Plant Species
in the May Hill Nature Preserve
(The species listed below were identified in May-June 2001 and July-August 2002)
Entrance Trail
Wildflowers Blooming May-June
- Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
- Wood Strawberry (Fragraria vesca)
- Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
- Common Cinquefoil (Potentilla simplex)
- Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor)
- Hawkweed (Hieracium vulgatum)
- Broad-leafed Wood Violet (Viola latiuscula)
- Dog Violet (Viola conspersa)
Wildflowers Blooming July-August
- Tower Mustard (Arabis glabra)
- Steeplebush (Spiraea tomentosa)
- Indian Tobacco (Lobelia inflata)
- Knapweed (Centaurea maculosa)
- White Avens (Geum canadense)
- Common Plantain (Plantago major)
- Goldendrod (Solidago spp.)
- White Snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum)
- White Wood Aster (Aster divaricatus)
- Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron annuus)
Upland Woods
Wildflowers Blooming May-June
- Hepatica (Hepatica americana)
- Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum)
- Jack in the Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
- Dog Violets (Viola latiuscula)
- Rue Anemone (Anemonella thalictroides)
- Baneberry//Doll's Eyes (Actaea pachypoda)
- Fringed Polygala (Polygala paucifolia)
- Canada Mayflower (Maianthemum canadense)
- Wood Anemone (Anemone quinquefolia)
Wildflowers Blooming July-August
- White Wood Aster (Aster divaricatus)
Trees and shrubs
Canopy Trees- Red Oak (Quercus borealis)
- White Oak (Quercus alba)
- White Pine (Pinus strobus)
- White Ash (Fraxinus americana)
- American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)
- Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata)
- Paper Birch, White Birch (Betula papyrifera)
- Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus)
- American Hornbeam // Ironwood (Carpinus carolinia)
- Hop Hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana)
- Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
- Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)
- Blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis)
- Raspberry (Rubus idaeus)
Wetland Edge
Wildflowers Blooming May-June
- Wood Anemone (Anemone quinquefolia)
- Fringed Polygala (Polygala paucifolia)
- Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum)
- Trillium (Trillium erectum)
- Dwarf Ginseng (Panax trifolium)
- Canada Mayflower (Maianthemum canadense)
- Broad-leafed Wood Violet (Viola latiuscula)
- Dog Violet (Viola conspersa)
- Hooked crowfoot (Ranunculus recurvatus)
- Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)
- Jack in the Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
- Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia)
- Golden Ragwort (Senaccio aureus)
- Yellow Stargrass (Hypoxis hirsuta)
- Partridge Berry (Mitchella repens)
- Daisy Fleabane (Erieron annuus)
Wildflowers Blooming July-August
- Helleborine (Epipactus helleborine)
- Self Heal (Prunella vulgaris)
- Mad Dog Skull Cap (Scutellaria lateriflora)
- St. Johnswort (Hypericum)
- Enchanters Nightshade (Circaea quadrisulcata)
- Beggar Ticks (Bidens frondosa)
- Thyme-leaved Speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia)
Trees and shrubs
Canopy Trees- Yellow Birch (Betula lutea)
- Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
- Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata)
- Striped Maple (Acer pennsylvanicum)
- Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)
- Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor)
- Tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica)
- Basswood (Tilia americana)
- Black birch (Betula lenta)
- Black Ash (Fraximuns nigra)
- American Hornbeam // Ironwood (Carpinus carolinia)
- Witch Hazel (Hamamilis virginiana)
- Spice Bush (Lindera benzoin)
- Blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis)
- Maple-leaved Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium)
- Arrowood (Viburnum recognitum)
- Poison Ivy (Rhuus radicans)
Mosses and Ferns
- Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis)
- Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea)
- Interrupted Fern (Osmunda claytoniana)
- Massachusetts Fern (Thelyptris simulata)
- Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)
Wetland Core
Wildflowers Blooming May-June
- Wild Calla // Water Arum (Calla palustris)
- False Hellebore (Veratrum viride)
- Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)
- Pennsylvania Bittercress (Cardamine pensylvanica)
- Blue Flag (Iris versicolor)
- Marsh Blue Violet (Viola cucullata)
- Northern White Violet (Viola pallens)
- Marsh Bedstraw (Galium palustre)
Wildflowers Blooming July-August
- Whorled Loosestrife or Swamp Candles (Lysemachia quadrifolia)
- Marsh Bedstraw (Galium palustre)
- Marsh Speedwell (Veronica scutellata)
- Clearweed (Pilea pumila)
- Jewelweed or Spotted Touch-me-not (Impatiens capensis)
- Meadowsweet (Spiraea latifolia)
- Beggars Ticks (Bidens frondosa)
- Halberd-leaf Tearthumb (Polygonum saggitatum)
- Arrow-leaf Tearthumb (Polygonum arifolium)
- Northern Willow Herb (Epilobium glandulosum)
- Northern Bugleweed (Lycopus uniflorus)
Trees and shrubs
Trees- Red Maple // Swamp Maple (Acer rubrum)
- Speckled Alder (Alnus incana)
- Smooth Alder (Alnus rugosa)
- Black Alder // Winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
- White Pine, Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)
- High Bush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)
- Meadowsweet (Spiraea latifolia)
Mosses and Ferns
- Peat moss (Sphagnum spp.)
- Marsh Fern (Thelypteris palustris)
- Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis)
- Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis)
- Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea)