Wetland Plants

Wetland Plants

sweetflag family

Acorus

sweetflag

A. calamus

sweetflag

water-plantain family

Alisma

water-plantain

A. subcordatum

southern water-plantain

cashew family

Toxicodendron

poison-ivy

T. vernix

poison sumac

parsley family

Angelica

Angelica

A. atropurpurea

purplestem Angelica

Cicuta

water hemlock

C. maculata

water hemlock

Sium

water parsnip

S. suave

water parsnip

dogbane family

Asclepias

milkweed

A. incarnata

swamp milkweed

holly family

Ilex

holly

I. verticillata

winterberry

arum family

Arisaema

Jack-in-the-pulpit

A. triphyllum

Jack-in-the-pulpit

Calla

bog arum

C. palustris

wild calla

Orontium

golden club

O. aquaticum

golden club

Peltandra

arrow-arum

P. virginica

green arrow-arum

Symplocarpus

skunk cabbage

S. foetidus

skunk cabbage

spikenard family

Hydrocotyle

marsh-pennywort

H. americana

American marsh-pennywort

aster family

Bidens

sticktight

B. cernua

nodding beggarticks

B. connata

purplestem beggarticks

B. tripartita

three-lobed beggarticks

Cirsium

thistle

C. muticum

swamp thistle

Eupatorium

thoroughwort

E. perfoliatum

common boneset

Eutrochium

Joe-Pye-weed

E. maculatum

spotted Joe-Pye-weed

Helenium

sneezeweed

H. autumnale

common sneezeweed

Oclemena

nodding-aster

O. nemoralis

bog aster

Packera

ragwort

P. aurea

golden ragwort

Rudbeckia

coneflower

R. laciniata

greenhead coneflower

Symphyotrichum

American aster

S. novi-belgii

New York aster

S. puniceum

purplestem aster

S. racemosum

small white aster

Vernonia

ironweed

V. noveboracensis

New York ironweed

aulacomniaceae

Aulacomnium

aulacomnium

A. palustre

ribbed bog moss

touch-me-not family

Impatiens

jewelweed

I. capensis

spotted jewelweed

I. pallida

pale jewelweed

birch family

Alnus

alder

A. serrulata

smooth alder

forget-me-not family

Myosotis

forget-me-not

M. laxa

smaller forget-me-not

M. scorpioides

true forget-me-not

mustard family

Cardamine

toothwort

C. bulbosa

bulbous bittercress

C. pensylvanica

Pennsylvania bittercress

C. pratensis

pink cuckoo bittercress

Nasturtium

watercress

N. officinale

watercress

Rorippa

yellowcress

R. palustris

bog yellowcress

R. sylvestris

creeping yellowcress

bellflower family

Campanula

bellflower

C. aparinoides

marsh bellflower

Lobelia

lobelia

L. cardinalis

cardinal flower

L. kalmii

brook lobelia

L. siphilitica

great blue lobelia

honeysuckle family

Valeriana

valerian

V. pauciflora

largeflower valerian

dogwood family

Cornus

dogwood

C. amomum

silky dogwood

cypress family

Taxodium

cypress

T. distichum

bald cypress

sedge family

Carex

sedge

C. atlantica

prickly bog sedge

C. baileyi

Bailey's sedge

C. canescens

silvery sedge

C. crinita

fringed sedge

C. disjuncta

silvery sedge

C. echinata

star sedge

C. gynandra

nodding sedge

C. lupulina

hop sedge

C. prasina

drooping sedge

C. stipata

stalk-grain sedge

C. stricta

tussock sedge

C. trichocarpa

hairy-fruited sedge

C. trisperma

three-seeded sedge

C. utriculata

northwest territory sedge

C. vulpinoidea

fox sedge

Cyperus

flatsedge

C. strigosus

straw-colored flatsedge

Eleocharis

spikerush

E. acicularis

needle spikerush

E. obtusa

blunt spikerush

E. palustris

creeping spikerush

Eriophorum

cottonsedge

E. vaginatum

tussock cottonsedge

E. virginicum

tawny cottonsedge

Rhynchospora

