This is an area of unprotected forest near Ramsey Road, defined as
“Willow Mineral Deciduous Swamp.” This swamp composes five
hectares of the Thundering Waters Secondary Plan area in seven
different polygons. It is “dominated by White Willow and Eastern
Cottonwood, with Black Walnuts and American Elm, in both the
canopy and subcanopy.” Understory plants include Silky Dogwood,
Gray Dogwood, Highbush Cranberry, Hawthorns, Chokecherry and
Bebb’s Willow. Groundcover plants include Wild Strawberries, Field
Horsetail Panicled Aster, Northern Water-horehound and Pin Oak
Seedlings.”
Mushroom (dryad’s saddle)
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