Plant Information

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Clintonia borealis

This plant web can be used as a quick reference for plant identification information. The list below links to pages which include information such as field identification marks, the wetland indicator category, a photo, and World Wide Web links for each plant. For information on the distribution of each species in Michigan, please refer to Michigan Flora Parts I, II, and III by Edward Voss.

The plants are organized alphabetically by genus and species. To scroll down the plant list, click on the first letter of the genus. For a glossary of floral terms, click here.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet
Abies balsamea	Balsam Fir	Native	FACW
Acer rubrum	Red Maple	Native	FAC
Acer saccharum	Sugar Maple	Native	FACU
Acer spicatum	Mountain Maple	Native	FACU
Agrimonia gryposepala	Tall Agrimony	Native	FACU+
Alnus rugosa	Tag Alder	Native	OBL
Ambrosia artemisiifolia	Common Ragweed	Native	FACU
Ambrosia trifida	Giant Ragweed	Native	FAC+
Amphicarpaea bracteata	Hog-Peanut	Native	FAC
Apocynum androsaemifolium	Spreading Dogbane	Native	UPL
Aquilegia canadensis	Wild Columbine	Native	FAC-
Arethusa bulbosa	Dragon's Mouth	Native	OBL
Arisaema triphyllum	Jack-in-the-pulpit	Native	FACW-
Aronia prunifolia (melanocarpa)	Black Chokeberry	Native	FACW
Asarum canadense	Wild-Ginger	Native	UPL
Asclepias incarnata	Swamp Milkweed	Native	OBL
Asclepias syriaca	Common Milkweed	Native	UPL
Aster macrophyllus	Big-leaved Aster	Native	UPL
Aster novae-angliae	New England Aster		FACW
Athyrium filix-femina	Lady Fern	Native	FAC

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet
Berteroa incana	Hoary Alyssum	Introduced	UPL
Betula alleghaniensis	Yellow Birch	Native	FAC
Betula pumila	Bog Birch	Native	OBL
Bromus inermis	Smooth Brome	Introduced	UPL
Bulbostylis capillaris	Sedge	Native	FACU+

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet
Calamagrostis canadensis	Blue-joint Grass	Native	OBL
Calopogon tuberosus	Grass-pink	Native	OBL
Caltha palustris	Marsh-Marigold	Native	OBL
Campanula rotundifolia	Harebell	Native	FAC-
Cardamine bulbosa	Spring Cress	Native	OBL
Carex gynandra	Nodding Sedge	Native	FACW+
Carya cordiformis	Bitternut Hickory	Native	FAC
Centaurea maculosa	Spotted Knapweed	Introduced	UPL
Chamaedaphne calyculata	Leatherleaf	Native	OBL
Chimaphila umbellata	Pipsissewa	Native	UPL
Cichorium intybus	Chicory	Introduced	UPL
Circaea lutetiana	Enchanter's-Nightshade	Native	FACU
Cirsium muticum	Swamp-Thistle	Native	OBL
Clematis virginiana	Virgin's Bower	Native	FAC
Clintonia borealis	Bluebead-Lily	Native	FAC+
Comptonia pergrina	Sweet-fern	Native	UPL
Coptis trifolia	Goldthread	Native	FACW
Cornus alternifolia	Alternate-leaved Dogwood	Native	UPL
Cornus canadensis	Bunchberry	Native	FAC
Cornus florida	Flowering Dogwood	Native	FACU-
Cornus rugosa	Round-leaved Dogwood	Native	UPL
Cypripedium acaule	Pink Lady's-slipper	Native	FACW
Cypripedium calceolus	Yellow Lady's-slipper	Native	FAC+

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet
Drosera intermedia	Spatula-leaved Sundew	Native	OBL
Drosera rotundifolia	Round-leaved Sundew	Native	OBL

