Information about species location within the Forest comes from two sources.
For photographed plants, the location information refers to concrete photos.
There may be additional comments on the overall distribution within the Forest,
which are originating from field notes. Whenever there are no photographs,
the information originates just from field notes.
Monocots
Agavaceae
*
Yucca filamentosa L.
—
Spanish bayonet, Adam's needle
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth. Around headquarters
Alismataceae
Sagittaria engelmanniana J. G. Small
—
acid-water arrowhead
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
—
Plymouth.
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
—
common arrowhead
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
—
Carver.
Sagittaria teres S. Watson
—
pondshore or terete arrowhead
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Common at some ponds
Cyperaceae
Bulbostylis capillaris (L.) C.B. Clarke
—
sand-sedge
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth.
Carex annectens (Bickn.) Bickn.
—
yellow-fruited fox sedge
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Carex atlantica ssp. capillacea (Bailey) Reznicek
(howei Mackenzie)
—
threadstem sedge
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
—
Plymouth. Occasional dominant
Carex lurida Wahlenb.
—
sallow sedge
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Occasional dominant
Carex pensylvanica Lam.
—
Pennsylvania sedge
— photo:
[1]
—
Plymouth.
Carex scoparia Schkuhr. ex Willd.
—
broom sedge
—
Plymouth. Common
Carex vulpinoidea Michaux
(setacea Dewey)
—
fox sedge
—
Carver.
Cyperus dentatus Torrey
—
pondshore flatsedge
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Common
Cyperus lupulinus (Spreng.) Marcks.
(filiculmis Vahl)
—
slender sand flatsedge
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Plymouth.
Dulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britton
—
three-way sedge
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) J.A. Schultes
—
soft-stemmed spike-rush
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Plymouth.
Eleocharis sp.
—
spike-rush
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth. Abundant in mucky lagoons with Sagittaria teres
Fimbristylis autumnalis (L.) R. et S.
—
northern fimbry
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
—
Plymouth. Common
Fuirena pumila (Torrey) Sprengel
—
annual umbrella-sedge
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Plymouth. Occurs
Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl.
—
white beak-rush
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Plymouth. Common
Rhynchospora capitellata (Michx.) Vahl.
—
brown beak-rush
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Plymouth. Dominant
Rhynchospora macrostachya Torrey ex A. Gray
—
big-headed horned sedge
—
Hoyt's Pond
Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth
—
common bulrush
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
—
Plymouth. Common
Scirpus sp.
—
—
Plymouth.
Eriocaulaceae
Eriocaulon aquaticum (Hill) Druce
(septangulare With.)
—
pipewort, white buttons
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Common
Iridaceae
Iris versicolor L.
—
northern blueflag
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth. Occasional to rare
Sisyrinchium angustifolium P. Miller
—
stout blue-eyed-grass
—
Plymouth. Rare
Juncaceae
Juncus articulatus L.
—
jointed rush
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
—
Plymouth. Occasional dominant
Juncus canadensis Gay ex LaHarpe
—
marsh or Canada rush
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
—
Plymouth. Occasional dominant
Juncus effusus L.
—
common rush
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Common
Juncus greenei Oakes et Tuckerman
—
Greene's rush
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Plymouth. High-voltage line/Alden Rd. intersection
Juncus marginatus Rostk.
—
grass-leaf rush
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth.
Juncus sp.
—
rush
—
Carver; Plymouth.
Juncus tenuis Willd.
—
path rush, yard rush
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth. Occasional dominant
Liliaceae
Hypoxis hirsuta (L.) Cov.
—
yellow star-grass
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth.
Lilium philadelphicum L.
—
wood lily
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
[13]
[14]
[15]
[16]
—
Plymouth. Rare (two known subpopulations)
Maianthemum canadense Desf.
—
Canada mayflower
—
common
Uvularia sessilifolia L.
—
little merrybells
— photo:
[1]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Orchidaceae
Cypripedium acaule Aiton
—
pink lady's slipper
—
occasional
Goodyera tesselata Lodd.
—
checkered rattlesnake-plantain
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
[13]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Occasional around East Head Reservoir
Platanthera blephariglottis (Willd.) Lindley
(Habenaria blephariglottis (Willd.) Hooker)
—
white fringed orchid
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
—
Carver; Plymouth. A single known location
Spiranthes cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
—
nodding ladies' tresses
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
—
Plymouth. A single known location
Spiranthes tuberosa Raf.
—
little ladies' tresses
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Plymouth. A single known location
Poaceae
Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) B.S.P.
(virginicus var. abbreviatus (Hackel) Fern. et Grisc.)
—
bunched broom-sedge
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
*
Anthoxanthum odoratum L.
—
sweet vernalgrass
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
—
Plymouth.
*
Bromus inermis Leysser
—
awnless brome
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth. Occasionally abundant
*
Bromus sterilis L.
—
barren brome
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth. Occasionally abundant
Calamagrostis canadensis (Michaux) Beauv.
—
Canada bluejoint
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Calamagrostis coarctata (Torrey) Eaton
(cinnoides W. Barton)
—
reed bluejoint
—
Carver.
*
Dactylis glomerata L.
—
orchard grass
— photo:
[1]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Danthonia compressa Austin ex Peck
—
trail oatgrass
— photo:
[1]
—
Plymouth. Common
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. fasciculatum (Torrey) Freckmann
(Panicum lanuginosum Ell.)
—
fascicled panic-grass
—
occasional
Dichanthelium clandestinum (L.) Gould
(Panicum clandestinum L.)
—
deer-tongue
— photo:
[1]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Occasional
Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould
(Panicum dichotomum L.)
—
forked panic-grass
—
occurs
Dichanthelium sp.
—
—
Plymouth.
Digitaria filiformis (L.) Koeler
—
slender crabgrass
—
Plymouth.
Eragrostis spectabilis (Pursh) Steudel
—
purple lovegrass
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth.
*
Festuca ovina L.
—
sheep fescue
—
Plymouth. Occasional dominant
Glyceria striata (Lam.) A. S. Hitche
—
fowlmeadow grass
—
Hoyt's Pond
Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw.
—
rice cut-grass
—
Hoyt's Pond
Oryzopsis pungens (Torrey ex Sprengel) A. S. Hitchc.
—
little ricegrass
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth.
Panicum capillare L.
—
witch-grass
—
occasional
Panicum dichotomiflorum Michaux
—
fall panic-grass
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Plymouth.
Panicum virgatum L.
—
switchgrass
— photo:
[1]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
**
Phalaris arundinacea L.
—
reed canarygrass
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Occasional dominant
*
Phleum pratense L.
—
timothy
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Piptochaetium avenaceum (L.) Parodi
(Stipa avenacea L.)
—
black oatgrass
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth. Once, in a frost pocket
*
Poa compressa L.
—
flat-stemed bluegrass, Canada bluegrass
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michaux) Nash
—
little bluestem
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Plymouth. Dominant
*
Setaria faberi Herrm. ex Rosen
—
giant foxtail
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Plymouth. Occurs
*
Setaria viridis (L.) Beauv.
—
green foxtail
— photo:
[1]
—
Plymouth.
Spartina pectinata Link
—
freshwater or prairie cordgrass
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Plymouth. Once, at Curlew Pond
Pontederiaceae
Pontederia cordata L.
—
pickerel-weed
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Carver. Common
Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton epihydrus Raf.
—
surface pondweed, ribbon-leaf pondweed
— photo:
[1]
—
Plymouth. Occurs
Potamogeton natans L.
—
floating pondweed
—
occasional
Potamogeton sp.
—
—
Plymouth.
Ruppiaceae
Ruppia maritima L.
—
ditch-grass, widgeon-grass
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
—
Carver; Plymouth. So far found only in EastHead Reservoir
Smilacaceae
Smilax glauca Walter
—
sawbrier, wild sarsaparilla
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Common
Smilax rotundifolia L.
—
catbrier, bullbrier
— photo:
[1]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Common
Sparganiaceae
Sparganium americanum Nutt.
—
common bur-reed
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Occasional
Typhaceae
Typha latifolia L.
—
broad-leaved cattail
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Carver. Occasional
Xyridaceae
Xyris torta Small
—
twisted yellow-eyed grass
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Common in/around some ponds and in wetland
Dicots
Aceraceae
**
Acer platanoides L.
—
Norway maple
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Carver. Barrett Pond
Acer rubrum L.
—
red maple
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth. Common
Amaranthaceae
*
Froelichia gracilis (Hooker) Moq.
—
slender cottonweed
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Plymouth. Bumps Pond
Anacardiaceae
Rhus copallina L.
—
flameleaf sumac, winged sumac
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Occasional
Rhus typhina L.
(R. hirta (L.) Sudworth)
—
staghorn sumac
—
Plymouth.
Rhus vernix L.
(Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze)
—
poison sumac
—
Maple Spring Rd., Wareham (S of Park border)
Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze
(Rhus radicans L.)
—
poison ivy
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Apiaceae
*
Daucus carota L.
—
Queen Anne's lace
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
—
Plymouth. Common
Apocynaceae
Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
—
spreading dogbane
—
occasional
Apocynum cannabinum L.
—
Indian hemp
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Near headquarters
Aquifoliaceae
Ilex glabra (L.) Gray
—
inkberry
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Common
Ilex opaca Ait.
—
American holly
— photo:
[1]
—
Carver. Rare (seen twice)
Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray
—
common winterberry
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Nemopanthus mucronatus (L.) Loes.
(Ilex mucronata (L.) M. Powell, Savol. et S. Andrews)
—
catberry
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
[13]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Occasional
Araliaceae
Aralia hispida Vent.
—
bristly sarsaparilla
—
once
Aralia nudicaulis L.
—
wild sarsaparilla
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Carver. Occasional
Asclepiadaceae
Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
—
clasping milkweed
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Carver. Rare
Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra (Ehrh. ex Willd.) Woodson
—
downy swamp milkweed
— photo:
[1]
—
Carver.
Asclepias syriaca L.
—
common milkweed
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Occasional
Asteraceae
*
Achillea millefolium L.
—
yarrow
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.
—
annual ragweed
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth.
Antennaria neglecta Greene
—
pussytoes
—
Plymouth.
Antennaria neodioica Greene
—
Greene's pussytoes
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
—
Plymouth. Rare
Aster acuminatus Michaux
(Oclemena acuminata (Michx.) Greene 1903)
—
sharp-leaved aster, whorled wood aster
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Once, EastHead Res.
Aster dumosus L.
(Symphyotrichum dumosum G.L.Nesom 1994)
—
long-stalked aster
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
—
Plymouth.
Aster ericoides L.
(Symphyotrichum ericoides (L.) Nesom)
—
heath white aster
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Plymouth.
Aster lanceolatus Willd.
(Symphyotrichum lanceolatum Nesom 1994)
—
tall white aster, panicled aster
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth.
Aster lateriflorus (L.) Britton
(Symphyotrichum lateriflorum (L.) A. et D. Löve 1982)
—
calico aster
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth.
Aster linariifolius L.
(Ionactis linariifolia (L.) Greene)
—
stiff aster, spruce aster
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
—
Plymouth. Common
Aster nemoralis Aiton
(Oclemena nemoralis (Ait.) Greene 1903)
—
bog aster
—
Plymouth.
Aster novi-belgii L.
(Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (L.) Nesom 1994)
—
New York aster
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Common
Aster pilosus Willd.
(Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) Nesom)
—
white oldfield aster
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Common
Aster racemosus Ell.
(Symphyotrichum racemosum Nesom 1994)
—
smooth white oldfield aster
—
Carver; Plymouth. Occurs
Aster sp.
(Symphyotrichum sp. )
—
—
Plymouth.
Aster spectabilis Ait.
(Eurybia spectablis (Ait.) G.L.Nesom 1994)
—
showy aster
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
[13]
[14]
[15]
[16]
[17]
[18]
[19]
[20]
[21]
[22]
—
Plymouth. Common
Bidens connata Muhl. ex Willd.
—
swamp beggar-ticks
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
—
Plymouth. Common
**
Centaurea maculosa Lam.
(C. stoebe ssp. micranthos (Gugler) Hayek)
—
spotted or bushy knapweed
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Cirsium pumilum (Nutt.) Sprengel
—
pasture thistle
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
—
Plymouth. A small population of half-a-dozen flowering plants and rosettes
at a frost-pocket margin
*
Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
—
bull thistle
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth.
Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq.
—
horseweed, hogweed
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Conyza canadensis var. pusilla (Nutt.) Cronq.
(Conyza parva Cronq.)
—
dwarf horseweed, coastal horseweed
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Coreopsis rosea Nutt.
—
pink tickweed
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Plymouth. Common at some ponds
Erechtites hieracifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC.
—
burnweed, fireweed, pilewort
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Occasional
Erigeron strigosus Muhl.
—
rough fleabane
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Plymouth.
Eupatorium leucolepis var. novae-angliae Fernald
(novae-angliae V.I. Sullivan)
—
New England boneset, pondshore boneset
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Plymouth.
Eupatorium perfoliatum L.
—
boneset, thoroughwort
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Carver. Occurs (East Head Reservoir)
Eupatorium pilosum Walter
(rotundifolium var. saundersii (Porter) Cronq.)
—
rough boneset, verbena boneset
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Carver; Plymouth.
Eupatorium rotundifolium var. ovatum (Bigelow) Torrey
(pubescens Muhl. ex Willd.)
—
hairy boneset
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
—
Carver.
Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt.
(Solidago graminifolia (L.) Salisb.)
—
flat-topped goldenrod
— photo:
[1]
—
Plymouth.
Euthamia tenuifolia (Pursh) Nutt.
(Solidago tenuifolia Pursh)
—
slender goldenrod
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
—
Plymouth. Common around ponds
Gnaphalium obtusifolium L.
(Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium (l.) Hillard et Burtt)
—
sweet everlasting
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Carver; Plymouth.
*
Helenium flexuosum Raf.
(nudiflorum Nutt.)
—
purple-head sneezeweed
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Once
Hieracium gronovii L.
—
Gronovius' hawkweed
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
—
Carver; Plymouth.
*
Hieracium pilosella L.
