537 photos of 85 species. Nomenclature mostly follows Massachusetts County Checklist 1999. One watch-listed species (prostrate orache, marked WL) has been found.
All introduced and invasive plants are designated accordingly (34 introduced species found, of which 14 are invasive).

By clicking on the plant name, you can obtain all images available at Salicicola for that species.

Cupressaceae — Cypress Family

eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana photo coordinates: 41.96393 -70.64157, 41.96397 -70.6415, 41.96711 -70.64374, 41.96713 -70.64377 [map]

Pinaceae — Pine Family

pitch pine Pinus rigida photo coordinates: 41.96721 -70.64344, 41.96722 -70.64344, 41.97713 -70.65103 [map]

Japanese black pine Pinus thunbergii (P. thunbergiana) photo coordinates: 41.9643 -70.64185, 41.96446 -70.64187, 41.96457 -70.642, 41.96457 -70.64201, 41.96458 -70.64201, 41.96721 -70.64343, 41.96724 -70.64378 [map]

Agavaceae — Century Plant Family

Spanish bayonet, Adam's needle Yucca filamentosa introduced photo coordinates: 41.97322 -70.64769, 41.97326 -70.64769, 41.97413 -70.64838, 41.97423 -70.64844 [map]

Cyperaceae — Sedge Family

saltmarsh straw sedge Carex hormathodes photo coordinates: 41.9468 -70.62818, 41.96677 -70.6434, 41.96771 -70.64396 [map]

Gray's flatsedge Cyperus grayi photo coordinates: 41.96674 -70.64338, 41.96841 -70.64426, 41.96842 -70.64424, 41.96842 -70.64425, 41.96842 -70.64426, 41.97611 -70.65043, 41.97613 -70.65045 [map]

slender sand flatsedge Cyperus lupulinus (C. filiculmis) photo coordinates: 41.96674 -70.64338 [map]

straw-colored flatsedge Cyperus strigosus photo coordinates: 41.96726 -70.64359 [map]

saltmarsh threesquare Scirpus americanus (Schoenoplectus americanus) photo coordinates: 41.94699 -70.62899, 41.94702 -70.62904, 41.94703 -70.62905 [map]

Juncaceae — Rush Family

Greene's rush Juncus greenei photo coordinates: 41.96649 -70.64339, 41.96679 -70.64331 [map]

Poaceae — Grass Family

dune grass Ammophila breviligulata photo coordinates: 41.96155 -70.63998, 41.9641 -70.64154, 41.97342 -70.64785, 41.97526 -70.64971, 41.97541 -70.64992 [map]

drooping brome, downy chess Bromus tectorum introduced photo coordinates: 41.96734 -70.64378 [map]

wild oatgrass, poverty grass Danthonia spicata

fascicled panic-grass Dichanthelium acuminatum var. fasciculatum (Panicum lanuginosum) photo coordinates: 41.96677 -70.64338 [map]

large crabgrass Digitaria sanguinalis introduced photo coordinates: 41.97522 -70.64966, 41.97803 -70.65208 [map]

seabeach quack-grass Elytrigia pungens (Agropyron littorale) photo coordinates: 41.96644 -70.64256, 41.96672 -70.6437 [map]

tufted lovegrass Eragrostis pectinacea photo coordinates: 41.96665 -70.64353 [map]

timothy Phleum pratense introduced photo coordinates: 41.96732 -70.64378 [map]

common reed Phragmites australis introduced, invasive photo coordinates: 41.94719 -70.62915, 41.94759 -70.62974, 41.94782 -70.63044, 41.94784 -70.63046 [map]
Note: Some authors consider Phragmites australis as a complex of species. This population (as well as many others) may belong to P. altissimus (or P. australis ssp. altissimus) native to the Mediterranean Area. See more at Salicicola.

