Bald Hill Reservation (Boxford State Forest and Wildlife Sanctuary)
Checklist 2010 (344 species)

The area south of Townee Pond, Essex County, generally known as the Bald Hill Reservation, is a large contiguous massive of protected lands under a few different jurisdictions in three towns: Boxford, North Andover, and Middleton. It is comprised of Boxford State Forest, J.C. Phillips Wildlife Sanctuary, and properties of the Essex Greenbelt Association. There exists a website with a plant photo gallery of some 50 plants from Townee Pond produced by Roth Scott, where photo captions have identifications, though not always down to the species level and with some outdated nomenclature. Some of those we have not yet been able to confirm.

In August of 2008 we started working on the inventory of the projected harvest area in Boxford State Forest and then expanded to adjacent protected areas. As of July 18, 2010, the checklist contains 344 species (while the inventory of the harvest area comprises 213 species). It is still work in progress and is going to be revised.

Aceraceae

Acer pensylvanicum L. — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Acer rubrum L.
Acer saccharum Marsh. — available image: [1]

Adiantaceae

Adiantum pedatum L.

Alismataceae

Sagittaria latifolia Willd.

Anacardiaceae

Rhus vernix L. = Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze
Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze = Rhus radicans L.

Apiaceae

Cicuta bulbifera L.
Cicuta maculata L.
Hydrocotyle americana L. — available images: [1] [2]
Sium suave Walter

Apocynaceae

Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
Vinca minor L. — east border entrance — available image: [1]

Aquifoliaceae

Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray

Araceae

Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Calla palustris L. — Crooked Pond
Peltandra virginica (L.) Schott
Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex Nutt. — available images: [1] [2]

Araliaceae

Aralia hispida Vent. — available images: [1]
Aralia nudicaulis L. — available image: [1]

Asclepiadaceae

Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra (Ehrh. ex Willd.) Woodson
Asclepias syriaca L. — abandoned farm at Bald Hill
Cynanchum nigrum (L.) Pers. = C. louiseae Kartez et Ghandi — abandoned farm at Bald Hill

Aspleniaceae

Asplenium platyneuron (L.) B.S.P. — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Asteraceae

Achillea millefolium L. — available image: [1]
Antennaria neglecta Greene
Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson — available images: [1]
Aster acuminatus Michaux = Oclemena acuminata (Michx.) Greene 1903
Aster divaricatus L. = Eurybia divaricata (L.) G.L.Nesom 1994
Aster dumosus L. = Symphyotrichum dumosum G.L.Nesom 1994
Aster lanceolatus Willd. = Symphyotrichum lanceolatum Nesom 1994
Aster lateriflorus (L.) Britton = Symphyotrichum lateriflorum (L.) A. et D. Löve 1982
Aster linariifolius L. = Ionactis linariifolia (L.) Greene 1897 — once, N Andover — available image: [1]
Aster macrophyllus L. = Eurybia macrophylla (L.) Cassini 1825 — available images: [1] [2] [3]
Aster umbellatus P. Miller = Doellingeria umbellata (Mill.) Nees 1832
Bidens frondosa L. — available images: [1] [2] [3]
Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers.
Eupatorium perfoliatum L. — red-maple swamp
Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. = Solidago graminifolia (L.) Salisb. — red-maple swamp
Hieracium gronovii L. — available images: [1] [2]
Hieracium paniculatum L. — available images: [1] [2] [3]
Hieracium pratense Tausch = H. caespitosum Dumort.
Hieracium venosum L. — available images: [1]
Krigia virginica (L.) Willd.
Lactuca canadensis L. — Bald Hill
Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. — along the road
Prenanthes trifoliolata (Cass.) Fern.
Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima Farw.
Senecio aureus L.
Senecio obovatus Muhl. ex Willd. — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Solidago caesia L.
Solidago canadensis L. — red-maple swamp
Solidago puberula Nutt. — available images: [1] [2]
Solidago rugosa P. Miller
Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers — rare, N Andover — available images: [1] [2]

Balsaminaceae

Impatiens capensis Meerb.

