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There have  been a number of deliberate introductions of plants at the Frog Pond over the years, by enthusiastic horticulturalists/botanizers.
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The most obvious are the rhododendrons, a la Pine Grove Park in Milton, Queen's County http://www.novascotia.com/see-do/outdoor-activities/pine-grove-park/1722
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However I have also observed some less conspicuous plants, including Jack in the Pulpit.
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Buttonbush is one I haven't seen yet, so good spotting, Burkhard.
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Cheers,
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Patricia
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<br/>> On August 15, 2017 at 10:43 AM Burkhard Plache <burkhardplache@gmail.com> wrote:
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<br/>> Thank you, Fred.
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<br/>> Buttonbush does not occur naturally around Halifax.
<br/>> It was planted in Point Pleasant Park after Hurricane Juan.
<br/>> Maybe it spread from there.
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<br/>> Burkhard
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<br/>> On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 11:52 PM, Frederick W. Schueler <bckcdb@istar.ca> wrote:
<br/>> > On 8/14/2017 10:36 PM, Burkhard Plache wrote:
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<br/>> >> this Sunday, while walking around the Frog Pond in Halifax' Dingle Park,
<br/>> >> I came across a plant I am not familiar with. It grew at the edge of one
<br/>> >> of the wetlands.
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<br/>> >> http://inaturalist.ca/observations/7477018
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<br/>> > * Buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis.
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<br/>> > fred.
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<br/>> > Frederick W. Schueler & Aleta Karstad
<br/>> > Bishops Mills Natural History Centre - http://pinicola.ca/bmnhc.htm
<br/>> > Mudpuppy Night in Oxford Mills - http://pinicola.ca/mudpup1.htm
<br/>> > Daily Paintings - http://karstaddailypaintings.blogspot.com/
<br/>> > South Nation Basin Art & Science Book
<br/>> > http://pinicola.ca/books/SNR_book.htm
<br/>> > RR#2 Bishops Mills, Ontario, Canada K0G 1T0
<br/>> > on the Smiths Falls Limestone Plain 44* 52'N 75* 42'W
<br/>> > (613)258-3107 <bckcdb at istar.ca> http://pinicola.ca/
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