Vol. 16 No. 4 Long Island Botanical Society The Quarterly Newsletter Fall 2006 Geum vernunr. New York State endangered plant in Kings Point Park, Town of North Hempstead: more evidence for climate change? Andrew M. Greller, Virginia Dankel, and David C. Locke Introduction In preparing a site list of noncultivated plants for a Long Island Botanical Society field trip to Kings Point Park (FIG. 1), one of us (A.M.G., on May 11, 2006) found two colonies of Geum vernum (spring avens). Mitchell and Tucker (1997) list Geum vernum (Raf.) Tor- rey and A. Gray as possibly exotic to New York State, and designate it with an asterisk in parenthesis (*) . Rar- ity Status is NYS: E; TNC Rank: G5 SI. Subsequent visits on May 13 and June 8 revealed two more loca- tions (see FIG. 1). One of these locations, nearest to Steppingstone Park, had scattered plants of Geum vernum along some 50 m of trail. Recently, the status of Geum vernum was changed. It was “moved from the active list to the watch list” because it is now considered a “weedy species predicted to expand range” (Young and Weldy, 2006). The Site Kings Point Park is a 175-acre tract of mainly wetland vegetation owned by the Village of Kings Point. Parcels of land were acquired, and the present park assembled, in the 1930s. It was designated a Class I Wetland on the New York State Freshwater Wetland Map, on February 20, 1987. Kings Point Park was the site of a large Works Progress Administration (WPA) construction project, wherein “hundreds of men were brought [in] to clear trees and install drainage pipes.” Deep ditches scour the landscape. A softball field was installed on clean fill of morainal origin at the southern end, in the 1940s, and in the north central section, base- ball fields for Little League play were developed in the 1950s. The park has been administered by the Great Neck Park District through the Board of Park Commis- sioners since 1938, by an agreement with the Village of FIG. 1. Map (aerial photo from Google Earth) of Kings Point Park. Stars show locations where at least one plant of Geum vernum was found. Kings Point (Larry Ninesling and Charles Angelo, un- dated manuscript, Great Neck Parks District Office). Most of the natural vegetation of Kings Point Park is swamp forest, with some upland oak forests on the best-drained sites. Elevation in the swamps varies from 7 ft above sea level to about 15 ft above sea level. Sub- strate of the swamps is muck. The upland forest types are located along Redbrook Road and Kings Point Road (FIG. 1), on elevations ranging from 20 ft above sea level to 47 ft above sea level. Soils of the uplands are morainal in origin, but moist. The park still contains natural springs. ( Continued on page 35) Page 34 Long Island Botanical Society Vol. 16 No. 4 Long Island Botanical Society Founded: 1986 Incorporated: 1989 The Long Island Botanical Society is dedicated to the promotion of field botany and a greater understanding of the plants that grow wild on Long Is- land, New York. Visit the Society’s Web site www.libotanical.org Executive Board President Eric Lamont Vice President Skip Blanchard Treasurer Carol Johnston Recording Secretary Barbara Conolly Corresponding Secretary John Potente Committee Chairpersons Local Flora Steven Clemants Field Trips Skip Blanchard 631-421-5619 Programs Rich Kelly Membership Lois Lindberg Conservation Andrew Greller Education Mary Laura Lamont Hospitality Jane Blanchard Zu Proly Dorothy Titus Newsletter Editor Margaret Conover Newsletter Layout & Design William Krol Webmaster Donald House webmaster@hbotanical.org Society. News LIBS President Eric Lamont is recovering from a heart attack that oc- curred on September 16, five days before his 53rd birthday. He was train- ing for a marathon when it happened. ♦ Although New York Natural Heritage Botanist and LIBS member Steve Young alerted us to the fact that the (nonnative) lilac (Sjringa vulgaris) was about to become New York’s “State Bush,” no action was taken, and the bill was passed into law on August 16. ♦ LIBS member Wei Fang is senior author of a recent article in the Ameri- can Journal of Botany 93(8): 1125—1133, titled “Sources of Variation in Growth, Form, and Survival in Dwarf and Normal-Stature Pitch Pines {Virus rigida, Pinaceae) in Long-Term Transplant Experiments.” The article concludes that many of the differences between Long Island’s dwarf and normal-stature pitch pines may be due more to environmental factors than to genetic differences, and that preservation of the dwarf pine habitat is essential for preserving dwarf pine communities. ♦ John Potente reported that the Suffolk County Environmental Review Board (CEQ; Council on Environmental Quality) is set to review the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on the Long Range Management Plan for mosquitoes on Suffolk County's tidal and freshwater wetlands. Central to this proposal is the filling in of some ditches, using soil that will come from pond excavations within the high marsh areas. The creation of artificial ponds in the high marsh areas has become a source of contro- versy in marsh restoration. ♦ The New York State Department of Transportation is proposing to widen Route 347/454 in the area of the Hauppauge Springs. The road expansion will encroach upon about an acre of the approximately 40 acres of Haup- pauge Springs south of Veterans Memorial Highway. An Environmental Impact Statement is being prepared by NYSDOT. ♦ LIBS is considering a proposal to partner in republishing “Native and Near Native: An Introduction to Long Island Plants” by Albert Hostek. This slim paperback was first published by Sweetbriar Nature Center in 1976. It is out of print and needs revision, but is an excellent resource for the general public. LIBS members’ suggestions would be incorporated into the revised book, which would be published through a print-on-demand service. Funding is being sought. ♦ Planting Fields Arboretum is disposing of its metal herbarium cases. LIBS members are concerned about the future of this important collection. ♦ Laura Schwanof invites LIBS to participate in an ecological inventory of West Meadow Beach, a fine salt shrub habitat, which has recently become a Brookhaven Town Preserve. Long Island Botanical Society Vol. 16 No. 4 Page 35 ( Continued from page 33) Description of the Geum vernum locations All but one of the sites for Geum vernum are in muck soils at edges of paths that are covered with wood chips. Those Geum vernum sites show signs of recent disturbance or lack of competition. Compaction of soil may be a factor because the largest colony occurs on a site that must once have been a picnic ground. This is evidenced by an old slab of concrete within which is the stump of a sawed off barbeque grill pole. A pH reading taken from soil on the site is 5.9 (slightly acidic). This is higher than pH levels in bogs and kettle ponds in west- ern Long Island, which can vary from 3.5 to 4.5 (unpublished data, A.M.G.), and higher than moist up- land sites in nearby Mill Neck (Greller, Locke, Kilanowski, and Lotowycz, 1990). It is possible that decaying concrete is contributing to the relatively high pH reading. Near the Steamboat Lane parking lot there is a small colony of Geum ver- num adjacent to a pile of plant debris that contained sand and pebbles. The soil is sandier here, although mosses provide a dense ground- cover. The two types of site have in common (1) an opening (since the paths are devoid of plants), (2) some recent disturbance such as wood chips or dumping of plant debris, (3) adjacent plants are often exotic weeds, for example as Miliaria (garlic mustard), Duchesnea (Indian straw- berry), Veronica hederaefolia (ivy- leaves leaved speedwell), Rosa multiflora (multi-flowered rose), and Microstegium (Japanese stilt- grass). Discussion Clemants and Grade (2006) present a northeast- ern range map that shows Geum vernum occurring in only three areas of New York State. One is the New York City area, another is at the southeastern end of Lake Ontario, and the last is at the eastern end of Lake Erie. The taxon ranges all around Lake Erie. Otherwise its range is to the south and west of New York, in south- eastern and southwestern Pennsylvania and then to the southwest. For New York City, Geum vernum has been found in Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx County, New York (Gerry Moore, personal communication). Young and Weldy (2006) have recently revised the rare plant status listing for Geum vernum. They moved Geum vernum from the “active list to the watch list” because they now be- lieve it is a “weedy species predicted to expand range.” Open, disturbed habitats, where competition from native species is lacking, provide niches for exotic species. Occurrences of exotic species such as Miliaria petiolata and Cardamine impatiens (bushy rock-cress) even in mature forest, are becoming commonplace. South- ern (mountain) plants have found niches in our Long Island habitats: for example, Magnolia tripetala (umbrella magnolia) in mixed mesophytic (mixed hardwood) for- est; Magnolia acuminata (cucumber tree) in oak-red maple forest (Greller, Lindberg, and Lindberg 2000); Magnolia macrophylla (large-leaved magnolia), as a local escape in a mixed oak forest in Oyster Bay, Long Island (personal observation, A.M. G.); and Me s cuius octandra (yellow buckeye) in two Long Island loca- tions (personal observation, A.M.G.), both at edges of woods in disturbed conditions. One location for Mesculus is at the eastern edge of Kings Point Park, the other is on the wooded shoulder of a paved road in Green- vale, Town of North Hempstead. The many new exotics and invasives in the New York City area may be a consequence of the record increases in warmth over the past decade. For example, in the United States, “the five most recent five-year periods (pentads: 2000-2004, 1999- 2003, 1998-2002, 1997-2001, 1996- 2000) were the warmest pentads in Dan Tenaglia-www.missouriplants.com the last 110 yea rs of national records, Used with permission . ’ Geum vernum. Upper and lower cauline illustrating the anomalous warmth of the past 10 years” (Levinson 2005, p. 47). Southern mountains have not been appreciably warmer than New York City area sta- tions. The major difference has been in the length of the frost-free season related to higher winter warmth, i.e., greater equability (cf. Greller and Clemants, 2001). Conclusions Our observations of Geum vernum in Kings Point Park suggest that it is fairly widespread along trails and in other disturbed sites, and occurs with other exotic plants and many native ones. We believe this species is invading our area from the south, extending its natural range in eastern North America. Thus, we concur with Young and Weldy (2006) that the plant is no longer to be considered of active concern in New York State con- servation and that it should be watched for evidence of an explosive growth in range. ( Continued on page 36) Page 36 Long Island Botanical Society Vol. 16 No. 4 f Co ntinued from page 35) References Clemants, S.E. and Grade, C. 2006. Wildf lowers in the Field and Forest. Oxford University Press, N.Y. Greller, A.M. and Clemants, S.E. 2001. Flora of West Hills Park, Suffolk County, New York, with considera- tions of provenance of some long-distance disjuncts. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 128: 76—89. Greller, A.M., Lindberg, A., and Lindberg, L. 2000. [Poster] Magnolia acuminata in North Central Long Is- land - an indicator of climate equability? Abstracts New York Natural History Conference VI. NY State Mu- seum Circ. 62: 63. Greller, A.M., Locke, D.C., Kilanowski, V. and Lotowycz, E. 1990. Changes in vegetation composition and soil acidity between 1922 and 1985 at a site on the North Shore of Long Island, New York. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 117: 450-458. Levinson, David H. 2005. State of the Climate in 2004. Bulletin American Meteorological Society 86(6): SI— S86. Mitchell, R.S. and Tucker, G.C. 1997. Revised Check- list of New York State Plants. New York State Museum Bulletin No. 490. The State Education Department, Albany, N.Y. Young, Stephen A. and Weldy, Troy W. 2006. New York Natural Heritage Program Rare Plant Status List, http:/ /www.dec. state, ny.us /web site/ dfwmr /heritage/ rpsl06.pdf. (Accessed September 10, 2006). A rare sedge, Cyperus squarrosus (bearded flatsedge), was among the species observed in the Clayton Pine- turn by a group led by Andy Greller. On a trip to Pelham Bay Park, led by Dave Kunstler, young persimmons (Diospyros Virginian d) , square- stemmed monkey flower ( Mimulus ringens), gamma grass (Tripsacum dacty hides), and a rare umbel, deadly angelica, ( Angelica venenosa) were noted. ♦ Eric Lamont has seen Froelichia gracilis (slender snakecotton, Amaranth fam- ily) by the thousands along sandy road edges on both the north and Plant Sightings south forks this year. Skip Blanchard has found it abundant at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. This plant is on the noxious weed list of 46 states, but apparently has only recently arrived on Long Island. ♦ Eric noted that a creeping bentgrass he had collected in the Hempstead Plains has been identified as a com- mercial turfgrass, Agrostis stolonifera var. palustris. ♦ Skip recently identified some sedge specimens collected years ago from JFK and Massapequa Preserve as a rare species, Cyperus flavescens (yellow flatsedge) . ♦ Barbara Conolly reported on a fertile American chestnut tree ( Castanea den- tata), approximately 150 years old, at an undisclosed Oyster Bay location. ♦ Louise Harrison noted a subcanopy of a forest in Laurel Hollow which is getting filled with magnolias — tentatively identified as Magnolia ripetala (the umbrella magnolia). Ecological Communities of Long Island, New York, Part 2 Gregory J. Edinger Program Ecologist, New York Natural Heritage Program Editors Note: Part 1 of this article, which covered the background and history of ecological community classification on Fong Island, was published in July 2006 /JIBS Quarterly Newsletter, Vol 16(3)], Mapping Long Island Natural Communities New York Natural Heritage conducted several biodiversity inventories on Long Island that have re- sulted in dozens of new community occurrences being entered into our database and provided significant up- dates to our classification. During the 1990s, NY Natu- ral Heritage inventoried and produced full community maps for lands managed by New York State Depart- ment of Environmental Conservation (DEC). NY Natural Heritage produced biodiversity reports for the following DEC