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━ OUR HISTORY
The JJ Collett Natural Area was once the property of the Canadian Pacific Railroad.
In 1974 the provincial government and Alberta Wildlife Foundation jointly purchased the land, in trust, to be used for environmental education. In 1976, the site was designated as the J.J. Collett Natural Area in memory of John Joseph Collett, Jack’s son, who had developed a love for the area and all of its beauty.
As early as age 9, he would camp out for the entire weekend with only his dog or a brave friend. John Joseph located all of the original trails on the present site and did a flora and fauna study. John Joseph Collett graduated as a Wildlife Technician in 1976, but tragically died in a forestry accident at the age of nineteen.
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━ STRONGER TOGETHER
Our Foundation is always in need of volunteers! If you have time for trail maintenance, cutting trees that have fallen on trails, cutting grass on trails, fence repairs, picking trash, or becoming a board member, your help would be very much appreciated. It is a fun group to work with, and very rewarding to be stewards of this beautiful area!
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━ OUR SPONSORS
A huge thank you to “Ember Resources” for sponsoring our Education Program. This program has instructors that tour approximately 500 Grade 6 Students from the Wolf Creek School division each spring. Students learn about local plants and wildlife and the importance of preserving the environment.
Thank you to Birchcliff Energy. This oilfield company, based out of Calgary, has been a long time supporter of the natural area, with yearly donations to support the upkeep and operations of this beautiful natural area.
Thanks to “Little Jon’s for the Port-a-Potties! They donate the units, and maintenance and cleaning. The donation is appreciated, thank-you!
– GET INVOLVED
The Foundation now has a Park Bench Program. For $1000, you may honor a loved one by purchasing a park bench with a personalized plaque. Benches may also be purchased as “Donated By" and arrangements can be made to purchase in full or an instalment program. Bench, installation and plaque included in price.
The durable 6′ bench has a steel frame and 4×4 treated wood seat and back. The bench is set in concrete and should last for decades. Tax receipt will not be given.
For further information, please contact us
━ DISCOVER
What's there to see at JJ Collett? Glad you asked! The following is a non-comprehensive series of checklists covering the sights and sounds of our Provincial Natural Area
Birds
Black-backed Woodpecker
Three-toed Woodpecker
Hermit thrush
American White Pelican (overflying)
Great Blue Heron (overflying)
Canada Goose
Tundra Swan (overflying)
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Northern Harrier (Marsh Hawk)
Cooper’s Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Swainson’s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Merlin
American Kestrel
Ruffed Grouse
Sandhill Crane (overflying)
Killdeer
American Avocet
Common Snipe
Mourning Dove
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Great Horned Owl
Great Grey Owl
Boreal Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Western Wood-Pewee
Alder Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Northern Shrike
Red-eyed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo (Solitary Vireo)
Blue Jay
Black-billed Magpie
Common Raven
American Crow
Horned Lark
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Mountain Bluebird
American Robin
Veery
Swainson’s Thrush
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Bohemian Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
Orange-crowned Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black & White Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Connecticut Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson’s Warbler
Canada Warbler
Western Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbreak
Spotted Towhee
American Tree Sparrow
Clay-coloured Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Le Conte’s Sparrow
Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Harris’s Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Snow Bunting
Brown-headed Cowbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer’s Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Baltimore Oriole
Evening Grosbeak
Pine Grosbeak
Purple Finch
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
*Species accounts listed as in National Audubon Society “The SIBLEY Guide to Birds”
Amphibians & Reptiles
Bufo boreas – Western Toad
Pseudacris maculata – Boreal Chorus Frog
Rana sylvatica – Wood Frog
Thamnophis sirtalis – Red-sided Garter Snake
Butterflies
This preliminary list has been put together by Charles Bird. Please contact the compiler if you are able to make any additions. Back these up with a photograph if that is possible.
