Our woodland trails have
many flowers and ferns which we try and identify, list and photograph as we
find them.
Here is the latest list
and links to our Managed Forest Plan and some pictures of Our Trails
and Our Flowers
as well as a list of some of The Birds
we have seen here and information on how to Join us for a Walk around our nature trails.
Also please see my WoodLink page
for some resources on this subject.
This list last updated in Sept 2011 is in approximate order
of flowering.
‘Ref’ is the page in Petersons Field Guide to NE Wildflowers
or ‘The Ferns of Grey Bruce’.
FOC refers to the location being Forested, Open area or a
Cleared area.
Name |
Ref |
Colour |
FOC |
Location |
Sedge (Narrow Leaved?) |
n/a |
green/brown |
F |
Frog Pond Ridge |
Sedge (Plantain Leaved) |
n/a |
green/brown |
F |
fern hill trail + |
Hepatica (Round Lobed) |
pp22 |
white/ L Blue |
F |
fern hill trail |
Hepatica (Sharp Lobed Double) |
pp22 |
white/ L Blue |
F |
Frog Pond Ridge |
Hepatica (Sharp Lobed) |
pp22 |
white/L/D Blue |
F |
fern hill/F P Ridge |
Bloodroot |
pp22 |
white |
F |
thruout |
Cohosh (Blue) |
pp366 |
green/blue |
F |
thruout |
Spring Beauty |
pp32 |
white |
F |
fern hill trail |
Bedstraw? |
pp40 |
white |
OC |
thruout |
Cuckoo-flower |
pp84 |
white |
F |
FP Ridge |
Cranesbill |
pp260 |
pink |
O |
by garden |
Wild Madder |
pp40 |
white |
O |
driveway |
Bellwort (Large Flowered) |
pp102 |
yellow |
F |
fern hill |
Dutchmans Breeches |
pp72 |
white |
F |
|
Ginger (Wild) |
pp240 |
deep red |
F |
fern/main trail |
Squirrel Corn |
pp77 |
white |
F |
|
Toothwort |
pp84 |
white |
F |
above pond |
Trillium (red large) |
pp212 |
red |
F |
thruout |
Trillium (White large) |
pp10 |
white |
F |
thruout |
Trout Lilly |
pp102 |
yellow |
F |
thruout |
Violet ( |
pp24 |
white |
F |
fern/main trail |
Violet (Common Blue) |
pp318 |
deep blue |
F |
main trail |
Violet (Dog) |
pp328 |
light blue |
F |
fern/main trail |
Baneberry (Red) |
pp54 |
white |
F |
thruout |
Baneberry (White) |
pp54 |
white |
F |
thruout |
Blue-eyed Grass |
pp326 |
blue |
O |
grassy areas |
Celandine |
pp130 |
yellow |
F |
sunset lookout |
Foamflower |
pp68 |
white |
F |
s of pond |
Herb Robert |
pp260 |
pink |
O |
thruout |
Jack in the Pulpit |
pp368 |
green/brown |
F |
se of pond |
Mayflower ( |
pp66 |
white |
F |
fern hill trail |
Medow Rue (Early) |
pp72 |
green/yellow |
F |
frog pond ridge |
Orchis (Showy) |
pp14 |
White/pink |
F |
fern hill |
Solomons Seal |
pp102 |
yellow |
F |
fern hill |
Solomons Seal (False) |
pp66 |
white |
F |
fern hill |
Speedwell (Common, white?) |
pp336 |
White-blue |
FO |
main trail |
Strawberry (Wood?) |
pp28 |
white |
O |
grassy areas |
Violet (Long-spurred) |
pp328 |
light blue |
F |
fern/main trail |
Violet (Smooth Yellow) |
pp146 |
yellow |
F |
fern/main trail |
Violet (Sweet White) |
pp24 |
white |
F |
|
Avens? (rough?) |
pp28 |
white |
F |
|
Indian Hemp |
pp70 |
white |
FO |
Main& Sunset |
Pipissewa? |
pp26 |
white |
F |
highland E |
Speedwell (Birds eye) |
pp336 |
white/l blue |
F |
Sunset trail / E pines |
Waterleaf (Large Leaved |
pp56 |
white |
F |
|
Lady Slipper (Yellow) |
pp104 |
yellow |
F |
|
Coneflower (Green headed) |
pp114 |
Yellow/green |
FO |
Near Pond |
Lionsfoot |
pp74 |
pink |
F |
|
Wild Basil |
pp280 |
pink |
FOC |
throughout |
Buttercup (Common?) |
pp132 |
yellow |
FO |
open trails |
Campion (Bladder) |
pp34 |
white |
OC |
open areas |
Ground Cherry (Clammy) |
pp144 |
yellow |
O |
Per Garden |
Valerian (officinalis) |
pp296 |
white |
O |
near road |
Bellwort (Perfoliate) |
pp102 |
yellow |
F |
fern hill |
Hawkweed (Mouse-ear) |
pp174 |
yellow |
O |
open grassy areas |
Hawkweed (Smoothish?) |
pp174 |
yellow |
O |
open grassy areas |
Pussytoes (Field) |
pp90 |
white/pink |
O |
grassy areas |
Anemone ( |
pp30 |
white |
FO |
pond clearing |
Anemone (Wood) |
pp30 |
white |
F |
sunset trail |
Birdfoot Trefoil |
