﻿Nichols: The vegetation of Connecticut 



Cephalanthus occidentalis 

 Clethra alnifolia 

 Cornus Amomum 

 Ilex verticillata 

 Lyonia ligustrina 

 Pyrus melanocarpa 

 Rhododendron 

 Rhus 



Rosa Carolina 

 Rubus hispidui 

 Salix discolor 



arly phases of the shrub stage, certain of these 

 shrubs may be more conspicuous than the alders. This is espe- 

 cially true of the Cephalanthus, which frequently comes in so early 

 in the succession and occupies the territory invaded in such force 

 that the sedge stage may be almost, if not quite, suppressed. But 

 ultimately, because of its greater height growth, its relative toler- 

 ance of shade, and its ability to adapt itself to a wide range of 

 soil conditions, the alder usually becomes the predominant form. 

 The terminal member of the lake-swamp 



