No. 79 March 2016 Iris The Alberta Native Plant Council Newsletter
Botany Alberta 2015: In This Issue Botany Bliss in Waterton Lakes National Park
Botany Alberta 2015: Sandy McAndrews Waterton Lakes National Park ...... 1 Botany Alberta 2015 took place in Montane, and Foothills Parkland. Herbarium on the Move: Waterton Lakes National Park (WLNP) These four subregions provide enough Royal Alberta Museum ...... 4 between June 19 and 21, the weekend variability for the existence of 45 of the summer solstice. This superb separate vegetation communities, Dwarf Woolly-heads in national park is located in the far which provide habitat for more than Southeastern Alberta ...... 6 southwest corner of Alberta, at the 1,000 (more than half) of Alberta’s Tongue-Tied in Latin: Canada-United States border. In 1932, vascular plant species. According to R to Z ...... 8 together with Glacier National Park Parks Canada (2012), 50 of those species in Montana, WLNP became part of are nationally rare. Non-vascular News and Events ...... 10 the world’s frst International Peace species are abundant too. And, as one Rare Plant Conservation: Park (IPP), the Waterton-Glacier of the warmest places in Alberta, the 29th Workshop International Peace Park. In 1995, park had high potential to see lots of & AGM Registration ...... 11 this IPP was designated a UNESCO fowering plants in June. A perfect place World Heritage Site because of its for botany enthusiasts! biogeographical signifcance (Parks Canada 2012).
The biogeological signifcance of WLNP is derived largely from its location. Situated at the height of the continent in the Western Cordillera of North Look for more information America, it is infuenced by maritime on the ANPC’s website. www.anpc.ab.ca and continental weather systems. Additionally, it is at the junction of prairie and mountain communities
with watersheds that drain into Leach W. three separate oceans. This unique Jones columbine (Aquilegia jonesii Parry) S1. combination of geography and climate infuences resulted in vegetation complexes that are unique in the world Armed with a Parks Canada collection (Parks Canada 2012). permit, almost 30 of us ventured into all Cover photo: Marsha Hayward; four of Waterton’s natural subregions Leaves emerging in a spring aspen (Populus tremuloides) WLNP contains four of Alberta’s to collect plant specimens for some woods. natural subregions: Alpine, Subalpine, See Botany AB 2015, page 2 Iris ♦ The Alberta Native Plant Council Newsletter ♦ No. 79 March 2016 Botany AB 2015, from page 1 of Alberta’s herbaria, search for and document rare species, and enjoy the landscapes and the fellowship that comes from spending time with fellow enthusiasts. The herbaria foray locations we chose were based on Alberta Conservation Information Systems Management (ACIMS) data and the conservation status reports of spring 2015. Criteria for choosing foray locations included: species on wish lists from herbaria curators, previous occurrences, accessibility, conservation status, and phenology (species was identifable in June). Based on those criteria, the workshop committee chose Bertha Lake, Cameron Lake, Crandell Lake, Hay Barns, Ruby Ridge, Sofa Mountain, Waterton Townsite, and Wishbone Trail as good options to meet as many of the criteria as A. Scovil possible. Specimens were collected where occurrences met the best practice Alpine townsendia (Townsendia condensata Parry) S2. standards for collection (1 specimen per 50 plants) and would be distributed to Our plans to document rare species Based on the information submitted herbaria at the University of Alberta, were stymied a bit by the publication of about occurrences before the next major University of Calgary, Medicine Hat the ACIMS updated tracking and watch conservation status review, reviewers College, and Olds College. All data list in July 2015. The rare species we could decide they are at risk, still on we collected will be submitted to both targeted in June were not necessarily the cusp, or moving towards security. Parks Canada and to ACIMS. classifed as rare in July. Nevertheless, It is interesting to make note of a few we documented more than 50 vascular of the species we identifed whose species and 46 non-vascular species conservation status has improved since over the two-day foray. Nine of the the last major review of the tracking vascular species were ranked as S1 or S2 and watch list. The status of both sweet provincially (see Table 1 for defnitions) purple cicely (Osmorhiza purpurea J.M. on ACIMS updated July 2015 list. As (Coult. & Rose) Suksd.) and slender you can see from Table 1, we found bog orchid (Platanthera stricta Lindley) rare species in three of the four natural changed from S2 to S3. The status of subregions found in WLNP, but most small white violet (Viola macloskeyi FE species were found in the