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Chilson Fen / Kernie King Memorial Fen
Hackett, RA; Karbowski, HM; Peters, S; Monfils, AK;
Species Count: 118
Alismataceae
Sagittaria latifolia
Anacardiaceae
Toxicodendron radicans
Toxicodendron vernix
Apiaceae
Angelica atropurpurea
Daucus carota
Zizia aurea
Apocynaceae
Apocynum cannabinum
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias syriaca
Araceae
Symplocarpus foetidus
Asparagaceae
Maianthemum stellatum
Asteraceae
Bidens trichosperma
Cirsium muticum
Doellingeria umbellata
Erigeron philadelphicus
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Euthamia graminifolia
Eutrochium maculatum
Helianthus giganteus
Rudbeckia fulgida
Rudbeckia hirta
Solidago canadensis
Solidago patula
Solidago rugosa
Solidago uliginosa
Symphyotrichum boreale
Symphyotrichum firmum
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Symphyotrichum ontarionis
Symphyotrichum puniceum
Balsaminaceae
Impatiens capensis
Betulaceae
Betula pumila
Campanulaceae
Palustricodon aparinoides
Celastraceae
Parnassia glauca
Cornaceae
Cornus amomum
Cornus foemina
Cornus sericea
Cyperaceae
Carex aquatilis
Carex bebbii
Carex buxbaumii
Carex hystericina
Carex interior
Carex lacustris
Carex lasiocarpa
Carex leptalea
Carex prairea
Carex pseudocyperus
Carex sartwellii
Carex stipata
Carex stricta
Carex tetanica
Carex utriculata
Carex vulpinoidea
Cladium mariscoides
Eleocharis elliptica
Eleocharis erythropoda
Eleocharis rostellata
Eriophorum gracile
Schoenoplectus acutus
Schoenoplectus pungens
Scirpus atrovirens
Scleria verticillata
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea villosa
Equisetaceae
Equisetum fluviatile
Equisetum laevigatum
Equisetum palustre
Fabaceae
Lathyrus palustris
Grossulariaceae
Ribes hirtellum
Iridaceae
Iris virginica
Lamiaceae
Lycopus americanus
Lycopus uniflorus
Mentha arvensis
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Lythraceae
Lythrum salicaria
Onagraceae
Epilobium coloratum
Onocleaceae
Onoclea sensibilis
Pinaceae
Larix laricina
Poaceae
Andropogon gerardi
Bromus ciliatus
Calamagrostis canadensis
Elymus trachycaulus
Glyceria striata
Leersia oryzoides
Leersia virginica
Muhlenbergia glomerata
Muhlenbergia mexicana
Phalaris arundinacea
Poa pratensis
Sorghastrum nutans
Sporobolus heterolepis
Polygonaceae
Persicaria amphibia
Rumex orbiculatus
Primulaceae
Lysimachia quadriflora
Lysimachia thyrsiflora
Ranunculaceae
Caltha palustris
Rhamnaceae
Frangula alnus
Rhamnus alnifolia
Rosaceae
Dasiphora fruticosa
Rubus pubescens
Spiraea alba
Rubiaceae
Galium asprellum
Galium labradoricum
Galium triflorum
Salicaceae
Populus tremuloides
Salix bebbiana
Salix discolor
Salix eriocephala
Salix serissima
Thelypteridaceae
Thelypteris palustris
Typhaceae
Sparganium eurycarpum
Typha angustifolia
Typha latifolia
Urticaceae
Boehmeria cylindrica
Viburnaceae
Sambucus canadensis
Viburnum lentago
Violaceae
Viola nephrophylla
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia