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Reindeer Lake Plant Field Guide

Plants of the Reindeer Lake, Saskatchewan filming environment — boreal trees, edibles, toxics and traditional-use species.

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Reindeer Lake Plant Field Guide cover№ 31
Region
Reindeer Lake, Sask. (S10)
Country
Canada
Continent
North America
Season
Alone Season 10
File size
990 KB(1.0 MB)
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About this region

Continental boreal — very cold winters, warm short summers, extensive lakes and wetlands.

Reindeer Lake sits deep in the Saskatchewan boreal shield, framed by jack pine, black spruce and paper birch. It is prime berry country in late summer and produces reliable birch bark for containers and tinder.

Fire-driven landscape mosaics make berry productivity vary year-to-year but keep edges open. Low-shrub cranberries and blueberries, along with hazelnut on richer sites, round out a classic Canadian shield foraging profile.

Habitats

  • Jack pine uplands

    Dry, sandy sites; lichen and blueberry floor.

  • Black spruce lowland

    Wet peat with Labrador tea, cloudberry and sphagnum.

  • Mixedwood shorelines

    Birch, aspen, and white spruce along lake and river edges.

  • Beaver ponds and stream margins

    Willow, sweet gale, and mint communities.

Notable species

  • Jack pinePinus banksiana

    Tree

  • Paper birchBetula papyrifera

    Material

  • Lowbush cranberryVaccinium vitis-idaea

    Edible

  • BlueberryVaccinium myrtilloides

    Edible

  • Beaked hazelnutCorylus cornuta

    Edible

  • Labrador teaRhododendron groenlandicum

    Medicinal

  • Water hemlockCicuta virosa

    Toxic

Topics

  • reindeer lake
  • saskatchewan
  • boreal
  • jack pine
  • lowbush cranberry
  • birch

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