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Is sanguisorba canadensis the stuff that grows all along the ditches in =
Newfoundland. If so please be careful with any seeds you get. It's =
very aggressive in NL.
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Mary,
Hard to know which species you mean---ditches are the repository of so =
many plants. It was very rare in my former area of Ontario; in Quebec, =
one finds it normally on the sides of the highway---and I suspect road =
ditches/low wet areas are its preferred habitat although one sees them =
in much drier situations as well.
Both native and exotic species have the potential for aggressiveness =
given the right environment. Sanguisorba canadensis is native to most of =
North America, but only eastern Canada. It is threatened or endangered =
in a number of USA states.
I do thank members for helping me locate this species outside of Cape =
Breton---I was there this morning---and the plants are still there on =
the Scots Bay Road, in glorious bloom at the moment.
I had less success with the Cloudberry.
I noticed that the sloped hill next to the airport that is solid with =
Houstonia caerulea in spring has gotten mowed in the past two weeks for =
the first time this year. The majority of the seed would have ripened =
and fallen by now and the tiny remnant rosettes would have escaped the =
mower's blade. As a newcomer to Nova Scotia, I was curious, in fact, =
whether they are aware of the colony and do not mow the grass purposely =
until this time of the year. The optimist in me wanted to believe that =
in any event....
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Newfoundland. If so please be careful with any seeds =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Mary,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Hard to know which species you mean---ditches =
are the=20
repository of so many plants. It was very rare in my former area of =
Ontario; in Quebec, one finds it normally on the sides of the =
highway---and I=20
suspect road ditches/low wet areas are its preferred habitat =
although one=20
sees them in much drier situations as well.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Both native and exotic species have the =
potential for=20
aggressiveness given the right environment. Sanguisorba canadensis is =
native to=20
most of North America, but only eastern Canada. </FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial>It is=20
threatened or endangered in a number of USA =
states.</FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I do thank members for helping =
me locate this=20
species outside of Cape Breton---I was there this morning---and the =
plants are=20
still there on the Scots Bay Road, in glorious bloom at the =
moment.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I had less success with the =
Cloudberry.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I noticed that the sloped hill next to the =
airport that is=20
solid with Houstonia caerulea in spring has gotten mowed in the past two =
weeks=20
for the first time this year. </FONT><FONT face=3DArial>The =
majority of the=20
seed would have ripened and fallen by now and the tiny remnant =
rosettes would have escaped the mower's blade. As a newcomer to Nova =
Scotia, I=20
was curious, in fact, whether they are aware of the colony and do not =
mow the=20
grass purposely until this time of the year. The optimist in me wanted =
to=20
believe that in any event....</FONT></DIV>
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