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Michigan Wild Flower |
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| The dwarf lake Iris is the official State flower of Michigan. However, there is an interesting story behind the choosing of the official wild flower of the state. The Michigan Wild flower Association in the year 1996 had decided to choose the state wild flower by a voting system. Accordingly, 6 wild flowers native to Michigan were nominated and put up for election. The white Trillium won the election and was initially declared as the state wild flower. But later Michigan Botanical Club supported by the Michigan Environmental Counsel nominated the dwarf lake Iris as the state wild flower on the grounds that the lake Iris was an endangered wild flower species and required more attention and conservation. Since then the dwarf lake Iris is the official Michigan wild flower. |
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Apart from the lake Iris, the other common Michigan wild flowers are - spiderwort
- swamp rose
- milkweed
- smooth aster
- field hawk weed
- pond lily
- woodland sunflower
- wood nettle
- white clover
- white dead nettle
- trumpet honeysuckle
- thistle, dodder
- tiger lily
- bellflower
- ground cherry
- purple coneflower.
The Wild flower Association of Michigan is dedicated to protecting the native Michigan wild flower and educating the common public about wild flower conservation and advantages of having wild flower gardens.
The upper peninsula of Michigan is usually uninhabited, which makes it the heaven of wild flowers. During spring and summer, these sites are covered with wild flowers, berries and mushrooms. Michigan is located in the outskirts of the prairies grassland and so the soil condition is particularly suited for the wild flowers and grasses.
The best place to enjoy the beautiful sight of Michigan wild flowers is in the Fernwood Botanical Garden located in Berrien county of Michigan. This garden has a site 125 ft lower than the adjoining areas which has several wild flower fields worth being any traveler's paradise. It has paths for walking and the entire wild flower garden is an abode of many rare and beautiful butterflies and birds. If you are interested in wild flowers, then you can go through other pages in Dgreetings.com.
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