AUTUMN FLOR A & FUNGI SC AV ENGER HUNT ON THE SUPERIOR N A TION A L FOREST Screenshot this page and go fall flora hunting! Bonus challenge: take a photo of each different item you find, post to social, and tag @visitelymn —we’d love to see your pics!
Tamarack Trees One of the last trees to turn colors, the Tamarack tree is the only conifer that sheds all of its needles each year. Tamarack trees can be found in boggy soils. To locate, try a drive down Highway 1 or the Echo Trail.
Bush Honeysuckle Bush honeysuckle is a native species, not related to non-native honeysuckles. It turns a vibrant red early in the autumn season. To locate, look along roadsides and in clearings—often under young aspen stands.
Paper Birch Trees The leaves of these trees turn a vivid golden hue in the fall.
Native Americans have used birch bark for many years to make canoes, wigwams, baskets, and other items. To locate, try a hike to Kawishiwi Falls.
Mushrooms Pictured: Common Laccaria, which are found in forests of all types, with a preference for pine forests. They grow in a symbiotic relationship with a tree’s roots. Never eat a mushroom unless you can positively identify it.
Maple Trees Flashes of orange and red from Maple trees punctuate area scenery. Maple trees grow from 60-90 feet tall and can reach 150 years old. To locate, take a stroll through residential streets in Ely or visit South Kawishiwi Campground.
In Ely, fall colors generally peak in late September, with the show lasting from mid-September to early October. Check out the MN DNR Fall Color Finder >
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