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Peatland Plants of Northern Wisconsin
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Families: 56

Genera: 116

Species: 193

Total Taxa: 200 (including subsp. and var.)

Viburnum lentago L. - sheepberry
Alder Thicket
Viburnum trilobum Marshall - high-bush cranberry
Northern Tamarack Swamp
Cicuta bulbifera L. - bulblet water-hemlock
Northern Sedge Meadow
Asclepias incarnata L. - swamp milkweed
Northern Sedge Meadow
Northern Tamarack Swamp
Ilex verticillata (L.) A.Gray - common winterberry
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott - Jack-in-the-pulpit
Alder Thicket
Northern Tamarack Swamp
Hydrocotyle americana L. - marsh pennywort
Alder Thicket
Maianthemum trifolium (L.) Sloboda - three-leaf Solomon's-plume
Muskeg
Bidens sp. L. - Beggarticks
Cirsium muticum Michx. - swamp thistle
Doellingeria umbellata (Mill.) Nees - tall flat-topped white aster
Northern Sedge Meadow
Alder Thicket
Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. - grass-leaved goldenrod
Northern Sedge Meadow
Eutrochium maculatum L. - spotted Joe-Pye-weed
Alder Thicket
Petasites frigidus var. sagittatus (L.) Fr. - arrow-leaf sweet-colt's-foot
Alder Thicket, Rare
Solidago patula - swamp goldenrod
Northern Tamarack Swamp
Solidago uliginosa Nutt. - northern bog goldenrod
Poor Fen
Northern Sedge Meadow
Impatiens capensis Meerb. - spotted touch-me-not
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Alder Thicket
Black Spruce Swamp
Betula pumila L. - swamp birch
Northern Sedge Meadow
Lobelia kalmii L. - Ontario lobelia
Linnaea borealis - twinflower
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Lonicera involucrata - twin-berry honeysuckle
Northern Tamarack Swamp, Rare
Lonicera oblongifolia (Goldie) Hook. - swamp fly honeysuckle
Northern Tamarack Swamp
Lonicera villosa (Michx.) Schult. - mountain fly honeysuckle
Northern Tamarack Swamp
Northern Tamarack Swamp, Rare
Parnassia glauca Raf. - fen grass-of-Parnassus
Cornus sp. L. - Dogwood
Northern Sedge Meadow
Cornus canadensis L. - dwarf cornel
Northern Tamarack Swamp
Cornus sericea L. - red osier dogwood
Alder Thicket
Thuja occidentalis L. - northern white-cedar
Northern Tamarack Swamp
Northern Sedge Meadow
Carex bromoides - brome-like sedge
Alder Thicket
Carex buxbaumii Wahlenb. - Buxbaum's sedge
Poor Fen
Carex comosa Boott - bristly sedge
Northern Sedge Meadow
Carex crinita - fringed sedge
Alder Thicket
Carex disperma Dewey - two-seeded bog sedge
Northern Tamarack Swamp
Carex exilis Dewey - coastal star sedge
Carex gynandra Schwein. - nodding sedge
Alder Thicket
Northern Wet-mesic Forest, Rare
Carex intumescens Rudge - swollen sedge
Alder Thicket
Carex lacustris Willd. - rip-gut sedge
Northern Sedge Meadow
Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh. - fen wiregrass sedge
Northern Tamarack Swamp
Carex leptalea Wahlenb. - slender sedge
Northern Tamarack Swamp
Poor Fen
Carex magellanica - boreal bog sedge
Black Spruce Swamp
Carex michauxiana Boeck. - Michaux's sedge
Poor Fen
Carex nigra (L.) Reichard - smooth black sedge
Northern Sedge Meadow, Rare
Carex oligosperma Michx. - few-seeded sedge
Northern Sedge Meadow
Muskeg
Carex sterilis Willd. - fen star sedge
Carex stricta Lam. - uptight sedge
Northern Sedge Meadow
Carex trisperma Dewey - three-seeded sedge
Muskeg
Carex utriculata Boott - Northwest Territory sedge
Poor Fen
Carex vesicaria L. - tufted lake sedge
Northern Sedge Meadow
Dulichium arundinaceum - three-way sedge
Northern Tamarack Swamp
Eleocharis nitida Fernald - slender spike-rush
Northern Sedge Meadow, Rare
Northern Sedge Meadow
Eriophorum vaginatum L. - tussock cotton-grass
Black Spruce Swamp
Eriophorum virginicum L. - tawny cotton-grass
Poor Fen
Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl - white beak-rush
Poor Fen
Schoenoplectus torreyi (Olney) Palla - Torrey's three-square bulrush
Northern Sedge Meadow, Rare
Scirpus atrovirens Willd. - dark-green bulrush
Northern Sedge Meadow
Northern Sedge Meadow
Poor Fen
Drosera intermedia Hayne - spoon-leaf sundew
Poor Fen
Drosera linearis Goldie - slender-leaved sundew
Drosera rotundifolia L. - round-leaved sundew
Poor Fen
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Northern Wet-mesic Forest, Rare
Onoclea sensibilis L. - sensitive fern
Alder Thicket
Equisetum fluviatile L. - water horsetail
Northern Sedge Meadow
Andromeda polifolia L. - bog rosemary
Poor Fen
Northern Tamarack Swamp
Poor Fen
Pyrola minor L. - small shin-leaf
Alder Thicket, Rare
Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton - low sweet blueberry
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton - large cranberry
Poor Fen
Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. - velvet-leaf huckleberry
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Vaccinium oxycoccos L. - small cranberry
Muskeg
Vaccinium vitis-idaea - mountain-cranberry
Black Spruce Swamp
Ribes sp. L. - Gooseberry
Northern Tamarack Swamp
Ribes hirtellum Michx. - swamp gooseberry
