Ancient Forest Research Report No. 7


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TEMAGAMI REGION RARE PLANT GUIDE



by P. A. Quinby



1996





REFERENCES

The foundation for the species used and the format of the index is from David J. White's Assessment of Representative and Special Life Science Resource Features of the Temagami Planning Area, and Reconnaissance Life Science Inventory of Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Provincial Park Sudbury/Temiskaming Districts of Ontario, both prepared for the Ministry of Natural Resources of Ontario. The species were taken mainly from his life science checksheets. The descriptions and diagrams used to depict the plants were taken mainly from Britton and Brown's An Illistrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada (BB in the list the index) and alternately from Forest Plants of Northeastern Ontario (FPNO) - Legasy, LaBelle-Beadman, and Chambers, and A Field Guide to the Ferns and Their Related Families (FGF) by Boughton Cobb. .



INDEX OF RARE PLANT STATUS IN TEMAGAMI, ONTARIO



PROVINCIALLY SIGNIFICANT FLORA

Botrychium rugulosum Rugulose Grapefern
Gymnocarpium robertianum Limestone Oak Fern Family - Polypodiaceae FGF 49, 246
Plantanthera orbiculata
var. macrophylla
Large Round-leaved Orchid
Family - Orchidaceae
FPNO 111
Potamogeton conferviodes Algal-leaved Pondweed
Family - Zannichelliceae
BBV1, 81
Xyris difformis Yellow-eyed Grass
Family - Xyridaceae
BBV1, 452


REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT FLORA


Acer pennsylvanicum Striped Maple
Family - Aceraceae
BBV2, 467
Actaea pachypoda White Baneberry
Family - Runuculaceae
FPNO, 144
Arabis divaricarpa Divaricate Arabis
Arabis hirsuta Hairy Rock-cress
Family - Cruciferae
BBV2, 181
Aralia racemosa Spikenard
Family - Halloragidaceae
BBV2, 617
Arceuthobium pusillum Dwarf Mistletoe
Family - Urticaceae
BBV1,638
Botrychium matricariaefolium Daisyleaf Grape Fern
Family - Ophioglossaceae
FGF184/ BBV1,4
Botrychium multifidum Leathery Grape Fern
Family - Ophioglossaceae
FGF190
Botrychium simplex Dwarf Grape Fern
Family - Ophioglossaceae
FGF184/ BBV1,3
Calopogon tuberosus Grass-pink
Carex argyrantha Silver Sedge
Family - Cyperaceae
BBV1,387
Carex buxbaumii Buxbaum's Sedge
Family - Cyperaceae
BBV1,419
Carex comosa Bristly Sedge
Family - Cyperaceae
BBV1,438
Carex echinata Prickly Sedge
Family - Cyperaceae
BBV1,365
Carex lacustris Lake Sedge
Family - Cyperaceae
BBV1,425
Carex livida Lead-coloured Sedge
Family - Cyperaceae
BBV1,397
Carex michauxiana Michaux's Sedge
Family - Cyperaceae
BBV1,431
Carex tuckermanii Tuckerman's Sedge
Family - Cyperaceae
BBV1,435
Circaea lutetiana Enchanter's Nightshade
Family - Onograceae
BBV2,611
Cladium mariscoides Twig-rush
Family - Cyperaceae
BBV1,348
Clematis virginiana Virgin's-bower
Family - Rununculaceae
BBV2,122
Cornus alternifolia Alternate-leaved Dogwood
Family - Cornaceae
BBV2,663
Crypripedium calceolus Yellow Lady's Slipper
Family - Orchidaceae
FPNO,105
Dryopteris fragrans Fragrant Fern
Family - Polypodiaceae
FGF62,244/BBV1,19
Dryopteris marginalis Marginal Shield Fern
Family - Polypodiaceae
FGF64/BBV1,20
Eleagnus commutata Silverberry
Eleocharis robbinsii Spike-rush
Family - Cyperaceae
BBV1,311
Equisetum variegatum Variegated Horsetail
Family - Equisetaceae
BBV1,42
Eriophorum gracile Slender Cotton-grass
Family - Gramineae
BBV1,324
Eriophorum tenellum Filiform Cotton-grass
Family - Gramineae
BBV,325
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Red Ash
Family - Oleaceae
BBV2,726
Galium circaezans White Wild Licorice
Family - Rubiceae
BBV3,261
Hypericum canadense Canada St. John's-Wort
Family - Hypericaceae
BBV2,535
Juncus militaris A Rush
Family - Juncaceae
BBV1,477
Juncus vaseyii Vasey's Rush
Family - Juncaceae
BBV1,471
Juniperus communis Common Juniper
Family - Pinaceae
BBV1,656
Maianthemum canadense var. interius Hairy Wild Lily-of-the-Valley
Family - Convallariaceae
BBV1,517
Medeola virginiana Indian Cucumber-root
Family - Triliaceae
BBV1,523
Milium effusum Wild Millet
Family - Gramineae
BBV1,173
Mitchella repens Partridge-berry
Family - Rubiaceae
BBV3,255
Monoptropa hypopithys Pinesap
Family - Monotropeae
BBV2,675
Myriophyllum tenellum Slender Water-milfoil
Family - Halloragidaceae
BBV2,615
Ostrya virginiana Hop Hornbeam
Family - Betalaceae
BBV1,606
Parthenocissus vitacea Virginia Creeper
Family - Vitaceae
BBV2,511
Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark
Plantanthera orbiculata Round-leaved Orchid
Family - Orchidaceae
FPNO,110
Polygonatum pubescens Hairy Solomon's Seal
Pontederia cordata Pickeral-weed
Family - Commelinaceae
BBV1,463
Potamogeton robbinsii Robbin's Pondweed
Potamogeton spirillus Dimorphous Pondweed
Prunus nigra Canada Plum
Family - Anacardiaceae
BBV2,323
Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak
Family - Fagaceae
BBV1,623
Rhus radicans Poison Ivy
Family - Anacardiaceae
BBV2,484
Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac
BBV2,481
Rhynchospora fusca Brown Beak-rush
Family - Juncaceae
BBV1,344
Ribes americanum Wild Black Currant
Family - Grossalariaceae
BBV2,238
Rubus canadensis Smooth Blackberry
Family - Grossalariaceae
BBV2,279
Rumex verticillatus Water Dock
Family - Polygoaceae
BBV1,665
Sagittaria graminea Grass-leaved Arrowhead
BBV1,103
Salix amygdaloides Peach-leaf Willow
Family - Salicaceae
BBV1,593
Salix interior Sandbar Willow
Family - Saliaceae
BBV1,595
Salix pellita Ontario Willow
Family - Saliaceae
BBV1,598
Salix serissima Autumn Willow
Family - Saliaceae
BBV1,594
Scheuchzeria palustris Scheuchzeria
Family - Scheuchzeriaceae
BBV1,93
Scirpus atrovirens Blackish Bulrush
Family - Cyperaceae
BBV1,335
Scirpus torreyi Torrey's Bulrush
Family - Cyperaceae
BBV1,330
Shepherdia canadensis Soapberry
Family - Lythraceae
BBV2,576
Solidago macropyllaLarge-leaved Goldenrod
Family - Compositae
BBV3,385
Spirea tomentosa Steeplebush
Family - Rosaceae
BBV2,245
Spiranthes romanzoffianaHooded Ladies'-tresses
Family - Orchidaceae
FPNO,115
Thelypteris palustrisMarsh Fern
Family - Thelpteridaceae
FPNO,283
Trillium undulatumPainted Trillium
Family - Trilliaceae
BBV1,526
Utricularia resupinataResupinate Bladderwort
Family - Lentibulariaceae
BBV3,230
Vaccinium angustifolium var. nigrumBlueberry
Family - Vacciniaceae
BBV2,701
Vallisneria americanaAmerican Eel-grass
Viola lanceolataLance-leaved violet
Family - Cristaceae
BBV2,557
Woodsia glabellaSmooth Woodsia
Family - Polypodiaceae
BBV1,13
Xyria montanaYellow-eyed grass
Family - Xyridaceae
BBV1,451
LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT
Actaea rubra forma neglecta Red Baneberry (white berries)
Family - Runuculaceae
BBV2, 90
Agropyron trachycaulumWheat Grass
Family - Gramineae
BBV2,90
Alisma trivialeWater-plantain
Anemone cylindrica Long-headed Thimbleweed
Family- Runuculaceae
BBV2,99
Apocynum sibiricum Indian Hemp
Family - Apocynaceae
BBV3,22
Arctostaphyllos uva-ursiBearberry
Family - Ericaceae
BBV2,693
Bidens beckiiWater-marigold
Family - Compositae
BBV3,500
Brachyelytrum erectumBearded Shorthusk
Family - Gramineae
BBV1,190
Campanula rotundifoliaHarebell
Family - Cucurbitaceae
BBV3,295
Carex chordorrhizaChord Sedge
Family - Cyperaceae
BBV1,362
Carex exilisStarved Sedge
Family - Cyperaceae
BBV1,376
Carex viridulaGreenish Sedge
Family - Cyperaceae
BBV1,429
Chelone glabraTurtlehead
Family - Schophulariaceae
BBV3,181
Circaea alpinaAlpine Enchanter's Nightshade
Family - Onograceae
BBV2,611
Clematis verticillarisPurple Clematis
BBV2,126
Cornus rugosaRound-leaved Dogwood
Family - Cornaceae
BBV2,661
Crataegus sp.Hawthorn
Cystopteris fragilisFragile Fern
Family - Polypodiaceae
BBV1,15
Dryopteris cristata Crested Wood Fern
Family - Polypodiaceae
BBV1,19
Elodea canadensisCanada Water-weed
Family - Alismaceae
BBV1,105
Eleocharis compressaCompressed Spike-rush
Family - Cyperaceae
BBV1,318
Eleocharis erythropodaRed-stemmed Spike-rush
Family - Cyperaceae
BBV1,318
Elymus virginicusWild Rye
Family - Gramineae
BBV1,291
Euphrasia hudsonianaEyebright
Geum aleppicumYellow Avens
Goodyera repensDwarf Rattlesnake-plantain
Family - Orchidaceae
BBV1,569
Hypericum majusLarge St. John's Wort
Family - Hypericaceae
BBV2,535
Hypericum mutilumDwarf St. John's Wort
Family - Hypericaceae
BBV2,535
Lonicera villosaNorthern Honeysuckle
Family - Caprifoliaceae
BBV3,281
Lycopodium tristachyumGround-pine
Family - Lycopodiaceae
BBV1,48
Lycopus americanusCut-leaved Bugleweed
Family - Labitae
BBV3,148
Lysimachia ciliataFringed Loosestrife
Family - Primulaceae
BBV2,713
Matteuccia struthiopterisOstrich Fern
Family - Polypodiaceae
BBV1,11
Mimulus ringensMonkey-flower
Family - Schophulariaceae
BBV3,190
Muhlenbergia mexicanaMexican Muhlenbergia
Family - Gramineae
BBV1,185
Osmorhiza claytoniiHairy Sweet Cicely
Family - Ammiceae
BBV2,627
Pogonia ophioglossoidesRose Pogonia
Family - Orchidaceae
BBV1,560
Potamogeton amplifoliusLarge-leaved Pondweed
Family - Zannichelliceae
BBV1,76
Potamogeton filiformisNarrow-leaved Pondweed
Family - Zannichelliceae
BBV1,86
Potentilla fruticosaShrubby Cinquefoil
Family - Rosaceae
BBV2,262
Potentilla tridentataThree-toothed Cinquefoil
Family - Rosaceae
BBV2,262
Ranunculus circinatusWhite Water-crowfoot
Family - Runuculaceae
BBV2,116
Rosa blandaWild Rose
Family - Rosaceae
BBV2,283
Rumex mexicanusWillow-leaved Dock
Family - Polygonaceae
BBV1,655
Schizachne purpurascensFalse Melic Grass
Family - Gramineae
FPNO,242
Smilacina stellataStarry False Solomon's Seal
Sparganium eurycarpumBroad-fruited Bur-reed
BBV1,70
Sphagnum pulchrumSphagnum Moss
Sphagnum teresSphagnum Moss
Splachnum ampullaceumA Moss
Streptopus amplexifoliusTwistedstalk
Family - Convallariaceae
BBV1,520
Symphoricarpos albusSnowberry
Family - Caprifoliaceae
FPNO,92
Ulmus americanaAmerican Elm
Family - Ulmaceae
BBV1,626
Utricularia minorLesser Bladderwort
Family - Lentibulariaceae
BBV3,228
Zizania aquaticaWild Rice
Family - Gramineae
BBV1,168



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