Subalpine, Lloyd) shifted from S2S3 to S3. The shift where short growing seasons and cool in conservation status of those species temperatures prevail. We identifed is a good example of the value of C. Linowski rare species at Cameron and Crandell reporting occurrences identifed during Happy foragers on the Wishbone Trail. Lakes, Ruby Ridge, Sofa Mountain, excursions like Botany Alberta. The and the Wishbone Trail. Four of the data collected on this foray will help On Friday evening, June 19, non-vascular species identifed were establish the longer-term trends of these we gathered at Crooked Creek classifed as rare. None of the species species. Campground for a lesson on specimen identifed are nationally rare. Table collection from Dorothy Fabijan. Her 1 contains a list of the rare vascular Two species, one vascular and one talk covered collection best practices, species found at foray locations over the non-vascular, are ranked as SU— collection equipment, removing weekend. unrankable due to lack of, or conficting the specimens from the site, storing information (Alberta Environment specimens in the feld, and storing them Along with the S1 and S2 species, we and Parks 2015). Vascular species in plant presses. Specimens would identifed close to 25 S3-ranked species. small alyssum (Alyssum alyssoides then be mounted and labelled at their These are noteworthy because their L.) was identifed at Cameron Lake. destination herbaria. conservation status is right on the cusp between rare and relatively secure. See Botany AB 2015, page 3
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Alberta Identified Provincially Rare Identified Provincially Foray Location Natural Species 2, 3 Rare Species 2, 3 Comments Region 1 (Scientific name) (Common name) Cameron Lake Subalpine Listera caurina Piper (S2) western twayblade Near Akamina Lake Spiraea splendens Baumann ex K. Crandell Lake Subalpine pink meadowsweet N/A Koch var. splendens Ruby Ridge Subalpine Carex geyeri Lineham (S2) Geyer’s sedge Along Lineham Creek Microseris nutans (Hook.) Sch.-Bip. nodding microseris Grassy slope (S2) small yellow Mimulus foribundus Lindl. (S1) Rocky ledges monkeyfower Suksdorfa ranunculifolia (Hooker) suksdorfa Wet ledges Engler (S1) Alpine Townsendia condensata Parry (S2) alpine townsendia Scree Sofa Mountain Alpine Aquilegia jonesii Parry (S1) Jones’ columbine Rocky ledges Cypripedium montanum Wishbone Montane mountain lady’s slipper Revegetated aspen burn Douglas ex Lindley (S2) Notes: 1. Alberta Parks (2005) albertas-natural-subregions-map-2005-high-resolution.pdf. Retrieved January 2016 from https://www.albertaparks. ca/media/4118978/albertas-natural-subregions-map-2005-high-resolution.pdf 2. Alberta Environment and Parks (2015a) List of all Vascular Plant Taxa Confrmed for Alberta as recorded in the ACIMS database - October 15, 2015. URL unavailable on January 26/16. 3. Based on Alberta Conservation and Information Systems conservation status where: S1- ≤ 5 occurrences or vulnerable to extirpation S2 - ≤ 20 occurrences or vulnerable to extirpation S3 - ≤ 100 or somewhat vulnerable due to other factors ( e.g. range restricted, small populations, other factors) Source: Alberta Environment and Parks (2015b). Species Conservation Ranks http://www.albertaparks.ca/albertaparksca/management-land-use/ alberta-conservation-information-management-system-acims/tracking-watch-lists/species-conservation-ranks/
Baker), a beautiful lily, and beargrass Beaubien for forwarding the idea of the (Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt.), herbarium foray. The weekend could two species confned to the southwest not have happened without the efforts corner of Alberta. WLNP is awash in of these wonderful ANPC volunteers: colour in June. Joelyn Kozak, Patrick Kyle, Tony Blake, Bill Leach, Ashley Pierce, Jodie The bryologist in our group found Krakowski, Leslie Monteleone, Cathy four rare non-vascular species, at Linowski , Carole Dodd, and Allison Bertha Lake: Leskeella nervosa (S2S3), Scovil. THANK YOU! And fnally, a Pseudoleskea patens (S1S2), Rhizomnium heartfelt thank-you to all participants magnifolium (S2S3), and Seligeria for bringing your enthusiasm and C. Linowski campylopoda (S2S3). She also identifed expertise. Mariposa lily (Calochortus apicilaris) near the the SU-ranked species Radula complanata Wishbone Trail. described above. In closing, we had a great time. Participants liked the built-in purpose The liverwort Radula complanata was Thanks go to the kind folks at Crooked of the collection foray, and of course, identifed near Bertha Lake. Creek Campground for letting us have like most of our fantastic province, the exclusive use of their cookshack for location was sublime. Stay tuned for But our weekend was not just about the entire weekend: it was a perfect news about Botany Alberta 2016. Ideas rare species. Most of us had the venue for pre- and post-excursion to date include a visit to one of ANPC’s pleasure of seeing iconic WLNP species gatherings, lectures, plant identifcation, like Mariposa lily (Calochortus apiculatus and pizza. Thanks too go to Elisabeth See Botany AB 2015, page 5 www.anpc.ab.ca 3 Iris ♦ The Alberta Native Plant Council Newsletter ♦ No. 79 March 2016 Herbarium on the Move . . . Donna Cherniawsky
It’s likely you have heard that the Royal PMAE has been at the Glenora site Alberta Museum is moving downtown. in Edmonton since 1967 when the So is the herbarium ... but right now museum opened. From the very we’re still here! beginning, all of the specimens and artifacts were treated with great What is a herbarium? To answer this, conservation care. The museum I often use the analogy of a library. collections were, and continue to be, Instead of books, a herbarium has dried placed in a carbon dioxide fumigator plant specimens. Like a library, it is for three weeks to destroy all pests. The organized in a particular manner. It collection areas have been supplied may be based on a specifc classifcation with positive air pressure to further Donna Cherniawsky ordered by family or ordered reduce the risk of pests. The collections The herbarium holds specimens for many alphabetically by genus. Like a call are housed in secure, environmentally non-vascular (left) and vascular (right) plants. number on a book, each plant specimen controlled spaces. All specimens are has an accession number that is its stored in archival metal cabinets with After she painted a plant, she collected unique identifer in its herbarium and gasket-lined doors, shown below. it and pressed it (only the common database. Like a library, a herbarium species, of course). Her paintings are loans to and requests specimens deposited in the museum’s collection from other herbaria for research or of Western Canadian history. Several identifcation purposes. years ago we exhibited them together. Cross-department collaboration is PMAE (formerly the Provincial defnitely one of the advantages of Museum of Alberta Herbarium, working at the museum. Edmonton) includes vascular plants (including gymnosperms, ferns, Over the last few years the focus of and fern allies), mosses, liverworts, the museum’s botany curatorial staff and lichens. They are housed in has temporarily shifted from building one herbarium space but physically and researching collections to museum Donna Cherniawsky partitioned into their respective groups. renewal, including natural history PMAE has been managed by three gallery development. The herbarium, Herbaria have many roles in the former curators: Bill Savale, Julie however, is still active and available scientifc and public communities. By Hrapko, and Roxy Hastings. Each of for research, plant identifcation, and providing a plant specimen inventory them brought their own focus, talents, specimen verifcation by researchers, of a region’s vegetation, herbaria and research interests. Collections were students, and the public. achieve the important role of providing acquired across the province and North the means to accurately identify plant America by museum staff, in addition I am saddened to leave my home in specimens. Accurate plant identifcation to external acquisitions and donations. Glenora (I have been here for over 20 is necessary for the work of botanists, With the invaluable assistance years!), but l look forward to getting ecologists, plant systematists, from countless curatorial assistants, settled in the new, and larger, space conservationists, naturalists, geneticists, technicians, and volunteers for the past downtown. I welcome revisiting and forensic scientists—to name a few. 48 years, PMAE now has over 165,000 feldwork, collections, new acquisitions, Herbaria are essential repositories plant specimens. What began strictly and research. for voucher specimens of botanical as a provincial collection has since research of any kind. They also protect expanded into an international one. In 2018, please come by and say precious “TYPE” specimens, the plant “hello” at the new RAM’s herbarium in specimens permanently attached to Numerous exsiccatae and heritage downtown Edmonton. original plant names. Herbaria serve the collections reside at PMAE, most public community by providing plant notably A.J. Grout, J.M. Lindberg, N.B. Donna M. Cherniawsky identifcation services and information Sanson, A.R. Prince, and G.R. Pegg. Acting Curator of Botany, pertaining to botanical queries. PMAE There are also some unique heritage Royal Alberta Museum also provides botanical interpretive collections from individual Albertans, [email protected] material for museum exhibits, such as Barbara Mary George. She was 780-453-9185 ♦ education, and public programs. an early 20th century watercolour artist.
