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Pondweed

Pondweed is a common name for members of the family Potamogetonaceae [Gk potamos, "river"], which consists of the genus Potamogeton.
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Poplar

The poplar is a short-lived, deciduous, hardwood tree of genus Populus of the willow family, widely distributed in the northern temperate zone.
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Potato

The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a herbaceous annual of the nightshade family, which produces tubers at the end of underground branches called stolons. The principal cultivars (cultivated varieties) grown in Canada for table stock and processing are Superior (early), Norchip (mid-season), Kennebec (main crop) and Russet Burbank (late). Tubers are about 75–80 per cent water; the remainder contains useful amounts of minerals, vitamins B6 and C, carbohydrates, protein, potassium and dietary fibre. A 150 g baked potato contains only 100 calories and 0 fat. Potatoes comprise 52 per cent of all fresh vegetables consumed in Canada.
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Potato Wart Disease

Potato wart disease, also called potato canker, is a fungal disease of potato sprouts, eyes and stolons. The disease is caused by the soil-borne fungus, Synchytrium endobioticum. Potato wart disease poses no danger to human health or food safety, but it can impact local economies as the disease can reduce yield and effect economic regulations, such as potato exports. (See also Agricultural Economics.)
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History of Settlement in the Canadian Prairies

The Canadian Prairies were peopled in six great waves of migration, spanning from prehistory to the present. The migration from Asia, about 13,300 years ago, produced an Indigenous population of 20,000 to 50,000 by about 1640. Between 1640 and 1840, several thousand European and Canadian fur traders arrived, followed by several hundred British immigrants. They created dozens of small outposts and a settlement in the Red River Colony, where the Métis became the largest part of the population. The third wave, from the 1840s to the 1890s, consisted mainly but not solely of Canadians of British heritage. The fourth and by far the largest wave was drawn from many nations, mostly European. It occurred from 1897 to 1929, with a pause (1914–22) during and after the First World War. The fifth wave, drawn from other Canadian provinces and from Europe and elsewhere, commenced in the late 1940s. It lasted through the 1960s. The sixth wave, beginning in the 1970s, drew especially upon peoples of the southern hemisphere. It has continued, with fluctuations, to the present. Throughout the last century, the region has also steadily lost residents, as a result of migration to other parts of Canada, to the United States, and elsewhere.
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Pronghorn

The pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) is a small, very fleet ungulate of the order Artiodactyla. It is the last surviving species of a once abundant and diverse North American family of ruminants, known as Antilocapridae. Although sometimes called pronghorn antelope, it is not a true antelope.
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Provincial Floral Emblems

Floral emblems are generally selected from the flora of the country, nation, state, territory, or province they represent. Tradition dictates that the selected plant be popular and widely found throughout the region.
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Pseudoscorpion

Pseudoscorpion and false-scorpion are the common names for tiny creatures in the class Arachnida, order Pseudoscorpiones (or Pseudoscorpionida).
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Ptarmigan in Canada

Ptarmigan are distinguished from other members of the grouse subfamily by their all-white wings. Like other grouse, they are well adapted to cold environments, e.g., nostrils are hidden by feathers, body feathers have a long, downy aftershaft that increases insulation, and toes are feathered. Ptarmigan are the only birds with snow-white winter plumage. Summer plumage is mottled brown. The ptarmigan is the provincial game bird of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the rock ptarmigan is the territorial bird of Nunavut.
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Puffins in Canada

Puffin is a common name for three species of medium-sized seabirds of the Auk family. Most commonly, the name refers to the Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), about 26–36 cm long, 460 g, with a wing span of 47–63 cm and a distinctive triangular bill, red with a bluish grey base. The Atlantic puffin is the provincial bird of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Pulse Crops

Pulse crops are members of the family Leguminosae or Fabaceae (see LEGUME). The term "pulse crops" generally refers to those plant species harvested primarily for dry seed that is used as both human food and animal feed.
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Pumpkin

Pumpkin is a common name for squash with large, orange fruits.
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Quail

Quail is the name most commonly applied to an Old World species, Coturnix coturnix, of chickenlike birds.
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Québec's Postglacial Seas

Between about 100 000 and 12 000 years ago, the whole area of Québec as well as a major part of the northern hemisphere was covered with a thick layer of ice. In the late PLEISTOCENE era, just over 12 000 years ago, Québec underwent a gradual warming of the atmosphere.
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Queensnake

The queensnake (Regina septemvittata) is a small, non-venomous snake. In Canada, queensnakes are found in Southern Ontario. (See also Snake Species in Canada.) Their range continues south through the Eastern United States, as far as Florida. Queensnakes are semi-aquatic and are commonly found near flowing fresh water, where they almost exclusively feed on freshly moulted crayfish. Queensnakes are endangered, according to the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. They are threatened by habitat loss and may be negatively impacted by the introduction of non-native crayfish species.
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