Bird's-foot violet (Viola pedata) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 13
Mike Oldham, Natural Heritage Information Centre, Peterborough, provided a listing of known Viola pedata records in Ontario with details of recent confirmations. Mike Postma, Superintendent, Turkey Point Provincial Park contributed information on the park populations. Mary Gartshore, Haldimand-Norfolk, provided information on most sites and took the author to the St. Williams Forest Station, Vittoria, and Forestville sites. Melinda Thompson, Ministry of Natural Resources, Guelph, provided information on the Brantford and Vittoria sites. Donald Kirk, Ministry of Natural Resources, Guelph, and Bill Draper, Toronto, contributed information on the St. Williams Forest Station site. Dorothy Tiedje, Sarnia, described efforts to relocate the historic Sarnia record. I thank Marty Lucas of Becknell and Lucas Media, Ltd. for permission to use the photo of bird’s-foot violet. Comments received as part of the review process for this report from Dave Fraser, Endangered Species Specialist, Government of British Columbia, are much appreciated. Funding provided by Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada.
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