Arbutus Woods Park: Staten Island, NYC
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3.0 (2)Free entry
A quiet Staten Island park where botanists still search for the delicate wildflower that gave these woods their name. Plan your visit with Karpo.
Description
This 2.65-acre nature area once supported the trailing arbutus (*Epigaea repens*), a wildflower known for its woody stems, leathery oval leaves, and pinkish-white spring blooms. While the species has been considered locally extinct since the 1940s, researchers still scour the sandy and rocky clearings, hoping the tiny plant is simply surviving out of sight beneath larger foliage.
