2016 WOODLAND HABITAT REPORT
INDEX
Fresh Pond Reservation’s Woodland Habitat Restoration Project
Total Plant Inventory 2016
CanopyTrees
Botanical Name
Common Name
Acer negundo
Ash-leaved Maple
Acer rubrum
Red Maple
Acer saccharinum
Silver Maple
Betula allegheniensis
Yellow Birch
Betula nigra
River Birch
Betula populifolia
Gray Birch
Carpinus carolinia
Musclewood
Carya glabra
Pignut Hickory
Carya ovata
Shagbark Hickory
Castanea dentata (cultivar)
American Chestnut cultivar
Celtis occidentalis
Hackberry
Chamaecyparis thyoides
Atlantic White Cedar
Frangula alnus
Glossy Buckthorn
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Green Ash
Ilex opaca
American Holly
Morus rubra
Red Mulberry
Nyssa sylvatica
Black Gum
Ostrya virginiana,
Ironwood
Pinus strobus
White Pine
Platanus occidentalis
American Sycamore
Populus tremuloides
Trembling Aspen
Prunus serotina
Black Cherry
Quercus bicolor
Swamp White Oak
Quercus coccinea
Scarlet Oak
Quercus palustris
Pin Oak
Quercus prinus
Chestnut Oak
Quercus rubra
Red Oak
Rhamnus cathartica
Common Buckthorn
Sassafras albidum
Sassafras
Ulmus americana
American Elm
Ulmus rubra
Slippery Elm
Shrubs/Vines
Amelanchier canadensis
Juneberry
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spreading dogbane
Aronia melanocarpa
Black Chokeberry
Ceanothus americana
New Jersey Tea
Celastrus orbiculatus
Oriental Bittersweet
Clematis virginiana
Sweet Autumn Vine
Clethra alnifolia
Sweet Pepperbush
Comptonia peregrina
Sweet Fern
Cornus alternifolia
Pagoda Dogwood
Cornus amomum
Silky Dogwood
Cornus racemosa
Gray Dogwood
Cornus sericea
Red-stemmed Dogwood
Corylus Americana
American Filbert
Cynanchum louiseae
Black Swallowwort
Diervilla lonicera
Northern Bush Honeysuckle
Gaylusaccia baccata
Black Huckleberry
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch Hazel
Ilex verticillata
Winterberry Holly
Kalmia angustifolia
Sheep Laurel
Kalmia latifolia
Mountain Laurel
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
Lyonia ligustrina
Maleberry
Myrica pensylvanica
Bayberry
Myrica gale
Sweet Gale
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia Creeper
Rhododendrum viscosum
Swamp Azalea
Rosa carolina
Pasture Rose
Rosa palustris
Swamp Rose
Rosa virginiana
Virginia Rose
Rubus laciniatus
Evergreen Blackberry
Rubus sp.
Blackberry/ Black Raspberry
Salix discolor
Pussy Willow
Sambucus Canadensis
American Elder
Sambucus pubens
American Scarlet Elder
Spirea latifolia
Meadowsweet
Taxus Canadensis
American Yew
Toxicodendron radicans
Poison Ivy
Vaccinium angustifolium
Lowbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum,
Highbush Blueberry
Viburnum acerifolium
Maple-leaved Viburnum
Viburnum cassinoides
Wild Raisin
Viburnum dentatum
Arrowwood
Viburnum trilobum
Highbush Cranberry
Vitis riparia
Riverbank Grape
Perennials
Botanical Name
Common Name
Ageratina altissima
White Snakeroot
Anemone Canadensis
Canada Anemone
Anemone virginiana
Thimbleweed
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Pussytoes
Aquilegia canadensis
Wild Columbine
Aralia racemosa
Spikenard
Arisaema triphyllum
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Asarum canadense
Wild Ginger
Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias verticillata
Whorled Milkweed
Baptisia tinctoria
Small Yellow Wild Indigo
Caltha palustris
Marsh Marigold
Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell
Chelone glabra
White Turtlehead
Chimaphila maculata
Spotted wintergreen
Chimaphila umbellata
Pipsissewa
Desmodium canadense
Showy Tick Trefoil
Doellingeria umbellatus
Flat-topped Aster
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Boneset
Eurybia divaricota
White Wood Aster
Eurybia macrophylla
Large-leaved Aster
Eutrochium maculatum
Joe-Pye Weed
Fallopia scandens
Climbing False Buckwheat
