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CAROLINIAN SPECIES
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ABITATS
     
Carolinian Forests    
Carolinian Wetland, Aquatic and Shoreline Plant Species
 

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Swamp Rose Mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos

A species of Special Concern nationally.

Photo: Natural Resources Canada


Click for Larger Image Black Gum, Nyssa sylvatica

A wetland tree with occurrences across the zone on sandy poorly drained sites.

More information at the U.S. Sylvics of North America

Field identification guide at Virginia Tech



Photo: Virginia Tech

Pumpkin Ash (Fraxinus profunda)

Pumpkin ash is a large tree of swamps and bottom lands where it often develops a swollen or pumpkin-shaped base of the trunk.

More information from the U.S. Silvics of North America

Field identification guide at Virginia Tech



Photo: Virginia Tech

Swamp Cottonwood (Populus heterophylla)

A new species for Canada, only recently discovered growing in Lambton County.

More information from the U.S. Silvics of North America

Field identification guide at Virginia Tech



Photo: Virginia Tech

Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor)

Swamp white oak is found in lowlands, along edges of streams, and in swamps subject to flooding.

More information from the U.S. Silvics of North America

Field identification guide at Virginia Tech



Photo: Virginia Tech

Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus)

Scattered occurrences across the zone with more frequent occurrence in Essex, Chatham-Kent and Lambton. Often planted in botanical gardens.

Field identification guide at Virginia Tech

Tall Grass Prairie & Savanna    
Wetlands, Lakes, Rivers & Shorelines    
Fish & Invertebrate Species    
Wetland & Aquatic Plants    
Birds, Reptiles & Amphibians    
Rare Species& Ecosystems    
Carolinian Indicator Species
Uniqueness of Carolinian Canada
 
   
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       
       
 

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