Gallery of Fall Colours!
| By Johnny Caryopsis |
One thing to remember about fall colours is that the phenomenon is not restricted to trees and large shrubs. Lots of smaller woody plants and many forbs and even grasses put on a colourful display as their leaves die each fall. So when you go for a walk in the woods this autumn, look around and down, not just up into the trees.
Fall Colours Gallery |
(Click links for images.) |
| Just for the heck of it here's some cool pictures of plants in their full autumn regalia. Enjoy! | |
| Alumroot (Heuchera richardsonii) | Virginia Creeper (P.quinquefolia) |
| American Hazel (Corylus americana) | Sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) |
| Beaked Hazel (Corylus cornuta) | Common Reed (Phragmites australis) |
| Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) | Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) |
| Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) | Bearberry (Arctostaphylus uva-ursi) |
| High Bush Cranberry (Viburnum opulus) | Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginina) |
| Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) | Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra) |
| Mixed forest, Whiteshell Park | Prickly Rose (Rosa acicularis) |
| Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera) | Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum) |
| Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) | Lakeshore, Whiteshell Park |
Thanks for learning about Fall Colours! Bye for now!
Teachers, be sure to check out our Fall Colours in the Classroom feature.
Here's some more cool plant articles you might enjoy:
Asters - Fall Wildflowers | Wild Cucumbers | Summer Fruits | Giant Hyssop
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