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No. 78 January 2016 Alberta Native Plant Council stewardship sites (Big Sagebrush, Clyde Fen, Nisku Native Prairie and Garneau P.O. 52099 Iris Whitehorse Wildland Park), Lakeland Edmonton, AB T6G 2T5 The Alberta Native Plant Council Newsletter Wanted: Iris Editor Provincial Park, Fort Assiniboine website: www.anpc.ab.ca Sandhills Wildland, Onefour Heritage email: [email protected] The ANPCTwo Newis looking Species for for a Alberta In This Issue Rangeland, or another foray in a yet Varina Crisfeld President Two New Species for Albertanew ...... 1editor for Iris. This is an Alberta has been thoroughly combed Carolina; however, it is imperilled to be determined location. Details Leslie Monteleone Clyde Fen Natural Area over by botanists, and for the most part, (ranked S1 or S2) throughout much of Stewardship Reportinteresting ...... 4 we have position a good understanding ofthat what its canrange and hasbe been extirpated from will be posted on ANPC’s website … [email protected] Clyde Fen Natural Area Blog ...... 6 plant species are found in the province. some jurisdictions. Once in a while, though, new things Jimsonweed easy (compilepop up that had previouslyarticles been under thatThe species our is usually associated with http://anpc.ab.ca/ and in ANPC’s (Datura stramonium) ...... 8 our radar. fens, but occasionally occurs in bogs Vice-President Tongue-Tied in Latin:members send) or challengingas well. It is thought to be an early P to Q ...... 9 The summer of 2014 was an exciting successional species that does not monthly Info-email. Ron Linowski season for us at the Alberta Biodiversity tolerate heavy shading. In Alberta, it News and Events(solicit ...... 10 articlesMonitoring Institute, on as wespeci collected notf wasc topics,found in a very wet rich fen in [email protected] Puzzling Pairs: Potentilla only one, but two new vascular plant Marguerite River Wildland Park. fnitima & P. pensylvanica species for Alberta. ABMI technicians with Key ...... edit articles,11 collected specimensand of coachthe charismatic budding dragon’s mouth orchid (Arethusa bulbosa Native Plant Portrait: Linnaeus) at a site northeast of Fort Secretary Beardtongue writers).McMurray, The and large-leavedcurrent pondweed editor, e erences (Penstemon species) ...... 12 (Potamogeton amplifolius Tuckerman) Sandy McAndrews from two wetland sites in the northeast. Alberta Environment and Parks (2015). Dana Bush, will work with you [email protected] I thought I would give a little introduction to these new arrivals so Species Conservation Ranks Retrieved Look for more forinformation a fullthat year, botanists and as plant youenthusiasts easecan in to on the ANPC’s website. keep an eye out for them, especially January 2016 from http://www. www.anpc.ab.ca when botanizing in the northeastern Treasurer the position.portion of the province. Call her at albertaparks.ca/albertaparksca/ Julie Figures Dragon’s mouth orchid 403-831-6840(Arethusa bulbosa) to chat. management-land-use/alberta- [email protected]
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Cover photo: Marsha Hayward; in North America, extending from RobertsonGordon Directors Looking through green alder (Alnus crispa) encased in Alberta in the west to Newfoundland Dragon’s mouth orchid (Arethusa bulbosa) system-acims/tracking-watch-lists/ ice crystals along the Cold River. in the east, and as far south as South See Two New Species, page 2 Marsha Hayward (Northern) species-conservation-ranks/ [email protected] Tony Blake (Central) Parks Canada (2012). Waterton Lakes [email protected] National Park. Subtitles: Natural wonders Chris Metke (Southern) and cultural treasures. Natures Meeting [email protected] Place and Waterton-Glacier International Kim MacKenzie (Nature Alberta) [email protected] Peace Park. Retrieved January 2016 from http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/ Membership Secretary Hello ANPC Members, waterton/natcul.aspx Kelly Ostermann [email protected]
Just wanted to take a quick moment Conservation Action and put out the word on the new Laurie Hamilton ANPC Facebook page. The goal [email protected] of the page is to help promote the Education and Information Beargrass ANPC as well as share its values Kristen Andersen (Xerophyllum [email protected] through a collaborative sharing of tenax (Pursh) fun news and events. Nutt.), an iconic Rare Plants Waterton Lakes Leslie Monteleone [email protected] Items like photos from trips National Park (preferably including or asking for species. Reclamation and Horticulture Vacant
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You have to admit that feld botanists, heads). According to the January 2016 as of 2015, the conservation rankings professional and amateur alike, have COSEWIC report, P. tenellus and P. include Saskatchewan (S1S2), British a pretty warped idea of “fun” when elatior are limited to coastal B.C. while Columbia (S1), and Alberta (S2S3). you try to explain to others the Where’s P. brevissimus is limited in range to The S2-S3 ranking assigned in Alberta Waldo–like excitement of fnding a rare a small area in southern B.C. near may be the result of misidentifcation or unusual plant, moss, or lichen. Try Princeton (referred to as the southern or confusion during surveys between to describe scrambling up a scree slope B.C. population) and another area in dwarf woolly-heads and other of sharp shale to high alpine ridges to southeastern Alberta/southwestern Psilocarphus sp. or with closely related locate tiny white poppies or practically Saskatchewan (the prairie population) species such as Gnaphalium. crawling through drying mud on separated from each other by over the edge of ephemeral wetlands to 500 km and a number of mountain According to the January 2016 hopefully come across tiny pea-size ranges. The Flora of North America COSEWIC management plan for dwarf balls of fuzz, to those not bitten by woolly-heads, the prairie population the botany bug, and you will get includes some 50 extant subpopulations raised eyebrows and perplexed looks centred in southeastern Alberta and concerning one’s mental state. southwestern Saskatchewan within the dry mixed grass prairie region. Large Certain plants defnitely challenge the fuctuations in population size occur, botanist in their game of hide and seek. typical of annual plants dependent Combine tiny size, variable population upon very specifc precipitation and sizes, and a Goldilocks-like fussiness temperature ranges for successful about habitat, and you see what you germination and establishment. are up against in trying to locate dwarf Adding to the diffculty in monitoring woolly-heads. And just to make it population sizes for dwarf woolly- really interesting, let’s throw in some C. Dana Bush heads is the challenge to locate deceptive look-alikes and controversy Dwarf woolly-heads (Psilocarphus brevissimus) them, even when habitat criteria are about what species occur where. grow close to the ground. considered.
