TheHabitatList

Fresh Pond Reservation’s Woodland Habitat Restoration Projects

Total Plant Inventory 2023 (about 198 spp)

CanopyTrees-37 Spp.

*Botanical Name*	Common Name
Acer negundo	Ash-leaved Maple
Acer rubrum	Red Maple
Acer saccharum	Sugar Maple
Acer saccharinum	Silver Maple
Betula allegheniensis	Yellow Birch
Betula lenta	Black Birch
Betula populifolia	Gray Birch
Carpinus carolinia	Musclewood
Carya cordiformis	Bitternut Hickory
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 pensylvanica	Pin Cherry
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
Sorbus Americana	American Mountain Ash
Ulmus americana	American Elm
Ulmus rubra	Slippery Elm

Shrubs/Vines – 40 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
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
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
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 lentago	Nannyberry Viburnum
Vitis riparia	Riverbank Grape

Perennials –79 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 syriaca	Common Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa	Butterfly Weed
Baptisia tinctoria	Small Yellow Wild Indigo
Caltha palustris	Marsh Marigold
Campanula rotundifolia	Harebell
Chelone glabra	White Turtlehead
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
Fragaria virginiana	Wild Strawberry
Gentiana clausa	Closed Gentian
Geranium maculatum	Wild Geranium
Geum aleppicum	Yellow Avens
Geum canadense	White Avens
Helianthus divaricatus	Woodland Sunflower
Houstonia caerulea	Bluets
Iris versicolor	Blue Flag Iris
Liatris novae-angliae	Northern Blazing Star
Lobelia cardinalis	Cardinal Flower
Lysimachia ciliata	Fringed Loosestrife
Lysimachia quadrifolia	Whorled Loosestrife
Maianthemum canadense	Canada Mayflower
Maianthemum racemosum	False Solomon’s Seal
Mitchella repens	Partridgeberry
Myosotis laxa	Forget-me-not
Nabalus trifoliatus	Rattlesnake Root
Osmorhiza claytonii	Sweet Cicely
Penstemon digitalis	Beardtongue Foxglove
Packera aurea	Golden Ragwort
Polygonum cuspidatum	Japanese knotweed (Invasive)
Poligonatum biflorum	Giant Solomon’s Seal
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
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 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 novae-angliae	New England Aster
Symphyotrichum punecium	Swamp Aster
Tiarella cordifolia	Running Foamflower
Uvularia sessilifolia	Wild Oats
Verbena hastata	Blue Vervain
Verbena utricifolia	White Vervain
Veronia novi-angliae	NY Ironweed
Viola sororia	Common Blue Violet
Viola pubescens	Yellow Forest Violet
Viola striata	Creamy Violet
Viola odorata	English Violet (Invasive)
Zizia aurea	Golden Alexanders

Ferns – 12 Spp.

*Botanical Name*	Common Name
Adiantum pedatum	Maidenhair Fern
Athyrium filix-femina	Lady Fern
Dryopteris goldiana	Goldie’s Fern
Dryopteris intermedia	Evergreen Wood Fern
Dryopteris marginalis	Marginal Wood Fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris	Ostrich Fern
Onoclea sensibilis	Sensitive Fern
Osmunda cinnamomea	Cinnamon Fern
Osmunda claytoniana	Interrupted Fern
Osmunda regalis	Royal Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides	Christmas Fern
Pteridium aquilinum	Bracken

Grasses, Sedges, Rushes – 15 Spp.

*Botanical Name*	Common Name
Bromus ciliatus	Fringed Brome
Calamagrostis canadensis	Blue Joint Grass
Carex lurida	Sallow Sedge
Carex pensylvanica	Pennsylvania sedge
Carex radiata	Eastern Star Sedge
Cyperus esculentus	Nut Sedge
Deschampsia flexuosa	Wavy Hair Grass
Elymus hystrix	Bottlebrush 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 15 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 (non-native)
Persicaria punctata	Dotted Smartweed
Persicaria sp.	Smartweed sp.
Pilea pumila	Clearweed
Polygonum pensylvanicum	Pennsylvania Smartweed
Solanum dulcamara	Bittersweet nightshade(non-native)
Solanum nigra	Black Nightshade (non-native)
Utrica sp.	Nettle sp.