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Potentilla pensylvanica

Prairie Cinquefoil
Potentilla pensylvanica

Some of the pinnate basal leaves have 4 leaflet pairs. Leaf back view could confirm and/or close up of inflorescence to see if glandular. i.d. guideline from AT margaret_eaglecap

Prairie Cinquefoil Pinnate leaf with usually 4+ leaflet/side and leaflets with <10 teeth /side, etc. from Margaret Krichbaum margaret_eaglecap

Clasping Leaf note for Smooth Blue Aster Symphyotrichum laeve

"S. canadensis is now considered to be an eastern species, not found in SK. Plants that would have been classified as such are split into S. altissima and S. lepida."

See this observation from whence the quotation came from AT je9h Canada Goldenrod

The range of S. canadensis has been updated and it has been proposed to reclassify S. canadensis observations in SK to S. lepida or altissima.

See the reclassified range of S. canadensis here (https://uwaterloo.ca/astereae-lab/research/goldenrods/classification-and-illustrations/solidago-canadensis).

The range of S. lepida here (https://uwaterloo.ca/astereae-lab/research/goldenrods/classification-and-illustrations/solidago-lepida)

The range of S. altissima here (https://uwaterloo.ca/astereae-lab/research/goldenrods/classification-and-illustrations/solidago-altissima).

This "Solidago Subsect. Triplinerviae" subsection includes S. lepida and altissima.

or the higher section

Solidago Sect. Unilaterales

See this observation for the above quotation from AT jpwasan about Canada Goldenrod The range maps are very handy at the above webpages!

Solidago lepida var. lepida is the variation seen in SK S. lepida = Western Canada Goldenrod of the two variants, S. lepida var. lepida (leafy inflorescence with ascending branches) can be found in Saskatchewan Whereas, S. lepida var. salebrosa (non-leafy inflorescence with spreading arching branches) not so much in SK

Solidago altissima var. gilvocanescens (Rydb.) Solidago altissima = Late goldenrod can be seen with mid to upper stem ball galls. Of the variants, only var. gilvocanescens can be seen in Southern Saskatchewan, i.e. Saskatoon area and southerly. The other two variants are found in Eastern Canada i.e. var. altissima and var. pluricephala

Wyoming Flax Linum compactum Identification notes from Matthias22

Yellow Flax Linum rigidum Identification notes from Sask Wildflowers Glen Lee

Story about Aspen Boletes and the potential and cautions regarding foraging for edible mushrooms

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112329759#activity_identification_2dad1145-4f35-4cc3-8024-1bd68840db85
AND
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96071770#activity_identification_acf04add-e37d-4dd7-944d-aaf22aa9124d

new north american name is Fomes excavatus
Tinder Conk

The old name was Hoof Fungus
Fomes fomentarius

"U. dioica is now considered an Old World spp. not introduced in Saskatchewan." quote from AT eric_lamb

See also Slender Stinging Nettle

https://inaturalist.ca/observations/121049508#activity_identification_898bd933-38b3-4f99-aab8-2bd0f13df8b7

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55428995#activity_identification_968cfeec-606a-4531-bd59-a68356015e2c

Check out this observation Honeysuckle and notes made for ID process about Section Lonicera a member of Honeysuckles Genus Lonicera!

(Slender Leafy Spurge Euphorbia virgata)[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50118636#activity_identification_57bed62f-1975-4c44-adfd-40d5be2eea03]
Naming / name change