February Wild Flower Records
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Updated to February 29, 2008

I am updating Latin names from "FLORA Ontario – Integrated Botanical Information System" as I find errors in my older records.
Here are records of 5 wild or naturalized species and 3 cultivated species found in bloom
in February during the last 10 years in the Hamilton Area.
* = Plant is not native to our area.

 
English Names Latin Names French Names
Chickweed, Common * Stellaria media Stellaire moyenne
Dandelion, Common * Taraxacum officiale Pissenlit officinal
Groundsel, Common * Senecio vulgaris Séneçon vulgaire
Shepherd's Purse * Capsella bursa-pastoris Bourse-à-pasteur
Witch Hazel (Shrub) Hamamelis virginiana Hamamélis de Virginie
Cultivated Plants    
Snowdrops * Galanthus nivalis Perce-neige
Witch Hazel, Brevipetala * Hamamelis mollis Hamamélis ( French not found )
Witch Hazel, Ruby Glow * Hamamelis x intermedia Hamamélis ( French not found )

Dean A. Gugler
Amateur Naturalist

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