Limestone Cobble Shore Plant List
Graminoids
- ticklegrass (Agrostis scabra)
- narrow-leaved reedgrass (Calamagrostis stricta)
- sedges (Carex crawei, C. eburnea, and C. viridula)
- twig-rush (Cladium mariscoides)
- tufted hair grass (Deschampsia cespitosa)
- Lindheimer panic grass (Dichanthelium lindheimeri)
- golden-seeded spike-rush (Eleocharis elliptica)
- spike-rush (Eleocharis quinqueflora)
- beaked spike-rush (Eleocharis rostellata)
- rushes (Juncus balticus, J. brachycephalus, J. brevicaudatus, J. dudleyi, and J. nodosus)
- common reed (Phragmites australis subsp. americanus)
- beak-rush (Rhynchospora capillacea)
- hardstem bulrush (Schoenoplectus acutus)
- threesquare (Schoenoplectus pungens)
Forbs
- purple false foxglove (Agalinis purpurea)
- white camas (Anticlea elegans)
- wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
- harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)
- Indian paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea)
- limestone calamint (Clinopodium arkansanum)
- common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
- grass-leaved goldenrod (Euthamia graminifolia)
- small fringed gentian (Gentianopsis virgata)
- Kalm’s lobelia (Lobelia kalmii)
- balsam ragwort (Packera paupercula)
- grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassia glauca)
- silverweed (Potentilla anserina)
- bird’s-eye primrose (Primula mistassinica)
- Houghton’s goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii )
- Ohio goldenrod (Solidago ohioensis)
- upland white goldenrod (Solidago ptarmicoides)
- bog goldenrod (Solidago uliginosa)
- panicled aster (Symphyotrichum lanceolatum)
- false asphodel (Triantha glutinosa)
- common bog arrow-grass (Triglochin maritima)
- slender bog arrow-grass (Triglochin palustris)
- broad-leaved cat-tail (Typha latifolia)
Fern Allies
- variegated scouring rush (Equisetum variegatum)
- selaginella (Selaginella eclipes)
Shrubs
- tag alder (Alnus incana)
- red-osier dogwood (Cornus sericea)
- shrubby cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa)
- Kalm’s St. John’s-wort (Hypericum kalmianum)
- sweet gale (Myrica gale)
- slender willow (Salix petiolaris)
- soapberry (Shepherdia canadensis)
Trees
- paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
- green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
- tamarack (Larix laricina)
- white spruce (Picea glauca)
- balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera)
- quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)
- 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: March 21, 2026).