Weak arctic sedge
Bitter fleabane
Jacob's ladder
Rough-fruited fairy bells
Slender rush
Ross's sedge
Canada rice-grass
Bog adder's-mouth
Algae-like pondweed
Shrub 3 to 10 feet tall. Fragrant, white flowers in April-May. Edible fruits ripen in August-September. Branches have false thorns. Plums form thickets on the prairie and provide food and shelter for wildlife.
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