Sheep 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 Sheep Island.

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Island Acreage: 3.2
Owner: DEM
Quadrangle: Hull, MA
Survey Dates: 4 June, 2002.

Data Notes:
* = introduced species
(v) = voucher specimen
(p) = photograph

Due to formatting restrictions, species scientific names are not italicized in the data table.

Plant Information on Sheep Island

Species_Scientific_Name	Species_Common_Name	Family	Date_Observed	Habitat

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Notes on Habitats and Flora

Sheep Island is a densely shrubby island dominated by staghorn sumac. Poison ivy, curled dock, motherwort, and downy chess—all non-native plants—are common under the sumacs.