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).