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, 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).