Last updated: August 31, 2021
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Nut 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 Nut Island.
Data Notes:
* = introduced species
(v) = voucher specimen
(p) = photograph
Due to formatting restrictions, species scientific names are not italicized in the data table.
* = introduced species
(v) = voucher specimen
(p) = photograph
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
Naturalized plants on Nut Island grow primarily on old field patches and edges of walkways and lawns. Most of the island is developed with buildings and roads, and a seawall covers the shoreline. Two naturalized plants, Echinocystis lobata and Parthenocissus tricuspidata, were found on Nut that were not seen on other Harbor Islands.
The island has been landscaped recently with a number of native and non-native plants, including gray birch (Betula populifolia), lance-leaved coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata), sweetfern (Comptonia peregrina), bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica), Norway spruce (Picea abies), and black pine (Pinus nigra), among others. These landscaped species are not yet established on the island, and are not included in the inventory list.