Eastern Massachusetts Vascular Plants

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• Rosaceae

  • Agrimonia  gryposepala  Wallr. common agrimony, woodland agrimony Native

  • Agrimonia  striata  Michaux coarse agrimony, grooved agrimony Native

  • Alchemilla  mollis  (Buser) Rothm. garden lady's mantle Introduced

  • Alchemilla  vulgaris  L. common lady's mantle Introduced

  • Amelanchier  arborea  (Michaux f.) Fern. downy serviceberry Native

  • Amelanchier  bartramiana  (Tausch) Roemer Bartram's shadbush, Bartram's serviceberry, Bartram's juneberry, mountain shadbush, mountain serviceberry, mountain juneberry Threatened

  • Amelanchier  canadensis  (L.) Medicus thicket shadbush, thicket serviceberry, eastern serviceberry, Canadian serviceberry, shadbush serviceberry, juneberry, shad-blow, Native

  • Amelanchier  laevis  Wiegand   = A. laevis (Wieg.) Ahles smooth shadbush, smooth serviceberry, Allegheny serviceberry Native

  • Amelanchier  micropetala  (B.L.Robins) Ashe   = A. stolonifera f. micropetala (B.L.Robins) Rehder   = A. nantucketensis auct., in part small-petaled shadbush Watch-Listed

  • Amelanchier  nantucketensis  Bickn. Nantucket shadbush, Nantucket serviceberry, Nantucket juneberry Special Concern

  • Amelanchier  sanguinea  (Pursh) DC. round-leaved shadbush, New England serviceberry Special Concern

  • Amelanchier  spicata  (Lam.) K.Koch   = A. stolonifera Wiegand thicket shadbush, running shadbush, running serviceberry, dwarf serviceberry, low serviceberry, low juneberry Native

  • Amelanchier  ×intermedia  Spach   = Amelanchier canadensis × A. laevis intermediate shadbush, intermediate serviceberry Native

  • Amelanchier  ×neglecta  Eggleston ex G.N.Jones   = A. (A. bartramiana x laevis) overlooked shadbush, overlooked serviceberry Native

  • Aphanes  australis  Rydberg   = Aphanes inexspectata W.Lippert   = Aphanes microcarpa auct.   = Alchemilla microcarpa auct. slender parsley-piert Introduced

  • Aronia  arbutifolia  (L.) Ell.   = Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) Robertson et Phipps red chokeberry Native

  • Aronia  melanocarpa  (Michx.) Ell.   = Photinia melanocarpa (Michaux) Robertson et Phipps black chokeberry Native

  • Aronia  mitschurinii  Skvorts.   = A. melanocarpa x Sorbus aucuparia cultivar 'Viking' Introduced

  • Aronia  ×prunifolia  (Lindl.) Spach   = A. ×floribunda (Lindl.) Spach purple chokeberry Native

  • Aruncus  dioicus  (Walter) Fern. goat's beard Introduced

  • Chaenomeles  speciosa  (Sweet) Nakai Japanese flowering quince Introduced

  • Comarum  palustre  L.   = C. palustre (L.) Scop. marsh cinquefoil Native

  • Cotoneaster  divaricatus  Rehd. & Wilson spreading cotoneaster Introduced

  • Cotoneaster  salicifolius  Franch. willowleaf cotoneaster Introduced

  • Crataegus  crus-galli  L. cockspur hawthorn Introduced

  • Crataegus  macracantha  Lodd. ex Loud.   = C. succulenta var. macracantha (Lodd. ex Loud) Egglest. largethorn hawthorn Native

  • Crataegus  macrosperma  Ashe   = C. roanense Ashe largeseed hawthorn Native

  • Crataegus  monogyna  Jacq. English hawthorn Introduced

  • Crataegus  phaenopyrum  (L.f.) Medicus   = C. cordata Ait.   = C. populifolia Walt. Washington hawthorn Introduced

  • Crataegus  pruinosa  (Wendl.f.) K.Koch frosted hawthorn Native

  • Crataegus  sp.  hawthorn Introduced

  • Crataegus  submollis  Sarg.   = C. mollis Scheele   = C. champlainensis Sarg.   = C. pennsylvanica Ashe   = C. submollis Sarg. downy hawthorn Native

  • Crataegus  succulenta  Schrader ex Link var. succulenta   = C. succulenta var. laxiflora (Sarg.) Kruschke succulent hawthorn Native

  • Crataegus  ×fretalis  Sarg.   = C. ampla Sarg. Long Island Sound hawthorn Native

  • Cydonia  oblonga  P.Miller common quince Introduced

  • Dalibarda  repens  L.   = Rubus dalibarda L.   = Rubus repens (L.) Kuntze dewdrop Native