lands on Long Island: Barcelona Neck Natural Resource Management Area (NRMA) (1998), David A. Sarnoff Pine Barrens Preserve (1997), Edge- wood Oak Brush Plains Preserve (1993), Kings Park Management Area (1996), Old Westbury State Land (1998), Quogue Wildlife Refuge (1997), and Rocky Point NRMA (1995). The state lands assessment continued with simi- lar inventories and seamless community maps being produced for all of the state parks on Long Island. Be- tween 2000 and 2002, the following state parks man- aged by the New York State Office of Parks Recreation (Continued on page 37) Long Island Botanical Society Vol. 16 No. 4 Page 37 (Continued from page 36) and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) were surveyed by D.J Evans, Paul G. Novak, Kathryn J. Schneider, and Troy W. Weldy: Belmont Lake, Bethpage, Brookhaven, Caleb Smith, Caumsett, Connetquot, Heckscher, Mon- tauk Point, Orient Beach, Roberto Clemente, Sunken Meadow, and Wildwood. Also between 2000 and 2002, Adele M. Olivero, D.J. Evans, Kathryn J. Schneider, and Paul G. Novak surveyed Captree, Hempstead Lake, Hither Hills, Jones Beach, Montauk Downs, Nisse- quogue River, and Robert Moses. In 2004, Aissa L. Feldmann, Paul G. Novak, and Troy W. Weldy sur- veyed Cold Spring Harbor and Shadmoor. The reports from these surveys are available through the NY Natu- ral Heritage Program. During the late 1990s, NY Natural Heritage was range of variation of the same class and that maintains functions at characteristic levels for that class under unal- tered or least altered conditions.” The most crucial crite- rion for reference wetlands is that they include representa- tives of natural or quasinatural wetlands that either occur currently in die region or occurred diere at one time. This array of wedands needs to be established and be protected so they can represent “types” similar to type specimens in herbaria, type localities for geologic formations, and type series for soils. Following the recommendations of the draft New York Statewide Wetland Conservation Plan, this project was conceived as a step toward developing a statewide network of reference wetlands. Reference wet- land sites were sought on Long Island for 12 ecological communities (tidal and nontidal) described by Carol Re- schke in Ecological Communities of New York State in 1990. These communities were chosen because they are cur- rently the focus of a number of wetland mitigation and creation initiatives and because there was not a well- developed database of ecological information on these communities for Long Island. With the advent of GIS, partner organizations joined the Long Island community mapping effort with detailed digital maps being produced for Montauk Penin- sula by John E. Thompson for the Long Island chapter of The Nature Conservancy in 1997, for the Central Pine Barrens by Suffolk County Planning Department around 1995, and, in 2002, for Fire Island National Seashore by Scott D. Klopfer et al for the College of Natural Re- sources, Virginia Tech in partnership with NY Natural Heritage. More information and final products can be found online. NY Natural Heritage is in the process of producing similar vegetation maps for Gateway National Recreation Area and Sagamore Hill National Historic Site for the National Park Service (NPS). The status of these maps and all NPS vegetation mapping projects can be found online at USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Pro- gram, New York State. The Web address is http:/ / biology.usgs.gov/ npsveg/ states / ny.html Community Classification Today and Tomorrow Since publishing the first state community classi- fication in 1990, NY Natural Heritage and its partners have gathered information on over 1700 natural com- munity occurrences across the state for 174 different natural community types. Long Island has 247 of these occurrences representing 47 types. By 2000, it became apparent that revision to the Reschke (1990) classifica- tion was needed. A draft revision of Ecological Communi- ties of New York State (Edinger et al 2002) was produced in January 2002 and made available for public review and general reference. A final version of the second edi- tion, however, is currently incomplete; researchers are asked to use and cite the 2002 version until we publish a final version. In the meantime, I am excited to an- nounce that the NY Natural Heritage has developed a series of natural community guides that are available online at http:/ / acris.nynhp.org/ communities. php The guides represent the future of the NY Natu- ral Heritage community classification. They present up- to-date information on over 50 natural communities in the state, including species lists, distribution maps, pho- tographs, tips on identification, and management con- siderations. NY Natural Heritage is actively pursuing funding to produce guides for all of the Long Island natural communities over the next several years, and we plan to keep our partners posted on our progress. No matter what technological means are used to present the information in the future, the descriptions and the clas- sification will be based on the strong foundations of earlier ecological surveys and the network of dedicated ecologists, botanists, and zoologists. Last, this classification system has proven to be a very valuable tool to a wide array of conservation practi- tioners and land managers in New York, including Long Island. By using this classification to identify locations of high-quality natural communities across the state we have raised awareness of their biodiversity significance. In addition, many of the occurrences identified by the NY Natural Heritage Program and our partners have resulted in their protection, ensuring that a good por- tion of New York’s natural heritage will persist for fu- ture generations to enjoy, study, and appreciate. The author thanks Jennifer Garrett , NY Natural Heritage as- sistant ecologist, and Nick Conrad, information manager, for pro- ducing the table of occurrences (pp. 38N5). Page 38 Long Island Botanical Society Vol. 16 No. 4 Table. Significant occurrences of natural communities on Long Island documented by the NY Natural Heritage Program and its partners as of September 1, 2006. Location Managed Area Name* County Town Quality Size Last Survey Rankf (acres)f Brackish interdunal swales State rarity: S1S2 Global rarity: G3G4 Jones Beach Island East Gilgo State Park, Cedar Beach Town Park Suffolk Babylon B 9 8/22/2001 Jones Beach Island West Jones Beach State Park Nassau Hempstead B 18 8/22/2001 Walking Dunes Hither Hills State Park Suffolk E. Hampton B 18 9/23/1999 Brackish intertidal shore State rarity: S1S2 Global rarity: G3G4 Hands Creek Suffolk E. Hampton A 2 1991 Brackish meadow State rarity: S1S2 Global rarity: G2G3 Walking Dunes Hither Hills State Park Suffolk E. Hampton A 59.8 9/23/1999 Napeague Meadows Napeague State Park Suffolk E. Hampton B 34 9/7/1997 Brackish tidal marsh State rarity: S3S4 Global rarity: G4 Carmans River Wedands Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge Suffolk Brookhaven BC 215 8/26/1998 Nissequogue River Suffolk Smithtown C 48 7/9/1998 Coastal oak-beech forest State rarity: S3 Global rarity: G4 Mashomack TNC Masomack Preserve Suffolk Shelter Island A 200 1997 Friars Head Forest Suffolk