. Atlas of the rare vascular plants of Ontario. Rare plants; Botany. HABITAT: Rich, moist, deciduous woods; open, wooded river floodplains and bottomlands; streambanks; and limestone shingle shores. STATUS: Rare in Canada. Endangered in Wisconsin; rare in Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania. NOTES: The common name "harbinger-of-spring" is appropriate for Ehgenia bulbosa, since it is our earliest-blooming native wildflower. Flowering plants of this species have been collected as early as April 1 in Ontario. Its growing season is a fleeting one, however, and by the first week of June
. Atlas of the rare vascular plants of Ontario. Rare plants; Botany. HABITAT: Rich, moist, deciduous woods; open, wooded river floodplains and bottomlands; streambanks; and limestone shingle shores. STATUS: Rare in Canada. Endangered in Wisconsin; rare in Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania. NOTES: The common name "harbinger-of-spring" is appropriate for Ehgenia bulbosa, since it is our earliest-blooming native wildflower. Flowering plants of this species have been collected as early as April 1 in Ontario. Its growing season is a fleeting one, however, and by the first week of June most plants of E. bulbosa have disappeared from view, surviving as underground tubers until the following spring. In some areas of the United States, where the plants are more cfommon, the edible tubers ("turkey-peas") have been sought after for their "nutty" flavor. This practice is not recommended, since it would certainly promote the disppearance of the species. At anthesis, the five white petals and five maroon anthers provide a striking contrast and account for another popular common name: pepper-and-salt. These small but attractive flowers are insect- pollinated. Because of its small size and early- flowering season, E. bulbosa may be overlooked in parts of southwestern Ontario. HABITAT: Forêts de feuillus riches et humide, plaines inondables et basses terres à forêts clairsemées sur le bord des rivières, bord des cours d'eau, et rivages de galets de calcaire. SITUATION: Rare au Canada. Menacée d'extinction au Wisconsin; rare au Maryland, dans l'Ãtat de New York, et en Pennsylvanie. REMARQUES: Le nom commun "messagère du printemps" convient très bien à Erigenia bulbosa, étant donné que c'est notre fleur sauvage indigène qui fleurit le plus tôt dans l'année. Les plantes à fleurs de cette espèce se cueillent dès le 1^^ avril en Ontario. Sa saison de croissance est cependant éphémère et dÃ
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