Hardwood-Conifer Swamp Plant List
Graminoids
- sedges (Carex bromoides, C. crinita, C. disperma, C. folliculata, C. gracillima, C. hystericina, C. intumescens, C. lacustris, C. lupulina, C. stricta, and others)
- wood reedgrasses (Cinna arundinacea and C. latifolia)
- Virginia wild-rye (Elymus virginicus)
- fowl manna grass (Glyceria striata)
- rice cut grass (Leersia oryzoides)
- bog bluegrass (Poa paludigena)
- fowl meadow grass (Poa palustris)
Forbs
- wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis)
- jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
- beggar-ticks (Bidens spp.)
- marsh-marigold (Caltha palustris)
- spring cress (Cardamine bulbosa)
- Pennsylvania bitter cress (Cardamine pensylvanica)
- cuckoo-flower (Cardamine pratensis)
- turtlehead (Chelone glabra)
- golden saxifrage (Chrysosplenium americanum)
- small enchanter’s-nightshade (Circaea alpina)
- virgin’s bower (Clematis virginiana)
- bluebead lily (Clintonia borealis)
- goldthread (Coptis trifolia)
- lady-slippers (Cypripedium spp.)
- flat-topped white aster (Doellingeria umbellata)
- willow-herbs (Epilobium spp.)
- jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)
- twinflower (Linnaea borealis)
- northern bugle weed (Lycopus uniflorus)
- tufted loosestrife (Lysimachia thyrsiflora)
- Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense)
- partridge berry (Mitchella repens)
- bishop’s-cap (Mitella diphylla)
- naked miterwort (Mitella nuda)
- northern wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella)
- golden ragwort (Packera aurea)
- smartweeds (Persicaria spp.)
- gay-wings (Polygala paucifolia)
- water-parsnip (Sium suave)
- goldenrods (Solidago patula, S. rugosa, and others)
- calico aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum)
- swamp aster (Symphyotrichum puniceum)
- skunk-cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)
- starflower (Trientalis borealis)
- violets (Viola spp.)
Ferns
- wood ferns (Dryopteris spp.)
- oak fern (Gymnocarpium dryopteris)
- sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis)
- cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea)
- interrupted fern (Osmunda claytoniana)
- royal fern (Osmunda regalis)
- New York fern (Thelypteris noveboracensis)
Fern Allies
- horsetails (Equisetum spp.)
Woody Vines
- red honeysuckle (Lonicera dioica)
- Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
- poison-ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)
- riverbank grape (Vitis riparia)
Mosses
- callicladium moss (Callicladium haldanianum)
- big red stem moss (Pleurozium schreberi)
- sphagnum mosses (Sphagnum spp.)
Shrubs
- tag alder (Alnus incana)
- bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)
- dogwoods (Cornus foemina and C. sericea)
- creeping snowberry (Gaultheria hispidula)
- winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
- spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
- Canadian fly honeysuckle (Lonicera canadensis)
- alder-leaved buckthorn (Rhamnus alnifolia)
- swamp red currant (Ribes triste)
- dwarf raspberry (Rubus pubescens)
- poison sumac (Toxicodendron vernix)
Trees
- balsam fir (Abies balsamea)
- red maple (Acer rubrum)
- mountain maple (Acer spicatum)
- yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
- paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
- musclewood (Carpinus caroliniana)
- black ash (Fraxinus nigra)
- green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
- tamarack (Larix laricina)
- white spruce (Picea glauca)
- black spruce (Picea mariana)
- white pine (Pinus strobus)
- northern white-cedar (Thuja occidentalis)
- basswood (Tilia americana)
- 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 15, 2024).