saltwater cordgrass Spartina alterniflora photo coordinates: 41.94702 -70.62903, 41.94789 -70.63044, 41.96087 -70.63997, 41.96386 -70.64151, 41.9667 -70.64389, 41.96672 -70.64389, 41.96777 -70.64411, 41.97131 -70.64653, 41.9714 -70.6466, 41.97155 -70.64655, 41.97167 -70.64661, 41.97246 -70.64726 [map]

salt-hay Spartina patens photo coordinates: 41.9469 -70.62854, 41.94792 -70.63044, 41.9661 -70.64364, 41.97118 -70.64626, 41.97181 -70.64674, 41.97198 -70.64671, 41.97198 -70.64672, 41.972 -70.64671 [map]

purple sandgrass Triplasis purpurea

Amaranthaceae — Amaranth Family

livid amaranth Amaranthus blitum L. ssp. emarginatus (A. lividus) introduced photo coordinates: 41.96828 -70.64435, 41.96829 -70.64434, 41.96829 -70.64435 [map]

Anacardiaceae — Sumac Family

poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans (Rhus radicans) photo coordinates: 41.96771 -70.64396, 41.96775 -70.64398 [map]

Asclepiadaceae — Milkweed Family

black swallow-wort Cynanchum louiseae (C. nigrum) introduced, invasive photo coordinates: 41.96674 -70.64366 [map]

Asteraceae — Daisy or Aster Family

seaside wormwood Artemisia campestris ssp. caudata photo coordinates: 41.96249 -70.64036, 41.96827 -70.64436, 41.96828 -70.64435, 41.96843 -70.64443, 41.97645 -70.65057, 41.97655 -70.65077 [map]

dustymiller, beach wormwood Artemisia stelleriana introduced photo coordinates: 41.95284 -70.63332, 41.95287 -70.63333, 41.96156 -70.63997 [map]

common wormwood, mugwort Artemisia vulgaris introduced, invasive status pending in MA

Pringle's aster Aster pilosus var. pringlei (Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pringlei) photo coordinates: 41.94641 -70.62813 [map]

spotted or bushy knapweed Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos (C. maculosa ) introduced, invasive photo coordinates: 41.94684 -70.62822 [map]

horseweed, hogweed Conyza canadensis (Erigeron canadensis) photo coordinates: 41.96807 -70.64426, 41.96833 -70.64441, 41.96835 -70.64443 [map]

sweet everlasting, fragrant cudweed Gnaphalium obtusifolium (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium) photo coordinates: 41.94705 -70.62906, 41.96087 -70.64001, 41.96089 -70.63999, 41.96749 -70.64378 [map]

king-devil, meadow hawkweed Hieracium pratense (H. caespitosum) introduced, invasive status pending in MA

hightide bush, saltmarsh-elder Iva frutescens ssp. oraria photo coordinates: 41.94697 -70.62891 [map]

wild blue lettuce Lactuca biennis photo coordinates: 41.96708 -70.64353, 41.96711 -70.64347, 41.96713 -70.64348 [map]

yellow wild lettuce Lactuca canadensis

prickly lettuce Lactuca serriola introduced photo coordinates: 41.96593 -70.64314, 41.96788 -70.64411, 41.9681 -70.6443, 41.96814 -70.64431 [map]

sickle-leaved golden aster Pityopsis falcata (Chrysopsis falcata) photo coordinates: 41.96645 -70.64308 [map]

seaside goldenrod Solidago sempervirens photo coordinates: 41.95125 -70.63198, 41.97361 -70.64785, 41.97479 -70.649, 41.97524 -70.64966 [map]

cocklebur, clotbur Xanthium echinatum (X. strumarium var. canadense) photo coordinates: 41.96822 -70.64434, 41.96832 -70.64438, 41.96833 -70.6444, 41.96856 -70.64448 [map]

Brassicaceae — Mustard or Cabbage Family

sea rocket Cakile edentula photo coordinates: 41.9674 -70.64303, 41.96881 -70.64468, 41.96893 -70.6447, 41.96894 -70.64473, 41.97361 -70.64785, 41.97371 -70.64798, 41.97485 -70.649, 41.97524 -70.64964, 41.97528 -70.64975 [map]

narrow-leaved peppergrass Lepidium ruderale introduced photo coordinates: 41.96804 -70.64422 [map]

