COUNTY PLANT LIST BY LATIN NAME 18 July, 2001 Menominee County Abies balsamea Balsam Fir Acer negundo Ash-leaved or Manitoba Maple Box-elder Acer rubrum Red Maple Acer spicatum Mountain Maple Achillea millefolium Milfoil Yarrow Acinos arvensis Basil-thyme Mother-of-thyme Acorus calamus Calamus Sweet-flag Actaea pachypoda Doll's-eyes White Baneberry Actaea rubra Red Baneberry Adlumia fungosa Alleghany Vine Climbing Fumitory Agropyron repens Quack Grass Agrostis gigantea Redtop Agrostis hyemalis Ticklegrass Agrostis perennans Autumn Bent Upland Bent Alisma plantago-aquatica Water-plantain Allium tricoccum Ramps Wild Leek Alnus rugosa Speckled Alder Amaranthus cruentus Purple Amaranth Ambrosia artemisiifolia Common Ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya Western Ragweed Amphicarpaea bracteata Hog-peanut Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting Andromeda glaucophylla Bog-rosemary Common Milkweed Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem Turkeyfoot Andropogon scoparius Little Bluestem Anemone virginiana Thimbleweed Anemone canadensis Canada Anemone Anemone cylindrica Thimbleweed Anemone quinquefolia Wood Anemone Anthemis cotula Dog-fennel Mayweed Stinking Chamomile Apios americana Groundnut Indian-potato Wild-bean Apocynum androsaemifolium Spreading Dogbane Aralia hispida Bristly Sarsaparilla Aralia nudicaulis Wild Sarsaparilla Aralia racemosa Spikenard Arceuthobium pusillum Dwarf Mistletoe Arctium minus Common Burdock Arethusa bulbosa Arethusa Dragon's Mouth Aronia prunifolia Chokeberry Artemisia absinthium Absinth Common Wormwood Artemisia biennis Biennial Wormwood Artemisia campestris Wild Wormwood Artemisia ludoviciana Western Mugwort Asarum canadense Wild-ginger Asclepias exaltata Poke Milkweed Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed Asclepias syriaca Asclepias verticillata Whorled Milkweed Asparagus officinalis Garden Asparagus Aster brachyactis Rayless Aster Aster ericoides Heath, Wreath, or White Prairie Aster Aster laevis Smooth Aster Aster lanceolatus Panicled Aster Aster lateriflorus Calico Aster Aster longifolius Long-leaved Blue Aster Aster macrophyllus Large- or Big-leaved Aster Aster novae-angliae New England Aster Aster ontarionis Lake Ontario Aster Aster oolentangiensis Sky-blue Aster Aster pilosus Frost Aster Aster puniceus Swamp or Purple-stemmed Aster Aster sagittifolius Arrow-leaved Aster Aster umbellatus Flat-topped Aster Barbarea vulgaris Yellow Rocket Betula alleghaniensis Yellow Birch Betula papyrifera Canoe Birch Paper Birch White Birch Betula pumila Bog Birch Dwarf Birch Bidens cernuus Nodding Beggar-ticks Boehmeria cylindrica False Nettle Brasenia schreberi Water-shield Bromus ciliatus Fringed Brome Bromus inermis Smooth Brome List maintained by Michigan State University Extension, U.P. Tree Improvement Center Calamagrostis canadensis Blue-joint Calopogon tuberosus Grass-pink Calystegia sepium Hedge Bindweed Calystegia spithamaea Low Bindweed Campanula aparinoides Marsh Bellflower Campanula rotundifolia Bluebell Harebell Carex exilis Carex gracillima Carpinus caroliniana Blue-beech Hornbeam Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea Ceanothus herbaceus New Jersey Tea Celastrus scandens Climbing or American Bittersweet Celtis occidentalis Hackberry Cenchrus longispinus Sandbur Sandspur Centaurea diffusa Centaurea jacea Brown Knapweed Centaurea maculosa Spotted Knapweed Centaurea nigrescens Short-fringed Knapweed Chaenorrhinum minus Dwarf-snapdragon Chamaedaphne calyculata Leatherleaf Chelone glabra Chenopodium botrys Jerusalem-oak Chenopodium capitatum Strawberry Blite Chimaphila umbellata Pipsissewa Prince's-pine Chrysanthemum balsamita Costmary Mint-geranium Chrysanthemum leucanthemum Ox-eye Daisy Cichorium intybus Blue-sailors Chicory Cirsium arvense Canada or Field Thistle Cirsium discolor Pasture Thistle Cirsium hillii Hill's Thistle Cirsium palustre Marsh or European Swamp Thistle Cladium mariscoides Twig-rush Clintonia borealis Bluebead-lily Corn-lily Comandra umbellata Bastard-toadflax Star-toadflax Comptonia peregrina Sweetfern Conyza canadensis Horseweed Coptis trifolia Goldthread Corallorhiza striata Striped Coral-root Corallorhiza trifida Early Coral-root Cornus alternifolia Alternate-leaved or Pagoda Dogwood Cornus amomum Pale Dogwood Cornus canadensis Bunchberry Dwarf Cornel Cornus foemina Gray Dogwood Cornus rugosa Round-leaved Dogwood Cornus stolonifera Red-osier Corydalis sempervirens Pink or Pale Corydalis Rock Harlequin Corylus americana Hazelnut Crataegus punctata Dotted Hawthorn Cuscuta gronovii Common or Swamp Dodder Cynoglossum boreale Northern Wild comfrey Cypripedium acaule Moccasin Flower Pink or Stemless Lady-slipper Cypripedium arietinum Ram's Head Lady-slipper Cypripedium calceolus Yellow Lady-slipper Cypripedium reginae Showy lady-slipper Danthonia spicata Oatgrass Poverty Grass Daucus carota Queen-Anne's-lace Wild Carrot Decodon verticillatus Whorled or Swamp Loosestrife Diervilla lonicera Bush-honeysuckle Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam Dirca palustris Leatherwood Dodecatheon meadia Shooting-star Dulichium arundinaceum Three-way Sedge Echinochloa crusgalli Barnyard Grass Echinocystis lobata Wild-cucumber Elodea canadensis Elodea nuttallii Epifagus virginiana Beech-drops Epigaea repens Trailing-arbutus Erechtites hieraciifolia Fireweed Erigeron annuus Daisy Fleabane Erigeron pulchellus Robin's-plantain Erigeron strigosus Daisy Fleabane Eriophorum augustifolium Eriophorum virginicum Tawny Cotton-grass Erucastrum gallicum Dog Mustard Erysimum cheiranthoides Wormseed Mustard Eupatorium maculatum Joe-pye-weed Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset Eupatorium rugosum White Snakeroot Euphorbia corollata Flowering Spurge Euphorbia polygonifolia Seaside Spurge Euthamia graminifolia Flat-topped, Bushy, or Grassw-leaved Fagus grandifolia Beech Fraxinus pennsylvanica Red or Green Ash Galeopsis tetrahit List maintained by Michigan State University Extension, U.P. Tree Improvement Center Hemp-nettle Devil's paintbrush Orange Hawkweed Galium aparine Cleavers Goosegrass Galium asprellum Rough Bedstraw Galium boreale Northern Bedstraw Gaultheria hispidula Creeping-snowberry Gaultheria procumbens Teaberry Wintergreen Gaylussacia baccata Crackleberry Huckleberry Gentiana andrewsii Closed or Bottle Gentian Gentiana rubricaulis Red-stemmed Gentian Glyceria striata Fowl Manna Grass Gnaphalium obtusifolium Fragrant Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum Low Cudweed Habenaria dilatata Bog-candle Tall White Bog Orchid Habenaria hookeri Hooker's Orchid Habenaria hyperborea Tall Northern Bog Orchid Habenaria obtusata Blunt-leaf Orchid Habenaria psycodes Purple Fringed Orchid Halenia deflexa Spurred Gentian Hamamelis virginiana Witch-hazel Helianthus giganteus Tall Sunflower Helianthus hirsutus Hairy Sunflower Helianthus maximilianii Maximilian Sunflower Helianthus occidentalis Western Sunflower Helianthus pauciflorus Prairie Sunflower Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem-artichoke Heliopsis