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Manitoulin
Gold - A rare spiring wildflower growing on a Manitoulin Island Alvar.
Photo taken May
20, 2006.
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"Each stem of
every flower conceals a thousand words - Be gentle with them" -
translated after Fujiwara-no-Hirotsugu
"Teaching
should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift
and not as a hard duty." - Albert Einstein |
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Welcome!
Illustrated on
this site are photographs of some common wildflowers that grow in and
around the city of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. All flowers
illustrated were photographed in their wild setting or habitat in, or
close to, the city of Sudbury. Wildflowers photographed at
other locations are labeled accordingly.
The
city of Sudbury is located about 400 km (240 miles) north of Toronto.
Location
Map of Sudbury and Burwash Area |
Goal:
My
goal is to increase the awareness of the types and habitats of
wildflowers and some associated plants that grow near the City of
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, and wildflowers that grow in other
localities in northern Ontario, Canada. The content of the
pages are designed for both adults and children. Some pages, such as
the Burwash Area Wildlife page, are aimed primarily at children to
help them better appreciate the different types of wildlife, where
they live, and what their droppings, or scat, look like. |
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Questions:
If you send a
question to me, I will do my best to provide a timely answer. I do
travel quite a lot so expect delays in my response, especially during
the summer.
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How To Use This Site:
Each
wildflower entry is listed under:
The
plant description gives concise information about the colour, leaf,
stem, height, and sometimes other information about the flower and plant. |
Flower Names:
The English and
scientific names are included on these pages. The English name is the
one more commonly known in Ontario. Some plants have several common
names. The
Latin name is generally made of two words. The first is the genus.
The second word is the specific epithetis. Both names together make
up the species name. Often there are several species in a genus.
For example, Goldenrods belong
to the genus Solidago.
Each type of Goldenrod has
a different specific epithet name, such as, Erect
goldenrod
(Solidago erecta). |
Disclaimer:
I
am not a professional botanist. This is a hobby. I have tried my
best to correctly identify the plants. I
have tried my best to correctly name the plants. However, many
species are distinguished by subtle differences that are not readily
visible to the eye - especially to the non-specialist, such as I am.
If there is an error, please let me know.
Email:
andy@ontariowildflower.com |
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Hardiness Zone:
The
plant hardiness zone of Sudbury is 4a. Some plants illustrated grow
on Manitoulin Island, southwest of Sudbury. The hardiness zone of
Manitoulin Island is 5.
See
the Plant
Hardiness Map for
areas in eastern Canada. |
Non-technical
Presentations and "Talks:
I am available to
deliver non-technical
presentations
to general audiences and nature groups on wildflowers, the
relationship between wildflowers, flowering plants and geology, and
the relationship between geology and society. Examples of these
illustrated presentations are available for review. Contact
me
for details. |
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offer a range of license agreements to meet the needs of most users. However,
I do not give my images away.
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production costs. and to ensure that you REALLY want to use one of my images.
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Culinary and medicinal use of plants
Andy's Northern
Ontario Wildflowers does not encourage, recommend, promote, or
endorse any folk remedies, cooking practices, or various uses of any
plant described on this web site. I include information about
medicinal of culinary uses of plants for historical and cultural
interest. Please, do not use the medicinal or culinary information
for human consumption. Many plants are toxic or can cause unpleasant
or adverse reactions if used or encountered carelessly. |
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POISONS:
Plants
can be poisonous. Click here for information.
For a list of
common plant poisons, click here, care of the Nova
Scotia Museum - Poison Plant Patch
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all around us. Journey North is a free, Internet-based program that
explores the interrelated aspects of seasonal change. Through
interrelated investigations, students discover that sunlight drives
all living systems and they learn about the dynamic ecosystem that
surrounds and connects them.
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