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet
Echinocystis lobata	Wild Cucumber	Native	FACW-
Elaeagnus umbellata	Autumn Olive	Introduced	FACU
Epilobium angustifolium	Fireweed	Native	FAC
Equisetum arvense	Common Horsetail	Native	FAC
Euonymus obovata	Running Strawberry Bush	Native	UPL
Eupatorium maculatum	Joe-Pye Weed	Native	OBL
Eupatorium perfoliatum	Common Boneset	Native	FACW+
Eupatorium purpureum	Purple Joe-Pye Weed	Native	FAC

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet
Fragaria virginiana	Wild Strawberry	Native	FAC-
Fraxinus nigra	Black Ash	Native	FACW+

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet
Gaultheria procumbens	Wintergreen	Native	FACU
Gaylussacia baccata	Huckleberry	Native	FACU
Geranium maculatum	Wild Geranium	Native	FACU
Glechoma hederacea	Ground Ivy	Introduced	FACU
Gymnocarpium dryopteris	Oak Fern	Native	FAC

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet
Hamamelis virginiana	Witch-Hazel	Native	FACU
Hypericum mutilum	Weak St. John's-Wort	Native	FACW
Hypericum perforatum	Common St. John's-Wort	Introduced	UPL

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet
Impatiens capensis	Spotted Touch-me-not	Native	FACW
Iris versicolor	Wild Blue Flag	Native	OBL

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet
Larix laricina	Tamarack	Native	FACW
Ledum groenlandicum	Labrador-Tea	Native	OBL
Liatris spicata	Marsh Blazing Star	Native	FAC
Linnaea borealis	Twinflower	Native	FAC
Liriodendron tulipifera	Tulip Tree	Native	FACU+
Lobelia cardinalis	Cardinal Flower	Native	OBL
Lobelia dortmanna	Water Lobelia	Native	OBL
Lobelia kalmii	Bog Lobelia	Native	OBL
Lonicera maackii	Amur Honeysuckle	Introduced	UPL
Lotus corniculata	Birdfoot Trefoil	Introduced	FAC-
Lycopus americanus	Water Horehound	Native	OBL
Lycopus uniflorus	Northern Bugle Weed	Native	OBL
Lysimachia thyrsiflora	Tufted Loosestrife	Native	OBL

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet
Maianthemum canadense	Canada Mayflower	Native	FAC
Mitchella repens	Partridge Berry	Native	FACU+
Mitella nuda	Naked Miterwort	Native	FACW
Monotropa hypopithys	Pinesap	Native	UPL
Myrica gale	Sweet Gale	Native	OBL

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet
Onoclea sensibilis	Sensitive Fern	Native	FACW
Osmunda cinnamomea	Cinnamon Fern	Native	FACW
Osmunda claytoniana	Interrupted Fern	Native	FAC+
Osmunda regalis	Royal Fern	Native	OBL

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet
Parthenocissus quinquefolia	Virginia Creeper	Native	FAC-
Physocarpus opulifolius	Ninebark	Native	FACW-
Picea mariana	Black Spruce	Native	FACW
Pinus strobus	White Pine	Native	FACU
Podophyllum peltatum	May Apple	Native	FACU
Polygala paucifolia	Gay-Wings	Native	FACU
Polygonatum biflorum	Solomon-seal	Native	FACU
Polygonum cilinode	Fringed False Buckwheat	Native	UPL
Polygonum hydropiper	Common Smartweed	Native	OBL
Polygonum hydropiperoides	Mild Water-Pepper	Native	OBL
Polygonum scandens	False Buckwheat	Native	FAC
Potentilla fruticosa	Shrubby Cinquefoil	Native	FACW
Potentilla palustris	Marsh Cinquefoil	Native	OBL
Prenanthes alba	White Lettuce	Native	FACU
Prunus serotina	Wild Black Cherry	Native	FACU
Prunus virginiana	Choke Cherry	Native	FAC-
Pteridium aquilinum	Bracken Fern	Native	FACU

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet
Quercus alba	White Oak	Native	FACU

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet
Ranunculus acris	Tall Buttercup	Introduced	FACW-
Rhamnus frangula	Glossy Buckthorn	Introduced	FAC+
Ribes americanum	Wild Black Currant	Native	FACW
Rosa multiflora	Multiflora Rose	Introduced	FACU
Rubus parviflorus	Thimbleberry	Native	FACU+
Rubus pubescens	Dwarf Raspberry	Native	FACW+
Rubus strigosus	Wild Red Raspberry	Native	FACW-

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet
Sagittaria latifolia	Common Arrowhead	Native	OBL
Salix bebbiana	Bebb's Willow	Native	FACW+
Salix candida	Hoary Willow	Native	OBL
Sambucus racemosa	Red-berried Elder	Native	FACU+
Sanicula canadensis	Black Snakeroot	Native	FACU+
Saponaria officinalis	Bouncing Bet	Introduced	FACU
Sarracenia purpurea	Pitcher-Plant	Native	OBL
Scirpus americanus	Three Square	Native	OBL
Scutellaria galericulata	Common Skullcap	Native	OBL
Senecio aureus	Golden Ragwort	Native	FACW
Shepherdia argentea	Buffalo-Berry	Introduced	UPL
Sisyrinchium montanum	Mountain Blue-Eyed-Grass	Native	FAC+
Sium suave	Water-Parsnip	Native	OBL
Smilacina racemosa	False Solomon-Seal	Native	FACU
Smilacina stellata	Starry False Solomon-Seal	Native	FAC-
Solidago altissima	Tall Goldenrod	Native	FACU
Solidago gigantea	Late Goldenrod	Native	FACW
Solidago missouriensis	Missouri Goldenrod	Native	UPL
Solidago riddellii	Riddell's Goldenrod	Native	OBL
Solidago rugosa	Rough Goldenrod	Native	FAC+
Spiraea alba	Meadowsweet	Native	FACW+
Spiraea tomentosa	Hardhack/Steeplebush	Native	FACW
Symplocarpus foetidus	Skunk-Cabbage	Native	OBL

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet
Thelpteris palustris	Marsh Fern	Native	FACW+
Thuja occidentalis	White-cedar	Native	FACW
Tofieldia glutinosa	Sticky False Aspodel	Native	OBL
Toxicodendron radicans	Poison-Ivy	Native	FAC+
Tragopogon dubius	Goat's Beard	Introduced	UPL
Trientalis borealis	Starflower	Native	FAC+
Tsuga canadensis	Hemlock	Native	FACU

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet
Ulmus americana	American Elm	Native	FACW-

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet
Vaccinium angustifolium	Lowbush Blueberry	Native	FACU
Vaccinium corymbosum	Smooth Highbush Blueberry	Native	FACW
Viburnum cassinoides	Wild-Raison	Native	FACW
Viola nephrophylla	Northern Bog Violet	Native	FACW+
Viola striata	Cream Violiet	Native	FACW
Vitis riparia	Riverbank Grape	Native	FACW-

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet

Scientific Name	Common Name	Phys	Wet

References:

Barnes, Burton V. and Warren H. Wagner Jr. Michigan Trees: A guide to the Trees of Michigan and the Great Lakes Region. The University of Michigan, 1981.

Mohlenbrock, Robert H. Biotic Consultants, Inc. Personal communication.

Necomb, Lawrence. Newcomb's Wildflower Guide. Little, Brown and Company, 1977.

Voss, Edward. Michigan Flora Parts I: Gymnosperms and Monocots. Cranbrook Institute of Science, 1972.

Voss, Edward. Michigan Flora Parts II: Dicots. The University of Michigan, 1985.

Voss, Edward. Michigan Flora Parts III: Dicots. The University of Mchigan, 1996.

Weatherbee, Ellen. University of MIchigan Botanical Garden. Personal communication.

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