Journal archives for July 2018

July 21, 2018

Carp Hills Bog Mat Observations

During the week of 9 July, 2018, ecologist Holly Bickerton and noted naturalist Dan Brunton inventoried the bog/fen mat that lies adjacent to the beaver pond loop on the Crazy Horse Trail. They have kindly shared their plant list for the bog mat, where they found 46 species, 13 of which are Regionally Significant. (Note: some species listed already exist as observations in this project.)

  • Lycopodiella inundata (regionally significant)
  • Osmunda cinnamomea
  • Osmunda regalis
  • Thelypteris palustris
  • Pinus strobus
  • Typha latifolia
  • Calamagrostis canadensis
  • Glyceria borealis (uncommon)
  • Glyceria canadensis (regionally significant)
  • Glyceria striata
  • Carex canescens (uncommon)
  • Carex comosa (uncommon)
  • Carex echinata (regionally significant)
  • Carex lacustris (uncommon)
  • Carex retrorsa
  • Carex utriculata (regionally significant)
  • Cladium mariscoides (regionally significant)
  • Dulichium arundinaceum (uncommon)
  • Eleocharis erythropoda (uncommon)
  • Eleocharis palustris
  • Eriophorum tenellum (regionally significant)
  • Eriophorum virginicum (regionally significant)
  • Scirpus cyperinus
  • Calla palustris
  • Juncus brevicaudatus
  • Iris versicolor
  • Platanthera clavellata (regionally significant)
  • Pogonia ophioglossoides (regionally significant)
  • Salix bebbiana
  • Salix petiolaris
  • Alnus incana
  • Brasenia schreberi (regionally significant)
  • Drosera rotundifolia (uncommon)
  • Spiraea tomentosa (uncommon)
  • Nemopanthus mucronatus (regionally significant)
  • Triadenum fraseri
  • Viola sororia (uncommon)
  • Epilobium palustre (regionally significant)
  • Cicuta bulbifera
  • Lysimachia terrestris
  • Lysimachia thyrsiflora (uncommon)
  • Lycopus uniflorus
  • Utricularia macrorhiza
  • Utricularia minor (regionally significant)
  • Galium tinctorium (uncommon)
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