HESPERIIDAE (Skippers)
Erynnis icelus (Dreamy Duskywing)
Erynnis persius (Persius Duskywing)
Hesperia manitoba (Assiniboine Skipper)
Oarisma garita (Garita Skipperling)
Polites mystic (Long Dash Skipper)
Thorybes pylades (Northern Cloudywing)
Thymelicus lineola (European Skipper)
PAPILIONIDAE (Swallowtails)
Papilio canadensis (Canadian Tiger Swallowtail)
PIERIDAE (Whites and Yellows)
Colias philodice eryphile (Clouded Sulphur)
Pieris napi oleracea (Mustard White)
Pontia occidentalis (Western Checkered White)
LYCAENIDAE (Blues and Hairstreaks)
Celastrina lucia (Spring Azure)
Cupido amyntula albrighti (Western Tailed Blue)
Glaucopsyche lygdamus (Silvery Blue)
Incisalia polios obscurus (Hoary Elfin)
Lycaena helloides (Purplish Copper)
Satyrium liparops (Striped Hairstreak)
Satyrium titus immaculosus (Coral Hairstreak)
NYMPHALIDAE (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Aglais milberti (Milbert’s Tortoiseshell)
Boloria bellona jenistai (Meadow Fritillary)
Boloria chariclea glandis (Purple Fritillary)
Boloria eunomia (Bog Fritillary)
Danaus plexippus (Monarch)
Limenitis arthemis rubrofasciata (White Admiral)
Nymphalis antiopa (Mourning Cloak)
Nymphalis vau-album (Compton Tortoiseshell)
Polygonia faunus (Green Comma)
Speyeria atlantis hollandi (Atlantis Fritillary)
Speyeria cybele pseudocarpentri (Great Spangled Fritillary)
Speyeria hesperis dennisi (Northwestern Fritillary)
Phyciodes cocyta (Northern Pearl Crescent)
SATYRIDAE (Nymphs, Satyrs and Arctics)
Cercyonis pegala ino (Common Wood Nymph)
Coenonympha inornata benjamini (Ringlet)
Enodia anthedon (Northern Pearly-eye)
Erebia discoidalis (Red-disked Alpine)
Oeneis macounii (Macoun’s Arctic)
Mammals
Moose
Deer
Cougar
Coyote
Beaver
Badger
Northern Pocket Gopher
Richardsons Ground Squirrel
Weasel
Porcupine
Skunk
Lichens
This list has been compiled by Charles Bird and Janet Marsh based on numerous visits to the area by the former and by the latter’s presence in an outing on September 26, 2010. Both took part in inventories carried out by the Alberta Bryophyte and Lichen Group (ABLIG) on May 1 and October 6, 2013.
Further research will undoubtedly lead to the discovery of additional species.
CRUSTOSE+Arthonia patellulataCaloplaca cerina (Gray-rimmed firedot lichen)Caloplaca holocarpa (Firedot lichen)Candelariella aurella (Hidden goldspeck lichen)+Candelariella vitellina (Common goldspeck lichen)Lecanora impudens (Rim lichen)Mycobilimbia tetramera (Four-celled Moss-dot)
FOLIOSECandelaria concolor (Candleflame or lemon lichen)Cetraria ericetorum (Iceland lichen)Flavopunctelia flaventior (Speckled greenshield)Hypogymnia physodes (Monk’s-hood lichen)+Leptogium tenuissimumMelanelixia albertana (Powder-rimmed camouflage lichen)Melanelixia subaurifera (Abraded camouflage lichen)Melanohalea exasperatula (Lustrous camouflage lichen)Parmelia sulcata (Hammered shield lichen)Peltigera canina (Dog lichen)+Peltigera didactyla (Alternating dog-lichen)+Peltigera elisabethae (Concentric pelt)Peltigera extenuata+Peltigera lepidophora (Scaly pelt)Peltigera malacea (Veinless Pelt)Peltigera neckeri (Black saddle lichen)Peltigera retifoveataPeltigera rufescens (Field dog-lichen)Phaeophyscia orbicularis (Mealy shadow lichen)Physcia adscendens (Hooded rosette lichen)+Physcia aipolia (Hoary rosette lichen)Physcia stellaris (Star rosette lichen)Physconia deters (Bottlebrush frost lichen)Vulpicida pinastri (Powdered sunshine lichen)Xanthomendoza fallax (Hooded sunburst lichen)Xanthoria hasseana (Poplar sunburst lichen) FRUTICOSEBryoria fuscescens (Pale-footed horsehair lichen)Cladonia coniocraea (Common Powderhorn)Cladonia fimbriata (Trumpet lichen)Cladonia gracilis (Smooth cladonia)Cladonia mitis (Green reindeer lichen)Cladonia multiformis (Sieve lichen)Cladonia phyllophora (Felt Horn Lichen)+Cladonia pocillum (Rosette pixie-cup)Cladonia pyxidata (Pebbled pixie-cup)Evernia mesomorpha (Boreal oakmoss lichen)Ramalina pollinaria (Chalky ramalina)Usnea lapponica (Powdered beard lichen)Usnea scabrata (Straw beard lichen)Usnea substerilis
Liverworts & Mosses
This list has been compiled by Charles Bird and Sandra Davis with help from members of the Alberta Bryophyte and Lichen Interest Group (ABLIG) and Derek Johnson. Please notify either compiler if you come across an additional species. Back up your observation with a specimen if possible. A photograph may also help but the distinguishing features of most species are so small that they cannot be seen in an image.
