The Nature Conservancy of Canada is holding their second national bioblitz beginning today. This one is a 'members only' bioblitz so remember to join the project if you would like your observations to appear in the project totals. The NCC also has more things planned if you also register your participation with them on their website.
Joining the project will also make the projects daily posts appear in your daily feed on your dashboard. Their first post highlight trees and shrubs - the woody infrastructure of our natural communities. I thought it would be a good opportunity to take a look at how we are doing with observing the woody species that are big enough to make trees and that are native to Manitoba.
You could use this list to check how many you can find - the easiest to find and identify are at the top and it gets harder as you go down. If you would like even more challenge, you can generate your own checklist of native shrubs in Manitoba over at the VASCAN Checklist generator.
Have fun!
Common Name | Scientific Name | form | RG obs | all obs | % id | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bur Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | Tree | 583 | 706 | 82.58% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/54781 |
Manitoba Maple | Acer negundo | Tree | 568 | 641 | 88.61% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/47726 |
Trembling Aspen | Populus tremuloides | Tree | 396 | 591 | 67.01% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/54840 |
Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana | Tree, Shrub | 307 | 415 | 73.98% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/54835 |
Paper Birch | Betula papyrifera | Tree | 173 | 304 | 56.91% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/49883 |
Jackpine | Pinus banksiana | Tree | 137 | 197 | 69.54% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/58724 |
Tamarack | Larix laricina | Tree | 136 | 171 | 79.53% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/58721 |
White Spruce | Picea glauca | Tree | 124 | 414 | 29.95% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/117326 |
Balsam Fir | Abies balsamea | Tree | 119 | 139 | 85.61% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/54261 |
Wolf Willow | Elaeagnus commutata | Tree, Shrub | 96 | 111 | 86.49% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/162212 |
Balsam Poplar | Populus balsamifera | Tree | 68 | 207 | 32.85% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/54838 |
Eastern White Cedar | Thuja occidentalis | Tree | 67 | 147 | 45.58% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/54037 |
Eastern Cottonwood | Populus deltoides | Tree | 50 | 249 | 20.08% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/52119 |
Basswood | Tilia americana | Tree | 46 | 189 | 24.34% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/54854 |
American Elm | Ulmus americana | Tree | 39 | 243 | 16.05% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/53547 |
Silver Buffaloberry | Shepherdia argentea | Tree, Shrub | 31 | 57 | 54.39% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/79071 |
Black Spruce | Picea mariana | Tree | 29 | 83 | 34.94% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/84296 |
Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | 27 | 41 | 65.85% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/54808 |
Canada Plum | Prunus nigra | Tree, Shrub | 20 | 81 | 24.69% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/54832 |
Pin Cherry | Prunus pensylvanica | Tree, Shrub | 19 | 70 | 27.14% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/54833 |
Black Ash | Fraxinus nigra | Tree | 18 | 390 | 4.62% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/54807 |
Red Pine | Pinus resinosa | Tree | 18 | 63 | 28.57% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/52383 |
Red-berried Elder | Sambucus racemosa | Tree, Shrub | 15 | 46 | 32.61% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/57824 |
Peach-leaved Willow | Salix amygdaloides | Tree, Shrub | 9 | 52 | 17.31% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/54842 |
Common Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Tree | 6 | 12 | 50.00% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/54857 |
Eastern Hop-Hornbeam | Ostrya virginiana | Tree | 4 | 9 | 44.44% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/54771 |
White Pine | Pinus strobus | Tree | 4 | 8 | 50.00% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/52391 |
Water Birch | Betula occidentalis | Tree | 3 | 15 | 20.00% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/75764 |
Bigtooth Aspen | Populus grandidentata | Tree | 2 | 3 | 66.67% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/54839 |
Showy Mountain-Ash | Sorbus decora | Tree, Shrub | 1 | 9 | 11.11% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/54266 |
Alaskan Paper Birch | Betula neoalaskana | Tree | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/159229 |
Pacific Willow | Salix lasiandra | Tree, Shrub | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/78943 |
Scouler’s Willow | Salix scouleriana | Tree, Shrub | 0 | 4 | 0.00% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/71076 |
Alaska Willow | Salix alaxensis | Tree, Shrub | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/168313 |
Fleshy Hawthorn | Crataegus succulenta | Tree, Shrub | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/54822 |
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