—
mouse-ear hawkweed
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth.
**
Hieracium pratense Tausch
(H. caespitosum Dumort.)
—
king-devil, meadow hawkweed
—
W border
*
Hieracium sabaudum L.
(canadense hort. Goett ex Froel.)
—
Savoy hawkweed, Canada hawkweed
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
—
Plymouth.
*
Hypochaeris radicata L.
—
hairy cat's-ear
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Occurs
Krigia virginica (L.) Willd.
—
dwarf dandelion
— photo:
[1]
—
Carver; Plymouth. W border
Lactuca canadensis L.
—
yellow wild lettuce
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Plymouth. Occurs
*
Leontodon autumnalis L.
—
fall dandelion
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth. Once
Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae Lunell
—
New England blazing-star
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
—
Plymouth. Occurs
Pityopsis falcata (Pursh) Nutt.
(Chrysopsis falcata (Pursh) Ell.)
—
sickle-leaved golden aster
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
[13]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Common
Prenanthes trifoliolata (Cass.) Fern.
—
tall rattlesnake-root
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Occasional
*
Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima Farw.
—
black-eyed Susan
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Sericocarpus asteroides (L.) B.S.P.
(Aster paternus Cronq.)
—
toothed white-topped aster
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Sericocarpus linifolius (L.) B.S.P.
(Aster solidagineus Michaux)
—
narrow-leaved white-topped aster
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Solidago bicolor L.
—
silverrod, white goldenrod
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Solidago canadensis L.
—
Canada goldenrod
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Solidago nemoralis Ait.
—
gray goldenrod
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
—
Plymouth. Occurs
Solidago odora Aiton
—
licorice goldenrod, sweet goldenrod
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
—
Plymouth. Common
Solidago puberula Nutt.
—
downy goldenrod
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
—
Plymouth. Common
Solidago rugosa P. Miller
—
rough-stemmed goldenrod
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Plymouth. Common
Solidago rugosa ssp. aspera (Aiton) Cronq.
—
rough goldenrod, barrens goldenrod
—
Plymouth.
*
Tanacetum vulgare L.
—
common tansy
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth. Occurs
*
Tragopogon pratensis L.
—
yellow goat's-beard
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth. Occurs
**
Tussilago farfara L.
—
coltsfoot
— photo:
[1]
—
Carver. W border
Betulaceae
Alnus serrulata (Ait.) Willd.
—
smooth alder, common alder
—
Carver. Occasional
Betula papyrifera Marsh.
—
paper birch
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Rare, occurs around East Head Reservoir
Betula populifolia Marsh.
—
gray birch
— photo:
[1]
—
Plymouth. Common
Bignoniaceae
*
Campsis radicans (L.) Seemann ex Bureau
—
trumpet creeper
— photo:
[1]
—
Plymouth. Once, near camp grounds at Curlew Pond
Brassicaceae
**
Alliaria petiolata (Bieb.) Cavara et Grande
(officinalis Andrz.)
—
garlic mustard
— photo:
[1]
—
Carver.
*
Draba verna L.
—
whitlow-grass
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
*
Erysimum x marshalli (Henfr.) Bois
(garden hybrid, parentage uncertain )
—
wallflower
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Carver. Once, at West Entrance
*
Lepidium campestre (L.) Aiton f.
—
field-cress, cow-cress
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Lepidium virginicum L.
—
Virginia pepperweed
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
—
Plymouth.
*
Teesdalia nudicaulis Ait. f.
—
shepherd cress
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Once, at W border, near mobile homes
Cabombaceae
Brasenia schreberi J.F. Gmel.
—
watershield
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Plymouth. Dominant
**
Cabomba caroliniana A. Gray
—
Carolina fanwort
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Dominant in EastHead Res.
Campanulaceae
**
Jasione montana L.
—
sheep's bit
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Occasional
Lobelia dortmanna L.
—
water lobelia
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Plymouth. Present in Curlew Pond; common in Fawn Pond and Little Long Pond
Caprifoliaceae
**
Lonicera morrowii A. Gray
—
Morrow's honeysuckle
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
**
Lonicera x bella Zabel
(morrowii x tatarica )
—
whitebell honeysuckle
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
—
Plymouth.
Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum Ait.
(recognitum Fern.)
—
northern arrow-wood
—
occasional
Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. et Gray
—
wild raisin, witherod
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Common
Caryophyllaceae
*
Dianthus armeria L.
—
debtford pink
— photo:
[1]
—
Plymouth. Occurs
*
Lychnis chalcedonica L.
—
scarlet lychnis, Maltese cross
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Carver. Single location: West Entrance
*
Silene latifolia ssp. alba (P. Mill.) Greuter et Burdet
(Lychnis alba P. Miller)
—
white campion or evening lychnis
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Plymouth.
