Eastern Massachusetts Vascular Plants
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Acidic Pondshore/Lakeshore Community [Fact Sheet] — State Rank S4
Allocation of plants to certain layers may not match that suggested in the NHESP community fact sheet.

Shrub Layer
Chamaedaphne calyculata — leatherleaf, cassandra
Corylus americana — American hazelnut
Ilex mucronata — catberry
Kalmia latifolia — mountain laurel
Lyonia ligustrina — maleberry
Spiraea tomentosa — steeplebush
Viburnum dentatum — northern arrowwood
Herbaceous/Ground Layer (including shrubby groundcovers)
Carex stricta — tussock sedge
Eutrochium maculatum — spotted Joe-Pye-weed — NON-NATIVE
Gratiola aurea — golden hedgehyssop
Lycopus uniflorus — tuberous water-horehound
Osmunda regalis — royal fern