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The New England Wildflower Society is based at the Garden in the Woods in Framingham, Massachusetts but its interests and activities cover all of New England. "From this base, 25 staff and more than 700 volunteers work throughout New England to monitor and protect rare and endangered plants, collect and preserve seeds to ensure biological diversity, detect and control invasive species, conduct research, and offer a range of educational programs. The Society also operates a native plant nursery at Nasami Farm in western Massachusetts and has seven sanctuaries in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont that are open to the public." Please see their website for more information.

  • New England Wildflower Society

A Native of New Hampshire

White Birch, Betula papyrifera

 

 

 

White Birch, Betula papyrifera, also known as the paper birch, is the state tree of New Hampshire. The bark is highly weather resistant. A fallen tree may rot from the inside out leaving just the white bark. White Birch along with other forest trees can be managed to their full potential through silviculture.

Recommended Reading

  • Book CoverWildflowers of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont by Alan E. Bessette
    Call Number: QK 122 .W55 2000
    ISBN: 0815605862
    Publication Date: 2000-06-01
  • Shaker Sister's Drawings by Cora Helena Sarle; Scott Swank (Afterword by); June Sprigg Tooley (Introduction by)
    Call Number: QK 123 .S27 1997
    ISBN: 1885254520
    Publication Date: 1997-03-01
  • Book CoverTrees and shrubs of New Hampshire by John H. Foster
    Call Number: QK 123 .F67 1960
    Publication Date: 1960
  • Book CoverWildfowers of the White Mountains by John Hession (Photographer); Valerie Michaud (Photographer)
    Call Number: QK 123 .H47 2003
    ISBN: 1886064164
    Publication Date: 2003-01-01
  • Book CoverA silvicultural guide for paper birch in the Northeast by David A. Marquis, Dale S. Solomon, John C. Bjorkbom
    Call Number: QL 78 .B4 M27 1969
    Publication Date: 1969

A Unique Area

  • Plainfield Sanctuary

Cardamine concatenata (cutleaf toothwort)

Plainfield Sanctuary located in Plainfield, New Hampshire is an area rich in wildflower and fern specimens that are uncommon in New Hampshire. There aren’t any trails in the 86 acre sanctuary but many of the plants can be seen from the road. This site has been designated a “unique area” by the State of New Hampshire’s Critical Areas Program. The image above is the Cardamine concatenata (cutleaf toothwort), a native perennial of the eastern United States. It is considered one of the spring ephemeral woodland bloomers.

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