  • Duchesnea  indica  (Andr.) Focke   = Potentilla indica (Andr.) T. Wolf Indian strawberry Introduced

  • Fragaria  vesca  L. ssp. vesca European strawberry Introduced

  • Fragaria  vesca ssp. americana  (Porter) Staudt woodland strawberry Native

  • Fragaria  virginiana  Duchesne ssp. virginiana thick-leaved wild strawberry Native

  • Fragaria  ×ananasa  Duchesne   = F. chiloensis x F. virginiana garden strawberry Introduced

  • Geum  canadense  Jacq. var. canadense white avens Native

  • Geum  fragarioides  (Michaux) Smedmark   = Waldsteinia fragarioides (Michaux) Tratt. barren strawberry Special Concern

  • Geum  laciniatum  Murray rough avens, floodplain avens, herb-bennet avens Native

  • Geum  rivale  L. purple avens Native

  • Geum  urbanum  L. city avens Introduced

  • Geum  virginianum  L. cream-colored avens, Virginia avens Watch-Listed

  • Kerria  japonica  (L.) DC. Japanese rose Introduced

  • Malus  baccata  (L.) Borkh. Siberian crabapple Introduced

  • Malus  floribunda  Sieb. ex Van Houtte Japanese flowering crabapple Introduced

  • Malus  prunifolia  (Willd.) Borkh. pear-leaved crabapple Introduced

  • Malus  pumila  P.Miller   = Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkhausen   = Malus sylvestris (L.) P.Miller orchard apple, common apple Introduced

  • Malus  toringo  (Siebold) Siebold ex de Vriese   = Malus sieboldii (Regel) Rehder Japanese crabapple, toringo crabapple, Siebold's crabapple Introduced

  • Photinia  villosa  (Thunb.) DC. Oriental photinia, Christmas berry Introduced

  • Physocarpus  opulifolius  (L.) Maxim. ninebark Introduced

  • Potentilla  anglica  Laicharding   = P. procumbens Sibth. English cinquefoil Introduced

  • Potentilla  argentea  L. silver cinquefoil Introduced

  • Potentilla  arguta  (Pursh) Rydb.   = Drymocallis arguta (Pursh) Rydb. tall cinquefoil, glandular cinquefoil Native

  • Potentilla  canadensis  L. dwarf cinquefoil Native

  • Potentilla  egedei var. groenlandica  (Wormsk.) Rydberg   = P. anserina var. groenlandica Tratt.   = P. egedii ssp. groenlandica (Tratt.) A. Loeve saltmarsh silverweed, Eged's silverweed Native

  • Potentilla  fruticosa ssp. floribunda  Raf.   = Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Loeve   = Dasiphora floribunda Raf. shrubby cinquefoil Native

  • Potentilla  norvegica  L. three-finger, strawberryweed Native

  • Potentilla  recta  L. sulphur cinquefoil, sulfur cinquefoil, rough-fruited cinquefoil Introduced

  • Potentilla  simplex  Michaux common cinquefoil, old field cinquefoil Native

  • Prunus  alleghaniensis  Porter Allegheny plum Introduced

  • Prunus  americana  Marsh. wild plum, American plum Introduced

  • Prunus  avium  (L.) L. sweet cherry Introduced

  • Prunus  cerasus  L. sour cherry Introduced

  • Prunus  depressa  Pursh sand cherry, sandbar cherry Special Concern

  • Prunus  hortulana  Bailey wild goose plum Introduced

  • Prunus  incisa  Thunb. Fuji cherry Introduced

  • Prunus  mahaleb  L. mahaleb cherry Introduced

  • Prunus  maritima  Marsh. var. maritima beach plum Native

  • Prunus  nigra  Aiton Canada plum Introduced

  • Prunus  pensylvanica  L.f. var. pensylvanica pin cherry, fire cherry Native

  • Prunus  persica  (L.) Batsch peach Introduced

  • Prunus  serotina  Ehrh. black cherry Native

  • Prunus  serrulata  Lindley Japanese cherry Introduced

  • Prunus  susquehanae  Willd.   = Prunus pumila var. susquehanae (Willd.) H.Jaeger sand cherry Native

  • Prunus  virginiana  L. var. virginiana chokecherry Native

  • Prunus  ×cistena  (N.E.Hansen) Koehne   = P. cerasifera x pumila (N.E.Hansen) Koehne purpleleaf sand cherry Introduced

  • Pyrus  calleryana  Dcne. Callery pear, Bradford pear Introduced

  • Pyrus  communis  L. common European pear Introduced

  • Pyrus  pyrifolia  (Burm.) Nakai Asian pear, Japanese pear, Chinese pear Introduced

