Intermittent Wetland Plant List
Graminoids
- ticklegrasses (Agrostis hyemalis and A. scabra)
- blue-joint (Calamagrostis canadensis)
- wiregrass sedge (Carex lasiocarpa)
- few-seed sedge (Carex oligosperma)
- twig-rush (Cladium mariscoides)
- Eaton’s panic grass (Dichanthelium spretum)
- three-way sedge (Dulichium arundinaceum)
- bright green spike-rush (Eleocharis flavescens)
- Robbin’s spike-rush (Eleocharis robbinsii)
- autumn sedge (Fimbristylis autumnalis)
- northern manna grass (Glyceria borealis)
- Canadian rush (Juncus canadensis)
- brown-fruited rush (Juncus pelocarpus)
- beak-rushes (Rhynchospora capitellata and R. fusca)
- Pursh’s tufted bulrush (Schoenoplectus purshianus)
- Smith’s bulrush (Schoenoplectus smithii)
- Torrey’s bulrush (Schoenoplectus torreyi)
Forbs
- water-shield (Brasenia schreberi)
- spatulate-leaved sundew (Drosera intermedia)
- slender goldentop (Euthamia caroliniana)
- pipewort (Eriocaulon aquaticum)
- grass-leaved goldenrod (Euthamia graminifolia)
- northern St. John’s wort (Hypericum boreale)
- wild blue flag (Iris versicolor)
- swamp candles (Lysimachia terrestris)
- variegated yellow pond-lily (Nuphar variegata)
- sweet-scented waterlily (Nymphaea odorata)
- smartweeds (Persicaria spp.)
- pondweeds (Potamogeton spp.)
- hyssop hedge nettle (Stachys hyssopifolia)
- bushy aster (Symphyotrichum dumosum)
- horned bladderwort (Utricularia cornuta)
- humped bladderwort (Utricularia gibba)
- purple bladderwort (Utricularia purpurea)
- small purple bladderwort (Utricularia resupinata)
- lance-leaved violet (Viola lanceolata)
Mosses
- sphagnum mosses (Sphagnum spp.)
Shrubs
- leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata)
- meadowsweet (Spiraea alba)
- steeplebush (Spiraea tomentosa)
Trees
- tamarack (Larix laricina)
- black spruce (Picea mariana)
- jack pine (Pinus banksiana)
- red pine (Pinus resinosa)
- white pine (Pinus strobus)
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 6, 2024).