Volcanic Lakeshore Cliff Plant List
Graminoids
- poverty grass (Danthonia spicata)
- tufted hair grass (Deschampsia cespitosa)
- downy oat-grass (Trisetum spicatum)
Forbs
- yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
- harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)
- wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)
- balsam ragwort (Packera paupercula)
- three-toothed cinquefoil (Sibbaldiopsis tridentata )
- upland white goldenrod (Solidago ptarmicoides)
- Gillman’s goldenrod (Solidago simplex)
Ferns
- common polypody (Polypodium virginianum)
Shrubs
- mountain alder (Alnus viridis)
- serviceberries (Amelanchier spp.)
- wild rose (Rosa acicularis)
- soapberry (Shepherdia canadensis)
Trees
- balsam fir (Abies balsamea)
- serviceberries (Amelanchier spp.)
- paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
- white spruce (Picea glauca)
- white pine (Pinus strobus)
- mountain-ash (Sorbus decora)
- northern white-cedar (Thuja occidentalis)
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: October 15, 2024).