Berberidaceae

Berberis thunbergii DC. — available images: [1]
Berberis vulgaris L. — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Betulaceae

Alnus serrulata (Ait.) Willd. — Crooked Pond, and N Andover entrance
Betula alleghaniensis Britt. = B. lutea Michx. — available image: [1]
Betula lenta L.
Betula papyrifera Marsh. — available images: [1] [2]
Betula populifolia Marsh.
Corylus americana Walt. — available images: [1] [2]
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch — available image: [1]

Brassicaceae

Arabis canadensis L. — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Cardamine pensylvanica  — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek = Nasturtium officinale Ait. f.

Cabombaceae

Brasenia schreberi J.F. Gmel.

Campanulaceae

Lobelia cardinalis L.
Lobelia inflata L. — available image: [1]

Caprifoliaceae

Diervilla lonicera L.
Lonicera japonica Thunb.
Sambucus canadensis L. — abandoned farm at Bald Hill
Viburnum acerifolium L.
Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum Ait. = V. recognitum Fern.
Viburnum lantana L. — introduced — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Viburnum lentago L. — available images: [1] [2] [3]
Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. et Gray — available images: [1]

Caryophyllaceae

Dianthus armeria L. — abandoned farm at Bald Hill
Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl = Arenaria lateriflora L. — available images: [1]

Celastraceae

Celastrus orbiculata Thunb.
Euonymus alata (Thunb.) Sieb. — once on road side

Cistaceae

Lechea intermedia Leggett ex Britt. — available image: [1]

Clethraceae

Clethra alnifolia L.

Clusiaceae

Hypericum canadense L.
Hypericum punctatum Lam.
Triadenum virginicum (L.) Raf. = Hypericum virginicum L. — red-maple swamp

Cornaceae

Cornus alternifolia L. f. — available images: [1]
Cornus canadensis L. — available images: [1]
Cornus racemosa Lam. — available images: [1] [2]

Cupressaceae

Juniperus communis L.
Juniperus virginiana L.

Cyperaceae

Carex annectens (Bickn.) Bickn.
Carex arctata Boott ex Hooker
Carex bicknellii Britton — watch-listed, ID needs confirmation
Carex blanda Dewey
Carex comosa Boott
Carex crinita Lam. — available images: [1] [2]
Carex folliculata L.
Carex gracillima Schwein. — available images: [1] [2]
Carex intumescens Rudge — available images: [1]
Carex laxiflora Lam. — available images: [1] [2] [3]
Carex lurida Wahlenb. — available images: [1] [2]
Carex pensylvanica Lam. — available images: [1] [2]
Carex plantaginea Lam.
Carex platyphylla Carey
Carex rosea Schkuhr. ex Willd. — available images: [1] [2]
Carex straminea Willd. ex Schkuhr.
Carex stricta Lam. — available images: [1] [2] [3]
Carex swanii (Fern.) Mackenzie
Dulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britton — available image: [1]
Eleocharis sp. 
Scirpus acutus Muhl. ex Bigelow — watch-listed
Scirpus atrovirens var. georgianus (Harper) Fern. = S. georgianus Harper
Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth
Scirpus sp. 
Scirpus verecundus Fern. — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Dennstaedtiaceae

Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michaux) T. Moore
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn

Droseraceae

Drosera rotundifolia L.

Dryopteridaceae

Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth — available images: [1]
Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.
Dryopteris carthusiana (Vill.) H. P. Fuchs = D. spinulosa (O.F.Mueller) Watt — available images: [1]
Dryopteris cristata (L.) A. Gray — available images: [1]
Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) A. Gray
Dryopteris marginalis (L.) A. Gray — available image: [1]
Onoclea sensibilis L. — available image: [1]
Polystichum acrostichoides (Michaux) Schott — available images: [1] [2] [3]

Elaeagnaceae

Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. — once, N Andover entrance

Equisetaceae

Equisetum arvense L.
Equisetum sylvaticum L. — available images: [1] [2] [3]

Ericaceae

Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench — available images: [1] [2] [3]
Gaultheria procumbens L.
Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch
Gaylussacia frondosa (L.) Torr. et Gray ex Torr. — available image: [1]
Kalmia angustifolia L.
Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC.
Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D. Don
Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr.
Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. — available image: [1]
Vaccinium corymbosum L.
Vaccinium pallidum Ait. = V. vacillans Kalm ex Torr. — available images: [1] [2] [3]

Fabaceae

Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. — available images: [1]
Apios americana Medik.
Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Desmodium glutinosum (Muhl. ex Willd.) Wood
Lespedeza capitata Michx. — available image: [1]
Lotus corniculatus L. — once, N Andover
Trifolium pratense L. — along the road
Trifolium repens L.

Fagaceae

Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. — available image: [1]
Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
Quercus alba L. — available images: [1]
Quercus bicolor Willd. — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4]
Quercus coccinea Muenchh. — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4]
Quercus prinus L.
Quercus rubra L. — available images: [1] [2]
Quercus velutina Lam. — available images: [1] [2]

Fumariaceae

Corydalis sempervirens (L.) Pers.

Geraniaceae

Geranium maculatum L. — available image: [1]

Grossulariaceae

Ribes hirtellum Michaux — available images: [1] [2]

Haloragaceae

Myriophyllum humile (Raf.) Morong
Proserpinaca palustris L. — available images: [1]

Hamamelidaceae

Hamamelis virginiana L. — available images: [1] [2] [3]

Iridaceae

Iris versicolor L.
Sisyrinchium angustifolium P. Miller

Juglandaceae

Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. = C. tomentosa (Lam. ex Poiret) Nutt.
Carya glabra (P. Miller) Sweet
Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch — available images: [1] [2] [3]

Juncaceae

Juncus bufonius L. — available images: [1] [2]
Juncus effusus L.
Juncus tenuis Willd.
Luzula multiflora (Retz.) Lej. — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4]

Lamiaceae

Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W. Barton
Lycopus uniflorus Michaux — available images: [1] [2]
Prunella vulgaris ssp. lanceolata (W. Barton) Hulten
Scutellaria lateriflora L. — available images: [1] [2]

Lauraceae

Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume — available images: [1] [2] [3]
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees — understory

Lemnaceae

Lemna minor L.
Lemna valdiviana Phil.
Spirodela polyrhiza (L.) Schleiden
Wolffia columbiana Karsten

Lentibulariaceae

Utricularia purpurea Walt.
Utricularia radiata Small = U. inflata var. minor Chapman

Liliaceae

Lilium canadense L. — available images: [1]
Maianthemum canadense Desf. — available image: [1]
Medeola virginiana L. — available images: [1] [2]
Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh — available images: [1] [2]
Smilacina racemosa (L.) Desf. = Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link
Trillium sp. 
Uvularia sessilifolia L. — available images: [1] [2] [3]

Lycopodiaceae

Diphasiastrum digitatum (Dill. ex A. Br.) Holub = Lycopodium digitatum Dill. ex A. Brown = Lycopodium complanatum var. flabelliforme Fern.
Diphasiastrum tristachyum (Pursh) Holub = Lycopodium tristachyum Pursh — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Huperzia lucidula (Michaux) Trev. — available images: [1]
Lycopodium clavatum L. — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Lycopodium hickeyi W.L. Wagner, Beitel et Moran
Lycopodium obscurum L. — available images: [1] [2]

Monotropaceae

Monotropa hypopitys L. — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Monotropa uniflora L. — available image: [1]

Myricaceae

Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coulter — available images: [1] [2]
Myrica gale L.
Myrica pensylvanica Loisel.

Nymphaeaceae

Nuphar variegata Durand ex Clinton — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4]
Nymphaea odorata Ait.

