Canadian hemlock, Tsuga canadensis, have a hard time unprotected at this altitude. I think it is the wind more than anything else that damages them so here. But this is a bog and they must withstand constantly wet (or frozen) feet. Mostly plants seem to be growing in the peat layer, which is perhaps 12 inches thick. Beneath that is a layer of water, then rock.

There is a little of everything in the foreground, from the left and skipping duplicates: Ilex mucronata (nemopanthus – mountain holly), Rhododendron maximum, Spagnum sp. (often red), Vaccinium sp. (blueberry), Osmunda cinnamomeum (cinnamon fern), Kalmia latifolia (mountain laurel – in bloom), Picea rubens (red spruce). Yes, all native!

28-90mm Leica Vario-Elmarit, Nikon 800e, Lr4, Ps CS6.