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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)SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME NIAG NIAGARA NOTES HAMI HANO COSEWIC MNR SRANK FAMILY1993.Carex leptonervia (Fern.)Fern.Finely-nerved SedgeCarex limosa L. Mud Sedge RCarex lucorum Willd. exLink var. lucorumCarex lupulina Muhlenb.ex Willd.Long-beaked OakSedgeCarex lurida Wahlenb. Sallow Sedge UCarex magellanica Lam.ssp. irrigua (Wahlenb.)HultenR--Rare woodland sedge, probablyoverlooked and confused with similarwoodland sedges (e.g. Carex blanda,Carex laxiflora) to some extent. M.J.Oldham #9276 (MICH, TRTE) fromHumberstone Marsh in 1989.A report from "Port Colborne" byMacoun (1883-1892) may have beenfrom Wainfleet Bog though nospecimens have been located from thesite and the species has not beenlocated in later surveys (e.g.Macdonald 1992).Not currently known from <strong>Niagara</strong> R.M.,but a record from Dunnvillle EastForests in adjacent Haldimand County(Sutherland 1987) is within the NPCAwatershed (D.A. Sutherland pers. comm.2010). Similar to Carex pensylvanica.C U S5 CYPERACEAE-- R1 S5 CYPERACEAE-- R3 S4 CYPERACEAEHop Sedge C Common in moist woodlands. C C S5 CYPERACEAEStunted SedgeRA widespread but uncommon andscattered sedge of wetlands, often insandy <strong>areas</strong>. M.J. Oldham #9279a(MICH) from Humberstone Marsh in1989.Known in the region only fromWainfleet Bog where an earlycollection apparently exists at MTMGand where observed in 1990 byMacdonald (1992). Reported byMacoun (1883-1892) from "CranberryMarsh, Port Colborne", which mayhave been Wainfleet Bog. = Carexpaupercula.R3 C S5 CYPERACEAER1 R2 S5 CYPERACEAENatural Heritage Areas Inventory, 2010 9-76

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