Participation: Invasive Plants of the Disturbed Forest

Many invasive plants call the forests of Cohasset home. Using the app FloraIncognita, plants were identified on the outskirts of forests and sent into the Outsmarting Invasive Species application for possible cleanup efforts.

August 25th (Border St, wildland-urban interface space)

Asiatic bittersweet, (Solanum dulcamara)

Horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) from South East Europe. Growing in a strand on the side of the road leading into the forest

October 31st (Outskirts of Wompatuck State Park)

                                               

Norway Maple, an ornamental plant introduced in residential neighborhoods. Competes with native sugar maple. 

November 16th (Whitney and Thayer Woods)

Grape-vine (Vitis vinifera), native to Eurasia and a likely stowaway from past cultivation.

Mexican Sarsaparilla (Similax rotundifolia) from Central America

Wild carrot (Daucus carota) from Europe