Maritime Forest/Woodland
Community
[Fact Sheet]
— State Rank S2 Allocation of plants to certain layers may not match that suggested in the NHESP community fact sheet. Tree Layer Acer rubrum
— red maple Carya spp.
— hickories Celtis occidentalis
— common hackberry Fagus grandifolia
— American beech Ilex opaca
— American holly Juniperus virginiana
— eastern red cedar Nyssa sylvatica
— tupelo, black gum Pinus rigida
— pitch pine Prunus serotina
— black cherry Quercus alba
— white oak Quercus coccinea
— scarlet oak Quercus velutina
— black oak Sassafras albidum
— sassafras Tilia americana
— basswood, American linden Shrub Layer Amelanchier spp.
— shadbushes Berberis thunbergii
— Japanese barberry
— INVASIVE
Celastrus orbiculatus
— Oriental bittersweet, Asian bittersweet
— INVASIVE
Clethra alnifolia
— sweet pepperbush Ilex glabra
— inkberry Ilex verticillata
— common winterberry Lonicera japonica
— Japanese honeysuckle
— INVASIVE
Lonicera morrowii
— Morrow's honeysuckle
— INVASIVE
Morella pensylvanica
— bayberry Parthenocissus quinquefolia
— Virginia creeper Rhamnus cathartica
— common buckthorn
— INVASIVE
Rhododendron viscosum
— swamp azalea Rhus copallinum
— flameleaf sumac, winged sumac Rosa multiflora
— multiflora rose
— INVASIVE
Smilax rotundifolia
— catbrier, bullbrier Toxicodendron radicans
— poison ivy Vaccinium corymbosum
— highbush blueberry Viburnum spp.
— viburnums Vitis aestivalis
— summer grape Herbaceous/Ground Layer (including shrubby groundcovers) Aquilegia canadensis
— wild columbine, red columbine Carex pensylvanica
— Pennsylvania sedge Lysimachia borealis
— American starflower Maianthemum canadense
— Canada mayflower Maianthemum stellatum
— starry Solomon's seal Mitchella repens
— partridgeberry Pteridium aquilinum
— bracken fern Thalictrum revolutum
— waxy-leaved meadowrue Trillium undulatum
— painted trillium |
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