Classifed in the Order Asterales, Past surveys as reported by the 2016 Family Asteraceae and Tribe COSEWIC management plan indicate Gnaphalieae members of the Genus subpopulation sizes in the prairies Psilocarphus, woolly-heads share ranging from a mere handful of the characteristic of greyish-white, plants to thousands. COSEWIC (2006) tomentose to pilose hairs on the stem reported that the projected aggregate and leaves with other closely related total population of dwarf woolly-heads genera including these: Anaphalis sp. in the prairies could be between 9,000 (pearly everlasting), Antennaria sp. and 27,000 in peak growing years and (pussy toes), Gnaphalium sp. (cudweed), between 2,000 and 5,000 in years with
and Filago sp. (feld cotton rose). Early C. Dana Bush poor growing conditions. Accurate classifcation proposed by Dr. Asa survey counts are diffcult because of Gray in 1848 (Manual of the Botany of suggests that some specimens the dwarf woolly-heads’ growth habit Northern Unites States) suggests fve of Psilocarphus (P. elatior and P. and tendency to grow in amongst look- different species of Psilocarphus in brevissimus) display intermediate forms, alike plants like Gnaphalium. Population North America. Psilocarphus species opening the question of the possibility trends for this species are unknown. range from California through Nevada, of cross-breeding between species. Another issue described in the 2016 Oregon, Wyoming, Washington, Utah, Early reports of P. elatior specimens COSEWIC management report is that Idaho, and Montana. In Canada there from Alberta and Saskatchewan were limited resurveys of dwarf woolly- are only three recognized species based on erect forms of P. brevissimus. heads subpopulations have been of Psilocarphus: P. brevissimus var. conducted so population trends and brevissimus (dwarf woolly-heads), P. Conservation status rankings for dwarf general understanding of the ecology of tenellus var. tenellus (slender woolly- woolly-heads within the United States the plant is not well understood. heads), and P. elatior (tall woolly- varies from SNR, S2 to S1. In Canada, See Dwarf Woolly-heads, page 7 6 www.anpc.ab.ca Iris ♦ The Alberta Native Plant Council Newsletter ♦ No. 79 March 2016 Dwarf Woolly-heads, from page 6 So now that the challenges of fnding Capitulate leaves surpass the fowering e erences dwarf woolly-heads are understood, heads in P. brevissimus but not to the let’s get an idea of the appearance and same extent as P. elatior, which may be COSEWIC. 2006. COSEWIC assessment and habitat requirements. The following two to three times the leaf height above update status report on the Dwarf Woolly- is extracted from the 2016 COSEWIC the head. Probably the most important heads Psilocarphus brevissimus Southern management report: “Dwarf woolly- and determining confrmation of Mountain population and Prairie population heads is a short annual herb with Psilocarphus species versus young in Canada. Committee on the Status of woolly leaves. Plants grow from Gnaphalium plants is the presence of the Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. vi + 24 pp. 2-10 cm tall, often prostrate or matted scarious beak to the fructiferous bract, and much-branched, and have a short essentially a hardened little fnger that Douglas, G.W. 1998. Psilocarphus. Pp. 330- taproot. Leaves are present only on pokes out from the female fower. 332 in G.W. Douglas, G.B. Straley, and D. the stem, are opposite, 5-15 mm long Meidinger (eds). Illustrated Flora of British and approximately 1.5-5 mm wide; Habitat requirements for the dwarf Columbia. Volume 1. Gymnosperms the upper leaves often surpass the woolly-heads include: open, drying and Dicotyledons (Aceraceae through fowering heads. Leaves are covered mud margins of ephemeral and Asteraceae) (PDF; 18.2 MB). British Columbia in whitish, woolly hairs. Flower heads temporary wetlands, primarily class Ministry of Environment, Lands, and Parks are spherical, 6-9 mm across, and are 2 and above; disturbed, hummocky and British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Victoria, British Columbia. 436 pp. Accessed densely woolly. Flower heads are areas where cows or other animals have January 2016. usually solitary and located in leaf reduced litter and created microclimate axils or ends of the stems, and contain moisture gradients are favored as well Environment Canada. 2016. Management Plan 8-80 female fowers and a few central as gleysolic to solonetzic medium- to for the Dwarf Woolly-heads (Psilocarphus male fowers. Unlike most members of fne-textured soils that are moderately brevissimus), Prairie population, in Canada the family Asteraceae, fowers of this calcareous and slightly saline. The [Proposed]. Species at Risk Act Management species lack involucres (small bracts 2015 Saskatchewan Guide to Survey Plan Series. Environment Canada, Ottawa. iv beneath the fowers), or ray petals. for Rare Species suggests that dwarf + 30 pp. http://www.registrelep-araregistry. Female fowers are enclosed in woolly, woolly-heads may also occur in plowed gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=86251a3a-1 sack-like receptacle bracts which are croplands. Flora of North America, http://www.eforas. 