M – Woolly Sedge (Carex pellita)

These are common host plants for butterflies, beetles, and grasshoppers and seeds serve as a food source for marsh and wading birds. They provide important winter protection for many animals. This is an imperiled species in Nova Scotia.

N – Snowberry (Gaultheria hispidula)

Often found near native Atlantic white cedar and bogs, this plant is a food source for game birds and moose.

O – Flat-Topped White Aster (Doellingeria umbellata)

These plants support many species including ants and farmed aphids. It is a tall plant often found at the edge of forests.

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This alphabet features 26 different native species of plants found in Atlantic Canada. All items are printed on archival-quality, 100lb, matte white paper.