Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Comarum palustre

I've only ever seen this plant twice and I didn't succeed in getting decent photos either time : ) However, better than nothing and it was a treat to see it. It's called Marsh Cinquefoil for a reason - on both occasions, I was standing in water to photograph it, lol. This plant was growing in the area around the Medicine River Wildlife Centre, north of Calgary. We spent the day on July 24th botanizing the forest and open ground there.

This is a greatly enlarged photo of this Marsh Cinquefoil flower. The actual reddish purple flowers are 15-35 mm across. My plant book says that there are 5 purple sepals and 5 reddish petals, but my flower puzzles me as to just what is what : ) This native wildflower grows in marshes, bogs and shorelines, July-August. This one was seen in a bog by the lake at Bentz Lake Natural Area, north of Calgary and west of Sundre.