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Whitemouth Island Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve which is the largest island of Whitemouth Lake in Manitoba.[2] It was established in 1999 under the Manitoba Ecological Reserves Act.[1][3] It is 6.13 square kilometres (2.37 sq mi) in size.[1] The island is the most western example of a largely undisturbed deciduous forest of the St. Lawrence - Great Lakes region in Canada.[2] It contains eight examples of eastern deciduous plants that are considered rare in Manitoba such as Dutchman's Breeches, green adder's mouth, blue cohosh, New Jersey tea, and enchanter's nightshade.[2]

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  1. ^ a b c "Whitemouth Island Ecological Reserve". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Whitemouth Island Ecological Reserve, Backgrounder" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Ecological Reserves". www.gov.mb.ca. Government of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.

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