beakrush

R. alba

white beakrush

R. capitellata

brownish beakrush

Schoenoplectiella

bulrush

S. purshiana

weakstem bulrush

Schoenoplectus

bulrush

S. pungens

three-square bulrush

S. tabernaemontani

softstem bulrush

Scirpus

bulrush

S. atrovirens

dark-green bulrush

S. cyperinus

woolgrass

sundew family

Drosera

sundew

D. filiformis

threadleaf sundew

D. intermedia

spatulateleaf sundew

D. rotundifolia

roundleaf sundew

Dryopteridaceae

wood fern family

Dryopteris

wood fern

D. cristata

crested fern

horsetail family

Equisetum

horsetail

E. hyemale

scouring-rush

heath family

Chamaedaphne

leatherleaf

C. calyculata

leatherleaf

Vaccinium

heath shrub

V. macrocarpon

cranberry

pipewort family

Eriocaulon

pipewort

E. aquaticum

seven-angle pipewort

beech family

Quercus

oak

Q. bicolor

swamp white oak

gentian family

Bartonia

screwstem

B. paniculata

twining screwstem

B. virginica

yellow screwstem

Gentiana

gentian

G. andrewsii

closed bottle gentian

G. linearis

narrow-leaved gentian

G. saponaria

soapwort gentian

Gentianopsis

fringed gentian

G. crinita

greater fringed gentian

Grossulariaceae

currant family

Ribes

gooseberry

R. americanum

wild black currant

st. john’s-wort family

Hypericum

St. John's-wort

H. boreale

northern St. John's-wort

H. ellipticum

pale St. John's-wort

H. mutilum

dwarf St. John's-wort

Triadenum

marsh St. John's-wort

T. fraseri

Fraser's marsh St. John's-wort

T. virginicum

Virginia marsh St. John's-wort

iris family

Iris

iris

I. pseudacorus

waterflag

I. versicolor

northern blueflag

rush family

Juncus

rush

J. acuminatus

sharp-fruit rush

J. articulatus

jointed rush

J. brevicaudatus

narrow-panicled rush

J. canadensis

Canada rush

J. pylaei

Pylaei's soft rush

mint family

Lycopus

water horehound

L. americanus

American horehound

L. amplectens

clasping water horehound

L. virginicus

Virginia water horehound

Mentha

mint

M. arvensis

field mint

Pycnanthemum

mountainmint

P. muticum

short-toothed mountainmint

Scutellaria

skullcap

S. galericulata

marsh skullcap

S. lateriflora

blue skullcap

Teucrium

germander

T. canadense

wild germander

lily family

Lilium

true lily

L. superbum

turk's-cap lily

false pimpernel family

Lindernia

false pimpernel

L. dubia

yellowseed false pimpernel

loosestrife family

Decodon

waterwillow

D. verticillatus

swamp loosestrife

Lythrum

loosestrife

L. salicaria

purple loosestrife

mallow family

Hibiscus

hibiscus

H. moscheutos

swamp rosemallow

bunchflower family

Veratrum

false hellebore

V. viride

false hellebore

bayberry family

Myrica

sweetgale

M. gale

sweetgale

evening primrose family

Epilobium

willowherb

E. coloratum

eastern willowherb

E. hirsutum

hairy willowherb

E. leptophyllum

bog willowherb

Ludwigia

water-primrose

L. alternifolia

seedbox

L. palustris

marsh seedbox

sensitive fern family

Onoclea

sensitive fern

O. sensibilis

sensitive fern

orchid family

Corallorhiza

coralroot

C. trifida

early coralroot

Cypripedium

slipper orchid

C. reginae

showy lady's slipper

Platanthera

fringed orchid

P. blephariglottis

white fringed orchid

P. ciliaris

yellow fringed orchid

P. clavellata

club spur orchid

P. dilatata

white bog orchid

P. flava

pale green orchid

P. grandiflora

greater purple fringed orchid

P. huronensis

tall northern bog orchid