Riverhead B 241.9 6/14/2001 Wildwood Forest Wildwood State Park Suffolk Riverhead B 100.3 10/10/2001 Big Woods Suffolk Southampton B 39 7/27/1995 Camp Baiting Hollow Baiting Hollow State Tidal Wedands Suffolk Riverhead BC 30 8/22/1995 Coastal oak-heath forest State rarity: S3 Global rarity: G4 Long Pond Greenbelt Long Pond Greenbelt Preserve (TNC), Poxabogue Suffolk Southampton, A 2700 9/9/1997 County Park, Mashashimuet Town Park E. Hampton Hither Woods Hither Hills State Park, Hither Woods State Park Suffolk E. Hampton A 1235.5 10/7/1999 Barcelona Neck Barcelona Neck Conservation Area, Sag Harbor State Park, Northwest Harbor County Park, North Suffolk E. Hampton AB 214.2 9/8/1997 Haven State Tidal Wedands Wildwood Forest Wildwood State Park Suffolk Riverhead B 291.1 10/10/2001 Bethpage Bethpage State Park Nassau Oyster Bay BC 140.1 8/1/2001 Caleb Smith Preserve Caleb Smith State Park Preserve Suffolk Smithtown BC 99.1 1/25/2002 Coastal oak-hickory forest State rarity: S3 Global rarity: G4 Mashomack TNC Mashomack Preserve Suffolk Shelter Island A 435 1997 Hither Woods Hither Hills State Park Suffolk E. Hampton A 152.6 10/7/1999 Heckscher State Park Heckscher State Park Suffolk Islip B 373.4 8/1/2001 Lloyd Neck Caumsett State Park Suffolk Huntington B 133.4 9/11/2001 Wildwood Forest Wildwood State Park Suffolk Riverhead B 125 10/10/2001 Barcelona Neck Barcelona Neck Conservation Area, Sag Harbor State Park, Northwest Harbor County Park Suffolk E. Hampton B 43.7 9/11/2003 Caleb Smith Preserve Caleb Smith State Park Preserve Suffolk Smithtown BC 99.1 1/25/2002 Coastal oak-holly forest State rarity: SI Global rarity: G2 Montauk Point Montauk Point State Park, Camp Hero State Park Suffolk E. Hampton AB 325.4 7/23/1997 Coastal oak-laurel forest State rarity: S3 Global rarity: G3G4 Hither Woods Hither Hills State Park, Hither Woods State Park Suffolk E. Hampton A 89.4 7/24/1997 Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor State Park Suffolk Huntington BC 15.5 9/18/2003 *Managed area names are provided when known, based on information available to NY Natural Heritage at the time of publi- cation. Occurrences may occur entirely or partly on the managed areas listed. Proper permission from appropriate land man- agers and land owners is required to obtain access. fThe Quality Rank and Size of occurrences are based on data collected on the Last Survey date and may not reflect current conditions. Long Island Botanical Society Vol. 16 No. 4 Page 39 Location Managed Area Name County Town Quality Size Last Survey Rank (acres) Coastal plain Atlantic white cedar swamp State rarity: SI Global rarity: G3G4 Cranberry Bog Cranberry Bog County Nature Preserve Suffolk Southampton B 70 9/21/1991 North Sea Cedar Swamp Suffolk Southampton BC 25 8/2/1989 Owl Pond Birch Creek Owl Pond County Park Suffolk Southampton C 20 7/18/1991 Quogue Wetland Quogue Wildlife Refuge Suffolk Southampton D 2 10/19/1995 Coastal plain pond State rarity: S2 Global rarity: G3G4 Kents Pond Robert Cushman Murphy County Park Suffolk Riverhead AB 3 4/27/1989 Scoys Pond Grace Estate Town Preserve Suffolk E. Hampton B 20 8/29/1991 Weeks Pond Southaven County Park Suffolk Brookhaven B 4 7/16/1985 Montauk Point Montauk Point State Park Suffolk E. Hampton C 1.4 10/5/1999 Coastal plain pond shore State rarity: S2 Global rarity: G3G4 Crooked Pond Long Pond Greenbelt Preserve (TNC) Suffolk Southampton A 14 9/11/1998 Peasys Pond Robert Cushman Murphy County Park Suffolk Riverhead, Brookhaven A 9 9/4/1998 House Pond Sears Bellows County Park Suffolk Southampton A 5 9/3/1998 Division Pond Sears Bellows County Park Suffolk Southampton A 3 10/2/1997 Long Pond Sag Harbor Suffolk Southampton AB 47 9/2/1998 I attic Long Pond Sag Harbor Suffolk Southampton AB 20 8/6/1997 Fox Pond Robert Cushman Murphy County Park Suffolk Riverhead AB 8 9/4/1998 Sandy Pond West Otis Pike Preserve (NYS), Robert Cushman Murphy County Park Suffolk Riverhead AB 7 8/22/1985 Grass Pond Sears Bellows County Park Suffolk Southampton AB 4 8/27/1997 Grass Pond North Sears Bellows County Park Suffolk Southampton AB 3 8/27/1997 Woodchoppers Pond Robert Cushman Murphy County Park Suffolk Brookhaven, AB 2 8/22/1985 Riverhead Duck Pond Robert Cushman Murphy County Park Suffolk Riverhead AB 2 9/21/1994 Beyond House Pond Sears Bellows County Park Suffolk Southampton AB 2 10/2/1997 Linus Pond Otis Pike Preserve (NYS) Suffolk Riverhead B 25 9/20/1985 Grassy Pond Otis Pike Preserve (NYS), Robert Cushman Murphy County Park Suffolk Riverhead B 15 7/9/1985 Sandy Pond East Robert Cushman Murphy County Park Suffolk Riverhead B 14 2/7/1991 Block Pond Robert Cushman Murphy County Park Suffolk Riverhead B 10 9/20/1985 Lily Pond Sag Harbor Suffolk Southampton B 8 9/17/1985 Little Poxabogue Pond Poxabogue County Park Suffolk Southampton B 8 9/17/1985 Third Pond Calverton Otis Pike Preserve (NYS) Suffolk Riverhead B 7 8/27/1992 North Pond Lake Panamoka Suffolk Brookhaven B 6 9/16/1985 Dead Car Pond Robert Cushman Murphy County Park Suffolk Brookhaven, B 6 9/20/1991 Riverhead Deer Drink Suffolk Southampton B 6 9/7/1985 Tarkill Pond Brookhaven State Park Suffolk Brookhaven B 3.2 8/8/2002 Rocky Point Pine Barrens Rocky Point Natural Resources Management Area (NYS) Suffolk Brookhaven B 3 9/21/1994 Chatfields Hole Two Holes of Water Town Park Suffolk E. Hampton B 3 8/1/1985 little Round Pond Suffolk Southampton B 3 8/6/1997 Sears Pond Sears Bellows County Park Suffolk Southampton B 3 10/2/1997 Round Pond Peconic Robert Cushman Murphy County Park Suffolk Brookhaven B 2 8/6/1985 Twin Pond East Otis Pike Preserve (NYS) Suffolk Riverhead B 1 8/19/1985 Twin Pond West Otis Pike Preserve (NYS) Suffolk Riverhead B 1 8/19/1985 Between Grass And House Sears Bellows County Park Suffolk Southampton B 1 8/27/1997 Ponds Cranberry Bog, Peg Lane Pond David A. Samoff Pine Barrens Preserve (NYS) Suffolk Southampton B 1 10/18/1995 Black Pond Bridgehampton Suffolk Southampton B 8/6/1997 Location Managed Area Name Coastal plain pond shore Egans Pond Lake Panamoka Off Fox Pond Round Pond Tarkill Overton Road Barrens Whalers Drive Pond Pond North Of Dead Car Pond Fore And Aft Pond Currans Pond South Deep Pond Wading River Artist Lake Hempstead Lake Bellows Pond Zeeks Pond Jones Pond Randall Road Pond North Corey Pond Randall Road Pond South Kroemer Avenue Pond Sandpit Ponds Horn Pond Slate Pond Bog Ponds Riverhead Crystal Pond Round Pond Sag Harbor Currans Pond North Coastal plain poor fen Bow Drive Marsh Hither Woods Jones Pond Cranberry Bog Caswell Cliff Quogue Wetland Coastal salt pond Oyster Pond Cedar Cove Pond, Birthday Pond Plum Pond Banding Station Pond Fishers Island Island Pond Orient Beach Robins Island State rarity: S2 Global rarity: G3G4 Brookhaven State Park Robert Cushman Murphy County Park Otis Pike Preserve (NYS) Robert Cushman Murphy County Park Mashashimuet Town Park Rocky Point Natural Resources Management Area (NYS) Hempstead Lake State Park Sears Bellows County Park Brookhaven National Laboratory Otis Pike Preserve (NYS), Robert Cushman Murphy County Park Rocky Point Natural Resources Management Area (NYS) Otis Pike Preserve (NYS) Robert Cushman Murphy County Park David A. Sarnoff Pine Barrens Preserve (NYS) David A. Sarnoff Pine Barrens Preserve (NYS) Rocky Point Natural Resources Management Area (NYS) State rarity: SI Global rarity: G3? Hither Hills State Park Robert Cushman Murphy County Park, Otis Pike Preserve (NYS) Cranberry Bog County Nature Preserve Quogue Wildlife Refuge State rarity: S1S2 Global rarity: G4 Montauk Point State Park Mashomack Preserve (TNC) Mashomack Preserve (TNC) Orient Beach State Park County Town Quality Rank Size (acres) Last Survey Suffolk Southampton B 8/20/1985 Suffolk Brookhaven BC 11.5 8/8/2002 Suffolk Riverhead BC 5 2/7/1991 Suffolk Brookhaven BC 3 8/22/2001 Suffolk Brookhaven BC 2 4/27/1989 Suffolk Southampton BC 2 9/17/1985 Suffolk Brookhaven BC 1 9/16/1985 Suffolk Southampton BC 1 9/13/1985 Suffolk Brookhaven BC 0.1 9/6/1985 Suffolk Riverhead C 30 8/27/1985 Suffolk Brookhaven C 25 9/6/1985 Nassau Hempstead C 24.9 8/24/2001 Suffolk Southampton C 11 8/27/1997 Suffolk Brookhaven C 10 9/7/1985 Suffolk Riverhead C 10 7/25/1984 Suffolk Brookhaven C 7 9/21/1994 Suffolk Brookhaven, Riverhead C 4 9/16/1985 Suffolk Brookhaven C 3 9/16/1985 Suffolk Riverhead C 3 8/9/1988 Suffolk Riverhead C 3 4/8/1992 Suffolk Brookhaven C 2 9/16/1985 Suffolk Southampton C 2 8/6/1997 Suffolk Southampton C 1 8/15/1995 Suffolk Southampton C 0.2 10/18/1995 Suffolk Southampton E 7 8/6/1997 Suffolk Brookhaven E 1 6/10/1986 Suffolk Smithtown AB 45 7/11/1989 Suffolk E. Hampton AB 15 10/6/1999 Suffolk Riverhead AB 10 6/16/1998 Suffolk Southampton B 12.6 6/10/1998 Suffolk E. Hampton B 1 1991 Suffolk Southampton CD 6 10/19/1995 Suffolk E. Hampton A 136.3 9/4/1997 Suffolk Shelter Island C 0.6 10/4/1999 Suffolk Shelter Island BC 28 10/5/1999 Suffolk Southampton B 12 6/26/1985 Suffolk Southold B 50 7/11/1985 Suffolk Southold BC 2.6 10/7/1999 Suffolk Southold BC 12 9/27/1985 Long Island Botanical Society Vol. 16 No. 4 Page 41 Location Managed Area Name County Town Quality Size Last Survey Rank (acres) Dwarf pine plains State rarity: S1S2 Global rarity: G4 Dwarf Pine Barrens Long Island Pine Barrens (NYS), West Hampton Man- agement Area (NYS), David A. Sarnoff Pine Barrens Preserve (NYS), Quogue Wildlife Refuge, Dwarf Pine Plains County Nature Preserve Suffolk Southampton A 2350 7/18/1995 Freshwater tidal marsh State rarity: S2 Global rarity: G3G4 Nissequogue River Suffolk County Park Suffolk Smithtown BC 60 7/7/1998 Hempstead Plains grassland State rarity: SI Global rarity: G1Q Mitchel Field Meadowbrook County Park Nassau Hempstead CD 37 10/4/1999 High salt marsh State rarity: S3S4 Global rarity: G4 Fire Island Wilderness Fire Island National Seashore Suffolk Brookhaven AB 375 9/18/1998 Northwest Creek, Northwest Harbor Northwest Harbor County Park Suffolk E. Hampton AB 178.6 6/26/1997 Hubbard Creek Marsh Hubbard County Park Suffolk Southampton AB 25 12/17/1997 Orient Beach Orient Beach State Park Suffolk Southold B 42 10/7/1999 Hempstead Bay Wetlands Jones Beach State Park, Lido Beach State Tidal Wet- Nassau Hempstead, BC 7,242 2001 lands. Bay County Park, Cedar Creek County Park, Cow Meadow County Park, Wantagh County Park, Baldwin Town Park, Merrick Road Town Park, Newbridge Road Town Park, Oceanside Town Park, Seamans Neck Town Park, Lido Beach National Wildlife Management Area Oyster Bay Gilgo Beach Backbarrier Marsh Captree State Park, Gilgo State Park Suffolk Babylon, Islip BC 1113 9/27/2001 Carmans River Wetlands Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge, Fireplace Neck State Tidal Wetlands Suffolk Brookhaven BC 555 1998 Crab Meadow Marsh Makamah County Nature Preserve, Crab Meadow Town Park Suffolk Huntington BC 267 10/9/1998 Napeague Meadows Napeague State Park, Napeague Harbor State Tidal Wet- lands Suffolk E. Hampton BC 226 1999 Highbush blueberry bog thicket State rarity: S3 Global rarity: G4 Sears Bellows Wedands Sears Bellows County Park, Hubbard County Park Suffolk Southampton A 73 12/17/1997 Hither Woods Hither Hills State Park Suffolk E. Hampton AB 35 10/6/1999 Mashomack Mashomack Preserve (TNC) Suffolk Shelter Island AB 30 9/4/1997 Maple Swamp Maple Swamp County Park Suffolk Southampton B 3 11/18/1986 Low salt marsh State rarity: S3S4 Global rarity: G4 Northwest Creek, Northwest Harbor Northwest Harbor County Park Suffolk E. Hampton B 179 10/4/1996 Lloyd Neck Marsh Caumsett State Park Suffolk Huntington B 103 9/11/2001 Hubbard Creek Marsh Hubbard County Park Suffolk Southampton B 30 12/17/1997 Nissequogue River Governor Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, Nissequogue River State Park, Arthur H. Kunz County Park, Harrison Pond Town Park, Short Beach Town Park Suffolk Smithtown BC 403.1 9/13/2001 West Hampton Island Tiana Beach Shinnecock County Park Suffolk Southampton BC 357.7 9/15/1998 Hempstead Bay Wetlands Jones Beach State Park, Lido Beach State Tidal Wet- Nassau Hempstead, BC 168 8/23/2001 lands. Bay County Park, Cedar Creek County Park, Cow Meadow County Park, Wantagh County Park, Baldwin Town Park, Merrick Road Town Park, Newbridge Road Town Park, Oceanside Town Park, Seamans Neck Town Park, Lido Beach National Wildlife Management Area Oyster Bay Jamaica Bay Gateway National Recreation Area, Bayswater State Park, Queens, New York C 1237.42 7/18/2003 Camarsie City Park, Edgemere City Park, Spring Creek Kings, City, City Park Nassau Hempstead Location Managed Area Name Marine eelgrass meadow Gardiners Bay Shelter Island, Shelter Island Sound Marine rocky intertidal Fishers Island, Fishers Island South of Money Pond Napeague Bay Montauk Point Crane Neck Point Maritime beach Orient Beach Fire Island Jones Beach Island Lloyd Neck Mashomack Northwest Creek Mouth Montauk Point Maritime beech forest Friars Head Forest Roanoke Point Wildwood Forest Maritime bluff Shadmoor State Park Maritime dunes Walking Dunes Atlantic Double Dunes Jones Beach Island Nissequogue River Fire Island Democrat Point Napeague Dunes Northwest Creek Mouth Plum Island Suffolk State rarity: S3 Global rarity: G5 State rarity: S1S2 Global rarity: G5 Hither Hills State Park, Hither Woods State Park Montauk Point State Park, Camp Hero State Park State rarity: S Global rarity: G Orient Beach State Park Fire Island National Seashore, Robert Moses State Park, Smith Point County Park, Atlantique Town Park, Davis Town Park, Great Gun Town Beach Jones Beach State Park, Gilgo State Park, Cedar Beach Town Park, Gilgo Beach Town Park, To- bay Beach Town Park, John F Kennedy Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary Caumsett State Park Mashomack Preserve (TNC) Barcelona Neck Conservation Area, North Haven State Tidal Wetlands, Northwest Harbor County Park Montauk Point State Park, Camp Hero State Park, Montauk County Park State rarity: SI Global rarity: G2 Wildwood State Park State rarity: S2S3 Global rarity: G4 Shadmoor State Park State rarity: S3 Global rarity: G4 Hither Hills State Park Adantic Double Dunes Preserve (TNC), Ama- gansett National Wildlife Refuge, Atlantic Avenue Town Park, Bluff Road Dunesland Town Park Jones Beach State Park, Gilgo State Park, Cedar Beach Town Park, Gilgo Beach Town Park, To- bay Beach Town Park, John F Kennedy Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary Governor Alfred E. Smith/ Sunken Meadow State Park, Short Beach Town Park Robert Moses State Park, Fire Island National Seashore Napeague State Park, Napeague Harbor State Tidal Wedands Northwest Harbor County Park, Northwest Har- bor State Tidal Wedands County Town Quality Rank Size (acres) Last Survey