THALLOID LIVERWORTS
Conocephalum conicum (Snakeskin Liverwort)
Marchantia polymorpha
Thalloid Liverwort
LEAFY LIVERWORTS
Lepidozia reptans
Lophocolea heterophylla
Lophocolea minor
+Lophozia ventricosa
Ptilidium pulcherrimum
MOSSES (MUSCI)
Abietinella abietina
Amblystegium serpens
Aulacomnium palustre
+Barbula acuta
Brachythecium campestre
Brachythecium erythrorrhizon
Brachythecium salebrosum
+Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Calliergon cordifolium
Campylium chrysophyllum
+Campylium hispidulum
+Campylium stellatum
Ceratodon purpureus (Fire Moss)
Climacium dendroides (Tree Moss)
Dicranum brevifolium
Dicranum fragilifolium
Dicranum fuscescens
Dicranum undulatum
Drepanocladus aduncus
+Encalypta sp. (Candle-snuffer Moss)
Eurhynchium pulchellum
Funaria hygrometrica (Cord Moss)
Hylocomium splendens (Stair-step Feathermoss)
+Hypnum lindbergii
Hypnum pallescens
Hypnum revolutum
+Leptobryum pyriforme
Leptodictyum riparium
+Mnium spinulosum
Orthotrichum obtusifolium
Orthotrichum speciosum
Plagiomnium cuspidatum
Plagiomnium ellipticum
Plagiomnium medium
Plagiothecium denticulatum
+Platydictya jungermannioides
Pleurozium schreberi (Redstem Feathermoss)
Pohlia nutans
Polytrichum commune (Common Haircap Moss)
Polytrichum juniperinum (Juniper Haircap Moss)
Ptilium crista-castrensis (Plume Feathermoss)
Pylaisiella polyantha (Aspen Stocking Moss)
Sanionia uncinata (Drepanocladus uncinatus)
Syntrichia ruralis (Tortula ruralis)
Tetraphis pellucida (Four-toothed Moss)
Thuidium recognitum
Timmia megapolitana
+Tomenthypnum nitens
+Tortula mucronifolia
Vascular Plants
Club Moss Family – Lycopodiaceae
Ground Cedar – Lycopodium complanatumSpike-moss Family – SelaginellaceaeLittle Club Moss – Selaginella densa
Horsetail Family – EquisetaceaeCommon / Field Horsetail – Equisetum arvenseCommon Scouring Rush – Equisetum hyemaleSmooth Scouring Rush – Equisetum laevigatumMeadow Horsetail –Equisetum pratenseWoodland Horsetail – Equisetum sylvaticum
Fern Family – PolypodiaceaeBotrychium multifidum – Leather Grape FernFragile Fern – Cystopteris fragilisNarrow Spinulose Shield Fern – Dryopteris carthusianaOak Fern – Gymnocarpium dryopteris Pine Family – PinaceaeWhite Spruce – Picea glaucaBlack Spruce – Picea marianaLodgepole Pine – Pinus contortaTamarack – Larix laricina Arrow-Grass Family – JuncaginaceaeSeaside Arrow-grass – Triglochin maritima Grass Family – PoaceaeWheat Grass, Streambank – Elymus laceolatumWheat Grass, Intermediate – Agropyron intermediumQuack Grass – Agropyron repensWheat Grass, Slender – Agropyron trachycaulumWheat Grass, Awned – Agropyron subsecundumWheat Grass, Pubescent – Agropyron trichophorumHair / Tickle Grass – Agrostis scabraRed Top – Agrostis stoloniferaWater Foxtail – Alopecurus aequalisSlough Grass – Beckmannia syzigachneBlue Grama Grass – Bouteloua gracilisBrome, Fringed – Bromus ciliatusBrome, Awnless – Bromus inermisReed Grass, Marsh – Calamagrostis canadensisWheat Grass, Slender – Agropyron trachycaulumReed Grass, Narrow – Calamagrostis neglectaSand Grass – Calamovilfa longifoliaDrooping Wood Reed – Cinna latifoliaHairy Wild Rye – Elymus innovatusPlains Rough Fescue – Festuca hallii (scabrella)Manna Grass, Tall – Glyceria grandisManna Grass Fowl – Glyceria striataHooker’s Oat Grass – Avenula hookeriSweet Grass – Anthoxanthus hirtum subsp. arcticaJune Grass – Koeleria macranthaRice Grass, White-grained Mountain – Oryzopsis asperifoliaRice Grass, Northern – Piptantherum pungensReed Canary Grass – Phalaris arundinaceaTimothy – Phleum pratenseBlue Grass, Fowl –Poa palustrisBlue Grass, Kentucky – Poa pratensisPurple Oat Grass – Schizachne purpurascensNeedle and Thread / Spear Grass – Hesperostipa comataWestern Porcupine Grass – Hesperostipa curtiseta Sedge Family – CyperaceaeBeaked Sedge – Carex utriculataBlunt Sedge – Carex obtusataSilvery-flowered Sedge – Carex aeneaWater Sedge – Carex aquatilisAwned Sedge – Carex atherodesGolden Sedge – Carex aureaBebb’s Sedge – Carex bebbiiHair-like Sedge – Carex capillarisDewey’s Sedge – Carex deweyanaTwo–stamened Sedge – Carex diandraTwo-seeded Sedge – Carex dispermaWoolly Sedge – Carex pellitaHairy-fruited Sedge – Carex lasiocarpa Bristle-stalked Sedge – Carex leptaleaSmall-winged Sedge – Carex micropteraPrairie Sedge – Carex praireaMeadow Sedge – Carex praticolaDry Sedge –Carex siccataBottle Sedge – Carex utriculataSheathed Sedge – Carex vaginataRussett Cottongrass – Eriophorum chamissonisThin-leaved Cottongrass – Eriophorum viridi-carinatumSmall Fruited Bulrush – Scirpus microcarpus
Rush Family – JuncaceaeAlpine Rush – Juncus alpinoarticulatusWire Rush – Juncus balticusToad Rush – Juncus bufonius Lily Family – LiliaceaeWestern Wood Lily – Lilium philadelphicumStar-flowered Solomon’s-seal – Maianthemum stellatum3-leaved Solomon’s-seal – Maianthemum trifolium Family Convallariaceae [was Lilaceae]Fairy Bells – Prosartes trachycarpumWild Lily of the Valley – Maianthemum canadenseFamily Melanthiaceae [was Lilaceae}White Camus – Anticlea elegans Iris Family – Iridaceae Blue-eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium montanum
Orchid Family – Orchidaceae Coralroot, Pale – Corallorhiza trifidaCoralroot, Striped – Corallorhiza striataRattlesnake Plantain – Goodyera repensWhite Adder’s-mouth Orchid – Malaxis monophyllaRound-leaved Orchid – Orchis rotundifoliaNorthern Green Bog Orchid – Platanthera (Habenaria) hyperboreaLarge Round-leaved Orchid – Platanthera orbiculataWillow Family – SalicaceaeBalsam Poplar –Populus balsamiferaTrembling Aspen – Populus tremuloidesBeaked Willow – Salix bebbianaMyrtle-leaved Willow – Salix myrtillifoliaBog Willow – Salix pedicellarisBasket Willow – Salix petiolarisFlat-leaved Willow – Salix planifoliaCherry Willow – Salix pseudomonticolaSalix spp. [to be investigated in wet forest, riparian patches, etc.) Birch Family – BetulaceaeRiver Alder – Alnus tenuifoliaBog Birch – Betula glandulosaWater Birch – Betula occidentalisPaper Birch – Betula neoalaskanaDwarf Birch – Betula pumilaBeaked Hazelnut – Corylus cornuta Nettle Family – Urticaceae Stinging Nettle – Urtica dioicaSandalwood Family – SantalaceaePale Commandra – Comandra umbellataNorthern Commandra – Geocaulon lividum
Buckwheat Family – PolygonaceaeWater Smartweed – Persicaria amphibian var. stipulaceaWater Smartweed – Persicaria amphibian var. emersaBushy Knotweed – Polygonum ramosissimumAlpine Bistort – Bistorta viviparumWestern Dock – Rumex occidentalis Amaranth Family – Amaranthacaea *[ was Goosefoot Family –Chenopodiaceae]Lamb’s Quarters – Chenopodium albumStrawberry Blite – Chenopodium capitatumMeadow Goosefoot – Chenopodium pratericola
Pink Family – CaryophyllaceaeField Chickweed – Cerastium arvenseShort-stalk Mouse-ear Chickweed – Cerastium nutans RBlunt-leaved Sandwort – Moehringia (Arenaria) laterifloraDrummond’s Catchfly – Silene drummondiiLong-stalked Chickweed – Stellaria longipes Buttercup Family – RanunculaceaeBaneberry, Red or White – Actaea rubraCanada Anemone – Anemone canadensisLong-fruited Anemone – Anemone cylindricaPrairie Buttercup – Ranunculus rhomboideusPrairie Crocus – Pulsatila patensMarsh Marigold – Caltha palustrisButtercup, Small-flowered – Ranunculus abortivusButtercup, Seaside – Ranunculus cymbalariaButtercup, Early – Ranunculus glaberrimus Buttercup, Macoun’s – Ranunculus macouniiButtercup, Bristly – Ranunculus pensylvanicusVeiny Meadow Rue – Thalictrum venulosum
Fumitory Family – FumariaceaeGolden Corydalis – Corydalis aurea
