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6 acres of natural woodland in Arlington, Massachusetts

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Flora of the Crusher Lot

(More to come. If you have any great photos of plants or wildlife in the Crusher Lot, I’d love to have them. Thank you – Alan)

Wood Anemone (Anemone Nemorosa)

Photo by W. Carter. This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.

There are at least two patches of wood anemone that bloom in the Crusher Lot in early May.

Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)

Photo by Hardyplants at English Wikipedia, This work has been released into the public domain by its author, Hardyplants at the Wikipedia project. 

NOTE: Jack-in-the-pulpit often has three leaves and could be mistaken for poison ivy. Here is a good article on how to tell them apart:

https://identifythatplant.com/a-study-of-three-leaved-plants-in-the-woods/

Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)

Photo by Alan, in the Crusher Lot

The Crusher Lot is full of this stuff. Be careful. “Leaves of three, let it be”, except not everything with three leaves is poison ivy. See the article above.

Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)

Photo by Katja Schulz. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

Garlic mustard is a highly invasive plant which has moved into the Crusher Lot. It can out-compete native species, and damage other parts of the woodland ecosystem. The Crusher Lot’s land steward, Michael Ratner, has spent years controlling the incursion. Garlic mustard is mainly controlled by pulling it out with its roots in the spring before seeds are produced, and disposing of it in the trash, not compost. Some people eat the young leaves.

Garlic mustard is easily recognized in the spring when in bloom. More information can be found at invasive.org.

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