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, 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: April 18, 2026).