Fragaria virginiana
Wild Strawberry
Gentiana clausa
Closed Gentian
Geranium maculatum
Wild Geranium
Geum aleppicum
Yellow Avens
Geum canadense
White Avens
Helianthus divaricatus
Woodland Sunflower
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Houstonia caerulea
Bluets
Iris versicolor
Blue Flag Iris
Lobelia inflata
Indian Tobacco
Lupinus perennis
Wild Lupine
Lysimachia ciliata
Fringed Loosestrife
Maianthemum canadense
Canada Mayflower
Maianthemum racemosum
False Solomon’s Seal
Mimulus ringens
Monkey Flower
Mitchella repens
Partridgeberry
Myosotis laxa
Forget-me-not
Nabalus trifoliata
Rattlesnake Root
Nuttallanthus canadensis
Blue Toadflax
Osmorhiza claytonii
Sweet Cicely
Oxalis violacea
Violet Wood Sorrel
Polygonum cuspidatum
Japanese knotweed
Polygonatum pubescens
Downy Solomon’s Seal
Potentilla simplex
Common Cinquefoil
Potentills indica
Indian Strawberry
Prenenthes alba
Lion’s foot
Pycnanthemum muticum
Clustered Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Slender Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum virginiana
Virginia Mountain Mint
Pyrola
rotundifolia
Round-leaved Pyrola
Rhexia virginica
Meadow Beauty
Sanguinaria canadensis
Bloodroot
Saxifraga penslyvanica
Swamp Saxifrage
Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet nightshade
Solanum nigrum
Black Nightshade
Solidago arguta
Woodland Goldenrod
Solidago bicolor
Silverrod
Solidago casea
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod
Solidago rugosa
Rough-stemmed Goldenrod
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Heart-leaved Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
New England Aster
Tiarella cordifolia
Running Foamflower
Uvularia sessilifolia
Wild Oats
Verbena hastata
Blue Vervain
Viola blanda
Sweet White Violet
Viola papilionaceae
Common Blue Violet
Viola pensylvanica
Smooth Yellow Violet
Zizia aurea
Golden Alexanders
Ferns
Botanical Name
Common Name
Thelypteris novaboracensis
New York Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Lady Fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Hay-scented Fern
Dryopteris intermedia
Evergreen Wood Fern
Dryopteris marginalis
Marginal Wood Fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Ostrich Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Sensitive Fern
Osmunda claytoniana
Interrupted Fern
Osmunda cinnamomea
Cinnamon Fern
Osmunda regalis
Royal Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas Fern
Forbs (Grasses and Grasslike Plants)
Botanical Name
Common Name
Bromus ciliatus
Fringed Brome
Calamagrostis canadensis
Blue Joint Grass
Carex intumescens
Shining Bur Sedge
Carex lurida
Sallow Sedge
Carex pensylvanica
Pennsylvania sedge
Carex radiata
Eastern Star Sedge
Carex rosea
Rosy, Curly Wood Sedge
Carex utriculata
Common Yellow Lake Sedge
Cyperus esculentus
Nut Sedge
Eragrostis spectabilis
Purple Love Grass
Glyceria canadensis
Rattlesnake Grass
Juncus effusus
Soft Rush
Juncus tenuis
Path rush
Muhlenbergia glomerata
Marsh Muhly
Poa palustris
Fowl Bluegrass
Schizacryum scoparium
Little Bluestem
Scirpus cyperinus
Woolgrass
Sorghastrum nutans
Indian Grass
Annuals and Biennials
Botanical Name
Common Name
Allilaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard
Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter’s Nightshade
Epilobium ciliatum
Northern Willow Herb
Impatiens capensis
Spotted Jewelweed
Lactuca spp.
Wild Lettuce Spp.
Oenothera biennis
Common Evening Primrose
Oxalis stricta
Yellow Wood Sorrel
Persicaria maculosa
Lady’s Thumb
Persicaria punctata
Dotted Smartweed
Persicaria sp.
Smartweed sp.
Pilea pumila
Clearweed
Polygonum pensylvanicum
Pennsylvania Smartweed
Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet nightshade
Solanum nigra
Black Nightshade
Utrica sp.
Nettle sp.