palustre) New England sedge (Carex novae-angliae) Seaside dock (Rumex maritimus) Slashed avens (Geum laciniatum) Twin-scapped bladderwort (Utricularia geminiscapa) White-fringed orchid (Platanthera blephariglottis) Southern Ontario significant flora Alpine cottongrass (Scirpus hudsonianus) Fernald's sedge (Carex merritt-fernaldii) Flat-topped hawkweed (Hieracium umbellatum) Prostrate sedge (Carex chordorrhiza) Small bur-reed (Sparganium minimum) Sticky everlasting (Gnaphalium viscosum) Fauna The bog has a number of significant fauna because of its relatively undisturbed natural habitat and its uniqueness in representing a boreal habitat which is normally found much farther north. Here is a list of mammal species that are present in or around Mer Bleue. Aquatic furbearers such as beaver (Castor canadensis), muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), and mink (Neogale vison) live in the surrounding marshes. It is also home to: woodchuck (marmot), raccoon, skunk, porcupine, vole, mole, squirrel (red, grey/black), chipmunk, weasel, cottontail hare, snowshoe hare, moose, white-tailed deer, red fox, coyote, black bear, and possibly Canada lynx and eastern wolf in the remote woodland areas alongside the bog (their presence is yet to be determined). Rare species include the spotfin shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera), the beetles Stenolophus magnacephalus and Agonum darlingtoni, and the spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata). See also Greenbelt (Ottawa) List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance References External links Bogs of Canada Protected areas of Ontario Parks in Ottawa National Capital Commission Ramsar sites in Ontario Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest