2018 WOODLAND HABITAT REPORT
INDEX
 
Fresh Pond Reservation’s Woodland Habitat Restoration Projects
Total Plant Inventory 2018
 
CanopyTrees-34 Spp
Botanical Name
Common Name
Acer negundo
Ash-leaved Maple
Acer rubrum
Red Maple
Acer saccharinum
Silver Maple
Betula allegheniensis
Yellow Birch
Betula lenta
Black 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 (Invasive)
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Green Ash
Ilex opaca
American Holly
Liriodendron tulipifera
Tulip Poplar
Morus rubra
Red Mulberry (non-native)
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 ilicifolia
Bear Oak
Quercus palustris
Pin Oak
Quercus prinus
Chestnut Oak
Quercus rubra
Red Oak
Rhamnus cathartica
Common Buckthorn (Invasive)
Sassafras albidum
Sassafras
Ulmus americana
American Elm
Ulmus rubra
Slippery Elm
                                                                                                                                                                                               
Shrubs/Vines – 45 Spp.
Amelanchier canadensis
Juneberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Black Chokeberry
Ceanothus americana
New Jersey Tea
Celastrus orbiculatus
Oriental Bittersweet (Invasive)
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 (Invasive)
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
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia Creeper
Prunus pensylvanica
Pin Cherry
Rhododendrum viscosum
Swamp Azalea
Rosa carolina
Pasture Rose
Rosa palustris
Swamp Rose
Rosa virginiana
Virginia Rose
Rubus laciniatus
Evergreen Blackberry (Invasive)
Rubus sp.
Blackberry/ Black Raspberry
Salix discolor
Pussy Willow
Sambucus Canadensis
American Elder
Sambucus pubens
American Scarlet Elder
Spirea latifolia
Meadowsweet
  Spiraea Tomentosa
  Steeplebush
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 lentago
Nannyberry Viburnum
Viburnum trilobum
Highbush Cranberry
Vitis riparia
Riverbank Grape
 
Perennials – 94 Spp.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Actaea racemosa
Black Cohosh
Actaea rubra
Red Baneberry
Ageratina altissima
White Snakeroot
Anemone Canadensis
Canada Anemone
Anemone quinquefolia
Wood Anemone
Anemone virginiana
Thimbleweed
Angelica atropurea
Purple-stemmed Angelica
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Pussytoes
Aquilegia canadensis
Wild Columbine
Aralia nudicaulis
Wild Sasparilla
Aralia recemosa
Spikenard
Arisaema triphyllum
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Asarum canadense
Wild Ginger
  (Asclepias purpurascens)
(Purple Milkweed)
  Asclepias syriaca
Common Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias verticillata
Whorled Milkweed
 Baptisia tinctoria
Small Yellow Wild Indigo
Caltha palustris
Marsh Marigold
Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell
  Chamaecrista fasciculata
Partridge Pea
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
Eurybia spectabolis
Showy 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
(Gnaphalium obtusifolium)
(Sweet Everlasting)
Helianthus divaricatus
Woodland Sunflower
Houstonia caerulea
Bluets
Iris versicolor
Blue Flag Iris
Liatris novae-angliae
Northern Blazing Star
  Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal Flower
(Lobelia inflate)
(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 albus
White Rattlesanke Root
Nabalus trifoliatus
Rattlesnake Root
 Osmorhiza claytonii
Sweet Cicely
 Osmorhiza longistylus
Aniseroot
 Oxalis violacea
Violet Wood Sorrel
Packera aurea
Golden Ragwort
  Polygonum cuspidatum
Japanese knotweed (Invasive)
Polygonatum pubescens
Downy Solomon’s Seal
Potentilla simplex
Common Cinquefoil
Potentills indica
Indian Strawberry (non-native)
Pycnanthemum muticum
Clustered Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Slender Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum virginiana
Virginia Mountain Mint
Pyrola rotundifolia
Round-leaved Pyrola
 Rudbeckia laciniata
Green-eyed Susan
Sanguinaria canadensis
Bloodroot
Saxifraga penslyvanica
Swamp Saxifrage
Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet nightshade (non-native)
Solanum nigrum
Black Nightshade (non-native)
Solidago arguta
Woodland Goldenrod
Solidago bicolor
Silverrod
Solidago casea
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod
 Solidago flexicaulis
Zig-zag Goldenrod
 Solidago graminifolia
Grass-leaved Goldenrod
 Solidago odora
Sweet Goldenrod
Solidago rugosa
Rough-stemmed Goldenrod
 Solidago speciosa
Showy Goldenrod
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Heart-leaved Aster
Symphyotrichum ericoides
Heath Aster
Symphyotrichum leave
Smooth Aster
Symphyotrichum racemosum
Small White Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
New England Aster
Tiarella cordifolia
Running Foamflower
Uvularia sessilifolia
Wild Oats
Verbena hastata
Blue Vervain
Verbena utricifolia
White Vervain
Veronia novi-angliae
NY Ironweed
 Viola blanda
Sweet White Violet
Viola sororia
Common Blue Violet
Viola pensylvanica
Smooth Yellow Violet
Viola striata
Creamy 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
Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken
 
Grasses, Sedges, Rushes – 21 Spp.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Bromus ciliatus
Fringed Brome
Calamagrostis canadensis
Blue Joint Grass
Carex brevior
Plains Oval Sedge
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
Deschampsia flexuosa
Wavy Hair Grass
Elymus hystrix
Bottlebrush Grass
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 13 Spp.
Botanical Name
Common Name
  Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard (Invasive)
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
Utrica sp.
Nettle sp.