Black Cherry Family: Rosaceae Native Region: Eastern US and Canada, Naturalized: PNW and Western Canada Plant Community: Urban Growth, Barrier Beach, Oak Hickory Size: 50-80′ tall, 30-60′ wide Hardiness Zone: 3-9 Habitat: Found in anthropogenic areas, floodplains, forests, deciduous and mixed evergreen-deciduous forests, riparian terraces, and roadsides. Prefers medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun toContinue reading “Prunus serotina”
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Psathyrella ammophila
Dune Brittlestem Family: Psathyrellaceae Native Region: US and Canada Plant Community: Barrier Beach Size: Up to 2″ Hardiness Zone: Habitat: Found on dunes of lake-side environments, feeding on decaying grass roots. Fruiting Body: Beige stem with warm-brown cap and exposed gills. Ecosystem services: Adds to ecology of sand dunes. https://species.nbnatlas.org/species/NHMSYS0001495014 https://mushroomobserver.org/name/show_name/3448 http://iucn.ekoo.se/iucn/species_view/337654/
Quercus velutina
Black Oak Family: Fagaceae Native Region: Northeastern US and Southeastern Canada Plant Community: Oak Hickory, Barrier Beach Size: 50-60′ tall and wide Hardiness Zone: 3-9 Habitat: Found in upland hills, slopes, and ridges, dry-mesic forests, woodlands in rich, acidic, well-drained soil in full sun. However, it also tolerated poor, dry soils. Leaf: Dark green in theContinue reading “Quercus velutina”
Quercus ilicifolia
Scrub Oak Family: Fagaceae Native Region: Northeastern US and Eastern Canada Plant Community: Barrier Beach, Old Field Size: 12-20′ tall Hardiness Zone: 6-10 Habitat: Found in disturbed areas, barrens, rocky ridges, mountainous terrain in dry, sandy, acidic, gravelly soils. It prefers full sun and acts as an understory tree. Leaf: Dark green in summer, reddish burgundy inContinue reading “Quercus ilicifolia”
Pinus rigida
Pitch Pine Family: Pinaceae Native Region: Eastern US and Canada Plant Community: Oak Hickory, Barrier Beach, Old Field? Size: 40-70′ tall Hardiness Zone: 4-7 Habitat: Found in dry, rocky soils, exposed sites, dry sites, coastal swamps and peaty, coastal swamps. It prefers full sun exposure in dry, rocky, sandy soil, acidic (pH <6.8) soil, but isContinue reading “Pinus rigida”
Ilex opaca
American Holly Family: Aquifoliaceae Native Region: Eastern, Southeastern, Central US Plant Community: Barrier Beach Size: 15-30′ tall, 10-20′ wide Hardiness Zone: 5-9 Habitat: Found in rich bottomlands, swamp margins, moist woods, and some coastal dunes. Prefers acidic, well-drained soil in fulll sun to part shade. Warning: Stay away from cold winter winds; loses density in too much shade.Continue reading “Ilex opaca”
Hudsonia tomentosa
Woolly Beach-Heather or Sand False Heather Family: Cistaceae Native Region: North and Northeast US and Southern Canada Plant Community: Barrier Beach Size: 4-8″ tall Hardiness Zone: 3-6 Habitat: Found in dunes, grassland, shores of rivers or lakes. This plant is adapted to sand dunes, sandy pine woods, pine-barrens, and sand hills clearings, but is less salt tolerant thanContinue reading “Hudsonia tomentosa”
Betula populifolia
Gray Birch Family: Betulaceae Native Region: Northeastern US, Southeastern Canada Plant Community: Old Field, Northern Hardwood, adjacent to Barrier Beach Size: 20-40′ tall, 10-20′ wide Hardiness Zone: 3-6 Habitat: Found in Forest edges, forests, meadows and fields, shrublands or thickets, wetland margins, regenerating fields and woodlands. Prefers well-drained, sandy, or rocky soil but also tolerates wet, dry, andContinue reading “Betula populifolia”
Aronia arbutifolia “Brilliantissima”
Cultivar of Red Chokeberry Family: Rosaceae Native Region: Eastern US and Canada, Southern US Plant Community: Barrier Beach Size: 6-8″ tall, 3-4′ wide Hardiness Zone: 4-9 Habitat: Found in wet and dry thickets, anthropogenic areas, bogs, woodlands, fields, and swamps. Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Wide range ofContinue reading “Aronia arbutifolia “Brilliantissima””
Ammophila breviligulata
American Beach Grass Family: Poaceae Native Region: Northeastern US and Canada, Naturalized: South Virginia, PNW, Western Canada Plant Community: Barrier Beach Size: Individual shoots are 1-2′ tall but the entire plant can grow up to 100, growing 6-10′ annually. Hardiness Zone: 3-8 Habitat: Found in coastal dunes, sandy ocean and lake beaches. Can be grown inland with nitrogenContinue reading “Ammophila breviligulata”
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