Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: UBC

This wildflower is also known as Common Silverweed, Indian Sweet Potato, and Silverweed Cinquefoil. This is a native, common, low-creeping plant that spreads with long, red runners. Makes excellent ground cover - for those who don't like to mow lawns : ) Seen a few days ago at the Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, north west of Calgary. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_anserina

Presumably, this is some kind of "fan" fungus? The largest one shows the fan pattern best. Doug, I thought these looked somewhat like your Velvety Fairy Fan, apart from the colour. We saw these on 22nd August in West Bragg Creek Provincial Park. Later: thanks, Doug, for the ID!

Two days later, I am STILL on a natural high after seeing these gorgeous, wild Yellow Pondlilies for the very first time. We spent a full day on Thursday botanizing the Bentz Lake Natural Area, north of Calgary and west of Sundre, and these Yellow Pondlilies were growing near the edge of the lake. To get to them from the forest where we were exploring, we had to make our way through a very watery bog, LOL. Apart from one small mishap that left one friend soaked to his upper thighs, we managed it with only soaking wet feet. This native, aquatic member of the Water-lily family grows in lakes and ponds June to August. The yellow flower is 4-7 cm across, has 6 yellow, petal-like sepals and several small, inconspicuous petals. Today, I was out with five friends, exploring and botanizing (recording all flora and fauna seen) the forest of Bragg Creek Provincial Park, west of Calgary. A perfect day weatherwise as well as far as enjoyment and sightings were concerned. Lots of mushrooms - though no brilliant red ones today, LOL!

This plant is a member of the Rose family and grows in moist, open areas, often on sandy shores and banks. The stems are long and tufted and produce reddish green runners (stolons) that root and form new plants at nodes.