Northern Hardwood Swamp Plant List

Graminoids

  • sedges (Carex crinita, C. intumescens, C. lupulina, and others)
  • wood reedgrasses (Cinna arundinacea and C. latifolia)
  • Virginia wild-rye (Elymus virginicus)
  • fowl manna grass (Glyceria striata)
  • rice cut grass (Leersia oryzoides)
  • fowl meadow grass (Poa palustris)

Forbs

  • jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
  • false nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica)
  • marsh-marigold (Caltha palustris)
  • Pennsylvania bitter cress (Cardamine pensylvanica)
  • turtlehead (Chelone glabra)
  • small enchanter’s-nightshade (Circaea alpina)
  • goldthread (Coptis trifolia)
  • flat-topped white aster (Doellingeria umbellata)
  • willow-herbs (Epilobium spp.)
  • fragrant bedstraw (Galium triflorum)
  • jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)
  • wild blue flag (Iris versicolor)
  • wood nettle (Laportea canadensis)
  • northern bugle weed (Lycopus uniflorus)
  • tufted loosestrife (Lysimachia thyrsiflora)
  • Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense)
  • partridge berry (Mitchella repens)
  • naked miterwort (Mitella nuda)
  • smartweeds (Persicaria spp.)
  • clearweed (Pilea pumila)
  • 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)

Ferns

  • oak fern (Gymnocarpium dryopteris)
  • ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)
  • sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis)
  • cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea)
  • royal fern (Osmunda regalis)

Fern Allies

  • horsetails (Equisetum spp.)

Woody Vines

  • Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)

Shrubs

  • tag alder (Alnus incana)
  • winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
  • dwarf raspberry (Rubus pubescens)

Trees

  • balsam fir (Abies balsamea)
  • red maple (Acer rubrum)
  • silver maple (Acer saccharinum)
  • yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
  • black ash (Fraxinus nigra)
  • green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
  • northern white-cedar (Thuja occidentalis)
  • 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: November 14, 2024).