Morningcloak butterfly - a sign of spring.

Andy's Northern Ontario Wildflowers Spring at Burwash

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The following images capture the spirit of spring in the Burwash area. Spring is a time when days are warm, but night temperatures may still drop below freezing. Wildflowers on the deciduous forest floor start growing to ensure they flower before the leaves appear. Grasses start to grow, adding a touch of green to an otherwise brown vista.  This fresh green grass is a choice food for grazing animals like elk and deer. Signs of Spring Scenes Plants and wildflowers Spring Flowering Shrubs Spring mix of White Trillium and fern. Location: Trout Lake Road, Sudbury; Date: May 25, 2002. Scenes Spring creek, 1 week after the snow left. The grasses are brown. An old beaver dam broke under the rapid spring flood. Location: C109 ski-doo trail, off Rantala Road Date: April 21, 2002  Spring ice along the shore of a lake. Breakup is almost complete. Location: Burwash Date: April 14, 2001 Remaining snow on the forest floor. Spring rains quickly melt the winter snow. Location: Burwash Date: April 15, 2001 In the spring, meadows and grasslands are brown before the new growth begins.  To help create an habitat for introduced elk, three large grassland areas were burned in fall 2000. The new grass in the burned areas grows quickly, providing early food for the elk.  Those areas are green compared to the adjacent areas that were not burned. Location: Burwash Date: April 28, 2001. Plants and Wildflowers Willows form soft flowers in the spring called pussy willows. Location: Burwash Date: April 15, 2001 A cluster of Trout Lily wildflowers marks the start of the spring wildflower season. Location: Burwash Date: April 29, 2001 Return to List The appearance of Trout Lily and Spring Beauty wildflowers mark the start of the spring wildflower season. Location: Burwash Date: April 29, 2001 Return to List Trout Lily flower detail. As the flowers age, the curl back. Location: Trout Lake Road Date: May 25, 2002. Return to List Trout Lily flower detail. Location: Trout Lake Road Date: May 25, 2002. Return to List Barren-ground strawberry. A common early wildflower in meadows, waste areas, and mixed forest. Location: Burwash Date: May 12, 2001 Return to List   Northern blue violet. A common wildflower in waste areas where the sun is able to warm the ground quickly. Location: Burwash Date: May 12, 2001 Return to List Lily-of-the-valley and fringed polygala spring wildflowers. Location: Burwash Date: May 20, 2001 Return to List White flowers of Goldthread occur with Bunchberry and leaves of lily-of-the-valley - all common spring wildflowers in this mixed coniferous and deciduous forest. Location: Burwash Date: May 20, 2001 Return to List Marsh marigold is a common sight in the creeks and wet areas in spring. Location: Burwash Date: May 12, 2001 Return to List Spring Flowering Shrubs Serviceberry flowering shrub. This is the earliest flowering shrub in the Sudbury area. Location: Burwash Date: May 12, 2001 Return to List Pin cherry flowers are at their peak.  The white flowers stand out in contrast to the green of the cedar. Location: Burwash Date: May 19, 2001 Return to List Red-berried elder flowering shrub. This shrub flowers later than the Serviceberry or pin cherry. Location: Burwash Date: May 19, 2001 Return to List

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Andy Fyon		June 13, 2003

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