Patterned Fen Plant List
Graminoids
- blue-joint (Calamagrostis canadensis)
- sedges (Carex buxbaumii, C. echinata, C. exilis, C. lasiocarpa, C. limosa, C. livida, C. oligosperma, C. sterilis, and C. stricta)
- twig-rush (Cladium mariscoides)
- three-way sedge (Dulichium arundinaceum)
- golden-seeded spike-rush (Eleocharis elliptica)
- narrow-leaved cotton-grass (Eriophorum angustifolium)
- green-keeled cotton-grass (Eriophorum viridi-carinatum)
- Canadian rush (Juncus canadensis)
- common reed (Phragmites australis subsp. americanus)
- beak-rushes (Rhynchospora alba and R. fusca)
- submergent bulrush (Schoenoplectus subterminalis)
- alpine bulrush (Trichophorum alpinum)
- tufted bulrush (Trichophorum cespitosum)
Forbs
- wood anemone (Anemone quinquefolia)
- dragon’s mouth (Arethusa bulbosa)
- marsh cinquefoil (Comarum palustre)
- flat-topped white aster (Doellingeria umbellata)
- round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)
- false mayflower (Maianthemum trifolium)
- bog buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)
- bog aster (Oclemena nemoralis)
- rose pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides)
- glaucous white lettuce (Prenanthes racemosa)
- round-leaved pyrola (Pyrola americana)
- pitcher-plant (Sarracenia purpurea)
- arrow-grass (Scheuchzeria palustris)
- bog goldenrod (Solidago uliginosa)
- rush aster (Symphyotrichum boreale)
- purple meadow-rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum)
- St. John’s-wort (Triadenum fraseri)
- common bog arrow-grass (Triglochin maritima)
- bladderworts (Utricularia cornuta, U. intermedia, and U. vulgaris)
Ferns
- sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis)
- royal fern (Osmunda regalis)
- marsh fern (Thelypteris palustris)
Fern Allies
- water horsetail (Equisetum fluviatile)
Mosses
- ribbed bog moss (Aulacomnium palustre)
- calliergon moss (Calliergon trifarium)
- campylium mosses (Campylium spp.)
- fork mosses (Dicranum spp.)
- haircap mosses (Polytrichum spp.)
- scorpidium moss (Scorpidium scorpioides)
- sphagnum mosses (Sphagnum spp.)
Shrubs
- tag alder (Alnus incana)
- bog rosemary (Andromeda glaucophylla)
- black chokeberry (Aronia prunifolia)
- bog birch (Betula pumila)
- leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata)
- shrubby cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa)
- mountain holly (Ilex mucronata)
- bog laurel (Kalmia polifolia)
- mountain fly honeysuckle (Lonicera villosa)
- alder-leaved buckthorn (Rhamnus alnifolia)
- Labrador-tea (Rhododendron groenlandicum)
- dwarf raspberry (Rubus acaulis)
- bog willow (Salix pedicellaris)
- blueberries (Vaccinium angustifolium and V. myrtilloides)
- cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon and V. oxycoccos)
Trees
- tamarack (Larix laricina)
- black spruce (Picea mariana)
- white pine (Pinus strobus)
- 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: December 21, 2024).