Graminoids
- big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii)
- fork-tipped three-awned grass (Aristida basiramea)
- three-awned grass (Aristida purpurascens)
- wavy hair grass (Avenella flexuosa)
- sedges (Carex bicknellii, C. pensylvanica, C. siccata, and others)
- slender sand sedge (Cyperus lupulinus)
- poverty grass (Danthonia spicata)
- panic grasses (Dichanthelium spp.)
- fall witch grass (Digitaria cognata)
- purple love grass (Eragrostis spectabilis)
- porcupine grass (Hesperostipa spartea)
- June grass (Koeleria macrantha)
- black oatgrass (Piptochaetium avenaceum)
- little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
Forbs
- pussytoes (Antennaria howellii and A. parlinii)
- wormwood (Artemisia campestris)
- milkweeds (Asclepias amplexicaulis, A. tuberosa, A. verticillata, A. viridiflora, and others)
- false foxgloves (Aureolaria flava, a. pedicularia, and A. virginica)
- white false indigo (Baptisia lactea)
- false boneset (Brickellia eupatorioides)
- bastard-toadflax (Comandra umbellata)
- sand coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
- frostweeds (Crocanthemum bicknellii and C. canadense)
- tick-trefoils (Desmodium spp.)
- flowering spurge (Euphorbia corollata)
- wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)
- American columbo (Frasera caroliniensis)
- woodland sunflower (Helianthus divaricatus)
- western sunflower (Helianthus occidentalis)
- dwarf dandelion (Krigia virginica)
- bush-clovers (Lespedeza capitata, L. frutescens, L. hirta, L. violacea, and L. virginica)
- rough blazing-star (Liatris aspera)
- cylindrical blazing-star (Liatris cylindracea)
- northern blazing-star (Liatris scariosa)
- hoary puccoon (Lithospermum canescens)
- hairy puccoon (Lithospermum caroliniense)
- wild lupine (Lupinus perennis)
- four-leaved loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia)
- wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
- horse mint (Monarda punctata)
- blue toadflax (Nuttallanthus canadensis)
- prickly-pear (Opuntia humifusa)
- wood-betony (Pedicularis canadensis)
- prairie phlox (Phlox pilosa)
- racemed milkwort (Polygala polygama)
- jointweed (Polygonella articulata)
- early buttercup (Ranunculus fascicularis)
- goldenrods (Solidago caesia, S. juncea, S. nemoralis, S. rigida, and S. speciosa)
- asters (Symphyotrichum laeve, S. oolentangiense, and S. pilosum)
- goats-rue (Tephrosia virginiana)
- common spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis)
- birdfoot violet (Viola pedata)
Ferns
- bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum)
Shrubs
- serviceberry (Amelanchier interior)
- leadplant (Amorpha canescens)
- bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
- New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus)
- sweetfern (Comptonia peregrina)
- dogwoods (Cornus spp.)
- American hazelnut (Corylus americana)
- huckleberry (Gaylussacia baccata)
- American plum (Prunus americana)
- sand cherry (Prunus pumila)
- choke cherry (Prunus virginiana)
- shining sumac (Rhus copallina)
- pasture rose (Rosa carolina)
- northern dewberry (Rubus flagellaris)
- prairie willow (Salix humilis)
- low sweet blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium)
Trees
- serviceberries (Amelanchier arborea and A. laevis)
- pignut hickory (Carya glabra)
- flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
- hawthorns (Crataegus spp.)
- black cherry (Prunus serotina)
- white oak (Quercus alba)
- northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis)
- dwarf chinquapin oak (Quercus prinoides)
- black oak (Quercus velutina)
- sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
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 21, 2024).