Last updated: September 2, 2021
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Button Island Plants
In a two-year project funded by the Island Alliance to study the vegetation of the Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area, 32 islands were surveyed and inventoried for vascular plant species. Field surveys began on 9 June 2001 and ended on 30 September 2002.
Below is the data collected for Button Island.
Data Notes:
* = introduced species
Due to formatting restrictions, species scientific names are not italicized in the data table.
* = introduced species
Due to formatting restrictions, species scientific names are not italicized in the data table.
| Species_Scientific_Name | Species_Common_Name | Family | Date_Observed | Habitat |
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Notes on Habitats and Flora
Uplands of this tiny island consists of densely vegetated thickets of shrubs (staghorn sumac, bayberry, wild black raspberry), and trees (basswood, red cedar, English oak, black cherry).