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doug_a
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Post Number: 1
Registered: 03-2010
| | Posted on Monday, March 29, 2010 - 12:57 am: | 
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I've spent a bit of time over the last few years locating, photographing and cataloging different species of native wild orchids around the Temagami area. Our beloved MNR says that there are nine species here but they won't divulge any locations. Well, I've found eight of their nine .... then I went on to find another 15 species of native orchids. All of these can be seen on the orchid page on my website at www.northland-paradise.com. I know there are certainly more species here (I'm thinking of possibly a dozen or so) and who knows how many more there could be after that. One of the major problems in locating new or known species is that they don't grow every year and I can only guess that this might have something to do with an imperfect combination of light, temperature and moisture (rain).
Several friends and customers are urging me to publish a book on the "Orchids of Temagami" but I'm a little hesitant to do this until I can be 110% certain that I've got all the bases covered, so to speak. It would be a real bummer to print a guide book and then find another species that had been overlooked. I'm wondering if there might be anyone who would know of any species (and their locations) that I haven't been able to locate? I would certainly be interested in accompanying that person to the site so I could photograph a new species and I would definitely give credit to that person for their assistance.
In particular, the ones that I haven't been able to locate and am certain are growing somewhere around this area are as follows:
1. Putty Root (Aplectrum hyemale) which should be visible at this time of year (March/April) in deciduous forests, mainly maple, but flowers in June
2. Small Round Leaved Orchid (Amerochis rotundifolia) in June/July in shaded cool bogs and swamps
3. Fairy Slipper (Calypso bulbosa) in May and early June in shaded thickets of spruce, firs and cedars
4. Bracketed Green Orchid (Coeloglossum viride) in early summer in maple forests
5. Spotted Coralroot (Corallorhiza maculata) in late June or July in drier coniferous or deciduous forests
6. Autumn Coralroot (Corallorhiza odontorhiza) in September in pine forests
7. Striped Coralroot (Corallorhiza striata) in late May in drier cedar and deciduous forests and occasionally pines
8. Ram's Head Lady Slipper (Cypripedium arietinum) in early June on thin soil or bedrock under Jack Pines or Red Pines
9. Case's Ladies Tresses (Spiranthes casei) in early September in dry sandy soils with aspens and birch
10. Nodding Ladies Tresses (Spiranthes cernua) in September in wet acidic sandy soils (wetlands, beaver ponds) and old gravel pits
11. Slender Ladies Tresses (Spiranthes lacera) in late July/August in dry shaded area under Jack Pines or Red Pines
12. Hooded Ladies Tresses (Spiranthes romanzoffiana) in August/September in gravel areas that were flooded earlier in the season and in disturbed soils (pipelines, old gravel pits) that have abundant mosses, sedges and grasses. This is the most common of the area's Ladies Tresses and resembles a "square" Hyacynthe.
As I said earlier, this is only a guideline and there could be even more species of orchids in the Temagami area. Thanks in advance for any assistance that anyone can provide.
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ed
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Post Number: 781
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Monday, March 29, 2010 - 9:36 am: |
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Nice work Doug. |
doug_2
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Post Number: 155
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Monday, March 29, 2010 - 3:22 pm: |
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I had no idea there were that many orchid species in Temagami Doug. Good work is right!!
I take orchid pics on the Bruce where there are lots of kinds but I spent years in Temagami and only really noticed the pink lady slipper (moccasin flower), of which there are of course all sorts of those).. Obviously I wasn't looking carefully enough..Actually I probably wasn't looking at all because I did not know they were there!! THis could be yet another specialty tourist draw to the area. MNR says 9 species?
I wonder where they got that information? I wonder if it would be worth contacting a group such as Federation of Ontario Naturalists in case any of their local members might know? The book would be a great idea and I agree too that covering all the bases makes sense (if possible). Out of curiousity (and thinking of the Bruce geology) it seems that the clay belt with that limestone dolomite rock might be good habitat for some orchids? I guess Temagami has really complex geology and with it complex soils that allow for orhids in certain locations...You get some of these around the lodge? (other than the pink?)...Very interesting!! |
canoedog
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Post Number: 23
Registered: 03-2005
| | Posted on Monday, March 29, 2010 - 5:27 pm: |
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Here's a website that has extensive information and photos on the Wildflowers of Northeastern Ontario for anyone interested in identifying plants they may have seen and wondered about in their travels.
http://www.ontariowildflower.com/index.htm#top
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ed
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Post Number: 782
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Monday, March 29, 2010 - 6:42 pm: |
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Canoedog:
He has an interesting hobby for a geologist.
There was a guy a few years ago who posted Ontario Wild flowers over on CCR. When I saw the original post this morning by Doug A, I was thinking about him. For some reason, I thought he was an American... but it turns out they are one and the same.
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kim
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Post Number: 273
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Monday, March 29, 2010 - 8:08 pm: |
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Doug_a
Very interesting.
I will keep my eyes open and carry my camera and GPS.
The previous owner of Obabika Lodge (Peter..?)was an orchid grower.He had green houses at the lodge.
I understand that also he had knowledge of orchid locations up there? |
canoedog
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Post Number: 24
Registered: 03-2005
| | Posted on Monday, March 29, 2010 - 9:22 pm: |
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Ed
Being married to an ex landscape designer/horticulturist means there are more photos of plants and fungi and trees etc around my place than.... I often carry a small plant guide or take photos of interesting plants to suss out when I'm back from my travels. I grew orchids for years as a bit of a hobby and still look for wild ones while canoeing and hiking - they are the largest plant family in the world. Will have to keep my eyes open as well for anything new for Doug.
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brian
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Post Number: 1169
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 9:33 am: |
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For those not aware, Doug, the Orchid Man, is probably the knowledgeable person on Temagami orchids. Have a look at the extraordinary work he has done:
http://northland-paradise.com/phototour.html
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dave
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Post Number: 188
Registered: 03-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 5:48 pm: |
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doug_a, off topic question. what's the water level looking like?
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schivers
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Post Number: 4
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 2, 2010 - 7:13 am: |
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Doug, I have a list of 112 plants found mainly in the northern area of Lake Temagami. It was put together by Sandy Navaro, island #1186. She lists two Orchids that are not on your list: Round-leaved Orchid (Platanthera orbiculata) that she located on Island #1187 but she doesn't say where and it's a fairly good sized island and Northern Green Orchid (Habenaria hyperborea) and notes the location of this Orchid along Sandy Inlet beach, northern end of Temagami.
And how about the beautiful Pink Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium acaule)? We have many on Devil's Island (Keewaydin, #1147).
Claire Muller, a part-time resident of island #234 in the summer and is a WEALTH of knowledge when it comes to plants and birds of Temagami and Ontario. Brian may have her email. I only have a phone number for her. She is listed in the TLA directory too.
Sandy Chivers
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aa_cruiser
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Post Number: 5
Registered: 07-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, March 12, 2011 - 1:29 pm: |
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Doug, i have a location that might interest you, not far off the highway at marten river/temagami border. 10minute walk into the bush west side, i can give you exact location if interested.
acgagne1@sympactio.ca |
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