Eastern Massachusetts Vascular Plants
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Coastal Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Community [Fact Sheet] — State Rank S2
Allocation of plants to certain layers may not match that suggested in the NHESP community fact sheet.

Tree Layer
Acer rubrum — red maple
Chamaecyparis thyoides — Atlantic white cedar — DOMINANT
Pinus rigida — pitch pine
Pinus strobus — white pine
Tsuga canadensis — eastern hemlock
Shrub Layer
Clethra alnifolia — sweet pepperbush
Eubotrys racemosa — swamp sweetbells
Gaylussacia frondosa — blue huckleberry, dangleberry
Ilex glabra — inkberry
Kalmia angustifolia — sheep laurel
Rhododendron viscosum — swamp azalea
Smilax rotundifolia — catbrier, bullbrier
Vaccinium corymbosum — highbush blueberry
Herbaceous/Ground Layer (including shrubby groundcovers)
Aralia nudicaulis — wild sarsaparilla — prostrate woody vine
Lysimachia borealis — American starflower — syn.: Trientalis borealis
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum — cinnamon fern
Woodwardia areolata — netted chain fern
Woodwardia virginica — Virginia chain fern