FLORA

Photos of the Lower Churchill River valley by Marcel Gahbauer:

Fireweed, abundant along the rivers in late summer

Pitcher plant, the official plant of Newfoundland and Labrador, common in bogs and fens

Another carnivorous plant, the sundew, much smaller and more difficult to spot (and photograph!)

Blue flag iris, common to abundant along the Lower Churchill River

Ferns are common in small pockets of rich deciduous forest along the Lower Churchill River

Bunchberry, one of the most common plants of the boreal forest all across Canada

Bog rosemary in front of an August sky

Currant leaves turning red ... in mid-August!