List of Flora
for Marshes
| ––––Marsh Flora–––– | |
| Scientific Names | Common Names |
| Acorus calamus § (including Acorus americanus) |
Sweet Flag |
| Agrimonia parviflora * | Swamp Agrimony |
| Alisma subcordatum § | Water Plantain |
| Alisma triviale § | Large-Flowered Water Plantain |
| Alopecurus aequalis | Foxtail sp. |
| Alopecurus caroliniana | Common Foxtail |
| Apocynum cannabinum (including Apocynum sibiricum) | Common Dogbane |
| Arnoglossum plantagineum | Prairie Indian Plantain |
| Asclepias incarnata | Swamp Milkweed |
| Aster lanceolatus | Panicled Aster |
| Aster praealtus | Willow Aster |
| Atriplex prostrata ** | Common Orache |
| Bacopa rotundifolia § | Water Hyssop |
| Berula erecta | Low Water Parsnip |
| Bidens aristosa | Swamp Marigold |
| Bidens cernua | Nodding Bur-Marigold |
| Bidens coronata | Tall Swamp Marigold |
| Bidens polylepis | Large-Bracted Swamp Marigold |
| Bolboschoenus fluviatilis (syn. Scirpus fluviatilis) |
River Bulrush |
| Bolboschoenus maritimus ** (syn. Scirpus paludosus) |
Bayonet Grass |
| Boltonia asterioides | False Aster |
| Boltonia decurrens * | Decurrent False Aster |
| Calamagrostis canadensis | Bluejoint Grass |
| Calamagrostis inexpansa | Northern Reed Grass |
| Campanula aparinoides (including Campanula uliginosa) |
Marsh Bellflower |
| Carex aquatilis substricta | Aquatic Sedge |
| Carex atherodes | Sedge sp. |
| Carex baileyi | Bailey's Sedge |
| Carex bebbii | Bebb's Sedge |
| Carex buxbaumii | Buxbaum's Sedge |
| Carex crawfordii | Crawford's Sedge |
| Carex crinita | Fringed Sedge |
| Carex lacustris | Lake Sedge |
| Carex laeviconica | Plains Slough Sedge |
| Carex lasiocarpa | Hairy-Fruited Sedge |
| Carex pellita (syn. Carex lanuginosa) | Woolly Sedge |
| Carex stipata | Spongy Sedge |
| Carex stricta | Tussock Sedge |
| Carex trichocarpa | Slough Sedge |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis | Buttonbush |
| Chelone glabra | White Turtlehead |
| Cicuta bulbifera * | Bulblet Water Hemlock |
| Cicuta maculata | Water Hemlock |
| Cirsium muticum * | Swamp Thistle |
| Cornus sericea * | Red-Osier Dogwood |
| Cuscuta cephalanthi | Buttonbush Dodder |
| Cuscuta polygonorum | Smartweed Dodder |
| Cyperus spp. | Flat-Sedge spp. |
| Cyperus strigosus | Straw-Colored Flat-Sedge |
| Cyprpedium parviflorum | Small Yellow Lady Slipper |
| Decodon verticillatus | Swamp Loosestrife |
| Doellingeria umbellata * | Flat-Topped Aster |
| Echinochloa muricata | Barnyard Grass |
| Echinochloa walteri | Wild Millet |
| Eleocharis spp. § | Spikerush spp. |
| Eleocharis palustris § | Marsh Spikerush |
| Epilobium coloratum | Cinnamon Willow-Herb |
| Equisetum fluviatile § | Water Horsetail |
| Equisetum hyemale affinis | Scouring Rush |
| Eupatoriadelphus maculatus | Spotted Joe-Pye Weed |
| Eupatorium perfoliatum | Common Boneset |
| Euthamia graminifolia | Grass-Leaved Goldenrod |
| Galium tinctorium | Stiff Bedstraw |
| Galium trifidum | Small Bedstraw |
| Gentiana andrewsii | Bottle Gentian |
| Gentianopsis crinita | Fringed Gentian |
| Glyceria spp. § | Manna Grass spp. |
| Glyceria borealis § | Northern Manna Grass |
| Glyceria striata | Fowl Manna Grass |
| Gratiola aurea * | Goldenpert |
| Gratiola virginiana | Round-Fruited Hedge Hyssop |
| Helenium autumnale | Sneezeweed |
| Helianthus giganteus | Giant Sunflower |
| Hemicarpha drummondii * (syn. Scirpus micranthus drummondii) |
Drummond's Bulrush |
| Hibiscus laevis (syn Hibiscus militaris) |
Halberd-Leaved Rose-Mallow |
| Hibiscus lasiocarpos | Downy Rose-Mallow |
| Hibiscus moscheutos | Swamp Rose-Mallow |
| Hydrocotyle ranunculoides § | Water Pennywort |
| Hypericum boreale * | Northern St. John's Wort |
| Hypericum canadense * | Canada St. John's Wort |
| Hypericum gymnanthum | Small St. John's Wort |
| Impatiens capensis | Orange Jewelweed |
| Iris brevicaulis | Blue Iris |
| Iris virginica shrevei | Southern Blue Flag |
| Juncus alpinoarticulatus * | Alpine Rush |
| Juncus brachycephalus | Short-Headed Rush |
| Juncus dudleyi | Dudley's Rush |
| Juncus effusus § | Soft Rush |
| Juncus nodosus * | Knotted Rush |
| Juncus torreyi | Torrey's Rush |
| Justicia americana § | Water Willow |
| Lathyrus palustris | Marsh Vetchling |
| Leersia lenticularis | Catchfly Grass |
| Leersia oryzoides | Rice Cut Grass |
| Lemna minor §§ | Lesser Duckweed |
| Lemna trisulca §§ | Star Duckweed |
| Leptochloa panicoides ** | Salt Meadow Grass |
| Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal Flower |
| Lobelia siphilitica | Great Blue Lobelia |
| Ludwigia peploides glabrescens §§ | Creeping Water Primrose |
| Lycopus spp. | Bugleweed spp. |
| Lycopus americanus | Common Bugleweed |
| Lycopus uniflorus | Northern Bugleweed |
| Lysimachia quadriflora | Prairie Loosestrife |
| Lysimachia thyrsiflora | Tufted Loosestrife |
| Lythrum alatum | Winged Loosestrife |
| Mentha arvensis villosa | Field Mint |
| Mimulus ringens | Monkey Flower |
| Muhlenbergia racemosa | Marsh Muhly |
| Onoclea sensibilis * | Sensitive Fern |
| Ophioglossum pusillum * | Northern Adder's Tongue |
| Oxypolis rigidior * | Cowbane |
| Paspalum floridanum * | Giant Bead Grass |
| Paspalum fluitans §§ | Swamp Bead Grass |
| Pedicularis lanceolata * | Swamp Betony |
| Penthorum sedoides | Ditch Stonecrop |
| Persicaria spp. | Smartweed spp. |
| Persicaria amphibia §§ | Water Smartweed |
| Persicaria coccinea | Swamp Smartweed |
| Persicaria hydropiperoides | Mild Waterpepper |
| Phalaris arundinacea | Reed Canary Grass |
| Phragmites australis § | Common Reed |
| Phyla lanceolata | Fogfruit (or Frogfruit) |
| Plantanthera ciliaris * | Orange-Fringed Orchid |
| Pluchea camphorata | Camphorweed (or Stinkweed) |
| Poa palustris | Fowl Bluegrass |
| Pontederia cordata § | Pickerelweed |
| Proserpinaca palustris § | Mermaid-Weed |
| Ranunculus cymbalaria ** | Seaside Crowfoot |
| Ranunculus scleratus | Cursed Crowfoot |
| Rhynchospora capillacea * | Beak-Rush sp. |
| Rumex altissimus | Pale Dock |
| Rumex orbiculatus | Great Water Dock |
| Ruppia cirrhosa ** | Ditch Grass |
| Sabatia angularis * | Marsh Rose-Pink |
| Sagittaria spp. § | Arrowhead spp. |
| Sagittaria latifolia § | Common Arrowhead |
| Salix discolor | Pussy Willow |
| Salix glaucophylloides * | Blue-Leaved Willow |
| Salix interior | Sandbar Willow |
| Salix lucida * | Shining Willow |
| Salix petiolaris | Meadow Willow |
| Salix rigida | Heart-Leaved Willow |
| Salix serissima * | Autumn Willow |
| Sanguisorba canadensis | Canada Burnet |
| Saxifraga penyslvanica | Swamp Saxifrage |
| Sceleria verticillata | Whorled Nut-Rush |
| Schoenoplectus acutus § (syn. Scirpus acutus) |
Hard-Stem Bulrush |
| Schoenoplectus
heterochaetus § (syn. Scirpus heterochaetus) |
Bulrush sp. |
| Schoenoplectus pungens § (syn. Scirpus americanus) |
Three-Square |
| Schoenoplectus
tabernaemontani § (syn. Scirpus validus) |
Great Bulrush |
| Scirpus atrovirens | Dark Green Bulrush |
| Scirpus cyperinus | Wool Grass |
| Scirpus microcarpus | Small-Headed Bulrush |
| Scutellaria galericulata | Marsh Skullcap |
| Scutellaria lateriflora | Mad-Dog Skullcap |
| Senecio glabellus | Butterweed |
| Sium suave | Water Parsnip |
| Solidago gigantea | Giant Goldenrod |
| Solidago patula | Swamp Goldenrod |
| Sparganium spp. § | Bur-Reed spp. |
| Sparganium americanum § | American Bur-Reed |
| Sparganium eurycarpum § | Giant Bur-Reed |
| Spartina pectinata | Prairie Cord Grass |
| Spiraea alba | Meadowsweet |
| Spiraea tomentosa * | Steeplebush |
| Spiranthes cernua * | Nodding Ladies' Tresses |
| Spirodela polyrhiza §§ | Greater Duckweed |
| Stachys spp. | Hedge Nettle spp. |
| Teucrium canadense | American Germander |
| Thelypteris palustris pubescens * | Marsh Fern |
| Toxicodendron vernix | Poison Sumac |
| Tracaulon arifolium (syn. Polygonum arifolium) |
Halberd-Leaved Tear-Thumb |
| Tracaulon sagittatum (syn. Polygonum sagittatum) |
Tear-Thumb |
| Triadenum fraseri * | Fraser's Marsh St. John's Wort |
| Triadenum virginianum * | Virginia Marsh St. John's Wort |
| Typha angustifolia § | Narrow-Leaved Cattail |
| Typha latifolia § | Common Cattail |
| Utricularia spp. §§ * | Bladderwort spp. |
| Utricularia cornuta §§ * | Horned Bladderwort |
| Utricularia macrorhiza §§ | Common Bladderwort |
| Verbena hastata | Blue Vervain |
| Vernonia fasciculata | Common Ironweed |
| Veronica scutellata | Marsh Speedwell |
| Viola cucullata | Marsh Violet |
| Viola lanceolata * | Lance-Leaved Violet |
| Xyris torta * | Twisted Yellow-Eyed Grass |
| Zizania aquatica § | Wild Rice |
*sandy marsh, ** brackish marsh, § typically in shallow water, §§ floating on water