*
Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke
(cucubalus Wibel)
—
bladder-campion
—
occurs
*
Spergula arvensis L.
—
spurrey
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Occasional
Celastraceae
**
Celastrus orbiculata Thunb.
—
Oriental bittersweet, Asian bittersweet
— photo:
[1]
—
Plymouth.
Chenopodiaceae
*
Chenopodium album L.
—
pigweed, lamb's quarters
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Plymouth.
Cistaceae
Helianthemum canadense (L.) Michx.
(Crocanthemum canadense (L.) Britton)
—
longbranch frostweed
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Common
Hudsonia ericoides L.
—
pinebarren golden heather
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
—
Plymouth. Common
Lechea intermedia Leggett ex Britt.
—
largepod pinweed
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth.
Lechea maritima Leggett ex B.S.P.
—
beach pinweed
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
[13]
—
Carver; Plymouth.
Clethraceae
Clethra alnifolia L.
—
sweet pepperbush
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Dominant
Clusiaceae
Hypericum canadense L.
—
Canadian St. Johnswort
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Hypericum gentianoides (L.) B.S.P.
—
orangegrass
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Plymouth. Common
Hypericum mutilum L.
—
dwarf St. Johnswort
— photo:
[1]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
*
Hypericum perforatum L.
—
common St. Johnswort
— photo:
[1]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Hypericum punctatum Lam.
—
spotted St. John's-wort
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
—
Plymouth.
Triadenum virginicum (L.) Raf.
(Hypericum virginicum L.)
—
marsh St. Johnswort
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Cornaceae
Cornus amomum P. Mill.
—
silky dogwood
— photo:
[1]
—
Plymouth.
Cuscutaceae
Cuscuta gronovii Willd. ex J.A.
Schultes
—
dodder
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Droseraceae
Drosera filiformis Raf.
—
thread-leaf sundew
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
[13]
[14]
—
Plymouth. Dominant at least at two ponds
Drosera intermedia Hayne
—
spoonleaf sundew
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Drosera rotundifolia L.
—
roundleaf sundew
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Occasional
Elaeagnaceae
**
Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.
—
autumn-olive, oleaster
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth. Occasional (e.g., Barrett Pond) to dominant at Cutter Field (planted)
Ericaceae
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi A. et D. Love et Kapoor
—
kinnikinnik, bearberry
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
—
Plymouth. Dominant
Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench
—
leatherleaf, cassandra
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Plymouth. Dominant around ponds
Epigaea repens L.
—
trailing arbutus, mayflower
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Gaultheria procumbens L.
—
wintergreen, checkerberry, eastern teaberry
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Dominant
Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch
—
black huckleberry
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Dominant
Gaylussacia dumosa (Andr.) Torrey and A. Gray
—
bog hucklberry
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Plymouth. Once, EastHead Res.
Gaylussacia frondosa (L.) Torr. et Gray ex Torr.
—
blue huckleberry, dangleberry
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Occasional
Kalmia angustifolia L.
—
sheep laurel
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Plymouth. Dominant around some ponds and in frost pockets
Kalmia latifolia L.
—
mountain laurel
— photo:
[1]
—
Plymouth. Once
Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC.
—
maleberry
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Common around ponds
Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr.
—
swamp azalea
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Occasional
Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.
—
lowbush blueberry
— photo:
[1]
—
Plymouth. Common
Vaccinium corymbosum L.
—
highbush blueberry
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Common
Vaccinium fuscatum Ait.
(atrococcum (Gray) Heller)
—
black highbush blueberry
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Plymouth. Occasionally common
Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.
—
American cranberry, large cranberry
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Occasional
Vaccinium pallidum Ait.
(vacillans Kalm ex Torr.)
—
hillside blueberry, dryland blueberry
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth. Dominant
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia maculata L.
(Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small)
—
spotted spurge
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Plymouth. Rare
Fabaceae
Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
—
yellow wild indigo, horsefly weed
— photo:
[1]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench
(Cassia nictitans L.)
—
wild sensitive plant
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth.
*
Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link
—
scotch broom
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
—
Plymouth. Common in some fields
Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.
—
showy ticktrefoil
—
Plymouth. In sown field near College Pond
Desmodium marilandicum (L.) DC.
—
Maryland or smooth small-leaved tick-trefoil
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
—
Plymouth. Unpaved road and field edge N of Three Cornered Pond Rd.
Lespedeza capitata Michx.
—
round-headed bush-clover
—
occasional
Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornem.
—
hairy bush-clover
— photo:
[1]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Lespedeza intermedia (S. Wats.) Britt.
—
intermediate bush-clover
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
**
Lespedeza thunbergii ssp. formosa (Nakai) H. Ohashi
—
tall bushclover
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
[13]
[14]
[15]
[16]
[17]
[18]
[19]
[20]
[21]
[22]
[23]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Dominant at gas line NE of East Head Res., in some fields, along some roads
*
Robinia hispida L.