2.5-4.0 mm long at maturity. These, org/forataxon.aspx?fora_id=1&taxon_ like most structures on the plant, are Indicator species that are associated id=113778 Accessed January 2016. densely woolly. Fruits are achenes that with dwarf woolly-heads include: are 1-2 mm long, fat, free from barbs or popcorn fower (Plagiobothrys scouleri), Government of Saskatchewan. 2015. hairs, and are tipped with a small, offset pincushion plant (Navarretia leucocephala Saskatchewan Activity Restriction Guidelines style.” ssp. minima), water foxtail (Alopecurus for Sensitive Species (PDF; 177 KB): April aequalis), and needle spikerush 2015. Saskatchewan Conservation Data (Eleocharis acicularis). Class 2 wetlands Centre, Ministry of Environment, Fish and Wildlife Branch. Regina, SK. Accessed January meeting soil and salinity criteria as 2016. previously indicated and with marginal occurrences of Grindelia squarrosa Gray, Dr. Asa. 1848. Manual of the Botany of the and Beckmannia syzigachne are prime Northern United States Harvard University, candidates and should be the focus 1848. of targeted surveys for dwarf woolly- heads. That being said, these habitat requirements will not guarantee success Catherine Linowski, along with her in discovering new populations of husband Ron Linowski, is a feld botanist dwarf woolly-heads. A targeted survey and has assisted in the monitoring of many in 2015 in southeastern Alberta, to Catherine Linowski Catherine S-1 ranked species in southeastern Alberta reconfrm a historical population and and southwestern Saskatchewan. She is Dwarf woolly-heads (Psilocarphus brevissimus) identify new locations, resulted in a the organizer for the Medicine Hat ANPC success rate of only 1 in 45 wetlands Plant Study Group. Cathy is also the Key features to separate P. brevissimus surveyed containing dwarf woolly- Coordinator of the Medicine Hat College from other Psilocarphus species are heads. Environmental Reclamation program and the solitary to few heads produced, instructor in Biology, Environmental leaves that are opposite paired, and as Are you up for the challenge? Science and Plant Taxonomy. ♦ distinguished by earlier descriptions by Dr. A. Gray, capitulate leaves that are appressed to the head producing almost a caulifower-like appearance. www.anpc.ab.ca 7 Iris ♦ The Alberta Native Plant Council Newsletter ♦ No. 79 March 2016 Ton ue tie in atin to C. Dana Bush Table 1 uro ean an n lish Pronunciation o otanical atin ro Charters n. . In my frustration to fgure out the Reformed academic pronunciation of Alberta species not Traditional English system (in use Letter system (in use mostly listed in Coombs, I have perused mostly in the US and UK) in Europe) the internet, only to become more frustrated and confused. Botanical long a as in father as in fate Latin is heavily infuenced by regional short a as the frst a in apart as in fat accents. Michael Charters, in a long ae as ai in aisle as ea in meat essay outlining his frustration, concluded that scientifc names (Latin ai ------as in care with some Greek and a mixture of au as ou in house as aw in bawl or August personal names from other languages) c always as in cat before a, o, u, oi as in cat are written languages, so the spoken before e, ae, oe, i, y as in center form will vary from region to region. The Jepson Manual (Hickman 1993) cc before i or y, as ks as ks, k or s usually as in king* (citing W.W. Weber) suggests that in ch as k in king as k or ch the interests of communication, we try long e as in they as in me to use European pronunciation when short e as in pet as in pet speaking to Europeans. For example, Coombes, who is British, writes ei as in rein as in height Senecio as se-ne-kee-ō, but Charter’s eu ------as in cute (American) would say se-nee-see-ō g always as in go before a, o, u, oi as in gap because ‘c’ before ‘i’ is pronounced as in before e, ae, oe, i, y as in gem “center.” My conclusion: Use the same pronunciation as the folks around you long i as in machine as in ice —and say it with conviction. short i as in pit as in pit j as y in yellow as j in jam Here are a few brief and easily ng as in fnger as in fnger remembered rules: 1. Pronounce each and every syllable long o as in note as in note (excluding some dipthongs that short o as in not as in not form a single sound such as ae oe as oi in toil as ee in bee or Phoenix and oe). Cotoneaster, for example, should be pronounced co-to-ne-as- oe (at end of as o-i (two syllables) as o-e (two syllables as in Aloë) ter not cot-on-easter. I think this is word) the most useful and consistent bit of oi ------as oi in toil advice. ph as p or p-h as f in fall 2. Compound words are divided t as in table as in table according to their root element (tră- kee---kar-pus). ti (within a word) as in native as in nation** 3. C and G are generally pronounced long u as in brute as in brute as hard consonants (cat and get). short u as in full as in tub 4. Proper names should retain their original pronunciation—if it isn’t too ui as in we as in ruin awkward (Doug-las-ii not Dou-glass- v as w in window as v in van ee-eye). long y as u in French pur as y in cypher
