natural areas inventory - Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority

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 FAMILYMapped from the region by Dore andMcNeill (1980) and collected at PointAbino by I.D. Macdonald in 1988Brachyelytrum aristosumBearded Shorthusk DD (Macdonald 1990). Status in the region(Michaux) Trel.poorly known due to confusion with B.erectum. = Brachyelytrum erectum var.glabratum.? ? S4S5 POACEAEBrachyelytrum erectum(Schreber) P. Beauv.Brasenia schreberi J.GmelinBearded ShorthuskWater-shieldDDRHStatus in the region poorly known due toconfusion with B. aristosum, which wasformerly considered a variety (var.glabratum) of B. erectum. Both taxa aremapped from the region by Dore andMcNeill (1980) and a recent collectionfrom Marcy's Woods is B. erectum (M.J.Oldham #22207, DAO, in 1999). Ifrecords of both species are combinedthere are more than 20 recent record forthe region (i.e. would be common).Reported from Wainfleet Bog by Auer(1930) and from the Niagara Peninsulaby Heimburger (1955). No recentrecords.R4 C S4S5 POACEAE-- R1 S5 CABOMBACEAEBRASSICA see also SINAPIS BRASSICACEAEBrassica juncea (L.)Czernj.Indian MustardBrassica napus L. Turnip IRIHRare weed, with several early records(e.g. W. Scott, TRT, from QueenstonHeights in 1896) but no recent reports.Rare weed (M.J. Oldham #34058, DAO,from Port Colborne in 2008).I -- SE5 BRASSICACEAEI -- SE1 BRASSICACEAEBrassica nigra (L.) Koch Black Mustard IR Rare weed. I I SE5 BRASSICACEAEBrassica rapa L. Field Mustard IR Rare weed. I -- SE5 BRASSICACEAEBriza media L. Quaking Grass IRA rare introduction which does notpersist; most records are old. Reportedfrom Niagara Gorge by Riley et al.-- -- SE1 POACEAE(1996).Bromus ciliatus L. Fringed Brome RRare in wetlands and moist woods.C.J. Rothfels #1483 (HAM) from NavyIsland in 2004.U6 U S5 POACEAEBromus commutatusSchraderHairy ChessIUUncommon weed of open disturbedground. M.J. Oldham #9265 (DAO)from Wainfleet Bog in 1989.I I SE4 POACEAENatural Heritage Areas Inventory, 2010 9-64