Wetland Plant Community Types of this Guide | Vegetation of Wisconsin (Curtis 1971) | Wisconsin Wetland Inventory | Classification of Wetlands and Deep Water Habitats of the United States (Cowardin et al. 1979) | Fish and Wildlife Service Circular 39 (Shaw and Fredine 1971) |
Shallow, Open Water | Submergent aquatic community | Aquatic bed, submergent and floating | Palustrine or lacustrine, littoral; aquatic bed; submergent, floating, and floating-leaved | Type 5: Inland open fresh water |
Deep Marsh | Emergent and submergent aquatic community | Aquatic bed, submergent, and floating; and persistent and nonpersistent, emergent | Palustrine or lacustrine, littoral; aquatic bed; submergent, floating, and floating-leaved; and emergent; persistent and nonpersistent | Type 4: Inland deep fresh marsh |
Shallow Marsh | Emergent aquatic community | Persistnet and nonpersistent, emergent | Palustrine; energent; persistent and nonpersistent | Type 3: Inland shallow fresh marsh |
Sedge Meadow | Northern and southern sedge meadow | Narrow-leaved persistent, emergent/wet meadow | Palustrine; emergent; narrow-leaved persistent | Type 2: Inland fresh meadow |
Fresh (Wet) Meadow | -- | Broad- and narrow-leaved persistent, emergent/wet meadow | Palustrine; emergent; broad- and narrow-leaved persistent | Type 1: Seasonally flooded basin or flat; Type 2: Inland fresh meadow |
Wet to Wet-Mesic Prairie | Low (wet to wet-mesic) prairie | Broad- and narrow-leaved persistent, emergent/wet meadow | Palustrine; emergent; broad- and narrow-leaved persistent | Type 1: Seasonally flooded basin or flat; Type 2: Inland fresh meadow |
Calcareous Fen | Fen | Narrow-leaved persistent, emergent/wet meadow; and broad-leaved deciduous, scrub/shrub | Palustrine; emergent; narrow-leaved persistent; and scrub/shrub, broad leaved deciduous | Type 2: Inland fresh meadow |
Open Bog | Open bog | Moss; and broad-leaved evergreen, scrub/shrub | Palustrine; moss/lichen; and scrub/shrub; broad-leaved evergreen | Type 8: Bog |
Coniferous Bog | Northern wet forest | Needle-leaved evergreen and deciduous, forested | Palustrine; forested: needle-leaved evergreen and deciduous | Type 8: Bog |
Shrub - Carr | Shrub - carr | Broad-leaved deciduous, scrub/shrub | Palustrine; scrub/shrub; broad-leaved deciduous | Type 6: Shrub swamp |
Alder Thicket | Alder thicket | Broad-leaved deciduous, scrub/shrub | Palustrine; scrub/shrub; broad-leaved deciduous | Type 6: Shrub swamp |
Hardwood Swamp | Northern wet-mesic forest and southern wet to wet-mesic forest | Broad-leaved deciduous, forested | Palustrine; forested; broad-leaved deciduous | Type 7: Wooded swamp |
Coniferous Swamp | Northern wet-mesic forest | Needle-leaved deciduous and evergreen, forested | Palustrine; forested; needle-leaved deciduous and evergreen | Type 7: Wooded swamp |
Floodplain Forest | Northern and southern wet-mesic forest | Broad-leaved deciduous, forested | Palustrine; forested; broad-leaved deciduous | Type 1: Seasonally flooded basin or flat |
Seasonally Flooded Basin | -- | Flats/unvegetated wet soil; and persistent and non-persistent, emergent/wet meadow | Palustrine; flat; emergent; persistent and non-persistent | Type 1: Seasonally flooded basin or flat |