Plant Indicator Guides

Each guide describes and illustrates plants that can be used as indicators of ecologically significant habitats in the Hudson Valley region, including calcareous wet meadows, calcareous crests, fens, and swamps. We encourage the free download and distribution of these guides to anyone interested in learning how to recognize habitats that may be unfamiliar.

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red elderberry

Cool Ravines

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blue flag iris

Wet Meadows

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blue vervain

Calcareous Wet Meadow

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wild columbine

Calcareous Ledge

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cinquefoil

Fens

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pond lily

Circumneutral Bog Lake

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pickerelweed

Marsh

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carex squarrosa

Wet Clay Meadow

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swamp azalea

Swamps

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buttonbush

Kettle Shrub Pool

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