helianthoides False Sunflower Heracleum maximum Cow-parsnip Hieracium aurantiacum Hieracium kalmii Canada Hawkweed Hieracium piloselloides King Devil Yellow Hawkweed Hippuris vulgaris Mare's-tail Hordeum jubatum Squirrel-tail Grass Hypericum ascyron Giant St. John's-wort Hypericum kalmianum Kalm's St. John's-wort Hypericum perforatum Common St. John's-wort Goatweed Klamath Weed Hypericum punctatum Spotted St. John's-wort Ilex verticillata Holly Impatiens capensis Spotted Touch-me-not Inula helenium Elecampane Iris lacustris Dwarf Lake Iris Iris virginica Southern Blue Flag Juglans cinerea Butternut Juncus tenuis Path Rush Juniperus communis Common Juniper Ground Juniper Juniperus horizontalis Creeping Juniper Knautia arvensis Blue-buttons Scabiosa Lactuca biennis Tall Blue Lettuce Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce Laportea canadensi Wood Nettle Lappula squarrosa Stickseed Larix laricina Larch Tamarack Lathyrus japonicus Beach Pea Lathyrus ochroleucus Pale Vetchling Lathyrus palustris Marsh Pea Ledum groenlandicum Labrador-tea Leersia oryzoides Cut Grass Lemna trisulca Star Duckweed Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort Leucophysalis grandiflora Liatris aspera Lilium philadelphicum Wood Lily Linaria vulgaris Butter-and-eggs Linnaea borealis Twinflower Lithospermum canescens Hoary Puccoon Lithospermum officinale Gromwell Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal-flower Red Lobelia Lobelia inflata Indian-tobacco Lobelia kalmii Kalm's or Brook Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia spicata Pale Spiked Lobelia Lolium perenne Ryegrass Lonicera canadensis Fly Honeysuckle Lonicera hirsuta Hairy Honeysuckle Lonicera oblongifolia Swamp Fly Honeysuckle Lonicera villosa Mountain Fly Honeysuckle Ludwigia palustris Water-purslane Lysimachia ciliata Fringed Loosestrife Lysimachia quadrifolia Whorled Loosestrife Lysimachia terrestris Swamp-candles Maianthemum canadense Canada Mayflower Wild or False Lily-of-the-valley Malaxis monophylla White Adder's-mouth Malaxis unifolia Green Adder's-mouth Malus pumila Apple Matricaria discoidea List maintained by Michigan State University Extension, U.P. Tree Improvement Center Pineapple-weed Medeola virginiana Indian Cucumber-root Medicago sativa Alfalfa Melampyrum lineare Cow-wheat Menispermum canadense Moonseed Mentha arvensis Wild Mint Mirabilis nyctaginea Wild Four-o'clock Mitchella repens Partridge-berry Mitella diphylla Bishop's-cap Mollugo verticillata Carpetweed Monarda fistulosa Wild-bergamot Moneses uniflora One-flowered Shinleaf Myrica gale Sweet Gale Najas flexilis Nemopanthus mucronatus Mountain Holly Odontites vulgaris Eyebright Oenothera perennis Sundrops Orthilia secunda One-sided Shinleaf Ostrya virginiana Hop-hornbeam Ironwood Panicum capillare Witch Grass Panicum implicatum Panicum miliaceum Broomcorn Millet Proso Parthenocissus quinquefolia Penstemon digitalis Foxglove Beard-tongue Penthorum sedoides Ditch Stonecrop Phlox drummondii Annual Phlox Phlox paniculata Perennial or Garden Phlox Physalis virginiana Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark Physostegia virginiana False Dragonhead Obedient Plant Picea glauca White Spruce Picea mariana Black Spruce Pinus banksiana Jack Pine Pinus resinosa Red Pine Pinus strobus White pine Plantago lanceolata Buckhorn Narrow-leaved or English Plantain Ribgrass Plantago major Common Plantain Plantago rugelii Rugel's Plantain Poa annua Annual Bluegrass Poa palustris Fowl Meadow Grass Podophyllum peltatum Mandrake May-apple Polygonum