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The Springfield Township Michigan Native Vegetation Enhancement Project

Plant List

Click on the plant categories below. Plants are described and illustrated in Adobe PDF files. 

Plant

Scientific_Name Common_Name
Evergreen Tree
(top)
Juniperus virginiana Eastern Redcedar
Larix laricina Tamarack
Picea mariana Black Spruce
Pinus strobus White Pine
Thuja occidentalis Arborvitae
Tsuga canadensis Hemlock
Fern
(top)
Adiantum pedatum Maidenhair Fern
   
Athyrium filix-femina Lady Fern
Dryopteris carthusiana Toothed Wood Fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich Fern
Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern
Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon Fern
Osmunda claytoniana Interrupted Fern
Osmunda regalis Royal Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Fern
Grass/Grasslike
(top)
Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem
Brachyelytrum erectum Long-Awned Wood Grass
Carex crinita Fringed Sedge
Carex hystericina Porcupine Sedge
Carex lacustris Lake Sedge
Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania Sedge
Carex prairea Prairie Sedge
Carex stipata Awl-fruited Sedge
Carex stricta Tussock Sedge
Elymus hystrix Bottlebrush Grass
Elymus virginicus Virginia Wild Rye
Glyceria striata Fowl Manna Grass
Juncus effusus Soft-stemmed Rush
Koeleria macrantha June Grass
Panicum virgatum Switch Grass
Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem
Scirpus americanus Common Three-square
Scirpus atrovirens Black Bulrush
Scirpus cyperinus Wool-grass
Scirpus validus Soft-stem Bulrush
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Blue-eyed Grass
Sorghastrum nutans Indian Grass
Spartina pectinata Prairie Cordgrass
Shrub
(top)
Aronia melanocarpa Black Chokeberry
Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea
Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush
Chamaedaphne calyculata Leatherleaf
Cornus amomum Silky Dogwood
Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood
Cornus rugosa Round-leaved Dogwood
Cornus stolonifera Red-Osier Dogwood
Corylus americana Hazelnut
Decodon verticillatus Whorled Loosestrife
Diervilla lonicera Bush Honeysuckle
Dirca palustris Leatherwood
Gaylussacia baccata Huckleberry
Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel
Hypericum prolificum Shrubby St. Johnswort
Ilex verticillata Winterberry
Juniperus communis Common Juniper
Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark
Potentilla fruticosa Shrubby Cinquefoil
Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac
Rhus copallina Shining Sumac
Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac
Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac
Ribes americanum Wild Black Currant
Ribes cynosbati Prickly Gooseberry
Rosa carolina Pasture Rose
Rosa palustris Swamp Rose
Rosa setigera Prairie Rose
Rubus allegheniensis Common Blackberry
Rubus flagellaris Northern Dewberry
Rubus occidentalis Black Raspberry
Rubus strigosus Wild Red Raspberry
Salix exigua Sandbar Willow
Sambucus canadensis Elderberry
Spiraea alba Meadowsweet
Staphylea trifolia Bladdernut
Vaccinium angustifolium Lowbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon Large Cranberry
Viburnum acerifolium Mapleleaf Viburnum
Viburnum cassinoides Wild Raisin
Viburnum dentatum Smooth Arrowwood
Viburnum trilobum Highbush Cranberry
Small Tree
(top)
Amelanchier arborea Downy Serviceberry
Carpinus caroliniana American Hornbeam
Cercis canadensis Redbud
Cornus alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood
Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood
Lindera benzoin Spicebush
Malus coronaria Wild Crab Apple
Ostrya virginiana Hop-hornbeam
Prunus americana American Plum
Prunus virginiana Chokecherry
Ptelea trifoliata Hop-tree
Salix discolor Pussy Willow
Salix lucida Shining Willow
Salix nigra Black Willow
Viburnum lentago Nannyberry
Zanthoxylum americanum Prickly Ash
Tree
(top)
Acer rubrum Red Maple
Acer saccharinum Silver Maple
Acer saccharum Sugar Maple
Betula alleghaniensis Yellow Birch
Betula papyrifera Paper Birch
Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory
Carya glabra Pignut Hickory
Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory
Fagus grandifolia American Beech
Fraxinus americana White Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Red Ash
Juglans nigra Black Walnut
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree
Nyssa sylvatica Blackgum
