1000 Islands Ecology - Species Checklist for the Shrubs of the Thousand Islands

1000 Islands Ecology

Species Checklist
for the
Shrubs
of the
Thousand Islands By
Oliver K. Reichl, B.E.S.(Hons)

This checklist contains the English names of shrub species whose range includes the Thousand Islands ecosystem. Tracked species should be reported to Ontario's Natural Heritage Resources Centre (NHIC). Simply click the link ("Yes") to go directly to the NHIC's online reporting form.

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Kingdom: Plants —Subkingdom: Vascular Plants
Common Name	Synonyms	Tracked
Angiosperms (Flowering Plants)
Monocotyledons (Monocots)
Liliidae
Liliales
Catbriers
Smooth Herbaceous Greenbrier	Herbaceous Carrion Flower	No
Dicotyledons (Dicots)
Asteridae
Dipsacales
Honeysuckles
Alderleaf Viburnum	Hobblebush, Hobble-bush, American Wayfaring Tree	No
American Fly Honeysuckle	Fly Honeysuckle	No
Bell's Honeysuckle	-----	No
Common Elderberry	Canada Elderberry	No
Downy Arrow-wood	-----	No
European Fly Honeysuckle	Fly Honeysuckle	No
European Red Elderberry	Red-berried Elderberry	No
Highbush Cranberry	High Bush Cranberry, Cranberry Viburnum	No
Maple-leaf Viburnum	Maple-leaved Viburnum, Dockmackie	No
Morrow Honeysuckle	Morrow's Honeysuckle	No
Mountain Honeysuckle	Climbing Honeysuckle, Glaucous Honeysuckle, Limber Honeysuckle	No
Nannyberry	Sheepberry	No
Northern Bush-honeysuckle	Bush Honeysuckle	No
Northern Twinflower	-----	No
Northern Wild-raisin	Northern Wild Raisin, Witherod, Withe-rod	No
Southern Arrow-wood	-----	No
Swamp Fly Honeysuckle	-----	No
Tartarian Honeysuckle	-----	No
Thin-leaved Snowberry	-----	No
Trumpet Honeysuckle	Coral Honeysuckle	No
Rubiales
Madders
Common Buttonbush	Eastern Buttonbush, Honey-balls	No
Creeping Partridge-berry	Partridgeberry, Twinberry, Two-eyed Berry, Running Box	No
Scrophulariales
Olives
Common Lilac	-----	No
Solanales
Nightshades
Climbing Nightshade	Bittersweet Nightshade, Bitter Nightshade	No
Dillenidae
Ericales
Heaths
Black Huckleberry	-----	No
Bog Rosemary	Rosemary-leaf Marsh Andromeda, Bog-rosemary	No
Calyxed Leatherleaf	Cassandra	No
Common Bearberry	Sandberry, Kinnikinnick, Mealberry	No
Common Labrador-tea	Greenland Labrador-tea, Labrador Tea	No
Creeping Snowberry	Moxieplum	No
Deerberry	Squaw Huckleberry	Yes
Early Lowbush Blueberry	Pale Blueberry, Hillside Blueberry, Dryland Blueberry	No
Highbush Blueberry	Tall Blueberry	No
Large Cranberry	American Cranberry	No
Late Lowbush Blueberry	Low Sweet Blueberry	No
Sheep Laurel	Sheep-laurel, Lambkill, Dwarf Laurel, Pig Laurel, Wicky	No
Small Cranberry	European Cranberry	No
Teaberry	Wintergreen, Checkerberry	No
Velvet-leaf Blueberry	Sour-top Blueberry	No
Shinleafs
Common Wintergreen	Common Pipsissewa, Prince's-pine	No
Salicales
Willows
Autumn Willow	Late Willow	No
Basket Willow	Purple-osier Willow, Purple Willow, Purple Osier	No
Bebb's Willow	Beaked Willow, Long-beak Willow	No
Bog Willow	-----	No
Golden Willow	-----	No
Hoary Willow	Sage-leaved Willow, Sageleaf Willow	No
Meadow Willow	Stalked Willow, Slender Willow	No
Peach-leaved Willow	Peachleaf Willow	No
Pussy Willow	Glaucous Willow	No
Sandbar Willow	Slender Willow	No
Shining Willow	Glossy Willow	No
Tall Prairie Willow	Bush Willow, Upland Willow, Prairie Willow	No
Hamamelidae
Fagales
Birches
American Hazelnut	American Hazel	No
Beaked Hazelnut	Beaked Hazel	No
Green Alder	Mountain Alder, American Green Alder, Siberian Alder, Sitka Alder	No
Speckled Alder	Rough Alder, River Alder, Hoary Alder, Grey Alder, Tag Alder, White Alder	No
Hamamelidales
Witch-hazels
American Witch-hazel	Common Witch-hazel	No
Myricales
Bayberries
Sweet Bayberry	Sweet Gale, Sweetgale	No
Sweet Fern	Sweetfern, Sweet-fern, Fern-gale	No
Urticales
Indian Hemps
Marijuana	Hemp	No
Magnoliidae
Laurales
Laurels
Spicebush	Allspice	No
Ranunculales
Barberries
European Barberry	Common Barberry	No
