Colin Chapman

East coast botanist/lichenologist (originally from Ontario). Tweets on biodiversity, botany, entomology, and all things biology!

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A comparison of our two dune grasses, Ammophila (now Calamagrostis) breviligulata (L) and Leymus mollis (R). Backdrop is some gorgeous saltmarsh on the Miramichi Bay near Burnt Church, NB. https://t.co/w11oM6iz8a

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Some photographic/species highlights from this week's St. John River work:

1- rivershore with gently-sloping limestone cobble
2- Alpine Sweet-vetch (Hedysarum alpinum, S3)
3- Alpine Milk-vetch (Astragalus alpinus… https://t.co/NcA40LPhvz

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A couple Twayblade #Orchids (Neottia cordata), in a Red Maple / Balsam Fir #swamp

#Neottiacordata #Neottia #Listera #Listeracordata #orchidaceae @ Tidney River https://t.co/ZfYWS8wPyP

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@MountAllison Will the fitness centre be open at that time?

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Woodsia glabella (S3), one of the several provincially rare species we were tracking today.

#Ferns #Woodsiaceae #Woodsia #rareplants #conservation #botany @ Charlo, New Brunswick https://t.co/UhIVIhZDGS

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Hooded Ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes romanzoffiana, S3) from a sedgey lakeshore.

#Orchidaceae #orchid #WildflowerWednesday #spiranthes #nature #neature @ Selkirk, Prince Edward Island https://t.co/T1lioYsbBR

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😍😍 Meadow Beauty (Rhexia virginica, S3), another lakeshore-loving Atlantic Coastal Plain species.

#Rhexia #rhexiavirginica #acpf #atlanticcoastalplainflora #Melastomataceae @ Shelburne… https://t.co/g6YO5SBzy9

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Curly Grass Fern (Schizaea pusilla, S3S4), one of many Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora species that make it to Nova Scotia. One of the smallest terrestrial vascular plants in the… https://t.co/yVtSLhWzC0

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Some fun plants from a great week on the St. John River:
1) Kalm's Lobelia (Lobelia kalmii, S3S4)
2) new record for federally listed Anticosti Aster (Symphyotrichum anticostense, G3… https://t.co/p1xhWxTDQ9

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#SundayFENday: Carex limosa & C. chordorrhiza, with some Bog Buckbean in the background #Cyperaceae #SundayFunday #Carex #Menyanthes #Menyanthaceae

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@sedgeboy VASCAN lists it as extirpated from Ontario. This was from a site in northern Maine.

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Carex torta 😍 #Cyperaceae #carex

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Hello, my old friend #MonocotMonday #Trillium… https://t.co/9m9M9CAKCD

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Still got time for #WildflowerWednesday - Golden Corydalis… https://t.co/cyterXy33o

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Appalachian Polypody (#Polypodium appalachianum) - S3 or Vulnerable in Nova Scotia. These are the things I get excited about! #ferns #polypodiaceae

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How about that Frost #Lichen? I find lichens to be so vibrant after a rain (or snow melt) - #Physconia detersa, Ottawa #Physciaceae

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Ichneumon centrator, sluggishly looking for prey in this December weather. Grey County, ON #Ichneumonidae #wasp

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More coprophage than carnivore, the extraordinary form of Nepenthes lowii has evolved as a result of its close relationship with the mountain treeshrew (Tupaia montana), which defecates in the pitchers as it eats from the pitcher lids, truly a match made in Borneo! #botany #sabah

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@JayFitzsy @StephenBHeard @Canadensys Thanks for the heads-up Jay! That sounds like a great opportunity

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This Giant Eastern Crane Fly (Pedicia albivitta) was an excellent field companion. Caledon, ON #CraneFly #Tipulomorpha #Pediciidae