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17 December 2014 FIELD CHECKLIST of the VASCULAR 17 December 2014 TAXACEAE (Yew Family) __ Taxus canadensis Canada Yew FIELD CHECKLIST OF THE VASCULAR PLANTS OF JOKERS HILL King Township, Regional Municipality of York PINACEAE (Pine Family) C.S Blaney and P.M. Kotanen* __ Larix laricina Tamarack *Correspondence author: __ Picea glauca White Spruce Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology __ Pinus strobus White Pine University of Toronto at Mississauga __ Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine 3359 Mississauga Road North __ Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock Mississauga, ON Canada CUPRESSACEAE (Cypress Family) e-mail: [email protected] __ Juniperus communis Common Juniper __ Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar The following list is based on observations and collections by the authors between 1997 and 1999, __ Thuja occidentalis Eastern White Cedar with later additions by numerous observers. It includes all species known to be growing outside of cultivation within the Jokers Hill property. Also listed are native species found in land adjacent to the TYPHACEAE (Cat-tail Family) Jokers Hill property, but not yet found on the site (scientific name preceded by "*" - 13 species). A __ Typha angustifolia Narrow-leaved Cat-tail total of 631 taxa (species and hybrids) are listed; 450 taxa are considered native to Jokers Hill (those __ Typha latifolia Common Cat-tail listed in bold typeface) and 181 are considered non-native (listed in regular typeface). Determining native versus non-native status required a few rather arbitrary judgements. SPARGANIACEAE (Bur-reed Family) __ Sparganium chlorocarpum Green Bur-reed Several people assisted in the preparation of this list. P. Ball of the University of Toronto at Mississauga and A. Reznicek of the University of Michigan assisted with a number of difficult POTAMOGETONACEAE (Pondweed Family) identifications, especially in the Cyperaceae. T. Dickinson and J. Bull of the Royal Ontario Museum __ Potamogeton pectinatus Sago Pondweed identified the Crataegus specimens. Warren Wagner at the United States National Herbarium identified Oenothera biennis, Oenothera parviflora, and Oenothera villosa subsp. villosa. Peter NAJADACEAE (Naiad Family) Kotanen formatted the document for the world wide web __ Najas flexilis Flexible Naiad (http://www.zoo.utoronto.ca/jokershill/jhplants.html). Jarmo Jalava of the Ontario Natural Heritage Information Center compiled the pre-existing information on the site. ALISMATACEAE (Water-plantain Family) __ Alisma plantago-aquatica Water-plantain (A. triviale) Taxonomy, with only a few exceptions, follows Morton and Venn (1990). Where widely used __ Sagittaria latifolia Common Arrowhead synonyms or other potentially confusing alternate binomials exist, these are listed below the species' scientific name. As there are no standard English names for plant species, common names have been POACEAE (Grass Family) taken from a variety of sources. Although we have visited all parts of the property looking for __ Agrostis gigantea Redtop plants, many additional species will still be found with further field work. Information on any __ Agrostis scabra Tickle Grass (A. hyemalis) additional species (preferably with specimens) or other comments on the list would be welcomed by __ Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent Grass the authors. __ Alopecurus aequalis Short-awn Foxtail __ Avena sativa Oats ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ __ *Brachyeletrum erectum Bearded Shorthusk EQUISETACEAE (Horsetail Family) __ Bromus ciliatus Fringed Brome __ Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail __ Bromus inermis Awnless Brome __ Equisetum fluviatile Water Horsetail __ Calamagrostis canadensis Canada Bluejoint __ Equisetum hyemale Rough Horsetail __ Cinna latifolia Drooping Woodreed __ Equisetum pratense Meadow Horsetail __ Dactylis glomerata Orchard Grass __ Equisetum scirpoides Dwarf Scouring-rush __ Danthonia spicata Poverty Grass __ Equisetum sylvaticum Woodland Horsetail __ Digitaria ischaemum Smooth Crab-grass __ Equisetum variegatum Variegated Horsetail __ Digitaria sanguinalis Large Crab-grass __ Echinochloa crusgalli Barnyard Grass LYCOPODIACEAE (Club-moss Family) __ Echinochloa wiegandii Western Barnyard Grass __ Lycopodium clavatum Staghorn Clubmoss __ Elymus repens Quack Grass (Agropyron repens) __ Lycopodium digitatum Running Ground-cedar (L. flabelliforme) __ Elymus virginicus Virginia Wild Rye __ Lycopodium lucidulum Shining Clubmoss __ Festuca arundinacea Fall Fescue (F. elatior, in part) __ Lycopodium obscurum (s.st.) Tree Clubmoss __ Festuca rubra Red Fescue __ Lycopodium tristachyum Ground-cedar __ Festuca subverticillata Nodding Fescue (F. obtusa) __ Festuca brevipila Sheep Fescue (F. trachyphylla, F. ovina) OPHIOGLOSSACEAE (Grape-fern Family) __ Glyceria grandis Tall Manna-grass __ Botrychium