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, 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: April 11, 2026).