Toronto native plants starting with W: Waldsteinia fragaroides to Woodwardia virginica

Above: Waldsteinia fragaroides (barren strawberry).

(Updated November 26, 2009).

This is a work in progress, and far from complete. 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

W

• Waldensteinia fragaroides (Appalachian barren strawberry), rare. Banville, LBJ, NANPS, P&M, PLANTS. More info: DG.
• Wolffia borealis (northern water-meal), rare. Banville (as W. punctata), PLANTS.
• Wolffia columbiana (Columbian water-meal), rare. Banville, LBJ, PLANTS.
• Wolffia punctata: see W. borealis.
• Woodsia alpina (alpine woodsia). PLANTS. More info: DG.
• Woodsia glabella (smooth woodsia). PLANTS. More info: DG.
• Woodsia ilvensis (rusty woodsia). PLANTS.
• Woodsia obtusa (bluntlobe cliff fern). LBJ, PLANTS.
• Woodsia oregana (Oregon cliff fern). PLANTS.
• Woodsia oregana ssp. cathcartiana (Oregon cliff fern). LBJ, PLANTS.
• Woodwardia virginica (Virginia chain fern). LBJ, PLANTS. More info: DG.

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References

• Me: I've seen it myself, in the wild in Toronto.
• Banville: Banville, Diana. Vascular Plants of Metropolitan Toronto 2nd ed.. Toronto: Toronto Field Naturalists, 1994. (Available by mail order from TFN.)
• 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

Info

• DG: Dave's Garden