Wildflowers of New England
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Many species of wildflower
s are native to New England
. There are four important community types which show considerable diversity and blending across this United States physiographic region
. These are: alpine, coniferous forests, northern hardwood forests, and wetlands. Wetlands may be further subdivided into bogs, swamps, and bottomlands.
This article lists some of these Wildflowers of New England and references sites for further research.
Loss and Invasive Species
are major threats to the wildflowers of this region.
These invasive species include Purple Loosestrife
, Garlic Mustard
and Multiflora Rose
.
Wildflower
A wildflower is a flower that grows wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted. Yet "wildflower" meadows of a few mixed species are sold in seed packets. The term "wildflower" has been made vague by commercial seedsmen who are interested in selling more flowers or seeds more...
s are native to New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
. There are four important community types which show considerable diversity and blending across this United States physiographic region
United States physiographic region
The list of continental United States Physiographic regions identifies the 8 regions, 25 provinces, and 85 sections. The system dates to Nevin Fenneman's paper Physiographic Subdivision of the United States, published in 1917...
. These are: alpine, coniferous forests, northern hardwood forests, and wetlands. Wetlands may be further subdivided into bogs, swamps, and bottomlands.
This article lists some of these Wildflowers of New England and references sites for further research.
Threats
HabitatHabitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
Loss and Invasive Species
Invasive species
"Invasive species", or invasive exotics, is a nomenclature term and categorization phrase used for flora and fauna, and for specific restoration-preservation processes in native habitats, with several definitions....
are major threats to the wildflowers of this region.
These invasive species include Purple Loosestrife
Purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria is a flowering plant belonging to the family Lythraceae, native to Europe, Asia, northwest Africa, and southeastern Australia. It should not be confused with other plants sharing the name loosestrife that are members of the family Primulaceae...
, Garlic Mustard
Garlic Mustard
Garlic mustard is a biennial flowering plant in the Mustard family, Brassicaceae. It is native to Europe, western and central Asia, and northwestern Africa, from Morocco, Iberia and the British Isles, north to northern Scandinavia, and east to northern India and western China...
and Multiflora Rose
Multiflora Rose
Rosa multiflora is a species of rose native to eastern Asia, in China, Japan and Korea....
.
See also
- New England-Acadian forests
- Wildflowers of the Great Smoky MountainsWildflowers of the Great Smoky MountainsMore than 1400 species of Wildflowers are native to the Great Smoky Mountains. Every spring in late April Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the site of the week long annual spring wildflower pilgrimage to celebrate this diversity....
- Wildflowers of the Canadian Rocky MountainsWildflowers of the Canadian Rocky MountainsWildflowers of the Canadian Rocky Mountains is an image list of flowering plants found in the Rocky Mountains in Canada.-Resources:*Alberta Wayside Wildflowers - Linda Kershaw ISBN 1-55105-350-0...
- List of San Francisco Bay Area wildflowers
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower CenterLady Bird Johnson Wildflower CenterThe center currently functions as an Organizational Research Unit of The University of Texas at Austin.The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is a public botanical garden on La Crosse Avenue near the Mopac Expressway, 10 miles SW of downtown Austin, Texas and just inside the edge of the...
- Brandywine Wildflower and Native Plant GardensBrandywine Wildflower and Native Plant GardensThe Brandywine Wildflower and Native Plant Gardens are gardens at the Brandywine River Museum, located on U.S. Route 1 beside the Brandywine Creek in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania....
- Wildflower FestivalWildflower FestivalWildflower Festival may refer to one of these annual events:* Wildflower Festival, a community festival launched from the Wildflower Triathlon* Wildflower Festival , an annual event in Kings Park, Western Australia...
Resources
- Spring Wildflowers of New England by Marilyn Dwelley (Hardcover), Down East Books; 2nd edition (July 2000),ISBN 0892724897.
- Summer & Fall Wildflowers of New England by Marilyn Dwelley (Hardcover), Down East Books; 2nd revised edition (November 2004),ISBN 0892725591.