Ellice Swamp (Part 2): A Look at New Hamburg

Here are some of the plants found in and near the Ellice Swamp which is located in the Stratford region. To get into the swamp, you must take a trail which serves as a snowmoblie trail in winter. The walk was on July 24, 2016.

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Meadowsweet (Spirea alba)

Meadowsweet (Spirea alba)

Rattlesnake Grass (Glyceria Canadensis)

Rattlesnake Grass (Glyceria Canadensis)

Three-seeded Sedge (Carex trisperma)

Three-seeded Sedge (Carex trisperma)

Bog Gentian (Gentiana linearis)

Bog Gentian (Gentiana linearis)

Canada St. John's Wort (Hypericum boreale)

Canada St. John’s Wort (Hypericum boreale)

Mad Dog Skullcap (Scutellaria laterifolia)

Mad Dog Skullcap (Scutellaria laterifolia)

Chokeberry (Aronia prunifolia)

Chokeberry (Aronia prunifolia)

Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)

Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)

Glossy Buckthorn (Frangula alnus)

Glossy Buckthorn (Frangula alnus)

A Look at New Hamburg

 

St George's Anglican Church

St George’s Anglican Church

Nith River

Nith River

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New Hamburg

New Hamburg

Miles Hearn

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