Interdunal Wetland Plant List
Graminoids
- ticklegrass (Agrostis hyemalis)
- blue-joint (Calamagrostis canadensis)
- sedges (Carex aquatilis, C. garberi, C. lasiocarpa, C. stricta, C. viridula, and others)
- twig-rush (Cladium mariscoides)
- tufted hair grass (Deschampsia cespitosa)
- Lindheimer panic grass (Dichanthelium lindheimeri)
- golden-seeded spike-rush (Eleocharis elliptica)
- spike-rush (Eleocharis quinqueflora)
- Baltic rush (Juncus balticus)
- beak-rush (Rhynchospora capillacea)
- hardstem bulrush (Schoenoplectus acutus)
- threesquare (Schoenoplectus pungens)
- false asphodel (Triantha glutinosa)
- common bog arrow-grass (Triglochin maritima)
- slender bog arrow-grass (Triglochin palustris)
Forbs
- purple false foxglove (Agalinis purpurea)
- marsh bellflower (Campanula aparinoides)
- Indian paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea)
- limestone calamint (Clinopodium arkansanum)
- marsh cinquefoil (Comarum palustre)
- common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
- grass-leaved goldenrod (Euthamia graminifolia)
- small fringed gentian (Gentianopsis virgata)
- geocaulon (Geocaulon lividum)
- Kalm’s lobelia (Lobelia kalmii)
- swamp candles (Lysimachia terrestris)
- balsam ragwort (Packera paupercula)
- grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassia glauca)
- silverweed (Potentilla anserina)
- bird’s-eye primrose (Primula mistassinica)
- Houghton’s goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii)
- Ohio goldenrod (Solidago ohioensis)
- horned bladderwort (Utricularia cornuta)
Fern Allies
- smooth scouring rush (Equisetum laevigatum)
- variegated scouring rush (Equisetum variegatum)
Shrubs
- shrubby cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa)
- Kalm’s St. John’s-wort (Hypericum kalmianum)
- sweet gale (Myrica gale)
- sand dune willow (Salix cordata)
- blue-leaf willow (Salix myricoides)
Trees
- tamarack (Larix laricina)
- jack pine (Pinus banksiana)
- northern white-cedar (Thuja occidentalis)
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 15, 2024).