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Desmodium canadense Showy tick-trefoil Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset Hibiscus moscheutos Rose-mallow Impatiens capensis Jewelwe ...

SUCCESIONAL SHRUBLAND A shrubland that occurs on sites that have been cleared or otherwise disturbed. This plant community has a ...

Solidago nemoralis Gray goldenrod Solidago rugosa Wrinkleleaf goldenrod Solidago sempervirens Seaside goldenrod Vines Menispermu ...

C. Wetland Forest Communities Wetland forests are plant communities which occur in poorly drained depressions on inorganic soils ...

Erythronium americanum Trout lily Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset Eutrochium maculatum Spotted Joe-pye weed Geranium maculatum Wi ...

Betula nigra River birch Carya cordiformis Bitternut hickory Carya ovata Shagbark hickory Carya tomentosa Mockernut hickory Celt ...

BOTTOMLAND FOREST A deciduous forested wetland community occurs along rivers and streams. These river swamps are seasonally floo ...

Polygonum sagittatum Arrowleaf tearthumb Ranunculus arborvitus Small-flowered crow-foot Sanicula canadensis Canada sanicle Solid ...

Quercus bicolor Swamp white oak Quercus coccinea Scarlet oak Quercus rubra Red oak Ulmus americana American elm ...

RED-MAPLE HARDWOOD SWAMP This broadly-defined community has the red maple (Acer rubrum) as the dominant canopy tree or as a co-d ...

Geum canadense White avens Impatiens capensis Jewelweed Lilium superbum Turk‟s cap lily Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower Lysim ...

D. Upland Forest Communities Upland forest communities are plant communities characterized by a tree canopy cover of at least 60 ...

Helianthus divaricatus Woodland sunflower Ionactis linariifolius Flaxleaf whitetop aster Lespedeza hirta Hairy bush clover Lysim ...

Cornus florida Flowering dogwood Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip poplar Ostrya virginiana Hop hornbeam Pinus strobus Eastern white ...

RICH MESOPHYTIC FOREST This diverse mixed forest is home to some of New York City‟s most stunning plant communities. The rich, s ...

Polygonatum biflorum Smooth Solomon‟s seal Polygonatum pubescens Hairy Solomon‟s seal Polygonum virginianum Jumpseed Rubus odora ...

Sassafras albidum Sassafras Tilia americana American linden ...

SUCCESSIONAL MIXED HARDWOODS Succession is a natural process that occurs on the landscape after a major disturbance such farming ...

Shrubs Clethra alnifolia Sweet pepperbush Cornus amomum Silky dogwood Cornus racemosa Gray dogwood Gaylussacia baccata Black huc ...

OAK-TULIP TREE FOREST This mesophytic forest is a mixture of hardwoods and softwoods. The dominant species of oak and tulip popl ...