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Wildflowers At Grundy Lake Provincial Park
Grundy Lake Provincial Park is a busy, popular provincial park in Ontario but that doesn’t mean it…
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Identifying Wildflowers: Wild Chives (native)
Common Name: Chives Scientific Name: Allium schoenoprasum Family: Amaryllidaceae Origins: North America, Europe and Asia (native) Flowering Time: June to August Habitat: Shallow bedrock soils and crevices. Along rivers and…
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Identifying Wildflowers: Cardinal Flower (native)
Common Name: Scarlet Lobeilia Scientific Name: Lobelia cardinalis Family: Campanulaceae (Bellflower family) Origins: North America (native) Flowering Time: July to September Habitat: Damp sites, especially along streams. Range: Found from Ontario…
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Identifying Wildflowers: Bloodroot (native)
Common Name: Bloodwort, Redroot, Red Puccoon, Tetterwort Scientific Name: Sanguinaria canadensis Family: Papaveraceae Origins: North America (native) Flowering Time: March to May Habitat: Rich woodlands and along streams Range: Found from…
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Identifying Grasses: Bladder Sedge (native)
Common Name: Bladder Sedge, Shining Bur Sedge Scientific Name: Carex intumescens Family: Cyperaceae ( Sedge Family) Origins: North America (native) Flowering Time: May to July Habitat: Swamps and…
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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: 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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June Was Full Of Blooms, 2016
By June the Blue-eyed Grass flowers had turned into their seed pods. Most of our plants, except the Sullivants Milkweed, were thriving with little…
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The Gardens Were Green in May 2016
In May, many plants were beginning their seasonal growth. We only have a few true spring flowers in our garden, so there were only…
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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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