Andy's Northern Ontario Wildflowers Wildflower Meadows
Summer meadow at Burwash - colour comes from Yellow hawkweed, Orange hawkweed, Fragrant bedstraw, and red Sheep sorrel. June 17, 2001
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An orange hawkweed wildflower meadow in a dry area of an old field. Location: Burwash Date: June 21, 2008	A summer meadow consisting of orange hawkweed, yellow hawkweed, stitchwort, fragrant bedstraw, and Sheep sorrel. Location: Burwash June 21, 2008
A summer meadow consisting of orange hawkweed, yellow hawkweed, and stitchwort. Location: Burwash June 17, 2001	A summer meadow consisting of orange hawkweed, yellow hawkweed, pink coloured yarrow, and stitchwort. Location: Burwash June 17, 2001
An early summer wildflower meadow consisting of orange hawkweed and yellow hawkweed. Location: Burwash Date: June 21, 2008	Wildflower meadow of orange hawkweed, yellow hawkweed, fragrant bedstraw, cow vetch.  This is a dry meadow. Location: Burwash Date: June 25, 2000.
Wildflower meadow of common or tall buttercup. This area is low-lying and moist. Location: Burwash Date: June 21, 2008	Wildflower summer meadow consisting of orange hawkweed, stitchwort, and sheep sorrel. Location: Burwash Date: June 17, 2001.
Fireweed and yellow hawkweed wildflower meadow. Location: Burwash Date: June 23, 2001	Fireweed meadow. Location: Burwash Date: June 27, 2003.
A late summer meadow consisting of Queen Ann's Lace and sweet white clover. Date: August 4, 2000.	Yellow hawkweed, orange hawkweed, and stitchwort in summer meadow. Location: Burwash Date: June 17, 2001

Fall meadow consisting of tall goldenrod and flat-topped white aster. Location: Burwash Date: August 26, 2000

Fall meadow consisting of Canada (Tall) goldenrod and flat-topped white aster. Location: Burwash Date: September 13, 2003

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Andy Fyon		June 22, 2008

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