Lakeplain Wet Prairie Plant List
Graminoids
- big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii)
- blue-joint (Calamagrostis canadensis)
- sedges (Carex aquatilis, C. aurea, C. buxbaumii, C. diandra, C. pellita, C. prairea, C. stricta, and others)
- twig-rush (Cladium mariscoides)
- fowl manna grass (Glyceria striata)
- rushes (Juncus balticus, J. canadensis, J. dudleyi, J. tenuis, J. torreyi, and others)
- switch grass (Panicum virgatum)
- common reed (Phragmites australis subsp. americanus)
- threesquare (Schoenoplectus pungens)
- Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans)
- cordgrass (Spartina pectinata)
Forbs
- purple false foxglove (Agalinis purpurea)
- swamp agrimony (Agrimonia parviflora)
- Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis)
- swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
- hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium)
- water hemlock (Cicuta bulbifera)
- swamp thistle (Cirsium muticum)
- common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
- grass-leaved goldenrod (Euthamia graminifolia)
- joe-pye-weed (Eutrochium maculatum)
- sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)
- southern blue flag (Iris virginica)
- marsh blazing-star (Liatris spicata)
- pale spiked lobelia (Lobelia spicata)
- whorled loosestrife (Lysimachia quadriflora)
- winged loosestrife (Lythrum alatum)
- common mountain mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum)
- common skullcap (Scutellaria galericulata)
- goldenrods (Solidago gigantea, S. ohioensis, S. riddellii, and others)
- nodding ladies’-tresses (Spiranthes cernua)
- asters (Symphyotrichum lanceolatum and others)
- purple meadow-rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum)
- Culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum)
- golden alexanders (Zizia aurea)
Shrubs
- dogwoods (Cornus spp.)
- shrubby cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa)
- Kalm’s St. John’s-wort (Hypericum kalmianum)
- willows (Salix spp.)
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: April 11, 2026).