Last Update:
June 15, 2017
Time Covered:
June 1 - 15, 2017
Locations:
RBG Rose Garden, Hendrie Valley, Arboretum, Rock Chapel;
Webster Falls Area, Brantford Waterfront Trail,
and a property just west of the Hamilton border
Comments:
Thanks to the wild flower group for giving me the names of flower species seen on Monday, June 5 and for helping me find flowers on Monday, June 12.
There were 96 species found in bloom during the first 15 days of June. Of those, 57 were new for the season.
Wild and Naturalized Flowers Blooming
(N = New for the season * = Not native to our area)
| New | English Name | Latin Name | French Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | Anemone, Canada | Anemone canadensis | Anémone du Canada |
| N | Asparagus * | Asparagus officinalis | Asperge |
| N | Avens, White | Geum canadense | Benoîte du Canada |
| N | Avens, Wood * | Geum urbanum | Benoîte commune |
| N | Beardtongue, Hairy | Penstemon hirsutus | Penstémon hirsute |
| N | Bedstraw, Northern | Galium boreale | Gaillet boréal |
| N | Bindweed, Field * | Convolvulus arvensis | Liseron des champs |
| N | Blackberry, Common (S) | Rubus allegheniensis | Ronce alléghanienne |
| N | Buckthorn, Common * (T) | Rhamnus cathartica | Nerprun cathartique |
| N | Butter-And-Eggs * | Linaria vulgaris | Linaire vulgaire |
| Buttercup, Tall * | Ranuculus acris | Renoncule âcre | |
| N | Campion, Bladder * | Silene vulgaris | Silène enflé |
| Campion, White * | Silene latifolia | Silène à larges feuilles | |
| N | Carrion Flower, Herbaceous | Smilax herbacea | Smilax herbacé |
| Celandine * | Chelidonium majus | Grande chélidoine | |
| N | Charlock * | Sinapis arvensis | Moutarde des champs |
| Chickweed, Common * | Stellaria media | Stellaire moyenne | |
| Chickweed, Mouse-Ear * | Cerastium fontanum | Céraiste vulgaire | |
| Cinquefoil, Common | Potentilla simplex | Potentille simple | |
| Cleavers | Galium aparine | Gaillet gratteron | |
| N | Clover, Alsike * | Trifolium hybridum ssp.elegans | Trèfle alsike |
| N | Clover, Red * | Trifolium pratense | Trèfle rouge |
| Clover, White * | Trifolium repens | Trèfle blanc | |
| N | Clover, Yellow Sweet * | Melilotus officinalis | Mélilot officinal |
| Columbine, Wild | Aquilegia canadensis | Ancolie du Canada | |
| N | Comfrey, Common * | Symphytum officinale | Consoude officinale |
| N | Cranberry, Highbush (S) | Viburnum trilobum | Viorne trilobée |
| N | Daisy, Oxeye * | Leucanthemum vulgare | Marguerite blanche |
| Dandelion, Common * | Taraxacum officinale | Pissenlit officinal | |
| Dandelion, Red-Seeded * | Taraxacum erythrospermum | Pissenlit à graines rouges | |
| Dead-Nettle, Purple * | Lamium purpureum | Lamier pourpre | |
| N | Dock, Broad-Leaved * | Rumex obtusifolius | Oseille à feuilles obtuses |
| N | Dock, Curled * | Rumex crispus | Patience crépue |
| N | Dogwood, Gray (S) | Cornus racemosa | Cornouiller à grappes |
| Fleabane, Common | Erigeron philadelphicus | Vergerette de Philadelphie | |
| N | Fleabane, Daisy | Erigeron annuus | Vergerette annuelle |
| N | Flixweed * | Descurainia sophia | Sagesse-des-chirurgiens |
| Foamflower, Heart-leaved | Tiarella cordifolia | Tiarelle cordifoliée | |
| N | Galinsoga * | Galinsoga quadriradiata | Galinsoga cilié |
| Geranium, Wild | Geranium maculatum | Géranium maculé | |
| Goatsbeard, Meadow * | Tragopogon pratensis | Salsifis des prés | |
| Goatsbeard, Yellow * | Tragopogon dubius | Salsifis jaune | |
| N | Goutweed * | Aegopodium podagraria | Egopode podagraire |
| N | Grape, Riverbank | Vitis riparia | Vigne des rivages |
| Ground Ivy * | Glechoma hederacea | Lierre terrestre | |
| Groundsel, Common * | Senecio vulgaris | Séneçon vulgaire | |
| N | Hawkweed, Field * | Hieracium caespitosum | Épervière des prÉs |
| N | Hawkweed, Orange * | Hieracium aurantiacum | Épervière orangÉe |
| Herb Robert * | Geranium robertianum | Géranium de Robert | |
| N | Honewort | Cryptotaenia canadensis | Cryptoténie du Canada |
| Honeysuckle, Amur * (S) | Lonicera maackii | Chèvrefeuille de maack | |
| N | Ivy, Poison | Toxicodendron radicans | Herbe à la puce |
| Johnny Jump-Up * | Viola tricolor | Violette tricolore | |
| Lady's Slipper,Smaller Yellow | Cypripedium parviflorum | Cypripède pubescent | |
| N | Lily, Bullhead | Nuphar variegatum | Grand nénuphar jaune |
| Mallow, Common * | Malva neglecta | Mauve négligée | |
| Medick, Black * | Medicago lupulina | Luzerne lupuline | |
| N | Mustard, Field * | Brassica rapa | Moutarde des oiseaux |
| Mustard, Garlic * | Alliaria petiolata | Alliaire officinale | |