Virginia pepperweed Lepidium virginicum

wild radish Raphanus raphanistrum introduced photo coordinates: 41.94657 -70.62818, 41.95793 -70.63708, 41.96579 -70.643, 41.96855 -70.64449, 41.97439 -70.64848, 41.9749 -70.64905, 41.97494 -70.64912, 41.97507 -70.64934, 41.97883 -70.65014 [map]

Caprifoliaceae — Honeysuckle Family

Morrow's honeysuckle Lonicera morrowii introduced, invasive photo coordinates: 41.94656 -70.62811 [map]

Caryophyllaceae — Pink Family

annual knawel Scleranthus annuus introduced photo coordinates: 41.96749 -70.64385 [map]

white campion or evening lychnis Silene latifolia ssp. alba (Lychnis alba) introduced photo coordinates: 41.96707 -70.64381, 41.96715 -70.64381 [map]

Celastraceae — Bittersweet Family

Oriental bittersweet, Asian bittersweet Celastrus orbiculata introduced, invasive photo coordinates: 41.94657 -70.62818, 41.96634 -70.64303 [map]

Chenopodiaceae — Goosefoot Family

prostrate orache Atriplex glabriuscula WL photo coordinates: 41.96911 -70.64486, 41.96932 -70.64492, 41.97667 -70.64838 [map]

halberd-leaf orache Atriplex prostrata (A. patula var. hastata) photo coordinates: 41.97269 -70.64718, 41.97276 -70.64719, 41.9729 -70.64727, 41.97292 -70.6473 [map]

seabeach pigweed Chenopodium berlandieri var. macrocalycium (C. macrocalycium) photo coordinates: 41.96449 -70.64146, 41.96787 -70.64422, 41.96792 -70.64425, 41.96822 -70.64435, 41.96855 -70.64449, 41.96856 -70.64448, 41.96894 -70.64473, 41.97291 -70.64727, 41.97503 -70.64926 [map]

oak-leaf goosefoot Chenopodium glaucum introduced photo coordinates: 41.96822 -70.64435 [map]

coast-blite, red goosefoot Chenopodium rubrum photo coordinates: 41.96616 -70.6434 [map]

perennial glasswort Salicornia virginica photo coordinates: 41.96668 -70.64387, 41.97146 -70.64664, 41.97179 -70.6467, 41.97192 -70.64677, 41.97211 -70.64679, 41.97231 -70.64717, 41.97234 -70.64718, 41.97237 -70.64723, 41.97584 -70.6511 [map]

prickly or seabeach saltwort Salsola kali photo coordinates: 41.96436 -70.64158, 41.96452 -70.64142, 41.96855 -70.64449, 41.96856 -70.64448, 41.96907 -70.64482, 41.97306 -70.64741, 41.97496 -70.64917, 41.97503 -70.64926, 41.97509 -70.64938, 41.97717 -70.6485 [map]

saltmarsh sea-blite Suaeda maritima photo coordinates: 41.96777 -70.6441, 41.96778 -70.64412, 41.97667 -70.64838, 41.97694 -70.64839 [map]

Cistaceae — Rockrose Family

woolly beach heather Hudsonia tomentosa photo coordinates: 41.96739 -70.64383, 41.96745 -70.64383, 41.96756 -70.64385, 41.96758 -70.64387, 41.96762 -70.64389 [map]

beach pinweed Lechea maritima photo coordinates: 41.96679 -70.64357, 41.96681 -70.64356, 41.96762 -70.64389, 41.96765 -70.64391, 41.97656 -70.65083, 41.97664 -70.65083, 41.97677 -70.65083 [map]

Convolvulaceae — Bindweed Family

morning-glory Calystegia sepium photo coordinates: 41.94896 -70.63 [map]

Elaeagnaceae — Oleaster Family

autumn-olive, oleaster Elaeagnus umbellata introduced, invasive photo coordinates: 41.94641 -70.62812, 41.97329 -70.64762, 41.97352 -70.64791, 41.97353 -70.64785 [map]

Euphorbiaceae — Spurge Family

spotted spurge Euphorbia maculata (Chamaesyce maculata) (E. supina) photo coordinates: 41.96666 -70.64354, 41.96673 -70.64363, 41.96678 -70.64365 [map]

seaside spurge Euphorbia polygonifolia (Chamaecyce polygonifolia) photo coordinates: 41.96248 -70.64036, 41.96891 -70.64475, 41.96904 -70.64481 [map]

