Amazingly, the first record for Norfolk County. I counted 10 clonal colonies of C. lupuliformis and at least five times as many C. lupulina.
In a deep, organic maple swamp with other Lupulinae sedges.
Photo 3 with achenes of C. lupulina for comparison.
Historical record 1980, near Yathkyed Lake, Nunavut,
In open tundra, the group was in the process of forming a defensive circle due to the proximity of Canis lupus hudsonicus (wolves) which were distributed around the margins of the group. Third image identifies one of the wolves with an arrow.
Growing in large fen with abundant Betula pumila and occasional Betula papyrifera. Other obvious possiblity is x purpursii but no Yellow Birch nearby and no wintergreen scent to twigs
Submitted to NHIC, @michael_oldham. Along municipal bike trail. Only one large clump ~ 15 culms.
There are some very beautiful examples of medium sized Bald Cypress (one word or two?) around Newnans Lake, some of which which could one day, in a thousand years or two, be massive towering giants.
This little elbow of land protruding into the lake seems to be a real long distance bird magnet, pretty well known to local birders.
Palm Point is a perfect place to ponder the profound.
2023.12.27 - Sequoia National Park - Giant Forest
M.J. Oldham & D.A. Sutherland 24917; specimen record, replicates at MICH 1564024, NHIC# 06581 (home), +1, OAC; identified by M.J. Oldham as Carex rariflora ; ; mossy tundra, uncommon
M.J. Oldham 13214, replicates at MICH 1373281, NHIC# 03609 (home), TRTE, wjc, vem, das, ctb; identified by M.J. Oldham, !AA Reznicek; gravel floodplain of river
These photos do not do this spider justice with regard to how big it was. Never seen anything like it in Ontario. Like a small tarantula and it was fast. Both me and the guy I was working with couldn't believe how big it was. I first noticed it because I thought there was a small mammal in the weeds just a head of us walking. At edge of farm field.
Meadow clearing on poorly drained soil.
Forest royalty, ~127 dbh! This humble botanist for scale.