Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin
Comprehensive Plant Family List
List of Families
Arum Family
Aster Family
Bellflower Family
Birch Family
Bladderwort Family
Buckthorn Family
Bur-reed Family
Buttercup Family
Carrot Family
Cattail Family
Cypress Family
Dogwood Family
Duckweed Family
Elm Family
Figwort Family
Frog's Bit Family
Gentain Family
Grape Family
Grass Family
Heath Family
Honeysuckle Family
Hornwort Family
Iris Family
Loosestrife Family
Lotus-Lily Family
Maple Family
Milkweed Family
Mint Family
Muskgrass Family
Nettle Family
Olive Family
Orchid Family
Pickerelweed Family
Pine Family
Pitcher Plant Family
Pondweed Family
Rose Family
Royal Fern Family
Rush Family
Saxifrage Family
Sedge Family
Sensitive Fern Family
Smartweed Family
Sphagnum Moss Family
Sundew Family
Touch-Me-Not Family
Valerian Family
Vervain Family
Water-Lily Family
Water Milfoil Family
Water Plantain Family
Water Shield Family
Willow Family
Arum Family
- Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Nutt.)
- Water Arum (Calla palustris L.)
Aster Family
- Beggartick (Bidens cernua L.)
- Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum L.)
- Gayfeather (Liatis pycnostachya Michaux)
- Giant Goldenrod (Solidago gigantea Aiton)
- Joe-pye Weed (Eupatorium maculatum L.)
- Marsh Aster (Aster simplex Willd.)
- New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae L.)
- Ohio Goldenrod (Solidago ohioensis Riddell)
- Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum Jacq.)
- Redstem Aster (Aster puniceus L.)
- Riddell's Goldenrod (Solidago Riddellii Frank)
- Sawtooth Sunflower (Helianthus grosseserratus Martens)
- Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale L.)
- Swamp Aster (Aster lucidulus (Gray) Wieg.)
- Swamp Thistle (Cirsium muticum Michaux)
Bellflower Family
- Brook Lobelia (Lobelia kalmii L.)
- Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis L.)
Birch Family
- River Birch (Betula nigra L.)
- Speckeled Alder (Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (DuRoi) Clausen)
- Swamp Birch (Betula pumila L.)
- Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis Britton)
Bladderwort Family
- Bladderwort (Utricularia macrorhiza Le Conte)
Buckthorn Family
- Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica L.)
- Glossy Buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula L.)
Bur-reed Family
- Giant Bur-reed (Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm.)
Buttercup Family
- Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris L.)
- Yellow Water Crowfoot (Ranunculus flabellaris Raf.)
Carrot Family
- Angelica (Angelica atropurpurea L.)
Cattail Family
- Broad-leaved Cattail (Typha latifolia L.)
- Narrow-leaved Cattail (Typha angustifolia L.)
Cypress Family
- Northern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis L.)
Dogwood Family
- Red-osier Dogwood (Cornus stolonifera Michaux)
- Silky Dogwood (Cornus amomum Miller)
Duckweed Family
- Big Duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza (L.) Schleiden)
- Lesser Duckweed (Lemna minor L.)
- Star Duckweed (Lemna trisulca L.)
- Watermeal (Wolffia columbiana Karsten)
Elm Family
- American Elm (Ulmus americana L.)
Figwort Family
- Culver's Root (Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.)
Frog's Bit Family
- Elodea (Elodea canadensis Michaux)
- Wild Celery (Vallisneria americana Michaux)
Gentain Family
- Lesser Fringed Gentain (Gentianopsis procera (Holm) MA)
Grape Family
- River-bank Grape (Vitis riparia Michx.)
Grass Family
- Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii Vitman)
- Canada Bluejoint Grass (Calamagrostis canadensis (Michaux) Beauv.)
- Giant Manna Grass (Glyceria grandis S. Watson)
- Giant Reed Grass (Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin.)
- Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.)
- Prairie Cord-grass (Spartina pectinata Link)
- Rattlesnake Manna Grass (Glyceria canadensis (Michx.) Trin.)
- Redtop (Agrostis gigantea Roth)
- Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea L.)
- Wild Millet (Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) Beauv.)
- Wild Rice (Zizania aquatica L.)
- Wild Timothy (Muhlenbergia glomerata (Willd.) Trin.)
Heath Family
- Bog Rosemary (Andromeda glaucophylla Link)
- Labrador-tea (Ledum groenlandicum Oeder)
- Leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench)
- Small Cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos L.)
Honeysuckle Family
- Common Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis L.)
Hornwort Family
- Coontail (Ceratophyllum demersum L.)
Iris Family
- Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor L.)
