Camosun Bog species

Native Species - species that normally live and thrive in a particular ecosystem, prefer a high water table with low nutrient, and high acid conditions. These conditions existed at Camosun Bog for 2000 years.

Examples: GROUNDCOVER:
                  sphagnum moss
                  arctic star flower
                  bunch berry
                  cloud berry
                  bog cranberry
                  sundew

                  BUSHES:
                  labrador tea
                  kalmia
                  bog blueberry

                  TREES:
                   lodgepole pine (also shore pine)
                   saskatoon berry
                   caskara

Invasive Species - defined as organisms (plant, animal, fungus or bacterium) that are not native and has negative effects on a region's economy, environment, or public health)

Examples: GROUNDCOVER:
                  polytrichum moss
                  fern (deer, sword, bracken)
                  skunk cabbage
                  salal
                  juncus

                  BUSHES:
                  huckleberry
                  some blueberry species
                  salmonberry
                  blackberry

                  TREES:
                   western hemlock
                   birches
                   mountain ash