Nyssaceae

Nyssa sylvatica Marshall

Oleaceae

Fraxinus americana L. — available images: [1] [2] [3]
Fraxinus nigra Marshall — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.

Onagraceae

Circaea luteniana ssp. canadensis (L.) Aschers. et Magnus = C. quadrisulcata var. candensis (L.) Hara — available images: [1] [2]
Epilobium coloratum Biehler
Epilobium leptophyllum Raf. — red-maple swamp
Ludwigia palustris (L.) Ell. — available images: [1]

Ophioglossaceae

Botrychium dissectum Sprengel

Orchidaceae

Cypripedium acaule Aiton
Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz
Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4]
Goodyera tesselata Lodd. — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4]
Platanthera clavellata (Michaux) Luer = Habenaria clavellata (Michaux) Sprengel — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Osmundaceae

Osmunda cinnamomea L.
Osmunda claytoniana L. — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4]
Osmunda regalis L.

Oxalidaceae

Oxalis corniculata L. = O. repens Thunberg
Oxalis dillenii Jacq.

Papaveraceae

Chelidonium majus L. — Bald Hill
Sanguinaria canadensis L.

Pinaceae

Pinus resinosa Ait. — planted — available images: [1]
Pinus strobus L. — available images: [1] [2]
Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. — understory and old stumps; old stands exists in Boxford Sanctuary — available image: [1]

Plantaginaceae

Plantago major L.

Platanaceae

Platanus occidentalis L.

Poaceae

Agrostis perennans (Walter) Tuckerman — common along trails
Brachyelytrum septentrionale (Babel) G. Tucker = B. erectum var. septentrionale Babel
Cinna arundinacea L. — available images: [1] [2]
Danthonia compressa Austin ex Peck
Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould = Panicum dichotomum L. — available images: [1] [2] [3]
Dichanthelium linearifolium (Scribner) Gould = Panicum linearifolium Scribner
Glyceria sp. 
Phleum pratense L. — abandoned farm at Bald Hill

Polygonaceae

Polygonum convolvulus L.
Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb. et Zucc. = Fallopia japonica (Houtt.) L.P. Ronse Decraene
Polygonum punctatum Ell. — red-maple swamp — available images: [1] [2] [3]
Polygonum sagittatum L. — red-maple swamp — available image: [1]
Rumex acetosella L.

Polypodiaceae

Polypodium virginianum L.

Pontederiaceae

Pontederia cordata L.

Potamogetonaceae

Potamogeton amplifolius Tuckerman
Potamogeton foliosus Raph.
Potamogeton sp. 

Primulaceae

Lysimachia quadrifolia L.
Lysimachia terrestris (L.) B.S.P. — red-maple swamp
Trientalis borealis Raf.

Pyrolaceae

Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh
Chimaphila umbellata ssp. cisatlantica (Blake) Hulten
Pyrola americana Sweet = P. rotundifolia var. americana (Sweet) Fern. — available image: [1]
Pyrola chlorantha Sw. = P. virens Schreb.
Pyrola elliptica Nutt. — available images: [1]

Ranunculaceae

Actaea pachypoda Ell.
Anemone quinquefolia L.
Aquilegia canadensis L. — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Caltha palustris L.
Coptis trifolia ssp. groenlandica (Oeder) Hulten — available images: [1] [2] [3]
Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa (Pursh) Steyermark = H. americana (DC.) Ker-Gawler — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Ranunculus abortivus L. — available images: [1] [2]
Ranunculus acris L. — once, along road
Ranunculus allegheniensis Britton — available images: [1] [2]
Ranunculus flabellaris Raf.
Ranunculus recurvatus Poiret — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Thalictrum pubescens Pursh = T. polygamum Muhl. ex Spreng. — available images: [1]
Thalictrum thalictroides (L.) Eames et Boivin = Anemonella thalictroides (L.) Spach