Fabaceae — Bean Family

indigo bush Amorpha fruticosa introduced photo coordinates: 41.94639 -70.62809, 41.94684 -70.62831 [map]

beach pea Lathyrus japonicus var. maritimus

black locust Robinia pseudoacacia introduced, invasive photo coordinates: 41.96569 -70.64291 [map]

white clover Trifolium repens introduced

Myricaceae — Bayberry Family

bayberry Myrica pensylvanica (Morella pensylvanica) photo coordinates: 41.96458 -70.64201, 41.96749 -70.64376, 41.97665 -70.65082, 41.97677 -70.65083 [map]

Nyctaginaceae — Four-O'Clock Family

four-o'clock Mirabilis nyctaginea introduced

Onagraceae — Evening Primrose Family

common evening primrose Oenothera biennis photo coordinates: 41.96752 -70.64385, 41.96846 -70.64449 [map]

Plantaginaceae — Plantain Family

common plantain, white man's foot Plantago major introduced photo coordinates: 41.96749 -70.64385 [map]

Plumbaginaceae — Leadwort Family

sea lavender Limonium carolinianum photo coordinates: 41.96574 -70.64301 [map]

Polygonaceae — Buckwheat or Smartweed Family

jointweed Polygonella articulata (Polygonum articulatum) photo coordinates: 41.97551 -70.64993, 41.97559 -70.65002, 41.97572 -70.65008, 41.9758 -70.65016 [map]

doorweed Polygonum aviculare (P. arenastrum) introduced photo coordinates: 41.96777 -70.64399, 41.96786 -70.64406 [map]

climbing false buckwheat Polygonum scandens (Fallopia scandens ) photo coordinates: 41.94647 -70.62811, 41.96817 -70.64431 [map]

sheep sorrel, red sorrel Rumex acetosella introduced, invasive status pending in MA

curly dock Rumex crispus introduced

Rosaceae — Rose Family

beach plum Prunus maritima photo coordinates: 41.94649 -70.62817, 41.96432 -70.64161, 41.96458 -70.642, 41.96458 -70.64201, 41.9667 -70.64344, 41.97791 -70.65186 [map]

Japanese rose, saltspray rose Rosa rugosa introduced, invasive status pending in MA photo coordinates: 41.96552 -70.64282, 41.96822 -70.64439, 41.96827 -70.64436, 41.96829 -70.64435, 41.96829 -70.64436, 41.9683 -70.64438, 41.96832 -70.64439, 41.96833 -70.6444, 41.96834 -70.64439, 41.96835 -70.64438, 41.96835 -70.64439, 41.96835 -70.6444, 41.96836 -70.64436, 41.96836 -70.64437, 41.97009 -70.6455 [map]

Rubiaceae — Bedstraw or Coffee Family

cleavers Galium aparine

Salicaceae — Willow Family

trembling aspen Populus tremuloides photo coordinates: 41.97677 -70.65083 [map]

rusty willow Salix atrocinerea (S. cinerea ssp. oleifolia) introduced, invasive status pending in MA photo coordinates: 41.9769 -70.65079, 41.97698 -70.65077, 41.97713 -70.65103 [map]

Scrophulariaceae — Figwort Family

butter-and-eggs Linaria vulgaris introduced photo coordinates: 41.94668 -70.62811 [map]

common mullein Verbascum thapsus introduced, invasive status pending in MA photo coordinates: 41.94678 -70.62817, 41.96524 -70.64261, 41.96544 -70.64275, 41.96565 -70.64297 [map]

Simaroubaceae — Quassia Family

tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima introduced, invasive photo coordinates: 41.972 -70.64671, 41.97204 -70.6467, 41.97207 -70.64675, 41.97208 -70.64676, 41.97482 -70.64897, 41.97485 -70.649 [map]

Solanaceae — Nightshade or Potato Family

climbing nightshade, bittersweet nightshade Solanum dulcamara introduced photo coordinates: 41.96721 -70.64344 [map]