Res Botanica

Niagara Issues:
Observations on the Niagara River
P. M. Eckel
Res Botanica
Missouri Botanical Garden

http://www.mobot.org/plantscience/ResBot/niag/
March 8, 2003

- Niagara Issues -

Art Park Area (mostly groundwater images)

· Artesian river bank

· Bedrock seepage

· Fish Creek upper bank intake

· Fish Creek lower bank discharge

· Invasive species

· Northern boundary stream

· Ravine

· Scoville's Knoll

· White Cedar

Devil's Hole

Art Park Botanical Field Notes

Black Oak Wood near Niagara University

Botanical Observations at Devil's Hole
State Park, 2002

Botanical Notes on the South Grand Island
Bridge Area, Erie County, New York (Photo Essay)

Vegetation of the South Grand Island Bridge Shoreline Parcel, Mainland, Town of Tonawanda, Erie County, New York (in depth discussion)

Niagara Issues: Cayuga Island (a photo essay)

Flora of a Marsh on Cayuga Island, Niagara County,

New York

The Mystery Oak: Quercus shumardii Buckley at Buckhorn Island

Proposal for a new forest type in New York State

Iris virginica New to New York State

Flora of DeVeaux College Woods, Niagara Falls, New York

Two Problems in Betulaceae along the Niagara River: Alnus glutinosa and Betula cordifolia

Notes On the Limits of the Sacred Precinct on Scovell's Knoll (Oak Hill), Lewiston, Niagara County, New York

Preliminary Review of the Rare Plants of the Niagara River Gorge, U.S.A. and Canada

Aster ontarionis - A Rare Plant New to the Niagara Region

The Honeysuckle Hybrid Lonicera morrowii x tatarica = L. x bella Zabel at Buckhorn Island State Park, Erie County, New York

Some Preliminary Proposals for Relicensing Settlement

Bob Baxter's Greenhouse

The Oriental Mystery Mollusc (Cipangopaludina chinensis) at Buckhorn Island State Park, Erie County, New York

For Other Information see Niagara Flora Notes and:

· The Vascular Flora of the Vicinity of the

Falls of Niagara

· Botanical Evaluation of the Goat Island Complex, Niagara Falls, New York

· A Second Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Niagara Frontier Region

· G. W. Clinton's Botanical Journal 1862-1875

· Menu for Mosses, Liverworts and Lichens at Niagara Falls

· John Goldie in North America, Parts One and Two

This Web site is intended to be a clearing house for various kinds of information relevant to the botanical resources of the Niagara River, with a particular focus on the Niagara gorge and vicinity. The site is under construction and changes to it may be expected throughout 2003.

Direct all comments to:

P. M. Eckel patricia.eckel@mobot.org