Wetlands
"I enter a swamp as a sacred place" - Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862
[TREES] [SHRUBS] [WILDFLOWERS/FERNS/MOSSES] [ANIMALS] IN WETLANDS
TREES
Leaf Alternate and Simple
Gray Birch, Betula populifolia
Gray Birch Betula populifolia
White Birch, Paper Birch Betula papyrifera
Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua
Black Tupelo Nyssa sylvatica
Weeping Willow Salix babylonica
Leaf Needlelike or Scalelike
Atlantic White Cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides
White Spruce Picea glauca
SHRUBS
Leaf Alternate and Compound
Poison Ivy Rhus radicans
Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Wild Rose Rosa spp.
Greenbrier, Smilax rotundifolia
Speckled Alder Alnus rugosa
Azalea Rhododendron spp.
Japanese Barberry Berberis thunbergii
Common Highbush Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum
European Buckthorn Rhamnus frangula
Grape Vitis spp.
Greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia
American Holly Ilex opaca
Mountain Laurel Kalmia latifolia
Sheep Laurel Kalmia angustifolia
Coast Pepperbush Clethra alnifolia
Great Rhododendron Rhododendron maximum
Leaf Opposite and Compound
Common Elderberry Sambucus canadensis
Leaf Opposite and Simple
Roundleaf Dogwood Cornus rugosa
Swamp Dogwood Cornus amomum
Red Maple Acer rubrum
Common Mock-Orange Philadelphus inodorus
WILDFLOWERS, FERNS, MOSSES
Flower Green, Brown or None
Common Cattail Typha latifolia
Cinnamon Fern Osmunda cinnamomea
Interrupted Fern Osmunda claytoniana
Cross-Leaved Milkwort Polygala cruciata
Fragrant Water-Lily, Nymphaea odorata
Sphagnum Moss Sphagnum spp.
Flower Pink to Red
Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Fragrant Water-Lily Nymphaea odorata
Flower Violet to Blue
True Forget-Me-Not Myosotis scorpioides
Larger Blue Flag Iris Iris versicolor
Nightshade, Solanum dulcamara
Nightshade Solanum dulcamara
Flower White
Indian-Pipe Monotropa uniflora
Northern White Violet Viola pallens
Flower Yellow to Orange
Goldenrod Solidago spp.
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Loosetrife, Swamp Candles Lysimachia terrestris
Whorled Loosestrife Lysimachia quadrifolia
Spotted Touch-Me-Not Impatiens capensis
ANIMALS
Birds
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Tree Swallow Iridoprocne bicolor
Reptiles and Amphibians
Garter Snake Thamnophis spp.
Northern Wood Frog Rana sylvatica
American Toad Bufo americanus
Mammals
Beaver Castor canadensis
White-Tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus
Muskrat Ondatra zibethica
Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana
Raccoon Procyon lotor
Short Tailed Shrew Blarina brevicauda
Meadow Vole Microtus pennsylvanicus
Insects and Spiders
Bowl-and-Doily Spider Frontinella communis
Crane Flies
Crickets
Damselflies
Dragonflies
Short-horned Grasshoppers
Mosquitoes
Created by: Niki Zhou and Carla Holleran Maintained by: Nick RodenhouseCreated: June 25, 2004 Last Modified: August 7, 2004 Expries: June 1, 2005