amphibium Water Smartweed Polygonum aviculare Knotweed Polygonum cilinode Fringed False Buckwheat Polygonum convolvulus Black-bindweed False Buckwheat Polygonum hydropiper Water-pepper Polygonum lapathifolium Nodding Smartweed Willow-weed Polygonum pensylvanicum Bigseed Smartweed Pinkweed Polygonum persicaria Heart's-ease Lady's-thumb Polygonum sagittatum Tear-thumb Populus balsamifera Balsam Poplar Hackmatack Populus deltoides Cottonwood Populus grandidentata Bigtooth Aspen Largetooth Aspen Potamogeton berchtoldii Potamogeton filiformis Potamogeton foliosus Potamogeton gramineus Potamogeton illinoensis Potamogeton natans Potamogeton pectinatus Sago Pondweed Potamogeton praelongus Potamogeton strictifolius Potamogeton zosteriformis Potentilla anserina Silverweed Potentilla argentea Silvery Cinquefoil Potentilla arguta Tall or Prairie Cinquefoil Potentilla fruticosa Shrubby Cinquefoil Potentilla norvegica Rough Cinquefoil Potentilla palustris Marsh Cinquefoil Potentilla recta Rough-fruited Cinquefoil Potentilla simplex Common or Old-field Cinquefoil Prenanthes alba Prunella vulgaris Heal-all Self-heal Prunus americana Wild Plum Prunus pensylvanica Pin or Fire Cherry Prunus pumila Sand Cherry Prunus serotina Wild Black Cherry Prunus virginiana Choke Cherry Quercus alba White Oak Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak Quercus rubra Red Oak Ranunculus abortivus Small-flowered Buttercup Ranunculus acris Tall or Common Buttercup Ranunculus gmelinii Yellow Water Crowfoot Ranunculus longirostris White Water Crowfoot Ranunculus pensylvanicus Bristly Crowfoot Ranunculus recurvatus Hooked Crowfoot Ratibida pinnata Yellow Coneflower Rhamnus alnifolia Alder-leaved Buckthorn Rhamnus frangula List maintained by Michigan State University Extension, U.P. Tree Improvement Center Glossy Buckthorn Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac Ribes americanum Wild Black Currant Ribes cynosbati Wild or Prickly Gooseberry Ribes hudsonianum Northern Black Currant Ribes lacustre Swamp Black Currant Ribes triste Swamp Red Currant Rosa acicularis Wild Rose Rosa blanda Wild Rose Rosa palustris Swamp Rose Rubus allegheniensis Common Blackberry Rubus flagellaris Northern Dewberry Rubus hispidus Swamp Dewberry Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry Rubus strigosus Wild Red Raspberry Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan Rumex acetosella Sheep or Red Sorrel Rumex crispus Curly or Sour Dock Rumex orbiculatus Great Water Dock Sagittaria cuneata Sagittaria latifolia Duck-potato Wapato Salix amygdaloides Peach-leaved Willow Salix bebbiana Beaked Willow Bebb's Willow Salix discolor Pussy Willow Salix exigua Sandbar Willow Salix fragilis Brittle Willow Crack Willow Salix humilis Prairie Willow Upland Willow Salix lucida Shining Willow Salix petiolaris Meadow Willow Slender Willow Salix pyrifolia Balsam Willow Salix serissima Autumn Willow Sambucus canadensis Common Elder Sambucus racemosa Red Elderberry Red-berried Elder Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot Sanguisorba minor Garden or Salad Burnet Saponaria officinalis Bouncing Bet Soapwort Schizachne purpurascens False Melic Scirpus americanus Threesquare Scirpus cyperinus Wool-grass Scirpus validus Softstem Bulrush Scutellaria galericulata Marsh Skullcap Scutellaria lateriflora Mad-dog Skullcap Senecio aureus Golden Ragwort Setaria glauca Yellow Foxtail Setaria viridis Green Foxtail Shepherdia canadensis Soapberry Silene antirrhina Sleepy Catchfly Silene pratensis White Campion White Cockle