Betula alleghaniensis Yellow Birch
Carex debilis Sedge
Carex gynandra Sedge
Cinna latifolia Drooping Woodreed
Clintonia borealis Woodlily
Coptis trifolia Goldthreads
Cornus canadensis Bunchberry
Danthonia compressa Northern Oatgrass
Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hay-scented Fern
Deschampsia flexuosa Common Hairgrass
Dryopteris campyloptera Mountain Wood Fern
Euthamia graminifolia Bush Glodenrod
Fagus grandifolia American Beech
Huperzia lucidula Shining Clubmoss
Juncus effusus Common Rush
Juncus tenuis Slender Yard-rush
Lycopodium clavatum Running-Cedar
Maianthemum racemosum False Solomon's-Seal
Nemopanthus mucronatus Mountain Holly
Oxalis montana Common Wood-Sorrel
Phleum pratense Timothy
Polygonum cilinode Fringed Bindweed
Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen
Prunus pensylvanica Pin-Cherry
Prunus serotina Black Cherry
Rubus canadensis Thornless Blackberry
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry
Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel
Sambucus racemosa Red Elderberry
Solidago macrophylla Large-Leaf Goldenrod
Solidago rugosa Tall Hairy Goldenrod
Sorbus americana American Mountain-Ash
Thalictrum pubescens Tall Meadow-Rue
Thelypteris noveboracensis New York Fern
Tiarella cordifolia Foamflower
Vaccinium myrtilloides Sour-Top Blueberry
Veratrum viride False Hellebore
Viburnum lantanoides Hobblebush
Viburnum lentago Sheepberry
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*If you discover any plants that are not on our checklist, please enter their names below

Pteridophytes (Ferns & Fern Allies)
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Grasses
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Herbaceous Angiosperms (Wildflowers)
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Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines
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