Sandstone Cobble Shore Plant List
Graminoids
- fringed sedge (Carex crinita)
- little green sedge (Carex viridula)
- tufted hair grass (Deschampsia cespitosa)
- rattlesnake grass (Glyceria canadensis)
- Baltic rush (Juncus balticus)
- knotted rush (Juncus nodosus)
Forbs
- water plantain (Alisma triviale)
- bulblet-bearing water hemlocks (Cicuta bulbifera)
- fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium)
- spotted water hemlock (Cicuta maculata)
- common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
- grass-leaved goldenrod (Euthamia graminifolia)
- joe-pye-weed (Eutrochium maculatum)
- wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)
- jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)
- marsh pea (Lathyrus palustris)
- common water horehound (Lycopus americanus)
- northern bugle weed (Lycopus uniflorus)
- balsam ragwort (Packera paupercula)
- smartweeds (Persicaria spp.)
- common arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia)
- common skullcap (Scutellaria galericulata)
- water parsnip (Sium suave)
- upland white goldenrod (Solidago ptarmicoides)
- Gillman’s goldenrod (Solidago simplex)
Fern Allies
- common horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
Shrubs
- mountain alder (Alnus viridis)
- ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)
- thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)
- wild red raspberry (Rubus strigosus)
- American highbush-cranberry (Viburnum trilobum)
Trees
- paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
- green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
- 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: December 21, 2024).