Flora of Connecticut

Overview of plant species in Connecticut

Mountain Laurel flowers.

The flora of Connecticut comprise a variety of plant species. Geobotanically, Connecticut belongs to the North American Atlantic Region.

The Charter Oak

* The state tree is the white oak; or more specifically, the Charter Oak.
* The state flower is the mountain laurel.

## Biodiversity

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A complete census of tree species taken in 1885 in Hartford County listed 56 species of trees.[1]

## List of flora

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Scientific name | English name | Status

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Caltha palustris | Kingcup or marsh marigold  |
Cephalanthus occidentalis | Buttonbush, button-bush, button-willow or honey-bells  |
Clethra alnifolia | Summersweet or sweet pepperbush  |
Iris versicolor | Blue flag iris or harlequin blueflag  |
Kalmia latifolia | Mountain laurel  |
Quercus alba | White oak  |
Ranunculus septentrionalis | Swamp buttercup  |
Rhododendron viscosum | Clammy azalea or swamp azalea  |
Symplocarpus foetidus | Eastern skunk cabbage  |

## Floral regions

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A large part of the state of Connecticut is covered with oak-hickory type central hardwood forest. This region was historically dominated by various oaks and chestnuts, but hickory replaced chestnut with the spread of the chestnut blight.

In the northwestern hills of the state, more northern-hardwood type trees are present.

## See also

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* List of endangered flora of Connecticut
* Fauna of Connecticut
* List of mammals in Connecticut

## References

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1. ^ * Aspects of Connecticut's Physical Geography

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Topics|

| General|

* * Flora of North America
* List of ecoregions in the United States (EPA)
* List of invasive species in North America § Plants
* List of endangered plants of North America
* List of Northern American nectar sources for honey bees

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Floristic regions and provinces|

* Circumboreal region
* North American Atlantic region
* Rocky Mountain floristic region
* Madrean region
* Caribbean bioregion
* Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain province
* Appalachian province
* Laurentian Mixed Forest Province
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Ethnobotany|

* Native American
* Cherokee
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* List of medicinal plants of the American West

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Categories|

* Flora of the United States
* Ecoregions
* Plant communities
* Grasslands
* Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests

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Places|

| East of the Mississippi River|

* Wildflowers of New England
* Wildflowers of the Great Smoky Mountains
* Flora of Door County, Wisconsin
* List of lichens of Maryland
* Soldiers Delight: Graminoids, Wildflowers, Woody plants, Ferns and fern allies, Lichens

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Missouri River valley|

* List of species described by the Lewis and Clark Expedition § Plants

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Colorado|

* Flora of the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region

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Puerto Rico|

* List of endemic flora of Puerto Rico
* List of grasses of Puerto Rico

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Arizona and New Mexico|

* Flora of the Sonoran Desert (by common name)
* List of Sonoran Desert wildflowers
* Flora of the Arizona Upland

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California|

* List of plants endemic to Hells Canyon
* List of California native plants
* List of species endemic to Mendocino County, California
* List of species endemic to the San Francisco Bay Area § Flora
* List of Little Picacho Wilderness flora
* List of plants on the Modoc National Forest
* List of San Francisco Bay Area wildflowers
* List of flora of the Santa Monica Mountains
* Lichens of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
* Flora of the Sierra Nevada alpine zone
* Flora of the Colorado Desert
* List of plants of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)

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Pacific islands|

* Endemism in the Hawaiian Islands § Plants
* List of Samoan plant common names

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