Sand and Gravel Beach Plant List
Graminoids
- marram grass (Ammophila breviligulata)
- Baltic rush (Juncus balticus)
- hardstem bulrush (Schoenoplectus acutus)
- threesquare (Schoenoplectus pungens)
Forbs
- sea rocket (Cakile edentula)
- Pitcher’s thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)
- bugseeds (Corispermum americanum and C. pallasii)
- seaside spurge (Euphorbia polygonifolia)
- beach pea (Lathyrus japonicus)
- silverweed (Potentilla anserina)
- Lake Huron tansy (Tanacetum bipinnatum)
Shrubs
- sand dune willow (Salix cordata)
- sandbar willow (Salix exigua)
- blue-leaf willow (Salix myricoides)
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: March 17, 2026).