This page is for plants that predominantly prefer to live in water or in marshland. Some of these plants are duplicates from other pages, e.g. Grasses & Such, where there may be more photos and a brief explanation.
Bold Italic headings indicate species not listed on the Habitat Site Report.
Wetland Flowers
Marsh Willowherb
Other Wetland Greenery
From Other Pages
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Wetland Flowers
Marsh Bellflower
Campanula aparinoides
Native Perennial
Interestingly, this marsh plant was in wooded forest. The
explanation could relate to soggy areas after spring melt or heavy
rainfall.
Marsh Willowherb
Epilobium palustre
Native Perennial
Marsh Hedge Nettle
Stachys palustris
Native Perennial. Also known as Hedge Nettle, Marsh Woundwort, Clown's Woundwort
Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
Native Perennial. Also known as Spiked Loosestrife, Purple Lythrum
Spotted Water Hemlock
Cicuta maculata
Native rhizomatous Perennial herb. Also known as Spotted Parsley, Spotted Cowbane
A highly poisonous plant in the carrot family
The mature seed head
Close-up of the mature seed head
Water Parsnip
Sium suave
Native Perennial. Also known as Hemlock Waterparsnip
This is another plant that, from its name, you would
expect to find in marsh areas, but it abounds in the
wooded forest.
Water Plantain
Alisma triviale
Native to Canada, Perennial. Also known as Northern Water Plantain
Common Horsetail
Equisetum arvense
Native Perennial. Also known as Field Horsetail
Common Horsetail, Equisetum arvense, grows in moist to
wet woods, meadows, and swamps.
Close-Up of the above horsetail. The zig-zag
shape to the stems is because of the jointed
stems. When enlarged, you can see a few places
suggestive of the whorled leaves being wrapped around
stems.
This plant growing in a marshy area is probably Common
(Field) Horsetail, but its stems are unusually long and
curved.
From Other Pages
Common Cat-Tail
Typha latifolia
Native Perennial. Also known as Broadleaf Cattail, Bulrush, Common Bulrush, Cat-o'-Nine-Tails, Great Reedmace, Cooper's Reed, Cumbungi
Hard-Stemmed Bulrush
Scirpus acutus OR Schoenoplectus acutus
Native rhyzomatic Perennial, a type of Sedge. Also known as Common Tule, Tule Rush, Viscid Bulrush
