Southern Hardwood Swamp Plant List
Graminoids
- sedges (Carex bromoides, C. gracillima, C. intumescens, C. lupulina, C. radiata, C. stipata, and others)
- wood reedgrass (Cinna arundinacea)
- fowl manna grass (Glyceria striata)
- cut grass (Leersia oryzoides)
- fowl meadow grass (Poa palustris)
Forbs
- jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
- beggar-ticks (Bidens spp.)
- false nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica)
- marsh-marigold (Caltha palustris)
- spring cresses (Cardamine bulbosa and C. douglassii)
- turtlehead (Chelone glabra)
- golden saxifrage (Chrysosplenium americanum)
- enchanter’s-nightshade (Circaea canadensis)
- goldthread (Coptis trifolia)
- small yellow lady-slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum var. makasin)
- flat-topped white aster (Doellingeria umbellata)
- willow-herbs (Epilobium spp.)
- jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)
- southern blue flag (Iris virginica)
- wood nettle (Laportea canadensis)
- Michigan lily (Lilium michiganense)
- cardinal-flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
- northern bugle weed (Lycopus uniflorus)
- tufted loosestrife (Lysimachia thyrsiflora)
- Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense)
- swamp saxifrage (Micranthes pensylvanica)
- bishop’s cap (Mitella diphylla)
- golden ragwort (Packera aurea)
- smartweeds (Persicaria spp.)
- clearweed (Pilea pumila)
- purple fringed orchid (Platanthera psycodes)
- swamp buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus)
- black snakeroots (Sanicula marilandica and S. odorata)
- mad-dog skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora)
- water-parsnip (Sium suave)
- goldenrods (Solidago patula, S. rugosa, and others)
- calico aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum)
- swamp aster (Symphyotrichum puniceum)
- skunk-cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)
- purple meadow-rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum)
Ferns
- maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum)
- wood ferns (Dryopteris spp.)
- sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis)
- cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea)
- marsh fern (Thelypteris palustris)
Woody Vines
- moonseed (Menispermum canadense)
- Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
- poison-ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)
- riverbank grape (Vitis riparia)
Shrubs
- buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
- dogwoods (Cornus amomum and C. foemina)
- winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
- spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
- wild black currant (Ribes americanum)
- prickly gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati)
- dwarf raspberry (Rubus pubescens)
- elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)
- smooth highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)
- nannyberry (Viburnum lentago)
Trees
- red maple (Acer rubrum)
- silver maple (Acer saccharinum)
- yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
- musclewood (Carpinus caroliniana)
- hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)
- black ash (Fraxinus nigra)
- green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
- tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
- sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
- cottonwood (Populus deltoides)
- swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor)
- bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
- pin oak (Quercus palustris)
- basswood (Tilia americana)
- 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: December 21, 2024).