What is the vegetation for Boston?

1. What is the vegetation in Boston?
2. What type of animals and plants are common in Boston Massachusetts?
3. What animal is Boston known for?
4. What trees are in Boston?
5. What is the most common tree in Massachusetts?
6. Are there Badgers in Massachusetts?
7. Are there dolphins in Boston Harbor?
8. Are Fisher Cats in Massachusetts?
9. Does Massachusetts have a flag?

What is the vegetation in Boston?

The remnants of attempts at subsistence farming are evident in the appearance of apples, pears, grapes, chives, garlic, asparagus, and horseradish. Today, patches of undisturbed native flora are rare on the islands, and vegetation on most of the islands is dominated by grasses and sumac.

What type of animals and plants are common in Boston Massachusetts?

Few large animals remain in the wild, but an occasional bear or moose is sighted. Other animals seen in the woods include deer, beavers, muskrats, minks, otters, snowshoe hares, red foxes, woodchucks, raccoons, and chipmunks.

What animal is Boston known for?

Protected Species

The US Fish and Wildlife Service reports several federally listed endangered and threatened species of fish, turtles, birds, and mammals near or in coastal waters of Massachusetts, but not known to be found among the Boston Harbor Islands. There are no island species on the federal list.

What trees are in Boston?

The Top 10 most common trees in the East Boston neighborhood include: Honey Locust at 24.5%, Littleleaf Linden at 13.8%, American Basswood at 10.7%, Norway Maple at 10.6%, Green Ash at 9.7%, Freeman Maple at 9.5%, Crabapple at 6.4%, London Planetree at 5.2%, Red Maple at 5.1%, and Sweetgum at 4.6%.

What is the most common tree in Massachusetts?

In terms of volume, eastern white pine is the most common tree in Massachusetts followed by red maple and northern red oak (Table 2). Collectively, the 10 most voluminous tree species account for 84.5 percent of the total volume of live trees on forest land in Massachusetts.

Are there Badgers in Massachusetts?

Massachusetts Badger. American Badgers have a triangular face with a distinctive black and white pattern and a stocky body covered with shaggy grizzled fur. ... Badgers may weigh up to 30 pounds (13.5 kg), but average about 19 pounds (8.6 kg) for males and 14 pounds (6.3 kg) for females.

Are there dolphins in Boston Harbor?

Every late winter and early spring, young harbor porpoises frequent eastern Massachusetts harbors from Fall River to Newburyport and everywhere in between. In Boston Harbor, they are seen from the Fish Pier in the Seaport to the salt piles all the way up Chelsea Creek.

Are Fisher Cats in Massachusetts?

The fisher is found throughout Massachusetts, except on Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. ... Fishers have since made an amazing comeback, and now live in populated areas that offer mature forest habitat and the squirrels it preys on. DESCRIPTION. The fisher is one of the largest members of the Mustelid or weasel family.

Does Massachusetts have a flag?

U.S. state flag consisting of a white field (background) with a coat of arms featuring an American Indian and a star. The seal of the Massachusetts Bay Colony of 1629 showed an Indian and pine trees, and both these symbols have continued to be used up to the present time.