EwA Guide to the Endangered Species of the Fells (US)

An EwA companion guide to the endangered species — or species on the Massachusetts state watchlist — of the Middlesex Fells Reservation (Massachusetts).
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toothed tick-trefoil ¹
Desmodium cuspidatum

lion's foot ¹
Nabalus serpentarius

river birch ²
Betula nigra

Maple-leaved Goosefoot ³
Chenopodium simplex

Crataegus keepii ⁴

Rose Coreopsis ⁵
Coreopsis rosea

Slender Knotweed ⁶
Polygonum tenue

violet bush clover ⁷
Lespedeza frutescens

Featherfoil ⁸
Hottonia inflata

Early Buttercup ⁹
Ranunculus fascicularis

Allegheny Mountain Buttercup ¹
Ranunculus allegheniensis

cursed crowfoot ¹⁰
Ranunculus sceleratus

ragged fringed orchid ¹¹
Platanthera lacera

rock spikemoss ¹²
Selaginella rupestris

Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid ¹³
Platanthera psycodes

Golden-winged Warbler ¹⁴
Vermivora chrysoptera

Bog Turtle ¹⁵
Glyptemys muhlenbergii

Wood Thrush ¹⁶
Hylocichla mustelina

Marbled Salamander ¹⁷
Ambystoma opacum

green ash ¹⁸
Fraxinus pennsylvanica

eastern hemlock ¹⁹
Tsuga canadensis

black ash ²⁰
Fraxinus nigra

American chestnut ²¹
Castanea dentata

white ash ²²
Fraxinus americana

Hentz's Tiger Beetle ²³
Cicindela rufiventris hentzii

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EwA Guide to the Endangered Species of the Fells (US)

toothed tick-trefoil 1 Desmodium cuspidatum

lion's foot 1 Nabalus serpentarius

river birch 2 Betula nigra

Maple-leaved Goosefoot 3 Chenopodium simplex

Crataegus keepii 4

Rose Coreopsis 5 Coreopsis rosea

Slender Knotweed 6 Polygonum tenue

violet bush clover 7 Lespedeza frutescens

Featherfoil 8 Hottonia inflata

Early Buttercup 9 Ranunculus fascicularis

Allegheny Mountain Buttercup 1 Ranunculus allegheniensis

cursed crowfoot 10 Ranunculus sceleratus

ragged fringed orchid 11 Platanthera lacera

rock spikemoss 12 Selaginella rupestris

Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid 13 Platanthera psycodes

Golden-winged Warbler 14 Vermivora chrysoptera

Bog Turtle 15 Glyptemys muhlenbergii

Wood Thrush 16 Hylocichla mustelina

Marbled Salamander 17 Ambystoma opacum

green ash 18 Fraxinus pennsylvanica

eastern hemlock 19 Tsuga canadensis

black ash 20 Fraxinus nigra

American chestnut 21 Castanea dentata

white ash 22 Fraxinus americana

Hentz's Tiger Beetle 23 Cicindela rufiventris hentzii