Bald Hill Reservation
(Boxford State Forest and Wildlife Sanctuary)
Checklist
2009
(305 species)
The area south of Townee Pond, Essex County, generally known as the Bald Hill
Reservation, is a large contiguous massive of protected lands under a
few different jurisdictions in three towns: Boxford, North Andover, and
Middleton. It is comprised of Boxford State Forest, J.C. Phillips
Wildlife Sanctuary, and properties of the Essex Greenbelt
Association.
There
exists a
website with a plant photo
gallery of some 50 plants
from Townee Pond produced by Roth Scott, where photo captions have
identifications, though not always down to the species level and with
some outdated nomenclature. Some of those we
have not yet been able to confirm.
In August of 2008 we started working on the
inventory of the projected
harvest area in Boxford State Forest and then expanded to adjacent
protected areas. As of
December 31, 2009,
the checklist contains
305
species (while the inventory of the harvest area
comprises
215
species). It is still work in progress and is going to be revised.
Aceraceae
Acer pensylvanicum L.
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Acer rubrum L.
Acer saccharum Marsh.
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Adiantaceae
Adiantum pedatum L.
Alismataceae
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Anacardiaceae
Rhus vernix L.
= Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze
Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze
= Rhus radicans L.
Apiaceae
Cicuta bulbifera L.
Hydrocotyle americana L.
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Sium suave Walter
Apocynaceae
Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
Vinca minor L.
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east border entrance
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Aquifoliaceae
Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray
Araceae
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Calla palustris L.
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Crooked Pond
Peltandra virginica (L.) Schott
Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex Nutt.
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Araliaceae
Aralia hispida Vent.
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Aralia nudicaulis L.
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Asclepiadaceae
Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra (Ehrh. ex Willd.) Woodson
Asclepias syriaca L.
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abandoned farm at Bald Hill
Cynanchum nigrum (L.) Pers.
= C. louiseae Kartez et Ghandi
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abandoned farm at Bald Hill
Aspleniaceae
Asplenium platyneuron (L.) B.S.P.
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Asteraceae
Achillea millefolium L.
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Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson
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Aster acuminatus Michaux
= Oclemena acuminata (Michx.) Greene 1903
Aster divaricatus L.
= Eurybia divaricata (L.) G.L.Nesom 1994
Aster dumosus L.
= Symphyotrichum dumosum G.L.Nesom 1994
Aster lanceolatus Willd.
= Symphyotrichum lanceolatum Nesom 1994
Aster lateriflorus (L.) Britton
=
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum (L.) A. et D. Löve 1982
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Aster linariifolius L.
=
Ionactis linariifolia (L.) Greene 1897
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Aster macrophyllus L.
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Eurybia macrophylla (L.) Cassini 1825
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Aster umbellatus P. Miller
= Doellingeria umbellata (Mill.) Nees 1832
Bidens frondosa L.
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Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers.
Eupatorium perfoliatum L.
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red-maple swamp
Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt.
= Solidago graminifolia (L.) Salisb.
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red-maple swamp
Hieracium gronovii L.
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Hieracium paniculatum L.
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Hieracium pratense Tausch
= H. caespitosum Dumort.
Hieracium venosum L.
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Krigia virginica (L.) Willd.
Lactuca canadensis L.
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Bald Hill
Leucanthemum vulgare Lam.
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along the road
Prenanthes trifoliolata (Cass.) Fern.
Senecio aureus L.
Solidago caesia L.
Solidago canadensis L.
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red-maple swamp
Solidago rugosa P. Miller
Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers
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rare, N Andover
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Balsaminaceae
Impatiens capensis Meerb.
Berberidaceae
Berberis thunbergii DC.
Berberis vulgaris L.
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Betulaceae
Alnus serrulata (Ait.) Willd.
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Crooked Pond, and N Andover entrance
Betula alleghaniensis Britt.
=
B. lutea Michx.
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Betula lenta L.
Betula papyrifera Marsh.
Betula populifolia Marsh.
Corylus americana Walt.
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Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Brassicaceae
Cardamine pensylvanica
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Cabombaceae
Brasenia schreberi J.F. Gmel.
Campanulaceae
Lobelia cardinalis L.
Lobelia inflata L.
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Caprifoliaceae
Diervilla lonicera L.
Sambucus canadensis L.
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abandoned farm at Bald Hill
Viburnum acerifolium L.
Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum Ait.
= V. recognitum Fern.
Viburnum lantana L.
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Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. et Gray
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Caryophyllaceae
Dianthus armeria L.
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abandoned farm at Bald Hill
Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl
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Arenaria lateriflora L.
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Celastraceae
Celastrus orbiculata Thunb.
Euonymus alata (Thunb.) Sieb.
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once on road side
Clethraceae
Clethra alnifolia L.
Clusiaceae
Hypericum canadense L.
Hypericum punctatum Lam.
Triadenum virginicum (L.) Raf.
= Hypericum virginicum L.
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red-maple swamp
Cornaceae
Cornus alternifolia L. f.
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Cornus canadensis L.
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Cupressaceae
Juniperus communis L.
