Bedford Audubon Society

Plants of the BAS Sanctuaries

Thanks to Carol Gracie and Tait Johansson for preparing this list.

FP=Franklin–Fels Sanctuary; HP=Hunt–Parker Sanctuary; PL=Palmer Lewis Sanctuary
+ in the Native column indicates that it is a Native Plant; - indicates it is an introduced species
+ in a Sanctuary column indicates that the plant is found at that sanctuary; - that it is not.

Family	Genus	Species	Common Name	Habit	Native	FF	HP	PL
Aceraceae	Acer	platanoides	Norway maple	tree	+	–	+	–
Aceraceae	Acer	rubrum	red maple	tree	+	+	+	–
Aceraceae	Acer	saccharum	sugar maple	tree	+	–	+	–
Acoraceae	Acorus	calamus	sweet flag	herb	+	–	+	–
Adiantaceae	Adiantum	pedatum	northern maidenhair fern	fern	+	–	+	–
Anacardiaceae	Toxicodendron	radicans	poison ivy	vine	+	+	+	–
Apiaceae	Hydrocotyle	americana	water–pennywort	herb	+	–	+	–
Apiaceae	Osmorhiza	claytoni	sweet cicely	herb	+	–	+	–
Apiaceae	Sanicula	trifoliata	black snakeroot	herb	+	–	+	–
Apiaceae	Zizia	aurea	golden Alexanders	herb	+	–	+	–
Apocynaceae	Apocynum	sp.	dogbane	herb	+	–	+	–
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex	verticillata	winterberry holly	shrub	+	–	+	–
Araceae	Arisaema	triphyllum	Jack–in–the–pulpit	herb	+	–	+	–
Araceae	Symplocarpus	foetidus	skunk cabbage	herb	+	+	+	–
Araliaceae	Aralia	spinosa	Hercules' club	shrub	+	–	+	–
Araliaceae	Panax	trifolius	dwarf ginseng	herb	+	–	+	–
Asclepiadaceae	Asclepias	purpurascens	purple milkweed	herb	+	–	+	–
Asclepiadaceae	Asclepias	syriaca	common milkweed	herb	+	–	+	–
Asclepiadaceae	Vincetoxicum	nigrum	black swallowwort	vine	–	–	+	–
Aspleniaceae	Asplenium	platyneuron	ebony spleenwort	fern	+	–	+	–
Aspleniaceae	Athyrium	felix–femina	lady fern	fern	+	–	+	–
Aspleniaceae	Athyrium	thelypteroides	silvery glade fern	fern	+	–	+	–
Aspleniaceae	Dryopteris	cristata	crested wood fern	fern	+	–	+	–
Aspleniaceae	Dryopteris	marginalis	marginal shield fern	fern	+	–	+	–
Aspleniaceae	Dryopteris	spinulosa	spinulose wood fern	fern	+	–	+	–
Aspleniaceae	Polystichum	acrostichoides	Christmas fern	fern	+	+	+	–
Aspleniaceae	Thelypteris	hexagonoptera	borad beech fern	fern	+	–	+	–
Aspleniaceae	Thelypteris	novaboracensis	New York fern	fern	+	–	+	–
Aspleniaceae	Thelypteris	palustris	marsh fern	fern	+	–	+	–
Asteraceae	Achillea	millefolium	yarrow	herb	+	–	+	–
Asteraceae	Antennaria	neglecta	field pussytoes	herb	+	–	+	–
Asteraceae	Antennaria	plantaginifolia	plantain–leaved pussytoes	herb	+	–	+	–
Asteraceae	Aster	divaricatus	white wood aster	herb	+	–	+	–
Asteraceae	Aster	linariifolius	stiff aster	herb	+	–	+	–
Asteraceae	Aster	umbellatus	flat–topped aster	herb	+	–	+	–
Asteraceae	Aster	vimineus	small white aster	herb	+	–	+	–
Asteraceae	Centaurea	maculosa	spotted knapweed	herb	–	–	+	–
Asteraceae	Cirsium	altissimum	tall thistle	herb	+	–	+	–
Asteraceae	Cirsium	arvense	Canada thistle	herb	–	–	+	–
Asteraceae	Cirsium	vulgare	common thistle	herb	–	–	+	–
Asteraceae	Erechtites	hieracifolia	pilewort	herb	+	–	+	–
Asteraceae	Erigeron	pulchellus	robin plantain	herb	+	–	+	–
Asteraceae	Eupatorium	rugosum	white snakeroot	herb	+	–	+	–
Asteraceae	Hieracium	caespitosum	yellow king–devil	herb	–	–	+	–
Asteraceae	Hieracium	venosum	rattlesnake weed	herb	+	–	+	–
Asteraceae	Inula	helenium	elecampane	herb	+	–	+	–
Asteraceae	Prenanthes	sp.	wild lettuce	herb	+	–	+	–
Asteraceae	Senecio	aureus	golden ragwort	herb	+	–	+	–
Asteraceae	Solidago	arguta	sharp–leaved goldenrod	herb	+	–	+	–
Asteraceae	Solidago	caesia	blue–stemmed goldenrod	herb	+	–	+	–
Asteraceae	Solidago	rugosa	rough–stemmed goldenrod	herb	+	–	+	–
Asteraceae	Solidago	speciosa	showy goldenrod	herb	+	–	+	–
Asteraceae	Taraxacum	officinale	common dandelion	herb	–	–	+	–
Asteraceae	Tragopogon	pratensis	showy goats–beard	herb	–	–	+	–
Balsamaceae	Impatiens	capensis	jewelweed	herb	+	–	+	–
Berberidaceae	Berberis	thunbergii	Japanese barberry	shrub	–	+	+	–
Berberidaceae	Podophyllum	peltatum	mayapple	herb	+	–	+	–
Betulaceae	Betula	alleghaniensis	yellow birch	tree	+	+	+	–
Betulaceae	Betula	lenta	black birch	tree	+	+	+	–
Betulaceae	Carpinus	caroliniana	American hornbeam	tree	+	+	+	–
Betulaceae	Ostrya	virginiana	American hop hornbeam	tree	+	+	–	–
Bignoniaceae	Campsis	radicans	trumpet creeper	vine	+	–	+	–
Boraginaceae	Mertensia	virginica	Virginia bluebells	herb	+	–	+	–
Boraginaceae	Myosotis	scorpioides	+ forget–me–not	herb	–	–	+	–
Brassicaceae	Alliaria	petiolaris	garlic mustard	herb	–	+	+	–
Brassicaceae	Cardamine	pensylvanica	Pennsylvania bittercress	herb	+	–	+	–
Brassicaceae	Cardamine	rhomboidea	spring–cress	herb	+	–	+	–
Campanulaceae	Lobelia	siphilitica	great lobelia	herb	+	–	+	–
Campanulaceae	Triodanis	perfoliata	Venus' looking glass	herb	+	–	+	–
Caprifoliaceae	Lonicera	japonica	Japanese honeysuckle	vine	–	–	+	–
Caprifoliaceae	Lonicera	tatarica	tartarian honeysuckle	shrub	–	–	+	–
Caprifoliaceae	Sambucus	canadensis	common elder	shrub	+	–	+	–
Caprifoliaceae	Viburnum	acerifolium	maple–leaf viburnum	shrub	+	–	+	–
Caprifoliaceae	Viburnum	dentatum	arrow–wood	shrub	+	–	+	–
Caprifoliaceae	Viburnum	dilitatum	linden viburnum	shrub	–	–	+	–
Caprifoliaceae	Viburnum	trilobum	highbush cranberry	shrub	+	–	+	–
Caryophyllaceae