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Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario(M.J. Oldham March 2010)SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME NIAG NIAGARA NOTES HAMI HANO COSEWIC MNR SRANK FAMILYWoodwardia virginica (L.)SmithVirginia Chain FernRWainfleet Bog (Macdonald 1992).M.J. Oldham #9263 (OAC) fromWainfleet Bog in 1989. A.A. Reznicek(MICH) in Willoughby Marsh in 1989.R2 -- S4 BLECHNACEAEXanthium strumarium L. Cocklebur C C C S5 ASTERACEAEA rare escape from cultivation, reportedYucca filamentosa L. Adam's Needle IRfrom Point Abino by Macdonald (1990).The report may refer to Yucca flacida-- -- SE1? AGAVACEAE(see FNA Vol. 26).Zannichellia palustris L. Horned Pondweed RA.C. Garofalo #08-886 (HAM) fromthe Welland River in 2008.R2 -- S4 POTAMOGETONACEAEZanthoxylum americanumMillerNorthern Prickly-ash C C C S5 RUTACEAEZea mays L. Corn IRObserved (M.J. Oldham) in the Fort ErieRailway Yard in 2007, where probablyan ephemeral introduction from spilled-- I SE1 POACEAEgrain"Abundant, limestone cliffs and ledgesof gorge of Niagara River near theWhirlpool" (Zenkert 1934). "occurson the wet, limestone ledges of theGlen just below the Gardener'sZigadenus elegans PurshSchool" (Hamilton 1943). No reportsssp. glaucus (Nutt.) White CamassRfrom the Niagara River area sinceHulten1943 (Varga and Kor 1993, Oldham-- R1 S4 MELANTHIACEAE2007). B. Larson #91-603, TRT, fromBeamsville Escarpment ANSI in 1991(Jalava et al. 1992). = Zigadenusglaucus.Zizania aquatica L. var.aquaticaSouthern Wild Rice R Rare; wetlands. -- U S3 POACEAEZizania palustris L. Northern Wild Rice R R1 ? S4 POACEAEZizia aurea (L.) W.D.J.KochGolden AlexandersR"occasionally found in marshy placesalong the Niagara River" (Hamilton1943). "Navy Island", sight record,Yaki (1970). S. Blaney #56-93 (TRT)from Short Hills Provincial Park in1993.R4 U S5 APIACEAEZOSTERELLA see HETERANTHERA PONTEDERIACEAENatural Heritage Areas Inventory, 2010 9-207
EXCLUDED SPECIESChecklist of the Vascular Plants of Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario(M.J. Oldham March 2010)SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME NIAGARA NOTES COSEWIC MNR FAMILYAcorus calamus L.European Sweet-flagA 1975 Wm. Putnam record (NAI database) and other reports of A.calamus from the Niagara area probably refer to the native A.americanus, though it is possible the European A. calamus sensuACORACEAEstricto is present also. See Packer and Ringius (1984).Agalinis purpurea (L.) Pennell Purple AgalinisReports of A. purpurea (e.g. NAI database) are probably based on A.paupercula. = A. purpurea var. paupercula.SCROPHULARIACEAEAgastache foeniculum (Pursh)KuntzeAgrimonia eupatoria L.Agropyron canina (L.) Beauv.Blue Giant HyssopEuropean AgrimonyVelvet BentA 1976 literature report (NAI database) may be based on amisidentification or short-lived escape from cultivation.A rare introduction in Ontario known in Niagara only from earlyliterature reports (Panton 1890, Cameron 1895); no specimens seen.Several early literature reports (Macoun 1883-1892, Panton 1890,Cameron 1895), though no recent records. Not accepted as occurringoutside of cultivation in Ontario (Dore and McNeill 1980, Morton andVenn 1990). Early Ontario reports may be based on Elymustrachycaulus (Morton and Venn 1990).LABIATAEROSACEAEPOACEAEAgrostis capillaris L.Colonial Bent GrassIn Ontario a rare escape from cultivation, in lawns and roadsideplantings; perhaps not persisting. Several old literature reports (as A.tenuis; Panton 1890, Cameron 1895, Hamilton 1943); listed for NIAG-HALD by Riley 1989). = A. tenuis.POACEAEAmelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt.ex M. RoemerSaskatoonServiceberryRecords of this western species from Niagara (e.g. NAI database)probably refer to other species in the genus.ROSACEAEAmelanchier canadensis (L.)Medik.Canada ServiceberryReported from the Niagara Parks System by Cameron (1895), thoughthe species is not accepted as occurring in Ontario by Morton andVenn (1990) and others.ROSACEAEAngelica venenosa (Greenway)Fern.Hairy AngelicaReported by Hamilton (1943) as having been "found in the [Niagara]Parks". However no Niagara specimens have been located and thespecies is otherwise known in Ontario only from a single Windsorspecimen (Oldham and Brinker 2009). = A. villosa.APIACEAEArtemisia ludoviciana Nutt.White Sagebrush"... reported from the [Niagara] Parks" (as Artemisia gnaphaloides)Hamilton (1943). No other reports and no specimens seen.ASTERACEAEAsclepias purpurascens L.Purple MilkweedA rare species of prairies and sandy woodland openings. One report inthe Niagara NAI database, but no specimens located. Rare in Ontarioand not mapped from areas near Niagara by Argus et al. (1982-1987).APOCYNACEAENatural Heritage Areas Inventory, 2010 9-208
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SOURCES OF DATAThe many sources of
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ABUNDANCE AND OCCURRENCETables 1, 2
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ReferencesBeardslee, C. S., Mitchel
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Table of ContentsTable of Contents
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1.0 IntroductionThe Niagara Region
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consists of 12 Niagara Regional Mun
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presence of uncommon or difficult t
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3.4 Species AccountsAmphibians:Spec
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that are predator free for successf
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nearby ponds. They hibernate by bur
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Figure 6: Identification of America
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Northern Dusky Salamander (Desmogna
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trampled by cattle. They are suscep
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Jefferson Salamander (Ambystoma jef
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Northern Redbellied Snake (Storer
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Northern Ribbonsnake (Thamnophis sa
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a logging truck which was delayed a
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Testudinata: Turtles and TortoisesT
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Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandi
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Redeared Slider (Trachemys script
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course ponds, irrigation canals and
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protection under the Planning Act.
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Table 2: Recommended Niagara Region
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6.0 ReferencesAusten M.J and M.J. O
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Ecologistics.1976. Hamilton-Wentwor
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Weller W.F. and W.G. Sprules.1976.
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Appendix 1:Table 3: Species incorre
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Common Name Scientific Name Global
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13.0 A PRELIMINARY LIST OF THE BUTT
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RECOMMENDATIONS more field surveys
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Little Glassywing [Pompeius verna]
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Harris’s Checkerspot [Charidryas
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ReferencesHolmes, A. M., Hess, Q. F
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The following terms and definitions
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SPECIES CHECKLISTEbony Jewelwing [C
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ANISOPTERA - DRAGONFLIESLance-tippe
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Rare ---- 1 post-1983 recordEastern
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15.0 Lichens and Bryophtyes of Niag
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Two species on my list are rare in
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Amandinea punctata (Hoffm.) Coppins
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Punctelia rudecta (Ach.) Krog fol,c
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Barbula unguiculata Hedwig P. Eckel
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Eckel, P. M. (2004). Preliminary Cr
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16.0 ReferencesAirphoto Analysis As
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Black, J. E. (1997). A five-year st
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COSEWIC. (2002). COSEWIC assessment
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Macoun, J. M. (1883-1902). Catalogu
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