Rhamnaceae

Rhamnus cathartica L.
Rhamnus frangula L. = Frangula alnus P. Miller

Rosaceae

Agrimonia grypocepala Wallr.
Amelanchier laevis Wiegand = A. arborea var. laevis (Wieg.) Ahles — understory
Amelanchier stolonifera Wiegand
Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell.
Crataegus intricata Lange = C. biltmoriana Beadle
Fragaria virginiana Duchesne — available images: [1] [2] [3]
Geum canadense Jacq.
Geum laciniatum Murray — available images: [1] [2] [3]
Malus baccata (L.) Borkh. — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Malus sp. 
Potentilla canadensis L.
Potentilla recta L. — abandoned farm at Bald Hill
Potentilla simplex Michaux — available image: [1]
Prunus pensylvanica L. f. — once, N Andover entrance — available images: [1] [2]
Prunus serotina Ehrh. — understory — available images: [1]
Prunus virginiana L. — available images: [1] [2]
Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murray — available image: [1]
Rosa palustris Marsh.
Rosa virginiana P. Miller — available images: [1] [2]
Rubus allegheniensis Porter
Rubus flagellaris Willd.
Rubus hispidus L.
Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus (Michaux) Focke — once — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Rubus occidentalis L. — Bald Hill
Rubus odoratus L. — once
Spiraea alba var. latifolia (Aiton) Dippel = S. latifolia (Aiton) Borkh.
Spiraea tomentosa L. — available images: [1] [2]

Rubiaceae

Cephalanthus occidentalis L.
Galium asprellum L. — available images: [1] [2] [3]
Galium circaezans Michaux
Galium lanceolatum Torrey — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Galium palustre L.
Galium triflorum Michaux — available images: [1] [2]
Houstonia caerulea L. = Hedeyotis caerulea (L.) Hooker — available images: [1] [2]
Mitchella repens L. — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Salicaceae

Populus grandidentata Michaux — understory — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Populus tremuloides Michaux — available image: [1]
Salix atrocinerea Brotero = S. cinerea ssp. oleifolia (Smith) Macreight — Crooked Pond and west entrance
Salix eriocephala Michaux — once, N Andover entrance — available image: [1]

Santalaceae

Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. — available image: [1]

Saxifragaceae

Chrysosplenium americanum Schwein. ex Hooker — available images: [1] [2] [3]

Scrophulariaceae

Chelone glabra L.
Melampyrum lineare Desr.
Mimulus ringens L.
Veronica officinalis L. — rare

Smilacaceae

Smilax herbacea L. — available images: [1]
Smilax rotundifolia L.

Solanaceae

Solanum dulcamara L.

Sparganiaceae

Sparganium americanum Nutt.
Sparganium erectum L. = S. chlorocarpum Rydb. — available images: [1] [2] [3]

Thelypteridaceae

Phegopteris connectilis (Michaux) Watt = Thelypteris phegopteris (L.) Slosson — once — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl.
Thelypteris palustris Schott — available image: [1]
Thelypteris simulata (Davenport) Nieuwl.

Tiliaceae

Tilia americana L. — understory

Typhaceae

Typha angustifolia L. — available image: [1]

Ulmaceae

Ulmus americana L. — available images: [1]

Urticaceae

Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. — available images: [1] [2]

Violaceae

Viola blanda Willd. — available images: [1] [2] [3]
Viola conspersa Reichenb. — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Viola cucullata Aiton — available images: [1] [2] [3]
Viola lanceolata L. — available images: [1]
Viola macloskeyi ssp. pallens (Banks ex DC.) M.S. Baker — available image: [1]
Viola palmata var. triloba (Schwein.) Gingins ex DC. = V. triloba Schwein. — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Viola pedata L. — once — available images: [1] [2]
Viola sagittata Aiton = V. fimbriatula J.I. Smith — available images: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Viola sororia Willd. = V. papilionacea Pursh — available images: [1] [2] [3]

Vitaceae

Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planchon — available images: [1] [2]
Vitis labrusca L.


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