Atlas of the flora of New England: Gymnosperms


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GYMNOSPERMAE - GYMNOSPERMS



CONIFEROPHYTA



CUPRESSACEAE



CHAMAECYPARIS

Chamaecyparis thyoides (Linnaeus) Britton, Sterns & Poggenburg. - Atlantic White Cedar.


Swamps, wet thickets.



JUNIPERUS

Juniperus communis Linnaeus var. depressa Pursh - Ground Juniper. 2n = 22.


Poor soils in open areas, especially old pastures and ledges, persisting in recent woodlands. [Larger individuals have been misidentified as var. communis.]


Juniperus horizontalis Moench - Creeping Juniper. 2n = 22.


Ledges, sandy or rocky banks.


Juniperus virginiana Linnaeus - Eastern Red Cedar.


Mostly dry, open sites (typically old fields), rocky slopes, borders of salt marshes, persisting in recent woodlands. [J. virginiana var. crebra Fernald & Griscom]


JUNIPERUS hybrids

Juniperus communis Linnaeus var. depressa Pursh X Juniperus virginiana Linnaeus.


Juniperus horizontalisMoench X Juniperus virginiana Linnaeus.




THUJA

Thuja occidentalis Linnaeus - Arbor-vitae. 2n = 22.


Swamps, rocky banks of ponds and rivers, old pastures, in calcareous soils.



PINACEAE



ABIES

Abies balsamea (Linnaeus) Miller - Balsam Fir. 2n = 24.


Damp, rich, cool woods, swamps, mountain slopes. [A. balsamea var. phanerolepis Fernald]



LARIX

LARIX DECIDUA Miller - European Larch. 2n = 24.


Near habitations in moist woods and clearings. From Europe.


Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch - Tamarack. n = 12; 2n = 24.


Northward in poorly drained lowlands, swamps, bogs, shaded hillsides, sometimes to tree line on mountain slopes; southward in cold swamps and bogs.



PICEA

PICEA ABIES (Linnaeus) H. Karsten - Norway Spruce. n = 12; 2n = 24.


Woods and hedgerows. From Europe.


Picea glauca (Moench) Voss - White Spruce. n = 12; 2n = 24.


Moist woods, dry sandy soils, old pastures, rocky slopes, exposed hilltops, ocean cliffs.


Picea mariana (Miller) Britton, Sterns, & Poggenburg. - Black Spruce. n = 12; 2n = 24.


Northward on mountain slopes, rocky hillsides, high banks of streams, bogs; southward in sphagnum bogs and swamps.


Picea rubens Sargent - Red Spruce. n = 12; 2n = 24.


Rocky, well-drained, upland woods, mountain slopes, occasionally in swamps (southward).



PINUS

Pinus banksiana Lambert - Jack Pine. 2n = 18, 24.


Sterile sand or rocky soils, rocky slopes and ledges, escaped from plantations at roadsides and bog margins (southward).


PINUS MUGO Turra - Swiss Mountain Pine. 2n = 24.


Old pastures. From Europe. PINUS MUGO is not treated in Flora of North America (Flora of North America Editorial Committee 1993).


PINUS NIGRA Arnott - Austrian Pine. 2n = 18, 24.


From Europe. PINUS NIGRA is mentioned, but not treated in Flora of North America (Flora of North America Editorial Committee 1993).


Pinus resinosa Aiton - Red Pine. 2n = 24.


Sandy or gravelly soil in dry woods and barrens, mountain slopes, ledges, occasionally in peat bogs.


Pinus rigida Miller - Pitch Pine. 2n = 24.


Dry, sterile, sandy or gravelly soils, rocky slopes, occasionally in cold swamps and bogs.


Pinus strobus Linnaeus - Eastern White Pine. n = 12; 2n = 24.


Sandy or fertile, well-drained soils, but tolerating wet ground (rarely in bogs).


PINUS SYLVESTRIS Linnaeus - Scotch Pine. n = 12; 2n = 24.


Roadsides, fallow fields, dry woods. From Eurasia. Our plants are apparently all var. SYLVESTRIS.


PINUS THUNBERGII Parlatore - Japanese Black Pine. n = 12; 2n = 24.


Dry sandy soils. From Asia. PINUS THUNBERGII is mentioned, but not treated in Flora of North America (Flora of North America Editorial Committee 1993).



TSUGA

Tsuga canadensis (Linnaeus) Carrière - Eastern Hemlock. n = 12; 2n = 24.


Cool moist slopes, ravines, moist woods, swamps, mucky soils near ponds and streams.



TAXACEAE



TAXUS

Taxus canadensis Marshall - American Yew. 2n = 24.


Damp, rich, or swampy woods, mostly in the shade of conifers, ravines and near streams, occasionally on moist, rocky slopes at higher elevations.


TAXUS CUSPIDATA Siebold & Zuccarini - Japanese Yew.


From Asia. TAXUS CUSPIDATA is mentioned but not treated in Flora of North America (Flora of North America Editorial Committee 1993).




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