Coastal Fen Plant List
Graminoids
- blue-joint (Calamagrostis canadensis)
- sedges (Carex buxbaumii, C. capillaris, C. crawei, C. eburnea, C. flava, C. garberi, C. lasiocarpa, C. viridula, and others)
- twig-rush (Cladium mariscoides)
- tufted hair grass (Deschampsia cespitosa)
- Lindheimer panic grass (Dichanthelium lindheimeri)
- spike-rushes (Eleocharis elliptica, E. quinqueflora, and E. rostellata)
- Baltic rush (Juncus balticus)
- marsh wild-timothy (Muhlenbergia glomerata)
- beak-rushes (Rhynchospora alba and R. capillacea)
- bulrushes (Schoenoplectus acutus and S. pungens)
- nut-rush (Scleria verticillata)
- tufted bulrush (Trichophorum cespitosum)
Forbs
- purple false foxglove (Agalinis purpurea)
- white camas (Anticlea elegans)
- Indian paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea)
- limestone calamint (Clinopodium arkansanum)
- bastard-toadflax (Comandra umbellata)
- sundews (Drosera linearis and D. rotundifolia)
- small fringed gentian (Gentianopsis virgata)
- Kalm’s lobelia (Lobelia kalmii)
- balsam ragwort (Packera paupercula)
- grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassia glauca)
- butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris)
- gay-wings (Polygala paucifolia)
- Seneca snakeroot (Polygala senega)
- silverweed (Potentilla anserina)
- bird’s-eye primrose (Primula mistassinica)
- pitcher-plant (Sarracenia purpurea)
- Ohio goldenrod (Solidago ohioensis)
- bog goldenrod (Solidago uliginosa)
- nodding ladies’-tresses (Spiranthes cernua)
- rush aster (Symphyotrichum boreale)
- false asphodel (Triantha glutinosa)
- common bog arrow-grass (Triglochin maritima)
- bladderworts (Utricularia cornuta and U. intermedia)
Fern Allies
- variegated scouring rush (Equisetum variegatum)
- selaginella (Selaginella eclipes)
- spikemoss (Selaginella selaginoides)
Mosses
- calliergon moss (Calliergon trifarium)
- star campylium moss (Campylium polygamum)
- cinclidium moss (Cinclidium stygium)
- scorpidium moss (Scorpidium scorpioides)
- sphagnum mosses (Sphagnum spp.)
Shrubs
- shrubby cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa)
- Kalm’s St. John’s-wort (Hypericum kalmianum)
- creeping juniper (Juniperus horizontalis)
- sweet gale (Myrica gale)
- alder-leaved buckthorn (Rhamnus alnifolia)
Trees
- paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
- tamarack (Larix laricina)
- balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera)
- 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: November 21, 2024).