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, M.E. Anderson, M.R. Parr, T.J. Bassett, and K.M. Korroch. 2025. Michigan Natural Community Classification [web application]. Michigan Natural Features Inventory, Michigan State University Extension, Lansing, MI. Available https://mnfi.anr.msu.edu/communities/classification. (Accessed: March 18, 2026).