Mesic Northern Forest Plant List
Graminoids
- long-awned wood grass (Brachyelytrum aristosum)
- sedges (Carex albursina, C. arctata, C. deweyana, C. hirtifolia, C. intumescens, C. leptonervia, C. pedunculata, C. plantaginea, C. radiata, C. rosea, C. woodii, and others)
- bottlebrush grass (Elymus hystrix)
- western fescue (Festuca occidentalis)
- wood millet (Milium effusum)
- rough-leaved rice-grass (Oryzopsis asperifolia)
- bluegrasses (Poa alsodes and P. saltuensis)
- false melic (Schizachne purpurascens)
Forbs
- baneberries (Actaea pachypoda and A. rubra)
- wild leek (Allium tricoccum)
- wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis)
- jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
- blue cohoshes (Caulophyllum giganteum and C. thalictroides)
- enchanter’s-nightshade (Circaea canadensis)
- Carolina spring-beauty (Claytonia caroliniana)
- blue-bead lily (Clintonia borealis)
- goldthread (Coptis trifolia)
- coral-root orchids (Corallorhiza spp.)
- squirrel-corn (Dicentra canadensis)
- Dutchman’s breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
- beech drops (Epifagus virginiana)
- yellow trout lily (Erythronium americanum)
- bedstraw (Galium triflorum)
- Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense)
- false spikenard (Maianthemum racemosum)
- Indian cucumber-root (Medeola virginiana)
- partridge berry (Mitchella repens)
- Indian pipes (Monotropa uniflora)
- hairy sweet cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii)
- northern wood-sorrel (Oxalis acetosella)
- downy Solomon seal (Polygonatum pubescens)
- twisted-stalks (Streptopus spp.)
- starflower (Trientalis borealis)
- common trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)
- large-flowered bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora)
- sweet white violet (Viola blanda)
- Canada violet (Viola canadensis)
- yellow violet (Viola pubescens)
- great-spurred violet (Viola selkirkii)
- common blue violet (Viola sororia)
Ferns
- maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum)
- lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina)
- rattlesnake fern (Botrypus virginianus)
- spinulose woodfern (Dryopteris carthusiana)
- glandular woodfern (Dryopteris intermedia)
- marginal woodfern (Dryopteris marginalis)
- oak fern (Gymnocarpium dryopteris)
- ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)
- sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis)
- northern beech-fern (Phegopteris connectilis)
Fern Allies
- ground-pines (Dendrolycopodium dendroideum and D. obscurum)
- shining clubmoss (Huperzia lucidula)
- running ground-pine (Lycopodium clavatum)
- stiff clubmoss (Spinulum annotinum)
Shrubs
- bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)
- beaked hazelnut (Corylus cornuta)
- leatherwood (Dirca palustris)
- Canadian fly honeysuckle (Lonicera canadensis)
- prickly gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati)
- red elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)
- maple-leaved arrow-wood (Viburnum acerifolium)
Trees
- balsam fir (Abies balsamea)
- striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
- red maple (Acer rubrum)
- sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
- mountain maple (Acer spicatum)
- yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
- paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
- alternate-leaved dogwood (Cornus alternifolia)
- American beech (Fagus grandifolia)
- white ash (Fraxinus americana)
- ironwood (Ostrya virginiana)
- white pine (Pinus strobus)
- red oak (Quercus rubra)
- northern white-cedar (Thuja occidentalis)
- basswood (Tilia americana)
- hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)
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).