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06 December, 2023

Canada Goldenrod S. canadensis -->Solidago Sect. Unilaterales NEW species naming

"S. canadensis is now considered to be an eastern species, not found in SK. Plants that would have been classified as such are split into S. altissima and S. lepida."

See this observation from whence the quotation came from AT je9h Canada Goldenrod

The range of S. canadensis has been updated and it has been proposed to reclassify S. canadensis observations in SK to S. lepida or altissima.

See the reclassified range of S. canadensis here (https://uwaterloo.ca/astereae-lab/research/goldenrods/classification-and-illustrations/solidago-canadensis).

The range of S. lepida here (https://uwaterloo.ca/astereae-lab/research/goldenrods/classification-and-illustrations/solidago-lepida)

The range of S. altissima here (https://uwaterloo.ca/astereae-lab/research/goldenrods/classification-and-illustrations/solidago-altissima).

This "Solidago Subsect. Triplinerviae" subsection includes S. lepida and altissima.

or the higher section

Solidago Sect. Unilaterales

See this observation for the above quotation from AT jpwasan about Canada Goldenrod The range maps are very handy at the above webpages!

Solidago lepida var. lepida is the variation seen in SK S. lepida = Western Canada Goldenrod of the two variants, S. lepida var. lepida (leafy inflorescence with ascending branches) can be found in Saskatchewan Whereas, S. lepida var. salebrosa (non-leafy inflorescence with spreading arching branches) not so much in SK

Solidago altissima var. gilvocanescens (Rydb.) Solidago altissima = Late goldenrod can be seen with mid to upper stem ball galls. Of the variants, only var. gilvocanescens can be seen in Southern Saskatchewan, i.e. Saskatoon area and southerly. The other two variants are found in Eastern Canada i.e. var. altissima and var. pluricephala

Posted on 06 December, 2023 16:29 by saskatoonafforestationareas saskatoonafforestationareas | 2 comments | Leave a comment

30 October, 2023

Yellow Flax or Wyoming Flax which is it?

Wyoming Flax Linum compactum Identification notes from Matthias22

Yellow Flax Linum rigidum Identification notes from Sask Wildflowers Glen Lee

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14 October, 2023

Aspen Boletes or Leccinum

Story about Aspen Boletes and the potential and cautions regarding foraging for edible mushrooms

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25 July, 2023

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11 March, 2023

Honeysuckle (Lonicera) notes

Check out this observation Honeysuckle and notes made for ID process about Section Lonicera a member of Honeysuckles Genus Lonicera!

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07 March, 2023

12 January, 2023

Common Blue Lettuce

Common Blue Lettuce
Lactuca pulchella

this is the native species found in SK
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92164975

NOT Tatarian Blue Lettuce
Lactuca tatarica

Posted on 12 January, 2023 15:51 by saskatoonafforestationareas saskatoonafforestationareas | 0 comments | Leave a comment

Ribes

There are more than one kind of Ribes in the afforestation areas according to Environmental Dynamics Natural Screening Report
Ribes oxyacanthoides var. oxyacanthoides Bristly Gooseberry
Ribes americanum Wild Black Currant

Here are some of my notes to pay attention to - to sort them out.

American Black Currant ="bell-shaped flowers ... no prickly stems, and 6 or more flowers per cluster."
American Black Currant ="odd-looking stems (gray with brown woody wings), the glandular golden dots on its leaves, its black berries, and the structure of its flowers (long tubular calyx with petaloid lobes, non-exerted stamens, etc.)"
American Black Currant in afforestation area

Common Hops similar leaf

Posted on 12 January, 2023 15:12 by saskatoonafforestationareas saskatoonafforestationareas | 0 comments | Leave a comment