For a more comprehensive list of short y as in French du as y in cynical rules, see Michael Charters’ websites: x ------as z at beginning of word and California Plant Names. as ks elsewhere *as church in names derived from languages Next is Table 1, copied directly from other than Greek Charters, summarizing European and **This is what Stearn says, but I (Charter) UK/US pronunciation. Notice that can’t fnd any names pronounced this way. Charters does not distinguish between See Botanical Latin, page 9 8 www.anpc.ab.ca Iris ♦ The Alberta Native Plant Council Newsletter ♦ No. 79 March 2016
Botanical Latin, from page 8 Scirpus skir-pus Y American and British pronunciation. Scrophularia skrō-few-lah-ree-a Yucca yoo-ka Below is Table 2 that we have been Scutellaria sku-te-lah-ree-a following these last months, based on Sedum say-dum British pronunciation. Selaginella se-lah-gi-nel-a Zigadenus zi-ga-day-nus Senecio se-ne-kee-ō Zizea zi-zee-a* Table 2 ritish Pronunciation o Silene si-lay-nee otanical atin ro Coo bes 19 Sisyrinchium si-si-ring-kee-um e erences Smilacina smee-la-keen-a Charters, Michael L. n.d. California Plant Names: Vowels Solanum so-lay-num Latin and Greek Meanings and Derivations: A dictionary of botanical and biographical ă = cat Solidago so-li-dah-gō etymology. Available at http://www.calfora. a = apart, canal Sorbus sor-bus net/botanicalnames/pronunciation.html e = let Spartina spar-teen-a o = hot Sphaeralcea sfe-răl-kee-a Coombes, Allen J. 1985. Dictionary of Plant ō = note Spiraea spee-rie-a Names: Botanical Names and Their Common i = in Stachys stă-kis Name Equivalents. Timber Press, Portland, ie = kite Stipa stee-pa Oregon. oi = usually as oy in boy but Streptocarpus strep-to-kar-pus classically as o-i Suaeda su-ee-da** Hickman, James C. (editor). 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher plants of California. u = full Symphoricarpos sim-fo-ree-kar-pos University of California Press. Berkely, ū = tub California. T Consonants Tamarix tă-mar-riks Other Sources c = always hard as in cat Tanacetum tăn-a-set-um Ommundsen, Peter. n.d. Pronunciation of g = always hard as in gate Taxus tăks-us Biological Latin: Including Scientifc Names s = as in this, not as in those Thalictrum tha-lik-trum of Plants and Animals. Available at http:// Thermopsis ther-mop-sis capewest.ca/pron.html Thlaspi thlăs-pee The following words are taken from Tierella tee-a-rel-la Dave’s Garden. n.d. Welcome to Botanary, the Botanical Dictionary. Available or adapted to Coombes pronunciation Townsendia town-zend-ee-a at: http://davesgarden.com/guides/ (to be consistent with the previous Trachycarpus tră-kee-kar-pus botanary/#ixzz3pvX4JbFF ♦ articles). Tradescantia trâ-des-kănt-ee-a Tragopogon trâ-go-pō-gon * My guess at the pronunciation Trifolium tri-fo-lee-um ** Charters Trillium tri-lee-um Iris is published three times a year by ANPC. *** But, vaccine and succeed are Trollius tro-lee-us The Council aims to increase knowledge pronounced with a ks? Tsuga tsoo-ga of Alberta’s wild fora and to preserve this Typha tee-fa diverse resource for the enjoyment of present and future generations. R Ranunculus rah-nun-kew-lus U If you have an announcement, article or Rhamnus răm-nus Ulmus ul-mus other item, you are invited to submit it to Utricularia ew-trik-ew-lah-ree-a the editor for publication. Items concerning Rhododendron ro-do-den-dron native plants will be given highest priority. Rhus rus Ribes rie-beez V The editors reserve the right to edit Rosa ro-sa Vaccinium va-keen-ee-um*** submissions, but will review changes with Valeriana va-le-ree-ah-na the authors whenever possible. Disputes Rubus rub-us will be resolved in favour of the audience. Rumex ru-meks (o-f-ki-nah-lis Veratrum vay-rah-trum Copyright remains with the authors except S Verbascum ver-băs-kum where noted. Permission to reprint is Verbena ver-bay-na generally granted, but please contact the Sagittaria să-gi-tah-ree-a editors for details. Salix să-liks Veronica ve-ro-ni-ka Sambucus săm-bew-kus Vibernum vee-bur-num Submission deadline for the next issue: Sarracenia sâ-ra-sen-ee-a Vicia vi-kee-a October 15, 2016 Viola vee-o-la Saxifraga săks-if-ra-ga A subscription to Iris is included with Schedonnardus ske-don-nar-dus* membership in the ANPC. To join, contact Schizachne ski-zach-nee* X the secretary, or check our website, www. Schizachyrium ski-za-ki-ree-um* Xanthium zănth-ee-um* anpc.ab.ca. Schoenoplectus shoo-no-plek-tus Xerophyllum ze-ro-fl-lum* www.anpc.ab.ca 9 Iris ♦ The Alberta Native Plant Council Newsletter ♦ No. 79 March 2016 News and Events
