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Aster macrophyllus

Large-leaved aster

Large-leaved aster


Botanical Information

  • Perennial herb, grows up to 1 m
  • Prefers open woods, thickets and clearings
  • White flowers bloom throughout the summer and fall



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Points of Interest

  • Aboriginal peoples ate the young spring leaves
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Polystichum acrostichoides

Christmas fern

Christmas fern


Botanical Information

  • Evergreen, grows up to 1 m
  • Prefers wooded rocky slopes and rock crevices



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Points of Interest

  • Young fronds (fiddleheads) are edible
  • Tea made from the root to treat chills, fever, pneumonia and other ailments
  • Root poultice traditionally used to treat rheumatism and convulsions
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Populus tremuloides

Trembling aspen

Trembling aspen


Botanical Information

  • Deciduous tree, grows up to 18 m
  • Prefers dry or moist woods, prairie parklands, burns and clearings


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Points of Interest

  • Aboriginal peoples used roots, bark and leaf buds in a wide variety of remedies
  • Contains salicin, a compound similar to that found in Aspirin®
  • Can be used to make pulp, plywood, veneer, wooden matches and chopsticks
  • Commonly called the trembling aspen since it catches the slightest wind - appearing to tremble constantly
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Trillium grandiflorum

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White trillium


Botanical Information

  • Perennial herb, grows up to 40 cm
  • Prefers rich woods and thickets
  • White flower blooms in the spring



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Points of Interest

  • Adopted as the provincial flower of Ontario in 1937
  • Logo of the Ontario government is a stylized trillium
  • Although never used, it was proposed as the flower to be planted on the graves of Canadian First World War soldiers who died overseas
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