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Plants
Type
Common Name
Scientific Name
C
Acidic Talus Slope Woodland
Acidic talus slope woodland
C
Allegheny Oak Forest
Allegheny oak forest
C
Alpine Krummholz
Alpine krummholz
C
Alpine Sliding Fen
Alpine sliding fen
C
Alvar Pavement Grassland
Alvar pavement grassland
C
Alvar Shrubland
Alvar shrubland
C
Alvar Woodland
Alvar woodland
C
Appalachian Oak-Hickory Forest
Appalachian oak-hickory forest
C
Appalachian Oak-Pine Forest
Appalachian oak-pine forest
C
Backwater Slough
Backwater slough
C
Balsam Flats
Balsam flats
C
Beech-Maple Mesic Forest
Beech-maple mesic forest
C
Black Spruce-Tamarack Bog
Black spruce-tamarack bog
C
Bog Lake/Pond
Bog lake/pond
C
Boreal Heath Barrens
Boreal heath barrens
C
Brackish Interdunal Swales
Brackish interdunal swales
C
Brackish Intertidal Mudflats
Brackish intertidal mudflats
C
Brackish Meadow
Brackish meadow
C
Brackish Subtidal Aquatic Bed
Brackish subtidal aquatic bed
C
Brackish Tidal Marsh
Brackish tidal marsh
C
Calcareous Cliff Community
Calcareous cliff community
C
Calcareous Pavement Woodland
Calcareous pavement woodland
C
Calcareous Red Cedar Barrens
Calcareous red cedar barrens
C
Calcareous Shoreline Outcrop
Calcareous shoreline outcrop
C
Calcareous Talus Slope Woodland
Calcareous talus slope woodland
C
Chestnut Oak Forest
Chestnut oak forest
C
Cliff Community
Cliff community
C
Coastal Oak-Beech Forest
Coastal oak-beech forest
C
Coastal Oak-Heath Forest
Coastal oak-heath forest
C
Coastal Oak-Hickory Forest
Coastal oak-hickory forest
C
Coastal Oak-Holly Forest
Coastal oak-holly forest
C
Coastal Oak-Laurel Forest
Coastal oak-laurel forest
C
Coastal Plain Atlantic White Cedar Swamp
Coastal plain Atlantic white cedar swamp
C
Coastal Plain Pond
Coastal plain pond
C
Coastal Plain Pond Shore
Coastal plain pond shore
C
Coastal Plain Poor Fen
Coastal plain poor fen
C
Coastal Salt Pond
Coastal salt pond
C
Cobble Shore
Cobble shore
C
Cobble Shore Wet Meadow
Cobble shore wet meadow
C
Confined River
Confined river
C
Deep Emergent Marsh
Deep emergent marsh
C
Dry Alvar Grassland
Dry alvar grassland
C
Dwarf Pine Plains
Dwarf pine plains
C
Dwarf Pine Ridges
Dwarf pine ridges
C
Dwarf Shrub Bog
Dwarf shrub bog
C
Eutrophic Dimictic Lake
Eutrophic dimictic lake
C
Eutrophic Pond
Eutrophic pond
C
Floodplain Forest
Floodplain forest
C
Floodplain Grassland
Floodplain grassland
C
Freshwater Intertidal Mudflats
Freshwater intertidal mudflats
C
Freshwater Intertidal Shore
Freshwater intertidal shore
C
Freshwater Tidal Creek
Freshwater tidal creek
C
Freshwater Tidal Marsh
Freshwater tidal marsh
C
Freshwater Tidal Swamp
Freshwater tidal swamp
C
Great Lakes Aquatic Bed
Great Lakes aquatic bed
C
Great Lakes Bluff
Great Lakes bluff
C
Great Lakes Deepwater Community
Great Lakes deepwater community
C
Great Lakes Dunes
Great Lakes dunes
C
Hemlock-Hardwood Swamp
Hemlock-hardwood swamp
C
Hemlock-Northern Hardwood Forest
Hemlock-northern hardwood forest
C
Hempstead Plains Grassland
Hempstead Plains grassland
C
Highbush Blueberry Bog Thicket
Highbush blueberry bog thicket
C
High Salt Marsh
High salt marsh
C
Ice Cave Talus Community
Ice cave talus community
C
Inland Atlantic White Cedar Swamp
Inland Atlantic white cedar swamp
C
Inland Calcareous Lake Shore
Inland calcareous lake shore
C
Inland Poor Fen
Inland poor fen
C
Inland Salt Marsh
Inland salt marsh
C
Inland Salt Pond
Inland salt pond
C
Intermittent Stream
Intermittent stream
C
Limestone Woodland
Limestone woodland
C
Low Salt Marsh
Low salt marsh
C
Maple-Basswood Rich Mesic Forest
Maple-basswood rich mesic forest
C
Marine Eelgrass Meadow
Marine eelgrass meadow
C
Marine Intertidal Gravel/Sand Beach
Marine intertidal gravel/sand beach
C
Marine Intertidal Mudflats
Marine intertidal mudflats
C
Marine Rocky Intertidal
Marine rocky intertidal
C
Maritime Beach
Maritime beach
C
Maritime Beech Forest
Maritime beech forest
C
Maritime Bluff
