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It is everywhere in the ditches along the road side in |NL and has made it'=
s way across via the ferries to Labrador and Cape Breton and no doubt will =
make inroads further.
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From: kristl@bellaliant.net
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Help with Finding Plants
Date: Tue=2C 27 Jul 2010 16:44:24 -0300
Is sanguisorba canadensis the stuff that grows all along the ditches in New=
foundland. If so please be careful with any seeds you get. It's very aggr=
essive in NL.
Mary=2C
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=3B in Quebec=2C 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 drie=
r situations as well.
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Both native and exotic species have the potential for aggressiveness given =
the right environment. Sanguisorba canadensis is native to most of North Am=
erica=2C but only eastern Canada. It is threatened or endangered in a numbe=
r of USA states.
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I do thank members for helping me locate this species outside of Cape Breto=
n---I was there this morning---and the plants are still there on the Scots =
Bay Road=2C in glorious bloom at the moment.
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I had less success with the Cloudberry.
=20
I noticed that the sloped hill next to the airport that is solid with Houst=
onia caerulea in spring has gotten mowed in the past two weeks for the firs=
t 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=2C I was curious=2C in fact=2C whether they are =
aware of the colony and do not mow the grass purposely until this time of t=
he year. The optimist in me wanted to believe that in any event....
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From: kristl@bellaliant.net<BR>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>Subject: Re: =
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<DIV>Is sanguisorba canadensis the stuff that grows all along the ditches i=
n Newfoundland. =3B If so please be careful with any seeds you =3Bg=
et. =3B It's very aggressive in NL.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Mary=2C</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Hard to know which species you mean---ditches are t=
he repository of so many plants. =3BIt was very rare in my former area =
of Ontario=3B in Quebec=2C one finds it normally on the sides of the highwa=
y---and I suspect road ditches/low wet areas =3Bare its preferred habit=
at although one sees them in much drier situations as well.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> =3B</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Both native and exotic species =3Bhave the pote=
ntial for aggressiveness given the right environment. Sanguisorba canadensi=
s is native to most of North America=2C but only eastern Canada. </FONT><FO=
NT face=3DArial>It is threatened or endangered in =3Ba number of =
=3BUSA states.</FONT><FONT face=3DArial></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> =3B</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I do thank members for =3Bhelping me =3Bloc=
ate this species outside of Cape Breton---I was there this morning---and th=
e plants are still there on the Scots Bay Road=2C in glorious bloom at the =
moment.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> =3B</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I had less success with the Cloudberry.</FONT></DIV=
>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> =3B</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I noticed that the sloped hill next to the airport =
that is solid with Houstonia caerulea in spring has gotten mowed in the pas=
t two weeks for the first time this year. </FONT><FONT face=3DArial>The maj=
ority =3Bof the seed =3Bwould have ripened and =3Bfallen by now=
and the tiny remnant rosettes would have escaped the mower's blade. As a n=
ewcomer to Nova Scotia=2C I was curious=2C in fact=2C whether they are awar=
e of the colony and do not mow the grass purposely until this time of the y=
ear. The optimist in me wanted to believe that in any event....</FONT></DIV=
>
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