Japanese Barberry	Purple Japanese Barberry	No
Moonseeds
Canada Moonseed	Yellow Parilla	No
Buttercups
Virginia Virgin's-bower	Virgin's-bower, Leather-flower	No
Rosidae
Arariales
Ginsengs
Bristly Sarsaparilla	Wild Elder, Dwarf Elder, Bristly Spikenard	No
Cerastrales
Hollies
Black Holly	Black Alder, Winterberry, Mountain Holly	No
Mountain Holly	Common Mountain-holly	No
Staff-trees
Climbing Bitter-sweet	Climbing Bittersweet, Shrubby Bittersweet	No
Cornales
Dogwoods
Alternate-leaf Dogwood	Alternate-leaved Dogwood, Alternate Dogwood, Pagoda Dogwood, Blue Dogwood	No
Pale Dogwood	Oblique Dogwood, Narrow-leaf Dogwood, Silky Cornel	No
Red-osier Dogwood	Red-osier Cornel	No
Rough-leaved Dogwood	Drummond's Dogwood	No
Round-leaf Dogwood	Round-leaved Dogwood, Rough-leaved Dogwood	No
Silky Dogwood	-----	No
Stiff Dogwood	Grey Dogwood, Gray Dogwood, Red Panicled Dogwood, Northern Swamp Dogwood	No
Myrtales
Mezereums
Eastern Leatherwood	Wicopy	No
Proteales
Oleasters
Canada Buffalo-berry	Buffaloberry, Canada Soapberry, Rabbit-berry	No
Rhamnales
Buckthorns
Alderleaf Buckthorn	Swamp Buckthorn, Dwarf Alder, Alder-leaved Buckthorn	No
Common Buckthorn	European Buckthorn	No
Glossy Buckthorn	Black Buckthorn, Alder Buckthorn	No
Redroot	New Jersey Tea, Red-root	No
Grapes
Riverbank Grape	River Grape	No
Summer Grape	Small Grape	No
Thicket Creeper	Grape Woodbine, False Virginia Creeper	No
Virginia Creeper	Five-leaved Virginia-creeper, American Ivy	No
Rosales
Gooseberries, Currants
Northern Red Currant	Garden Red Currant, Red Currant	No
Prickly Gooseberry	Bristly Gooseberry, Pasture Gooseberry	No
Skunk Currant	Field Currant	No
Swamp Red Currant	Wild Red Currant, Swamp Red Currant	No
Wild Black Currant	American Black Currant	No
Roses
Alleghany Blackberry	High-bush Blackberry	No
Black Chokeberry	Black-seeded Chokeberry, Purple Chokeberry	No
Black Raspberry	Thimbleberry	No
Bristly Dewberry	Running Swamp Blackberry, Swamp Dewberry, Trailing Blackberry, Hispid Blackberry	No
Canada Plum	Horse Plum, Black Plum	No
Carolina Rose	Pasture Rose, Swamp Rose	No
Choke Cherry	Red Choke Cherry	No
Cinnamon Rose	-----	No
Common Red Raspberry	-----	No
Dwarf Raspberry	Dwarf Red Raspberry, Catherinettes	No
Dwarf Serviceberry	Low Juneberry, Running Serviceberry, Running Juneberry, Running Chuckleypear	No
Eastern Ninebark	Viburnum-leaved Ninebark	No
Narrow-leaved Meadow-sweet	-----	No
Northern Dewberry	Prickly Raspberry	No
Pin Cherry	Bird Cherry, Fire Cherry, Hay Cherry, Pigeon Cherry	No
Prickly Rose	Bristly Rose, Prickly Wild Rose	No
Purple Flowering Raspberry	-----	No
Raspberry (Rubus arundelanus)	Bramble	No
Round-leaved Serviceberry	Round-leaf Juneberry, Roundleaf Juneberry, Round-leaf Serviceberry, Roundleaf Serviceberry	No
Running Serviceberry	Low Serviceberry, Low Juneberry, Low Shadblow	No
Smooth Blackberry	Rock Bramble, Millspaugh's Blackberry, Canada Blackberry	No
Smooth Rose	Meadow Rose, Smooth Wild Rose	No
St. Lawrence Serviceberry	Fernald's Chuckleypear, Gaspé Roundleaf Juneberry, Fernald Serviceberry	No
Swamp Rose	Marsh Rose	No
Tomentose Meadowsweet	Steeple Bush, Steeplebush, Hardhack	No
Wild Red Raspberry	-----	No
Willow-leaf Meadowsweet	Willow-leaved Meadowsweet, Bridewort	No
Sapindales
Maples
Mountain Maple	Dwarf Maple	No
Striped Maple	Moosewood, Moose Maple, Goosefoot Maple	No
Cashews
Climbing Poison-ivy	-----	No
Fragrant Sumac	Squaw-bush	No
Western Poison-ivy	Rydberg's Poison-ivy	No
Winged Sumac	Shining Sumac, Dwarf Sumac, Upland Sumac	Yes
Rues
Northern Prickly-ash	Toothache Tree, Common Prickly-ash, American Prickly-ash, Prickly-ash, Prickly Ash	No
Bladdernuts
American Bladdernut	American Bladder-nut	No
Gymnosperms
Pinopsida
Conifers
Cypresses
Creeping Juniper	Creeping Savin	No
Ground Juniper	Common Juniper	No
Pines
Mugo Pine	Mugho Pine	No
Taxales
Yews
Canadian Yew	American Yew, Ground Hemlock, Dwarf Yew	No
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