Juniperus virginiana L.
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Cyperaceae
Carex annectens (Bickn.) Bickn.
Carex arctata Boott ex Hooker
Carex bicknellii Britton
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Carex blanda Dewey
Carex comosa Boott
Carex crinita Lam.
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Carex gracillima Schwein.
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Carex intumescens Rudge
Carex laxiflora Lam.
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Carex lurida Wahlenb.
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Carex pensylvanica Lam.
Carex platyphylla Carey
Carex rosea Schkuhr. ex Willd.
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Carex straminea Willd. ex Schkuhr.
Carex stricta Lam.
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Carex swanii (Fern.) Mackenzie
Dulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britton
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Scirpus acutus Muhl. ex Bigelow
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watch-listed
Scirpus atrovirens var. georgianus (Harper) Fern.
= S. georgianus Harper
Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth
Scirpus sp.
Dennstaedtiaceae
Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michaux) T. Moore
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
Droseraceae
Drosera rotundifolia L.
Dryopteridaceae
Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth
Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.
Dryopteris carthusiana (Vill.) H. P. Fuchs
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D. spinulosa (O.F.Mueller) Watt
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Dryopteris cristata (L.) A. Gray
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Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) A. Gray
Dryopteris marginalis (L.) A. Gray
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Onoclea sensibilis L.
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Polystichum acrostichoides (Michaux) Schott
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Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.
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once, N Andover entrance
Equisetaceae
Equisetum arvense L.
Ericaceae
Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench
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Gaultheria procumbens L.
Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch
Gaylussacia frondosa (L.) Torr. et Gray ex Torr.
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Kalmia angustifolia L.
Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC.
Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr.
Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.
Vaccinium corymbosum L.
Vaccinium pallidum Ait.
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V. vacillans Kalm ex Torr.
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Fabaceae
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
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Apios americana Medik.
Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Desmodium glutinosum (Muhl. ex Willd.) Wood
Lotus corniculatus L.
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once, N Andover
Trifolium pratense L.
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along the road
Trifolium repens L.
Fagaceae
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
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Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
Quercus alba L.
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Quercus bicolor Willd.
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Quercus coccinea Muenchh.
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Quercus rubra L.
Quercus velutina Lam.
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Fumariaceae
Corydalis sempervirens (L.) Pers.
Geraniaceae
Geranium maculatum L.
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Grossulariaceae
Ribes hirtellum Michaux
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Hamamelidaceae
Hamamelis virginiana L.
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Iridaceae
Iris versicolor L.
Sisyrinchium angustifolium P. Miller
Juglandaceae
Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell.
= C. tomentosa (Lam. ex Poiret) Nutt.
Carya glabra (P. Miller) Sweet
Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
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Juncaceae
Juncus effusus L.
Juncus tenuis Willd.
Luzula multiflora (Retz.) Lej.
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Lamiaceae
Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W. Barton
Lycopus uniflorus Michaux
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Prunella vulgaris ssp. lanceolata (W. Barton) Hulten
Scutellaria lateriflora L.
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Lauraceae
Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume
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Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
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Lemnaceae
Lemna valdiviana Phil.
Wolffia columbiana Karsten
Lentibulariaceae
Utricularia purpurea Walt.
Liliaceae
Lilium canadense L.
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Maianthemum canadense Desf.
Medeola virginiana L.
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Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh
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Smilacina racemosa (L.) Desf.
= Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link
Trillium sp.
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Uvularia sessilifolia L.
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Lycopodiaceae
Diphasiastrum digitatum (Dill. ex A. Br.) Holub
= Lycopodium digitatum Dill. ex A. Brown
= Lycopodium complanatum var. flabelliforme Fern.
Diphasiastrum tristachyum (Pursh) Holub
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Lycopodium tristachyum Pursh
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Huperzia lucidula (Michaux) Trev.
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Lycopodium clavatum L.
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Lycopodium hickeyi W.L. Wagner, Beitel et Moran
Lycopodium obscurum L.
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Monotropaceae
Monotropa hypopitys L.
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Monotropa uniflora L.
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Myricaceae
Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coulter
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Myrica gale L.
Myrica pensylvanica Loisel.
Nymphaeaceae
Nuphar variegata Durand ex Clinton
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Nymphaea odorata Ait.
Nyssaceae
Nyssa sylvatica Marshall
Oleaceae
Fraxinus americana L.
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Fraxinus nigra Marshall
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Onagraceae
Circaea luteniana ssp. canadensis (L.) Aschers. et Magnus
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C. quadrisulcata var. candensis (L.) Hara
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Epilobium leptophyllum Raf.
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red-maple swamp
Orchidaceae
Cypripedium acaule Aiton
Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz
Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br.
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Goodyera tesselata Lodd.
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Platanthera clavellata (Michaux) Luer
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Habenaria clavellata (Michaux) Sprengel
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Osmundaceae
Osmunda cinnamomea L.
Osmunda claytoniana L.
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Osmunda regalis L.
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis corniculata L.
= O. repens Thunberg
Oxalis dillenii Jacq.
Papaveraceae
Chelidonium majus L.
