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White Bear WetlandField Botany

WHITE BEAR WETLAND
The White Bear Wetland is a fen (a marsh) located east of the village of Temagami. In a kettle (a glacial landform formed by ice being buried in till), a fen has formed which is particiularly species rich in its flora.

Notable rare species are listed below:

Family/Species Common Name
Xyridaceae
Xyris montana
Yellow Eyed Grass
Orchidaceae
Arthusa bulbosa
Calopogon tuberosus
Cypripedium reginae
Cypripedium calceolus
Goodyera tesselata
Listera cordata
Platanthera clavellata
Platanthera dilatata
Platanthera hyperborea
Platanthera obtusata
Plantanthera orbiculata
Pogonia ophioglossoides
Dragon's Mouth Orchid
Grass Pink
Queen Lady's Slipper
Yellow Lady's Slipper
Checkered Rattlesnake Plantain
Heart-leaved Twayblade
Club Spur Orchid
White Bog Orchid
Northern Green Orchid
Blunt-leaved Orchid
Round-leaved Orchid
Rose Pogonia

Species identification from Reconnaissance Life Science Notes by William Kershaw and Dr. Bill Crins, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, March 1994.


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