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RECENT POSTS
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By David Broadland · Posted
Chris, do you know how the BC Conservation Data Centre determines that a plant or animal species is yellow-, blue- or red-listed in BC? -
By Chris Junck · Posted
Yes, this is the threatened variety. In BC, recent sightings are only from a few locations in the CRD. -
By Chris Junck · Posted
I had an encounter with royalty last week. A few of these royal rein orchids (Plantathera transversa) were blooming in View Royal's Edwards Park. They're also known as flat-spurred piperia. According to the BC Conservation Data Centre, they're on the Yellow list of at-risk plants, which means that they aren't very common in our area. That's probably why I haven't seen them before. -
By David Broadland · Posted
The Victoria Mapping Project: native animal species The Victoria Mapping Project is recording observations of native animals by municipality. To see the maps of observations, click on one of the links below. City of Victoria Oak Bay Saanich and View Royal -
By David Broadland · Posted
Speaking of threatened species of plants, Maleea Acker has just posted a story about ongoing volunteer efforts in Uplands Park to protect and restore the Garry Oak meadow there. Margaret Lidkea is welcoming volunteers. Read Maleea's story here. -
By David Broadland · Posted
Thanks for your posts Chris. I can't remember ever seeing Poverty clover. Looking at eflora BC I notice that Trifolium depauperatum var. depauperatum is blue-listed in BC (threatened). Is that what you have photographed? -
By Chris Junck · Posted
Poverty clover (Trifolium depauperatum) is also called cowbag clover or balloon clover for obvious reasons. It blooms in April and May on coastal bluffs and hillsides. Only a few of these provincially Blue-listed (Special Concern) members of the pea family were found In Edwards Park (View Royal) this spring. -
By Chris Junck · Posted
Fool's onion (Triteleia hyacinthina) is blooming now in open grassy areas and forest edges. This picture was taken today from the Garry Oak Loop trail at the Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre. The stems of fool's onions look a but like onions, but they don't taste or smell like them.
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