—
bristly locust
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
—
Plymouth. Occasionally dominates (Alden Rd./high-voltage line intersection)
**
Robinia pseudoacacia L.
—
black locust
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth. Dominant in some fields (near College Pond; off Cutterfield Rd.)
Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers.
—
goat's rue
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
—
Plymouth. Common
*
Trifolium agrarium L.
(aureum Pollich)
—
golden clover, palmate clover
—
Plymouth. Occasional
*
Trifolium arvense L.
—
rabbit-foot clover
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
*
Trifolium repens L.
—
white clover
—
rare
*
Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreber
—
four-seed vetch
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth.
Fagaceae
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
—
American chestnut
—
rare (found twice)
Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
—
American beech
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth.
Quercus alba L.
—
white oak
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
—
Plymouth. Occasional to common
Quercus coccinea Muenchh.
—
scarlet oak
—
Carver; Plymouth. Rare
Quercus prinoides Willd.
—
dwarf chestnut oak
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
[13]
[14]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Occasional
Quercus rubra L.
—
northern red oak
—
occasional
Quercus velutina Lam.
—
black oak
—
Plymouth. Occasional to common
Gentianaceae
Bartonia paniculata (Michaux) Muhl.
—
panickled screw-stem
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth.
Bartonia virginica (L.) B.S.P.
—
screw-stem
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Carver.
Sabatia kennedyana Fern.
—
Plymouth gentian
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Plymouth. A single known location
Haloragaceae
Myriophyllum humile (Raf.) Morong
—
lowly water-milfoil
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Plymouth.
Myriophyllum sp.
—
—
Plymouth.
Proserpinaca palustris L.
—
mermaid-weed
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Plymouth.
Proserpinaca pectinata Lam.
—
cut-leaved mermaid-weed
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
—
Plymouth.
Lamiaceae
*
Hyssopus officinalis L.
—
hyssop
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth. Once, at the dumpster
Lycopus uniflorus Michaux
—
tuberous water-horehound
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Occasional
Lycopus virginicus L.
—
Virginia water-horehound, floodplain water-horehound
—
occasional
*
Prunella vulgaris ssp. vulgaris L.
—
Eurasian heal-all
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth. Rare
Pycnanthemum muticum (Michaux) Pers.
—
short-toothed mountain mint
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
—
Plymouth.
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Schrader
—
slender-leaved mountain mint
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
—
Plymouth. A single known location
Trichostema dichotomum L.
—
forked bluecurls
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
[13]
[14]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Occasional
Lauraceae
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
—
sassafras
—
rare
Lentibulariaceae
Utricularia cornuta Michaux
—
horned bladderwort, naked bladderwort
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
[13]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Dominant at some ponds
Utricularia gibba L.
—
humped bladderwort
— photo:
[1]
[2]
—
Plymouth. Once, scarce
Utricularia inflata Walter
—
inflated bladderwort
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
—
Carver; Plymouth. A single known population
Utricularia intermedia Hayne
—
northern bladderwort, flat-leaved milfoil
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
—
Carver; Plymouth.
Utricularia purpurea Walt.
—
purple bladderwort
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Common
Utricularia radiata Small
(inflata var. minor Chapman)
—
small floating bladderwort
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Linaceae
*
Linum usitatissimum L.
—
common flax
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Carver. Once, at West Entrance
Linum virginianum L.
—
Virginia yellow flax
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
—
Carver; Plymouth. Occasional
Lythraceae
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell.
—
swamp loosestrife, water-willow
— photo:
[1]
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Carver. Common
**
Lythrum salicaria L.
—
purple loosestrife
—
common at some places
Melastomataceae
Rhexia virginica L.
—
northern meadowbeauty, wingstem meadow-pitchers
— photos:
[1]
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[6]
[7]
[8]
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Carver; Plymouth. Occasional to common at some ponds
Menyanthaceae
Nymphoides cordata (Ell.) Fern.
—
floating heart
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
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Plymouth. Common in Little Long Pond; Three-Cornered Pond
Molluginaceae
*
Mollugo verticillata L.
—
carpetweed
— photo:
[1]
[2]
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Plymouth. rare (or occasional)
Monotropaceae
Monotropa hypopitys L.
(Hypopitys monotropa Crantz)
—
pine-sap, false beech-drops
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
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Carver; Plymouth. Rare
Monotropa uniflora L.
—
Indian pipe
—
occasional
Myricaceae
Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coulter
—
sweet-fern
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
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Plymouth. Common
Myrica gale L.
—
sweet gale
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
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Carver; Plymouth. Common to dominant around some ponds
Myrica pensylvanica Loisel.
