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natural areas inventory - Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority

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Checklist of the Vascular Plants of <strong>Niagara</strong> Regional Municipality, Ontario(M.J. Oldham March 2010)<strong>Niagara</strong> Comments (NIAGARA NOTES)Brief notes on the status and distribution of many plants in <strong>Niagara</strong> are provided. Comments particularly focus on species rare oruncommon in <strong>Niagara</strong>. Literature references and specimens preserved in herbaria are cited where possible. When specimens arecited only the primary collector’s name is provided, to save space. Frequently used scientific names synonyms and other namesused for the taxon in the recent <strong>Niagara</strong> floristic literature are provided.The following abbreviations and acronyms are used in the NIAGARA NOTES column:ANSI = Area of Natural and Scientific InterestARVPO = Atlas of the Rare Vascular Plants of Ontario (Argus et al. 1982-1987) databaseBUF = Buffalo Museum of Science herbariumCAN = Canadian Museum of Nature, Gatineau, herbariumDAO = Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, herbariumdet. = determined or verified by (pertaining to a specimen)et al. = et alii or “and others”FNA = Flora of North America project (see bibliography)GH = Gray Herbarium, Harvard University, BostonHAM = Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton, herbariumMICH = University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, herbariumMTMG = McGill University herbarium, MontrealNAI = <strong>Niagara</strong> Natural Areas <strong>inventory</strong> project and databaseNFO = <strong>Niagara</strong> Parks Commission, <strong>Niagara</strong> Falls, herbariumNHIC = Natural Heritage Information Centre, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Peterborough, herbariumNPCA = <strong>Niagara</strong> <strong>Peninsula</strong> <strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>Authority</strong>OAC = University of Guelph (formerly Ontario Agricultural College) herbariumR.M. = Regional Municipalitysensu stricto = in the strict sense (i.e. excluding closely related species)ssp. = botanical subspecies, a subdivision of a speciesTRT = Royal Ontario Museum (University of Toronto) herbariumTRTE = Erindale Campus, University of Toronto, herbariumTwp. = TownshipNatural Heritage Areas Inventory, 2010 9-5

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