Mustard Family – BrassicaceaeHoary Rock Cress – Arabis hirsutaNuttall’s Rock Cress – Arabis nuttallii ?????? out of normal rangePennsylvanian Bitter Cress – Cardamine pensylvanicaFlixweed – Descurainia sophiaGolden Whitlow Grass – Draba aureaWormseed Mustard – Erysimum cherianthoidesYellow Cress – Rorippa palustrisPenny Cress / Stinkweed – Thlaspi arvense
Saxifrage Family – SaxifragaceaeGolden Saxifrage – Chrysosplenium iowenseRichardson’s Alumroot – Heuchera richardsoniiBishop’s-cap / Mitrewort – Mitella nuda
Currant or Gooseberry Family – GrossulariaceaeCurrant, Wild Black – Ribes americanumCurrant, Skunk – Ribes glandulosumCurrant, Northern Black – Ribes hudsonianumCurrant, Bristly Black – Ribes lacustreGooseberry – Ribes oxyacanthoidesCurrant, Wild Red or Swamp – Ribes triste Rose Family – RosaceaeAgrimony – Agrimonia striataSaskatoon – Amelanchier alnifoliaStrawberry, wild – Fragaria virginianaAvens, Yellow – Geum aleppicumAvens, Large-leaved – Geum macrophyllumAvens, Purple – Geum rivaleAvens, 3 flowered – Geum triflorumCinquefoil, Silvery – Potentilla argenteaCinquefoil, White – Potentilla argutaCinquefoil, Early – Potentilla concinnaCinquefoil, Graceful – Potentilla gracilisCinquefoil, Woolly – Potentilla hippiana Cinquefoil, Rough – Potentilla norvegicaCinquefoil, Marsh – Potentilla palustrisCinquefoil, Prairie – Potentilla pensylvanicaPincherry – Prunus pensylvanicaChokecherry – Prunus virginianaRose, Prickly – Rosa acicularisRose, Prairie – Rosa arkansanaRose, Common Wild – Rosa woodsiiStemless / Dwarf Raspberry –Rubus arcticus ssp. acaulisRaspberry, Wild – Rubus idaeusDewberry – Rubus pubescensWhite Meadowsweet / Spirea – Spiraea betulifolia
Pea Family – FabaceaePurple Milk Vetch – Astragalus dasyglottisCreamy Pea Vine – Lathyrus ochroleucusReflexed Locoweed – Oxytropis deflexaLate Yellow Locoweed – Oxytropis campestris (monticola)Purple Prairie Clover – Dalea purpureaGolden Bean –Thermopsis rhombifoliaClover, Alsike – Trifolium hybridumClover, Red – Trifolium pratenseClover, White – Trifolium repensWild {American} Vetch – Vicia americana
Geranium Family – GeraniaceaeWild White Geranium – Geranium richardsonii
Violet Family – ViolaceaeEarly Blue Violet – Viola aduncaWestern Canada Violet – Viola canadensis va. rugulosumBog Violet – Viola nephrophyllaMarsh Violet – Viola palustrisCrowfoot Violet – Viola pedatifida RKidney-leaved Violet – Viola renifolia
Oleaster Family – ElaeagnaceaeSilver-berry / Wolf Willow – Elaeagnus commutataCanada Buffalo-berry – Shepherdia canadensis
Evening Primrose Family – OnagraceaeNorthern Willow Herb – Epilobium ciliatum? Narrow-leaved Willow Herb – Epilobium leptophyllumWhite Evening Primrose – Oenothera nuttallii
Ginseng Family – AraliaceaeWild Sarsaparilla – Aralia nudicaulisCarrot Family – ApiaceaeWater Hemlock – Cicuta maculataCow Parsnip – Heracleum lanatumSpreading Sweet Cicely – Osmorhiza depauperataSnake Root – Sanicula marilandicaHeart-leaved Alexander – Zizia aptera
Dogwood Family – CornaceaeBunchberry – Cornus canadensisRed Osier Dogwood – Cornus sericea var. stolonifera
Wintergreen Family – PyrolaceaeOne-flowered Wintergreen – Moneses unifloraOne-sided Wintergreen – Orthilia secundaCommon Pink Wintergreen – Pyrola asarifoliaGreenish-flowered Wintergreen – Pyrola chloranthaWhite Wintergreen – Pyrola elliptica
Heath Family – EricaceaeBearberry – Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Primrose Family – PrimulaceaeFairy Candelabra – Androsace septentrionalisFringed Loosestrife – Lysimachia ciliataShooting star – Dodecatheon pulchellumTufted Loosestrife – Lysimachia thyrsiflora
Gentian Family – GentianaceaeNorthern Gentian [purple and white] – Gentianella amarellaFringed Gentian – Gentianella crinitaSpurred Gentian – Halenia deflexa
Buck-bean Family – MenyanthaceaeBuck-bean – Menyanthes trifoliata
Dogbane Family – ApocynaceaeSpreading Dogbane – Apocynum androsaemifolium
Milkweed Family – Apocynaceae * [ was Asclepiadaceae]Low Milkweed – Asclepias ovalifolia
Borage Family – BoraginaceaeNarrow-leaved Puccoon – Lithospermum incisumLungwort / Bluebells – Mertensia paniculata
Mint Family – LamiaceaeGiant Hyssop – Agastache foeniculumHemp Nettle – Galeopsis tetrahitAmerican Water Horehound – Lycopus americanus RCommon Mint – Mentha arvensisBergamot / Monarda – Monarda fistulosaSelf-heal – Prunella vulgarisMarsh Skullcap – Scutellaria galericulataHedge Nettle – Stachys pilosa var. pilosa
Broomrape Family – OrobanchaceaeOwl Clover – Orthocarpus luteusElephant’s Head – Pedicularis groenlandica
Bladderwort Family – LentibulariaceaeGreater Bladderwort – Utricularia vulgaris
Plantain Family – PlantaginaceaeCommon Plantain – Plantago majorLilac-flowered Beard-tongue –Penstemon gracilisAmerican Brooklime – Veronica americana
Madder Family – RubiaceaeNorthern Bedstraw – Galium borealeSmall Bedstraw – Galium trifidumSweet-scented Bedstraw – Galium triflorum
Honeysuckle Family – CaprifoliaceaeTwining Honeysuckle – Lonicera dioica Bracted Honeysuckle – Lonicera involucrataSnowberry – Symphoricarpos albusBuckbrush / WesternSnowberry – Symphoricarpos occidentalis
*Twinflower Family – LinnaeaceaeTwin Flower – Linnaea borealis
*Moschatel Family – AdoxaceaeElderberry – Sambucus racemosaLowbush Cranberry – Viburnum eduleHighbush Cranberry – Viburnum trilobum
Bluebell Family – CampanulaceaeHarebell – Campanula rotundifolia
Aster Family – AsteraceaeBroad-leaved Pussytoes – Antennaria neglectaYarrow, Common –Achillea millefoliumYarrow, Many-flowered – Achillea sibiricaFalse Dandelion – Agoseris glaucaSmall-leaved Pussytoes – Antennaria microphyllaBiennial Sagewort – Artemisia biennisPlains Wormwood – Artemisia campestrisDragonwort – Artemisia dracunculusPasture Sage – Artemisia frigidaPrairie Sage – Artemisia ludovicianaAster, Rush/Marsh – Symphyotrichum borealisAster, Lindley’s – Symphytotrichum ciliolataAster, Showy – Erybia conspicuaAster, Creeping White Prairie – Symphytotrichum falcataAster, Smooth Blue – Symphytotrichum laeveAster, Great Northern – Canadanthus modestusAster, Purple-stemmed – Symphytotrichum puniceaNodding Beggar Ticks – Bidens cernuaCanada Thistle – Cirsium arvenseShort-stemmed Thistle – Cirsium drummondiiAnnual Hawksbeard – Crepis tectorumFleabane, Rough – Erigeron glabellus var. pubescensFleabane, Tufted – Erigeron caespitosusFleabane, Tall – Trimorpha acris var. elatus [or is it lonchophylla needs checkingFleabane, Smooth – Erigeron glabellus [variety????]Fleabane, Philadelphia – Erigeron philadelphicusBrown-eyed Susan – Gaillardia aristataRhombic-leaved Sunflower – Helianthus pauciflorus subsp. subrhomboideusGolden Aster – Heterotheca villosaNarrow-leaved Hawkweed – Hieracium umbellatumLiatris – Liatris ? ligulistylisColt’s-foot, Palmate-leaved – Petasites frigidus var. palmatusColt’s-foot, Arrow-leaved – Petasites frigidus var. sagittatusColt’s-foot, Vine-leaved – Petasites vitifoliusRayless Ragwort – Packera indecorBalsam Ragwort – Packera pauperculaGoldenrod, Canada – Solidago canadensisGoldenrod, Low – Solidago missouriensisGoldenrod, Showy – ?Solidago nemoralisGoldenrod, Stiff – Solidago rigidaGoldenrod,Dwarf – Solidago simplexSow Thistle – Sonchus uliginosaTansy – Tanacetum vulgareDandelion – Taraxacum officinaleGoatsbeard – Tragopogon dubius
Fungi
This list has been compiled by Charles Bird and Lu Piening. Please notify either compiler if you come across an additional species in the J.J. Collett Natural Area. Back up your observation with a photograph if possible and record the time of year and habitat on which it was located such as marshy area, on dead or living trees, dry sandy areas, shade of trees, open grasslands.