Suffolk Shelter Island AB 330 1999 Suffolk Southold A 10 9/19/1990 Suffolk E. Hampton B 54 1999 Suffolk E. Hampton B 18 1991 Suffolk Brookhaven B 6 1990 Suffolk Southold A 71 1999 Suffolk Babylon, Brookhaven, Islip AB 999 2001 Suffolk Oyster Bay, Hempstead, Babylon AB 526 2001 Suffolk Huntington AB 61 2001 Suffolk Shelter Island, Southampton B 45 1997 Suffolk E. Hampton B 26 1996 Suffolk E. Hampton BC 38 1999 Suffolk Riverhead A 30 6/14/2001 Suffolk Riverhead B 40 8/21/1995 Suffolk Riverhead CD 0.9 9/28/2001 Suffolk E. Hampton BC 20.2 9/26/2003 Suffolk E. Hampton AB 190 10/7/1999 Suffolk E. Hampton AB 125 11/3/1990 Suffolk Oyster Bay, Babylon, Hempstead AB 889 2001 Suffolk Smithtown B 69.4 9/13/2001 Suffolk Islip, Babylon BC 496.1 9/28/2001 Suffolk E. Hampton BC 145 1999 Suffolk E. Hampton BC 14 1996 Suffolk Southold BC 85 11/1/1989 Long Island Botanical Society Vol. 16 No. 4 Page 43 Location Managed Area Name County Town Quality Size Last Survey Rank (acres) i Maritime freshwater State rarity: S2 Global rarity: G3G4 interdvmal swales Napeague Dunes Napeague State Park Suffolk E. Hampton A 26.8 9/2/1999 Atlantic Double Dunes Adantic Double Dunes Preserve (PNC), Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge, Adantic Avenue Town Park, Bluff Road Dunesland Town Park Suffolk E. Hampton AB 125 11/3/1990 Walking Dunes Hither Hills State Park Suffolk E. Hampton B 25 9/24/1999 Hospital Point Fire Island National Seashore Suffolk Brookhaven B 5 8/9/2002 Promised Land Napeague State Park Suffolk E. Hampton B 5 8/4/1993 Maritime grassland State rarity: SI Global rarity: G2G3 Shinnecock Hills Suffolk Southampton B 80 5/12/1992 Conscience Point Conscience Point National Wildlife Refuge Suffolk Southampton B 15 9/17/1989 Prospect Hill Montauk Point State Park, Montauk County Park Suffolk E. Hampton BC 35.1 7/2/1996 Hither Woods Hither Hills State Park Suffolk E. Hampton BC 32 9/24/1999 Ram Level Hither Woods State Park Suffolk E. Hampton C 8.9 9/1/1989 Shadmoor State Park, Shadmoor Ditch Plains Shadmoor State Park Suffolk E. Hampton C 0.8 9/25/2003 Montauk Downs Grasslands Montauk Downs State Park Suffolk E. Hampton CD 3 9/24/1999 Sayville Grasslands Suffolk Islip E 200 9/8/1997 Maritime heathland State rarity: SI Global rarity: G3 Napeague Dunes Napeague State Park, Napeague Harbor State Tidal Suffolk E. Hampton B 404.2 9/2/1999 Wetlands E. Hampton Heathland Suffolk E. Hampton B 1 5/31/1985 Montauk Mountain Montauk Mountain Preserve (TNC) Suffolk E. Hampton B 0.3 5/8/1997 Maritime holly forest State rarity: SI Global rarity: G1G2 Fire Island Sunken Forest Fire Island National Seashore Suffolk Brookhaven AB 10.4 8/8/2000 Maritime pitch pine dune woodland State rarity: SI Global rarity: G2G3 Napeague Woods Napeague State Park Suffolk E. Hampton A 512 1998 Walking Dunes Hither Hills State Park Suffolk E. Hampton A 147 10/7/1999 Friars Head Forest Suffolk Riverhead B 41 2001 Fire Island Wilderness Fire Island National Seashore Suffolk Brookhaven B 22 9/18/1998 Maritime post oak forest State rarity: S2S3 Global rarity: G3G4 Mashomack TNC Mashomack Preserve Suffolk Shelter Island A 562 1997 Barcelona Neck Barcelona Neck Conservation Area, Northwest Harbor County Park Suffolk E. Hampton B 22.7 9/8/1997 Hither Woods Hither Hills State Park, Hither Woods State Park Suffolk E. Hampton Orient Beach Orient Beach State Park Suffolk Southold C 7.5 7/10/1997 Maritime red cedar forest State rarity: SI Global rarity: G3G4 Orient Beach Orient Beach State Park Suffolk Southold A 68 1999 Barcelona Neck Barcelona Neck Conservation Area, Northwest Harbor County Park Suffolk E. Hampton C 6 9/8/1997 Maritime shrubland State rarity: S4 Global rarity: G4 East Montauk Peninsula Montauk Point State Park, Camp Hero State Park, Suffolk E. Hampton AB 420 1997 Amsterdam Beach State Park Jones Beach Island East Gilgo State Park, Cedar Beach Town Park Suffolk Babylon B 192 9/26/2001 Jones Beach Island West Jones Beach State Park, Tobay Beach Town Park, Nassau Hempstead, B 246.4 8/23/2001 John F. Kennedy Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary Oyster Bay Jones Beach Island West Jones Beach State Park Nassau Hempstead B 116.2 8/23/2001 Shadmoor State Park Shadmoor State Park, Rheinstein Estate Town Park Suffolk E. Hampton BC 86.1 9/26/2003 Location Managed Area Name Oak- tulip tree forest Lloyd Neck Grace Forest Pine barrens shrub swamp Peconic River Headwaters Wetlands Sears Bellows Wetlands Connetquot River Watershed Quogue Wetland Pitch pine-oak forest Manorville Hills, Toppings Path Southampton Wet Pine Barrens Sandy Pond East, Calverton Woods, Third Pond Calverton Brookhaven Woods Riverhead Pine Barrens Connetquot River Watershed Rocky Point Pine Barrens E. Hampton Airport Quogue Northwest Pine Barrens Heckscher State Park Edgewood Oak Brush Plains Bethpage Pitch pine-oak-heath woodland Dwarf Pine Barrens Dwarf Pine Barrens Owl Pond Rocky Point Pine Barrens Brookhaven Woods Riverhead Pine Barrens South Setauket Pine Barrens Connetquot River Watershed Overton Road Barrens Pitch pine-scrub oak barrens Edgewood Oak Brush Plains Pinelawn Cemetery Brentwood Oak Brush Plains County State rarity: S2S3 Global rarity: G4 Caumsett State Park Suffolk Nassau State rarity: S3 Global rarity: G4 Otis Pike Preserve (NYS), Robert Cushman Murphy County Park Suffolk Sears Bellows County Park, Hubbard County Park Suffolk Connetquot River State Park Preserve Suffolk Quogue Wildlife Refuge Suffolk State rarity: S4 Global rarity: G4G5 Otis Pike Preserve (NYS), Peconic Hills County Park, Cranberry Bog County Nature Preserve Suffolk Suffolk Otis Pike Preserve (NYS), Robert Cushman Mur- phy County Park Suffolk Brookhaven State Park, , Otis Pike Preserve (NYS), Firemens Memorial Town Park Suffolk David A. Sarnoff Pine Barrens Preserve (NYS), Long Island Pine Barrens (NYS) Suffolk Connetquot River State Park Preserve, Bayard Cutting Arboretum, Bohemia County Park, Lake- land County Park Preserve Suffolk Rocky Point Natural Resources Management Area (NYS) Suffolk Suffolk Quogue Wildlife Refuge Suffolk Heckscher State Park Suffolk Oak Brush Plains State Preserve, Otsego Town Park Suffolk Bethpage State Park Nassau State rarity: S2S3 Global rarity: G3G4 David A. Sarnoff Pine Barrens Preserve (NYS) Suffolk Hampton West Town Park Suffolk Sears Bellows County Park Suffolk Rocky Point Natural Resources Management Area (NYS), Long Island Pine Barrens (NYS) Suffolk Brookhaven State Park Suffolk David A. Sarnoff Pine Barrens Preserve (NYS) Suffolk Suffolk Connetquot River State Park Preserve Suffolk Suffolk State rarity: SI Global rarity: G2 Oak Brush Plains State Preserve Suffolk Suffolk Bishops Tract County Preserve Suffolk Town Quality Rank Size (acres) Last Survey Huntington AB 714.6 9/11/2001 N. Hempstead BC 80 8/24/1987 Riverhead, Brookhaven A 26 6/16/1998 Southampton A 21 12/17/1997 Islip B 27.3 8/20/1998 Southampton BC 5 10/19/1995 Riverhead, Brookhaven, Southampton A 700.0 7/24/1994 Southampton AB 800.0 9/16/1996 Riverhead AB 500.0 10/5/1994 Brookhaven B 11176.3 8/9/2002 Southampton B 3280.0 8/15/1995 Islip B 2616.9 9/12/2001 Brookhaven B 2000 9/15/1994 E. Hampton B 440 1/19/1991 Southampton B 300 7/18/1995 Islip BC 80 8/1/2001 Babylon, Huntington, Islip C 400 9/2/1992 Oyster Bay C 45.8 8/1/2001 Southampton A 570 7/27/1994 Southampton AB 1110 7/27/1994 