P. lacera

green fringed orchid

P. peramoena

purple fringeless orchid

P. psycodes

lesser purple fringed orchid

Spiranthes

ladies'-tresses

S. arcisepala

Appalachian ladies’-tresses

S. cernua

nodding ladies'-tresses

S. lucida

shining ladies’-tresses

S. ovalis

lesser ladies’-tresses

S. romanzoffiana

hooded ladies’-tresses

broomrape family

Agalinis

agalinis

A. paupercula

small-flower false foxglove

royal fern family

Osmunda

flowering fern

O. spectabilis

royal fern

Osmundastrum

cinnamon fern

O. cinnamomeum

cinnamon fern

ditch-stonecrop family

Penthorum

ditch stonecrop

P. sedoides

ditch stonecrop

lopseed family

Mimulus

monkeyflower

M. ringens

monkeyflower

plantain family

Chelone

turtlehead

C. glabra

turtlehead

Gratiola

hedge-hyssop

G. aurea

goldenpert

G. neglecta

clammy hedge-hyssop

Veronica

speedwell

V. americana

American speedwell

V. anagallis-aquatica

blue water speedwell

V. scutellata

marsh speedwell

plane-tree family

Platanus

sycamore

P. occidentalis

American sycamore

grass family

Calamagrostis

reed grass

C. canadensis

Canada reed grass

Glyceria

manna grass

G. canadensis

rattlesnake manna grass

Leersia

cutgrass

L. oryzoides

rice cutgrass

Phragmites

reed

P. australis

common reed

Torreyochloa

false manna grass

T. pallida

pale false manna grass

milkwort family

Polygala

milkwort

P. cruciata

crossleaf milkwort

buckwheat family

Persicaria

smartweed

P. coccinea

scarlet smartweed

P. hydropiper

water-pepper smartweed

P. hydropiperoides

mild water-pepper

P. punctata

dotted smartweed

P. sagittata

arrow-leaved tearthumb

haircap moss family

Polytrichum

haircap moss

P. strictum

bog haircap moss

primrose family

Lysimachia

loosestrife

L. ciliata

fringed loosestrife

L. hybrida

lowland yellow loosestrife

L. nummularia

creeping-charlie

L. terrestris

swamp candles

buttercup family

Caltha

marsh marigold

C. palustris

marsh marigold

Coptis

goldthread

C. trifolia

threeleaf goldthread

Ranunculus

buttercup

R. septentrionalis

swamp buttercup

Trollius

globeflower

T. laxus

spreading globeflower

rose family

Geum

avens

G. rivale

water avens

Rubus

blackberry

R. hispidus

swamp dewberry

Sanguisorba

burnet

S. canadensis

Canadian burnet

Spiraea

meadowsweet

S. alba

white meadowsweet

S. latifolia

broadleaf meadowsweet

S. tomentosa

steeplebush

coffee family

Cephalanthus

buttonbush

C. occidentalis

buttonbush

Galium

bedstraw

G. asprellum

rough bedstraw

G. obtusum

bluntleaf bedstraw

G. palustre

marsh bedstraw

G. tinctorium

stiff marsh bedstraw

willow family

Salix

willow

S. babylonica

weeping willow

S. nigra

black willow

pitcherplant family

Sarracenia

pitcherplant

S. purpurea

pitcherplant

saxifrage family

Micranthes

small-flowered saxifrage

M. pensylvanica

swamp saxifrage

peatmoss family

Sphagnum

peatmoss

S. magellanicum

Magellan's peatmoss

S. palustre

blunt-leaved bogmoss

Thelypteridaceae

marsh fern family

Thelypteris

marsh fern

T. palustris

marsh fern

T. simulata

Massachusetts fern

cattail family

Typha

cattail

T. latifolia

common cattail

nettle family

Pilea

clearweed

P. pumila

clearweed

verbena family

Verbena

vervain

V. hastata

blue vervain

violet family

Viola

violet

V. cucullata

marsh blue violet

V. lanceolata

lanceleaf violet

V. pallens

small white violet