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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. |
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).
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. |
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.
Habitat:
An
habitat is an area which provides living things the combination of
food, water, shelter, and space in the proportions needed to live. |
Disclaimer:
I
am not a professional botanist. This is a hobby. I have tried my
best to correctly identify the plants. If there is an error, please
let me know.
Email:
andy@ontariowildflower.com |
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. |
A Word about Licensing
Images
Are you interested
in entering into a license agreement to use one of my images? I do
offer a range of license agreements to meet the needs of most users. However,
I do not give my images away. I ask for
a small license fee to pay for the website, to cover my production
costs. and to ensure that you REALLY want to use one of my images.
Remember,
copyright for all my images is protected by international law.
Click the button
for information about copyright and licensing.
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Store:
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out the Store for various items and tours. |
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CAUTION -
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. |
PLANT
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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"Plant"
News - November 21, 2009
Check out Andy's
Northern Ontario Wildflowers Facebook Page for addition Plant News.
Some fungi survive
in zones of intense radiation: Did you know that some fungi thrive in
zones of high radiation? A particular type of fungi that contains a
lot of melanin grows on the walls of the highly radioactive Chernobyl
nuclear reactor. One theory is that the melanin may actually convert
the ionizing radiation into a source of energy for the fungi. Have a
look at:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,276196,00.html
On the other hand,
trees within a coniferous forest located within a four square km area
in the immediate vicinity of the Chernobyl reactor turned brown and
died due to the radiation:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4923342.stm
So, some fungi
with lots of melanin appear to have adapted to the radiation, while
some vascular plants could not. |
How
to Contact Me:
Please
use email to connect
with me. I am frequently on the road and I cannot always access a
telephone - voice messages will not work! Email is limited
while I am travelling, but better than voice messages. Forgive me if
I have not returned a voice message.
Andy
Fyon
Sudbury,
Ontario, Canada
Email:
andy@ontariowildflower.com |
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habitat of interest -
Click
here to see Past Presentations
Events
and presentations by Andy Fyon. PowerPoint
presentations on this website are web optimized, but are still
large. Some pages and enhancements have been removed from the
web version.
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February 4, 2010:
Spanish
and District Horticultural Society, 7 PM at the Royal
Canadian Legion in Spanish: "Alien Plants Of The Third
Kind" (modified after the October 13/09 Penokean Hills
presentation). Contact Fran Lemire at marcfran@personainternet.com |
January 19, 2010:
Massey
Nature Study Group; 7:30 PM, Massey & Township Public
Library: "Alien Plants Of The Third Kind" (modified after
the October 13/09 Penokean Hills presentation). Contact: Oliver
Coburn at (705) 865 -1411. |
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2009 |
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October 13, 2009:
Penokean Hills
Field Naturalists, Elliot Lake, Moose Hall, 7 PM: Alien
(Plant) Encounters of the Third Kind - Geology and Flowering Plants;
Contact Marg Reckahn at margreckahn@hotmail.com |
September 30,
2009: Ontario
Geological Survey, Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and
Forestry, Red Lake meeting: Life
on the Rocks: Geology and Flowering Plants |
June 5 + 6, 2009:
Manitoulin
Nature Club: Life
on the Rocks: Manitoulin Geology and Flowering Plants.
Talk was June 5 (basement of St. Francis Assisi Anglican Church in
Mindemoya) and the walk was June 6. Contact was Lynda Lee: gusland@amtelecom.net. |
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May 12, 2009:
The Sudbury Rock & Lapidary Society, Naughton Community Centre,
7:30 PM: Title: "Life
on the Rocks: Geology and Flowering Plants (With a British
Columbia and Yukon Twist)". Contact Ruth Debicki at ruth.debicki@ontario.ca |
May 11, 2009:
7 PM: "Life
on the Rocks: Geology and Flowering Plants". Espanola
Horticultural Society; Queensway Pentecostal Church, northeast corner
of the main street (Highway 6) and Queensway Ave. |
May 9, 2009,
2 PM: "Life
on the Rocks: Geology and Flowering Plants". Going
Green Garden Show, Muskoka Boat & Heritage Centre, 275 Steamship
Bay Road, Gravenhurst. Contact Ann or Sue at: ctait@realmuskoka.com |
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April 20, 2009:
"Life
on the Rocks: Geology and Wildflowers". Sprucedale
& District Horticultural Society. Starts 7:30 PM, Emsdale
Community Centre. Contact: Doris Villemaire - email available on
their web site. |
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2008 |
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February 12, 2008: Sault
Naturalists, Starts after 6 PM, West Ballroom, Walker
Cisler Center, Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie, MI.;
Title: Life
on the Rocks: Geology and Flowering Plants. |
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2007 |
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August 4/07:
Killarney Provincial Park: Earth, Fire and Water: Geology and
Flowering Plants; 9 PM start, Killarney Provincial park amphitheater
(pdf file size 10 mb).
Earth,
Fire, and Water: Geology and Flowering Plants. |
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April 10/07:
Penokean Hills Field Naturalists, Elliot Lake (pdf file size 12 Mb): Earth,
Fire and Water: Geology and Flowering Plants. |
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2006 |
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November 11/06:
Ottawa Valley Rock Garden & Horticultural Society. (pdf file
size 6 Mb): Geology
and Wildflowers: Earth, Fire and Water - Some Plant Adaptation
Strategies to Survive in the Alpine - Nature's Ultimate Rock Garden. |
October 17/06:
Massey Naturalists, Massey: "Geology
and Wildflowers. Earth, Fire and Water. Relationship between
Flowering Plants and Geology on Manitoulin Island" |
March 21/06:
Sudbury Naturalists, Sudbury: "A
wildflower walk from the Rocky Mountain Foothills to the Alpine Zone" |
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2005 |
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October 30/05:
Sudbury Horticultural Society, Sudbury: "Of
Fire and Water - Geology and our Native Plants" |
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