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This category contains the native flora of Massachusetts as defined by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions.Taxa of the lowest rank are always included; taxa of higher ranks (e.g. genus) are only included if monotypic or endemic.
It is home to the most comprehensive native plant database in the U.S., which features profiles of more than 9,000 North American native plants along with a number of other resources (see Native Plants of North America). The Wildflower Center has 9 acres of cultivated gardens, including the Luci and Ian Family Garden and the Ann and O.J. Weber ...
Lygodium palmatum is the only species of its genus native to North America.Unlike most species in the genus, this one, called the American climbing fern, [2] Hartford fern (after Hartford, Connecticut), or Alice's fern, is extremely hardy in temperate zones (other species tolerant of temperate climates include New Zealand's Lygodium articulatum and the Japanese Lygodium japonicum, which is now ...
It is the headquarters of Native Plant Trust, and open to visitors between mid-April and mid-October. Specific dates and hours of operation are listed at NativePlantTrust.org . Garden in the Woods was founded in 1931, when Will C. Curtis purchased 30 acres (121,000 m 2 ) in North Framingham, and began to create a botanical garden on the site.
Spring Wildflowers of New England by Marilyn Dwelley (Hardcover), Down East Books; 2nd edition (July 2000),ISBN 0-89272-489-7. Summer & Fall Wildflowers of New England by Marilyn Dwelley (Hardcover), Down East Books; 2nd revised edition (November 2004), ISBN 0-89272-559-1.
About 3,800 additional non-native species of vascular plants are recorded as established outside of cultivation in the U.S., as well as a much smaller number of non-native non-vascular plants and plant relatives. The United States possesses one of the most diverse temperate floras in the world, comparable only to that of China.
The Massachusetts Invasive Plant Advisory Group (MIPAG) defines invasive species are "non-native species that have spread into native or minimally managed plant systems in Massachusetts, causing ...
It is noted for its work in educating business and the public about the benefits of using native plants, [5] [6] and its work in promoting native species through plant sales [7] and seed exchanges has been credited with the resurgence of some species. [8] It also maintains a list of local native plant societies across the United States and ...