Plants of Connecticut

Connecticut has a variety of plant species. Connecticut belongs to the North American Atlantic Region.
Biodiversity.
A complete census of tree species taken in 1885 in Hartford County listed 56 species of trees.
Floral regions.
Connecticut has a lot of oak-hickory type central hardwood forests. This region historically had a lot of different oaks and chestnuts. However, hickory replaced chestnut with the spread of the chestnut blight.
In the northwestern hills of the state, there are more northern-hardwood type trees.