The Kawartha Lakes Stewards Association has recently published a superb booklet for Aquatic Plant identification,
Its 78 pages cover 7 “Emergent Plants”, 6 “Floating Plants”, and 17 “Submersed Plants”, which are most commonly found in the Kawarthas.
The booklet can be found here.
I wonder if anyone can tell us which plants can be found in Chandos?
It might be an interesting exercise to have a “Plant Species Count Weekend” sometime in the summer.
Here are a few snippets, randomly chosen:
–Water Soldier, an emergent plant, is on the Invasive Species watchlist.
–Green Algae and Bluegreen Algae. Did you know that Bluegreen algae is a bacteria, not a plant?
–Bladderwort, a submersed plant, is one of only a few carnivorous aquatic plants. It has small sacs that trap tiny aquatic animals. It is an indicator of lake health because it has low tolerance to pollution. (as are several others)
–Starry Stonewort, a submersible that is on the Invasive Species Watchlist.
Ed. note: The word “Starry”, reminds me of Don McLean’s song about Vincent Van Gogh “Starry Starry Night.
(“Vincent, this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you”)
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