Southampton AB 20 7/18/1991 Brookhaven B 1350 9/16/1994 Brookhaven B 741 8/8/2002 Southampton B 471 8/15/1995 Brookhaven B 350 4/27/1989 Islip B 288 9/12/2001 Brookhaven B 35 4/27/1989 Islip, Huntington, Babylon B 465 9/2/1992 Babylon C 100 9/2/1985 Islip C 38 11/29/1989 Location Managed Area Name County Town Quality Size Last Survey Rank (acres) Red maple-blackgum swamp State rarity: S2 Global rarity: G3G4 Connetquot River Watershed Connetquot River State Park Preserve, Bayard Cutting Arboretum Suffolk Islip A 193.3 8/22/2001 Northwest Creek Northwest Harbor County Park Suffolk E. Hampton AB 51.8 8/25/1998 Lower Peconic River Cranberry Bog County Nature Preserve Suffolk Southampton, AB 38 9/9/1998 Brookhaven Carmans River Wetlands Wertheim National Wildhfe Refuge Suffolk Brookhaven AB 25 8/26/1998 Belmont Lake Belmont Lake State Park Suffolk Babylon B 298 1/26/2002 Heckscher State Park Heckscher State Park Suffolk Islip B 225.5 8/1/2001 Caleb Smith Preserve Caleb Smith State Park Preserve Suffolk Smithtown B 116.2 1/25/2002 Yaphank Creek Wertheim National WildUfe Refuge Suffolk Brookhaven B 10 8/26/1998 Red maple-hardwood swamp State rarity: S4S5 Global rarity: G5 Connetquot River Watershed Connetquot River State Park Preserve, Bayard Cutting Arboretum, Lakeland County Park Suffolk Islip B 659.4 9/12/2001 Red maple-sweetgum swamp State rarity: S1S2 Global rarity: G4G5 Arshamonque Wetland Suffolk Southold C 10 9/10/1998 Salt panne State rarity: S3 Global rarity: G3G4 Gilgo Beach Backbarrier Marsh Gilgo State Park, Captree State Park Suffolk Islip, Babylon B 297 9/27/2001 Hempstead Bay Wetlands Jones Beach State Park, Lido Beach State Tidal Wet- Nassau Hempstead, BC 292 2001 lands, Bay County Park, Cedar Creek County Park, Cow Meadow County Park, Wantagh County Park, Baldwin Town Park, Merrick Road Town Park, New- bridge Road Town Park, Oceanside Town Park, Sea- mans Neck Town Park, Lido Beach National WildUfe Management Area Oyster Bay Fire Island Wilderness Fire Island National Seashore Suffolk Brookhaven BC 80 9/18/1998 Hubbard Creek Marsh Hubbard County Park Suffolk Southampton BC 12 7/8/1997 Salt shrub State rarity: S4 Global rarity: G5 Hubbard Creek Marsh Hubbard County Park Suffolk Southampton A 40 12/17/1997 Fire Island Wilderness Fire Island National Seashore Suffolk Brookhaven B 50 9/18/1998 Saltwater tidal creek State rarity: S3 Global rarity: G4 Bass Creek TNC Mashomack Preserve Suffolk Shelter Island AB 25 1999 Mashomack Creek TNC Mashomack Preserve Suffolk Shelter Island AB 21 1999 Miss Annies Creek TNC Mashomack Preserve Suffolk Shelter Island B 15 1999 Fan Creek TNC Mashomack Preserve Suffolk Shelter Island B 4 1999 Sea level fen State rarity: SI Global rarity: G1G2 Northwest Creek, Northwest Harbor Northwest Harbor County Park Suffolk E. Hampton A 22 8/25/1998 Hubbard Creek Marsh Hubbard County Park Suffolk Southampton B 5 9/3/1998 Little Northwest Creek, North Haven State Tidal Wetlands, Suffolk E. Hampton B 4.8 9/20/1997 Little Northwest Harbor Barcelona Conservation Area Napeague Meadows Napeague State Park Suffolk E. Hampton BC 7 8/5/1998 Heckscher State Park Heckscher State Park Suffolk Islip C 26.4 8/1/2001 Walking Dunes Suffolk E. Hampton C 3 8/5/1998 Successional maritime forest State rarity: S3S4 Global rarity: G4 Caswell CUff Montauk Point State Park, Camp Hero State Park, Montauk County Park Suffolk E. Hampton A 394.6 7/23/1997 Mashomack TNC Mashomack Preserve Suffolk Shelter Island BC 184 1997 Page 46 Long Island Botanical Society Vol. 16 No. 4 Memories of Newfoundland Rich Kelly The LIBS 20th Anniversary field trip was a memorable one. Eighteen intrepid observers made their way to Deer Lake, Newfoundland on July 5 and returned on July 15. Our formal leader was Karl Ander- son from New Jersey, who has been there many times before, and his experience really showed. Eric Lamont contributed lots of ID work and general organization, and Ted Gordon added expertise on grasses and sedges. The rest of the group consisted of Barbara Co- nolly, Tom Fiore, Pat Gordon, Andy Greller, Donald House, Ann Johnson, Carol Johnston, Rich Kelly, Ellen Kritzman, Mary Laura Lamont, Mary Maran, Zu Proly, Dottie and Bill Titus, and Kristine Wallstrom. The weather was very favorable as we made our way up the west coast of the Great Northern Peninsula all the way to St. Anthony. Something considerably in excess of 300 species of plants were seen, and well over a third of them were new species for me, and I suppose, for most of the participants. We visited boreal forest in Gros Morne National Park, and multiple alvar barrens and coastal heath barrens. It was amazing to see so many plants growing out of the broken rocks on the alvar, or pavement, barrens. On the coastal barrens we saw many presumably fully grown trees that were grow- ing prostrately because of the howling winds. This was especially true of many species of willows, all of which were only one or two inches high. Approximately 23 species of orchids were seen on the trip, most in full flower and some with huge numbers of individual plants. The local season had been advanced this year by about three weeks and a few Photo by Barbara Conolly LIBS members Bill and Dottie Titus. Photo by Rich Kelly White form Campanula, Phillip's Garden Trail, Port au Choix species were gone by. However, the group was still happy to see some of the rarer species in fruit. No sooner had we put our bags in our motel rooms on the first afternoon then Karl was whisking us off to a pre- view of the excitement to come — Corallorhiga maculata (summer coralroot) and C. striata (hooded coralroot) at the same site, the latter one of only two stations in all of Newfoundland. Just a few of the other species which we saw included Amerorchis rotundifolia (roundleaf orchid) (past), Calypso bulbosa (fairy slipper) (fruit), Cypripedium reginae (showy lady’s slipper), Goodyera repens (lesser rat- tlesnake plantain) (in bud), Habenaria hookeri (Hooker’s orchid) (past), H. obtusata (bluntleaved orchid), H. orbicu- lata (roundleaved orchid), Ustera cordata (heartleaf tway- blade), and Pseudorchis albida ssp. straminea (Newfoundland orchid). Ferns and fern allies were well represented on the trip. Some of the highlights included Adiantum aleuti- cum (Aleutian maidenhair), Potty chium lunaria (moonwort), Cryptogramma stelleri (fragile rockbrake), Dryopteris filix-mas (male fern), PLquisetum scirpoides (dwarf scouringrush), and Selaginella selaginoides (club spikemoss). There are many northern specialty plants that grow in the harsh, rocky conditions there, some of which are found nowhere else in the world. We were fortunate to see many of these target species including Pray a fernaldii (Fernald’s braya), Pray a longii (Long’s braya), Crepis nana (dwarf alpine hawksbeard), and Poten- tilla usticapensis (Burnt Cape cinquefoil). This last taxon ( Continued on page 47) Long Island Botanical Society Vol. 16 No. 4 Page 47 ( Continued from page 46) is found at only one place in the world, and we saw it on our ranger/naturalist-led tour at the Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve. The habitat is so harsh at Burnt Cape that we were shown areas of permafrost upheaval there. In addition, on the top of a small mountain north of St. Anthony we saw a small area of tundralike habitat. In