Common Shrubs, Herbs & Mosses of Nova Scotia Alain Belliveau With special thanks to Peter Neily (DNR), Eugene Quigley (DNR), and Anne Mills Serviceberry Veins fade before reaching teeth Point, short buds Wild Raisin Opposite leavesLong, brown bud Blueberry Alternate leaves close together Common Shrubs (Woody Stem) Striped Maple Opposite leaves Green striped barkBig fat maple leaves Lambkill Whorled cluster of leavesNo teeth Leaves have rounded tipLeaves have long petiole Honeysuckle Opposite leavesStem ends with bud and not leaf False Holly Random assembly of leavesOften tar spots on leavesBlunt leaf tip Wild lily-of-the-valley Small No teeth Parallel veins Starflower Leaves of different sizesMany veins curl towards tip Bunchberry Leaves all same sizeFew veins Veins parallel Common Herbs (Non-Woody Stem) Goldthread Three mini leavesGolden roots Sarsaparilla Stem splits in threeMany leaves Partridgeberry Opposite Lighter green stripe in middle Blue-Bead Lily Long, inflated leaves Veins opposite Indian Pipe Pipe shapeWhite when live Black when dead Wood-Sorrel Three heart-shaped mini leaves Delicate-looking Violet Heart-shaped single leaf Wood Aster Slight teeth Veins few and almost parallelMany leaves from central point Dwarf Raspberry Three leavesCreeping plantPointy teeth Twin Flower Twin leaves (opposite) Creeping Snowberry Very smallAlternate leaves Indian Cucumber-Root Sometimes two storiesLeaves all the sameVeins parallel Ground Pine Looks like mini treeAlmost as wide as it is tall Teaberry Usually 3-5 shiny leavesMint smell inside leaves Rosy Twisted Stalk Horizontal stemVeins alternateLeaves clasping stem Stair-Step Moss Has 1-7 flat steps Haircap Moss Long pointy leavesTall moss Schrebers Moss Longer than 1 inch Reddish stemNear-flat structure Common Mosses & Lichens Wavy Moss Leaves have waves Broom Moss Curls at top like an old broom Hypnum Moss Plain lookingFlat structureWraps around stumps, rocks Plume Moss Bright feather-like leaves Fern Moss Usually neon green colourLong trailing stemUsually on stumps and trees Shaggy Moss Not a flat structureRound, bushy lookLikes rich soil Caribou Moss / Reindeer Lichen Bright grey, yellow, white or green Shape of antlersBazzania Trilobata Liverwort One forkFish-scale like structuresCovers rocks, stumps Pin Cushion Moss Lighter green colour, almost whiteFeels and looks like pin cushion Cup Lichen Cup structuresUsually light grey or white Sphagnum Moss Round tuft on topWings all aroundAlways in wet places