Loosestrife Family
- Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria L.)\
Lotus-Lily Family
- Lotus (Nelumbo lutea (Willd.) Pers.)
Maple Family
- Box Elder (Acer negundo L.)
- Red Maple (Acer rubrum L.)
- Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum L.)
Milkweed Family
- Marsh Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata L.)
Mint Family
- Common Bugleweed (Lycopus americanus Muhl.)
- Common Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) Durand and Jackson)
- Marsh Skullcap (Scutellaria galericulata L.)
- Wild Mint (Mentha arvensis L.)
Muskgrass Family
- Muskgrass (Charea vulgaris L.)
Nettle Family
- Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica L.)
Olive Family
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- Nodding Ladies' Tresses Orchid (Spiranthes cernua (L.) Richard)
- Purple-fringed Orchis (Platanthera psycodes (L.) Lindl.)
- Showy Lady-Slipper (Cypripedium reginae Walter)
- Western Prairie Fringed Orchid (Platanthera praeclara Shev. & Bowls.)
- White Lady-Slipper (Cypripedium candidum Willd.)
Pickerelweed Family
- Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata L.)
Pine Family
- Black Spruce (Picea mariana (Miller) BSP)
- Tamarack (Larix laricina (DuRoi) K. Koch)
Pitcher Plant Family
- Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea L.)
Pondweed Family
- Floating-leaved Pondweed (Potamogeton natans L.)
- Illinois Pondweed (Potamogeton illinoensis Morong)
- Large-leaved Pondweed (Potamogeton amplifolius Tuckerman)
- Sago Pondweed (Potamogeton pectinatus L.)
Rose Family
- American Red Raspberry (Rubus strigosus Michx.)
- Meadowsweet (Spiraea alba DuRoi)
- Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa L.)
Royal Fern Family
- Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea L.)
Rush Family
- Canada Rush (Juncus canadensis J. Gay.)
- Slender Rush (Juncus tenuis Willd.)
- Soft Rush (Juncus effusus L.)
Saxifrage Family
- Grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassia glauca Raf.)
Sedge Family
- Beaked Spike-rush (Eleocharis rostellata (Torr.) Torr.)
- Blunt Spike-rush (Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schult.)
- Bog Sedge (Carex oligosperma Michx.)
- Bottlebrush Sedge (Carex comosa Boott)
- Fox Sedge (Carex vulpinoidea Michx.)
- Green Bulrush (Scirpus atrovirens Willd.)
- Hardstem Bulrush (Scirpus acutus Muhl.)
- Hummock Sedge (Carex stricta Lam.)
- Lake Sedge (Carex lacustris Willd.)
- Narrow-leaved Cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium Honck.)
- Porcupine Sedge (Carex hystericina Muhl.)
- Red-root Flatsedge (Cyperus erythrorhizos Muhl.)
- River Bulrush (Scirpus fluviatilis (Torrey) Gray)
- Slough Sedge (Carex atherodes Sprengel)
- Softstem Bulrush (Scirpus validus Vahl)
- Stalk-grain Sedge (Carex stipata Muhl.)
- Sterile Sedge (Carex sterilis Willd.)
- Three-square Bulrush (Scirpus pungens Vahl.)
- Tussock Cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum L.)
- Wiregrass Sedge (Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh.)
- Woolgrass (Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth)
- Woolly Sedge (Carex lanuginosa Michx.)
Sensitive Fern Family
- Ostrich Fern (Matteucia struthiopteris L.)
- Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis L.)
Smartweed Family
- Pinkweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum L.)
- Water Smartweed (Polygonum amphibium L.)
Sphagnum Moss Family
- Sphagnum Moss (Sphagnum magellanicum Brid.)
Sundew Family
- Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia L.)
Touch-Me-Not Family
- Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis Meerb.)
Valerian Family
- Common Valerian (Valeriana edulis var. ciliata (T. & G.) Cronq.)
Vervain Family
- Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata L.)
Water-Lily Family
- White Water-lily (Nymphaea odorata Aiton)
- Yellow Water-lily (Nuphar lutea (L.)Sm.)
Water Milfoil Family
- Water Milfoil (Myriophyllum verticillatum L.)
Water Plantain Family
- Broad-leaved Arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia Willd.)
- Water Plantain (Alisma subcordatum Raf.)
Water Shield Family
- Water Shield (Brasenia schreberi J. F. Gmelin)
Willow Family
- Beaked Willow (Salix bebbiana Sarg.)
- Black Willow (Salix nigra Marsh.)
- Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides Marsh.)
- Pussy Willow (Salix discolor Muhl.)
- Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.)
- Sage Willow (Salix candida Willd.)
- Sandbar Willow (Salix exigua Nutt.)
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