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Hurricane Island Natural History Guide

Guide to the plants, mammals, invertebrates, and birds found on Hurricane Island, Vinalhaven, Maine
www.hurricaneisland.net

Mountain cranberry 1
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
bittersweet nightshade 2
Solanum dulcamara
black crowberry 3
Empetrum nigrum
Canada Mayflower 4
Maianthemum canadense
Common Comfrey 5
Symphytum officinale
Great Mullein 6
Verbascum thapsus
Common plantain 7
Plantago major
Common St. John's Wort 6
Hypericum perforatum
Tufted Vetch 8
Vicia cracca
purplestem angelica 9
Angelica atropurpurea
honewort 10
Cryptotaenia canadensis
black huckleberry 11
Gaylussacia baccata
Indian Pipe 12
Monotropa uniflora
Jack-in-the-pulpit 13
Arisaema triphyllum
Jewelweed 14
Impatiens capensis
Biting Stonecrop 15
Sedum acre
Cerastium vulgatum 15
Cerastium fontanum
Fox-and-cubs 16
Hieracium aurantiacum
Prickly Gooseberry 17
Ribes cynosbati
Red Clover 18
Trifolium pratense
Rugosa Rose 19
Rosa rugosa
Common Snowberry 20
Symphoricarpos albus
Starflower 21
Trientalis borealis
Stinging Nettle 22
Urtica dioica
Meadow buttercup 23
Ranunculus acris
seaside pea 24
Lathyrus japonicus
mountain strawberry 25
Fragaria virginiana
common yarrow 26
Achillea millefolium
Sheep's Sorrel 27
Rumex acetosella
European Raspberry 28
Rubus idaeus
Brown Mustard 29
Brassica juncea
Common hemp-nettle 5
Galeopsis tetrahit
American White Waterlily 30
Nymphaea odorata
Rabbitfoot Clover 31
Trifolium arvense
field thistle 32
Cirsium arvense
Curly dock 33
Rumex crispus
common juniper 34
Juniperus communis
American Searocket 31
Cakile edentula
Persicaria sp. 35
Persicaria
Dodder 36
Cuscuta gronovii
Epilobium angustifolium 6
Chamerion angustifolium
lesser hop trefoil 5
Trifolium dubium
Barn Swallow 37
Hirundo rustica
Northern Parula 38
Setophaga americana
Scarlet Tanager 14
Piranga olivacea
Eastern Phoebe 39
Sayornis phoebe
Common Loon 14
Gavia immer
Common Eider 40
Somateria mollissima
Black Guillemot 41
Cepphus grylle
Greater Black-backed Gull 42
Larus marinus
Herring Gull 43
Larus argentatus
Laughing Gull 14
Leucophaeus atricilla
Northern Flicker 44
Colaptes auratus
Dark-eyed Junco 45
Junco hyemalis
Cedar Waxwing 46
Bombycilla cedrorum
Swainson's Thrush 44
Catharus ustulatus
American Redstart 47
Setophaga ruticilla
Common Yellowthroat 48
Geothlypis trichas
Gray Catbird 14
Dumetella carolinensis
Great Blue Heron 49
Ardea herodias
Belted Kingfisher 50
Megaceryle alcyon
Atlantic Rock Crab 51
Cancer irroratus
Bread-crumb Sponge 52
Halichondria panicea
common periwinkle 53
Littorina littorea
rough periwinkle
Littorina saxatilis
Flat Periwinkle 51
Littorina obtusata
Common Slipper Shell 54
Crepidula fornicata
tortoise shell limpet
Tectura testudinalis
Scale Worm
Lepidonotus squamatus
Sea Vase 55
Ciona intestinalis
Eelgrass 56
Zostera marina
Jonah Crab 30
Cancer borealis
Dog Whelk 57
Nucella lapillus
Waved Whelk 58
Buccinum undatum
American lobster 59
Homarus americanus
skeleton shrimp 57
Caprelloidea
Scuds 60
Amphipoda
Irish Moss
Chondrus crispus
Sea Lettuce 56
Ulva lactuca
Purple Laver 61
Porphyra umbilicalis
Knotted Wrack 62
Ascophyllum nodosum
Speckled Alder 63
Alnus incana
Horse-Chestnut 64
Aesculus hippocastanum
American Mountain Ash 65
Sorbus americana
Red-Berried Elder 66
Sambucus pubens
Common Elderberry 67
Sambucus nigra canadensis
Trembling Aspen 68
Populus tremuloides
American Elm 69
Ulmus americana
Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
White Spruce 70
Picea glauca
Red Spruce 71
Picea rubens
Balsam Fir 72
Abies balsamea
Fucus vesiculosis 73
Green Crab 74
Carcinus maenas
Membranipora membranacea 75
Acorn Barnacle 76
Semibalanus balanoides
Hyas coarctatus
Forbes's Starfish 77
Asterias forbesi
Henricia sp 78
Henricia
Daisy Brittle Star 30
Ophiopholis aculeata

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