Native mountain holly confirmed growing wild in Ontario provincial park
iNaturalist: silentlakediscovery
Native Plants
If you hike Ontario's Highlands East region, this confirms a native wetland shrub with berries that feed birds is still holding on in a protected park near you.
Someone out walking in Silent Lake Provincial Park spotted a mountain holly shrub and logged it on iNaturalist, where other experts checked the photos and agreed on the identification. It's a small but useful data point: this native plant is confirmed alive and well in that specific patch of Ontario forest right now.
Key Findings
Observation reached 'research grade' status on iNaturalist, meaning the identification was confirmed by community consensus.
Location pinpointed to Silent Lake Provincial Park in Highlands East, Ontario, Canada.
Species identified as Ilex mucronata (mountain holly), a native deciduous holly shrub typically found in wet woodlands and bog edges.
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A naturalist confirmed a verified sighting of mountain holly, a native shrub, growing in Silent Lake Provincial Park in Ontario, adding to the public record of where this species still thrives.
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Original paper
Mountain holly (Ilex mucronata) observed in Silent Lake Provincial Park, Highlands East, ON, CA
Research-grade observation of Mountain holly in Silent Lake Provincial Park, Highlands East, ON, CA.
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