Platanus occidentalis Sycamore
Populus deltoides Cottonwood
Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen
Prunus serotina Black Cherry
Quercus alba White Oak
Quercus bicolor Swamp White Oak
Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii Chinquapin Oak
Quercus palustris Pin Oak
Quercus rubra Red Oak
Quercus velutina Black Oak
Sassafras albidum Sassafras
Tilia americana American Linden
Vine
(top)
Celastrus scandens American Bittersweet
Clematis virginiana Virgin's Bower
Lonicera dioica Red Honeysuckle
Menispermum canadense Moonseed
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper
Wildflower
(top)
Actaea pachypoda White Baneberry
Actaea rubra Red Baneberry
Agrimonia gryposepala Tall Agrimony
Allium cernuum Nodding Wild Onion
Allium tricoccum Wild Leek
Anemone canadensis Canada Anemone
Anemone virginiana Thimbleweed
Anemonella thalictroides Rue Anemone
Aquilegia canadensis Wild Columbine
Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger
Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed
Aster cordifolius Heart-leaved Aster
Aster laevis Smooth Aster
Aster lateriflorus Calico Aster
Aster macrophyllus Big-leaved Aster
Aster novae-angliae New England Aster
Aster sagittifolius Arrow-leaved Aster
Aster umbellatus Tall Flat-topped White Aster
Baptisia leucantha White False Indigo
Calla palustris Wild Calla
Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh
Chelone glabra White Turtlehead
Cirsium muticum Swamp Thistle
Claytonia virginica Spring Beauty
Collinsonia canadensis Richweed
Coreopsis tripteris Tall Coreopsis
Desmodium canadense Showy Tick-Trefoil
Erythronium americanum Yellow Trout Lily
Euonymus obovata Running Strawberry Bush
Eupatorium maculatum Joe Pye Weed
Eupatorium perfoliatum Common Boneset
Eupatorium purpureum Sweet Joe-pye Weed
Euphorbia corollata Flowering Spurge
Fragaria virginiana Wild Strawberry
Galium triflorum Fragrant Bedstraw
Gaultheria procumbens Wintergreen
Geranium maculatum Wild Geranium
Helenium autumnale Sneezeweed
Helianthus divaricatus Woodland Sunflower
Helianthus giganteus Tall Sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides False Sunflower
Hepatica acutiloba Sharp-lobed Hepatica
Hepatica americana Round-lobed Hepatica
Heracleum maximum Cow Parsnip
Impatiens capensis Spotted Touch-Me-Not
Iris virginica Southern Blue Flag Iris
Lespedeza capitata Round-headed Bush Clover
Liatris aspera Rough Blazing Star
Liatris spicata Blazing Star
Lilium michiganense Michigan Lily
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower
Lobelia siphilitica Great Blue Lobelia
Lupinus perennis Wild Lupine
Maianthemum canadense Canada Mayflower
Mentha arvensis Wild Mint
Mitchella repens Partridgeberry
Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot
Nymphaea odorata Fragrant Waterlily
Penstemon digitalis Foxglove Beard-Tongue
Penstemon hirsutus Hairy Beard-tongue
Phlox divaricata Blue Phlox
Phlox pilosa Prairie Phlox
Phytolacca americana Pokeweed
Podophyllum peltatum May-apple
Polygonatum Biflorum Solomon-seal
Polygonatum pubescens Downy Solomon's Seal
Potentilla simplex Common Cinquefoil
Pycnanthemum virginianum Common Mountain Mint
Ratibida pinnata Prairie Coneflower
Rudbeckia fulgida Eastern Coneflower
Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia laciniata Cut-leaved Coneflower
Sagittaria latifolia Arrowhead
Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot
Sarracenia purpurea Pitcher Plant
Senecio aureus Golden Ragwort
Silphium terebinthinaceum Prairie Dock
Smilacina racemosa False Spikenard
Smilacina stellata Starry False Solomon's Seal
Solidago caesia Blue-stemmed Goldenrod
Solidago canadensis Canada Goldenrod
Solidago juncea Early Goldenrod
Solidago nemoralis Old-Field Goldenrod
Solidago ohioensis Ohio Goldenrod
Solidago patula Swamp Goldenrod
Solidago riddellii Riddell's Goldenrod
Solidago rigida Stiff Goldenrod
Solidago speciosa Showy Goldenrod
Symplocarpus foetidus Skunk Cabbage
Thalictrum dasycarpum Purple Meadow Rue
Thalictrum dioicum Early Meadow Rue
Tiarella cordifolia Foamflower
Tradescantia ohiensis Spiderwort
Trillium cernuum Nodding Trillium
Trillium grandiflorum White Trillium
Uvularia grandiflora Merrybells
Verbena hastata Blue Vervain
Vernonia missurica Ironweed
Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's Root
Viola sororia Woolly Blue Violet
Waldsteinia fragaroides Barren Strawberry
Zizia aurea Golden Alexanders

 

 


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