ANPC Workshop, AGM & Range Health Assessment Training – Plant Happenings Seed Exchange 2016 September 15, 2016 After decades of keeping us informed Date: April 30, 2016 The Foothills Restoration Forum is ofering about all things botanical, Lorna Allen Location: Stettler, AB range health assessment training at a new is retiring as the publisher of Plant Topic: Rare Plant Conservation venue in the Mixedgrass prairie: Antelope Happenings. Creek Ranch, near Brooks, Alberta. This Program specifcs will be posted at www. course ofers feld-based training on Many of us have come to rely on the anpc.ab.ca and in the ANPC info-email common plant identifcation, use of soils broad range of information that Plant as they evolve. Register online or use the and landscape mapping (AGRASID and Happenings has provided to us over the mail-in registration form at the back of this GVI) in relation to Alberta’s Range Plant years. It’s clearly too valuable to give up, so newsletter. Community Guides and Range Health ANPC has agreed to carry on the efort. Assessment Manuals. These tools are Seed Exchange: Bring sealed envelopes designed to classify and assess grassland If you have been a recipient of Plant of native seeds for sharing, exchanging for plant communities and are critical for Happenings in the past, you need to other seeds, or donating. Please be sure pre‐site assessments, reclamation design, resubscribe. Contact Anna Marie at your seed packets are labelled with the and restoration of native grassland. [email protected] to renew or start Latin name, the collection site, and the Designed for students, ecologists, land your subscription, if you haven’t already. approximate number of seeds. owners, regulators, planners, reclamation practitioners, and anyone interested in Within the next few months, Plant Field Trip: Sunday, May 1 at Rachel Agnes learning more about native grassland Happenings will be available on ANPC’s Hayes 2 – a Nature Conservancy of Canada ecosystems. website. property on the east shore of Bufalo Lake. Early Bird Registration: Register by Friday If you have submissions for Plant Please plan to join us! August 12, 2016, for $135.00 per person Happenings, please submit them to Anna (includes course materials). Registration Marie at [email protected]. after the early bird date is $150.00 per person. You don't have to be an ANPC member Botany Alberta 2016 Online registration is available at www. to receive this publication—all you have Join us for a weekend of botanizing at Fort foothillsrestorationforum.ca or you are to do is ask. But we hope you'll consider Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial welcome to contact Donna Watt directly becoming an ANPC member. Park and Clyde Fen Natural Area. We’re just at: [email protected] or 403-563‐8925 for starting on the planning now. Check www. student rates, registration, and additional Lorna, sincere thanks for your dedication anpc.ab.ca for more details. information. to providing us with information about botanical issues and events. Foothills Restoration Forum Mixed Grasss Forum 2016 Anna Marie, thank you for jumping in to Annual Fall Information Session – Theme: Water, Wetlands and Reclamation take up the efort. Date: April 14, 2016 November 17, 2016 Location: Medicine Hat College Claresholm Community Hall, Claresholm, (S159 Lecture Theatre) Alberta Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A variety of stakeholders will gather Pre-registration is available through for one day to listen to presentations Medicine Hat College Continuing Studies. on grassland conservation and Early-bird registration fee is $40 ($20 for restoration. The open mic session fosters students), available up to April 8. Register a collaborative environment for the at the door for $50 ($25 for students). To exchange of current information and new pre-register, call 403-529-3844 and give ideas through short updates on emerging Course Code MHC CC0062. issues, current projects, restoration eforts, Contact [email protected] for more and techniques for restoring native information. grassland habitats. The event includes our ‘traditional’ welcome cinnamon rolls, a catered lunch, and plenty of opportunity to visit and network.
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PROGRAM TIMES: Check –in and Registraton: 8:00 am—8:30 am Workshop Presentatons: 8:30 am—4:15 pm Annual General Meetng: 4:30 pm—6:00 pm Banquet and Guest Speaker: 6:15 pm—9:15 pm Everyone is invited to atend the AGM. Learn about ANPC actvites. An informal botanizing foray will be organized for Sunday, May 1, 2016, weather permitng. More details will be available on our website.
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Alberta Native Plant Council 29th Workshop and Annual General Meeting
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