—
bayberry, wax-myrtle
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
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Plymouth. Common
Nymphaeaceae
Nuphar variegata Durand ex Clinton
—
yellow water-lily
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
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Plymouth. Common
Nymphaea odorata Ait.
—
American white waterlily, fragrant waterlily
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
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Plymouth. Common
Onagraceae
Ludwigia palustris (L.) Ell.
—
water-purslane, mud-loosestrife
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
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Plymouth. Common at Bumps Pond
Oenothera biennis L.
—
common evening-primrose
— photo:
[1]
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Plymouth. Occasional to common at disturbed habitats
Phytolaccaceae
Phytolacca americana L.
—
pokeweed
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
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Plymouth. Rare
Plantaginaceae
**
Plantago aristata Michaux
—
bracted plantain
— photo:
[1]
—
Plymouth.
**
Plantago lanceolata L.
—
narrow-leaved plantain, English plantain
— photo:
[1]
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Plymouth. Occasional
*
Plantago major L.
—
common plantain, white man's foot
—
Carver. Occasional
Polygalaceae
Polygala cruciata L.
—
cross-leaved milkwort
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
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Plymouth. Common to dominant around some ponds/wetlands
Polygala nuttallii Torrey et A. Gray
—
Nuttall's milkwort
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
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Plymouth. A single known location
Polygala verticillata L.
—
whorled milkwort
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
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Plymouth.
Polygonaceae
Polygonella articulata (L.) Meisner
—
jointweed
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
[13]
[14]
[15]
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Plymouth. Occasional to common
*
Polygonum persicaria L.
—
lady's thumb
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
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Plymouth.
Polygonum sagittatum L.
—
arrow-leaf tearthumb
— photo:
[1]
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Plymouth.
Polygonum scandens L.
—
climbing false buckwheat
—
once, high-voltage line
**
Rumex acetosella L.
—
sheep sorrel, red sorrel
— photo:
[1]
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Plymouth. Occasional
Primulaceae
Lysimachia quadrifolia L.
—
whorled loosestrife
—
common
Lysimachia terrestris (L.) B.S.P.
—
swamp candles
— photo:
[1]
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Carver; Plymouth. Occasional
Trientalis borealis Raf.
—
American starflower
—
common
Pyrolaceae
Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh
—
striped pipsissewa, spotted wintergreen
—
occasional
Chimaphila umbellata ssp. cisatlantica (Blake) Hulten
—
pipsissewa
— photo:
[1]
[2]
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Carver. Rare
Pyrola americana Sweet
(rotundifolia var. americana (Sweet) Fern.)
—
round-leaved shinleaf, glossy shinleaf
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
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Carver; Plymouth. Occasional
Ranunculaceae
Anemone quinquefolia L.
—
wood anemone, wind-flower
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
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Plymouth. Common
Rhamnaceae
**
Rhamnus frangula L.
(Frangula alnus P. Miller)
—
glossy buckthorn
— photo:
[1]
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Plymouth. Occasional
Rosaceae
Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medicus
—
thicket shadbush, eastern serviceberry, juneberry
— photo:
[1]
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Plymouth. Occasional
Amelanchier sp. cf. laevis
—
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
[13]
[14]
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Plymouth. Rare
Amelanchier spicata (Lam.) K. Koch
(spicata auct. )
—
running serviceberry, running shadbush
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
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Plymouth.
Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Ell.
—
red chokeberry
— photo:
[1]
[2]
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Carver. Seen twice, both times on west bank of East Head Reservoir
Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell.
—
black chokeberry
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
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Plymouth. Common
Fragaria sp.
—
—
old house site at Barrett Pond
*
Malus baccata (L.) Borkh.
—
Siberian crabapple
— photo:
[1]
[2]
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Carver. Occasional
*
Malus sp.
—
— photo:
[1]
[2]
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Carver. Occasional along roads
*
Potentilla argentea L.
—
silver cinquefoil
— photo:
[1]
[2]
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Plymouth.
Potentilla canadensis L.
—
dwarf cinquefoil
— photo:
[1]
[2]
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Plymouth.
Potentilla norvegica L.
—
three-finger, strawberry weed
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
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Plymouth. Occasional
*
Potentilla recta L.
—
sulphur cinquefoil
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Potentilla simplex Michaux
—
common cinquefoil
—
old house site at Barrett Pond
Prunus maritima Marsh.
—
beach plum
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
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Plymouth. A single known location (Kamesit Rd.)
*
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch
—
peach
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
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Plymouth. A single young fruiting tree at EastHead Res. dam
Prunus pumila var. susquehanae (Willd.) Jaeger
—
sand cherry
— photos:
[1]
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[3]
[4]
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[11]
[12]
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Plymouth. Occasional to dominant at frost pockets and along roads
Prunus serotina Ehrh.
—
black cherry
— photos:
[1]
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[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
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Plymouth. Common
**
Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murray
—
multiflora rose
—
once, in field near College Pond
Rosa palustris Marsh.