Silene vulgaris Bladder Campion Silphium laciniatum Compass Plant Silphium terebinthinaceum Prairie-dock Sisymbrium altissimum Tumble Mustard Sium suave Water-parsnip Smilacina racemosa False Spikenard Smilax ecirrata Carrion-flower Smilax tamnoides Bristly Greenbrier Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet Nightshade Solanum physalifolium Hairy or Argentinian Nightshade Solanum ptychanthum Black Nightshade Solidago altissima Tall Goldenrod Solidago canadensis Canada Goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis ZigZag Goldenrod Solidago gigantea Late Goldenrod Solidago hispida Hairy Goldenrod Solidago juncea Early Goldenrod Solidago nemoralis Gray Goldenrod Solidago patula Rough-leaved Goldenrod Solidago ptarmicoides Upland White or Sneezewort Goldenrod Solidago rigida Stiff Goldenrod Solidago speciosa Showy Goldenrod Solidago uliginosa Bog Goldenrod Sonchus arvensis Field or Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Common Sow-thistle Sorghastrum nutans Indian Grass Sparganium chlorocarpum Sparganium eurycarpum Spartina pectinata Cordgrass Spiraea alba Meadowsweet Spiranthes cernua Nodding Ladies'-tresses Spiranthes lacera Slender Ladies'-tresses Spiranthes romanzoffiana Hooded Ladies'-tresses Symphoricarpos occidentalis Wolfberry Taenidia integerrima Yellow-pimpernel Tanacetum vulgare Common Tansy Taxus canadensis Ground-hemlock Yew Teucrium canadense Wood-sage Thalictrum dasycarpum Purple Meadow-rue List maintained by Michigan State University Extension, U.P. Tree Improvement Center Thalictrum dioicum Early Meadow-rue Thalictrum revolutum Thuja occidentalis Cedar White-cedar Tilia americana Basswood Linden Toxicodendron radicans Poison-ivy Trifolium pratense Red Clover Triglochin maritimum Trillium cernuum Nodding Trillium Trillium grandiflorum Common Trillium Tsuga canadensis Hemlock Typha latifolia Common Cat-tail Ulmus americana American Elm White Elm Ulmus thomasii Cork Elm Rock Elm Urtica dioica Stinging Nettle Utricularia vulgaris Common Bladerwort Uvularia grandiflora Bellwort Vaccinium angustifolium Low Sweet Blueberry Vaccinium myrtilloides Velvetleaf of Canada Blueberry Valeriana uliginosa Swamp Valerian Verbena bracteata Prostrate or Creeping Vervain Verbena hastata Blue Vervain Verbena stricta Hoary Vervain Verbena urticifolia White Vervain Veronica anagallis-aquatica Water Speedwell Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's-root Viburnum acerifolium Maple-leaved Viburnum Viburnum rafinesquianum Downy Arrow-wood Vicia americana American Vetch Vicia villosa Hairy Vetch Viola adunca Sand Violet Viola blanda Sweet White Violet Viola conspersa Dog Violet Viola cucullata Marsh Violet Viola macloskeyi Smooth White Violet Viola pedata Birdfoot Violet Viola pubescens Yellow Violet Viola renifolia Kidney-leaved Violet Viola sagittata Arrow-leaved Violet Viola selkirkii Great-spurred Violet Viola sororia Common Blue Violet Vitis riparia River-bank Grape Waldsteinia fragarioides Barren-strawberry Zannichellia palustris Horned Pondweed Zanthoxylum americanum Prickly-ash Zizania aquatica Wild-rice County plant lists for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan are maintained by MSU Extension and are available upon request. The source for the initial list was “Michigan Flora” by Dr. Edward G. Voss. As additional listings are reported, these lists will be updated. Contributors will be recorded with each new listing. Corrections are welcome. List maintained by Michigan State University Extension, U.P. Tree Improvement Center