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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.
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. [1]
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.
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Prunus americana, commonly called the American plum, [7] wild plum, or Marshall's large yellow sweet plum, is a species of Prunus native to North America from Saskatchewan and Idaho south to New Mexico and east to Québec, Maine and Florida. [8] Prunus americana has often been planted outside its native range and sometimes escapes cultivation. [9]
Butomus umbellatus is a Eurasian plant species in the family Butomaceae.It is the only species in the family. Common names include flowering rush [2] or grass rush.Introduced into North America as an ornamental plant it has now become a serious invasive weed [3] in the Great Lakes area and in parts of the Pacific Northwest. [4]
Smilax rotundifolia, also known as roundleaf greenbrier [2] or common greenbrier, is a woody vine native to the southeastern and eastern United States and eastern Canada. [1] [3] [4] It is a common and conspicuous part of the natural forest ecosystems in much of its native range. The leaves are glossy green, petioled, alternate, and circular to ...
This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Massachusetts is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of Massachusetts [1] [2] [3] Name Image