Toronto native plants starting with I: Ilex mucronata to Isotria verticillata

(Updated August 6, 2009).

It's exciting to see how many possibilities for native plant garderners there are in Toronto (something you'd never guess from the average Toronto plant seller, unfortunately.) I've put a link to the relevant entries in this blog where available. I have tried to be as accurate as possible but I'm no expert so any corrections to this list would be appreciated!

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Z

I

• Ilex mucronata (catberry). LBJ, PLANTS.
• Ilex verticillata (common winterberry) NANPS, PLANTS. More info: DG.
• Impatiens capensis (jewelweed). Me (East York, High Park), LBJ, P&M, PLANTS, PtS. More info: DG.
• Impatiens pallida (pale jewelweed). P&M, PLANTS. More info: DG.
• Ipomoea pandurata (big-root morning glory, man of the earth). CC rare, LBJ, PLANTS. More info: DG.
• Iris brevicaulis (zigzag iris). CC rare, LBJ, PLANTS. More info: DG.
• Iris lacustris (dwarf lake iris). CC rare, LBJ, PLANTS. More info: DG.
• Iris versicolor (larger blue flag), rare. Banville, LBJ, NANPS, P&M, PLANTS, PtS. More info: DG.
• Isotria medeoloides (small whorled pogonia). CC SAR, LBJ, PLANTS.
• Isotria verticillata (large whorled pogonia). CC SAR, LBJ, PLANTS. More info: DG.

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References

• Me: I've seen it myself, in the wild in Toronto.
• CCC: Carolinian Canada Coalition's list of Representative Carolinian Species.
• CC rare: Carolinian Canada Coalitions's list of Carolinian Zone Rare Species
• CC SAR: Carolinian Canada Coalition's list Carolinian Species at Risk
• LBJ: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
• NANPS: North American Native Plant Society
• P&M: Peterson, Roger Tory and Margaret McKenny. A field guide to wildflowers: Northeastern and northcentral North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1968.
• PLANTS: United States Department of Agriculture PLANTS Database
• PtS: Planting the Seed (PDF): A Guide to Establishing Prairie and Meadow Communities in Southern Ontario

Info

• DG: Dave's Garden