addition, we saw two icebergs, over 60 species of birds, various butterflies and dragonflies, several snowshoe hares, a mother and calf humpback whale, and numerous moose. Many in the group took a sight- seeing boat ride on the landlocked “fjord” Western Brook Pond, which has numerous string waterfalls and sides that rise vertically as much as 700 me- ters. We visited the historical Norse settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows, and lots of local jams were pur- chased by the tour participants. It was a jovial group, and Karl and Andy treated us to the singing of sea chanteys one night. The food was much better than I had anticipated, but if you ever have the opportunity to eat a Cod Tongue, don’t do it. Invasive species report Marilyn Jordan Dioscorea polystachya syn. D. oppositifolia (Chinese yam/cinnamon vine): reported in East Hampton by Pauline Rosen; first known occurrence on Long Island. Identification confirmed by Steve Cle- mants based on Rosen’s photographs. Herbaceous per- ennial with vertical, rootlike tubers; vines twine counter- clockwise (left to right); leaves halberd-shaped, oppo- site, alternate, or in threes, often with small axillary tu- ber. The native D. villosa twines clockwise; leaves cor- date-ovate and mostly alternate. ♦ Euphorbia lathyris (caper spurge/mole plant): Found at Connetquot State Park, first known occur- rence on Long Island. Several hundred plants were pulled out. Annual/biennial 1-2 m tall, cauline leaves opposite, leaves subtending umbel lance/deltoid-ovate in whorls of four. Fruits 1 cm in clusters of three. Mi lky sap irritates skin. Mediterranean. ♦ Myriophyllum spicatum (Eurasian water milfoil): An aquatic still known only from Twin Lakes, Wantagh. ♦ Glossiostigma diandrum (mud mat): Known only in New Jersey and Pennsylvania; USDA APHIS is trying to determine extent of introduction. Tiny aquatic plant <2 cm tall, bright green opposite leaves, sessile or stalked and slightly expanded at the tip, often forms mats in shallow water. Flowers solitary in leaf axils, 1-3 mm wide, color pink, mauve, blue, to white; plant flow- ers when water recedes and plants are exposed. Look in shallow margins of water bodies; most plants rooted but some may float. Native to Australia, New Zealand, In- dia, South Africa. ♦ Salix cinerea (European gray willow): No reports for Long Island, but likely here. ♦ Impatiens glandulifera (Himalayan balsam; Orna- mental jewelweed): No reports for Long Island. ♦ Report only new invasions in conservation sites: Rubus phoenicolasius (wineberry): I am seeing this plant in abundance almost everywhere, including deep in the forest at TNC’s Mashomack Preserve. If there are any conservation sites that haven’t already been over- run, I strongly urge immediate removal of this plant. ♦ Weed updates Trapa natans (water chestnut): Only known occur- rence on Long Island in Mill Pond, Wantagh. Pond is being dredged and will be surveyed for possible recur- rence. ♦ Aralia data (Japanese angelica): widespread; found for the first time in TNC’s Mashomack Preserve on Shelter Island. ♦ Ludwigia peploides (water primrose): This floating aquatic plant was first found in 2003 in Peconic Lake (Forge Pond), the impounded section of the Peconic River in Calverton. It has washed downstream to River- head. The only other known location in the New York metro area is Prospect Park in Brooklyn. By fall 2005 it covered several acres. Representatives of the Peconic Estuary Program, New York State Department of Envi- ronmental Conservation, The Nature Conservancy, Fresh Water Anglers of Long Island, and citizens groups have been pulling water primrose out of Peconic Lake in huge quantities. Report all occurrences to Kathy Sch wager (kschwager@tnc.org) and/or Marilyn Jordan (mjordan@tnc.org), The Nature Conservancy Page 48 Long Island Botanical Society Vol. 16 No. 4 Field Trips Saturday, October 14, 2006, 9 a.m. Hither Hills and Napeague, Suffolk County, New York Trip leaders: Steve Young (Program Botanist, New York Natural Heritage Program) and Gerry Moore (Director of Science, Brooklyn Botanic Garden) We will search for Sea-Blites ( Suaeda ) in this beautiful South Fork dune-and-shore area. There are four species of these interesting salt-adapted plants on Long Island and two of them are state-rare ( Suaeda rolandii and Suaeda linearis). While the excursion is primarily a hunt for these rarities, we will not ignore other plants along the way. The hike is an easy one, but it will be on wet ground. Bring a lunch, water, and mosquito repellent. There are no facilities close by but we will stop at the park facilities between sites. This is a joint trip of LIBS and the New York Flora Association. Directions: Meet at Hither Hill s at the north parking lot on Napeague Harbor Road, where we will go in to the dunes. Napeague Harbor Road is a left turn off Montauk Highway not long before you come to the sign for the state park boundary. Join LIBS today! Annual Membership is $20 payable to Long Island Botanical Society Mail your dues to: Lois Lindberg Membership Chairperson Letters to the Editor, Articles, and News Margaret Conover Long Island Botanical Society PO Box 507 Aquebogue, NY 11931 Upcoming Programs October 10, 2006* Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. STEVEN CLEMANTS: “WlLDFLOWER STORIES.” A dis- cussion of the ecology and biology of wildflowers. Steve is VP of Science at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and first author of the recently published (2006) Wild- flowers in the Field and Forest. Location: Bill Paterson Nature Center Muttontown Preserve, East Norwich November 14, 2006* Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Lois and Al Lindberg: “Flowers, Birds, and Bugs: the Slides of Adrian Dignan.” A collection of photos from the local naturalist and photographer. Lois is curator at the Garvies Point Museum, and Al is wildlife biologist in charge of Muttontown Preseve and the North Shore Greenspace Preserves, Nassau County Parks Department. Executive board meeting 6 p.m. All members are invited to attend the Executive Board Meeting to be held before the program feasting begins. Location: Bill Paterson Nature Center, Muttontown Preserve, East Norwich December 12, 2006* Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Rich Kelly: “Newfoundland Botany and STUFF.” A chance to relive the excitement of the big LIBS anniversary trip to Newfoundland or feel bad be- cause you didn’t go. All other trip participants are en- couraged to provide photos. Rich is LIBS programs chair and a member of the Local Flora Committee. Location: Bill Paterson Nature Center, Muttontown Preserve, East Norwich January 9, 2007* Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. MEMBERS NIGHT: Members are welcome to bring slides, stories, specimens, and tales of peculiar sightings of favorite plants. A great opportunity to show what you have found while exploring on Long Island or else- where (no Newfoundland). Please call Rich Kelly (516- 354-6506) in advance to advise as to the approximate number of slides/images that you would like to show and preferred medium. Thanks. Location: Bill Paterson Nature Center, Muttontown Preserve, East Norwich * Refreshments and informal talk begin at 7:30 p.m. Formal meeting starts at 8:00 p.m.