New England Plants Surviving the Winter?

[nielsenc24]

Massachusetts experiences a wide variety of weathers throughout the year, therefore I was wondering about the characteristics needed for plants to survive this varying weather and how those qualities help them continue to exist. I wanted to know if there are specific plants or species I should focus on, in order to explore this changes that occur for plants to continue to thrive. I’ve explored maple trees and pine trees so far, but I wondered if there are other certain species that have unique qualities that help them throughout the winter.

[lythronax246]

A large number of New England plants (other than gymnosperms) will change color/appearance depending on the season. Many plants have leaves that turn red/orange/yellow before falling off (maples, birches, poison ivy, etc) during the fall and winter.

[elias105]

@lythronax246

other than gymnosperms

Even those have an exception - tamaracks/larches in New England are deciduous

[tiwane]

Is this for a school project or something? There was a similar (but opposite) question last week: https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/invasive-plant-traits-that-help-them-survive-in-massachusetts/34491

[pisum]

this one seems like it could be slightly related, too: https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/comparing-invasive-species-in-a-single-ecosystem/34712.

[fffffffff]

There’s a new one https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/different-water-intakes-for-different-state-trees/34777
and https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/which-animals-migrate/34779

[tiwane]

Yes, these are all from the same school. I’m going to email the faculty there and ask them if they’ve told their students to ask questions here on the forum just so I can understand what’s going on.

Asking an internet forum for advice, resources, etc., seems OK to me. Asking for direct answers is not appropriate.

[pisum]

@tiwane

Asking an internet forum for advice, resources, etc., seems OK to me. Asking for direct answers is not appropriate.

i wonder if some form of this guidance in the context of school assignments should be added over at https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/about-the-nature-talk-category or https://forum.inaturalist.org/guidelines?