  • Rhodotypos  scandens  (Thunb.) Makino jetbead, white kerria Introduced

  • Rosa  acicularis ssp. sayi  (Schwein.) W.H.Lewis   = R. acicularis var. bourgeauiana Crepin   = R. acicularis var. sayana Erfanson northern prickly rose Endangered

  • Rosa  blanda  Aiton smooth rose Watch-Listed

  • Rosa  canina  L. dog rose Introduced

  • Rosa  carolina  L. ssp. carolina Carolina rose, pasture rose Native

  • Rosa  chinensis × R. multiflora  (Polyantha Group) multiflora rose hybrid Introduced

  • Rosa  cinnamomea  L. cinnamon rose Introduced

  • Rosa  gallica  L. French rose Introduced

  • Rosa  glauca  Pourret   = R. rubrifolia Vill. redleaf rose Introduced

  • Rosa  luciae  Franch. & Rochebr. ex Crépin   = R. wichuraiana Crepin memorial rose Introduced

  • Rosa  micrantha  Borrer ex J.E.Smith small-flowered rose Introduced

  • Rosa  multiflora  Thunb. ex Murray multiflora rose Invasive

  • Rosa  multiflora var. cathayensis  Rehder & E.H.Wilson pink multiflora rose Invasive

  • Rosa  nitida  Willd. shiny rose, New England rose Native

  • Rosa  palustris  Marsh. swamp rose Native

  • Rosa  rubiginosa  L.   = R. eglanteria L. sweetbrier Introduced

  • Rosa  rugosa  Thunb. Japanese rose, saltspray rose Invasive

  • Rosa  spinosissima  L.   = R. pimpinellifolia L. Scotch rose Introduced

  • Rosa  virginiana  P.Miller Virginia rose, low rose Native

  • Rubus  allegheniensis  Porter Allegheny blackberry, common blackberry Native

  • Rubus  arenicola  Blanchard New England sand blackberry Native

  • Rubus  argutus  Link serrate blackberry Native

  • Rubus  caesius  L. European forest blackberry, European dewberry Introduced

  • Rubus  enslenii  Tratt.   = R. sempervirens Bigelow southern dewberry Native

  • Rubus  flagellaris  Willd. northern dewberry Native

  • Rubus  hispidus  L. bristly dewberry Native

  • Rubus  idaeus  L. ssp. idaeus European raspberry Introduced

  • Rubus  idaeus ssp. strigosus  (Michaux) Focke wild red raspberry Native

  • Rubus  jaysmithii  Bailey   = R. scambens Bailey   = R. tetricus Bailey Smith's blackberry Native

  • Rubus  laciniatus  Willd. cutleaf blackberry, evergreen blackberry Introduced

  • Rubus  occidentalis  L. black raspberry Native

  • Rubus  odoratus  L. purple-flowering raspberry, thimbleberry Native

  • Rubus  parviflorus  L. western thimbleberry Introduced

  • Rubus  pensilvanicus  Poiret highbush blackberry, Pennsylvania blackberry Native

  • Rubus  phoenicolasius  Maxim. wine raspberry, wineberry Invasive

  • Rubus  pubescens  Raf. swamp dewberry, dwarf raspberry Native

  • Rubus  recurvicaulis  Blanchard   = R. plicatifolius Blanchard arching sand blackberry Native

  • Rubus  setosus  Bigelow bristly blackberry, bog blackberry Native

  • Sanguisorba  canadensis  L. Canadian burnet, American burnet Native

  • Sanguisorba  minor ssp. muricata  Scop   = Poterium sanguisorba L. garden burnet Introduced

  • Sibbaldiopsis  tridentata  (Aiton) Rydb.   = S. dilatata (Pursh) Lindley ex Beck var. dilatata three-toothed cinquefoil Native

  • Sorbaria  arborea  C.K.Schneid. tree false spirea Introduced

  • Sorbaria  sorbifolia  (L.) A.Braun false spirea Introduced

  • Sorbus  alnifolia  (Siebold & Zucc.) K.Koch alder-leaved mountain ash, Korean mountain ash Introduced

  • Sorbus  americana  Marsh. American mountain ash Native

  • Sorbus  aucuparia  L. European mountain ash Introduced

  • Spiraea  alba var. latifolia  (Aiton) Dippel   = S. latifolia (Aiton) Borkh. broad-leaved meadowsweet Native

  • Spiraea  betulifolia  Pall. birchleaf spirea, white meadowsweet Introduced

  • Spiraea  japonica var. fortunei  (Planch.) Rehd. Japanese spirea Introduced

  • Spiraea  prunifolia  Sieb. & Zucc. bridalwreath meadowsweet, double spiraea Introduced

  • Spiraea  thunbergii  Sieb. Thunberg's meadowsweet Introduced

  • Spiraea  tomentosa  L. steeplebush Native