Poor Fen Plant List
Graminoids
- sedges (Carex chordorrhiza, C. exilis, C. lasiocarpa, C. limosa, C. livida, C. oligosperma, C. pauciflora, and others)
- twig-rush (Cladium mariscoides)
- three-way sedge (Dulichium arundinaceum)
- cotton-grasses (Eriophorum angustifolium, E. vaginatum, and E. virginicum)
- white beak-rush (Rhynchospora alba)
- tufted bulrush (Trichophorum cespitosum)
Forbs
- marsh cinquefoil (Comarum palustre)
- spatulate-leaved sundew (Drosera intermedia)
- round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)
- fringed willow-herb (Epilobium ciliatum)
- grass-leaved goldenrod (Euthamia graminifolia)
- wild blue flag (Iris versicolor)
- swamp candles (Lysimachia terrestris)
- false mayflower (Maianthemum trifolium)
- bog buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)
- bog aster (Oclemena nemoralis)
- pitcher-plant (Sarracenia purpurea)
- arrow-grass (Scheuchzeria palustris)
- bog goldenrod (Solidago uliginosa)
- rush aster (Symphyotrichum boreale)
- common bog arrow-grass (Triglochin maritima)
- bladderworts (Utricularia cornuta and U. intermedia)
Mosses
- sphagnum mosses (Sphagnum spp.)
Shrubs
- bog rosemary (Andromeda glaucophylla)
- black chokeberry (Aronia prunifolia)
- bog birch (Betula pumila)
- leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata)
- Kalm’s St. John’s-wort (Hypericum kalmianum)
- mountain holly (Ilex mucronata)
- bog laurel (Kalmia polifolia)
- sweet gale (Myrica gale)
- Labrador-tea (Rhododendron groenlandicum)
- bog willow (Salix pedicellaris)
- meadowsweet (Spiraea alba)
- steeplebush (Spiraea tomentosa)
- large cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon)
- small cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos)
- wild-raisin (Viburnum cassinoides)
Trees
- tamarack (Larix laricina)
- black spruce (Picea mariana)
- jack pine (Pinus banksiana)
- 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: December 12, 2024).