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Ontario Native Plants & Ecology

> query: ontario native plants, zone 1-6
> status: 72 plants · 8 ecotypes
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Allium cernuum · Nodding Onion
Andropogon gerardii · Andropogon gerardi
Antennaria neglecta · Field Pussytoes
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Andropogon gerardii
Andropogon gerardi
Full Sun 120–240 cm Aug–Nov
GraminoidMoistS5DeerDrought
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch-hazel
Part Shade 200–600 cm Sep–Nov
ShrubMesicS5

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