
Rosa Rugosa - Photo by Cary Hazelgrove
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Endangered plant
life and wildflowers abound on Nantucket and include the Russian olive, winterbury,
hawthorne tree, Rosa rugosa, the tupelo tree, pink lady's slipper orchid, and Indian
pipes. 36% of
the land has been protected and will never be built upon. This land is open to the public
for bird watching, nature walks and hiking. Nantucket is on the north-south flyway of
migrating birds and is very popular with serious bird watchers.
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