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, 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 8, 2024).