Eastern Massachusetts Vascular Plants
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Maritime Juniper Woodland/Shrubland Community [Fact Sheet] — State Rank S1
Allocation of plants to certain layers may not match that suggested in the NHESP community fact sheet.

Tree Layer
Acer rubrum — red maple
Ilex opaca — American holly
Juniperus virginiana — eastern red cedar
Pinus rigida — pitch pine
Prunus serotina — black cherry
Quercus spp. — oaks
Shrub Layer
Rhus copallinum — flameleaf sumac, winged sumac
Smilax rotundifolia — catbrier, bullbrier
Herbaceous/Ground Layer (including shrubby groundcovers)
Honckenya peploides — seabeach sandwort
Hudsonia tomentosa — woolly beach heather
Schizachyrium scoparium — little bluestem