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, 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: May 8, 2024).