Wet-mesic Sand Prairie Plant List
Graminoids
- ticklegrasses (Agrostis hyemalis and A. scabra)
- big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii)
- blue-joint (Calamagrostis canadensis)
- sedges (Carex buxbaumii, C. flava, C. leptalea, C. pellita, C. pensylvanica, C. stricta, and others)
- panic grasses (Dichanthelium spp.)
- golden-seeded spike-rush (Eleocharis elliptica)
- fowl manna grass (Glyceria striata)
- blue flags (Iris versicolor and I. virginica)
- rushes (Juncus balticus, J. brachycarpus, J. effusus, J. greenei, J. scirpoides, J. vaseyi, and others)
- switch grass (Panicum virgatum)
- brownish beak-rush (Rhynchospora capitellata)
- little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
- wool-grass (Scirpus cyperinus)
- tall nut-rush (Scleria triglomerata)
- Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans)
- cordgrass (Spartina pectinata)
- prairie dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis)
Forbs
- colic root (Aletris farinosa)
- white camas (Anticlea elegans)
- tall green milkweed (Asclepias hirtella)
- harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)
- swamp thistle (Cirsium muticum)
- bastard-toadflax (Comandra umbellata)
- tall coreopsis (Coreopsis tripteris)
- slender goldentop (Euthamia caroliniana)
- grass-leaved goldenrod (Euthamia graminifolia)
- wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)
- marsh blazing-star (Liatris spicata)
- cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
- pale spiked lobelia (Lobelia spicata)
- common water horehound (Lycopus americanus)
- lance-leaved loosestrife (Lysimachia lanceolata)
- wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
- small sundrops (Oenothera perennis)
- balsam ragwort (Packera paupercula)
- water smartweed (Persicaria amphibia)
- common mountain mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum)
- common skullcap (Scutellaria galericulata)
- common blue-eyed-grass (Sisyrinchium albidum)
- goldenrods (Solidago gigantea, S. ohioensis, S. riddellii, S. rugosa, and others)
- hyssop hedge nettle (Stachys hyssopifolia)
- bushy aster (Symphyotrichum dumosum)
- long-leaved aster (Symphyotrichum robynsianum)
- purple meadow-rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum)
- marsh St. John’s-wort (Triadenum fraseri)
- Culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum)
- lance-leaved violet (Viola lanceolata)
- arrow-leaved violet (Viola sagittata)
Ferns
- marsh fern (Thelypteris palustris)
Shrubs
- tag alder (Alnus incana)
- black chokeberry (Aronia prunifolia)
- leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata)
- dogwoods (Cornus spp.)
- shrubby cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa)
- Kalm’s St. John’s-wort (Hypericum kalmianum)
- shrubby St. John’s-wort (Hypericum prolificum)
- pasture rose (Rosa carolina)
- dewberries (Rubus spp.)
- willows (Salix spp.)
- meadowsweet (Spiraea alba)
- steeplebush (Spiraea tomentosa)
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: November 21, 2024).