PLANTSPLANTS ININ MASSACHUSETTSMASSACHUSETTS

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MountainMountain HollyHolly

• Mountain Holly only grows in the eastern United States. This plant is a Dicot. That means it reproduces by spores. Spores are small seeds on the bottom of fern’s leaves. It belongs to the family Aquifoliaceae.

• They are 4”(4 inches) wide.

• Mountain Holly

Barbed Bristle BulrushBarbed Bristle Bulrush

• This is a Monocot. It grows in northeastern United States and southwestern Canada or Quebec.

PlymouthPlymouth RoseRose GentianGentian

• This plant is a Dicot.It belongs to the family Gentianaceae. It lives in Canada and east U.S (United States).

Silvery NailwortSilvery Nailwort

• The Silvery Nailwort is a Dicot. It belongs to the family Caryophyllaceae. It grows in south & northeastern U.S.

The Eastern Silver AsterThe Eastern Silver Aster

• The Eastern Silver Aster grows in eastern U.S. It is a dicot. It belongs to the family Asteraceae. It is endangered in Massachusetts.