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Alewife Brook Reservation
State Park
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Arlington
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Alewife Brook Reservation is a Massachusetts state park and urban wild located in Cambridge, Arlington, and Somerville. The park is managed by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation and was established in 1900. It is named for Alewife Brook, which was also historically known as Menotomy River (the village of Menotomy is now Arlington), a tributary of the Mystic River.
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Plants
Reynoutria japonica
SPECIES ·
“Japanese Knotweed”
10
Observations
JAN - DEC
American Pokeweed
Phytolacca americana (species),
“Virginian Pokeweed”, “Pokeweed”, “Inkberry”, “American Nightshade”, “Cancer Jalap”, “Coakum”, “Garget”, “Pigeon Berry”, “Pocan Bush”, “Poke Root”, “Red Ink Plant”, “Redweed”, “Scoke”
9
Observations
JAN - DEC
Swamp Verbena
Verbena hastata (species)
7
Observations
JAN - DEC
Tansy
Tanacetum vulgare (species),
“Bitter Buttons”, “Common Tansy”
7
Observations
JAN - DEC
Bull Thistle
Cirsium vulgare (species),
“Spear Thistle”, “Scottish Thistle”, “Common Thistle”, “Cirsium Lanceolatum”
7
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Animals
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus (species)
10
Observations
JAN - DEC
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus (species),
“Common Muskrat”
9
Observations
JAN - DEC
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis (species),
“Grey Squirrel”, “Gray Squirrel”
8
Observations
JAN - DEC
Lithobates catesbeianus
SPECIES ·
“American Bullfrog”, “Bullfrog”, “Common Bullfrog”
6
Observations
JAN - DEC
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta (species)
6
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Birds
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos (species),
“Wild Duck”, “Mallard Duck”, “Common Mallard”, “Northern Mallard”
1,917
Observations
JAN - DEC
American Robin
Turdus migratorius (species)
1,650
Observations
JAN - DEC
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia (species)
1,540
Observations
JAN - DEC
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis (species),
“Lesser Canada Goose”, “Greater Canada Goose”
1,476
Observations
JAN - DEC
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura (species),
“American Mourning Dove”, “Rain Dove”, “Carolina Pigeon”, “Carolina Turtledove”, “Zenaidura Caroliensis”, “Zenaidura Macroura Caroliensis”
1,373
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Insects
Eastern Forktail
Ischnura verticalis (species)
31
Observations
JAN - DEC
Small Cabbage White
Pieris rapae (species),
“Small White”
26
Observations
JAN - DEC
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis (species)
20
Observations
JAN - DEC
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia (species),
“Common Whitetail or Long-Tailed Skimmer”
19
Observations
JAN - DEC
Eastern Amberwing
Perithemis tenera (species)
18
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Fungi
Panellus stipticus
SPECIES ·
“Agaricus Stypticus”, “Merulius Stipticus”, “Crepidopus Stypticus”, “Rhipidium Stipticum”, “Panus Stipticus”, “Pleurotus Stipticus”, “Lentinus Stipticus”, “Pocillaria Stiptica”
2
Observations
JAN - DEC
Inonotus Dryadeus
Pseudoinonotus dryadeus (species)
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Artomyces pyxidatus
SPECIES ·
“Clavicorona Pyxidata”
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Abortiporus biennis
SPECIES
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Clavulina Cristata
Clavulina coralloides (species)
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
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Taxonomy
Region
49
Protected Area
33
State Park
1
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