Native Plants > Glossary

Sources

• 1. Northland Wildflowers, the Comprehensifve Guide to the Minnesota Regions, by John B. Moyle & Evelyn W. Moyle, Copyright 1977, 2001 by the University of Minnesota Press.
• 2. Wildflowers of the Northern Great Plains, Third Edition, by F. R. Vance, J. R. Jowsey, J. S. McLean, and F. A. Switzer, Third Edition 1999, Copyright 1984 and 1999, Published by The Universtiy of Minnesota Press.
• 3. Wildflowers Minnesota, Field Guide, Copyright 1999 by Stan Tekiela, Published by Adventure Publications.
• 4. Native Plants for Northern Gardens, by D. Leon Snyder,Copyright 1991 Andersen Horticulture Library, all right reserved, The University of Minnesota.
• 5. Wikipedia.

• Fen - "Fen was once thought to be a phase in the natural succession from open lake, through reedbed, fen and carr, to woodland, or as the peat develops and its surface rises, to bog. Now, it is more generally recognized that fens are persistent habitats whose existence is dependent on the availability of water." (5)
• Herb - A plant that dies to the ground each fall. (4)
• Rhizome - An Underground, root-like stem. (2)