{"id":8393,"date":"2026-04-11T13:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T17:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/?p=8393"},"modified":"2026-04-11T13:14:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T17:14:52","slug":"keep-an-eye-out-for-the-first-flowers-in-the-backlands-11apr2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/?p=8393","title":{"rendered":"Keep an eye out for the first flowers in the Backlands 11Apr2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Broom crowberry, <em>Corema conradii<\/em>, Nova Scotia\u2019s earliest flowering native species after skunk cabbage, is now or will soon be in flower in the Backlands!<\/p>\n<p>We know that courtesy of Joshua Barss Donham who took these pics in the Backlands one year ago (Apr 11, 2025):<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_7704\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/491454373_10162230603190225_7699455400229348488_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7704\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7704\" src=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/491454373_10162230603190225_7699455400229348488_n-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/491454373_10162230603190225_7699455400229348488_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/491454373_10162230603190225_7699455400229348488_n-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/491454373_10162230603190225_7699455400229348488_n-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/491454373_10162230603190225_7699455400229348488_n-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/491454373_10162230603190225_7699455400229348488_n.jpg 1639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Broom Crowberry, male flowers<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_7705\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/492074060_10162230603315225_5346081334421703755_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7705\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7705\" src=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/492074060_10162230603315225_5346081334421703755_n-300x254.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/492074060_10162230603315225_5346081334421703755_n-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/492074060_10162230603315225_5346081334421703755_n-1024x867.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/492074060_10162230603315225_5346081334421703755_n-768x650.jpg 768w, https:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/492074060_10162230603315225_5346081334421703755_n-1536x1300.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/492074060_10162230603315225_5346081334421703755_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Broom Crowberry, female flowers<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Broom Crowberry is &#8220;dioecious&#8221; (separate male and female plants) with terminal flowers appearing in April, (sometimes in March) through to mid-May, depending on the site and year.<\/p>\n<p>Male plants (and colonies developed from a single male plant) are much more common than female plants. Raymond Fielding in Shrubs of Nova Scotia (1988) aptly describes male colonies as presenting &#8220;a haze of wine-coloured anthers&#8221;&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/wrweo2014\/posts\/2014\/spring\/BROOMCROWBERRY.pdf\">More about Broom Crowberry<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Broom crowberry, Corema conradii, Nova Scotia\u2019s earliest flowering native species after skunk cabbage, is now or will soon be in flower in the Backlands! 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