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, 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: June 2, 2026).