Rich Conifer Swamp Plant List
Graminoids
- blue-joint (Calamagrostis canadensis)
- sedges (Carex disperma, C. eburnea, C. gynocrates, C. interior, C. leptalea, C. pedunculata, C. trisperma, C. vaginata, and others)
- fowl manna grass (Glyceria striata)
- cut grass (Leersia oryzoides)
- fowl meadow grass (Poa palustris)
Forbs
- wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis)
- Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
- marsh-marigold (Caltha palustris)
- small enchanter’s-nightshade (Circaea alpina)
- bluebead lily (Clintonia borealis)
- goldthread (Coptis trifolia)
- lady-slippers (Cypripedium spp.)
- willow-herbs (Epilobium spp.)
- fragrant bedstraw (Galium triflorum)
- purple avens (Geum rivale)
- creeping rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera repens)
- tesselated rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera tesselata)
- jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)
- wild blue flag (Iris versicolor)
- twinflower (Linnaea borealis)
- Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense)
- false mayflower (Maianthemum trifolium)
- partridge berry (Mitchella repens)
- naked miterwort (Mitella nuda)
- one-flowered pyrola (Moneses uniflora)
- broad-leaved twayblade (Neottia convallarioides)
- heartleaf twayblade (Neottia cordata)
- one-sided pyrola (Orthilia secunda)
- sweet-coltsfoot (Petasites frigidus)
- northern green orchid (Platanthera aquilonis)
- club-spur orchid (Platanthera clavellata)
- Lake Huron green orchid (Platanthera huronensis)
- blunt-leaved orchid (Platanthera obtusata)
- gay-wings (Polygala paucifolia)
- pyrolas (Pyrola americana and P. asarifolia)
- common skullcap (Scutellaria galericulata)
- mad-dog skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora)
- starflower (Trientalis borealis)
- violets (Viola spp.)
Ferns
- bulblet fern (Cystopteris bulbifera)
- wood ferns (Dryopteris spp.)
- oak fern (Gymnocarpium dryopteris)
- sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis)
- cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea)
- northern beech fern (Phegopteris connectilis)
- marsh fern (Thelypteris palustris)
Fern Allies
- water horsetail (Equisetum fluviatile)
- dwarf scouring rush (Equisetum scirpoides)
- woodland horsetail (Equisetum sylvaticum)
Mosses
- ribbed bog moss (Aulacomnium palustre)
- calliergon moss (Calliergon cordifolium)
- big red stem moss (Pleurozium schreberi)
- sphagnum mosses (Sphagnum spp.)
Woody Vines
- red honeysuckle (Lonicera dioica)
- hairy honeysuckle (Lonicera hirsuta)
- poison-ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)
Shrubs
- tag alder (Alnus incana)
- bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)
- round-leaved dogwood (Cornus rugosa)
- red-osier dogwood (Cornus sericea)
- creeping snowberry (Gaultheria hispidula)
- wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)
- huckleberry (Gaylussacia baccata)
- mountain holly (Ilex mucronata)
- winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
- Canadian fly honeysuckle (Lonicera canadensis)
- swamp fly honeysuckle (Lonicera oblongifolia)
- alder-leaved buckthorn (Rhamnus alnifolia)
- Labrador-tea (Rhododendron groenlandicum)
- currants (Ribes americanum, R. hirtellum, R. hudsonianum, R. lacustre, and R. triste)
- dwarf raspberry (Rubus pubescens)
- blueberries (Vaccinium spp.)
Trees
- balsam fir (Abies balsamea)
- red maple (Acer rubrum)
- yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
- paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
- black ash (Fraxinus nigra)
- tamarack (Larix laricina)
- black spruce (Picea mariana)
- white spruce (Picea glauca)
- white pine (Pinus strobus)
- balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera)
- quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)
- northern white-cedar (Thuja occidentalis)
- hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)
- American elm (Ulmus americana)
Citation
Cohen, J.G., M.A. Kost, B.S. Slaughter, D.A. Albert, J.M. Lincoln, A.P. Kortenhoven, C.M. Wilton, H.D. Enander, and K.M. Korroch. 2020. Michigan Natural Community Classification [web application]. Michigan Natural Features Inventory, Michigan State University Extension, Lansing, Michigan. Available https://mnfi.anr.msu.edu/communities/classification. (Accessed: October 6, 2024).