Walter Kittredge, a botanist from Harvard, compiled a list of the plants present at the Keck Reservation
(You may email Walter at kittredg@oeb.harvard.edu)
He categorized the plants into:
You may download a list of all categories with either of the following links
Microsoft Excel Adobe PDFWetlands Indicator Status (WIS) |
Native/Introducted (N/I) |
OBL = Obligate wetland plant | N = Native |
FAC = Facultative plant | I = Introduced |
FACW = Facultative wetland plant | |
FACU = Facultative upland plant | |
UPL = Upland plant |
Common Name | Genus species | Family | N/I | WIS |
Birch, Gray | Betula populifolia | BETU | N | FAC |
Birch, Yellow | Betula allegheniensis | BETU | N | FAC |
Buckthorn, Glossy | Frangula alnifolia | RHAM | I | FAC |
Chestnut | Castanea dentata | FAGA | N | FACU |
Elm, American | Ulmus americana | ULMA | N | FACW- |
Hickory, Shagbark | Carya ovata | JUGL | N | FACU- |
Maple, Japanese | Acer japonicum | SAPI | I | |
Maple, Norway | Acer platanoides | SAPI | I | |
Maple, Red | Acer rubrum | SAPI | N | FAC |
Maple, Striped | Acer pensylvanicum | SAPI | N | FACU |
Mountain-Ash, European | Sorbus aucuparia | ROSA | I | |
Oak, Black | Quercus velutina | FAGA | N | |
Oak, Red | Quercus rubra | FAGA | N | FACU- |
Oak, Scarlet | Quercus coccinea | FAGA | N | |
Oak, White | Quercus alba | FAGA | N | FACU- |
Pine, White | Pinus strobus | PINA | N | FACU |
Sassafras | Sassafras albidum | LAUR | N | FACU |
Spruce, White | Picea glauca | PINA | N | FACU |
Tree of Heaven | Ailanthus altissima | SIMA | I | |
Tupelo or Black Gum | Nyssa sylvatica | NYSS | N | FAC |