Grove

"The essence of the territory is extreme and picturesque irregularity, with beautiful woods, groves, and isolated trees. This quality should be preserved...the unique topographical and landscape qualities of the grounds must determine not only the general design but the disposition, alignment, and composition of the buildings; that formalized arrangements at the expense of the topography should scrupulously be avoided; and that the buildings and groups should grow out of their sites and environment, not impose themselves on them."


-
Frederick Law Olmsted, in his 1916 report to the Trustees of Wellesley College, regarding the development of the campus landscape

 

 

 

[TREES] [SHRUBS] [WILDFLOWERS/FERNS/MOSSES] [ANIMALS] IN GLADES

TREES

Leaf Alternate and Compound

Goldenrain Tree
Koelreuteria paniculata

Yellowwood, Cladrastis lutea

Hoptree
Ptelea trifoliata

Yellowwood
Cladrastis lutea

Leaf Alternate and Simple

Bigtooth Aspen
Populus grandidentata

Crabapple
Malus spp.

American Elm
Ulmus americana

Hawthorn
Crataegus spp.

American Basswood
Tilia americana

Little-Leaf Linden
Tilia cordata

Black Oak
Quercus velutina

Pin Oak
Quercus palustrus

Post Oak
Quercus stellata

Northern Red Oak
Quercus rubra

White Oak
Quercus alba

Tuliptree, Yellow-Poplar
Liriodendron tulipifera

Weeping Willow
Salix babylonica

Leaf Opposite and Compound

Yellow Buckeye
Aesculus flava

Leaf Opposite and Simple

Burningbush
Euonymus alata

Northern Catalpa
Catalpa speciosa

Norway Maple
Acer platinoides

Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum

Wayfaring-Tree
Viburnum lantana

Leaf Needlelike or Scalelike

Balsam Fir
Abies balsamea

Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis

Scots Pine
Pinus sylvestris

Norway Spruce
Picea abies

Sumac, Rhus spp.

SHRUBS

Leaf Alternate and Compound

Poison Ivy
Rhus radicans

Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia

Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Sumac
Rhus spp.

Leaf Alternate and Simple

Japanese Barberry
Berberis thunbergii

Great Rhododendron, Rhododendron maximum

American Holly
Ilex opaca

Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia

Sheep Laurel
Kalmia angustifolia

Great Rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum

Leaf Opposite and Simple

Amur Honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii

Roundleaf Dogwood
Cornus rugosa

WILDFLOWERS, FERNS, MOSSES

Flower Pink to Red

Red Clover
Trifolium pratense

Flower Violet to Blue

Hosta, Hosta spp.

Hosta
Hosta spp.

Flower White

White Clover, Honeystalks
Trifolium repens

Canada Mayflower
Maianthemum canadense

Common Plantain
Plantago major

English Plantain
Plantago lanceolata

Northern White Violet
Viola pallens

Flower Yellow to Orange

Smaller Hop Clover
Trifolium procumbens

Common Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale

Goldenrod
Solidago spp.

ANIMALS

Insects and Spiders

Carpenter Ant
Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Bumblebee
Bombini

Honeybee
Apis mellifera

Crickets

Housefly
Musca domestica

Mosquitoes

Gypsy Moth

Garden Spider
Areneus diadematus

Birds

Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis

American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos

House Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus

Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata

Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos

American Robin
Turdus migratorius

Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia

European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris

Tree Swallow
Iridoprocne bicolor

Mammals

Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus

Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus

House Mouse
Mus musculus

Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis

Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis

Created by: Niki Zhou and Carla Holleran
Maintained by: Nick Rodenhouse
Created: June 25, 2004
Last Modified: August 7, 2004
Expries: June 1, 2005