| N | Mustard, Wormseed * | Erysimum cheiranthoides | Vélar fausse giroflée |
| N | Nightshade, Bittersweet * | Solanum dulcamara | Morelle douce-amère |
| N | Olive, Autumn * | Elaeagnus umbellata | Olivier d’automne |
| N | Orchard Grass * (G) | Dactylis glomerata | Dactyle pelotonné |
| N | Parsnip, Cow | Heracleum maximum | Berce laineuse |
| Peppergrass, Field * | Lepidium campestre | Lépidie des champs | |
| Periwinkle * | Vinca minor | Petite pervenche | |
| N | Phlox, Wild Blue | Phlox divaricata | Phlox divariqué |
| Pimpernel, Yellow | Taenidia integerrima | Ténidia à feuilles entières | |
| Pineapple Weed * | Matricaria discoidea | Matricaire odorante | |
| N | Pink, Deptford * | Dianthus armeria | Oeillet arméria |
| N | Plantain, Red-Stemmed | Plantago rugelii | Plantain de rugel |
| N | Raspberry, Black (S) | Rubus occidetalis | Framboisier noir |
| Rocket, Dame's * | Hesperis matronalis | Julienne des dames | |
| Rocket, Yellow * | Barbarea vulgaris | Barbarée vulgaire | |
| N | Rose, Multiflora * (S) | Rosa multiflora | Rosier multiflora |
| N | Rose, Smooth (S) | Rosa blanda | Rosier inerme |
| N | Sandwort, Thyme-Leaved * | Arenaria serpyllifolia | Sabline à feuilles de serpolet |
| Scorpion-Grass, Blue * | Myosotis stricta | Myosotis à tiges dressées | |
| Shepherd's Purse * | Capsella bursa-pastoris | Bourse-à-pasteur | |
| N | Solomon's Seal, False | Maianthemum racemosum | Smilacine à grappes |
| Solomon's Seal, Star-Flowered False | Maianthemum stellatum | Smilacine étoilée | |
| N | Speedwell, Common * | Veronica officialis | Véronique officinale |
| N | Speedwell, Corn * | Veronica arvensis | Véronique des champs |
| N | Stitchwort, Lesser * | Stellaria graminea | Stellaire graminée |
| Storksbill * | Erodium cicutarium | Érodium cicutaire | |
| Strawberry, Woodland | Fragaria vesca | Fraisier américain | |
| N | Swallowwort * | Cynanchum rossicum | Cynanche |
| N | Trefoil, Birdsfoot * | Lotus corniculatus | Lotier corniculé |
| N | Tulip Tree (T) | Liriodendron tulipifera | Tulipier de virginie |
| N | Vetch, Cow * | Vicia cracca | Vesce jargeau |
| N | Vetch, Hairy * | Vicia villosa | Vesce velue |
| N | Viburnum, Maple-Leaved | Viburnum acerifolium | Viorne acérifoliée |
| Violet, Canada | Viola canadensis | Violette du Canada | |
| N | Waterleaf, Virginia | Hydrophyllum virginianum | Hydrophylle de Virginie |
| Wood Sorrel, Yellow | Oxalis stricta | Oxalide d'Europe | |
| N | Yarrow, Common * | Achillea millefolium | Achillée millefeuille |
Monday Wild Flower Walks
The Monday evening walks are happening.
For meeting times and maps to locations contact Dean.
Monday, June 12 - Webster Falls Area
Monday, June 19 - RBG Berry Tract
Dean also walks every Friday afternoon on RBG grounds
and/or the Hamilton Waterfront Trail.
Contact him at least 24 hours in advance for meeting points and times.
Photos from Fleur-Ange Lamothe
Some other Photos from Fleur-Ange
Photos and Information from Ron Hepworth
Ron passed away on Tuesday, September 4th, 2012. Because he kept records of early and peak blooming times for nearly 30 years and then passed along his summaries to me for this site, I plan on leaving his last summary here. Below is a small sample of what the whole summary looks like:
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ANNUAL FLOWERING RECORDS FOR YEAR 2010 LEGEND
(observed at Brantford, Ont.) FF = First Flower/Pollen 43.10'N--80.12'W PB = Peak/Mid Bloom Date ( )= Interpolated Date E = Estimated Date SPECIES OBSERVED NO. FF FF PB PB LAG YRS 2010 MEAN 2010 MEAN IN DAYS willow buds (sprout/green) 15 Mar 9 Mar 15 Mar 17 Mar 27 -8.0 (Salix alba vitellina) Euro. hazelnut (FF/Pollen) 13 Mar 19 Mar 21 Mar 21 Mar 30 -5.5 (Corylus avellana) skunk cabbage (pollen/PB) 13 (Mar 18)Mar 25(Mar 31)Apr 2 -4.5 (Symplocarpus foetidus) --------------------------------------------------------------------- The link for the rest of the records is below:
Links to Wild Flower Page Home, etc.
Index & Home of the Wild Flower Page
| January Blooms - Updated to January 31, 2017 | February Blooms - Updated to February 28, 2017 |
| March Blooms -Updated to March 31, 2017 | April Blooms -Updated to April 30, 2016 |
| May Blooms -Updated to May 31, 2016 |
June Blooms -Updated to June 30, 2016 |
| July Blooms -Updated to July 31, 2016 | August Blooms - Updated to August 31, 2016 |
| September Blooms - Updated to Sept. 30, 2016 | October Blooms - Updated to October 31, 2016 |
| November Blooms - Updated to Nov. 30, 2016 | December Blooms - Updated to Dec. 30, 2016 |
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