Teaneck Creek is home to a variety of native plant species that thrive in the forested wetland habitat.

Wayne Ward

+ Tree Species

Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)

American Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)

Pin Oak (Quercus palustris)

Red Oak (Quercus rubra)

White Oak (Quercus alba)

Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera)

Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)

Atlantic White Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides)

Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana)

Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)

Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)

Pussy Willow (Salix discolor)

Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides)

River Birch (Betula nigra)

Joshua Howard

+ Shrub Species

Winterberry Holly (Ilex verticillata)

Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)

Red Chokeberry (Photinia pyrifolia)

Steeplebush (Spiraca tomentosa)

Sweet Pepper Bush (Clethra alnifolia)

Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styraciflua)

Button Bush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)

Arrowwood Viburnum (Viburnum dentatum)

Eastern Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis)

Catherine Gupta

+ Flowering Plant Species

Pipevine (Aristolochia macrophylla)

Trumpet Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)

Trumpet Vine (Campsis radicans)

Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)

New York Aster (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii)

Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)

Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)

Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)

White Snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum)

Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)

Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)

Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium pupureum)

Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum)

New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis)

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)

Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)

Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)

Photos by Jimmy Macaluso and Allie Fellema