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Originally published in the August 2022 issue of the WildFlower News by Hubert Taube. All Photos by author. In the September 2021 issue of the Wildflower News I reported on my observations of three native bedstraw species: Galium boreale, G. triflorum, G. trifidum and the non-natives G. verum and G. mollugo, the last one being a tentative identification. I can now add the non-native cleavers bedstraw, G. aparine, and the native Labrador bedstraw, G. labradoricum, to my lifelist. I found G....

Originally published in the August 2022 issue of the WildFlower News by Kathleen Mpulubusi The Gibbons Badlands Prairie is located on the west bank of the Sturgeon River, opposite the town of Gibbons. It is about a 1km stretch of native prairie grassland with exposures of the Edmonton formation which is the same rock seen in the Badlands further south. It’s a little slice of Badlands here in the Edmonton area which makes it very unique and special. The trip leaders were myself, Cherry Dodd...

Originally published in the August 2022 issue of the WildFlower News By Liz DeLeeuw On Sunday, July 10th Cherry Dodd and myself, Liz Deleeuw, led a walk of about 8 people to Everything Prairie which is located east of Fort Saskatchewan. Everything Prairie is one of a number of prairie remnants found within sight of a rail line. These remnants likely survived because of the rolling terrain, the sandy soil, and their proximity to the rail line. The area has a lot of oil field and pipeline...