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)