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 |