dissectum Dissected Grape-fern (B. obliquum) __ Glyceria striata Fowl Manna-grass __ Botrychium matricariaefolium Chamomile Grape-fern __ Leersia oryzoides Rice Cut -grass __ Botrychium multifidum Leathery Grape-fern __ Lolium perenne Rye Grass __ Botrychium virginianum Rattlesnake Fern __ Milium effusum Wild Millet __ Muhlenbergia mexicana Mexican Muhly-grass OSMUNDACEAE (Flowering-fern Family) __ Oryzopsis asperifolia Rough-leaved Mountain-rice __ Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon Fern __ Panicum acuminatum Tufted Panic-grass (P. lanuginosum, Dichanthelium acuminatum) __ Osmunda claytoniana Interrupted Fern __ Panicum capillare Common Witch Grass __ Osmunda regalis Royal Fern __ Panicum depauperatum Depauperate Panic-grass __ Panicum linearifolium Linear-leaved Panic-grass PTERIDACEAE (Maidenhair Fern Family) __ Phalaris arundinacea Reed Canary Grass __ Adiantum pedatum Maidenhair Fern __ Phleum pratense Timothy __ Phragmites australis Common Reed-grass (P. communis) POLYPODIACEAE (Polypody Family) __ Poa annua Annual Bluegrass __ Polypodium virginianum Rock Polypody __ Poa compressa Canada Bluegrass __ Poa palustris Swamp Bluegrass DENNSTAEDTIACEAE (Bracken-fern Family) __ Poa pratensis Kentucky Bluegrass __ Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hay-scented Fern __ Poa alsodes Woodland Bluegrass __ Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Fern __ Schizachne purpurascens False Melic Grass __ Setaria pumila White Foxtail (S. glauca) THELYPTERIDACEAE (Marsh-fern Family) __ Setaria viridis Green Foxtail __ Phegopteris connectilis Northern Beech-fern __ Sphenopholis intermedia Slender Wedge Grass __ Thelypteris noveboracensis New York Fern __ Sporobolus cryptandrus Sand Dropseed __ Thelypteris palustris Marsh Fern __ Sporobolus neglectus Overlooked Dropseed __ Sporobolus vaginiflorus Ensheathed Dropseed ASPLENIACEAE (Maidenhair Fern Family) __ Asplenium platyneuron Ebony Spleenwort CYPERACEAE (Sedge Family) __ Carex albursina Broad-leaved Sedge DRYOPTERIDACEAE (Wood-fern Family) __ Carex aquatilis Aquatic Sedge __ Athyrium filix-femina Lady Fern __ Carex arctata Compressed Sedge __ Athyrium thelypteroides Silvery Glade-fern __ Carex aurea Golden-fruited Sedge __ Cystopteris bulbifera Bulblet Fern __ *Carex backii Back's Sedge __ Cystopteris fragilis Fragile Fern __ Carex bebbii Bebb’s Sedge __ Dryopteris x boottii Boott’s Wood-fern (D. intermedia x D. cristata) __ Carex blanda White Sedge __ Dryopteris carthusiana Spinulose Wood-fern (D. spinulosa var. spinulosa) __ Carex cephalophora One-headed Sedge __ Dryopteris cristata Crested Fern __ Carex communis Common Sedge __ Dryopteris goldiana Goldie’s Fern __ Carex cristatella Crested Sedge __ Dryopteris intermedia Intermediate Wood-fern (D. spinulosa var. intermedia) __ Carex deweyana Dewey's Sedge __ Dryopteris marginalis Marginal Shield-fern __ Carex disperma Two-seeded Sedge __ Dryopteris x triploidea Triploid Wood-fern (D. intermedia x D. carthusiana) __ Carex flava Yellow Sedge __ Gymnocarpium dryopteris Oak Fern __ Carex gracillima Filiform Sedge __ Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich Fern __ Carex granularis Granular Sedge __ Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern __ *Carex hirtifolia Hairy-leaved Sedge __ Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern __ Carex hitchcockiana Hitchcock’s Sedge __ Carex hystericina Porcupine Sedge 1 __ Carex interior Interior Sedge __ Salix cf. x rubens Hybrid Willow (S. fragilis x S. alba) __ *Carex intumescens Bladder Sedge __ Salix lucida Shining Willow __ Carex laevivaginata Smooth-sheathed Sedge __ Salix petiolaris Slender Willow __ Carex lasiocarpa Slender Sedge __ Salix serissima Autumn Willow __ Carex laxiflora Loose-flowered Sedge __ Carex leptalea Bristle-stalked Sedge JUGLANDACEAE (Walnut Family) __ Carex leptonervia Finely-nerved Sedge __ Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory __ Carex lupulina Common Hop Sedge __ Juglans cinerea Butternut __ Carex muhlenbergii Muhlenberg’s Sedge __ Carex peckii Peck's Sedge BETULACEAE (Birch Family) __ Carex pedunculata Peduncled Sedge __ Betula alleghaniensis Yellow Birch __ Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania Sedge __ Betula papyrifera White Birch __ Carex plantaginea Plantain-leaved Sedge __ Carpinus caroliniana Blue Beech __ Carex platyphylla Broad-leaved Sedge __ Corylus cornuta Beaked Hazel __ *Carex projecta Necklace Sedge __ Ostrya virginiana Hop Hornbeam __ Carex pseudo-cyperus False-cyperus Sedge __ Carex radiata Radiate Sedge FAGACEAE (Beech Family) __ Carex retrorsa Backward Sedge __ Fagus grandifolia American Beech __ Carex rosea Rose Sedge (C. convoluta) __ Quercus alba White Oak __ Carex rugosperma Rough-seeded Sedge __ Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak __ Carex scabrata Rough Sedge __ Quercus rubra Red Oak __ Carex schweinitzii x utriculata Hybrid __ Carex sparganioides
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