pp150 |
yellow |
O |
open areas |
Fleabane (philidelphia?) |
pp308 |
pink |
FO |
open trails |
Indian Cucumber-Root? |
pp102 |
yellow |
F |
|
Orchis (Long-bracted) ? |
pp372 |
green |
F |
fern hill south |
Partridge berry |
pp40 |
white/pink |
F |
E of pond |
Waterleaf ( |
pp54 |
white |
F |
Main trail at pond |
White Avens? |
pp28 |
white |
O |
pond area |
Wood Nettle |
n/a |
green |
F |
Fern Gulley |
Hawkweed ( |
pp174 |
orange |
O |
grassy areas |
Common Ragweed |
pp374 |
green |
F |
Near pond |
Wood-Sorrel (Yellow) |
pp148 |
yellow |
OC |
Open areas |
Horse Gentian (orange fruited) |
pp390 |
green |
FO |
Main& Sunset |
Knapweed (Brown?) |
pp306 |
purple |
O |
open areas |
Knapweed (Diffuse) |
pp306 |
purple |
O |
open areas |
Fleabane (Rough Daisy?) |
pp94 |
white |
O |
Campground |
Acrimony |
pp136 |
yellow |
F |
main trail |
Cinqfoil (Rough?) |
pp134 |
yellow |
O |
open areas |
Daisy (oxeye) |
pp92 |
white |
O |
open areas |
Dogbane (intermediate?) |
pp292 |
pink |
F |
pond clearing |
Enchanters Nightshade |
pp68 |
white |
OC |
main trail |
Fleabane (E strigosus?) |
pp94 |
white |
FO |
pond clearing |
Shinleaf (Pyrola) |
pp26 |
white |
F |
E Pines |
St Johnswort (common?) |
pp106 |
yellow |
O |
open areas |
|
pp316 |
blue |
O |
driveway |
Bouncing Bet |
pp34 |
pink/white |
O |
driveway |
Helleborine |
pp372 |
green/pink |
F |
pine woods |
Indian Pipe |
pp20 |
white |
F |
sunset pines |
Monkey flower (sharp winged) |
pp344 |
purple |
OC |
open areas |
Storksbill |
pp260 |
deep pink |
OC |
open areas |
Tall White Lettice |
pp74 |
white |
F |
fern hill |
Vetch (cow) |
pp352 |
purple/blue |
OC |
open areas |
Fleabane (Daisy) |
pp94 |
white |
O |
House clearing |
Cornflower |
pp362 |
deep blue |
OC |
open areas |
Snakeroot (White) |
pp46 |
white |
F |
lowland east |
Touch Me Not (Pale) |
pp104 |
yellow |
F |
Main trail E |
Wild Lettice |
pp172 |
Pale Yellow |
O |
Pond Area |
Indian Tobacco (lobelia inflata) |
pp342 |
v pale blue/wh |
F |
fern hill trail s |
Mullen (Common) |
pp106 |
yellow |
OC |
open areas |
Goldenrod (Lanced-Leaved) |
pp203 |
yellow |
OC |
open areas |
Goldenrod (Late / Smooth) |
pp190 |
yellow |
OC |
open areas |
Aster (Heart Leaved) |
pp354 |
blue or white |
O |
open areas |
Aster (Heath) |
pp96 |
white/yellow |
O |
open areas |
Aster (Lance Leaved) |
pp96 |
white/yellow |
O |
open areas |
Aster ( |
pp356 |
D.purple/yel. |
O |
open areas |
Aster (Small White) |
pp96 |
white/yellow |
O |
open areas |
Aster (Smooth) |
pp356 |
Pale purple |
O |
open areas |
Bur Marigold? |
pp186 |
yellow |
FO |
at pond (wet feet) |
Cornflower |
pp362 |
purple |
O |
open areas |
Goldenrod (several unknown) |
|
yellow |
FO |
at pond |
Goldenrod ( |
pp190 |
yellow |
OC |
house clearing |
Healall |
pp350 |
purple |
OC |
thruout |
Mints (like downy wood?) |
pp348 |
purple |
F |
thruout |
Yarrow |
pp44 |
white |
O |
open areas |
Christmas Fern |
fgb100 |
green |
F |
fern hill N |
|
fgb94 |
green |
F |
|
Crested Shield Fern ? |
fgb94 |
green |
F |
|
Goldies Wood Fern |
fgb96 |
green |
F |
highland trail SW |
Intermediate wood fern |
fgb92 |
green |
F |
highland trail W |
Lady fern |
fgb80 |
pale green |
F |
E of Frogpond |
Lady fern (rubellum) |
fgb80 |
pale green |
F |
E of Frogpond |
Maidenhair Fern |
fgb41 |
green |
F |
|
Male Fern |
fgb97 |
green |
F |
|
Narrow Leaved Glade Fern |
fgb78 |
green |
F |
highland trail W |
Ostrich fern |
fgb76 |
green |
F |
highland trail SW |
Rattlesnake Fern |
fgb34 |
green |
F |
Fern hill trail S |
Sensitive Fern |
fgb77 |
green |
F |
SE of Frogpond |
Silvery Glade Fern |
fgb79 |
green |
F |
|
Spinulose Wood Fern |
fgb91 |
green |
F |
highland trail |
Harts Tounge Fern |
fgb |
green |
F |
F.P. Ridge East |
Marginal Wood Fern |
fgb |
green |
F |
F.P. Ridge East |
Northern Holly Fern |
fgb101 |
dark green |
F |
FP Ridge East |
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