—
swamp rose
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
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Carver. Occasional
Rubus allegheniensis Porter
—
Allegheny blackberry, common blackberry
—
occasional
Rubus hispidus L.
—
bristly dewberry, swamp dewberry
— photo:
[1]
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Plymouth. Dominant
Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus (Michaux) Focke
—
wild red raspberry
— photo:
[1]
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Plymouth. Once
*
Sanguisorba minor ssp. muricata (Spach) Nordb.
—
garden burnet
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
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Carver; Plymouth. Once, in backyard woods bordering the Forest
Spiraea alba var. latifolia (Aiton) Dippel
(latifolia (Aiton) Borkh. )
—
meadowsweet
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
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Carver. Common
Spiraea tomentosa L.
—
steeplebush
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
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Carver; Plymouth. Common
Rubiaceae
Diodia teres Walter
—
buttonweed
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
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Plymouth. Large population at a single known location (EastHead Res. dam)
Galium palustre L.
—
common marsh bedstraw
— photo:
[1]
[2]
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Carver. Occurs
Galium pilosum Aiton
—
hairy bedstraw
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
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Plymouth.
Houstonia caerulea L.
(Hedeyotis caerulea (L.) Hooker)
—
bluets
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
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Plymouth. Occasional (dominant around New Grassy Pond)
Salicaceae
Populus grandidentata Michaux
—
bigtooth aspen
— photo:
[1]
[2]
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Carver; Plymouth. Occasional
*
Populus nigra L.
—
Lombardy poplar, black poplar
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
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Plymouth.
Populus tremuloides Michaux
—
trembling aspen
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
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Plymouth. Rare (found twice)
**
Salix atrocinerea Brotero
(S. cinerea ssp. oleifolia (Smith) Macreight)
—
rusty willow
— photo:
[1]
[2]
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Carver; Plymouth. Common around ponds
Salix nigra Marsh.
—
black willow
— photo:
[1]
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Carver. Seen twice (E shore of Little Long Pond, Barrett Pond)
Salix sericea Marsh.
—
silky willow
— photo:
[1]
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Carver. Seen once: a solitary bush at abandoned cranberry plantation at W
border
Salix sp. (hybrid)
—
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
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Plymouth. Once: Wamkinco R. at headquarters
Salix tristis Ait.
(humilis var. microphylla (Anderss.) Fern.)
—
dwarf upland willow
— photos:
[1]
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[4]
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[14]
[15]
[16]
[17]
[18]
[19]
[20]
[21]
[22]
[23]
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Plymouth. Rare (five subpopulations along roads and in two frost pockets)
Santalaceae
Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt.
—
bastard toadflax
—
Plymouth.
Scrophulariaceae
Agalinis paupercula (A. Gray) Britton
(Gerardia purpurea var. parviflora Bentham)
—
small-flowered gerardia
— photo:
[1]
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Plymouth. Identified once
Agalinis purpurea (L.) Pernnell
(Gerardia purpurea L.)
—
purple false foxglove
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
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Carver; Plymouth.
Aureolaria pedicularia (L.) Raf.
(Gerardia pedicularia L.)
—
fernleaf yellow false foxglove
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
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Plymouth. Occasional to common (along Alden Rd.)
Gratiola aurea Pursh
—
golden hedge-hyssop
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
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Plymouth. Common
Melampyrum lineare var. pectinatum (Pennell) Fern.
—
pine-barrens cow-wheat or comb-leaf cow-wheat
— photo:
[1]
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Plymouth. Common
Nuttallanthus canadensis (L.) D.A. Sutton
(Linaria canadensis (L.) Chaz.)
—
blue toadflax, old-field toadflax
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
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Carver; Plymouth. Common
**
Verbascum thapsus L.
—
common mullein
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
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Plymouth. Occasional
Verbenaceae
Verbena hastata L.
—
blue vervain, common vervain
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
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Plymouth. Once (a large population at the dumpster)
Violaceae
Viola lanceolata L.
—
bog white violet, lance-leaf violet
— photo:
[1]
[2]
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Plymouth. Common around some ponds and on high-voltage line
Viola macloskeyi ssp. pallens (Banks ex DC.) M.S. Baker
—
northern white violet
—
occurs
Viola pedata L.
—
birdsfoot violet
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
[13]
[14]
[15]
[16]
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Plymouth. Common
Viola sagittata Aiton
(fimbriatula J.I. Smith)
—
arrow-leaf violet
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
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Carver; Plymouth. Occasional
Viola x primulifolia L.
—
primrose-leaf violet
— photo:
[1]
—
Plymouth. Occasional
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planchon
—
Virginia creeper
— photos:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
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Carver; Plymouth. Common
Vitis labrusca L.
—
fox grape
—
occasional