Maritime bluff
C
Maritime Dunes
Maritime dunes
C
Maritime Freshwater Interdunal Swales
Maritime freshwater interdunal swales
C
Maritime Grassland
Maritime grassland
C
Maritime Heathland
Maritime heathland
C
Maritime Holly Forest
Maritime holly forest
C
Maritime Oak Forest
Maritime oak forest
C
Maritime Pitch Pine Dune Woodland
Maritime pitch pine dune woodland
C
Maritime Red Cedar Forest
Maritime red cedar forest
C
Maritime Shrubland
Maritime shrubland
C
Marl Fen
Marl fen
C
Marl Pond
Marl pond
C
Marl Pond Shore
Marl pond shore
C
Marsh Headwater Stream
Marsh headwater stream
C
Medium Fen
Medium fen
C
Meromictic Lake
Meromictic lake
C
Mesotrophic Dimictic Lake
Mesotrophic dimictic lake
C
Mountain Fir Forest
Mountain fir forest
C
Mountain Spruce-Fir Forest
Mountain spruce-fir forest
C
Northern White Cedar Rocky Summit
Northern white cedar rocky summit
C
Northern White Cedar Swamp
Northern white cedar swamp
C
Oak Openings
Oak openings
C
Oak-Tulip Tree Forest
Oak-tulip tree forest
C
Oligotrophic Dimictic Lake
Oligotrophic dimictic lake
C
Oligotrophic Pond
Oligotrophic pond
C
Open Alpine Community
Open alpine community
C
Oxbow Lake/Pond
Oxbow lake/pond
C
Patterned Peatland
Patterned peatland
C
Perched Bog
Perched bog
C
Perched Swamp White Oak Swamp
Perched swamp white oak swamp
C
Pine Barrens Shrub Swamp
Pine barrens shrub swamp
C
Pine Barrens Vernal Pond
Pine barrens vernal pond
C
Pine-Northern Hardwood Forest
Pine-northern hardwood forest
C
Pitch Pine-Blueberry Peat Swamp
Pitch pine-blueberry peat swamp
C
Pitch Pine-Heath Barrens
Pitch pine-heath barrens
C
Pitch Pine-Oak Forest
Pitch pine-oak forest
C
Pitch Pine-Oak-Heath Rocky Summit
Pitch pine-oak-heath rocky summit
C
Pitch Pine-Oak-Heath Woodland
Pitch pine-oak-heath woodland
C
Pitch Pine-Scrub Oak Barrens
Pitch pine-scrub oak barrens
C
Post Oak-Blackjack Oak Barrens
Post oak-blackjack oak barrens
C
Red Cedar Rocky Summit
Red cedar rocky summit
C
Red Maple-Blackgum Swamp
Red maple-blackgum swamp
C
Red Maple-Hardwood Swamp
Red maple-hardwood swamp
C
Red Maple-Swamp White Oak Swamp
Red maple-swamp white oak swamp
C
Red Maple-Sweetgum Swamp
Red maple-sweetgum swamp
C
Red Maple-Tamarack Peat Swamp
Red maple-tamarack peat swamp
C
Red Pine Rocky Summit
Red pine rocky summit
C
Rich Graminoid Fen
Rich graminoid fen
C
Rich Hemlock-Hardwood Peat Swamp
Rich hemlock-hardwood peat swamp
C
Rich Mesophytic Forest
Rich mesophytic forest
C
Rich Shrub Fen
Rich shrub fen
C
Rich Sloping Fen
Rich sloping fen
C
Riverside Ice Meadow
Riverside ice meadow
C
Riverside Sand/Gravel Bar
Riverside sand/gravel bar
C
Rocky Headwater Stream
Rocky headwater stream
C
Rocky Summit Grassland
Rocky summit grassland
C
Salt Panne
Salt panne
C
Salt Shrub
Salt shrub
C
Saltwater Tidal Creek
Saltwater tidal creek
C
Sandstone Pavement Barrens
Sandstone pavement barrens
C
Sea Level Fen
Sea level fen
C
Sedge Meadow
Sedge meadow
C
Serpentine Barrens
Serpentine barrens
C
Shale Cliff and Talus Community
Shale cliff and talus community
C
Shale Talus Slope Woodland
Shale talus slope woodland
C
Shallow Emergent Marsh
Shallow emergent marsh
C
Shoreline Outcrop
Shoreline outcrop
C
Shrub Swamp
Shrub swamp
C
Silver Maple-Ash Swamp
Silver maple-ash swamp
C
Spruce-Fir Rocky Summit
Spruce-fir rocky summit
C
Spruce-Fir Swamp
Spruce-fir swamp
C
Spruce Flats
Spruce flats
C
Spruce-Northern Hardwood Forest
Spruce-northern hardwood forest
C
Successional Fern Meadow
Successional fern meadow
C
Successional Maritime Forest
Successional maritime forest
C
Successional Northern Sandplain Grassland
Successional northern sandplain grassland
C
Summer-stratified Monomictic Lake
Summer-stratified monomictic lake
C
Talus Cave Community
Talus cave community
C
Tidal River
Tidal river
C
Unconfined River
Unconfined river
C
Vernal Pool
Vernal pool
C
Wet Alvar Grassland
Wet alvar grassland
C
Winter-stratified Monomictic Lake
Winter-stratified monomictic lake