Fresh/Brackish Tidal Shrubland
Community
[Fact Sheet]
— State Rank S1 Allocation of plants to certain layers may not match that suggested in the NHESP community fact sheet. Shrub Layer Alnus incana ssp. rugosa
— speckled alder Alnus serrulata
— smooth alder, common alder Cephalanthus occidentalis
— common buttonbush Ilex verticillata
— common winterberry Myrica gale
— sweet gale Rosa palustris
— swamp rose Salix spp.
— willows Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis
— common elderberry Spiraea alba var. latifolia
— meadowsweet Swida amomum
— silky dogwood Toxicodendron radicans
— poison ivy Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum
— northern arrowwood Herbaceous/Ground Layer (including shrubby groundcovers) Asclepias incarnata
— downy swamp milkweed Boehmeria cylindrica
— false nettle, bog-hemp Carex stricta
— tussock sedge Galium spp.
— bedstraws Impatiens capensis
— jewelweed Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis
— royal fern Peltandra virginica
— arrow-arum Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
— New York aster Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens
— marsh fern Typha latifolia
— broad-leaved cattail |
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