City of Winnipeg, Naturalist Services

Report For Habitat Site

Whittier Park 3
Location Site Description
Along the South West banks of where the The Lagimodiere Gaboury historic park. The site has
Seine River and Red River meet. Just North prairie, aspen forest and riverbottom forest habitat types.
West of the corner of Provencher Blvd and Rue There are trails on the site. The abundance of non-
Archibald in St Boniface. native species throughout the site has led to a low grade

for the site.
Site Name Site #
Whittier Park 3 684
Habitat Information and Plants Found at the Site:
Grade C/D Habitat Types Prairie Aspen Forest
Area in Hectares 6.05
Riverbottom Forest

Species Name Common Name Date Sp. added to list
Native/Introduced
Acer negundo Manitoba maple 25/09/2002
N
Agropyron repens Quack- grass, Couch-grass 25/09/2002
I
Amorpha spp. Indigo 25/09/2002
Anemone multifida Cut-leaved anemone 25/09/2002
N
Apocynum androsaemifolium Spreading dogbane 25/09/2002
N
Apocynum cannabinum Indian-hemp 25/09/2002
N
Arctium spp. Burdock 25/09/2002
I
Artemisia absinthium Absinthe 25/09/2002
I
Asclepias spp. Milkweed 25/09/2002
Asparagus officinalis Garden asparagus 25/09/2002
I
Aster ericoides Many flowered aster 25/09/2002
N
Aster simplex Small blue aster 25/09/2002
N
Astragulus canadensis Canadian milkvetch 25/09/2002
N
Brassica spp. Mustard 25/09/2002
Bromus inermis Smooth brome 25/09/2002
I
Campanula rapunculoides Creeping bluebell 25/09/2002
I
Caragana arborescens Common caragana 25/09/2002
I
Cirsium arvense Canada thistle 25/09/2002
I
Cornus stolonifera Red osier dogwood 25/09/2002
N
Elymus spp. Wild rye 25/09/2002
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green ash 25/09/2002
N
Glycyrrhiza lepidota Wild licorice 25/09/2002
N
Helianthus spp. Sunflower 25/09/2002
Linaria vulgaris Butter-and-eggs 25/09/2002
I
Medicago sativa Alfalfa 25/09/2002
I
Melilotus alba White sweet-clover 25/09/2002
I
Melilotus officinalis Yellow sweet-clover 25/09/2002
I
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper 25/09/2002
N
Phalaris arundinacea Reed canary grass 25/09/2002
N
Plantago major Common plantain 25/09/2002
I
Poa pratensis Kentucky blue grass 25/09/2002
N/I
Polygonum spp. Smartweed 25/09/2002
Populus deltoides Cottonwood 25/09/2002
N
Populus spp. Poplar 25/09/2002
Potentilla argentea Silvery cinquefoil 25/09/2002
I
Potentilla spp. Potentilla 25/09/2002
Prunus pensylvanica Pin cherry 25/09/2002
N
Quercus macrocarpa Bur oak 25/09/2002
N
Rhus radicans var. rydbergii Poison ivy 25/09/2002
Rosa spp. Rose 25/09/2002
Rubus idaeus Wild red raspberry 25/09/2002
N
Rumex crispus Curled dock 25/09/2002
I
Salix spp. Willow 25/09/2002
Setaria glauca Yellow foxtail 25/09/2002
I
Solidago canadensis Canada goldenrod 25/09/2002
N
Sonchus spp. Sow thistle 25/09/2002
I
Spartina pectinata Prairie cord grass 25/09/2002
N
Symphoricarpos occidentalis Western snowberry 25/09/2002
N
Taraxacum spp. Dandelion 25/09/2002
Trifolium pratense Red clover 25/09/2002
I
Ulmus americana American elm 25/09/2002
N
Ulmus pumila Siberian elm 25/09/2002
I
Urtica dioica Stinging nettle 25/09/2002
N
Vicia spp. Vetch 25/09/2002
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