SUCCESSIONAL MARITIME OAK FOREST
A maritime forest will naturally succeed a maritime shrubland if it is left undisturbed. A minimal
amount of herbaceous material at ground-level will be able to survive. The dense shrub layer,
with a closing canopy, will shade out many of the herbaceous species.
Examples Include: Pelham Bay Park-Hunter Island (BX), Paerdegat Preserve (BK), Idlewwild Park
(QU), Saw Mill Creek (SI).
Recommended Plants:
Ferns
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken fern
Graminoids
Andropogon gerardii Big bluestem
Aristida dichotoma Churchmouse threeawn
Aristida tuberculosa Seaside threeawn
Agrostis perennans Autumn bent-grass
Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge
Eragrostis spectabilis Purple lovegrass
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass
Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem
Forbs
Agalinus purpurea Purple false foxglove
Baptisia tinctoria Yellow wild indigo
Chrysopsis mariana Maryland goldenaster
Eupatorium album White boneset
Lespedeza capitata Round-headed bush-clover
Nuttallanthus canadensis Blue toadflax
Plantago aristata Largebracted plantain
Solidago odora Sweet goldenrod
Tephrosia virginiana Virginia tephrosia
Trichostema dichotomum Forked blue curls
Vines
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper
Vitis vulpina Frost grape
Shrubs
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry
Comptonia peregrina Sweetfern
Hudsonia ericoides Heather
Gaylussacia baccata Black huckleberry