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Connecticut has one native cactus (Opuntia humifusa), found in sandy coastal areas and low hillsides. Several types of beach grasses and wildflowers are also native to Connecticut. [33] Connecticut spans USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 5b to 7a. Coastal Connecticut is the broad transition zone where more southern and subtropical plants are cultivated.
The land on either side of the Connecticut River Valley is less suitable for farmlands. The eastern section holds the shallow Proto-North American Terrane while the western section contains the Iapetos and Avalonian Terranes , which still holds remnants of glacial till and lack the soft fluvial sediments so prominent in the Connecticut River ...
This list includes the topographic elevations of each of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories. [1] The elevation of a geographic area may be stated in several ways. These include: The maximum elevation of the area (high point); [a] The minimum elevation of the area (low point); [b]
The highest points in Fairfield County, Connecticut; Summit Elevation Coordinates Municipality Comment Academy Hill Summit 23 feet (7.0 m) Stratford: northeast of Sikorsky Memorial Airport, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Academy Hill Park (the Summit is not in the park)
In Connecticut, where they are referred to as the Litchfield Hills, they extend east from the upper Housatonic River valley in the northwest part of the state. Geologically, the Berkshires are bordered on the west by the Taconic Mountains, the south by the Hudson Highlands, and to the east, they are bordered by the Metacomet Ridge.
Historic trails and roads in Connecticut (2 C, 4 P) I. American Indian reservations in Connecticut (5 P) L. Landforms of Connecticut (12 C, 4 P)
The mountains of Connecticut, United States. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mountains of Connecticut; See also category Mountain ranges of Connecticut
Open space preserve, agricultural preserve, and bio-reserve primarily located in Ashley Falls, Massachusetts and edging into Canaan, Connecticut. The preserve contains over 800 plant species including North America's greatest diversity of ferns. It is open to the public with hiking trails and a visitors center. Beckley Bog: May 1977