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Bald Hill
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Pinaceae
Pinus resinosa Ait.
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Pinus strobus L.
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Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
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Plantaginaceae
Plantago major L.
Platanaceae
Platanus occidentalis L.
Poaceae
Agrostis perennans (Walter) Tuckerman
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Brachyelytrum septentrionale (Babel) G. Tucker
= B. erectum var. septentrionale Babel
Cinna arundinacea L.
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Danthonia compressa Austin ex Peck
Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould
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Panicum dichotomum L.
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Dichanthelium linearifolium (Scribner) Gould
= Panicum linearifolium Scribner
Glyceria sp.
Phleum pratense L.
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abandoned farm at Bald Hill
Polygonaceae
Polygonum convolvulus L.
Polygonum punctatum Ell.
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red-maple swamp
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Polygonum sagittatum L.
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Polygonum sp.
Rumex acetosella L.
Polypodiaceae
Polypodium virginianum L.
Pontederiaceae
Pontederia cordata L.
Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton amplifolius Tuckerman
Potamogeton foliosus Raph.
Primulaceae
Lysimachia quadrifolia L.
Lysimachia terrestris (L.) B.S.P.
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red-maple swamp
Trientalis borealis Raf.
Pyrolaceae
Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh
Chimaphila umbellata ssp. cisatlantica (Blake) Hulten
Pyrola americana Sweet
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P. rotundifolia var. americana (Sweet) Fern.
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Pyrola chlorantha Sw.
= P. virens Schreb.
Pyrola elliptica Nutt.
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Ranunculaceae
Actaea pachypoda Ell.
Anemone quinquefolia L.
Aquilegia canadensis L.
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Caltha palustris L.
Coptis trifolia ssp. groenlandica (Oeder) Hulten
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Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa (Pursh) Steyermark
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H. americana (DC.) Ker-Gawler
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Ranunculus abortivus L.
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Ranunculus allegheniensis Britton
Ranunculus flabellaris Raf.
Ranunculus recurvatus Poiret
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Thalictrum pubescens Pursh
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Rhamnaceae
Rhamnus cathartica L.
Rhamnus frangula L.
= Frangula alnus P. Miller
Rosaceae
Agrimonia grypocepala Wallr.
Amelanchier laevis Wiegand
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A. arborea var. laevis (Wieg.) Ahles
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understory
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Amelanchier stolonifera Wiegand
Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell.
Crataegus sp.
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Geum canadense Jacq.
Geum laciniatum Murray
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Malus sp.
Potentilla canadensis L.
Potentilla recta L.
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abandoned farm at Bald Hill
Potentilla simplex Michaux
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Prunus pensylvanica L. f.
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Prunus serotina Ehrh.
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Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murray
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Rosa virginiana P. Miller
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Rubus allegheniensis Porter
Rubus flagellaris Willd.
Rubus hispidus L.
Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus (Michaux) Focke
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Rubus occidentalis L.
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Bald Hill
Rubus odoratus L.
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Spiraea alba var. latifolia (Aiton) Dippel
= S. latifolia (Aiton) Borkh.
Spiraea tomentosa L.
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Rubiaceae
Cephalanthus occidentalis L.
Galium asprellum L.
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Galium circaezans Michaux
Galium lanceolatum Torrey
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Galium palustre L.
Galium triflorum Michaux
Houstonia caerulea L.
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Hedeyotis caerulea (L.) Hooker
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Mitchella repens L.
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Salicaceae
Populus grandidentata Michaux
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Salix atrocinerea Brotero
= S. cinerea ssp. oleifolia (Smith) Macreight
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Crooked Pond and west entrance
Salix eriocephala Michaux
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Santalaceae
Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt.
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Saxifragaceae
Chrysosplenium americanum Schwein. ex Hooker
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Scrophulariaceae
Chelone glabra L.
Melampyrum lineare Desr.
Mimulus ringens L.
Veronica officinalis L.
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Smilacaceae
Smilax herbacea L.
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Smilax rotundifolia L.
Solanaceae
Solanum dulcamara L.
Sparganiaceae
Sparganium americanum Nutt.
Sparganium erectum L.
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Thelypteridaceae
Phegopteris connectilis (Michaux) Watt
= Thelypteris phegopteris (L.) Slosson
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Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl.
Thelypteris palustris Schott
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Thelypteris simulata (Davenport) Nieuwl.
Tiliaceae
Tilia americana L.
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understory
Typhaceae
Typha angustifolia L.
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Ulmaceae
Ulmus americana L.
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Urticaceae
Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw.
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Violaceae
Viola blanda Willd.
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Viola conspersa Reichenb.
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Viola lanceolata L.
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Viola macloskeyi ssp. pallens (Banks ex. DC.) M.S. Baker
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Viola palmata var. triloba (Schwein.) Gingins ex DC.
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V. triloba Schwein.
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Viola pedata L.
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once
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Viola sagittata Aiton
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V. fimbriatula J.I. Smith
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Viola sororia Willd.
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V. papilionacea Pursh
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Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planchon
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Vitis labrusca L.