Native  

Herbaceous Perennial 

Eupatorium maculatum 

spotted joe pye weed 

A source of nectar and pollen for butterflies and bees. 

indicator   status          FACW           

habitat   Flood plains, swamps, and alluvial thickets. 

characteristics  A flowering species; grows to 5’ tall; blooms from July to September; light purple flowers. 

Native 

Herbaceous Perennial 

Eupatorium perfoliatum  

Boneset

A beautiful component of wetlands. 

indicator  status          FACW 

habitat   Flood plains, swamps, bogs, stream banks, and wet meadows. 

characteristics   A hardy flowering species; grows to 5’ tall; blooms from July to October; persistent white flowers 

Native
Herbaceous Perennial

Geranium maculatum
WILD GERANIUM
Great low growing flowering native for Shady areas.
INDICATOR STATUS          NI
HABITAT Found at woods' edges and clearings and moist roadsides.
CHARACTERISTICS A low growing woodland native growing to about 12" tall. Colonizes by thick rhizomes forming tidy masses of attractive deeply cut leaves with showy pink to lavender blossoms in the Spring.

Native 

Herbaceous Perennial 

Glyceria striata 

fowl mannagrass 

Provides winter food for waterfowl, muskrats, and deer. 

indicator  status          OBL           

habitat   Wet woods, swamps, and bogs; pH 4.0-8.0. 

characteristics   A cool season bunch grass that spreads by short rhizomes; grows to 4’ tall; 4” minimum root depth; shade tolerant; low drought tolerance; no salt tolerance; blooms from June to September; foliage has a reddish tint.