Alder Thicket
Ribes hudsonianum Richardson - northern black currant
Northern Wet-mesic Forest, Rare
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir. - spiny swamp currant
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Ribes triste Pall. - wild red currant
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Hypericum kalmianum L. - Kalm's St. John's-wort
Triadenum fraseri (Spach) Gleason - Fraser's marsh St. John's-wort
Poor Fen
Iris versicolor L. - northern blue flag
Muskeg
Juncus stygius - moor rush
Triglochin maritima L. - seaside arrow-grass
Poor Fen
Triglochin palustris L. - slender bog arrow-grass
Lycopus uniflorus Michx. - northern water-horehound
Northern Sedge Meadow
Alder Thicket
Utricularia cornuta Michx. - naked bladderwort
Poor Fen
Utricularia intermedia Hayne - northern bladderwort
Poor Fen
Utricularia minor L. - small bladderwort
Poor Fen
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Menyanthes trifoliata L. - common buckbean
Poor Fen
Myrica gale L. - sweet gale
Poor Fen
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Northern Sedge Meadow
Circaea alpina L. - small enchanter's-nightshade
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Epilobium leptophyllum Raf. - fen willow-herb
Poor Fen
Epilobium strictum Muhl. ex Spreng. - northeastern willow-herb
Poor Fen
Northern Wet-mesic Forest, Rare
Arethusa bulbosa L. - swamp-pink
Poor Fen
Calopogon tuberosus - tuberous grass pink
Poor Fen
Calypso bulbosa - fairy slipper
Northern Wet-mesic Forest, Rare
Cypripedium acaule Aiton - small pink lady's-slipper
Muskeg
Cypripedium arietinum R.Br. - ram's-head lady's-slipper
Northern Wet-mesic Forest, Rare
Cypripedium reginae Walter - showy lady's-slipper
Northern Wet-mesic Forest, Rare
Platanthera clavellata (Michx.) Luer - small green fringed orchid
Poor Fen
Platanthera dilatata - white bog orchid
Poor Fen
Poor Fen
Osmunda cinnamomea L. - cinnamon fern
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Osmunda regalis L. - royal fern
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Northern Tamarack Swamp
Northern Tamarack Swamp
Northern Tamarack Swamp
Black Spruce Swamp
Muskeg
Pinus strobus L. - eastern white pine
Northern Tamarack Swamp
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Northern Tamarack Swamp
Calamagrostis stricta (Timm) Koeler - slim-stem small reed grass
Northern Tamarack Swamp
Northern Sedge Meadow
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Northern Sedge Meadow
Poa paludigena Fernald & Wiegand - Patterson's bluegrass
Alder Thicket, Rare
Poa palustris L. - marsh bluegrass
Northern Sedge Meadow
Polemonium occidentale - western polemonium
Northern Wet-mesic Forest, Rare
Northern Wet-mesic Forest, Rare
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Northern Sedge Meadow
Caltha palustris L. - yellow marsh-marigold
Northern Tamarack Swamp
Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. - three-leaved gold-thread
Northern Tamarack Swamp
Ranunculus gmelinii DC. - small yellow water-crowfoot
Northern Sedge Meadow, Rare
Ranunculus lapponicus L. - Lapland buttercup
Northern Wet-mesic Forest, Rare
Rhamnus alnifolia L'Hér. - alder-leaf buckthorn
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Northern Tamarack Swamp
Comarum palustre L. - purple marshlocks
Northern Sedge Meadow
Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. - shrubby five-fingers
Alder Thicket
Rubus pubescens Raf. - dwarf red blackberry
Northern Tamarack Swamp
Sorbus americana Marshall - American mountain ash
Alder Thicket
Alder Thicket
Spiraea alba Du Roi - eastern meadowsweet
Northern Sedge Meadow
Spiraea tomentosa - steeplebush
Northern Sedge Meadow
Galium asprellum Michx. - rough bedstraw
Alder Thicket
Galium triflorum Michx. - sweet-scented bedstraw
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Populus deltoides - eastern cottonwood
Northern Sedge Meadow
Populus tremuloides Michx. - trembling aspen
Northern Sedge Meadow
Salix sp. L. - Willow
Northern Sedge Meadow
Poor Fen
Salix petiolaris Sm. - slender willow
Poor Fen
Alder Thicket
Arceuthobium pusillum Peck - eastern dwarf mistletoe
Black Spruce Swamp
Acer negundo L. - box elder
Northern Sedge Meadow
Acer rubrum L. - red maple
Black Spruce Swamp
Acer spicatum Lam. - mountain maple
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Sarracenia purpurea - purple pitcher-plant
Muskeg
Alder Thicket
Alder Thicket
Mitella nuda L. - small bishop's-cap
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Poor Fen
Taxus canadensis Marshall - ground-hemlock
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Northern Wet-mesic Forest
Alder Thicket
Northern Sedge Meadow, Rare
Ulmus americana L. - white elm
Alder Thicket
Laportea canadensis (L.) Wedd. - Canadian wood-nettle
Alder Thicket
Viola cucullata Aiton - marsh blue violet
Alder Thicket
Viola macloskeyi - wild white violet
Northern Tamarack Swamp
Xyris montana Ries - northern yellow-eyed-grass
Poor Fen
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