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Identifying Wildflowers: Common St. John’s Wort (non-native)
Common Name: St. John’s Wort Scientific Name: Hypericum perforatum Family: Hypericaceae Origins: Europe (non-native) Flowering Time: June – September Habitat: Fields, roadsides, and waste places. Range: Found throughout most of…
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Identifying Wildflowers: Sticky False Asphodel (native)
Common Name: Tofieldia glutinosa, STicky Tofieldia Scientific Name: Tofieldia glutinosa, Narthecium glutinosum Family: Lilliaceae (Lily) Origins: North America (native) Flowering Time: June to July Habitat: Wet areas, bogs, fens…
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Identifying Wildflowers: Ox-eye Daisy (non-native)
Common Name: Ox-eye Daisy, Whiteweed Scientific Name: Leucanthemum vulgare (formerly Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) Family: Composite Family (Asteraceae) Origins: Europe (non-native) Flowering Time: June-August Habitat: Waste places, meadows, pastures and roadsides Range:…
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Identifying Wildflowers: Jack-in-the-Pulpit (native)
Common Name: Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Indian Turnip, Small Jack-in-the-Pulpit Scientific Name: Arum triphyllum Family: Arum Family (Araceae) Origins: North America (native) Flowering Time: April – June Habitat: Damp…
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Wildflowers and Ferns Along Algonquin’s Big Pines Trail
The Big Pines Trail in Algonquin Park features old growth White Pines that survived the 1880’s logging…
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Wildflowers At Bridgeview Conservation Area in August
Bridgeview Conservation Area is a small park located in Petrolia, Ontario and is a great place to…
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Identifying Wildflowers: Canadian Bunchberry (native)
Common Name: Canadian Bunchberry, Bunchberry Dogwood, Dwarf Cornel Scientific Name: Cornus canadensis Family: Cornaceae (dogwood) Origins: North America (native) Flowering Time: May to July Habitat: Most forested areas and bogs. Range:…
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Identifying Wildflowers: White Trillium
Common Name: White Trillium, Large-flowered Trillium Scientific Name: Trillium grandiflorum Family: Melanthiaceae Origins: North America (native) Flowering Time: April – June Habitat: Forests, rich woods and…
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Identifying Wildflowers: Viper’s Bugloss
Common Name: Blueweed Scientific Name: Echium vulgare Family: Boraginaceae Origins: Europe (non-native) Flowering Time: June – October Habitat: Roadsides, fields, waste areas; frequently in limestone soil. Range: Found…
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Identifying Wildflowers: Black-eyed Susan
Common Name: Black-eyed Susan Scientific Name: Rudbeckia hirta Family: Asteraceae Origins: North America (native) Flowering Time: June – October Habitat: Fields, prairies and open areas. Range: Found throughout most of…
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