Libau Bog Ecological Reserve

Libau Bog Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve located in the Mars Hill Wildlife Management Area, Manitoba, Canada.[2] It was established in 1989 under the Manitoba Ecological Reserves Act.[1][3] It is 1.8 square kilometres (0.69 sq mi) in size.[1]

Libau Bog Ecological Reserve
Area180 ha (440 acres)
Established1989

Flora
Arethusa bulbosa (Dragon's Mouth Orchid)

The Libau Bog Ecological Reserve consists of black spruce-tamarack bog and floating sedge bog. This floating sedge bog is classified as a quaking bog; formed when a mat of vegetation grows over a shallow pond. At least 11 species of orchid, including the rare dragon’s mouth orchid, grass-pink, ram’s head lady’s-slipper and adder’s mouth orchid can be found here. Other shrubby species found on the site include: red osier dogwood, Labrador tea, shrubby cinquefoil, round leaved orchid and round-leafed bog orchid.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Libau Bog Ecological Reserve". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  2. "Libau Bog Ecological Reserve, Backgrounder" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  3. "Ecological Reserves". www.gov.mb.ca. Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  4. Name, Author's. "Parks and Protected Spaces | Conservation and Climate | Province of Manitoba". www.manitoba.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-30. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
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