Wet Prairie Plant List
Graminoids
- big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii)
- fringed brome (Bromus ciliatus)
- blue-joint (Calamagrostis canadensis)
- sedges (Carex buxbaumii, C. pellita, C. stricta, and others)
- fowl manna grass (Glyceria striata)
- leafy satin grass (Muhlenbergia mexicana)
- Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans)
- cordgrass (Spartina pectinata)
Forbs
- swamp agrimony (Agrimonia parviflora)
- hog-peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata)
- angelica (Angelica atropurpurea)
- groundnut (Apios americana)
- marsh-marigold (Caltha palustris)
- hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium)
- marsh bellflower (Campanula aparinoides)
- common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
- joe-pye-weed (Eutrochium maculatum)
- tall sunflower (Helianthus giganteus)
- star-grass (Hypoxis hirsuta)
- marsh pea (Lathyrus palustris)
- Michigan lily (Lilium michiganense)
- fringed loosestrife (Lysimachia ciliata)
- starry false Solomon-seal (Maianthemum stellatum)
- swamp saxifrage (Micranthes pensylvanica)
- cowbane (Oxypolis rigidior)
- swamp-betony (Pedicularis lanceolata)
- common mountain mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum)
- black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
- tall goldenrod (Solidago altissima)
- Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)
- late goldenrod (Solidago gigantea)
- Riddell’s goldenrod (Solidago riddellii)
- New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
- purple meadow-rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum)
- broad-leaved cat-tail (Typha latifolia)
- golden alexanders (Zizia aurea)
Ferns
- sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis)
- marsh fern (Thelypteris palustris)
Shrubs
- dogwoods (Cornus spp.)
- shrubby cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa)
- ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)
- willows (Salix spp.)
- meadowsweet (Spiraea alba)
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).