Last updated: August 31, 2021
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Little Calf 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 Little Calf 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
Like neighboring Green Island, only smaller, Little Calf Island is a mass of rock outcroppings surrounded by surf. Gulls and cormorants have dominion over the island. Plant life is restricted to a few tough perennial forbs, growing in crevices and shallow soil pockets, that can survive the conditions of salt spray, minimal soil, and full exposure to the elements.