MYXOMYCOTA (Slime Molds)Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa – Coral Slime MoldFuligo leviderma – no common nameFuligo septica – Scrambled Egg or Dog Vomit Slime MoldLeocarpus fragilis – Egg-shell Slime MoldLycogala epidendron – Wolf’s Milk Slime MoldPhysarum polycephalum – Many-headed Slime Mold ASCOMYCOTA (Sac Fungi)Apiosporina collinsii – Black leaf and Witch’s Broom of SaskatoonApiosporina morbosa – Black Knot of ChokecherryBisporella citrina – Lemon Disc FungusDacrymyces palmatus – Orange Jelly FungusDibotryon morbosum – Black Knot FungusDiscina perlata – Pig’s EarsExophiala (Caliciopsis) calicoides – no common nameGyromitra esculenta – Brain MushroomGyromitra infula – Hooded False MorelHelvella crispa – Fluted White HelvellaMicrostoma protracta – Rosy GobletMorchella elata – Black MorelNectria cinnabarina – Coral Spot Canker or FungusNeobulgaria pura – Jelly DiscOtidea alutacea – Ear-like FungusOtidea onotica – Donkey Ears or Orange OtideaPtychoverpa bohemica – Wrinkled Thimble or Early MorelRhytidiella baranyayi – False ChagaSarcoscypha coccinea – Tiny Scarlet Elf CupSclerencoelia (Encoelia) pruinosa – Sooty-bark Canker of AspenScutellinia scutellata complex– Eyelash CupUrnula (Sarcoscypha) hiemalis – Black Urn Fungus BASIDIOMYCOTAAgaricus arvensis – Horse MushroomAgaricus augustus – “The Prince”Agaricus silvicola – Wood AgaricusAgrocybe praecox – Spring AgrocybeAmanita muscaria – Fly AmanitaAmanita vaginata – GrisetteAntrodiella romellii – no common nameAntrodia serialis – A resupinate bracket. No common name.Armillaria mellea – Honey MushroomBaeospora myriadophylla – Lavender BadeosporaBjerkandera adusta – Smoky Polypore or Smoky BracketBoletus edulis – King BoleteBovista plumbea – Lead-colored PuffballCalocybe gambosa – Cream CalocybeCalvatia booniana – Giant Western PuffballCantharellula umbonata – GraylingCerrena unicolor – Grey or Mossy Maze PolyporChlorociboria aeruginosa-Emerald Cup FungusChrysomphalina chrysophylla – Golden-gilled MushroomClavicorona pyxidata – Crowned CoralClavulina cristata – White Coral or Crested CoralClitocybe geotropa – Trumpet MushroomClitocybe gibba – Slim Funnel MushroomClitocybe inversa – Orange Funnel CapClitocybe irina – False BlewitClitocybe (Lyophyllum) connata – White TuftClitocybe maxima – Large Funnel CapClitocybe maxima – Large White ClitocybeClitocybe odora – White Anise-scented ClitocybeClitocybe robusta – Strong or Sturdy ClitocybeClitopilus prunulus – The MillerCollybia dryophila – Forest-loving CollybiaColtricia cinnamomea – Fairy StoolConocybe kuehneriana – Kuehner’s ConocybeCoprinellus ellisii – Woodchip CoprinusCoprinopsis picacea – Magpie CoprinusCoprinopsis uliginicola – Bog PsathyrellaCoprinus atramentarius – Smooth Inky CapCoprinus comatus – Shaggy ManeCoprinus micaceus – Glistening Inky CapCortinarius alboviolaceus – Silvery Violet CortinariusCortinarius multiformis – Variable CortinariusCortinarius purpurascens – Purple-staining CortinariusCortinarius semisanguineus – Red-gilled CortinariusCortinarius trivialis – Early CortinariusCrepidotus cinnabarinus – Red CrepidotusCrepidotus mollis – Soft CrepidotusCuphophyllus virgineus – Snow-white WaxgillCystoderma carcharias – Pearly PowdercupDacrymyces chrysospermus – Orange Jelly FungusDacrymyces stillatus – Common Jellyspot FungusDaedaleopsis confragosa – Blushing BracketEntoloma clypeatum – Shield EntolomaEntoloma nidorosum – Strongly scented EntolomaFlammulina fennae – Velvet FootFomes fomentarius – Tinder ConkFomitopsis cajanderi – Rosy ConkFometopsis pinicola – Red-belted Bracket FungusGanoderma applanatum – Artist’s BracketGloeophyllum sepiarium – Rusty-gilled PolyporeGloeoporus dichrous – Gelatinous-pored PolyporeGloeoporus taxicola – no common nameGymnopus confluens – Tufted CollybiaGymnopus (Collybia) dryophilus – Forest-loving CollybiaHebeloma crustuliniforme – Poison PieHebeloma mesophaeum – Dark-centered HebelomaHemimycena albidula – no common nameHericium ramosum – Branched HericiumHohenbuehelia petaloides – Shoehorn OysterHygrophoropsis aurantiaca – False ChanterelleHygrophorus agathosmus – Grey Almond WaxycapHygrophorus camarophyllus – Smoky WaxgillHygrophorus chrysodon – Golden-fringed WaxgillHygrophorus eburneus – Ivory Waxy CapHygrophorus erubescens – Reddening WaxgillHygrophorus olivaceoalbus – Sheated WaxgillHygrophorus piceae – Spruce WaxgillHygrophorus pudorinus – Blushing WaxgillHygrophorus pustulatus – No common nameHypholoma fasciculare – Sulphur TuftHyphonoma capnoides – Conifer TuftHypsizygus marmoreus – Western HypsizygusInocybe dulcamara – Brown Scaly InocybeIrpex lacteus – Milk-white Toothed PolyporeLaccaria amethystina – Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria laccata – Orange LaccariaLactarius deliciosus – Delicious MilkcapLactarius fumosus – Smoky MilkcapLactarius pubescens – Downy MilkcapLactarius rufus – Red-hot LactariusLactarius torminosus – Woolly MilkcapLaetiporus confericola – Sulphur ShelfLeccinum boreale – Northern Roughstem or RedtopLeccinum ochraceum Ochre RoughstemLentinus strigosus – Hairy OysterLenzites betulina – White-gilled PolyporeLepiota alba – Small White LepiotaLepiota clypeolaria – Shaggy-stalked ParasolLepista gilva – Golden LepistaLepista inversa – Orange Funnel CapLepista (Clitocybe) irina – Woolly LepistaLepista irina – False or Flowery BlewitLeucoagaricus americanus – American ParasolLeucopaxillus (Clitocybe) gigantea Giant LeucopaxLeucopaxillus giganteus – Giant LeocopaxLeucopaxillus piceinus – Spruce LeucopaxLeucopaxillus septentrionalis – Northern LeucopaxLimacella glioderma – Fox-colored LimacellaLycoperdon marginatum – The Peeling PuffballLycoperdon molle – Soft PuffballLycoperdon perlatum – Warted or Gem-studded PuffballLycoperdon pyriforme – Pear-shaped PuffballLycoperdon umbrinum – Umber PuffballMacrolepiota rhacodes – Shaggy ParasolMarasmius epiphyllus – White PinwheelMarasmius oreades – Fairy Ring MushroomMarasmius pallidocephalus – Conifer PinwheelMarasmius strictipes – Tightly-bunched or Orange-yellow MarasmiusMelanoleuca alboflavida – Yellowish-white MelanoleucaMycena epipterygia – Yellow-stalked MycenaMycena galericulata – Common Tufted MycenaMycena haematopus (Bleeding Fairy Helmet or Blood-foot Mushroom)Mycena leaiana – Orange MycenaMycena niveipes – White-stemmed MycenaMycena pura – Pink or Lilac MycenaMycena rosea – Rosy BonnetMycena stannea – Pewter MycenaPanaeolina foensisecii – Haymaker’s MushroomPeniophora rufa – Red Tree BrainPeziza repanda – Brown CupPhaeocollybia christinae – Christine’s RootshankPhellinus igniarius – Willow Bracket FungusPhellinus tremulae – Aspen Trunk RotPholiota destruens – Poplar PholiotaPholiota spumosa – Shaggy PholiotaPholiota squarrosa – Scaly PholiotaPhyllotopsis nidulans – Smelly OysterPleurotus dryinus – Veiled OysterPluteus leoninus – Golden Deer MushroomPleurotus ostreatus – Oyster MushroomPluteus lutescens – Yello-stalked Deer Mushroom or Yellow-stemmed PluteusPolyporus alveolaris – Hexagonal-pored PolyporePolyporus badius – Blackleg or Liver-brown PolyporePolyporus varius – Penny Size BlackfootPsathyrella megaspora – Big-spored PsathyrellaPsathyrella uliginicola – Bog PsathyrellaPunctularia strigoso-zonata – Zoned PhlebiaPycnoporellus alboluteus – Orange Sponge PolyporeRamaria abietina – Green-staining CoralRickenella fibula – Orange Pin MushroomRhodocollybia (Collybia) maculata – Spotted CollybiaRussula albida – Soft White RussulaRussula americana – American RussulaRussula borealis – Northern RussulaRussula chaemaeoleontina – Small Yellow RussulaRussula decolorans – Greying Russula or Copper BrittlegillRussula emetica – The SickenerRussula fragilis – Fragile RussulaRussula laurocerasi – Almond RussulaRussula paludosa – Bog RussulaRussula xerampelina – Fishy-smelling RussulaSarcodon imbricatus – Scaly HedgehogSparassis crispa – Sponge or Cauliflower FungusStereum complicatum – Crowded Parchment FungusStereum hirsutum – False TurkeytailStereum sanguineolentum – Bleeding Conifer CrustStropharia kauffmanii – Kauffman’s StrophariaSuillus brevipes – Short-stemmed BoleteThelephora caryophyllea – Funnel-shaped or Carnation ThelephoraThelephora terrestris – Earth FanTrametes hirsuta – Hairy BracketTrametes pubescens – Bracket with no common nameTrichaptum subchartaceum – no common nameTricholoma inamoenum – Ill-scented TricholomaTricholoma populinum – The SandyTricholoma terreum – Earthy TricholomaTricholoma ustale – Burnt TricholomaTricholoma vaccinum – Scaly TricholomaTricholomopsis rutilans – King’s CoatTyromyces chioneus – White Cheese PolyporeVascellum pretense – Western Lawn PuffballVolvopluteus gloiocephalus – Big Shield MushroomXeromphalina fraxinipholia – Rufus Fuzzyfoot
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