Blue bead-lily or dogberry (Clintonia borealis) is a clonal summer herb found in patches throughout the watershed. However, it is more common at high elevations in association with the boreal transition forest (fir-spruce-white birch). The species spreads by rhizomes which grow in the forest floor or upper mineral soil. Fruits are blue when ripe and are discolored in the photo below.

Average aboveground biomass    =     0.58  g/m²

Element	concentration in dry tissue (ppm)
Calcium	10378
Magnesium	3901
Potassium	43484

Web page created April 2001
by Thomas Siccama and Ellen Denny