Succession East

Native Plant Species

Species of native trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants currently found in the Riparian North project area. By studying the particlar benefits  or ecological services (or liabilities) provided by each, we will consider enhancements that might derive from increasing or decreasong their numbers. We will also identify additional species that might be introduced that would extend these benefits/service in specific ways.

From these considerations, we will work toward a plan for making actural changes to the site, which will, in turn, lead to further observation and assessment.

type	index	common name	biological name	number	note
Trees
	1	American Elm	Ulmus americana	10
	2	Apple	Malus domestica	1
	3	Basswood	Tilia Americana	10
	4	Birch	Betula	10
	5	Black Cherry	Prunus serotina	10	host of diseases
	6	Black Locust	Robinia pseudoacacia	10	medicinal
	7	Black Walnut	Juglans nigra	10	frill cutting
	8	Box Elder	Acer negundo	1
	12	Eastern Hemlock	Tsuga	10
	9	Green Ash	Fraxinus pennsylvanica	10
	10	Hackberry	Celtis occidentalis
	11	Hawthorn	Crataegus sp.	1
	13	Hophornebeam	Ostrya virginiana	1	introduced along streambank
	14	Pagoda Dogwood	cornus alternifolia	10
	15	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	1
	16	Red Oak	Querus rubra	10
	17	Serviceberry	Amelanchier canadensis	1
	18	Shagbark Hickory	Carya ovataq	10	seedlings
	19	Sugar Maple	Acer saccharum	10
	20	White Oak	Quercus Alba	10
	21	White Pine	Pinus strobus	10
Shrubs
	1	Arrowwood Viburnum	V. dentatum	10	introduced
	2	Autumn Olive	Eleaganus umbellata	10	invasive, spraying
	3	Barberry	Berberis	10	invasive, spraying
	4	Black Rasberry	Rubus occidentalis	1000
	5	Blackhaw Viburnum	V. prunifolium	1
	6	Chockberry
	7	Cranberry Viburnum	V. triobum	10
	8	Gray Dogwood	Cornus racemosa	100
	9	Honeysuckle	Lonicera spp.	10	invasive, spraying
	10	Multiflora Rose	Rosa multiflora	10	invasive, spraying
	11	Nannyberry	V. lentago	10
	12	Privet	Oleaceae	10
	13	Scarlet Elder
	14	Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	10
	15	Staghorn Sumac	Rhus typhinas	10
	16	WitchHazel
Vines
	1	American Bittersweet	Celastrus scandens	100	(Native)
	2	Cucumber Vine	Echinocystis lobata	100	(Wild)
	3	Fox Grape	Vitis labrusca	100
	4	Oriental Bittersweet	Celastrus orbiculatus	100
	5	Poisin Ivy	Toxicodendron radicans	100
	6	Virginia Creeper	Parthenocissus quinquefolia	100
	7	Witchhazel	Hamamelis	10
Total	44