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* = Wettest Sites Taken from ABDI Land & Water Conservation Dept.: Shoreland Restoration Guide Native Vegetation List by Soil Type Wet Meadow Sunlight Common Name Scientific Name Height Flower Color Full Sun Part Sun Shade Grasses & Sedges Blue-joint grass Calamagrostis canadensis 3-4’ NA X Bottlebrush sedge Carex retrorsa 2-3’ NA X X Bebb’s sedge Carex bebbii 2’ NA X Fringed sedge Carex crinita 2-4’ NA X X X Green bulrush Scirpus atrovirens 3-4’ NA X Lake sedge Carex lacustris 2-4’ NA X Rattlesnake grass Glyceria canadensis 2-3’ NA X X Panicum virgatum 3-5’ NA X X Soft rush Juncus effuses 2-4’ NA X X Tussock sedge Carex stricta 2-3’ NA X Wool grass Scirpus cyperinus 3-4’ NA X Wildflowers Arrow-leaved aster Aster sagittifolius 2-4’ Lt. Purple X X Blue flag iris Iris versicolor 2-3’ Blue X X Blue vervain Verbena hastata 3-4’ Purple X Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum 2-3.5’ White X X Bottle gentian Gentiana andrewsii 1-2.5’ Blue X X Common milkweed Asclepias syriaca 2-5’ Pink X X X Culver’s root Veronicastrum virginicum 3-5’ White X X Flat-top aster Aster umbellatus 1-5’ Cream X X Grass-leaved goldenrod Euthamia graminifolia 2-3’ Yellow X X Great St. John’s wort Hypericum pyramidatum 5-6’ Yellow X X Green coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata 3-12’ Yellow X X Joe pye weed Eupatorium maculatum 2-4’ Purple X X Monkey flower Mimulus ringens 6-40” Blue X X Northern bugleweed Lycopus uniflorus 2-32” White X X Obedient plant Physostegia virginiana 2-3’ Pink X X Ox eye sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides 3-4’ Yellow X Pale spike lobelia Lobelia spicata 1-3.5’ Lt. Blue X X Panicled aster Aster lanceolatus 1-4’ White X X Purple-stemmed / Swamp aster Aster puniceus 2-6’ Purple X X Sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis 2’ NA X Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata 3-4’ Dark Pink X X Tall meadow rue Thalictrum dasycarpum 2-5’ White X X White turtlehead Chelone glabra 2-3’ White X X Wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa 1-3’ Violet X X Short Shrubs Sweet gale/Bayberry Myrica gale 3’ Brown X Swamp rose Rosa Palustris 1-4’ Pink X X Tall Shrubs Meadowsweet Spiraea alba 3-4’ White X Winterberry Ilex verticillata 6’ NA X Steeplebush Spiraea tomentosa 2.5-3’ Pink X ---PAGE BREAK--- * = Wettest Sites Taken from ABDI Land & Water Conservation Dept.: Shoreland Restoration Guide Exposed Sandy Shore Sunlight Common Name Scientific Name Height Flower Color Full Sun Part Sun Shade Grasses & Sedges Blue-joint grass Calamagrostis canadensis 3-4’ Straw X Fringed sedge Carex crinita 2-4’ NA X X X Narrow panicle rush Juncus brevicaudatus 1-2’ NA X X Soft-rush Juncus effuses 2-4’ NA X X Soft-stem bulrush Scirpus validus 4-5’ Brown X Wool grass Scirpus cyperinus 6’ Brown X X Wildflowers Blue flag iris Iris versicolor 2-3’ Blue X X Blue vervain Verbena hastata 3-4’ Purple X Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum 2-3.5’ White X X Grass-leaved goldenrod Euthamia graminifolia 2-3.5’ Yellow X X Jewelweed Impatiens capensis 2-6’ Orange X X Joe pye weed Eupatorium maculatum 2-4’ Purple X X Marsh St. John’s wort Triadenum fraseri 2-5’ Yellow X X Short Shrubs Meadowsweet Spiraea alba 3-4’ White X X Steeplebush Spiraea tomentosa 2-3.5’ Pink X X Sweet gale/Bayberry Myrica gale 3’ Brown X X Tall Shrubs Speckled alder Alnus rugosa 15’ NA X X Winterberry Ilex verticillata 6’ NA X X ---PAGE BREAK--- * = Wettest Sites Taken from ABDI Land & Water Conservation Dept.: Shoreland Restoration Guide Wet to Mesic Woodland Sunlight Common Name Scientific Name Height Flower Color Full Sun Part Sun Shade Grasses, Sedges, Ferns Blue-joint grass Calamagrostis canadensis 3-6’ NA X Bottlebrush grass Elymus 3-4’ NA X X X Cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea 2-3’ NA X X Interrupted fern* Osmunda claytoniana 2.5-4’ NA X X Lady fern* Athyrium filix-femina 3’ NA X X Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium 1-3’ NA X Maidenhair fern Adiantum pedatum 2’ NA X Ostrich fern Matteuccia struthiopteris 3’ NA X sedge Carex 0.5-1.5’ NA X X X Sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis 1-2’ NA X Panicum virgatum 3-5’ NA X X Wool grass Scirpus cyperinus 3-5’ NA X Wildflowers Arrow-leaved aster Aster sagittifolius 2-4’ Lt. Purple X X Blue vervain Verbena hastata 3-4’ Purple X Bunchberry Cornus canadensis 0.3-0.5’ White X X Butterfly weed Asclepias tuberosa 1-2’ Orange X X Calico aster Aster lateriflorus 2-3’ White X X Canada anemone Anemone canadensis 1-2’ White X X Canada mayflower Maianthemum canadensis 0.5’ White X X Downy yellow violet Viola pubescens 0.5-0.8’ Yellow X X Flat-topped aster Aster umbellatus 2.5-3.5’ White X X Harebell Campanula rotundifolia 1-1.5’ Blue X X Jack-in-the-pulpit* Arisaema 0.5-1’ Brown-green X X Large-leaved aster Aster 0.5-1.5’ Blue X X X Large-flowered trillium Trillium grandiflorum 1’ White X X Obedient plant Physostegia virginiana 2-3’ Pink X X Ox eye sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides 3-4’ Yellow X Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea 1.5-2’ White X X Purple-stemmed/Swamp aster Aster puniceus 3-5’ Purple X X Red baneberry Actaea rubra 1-3’ White X X Solomon’s seal Polygonatum biflorum 1-4’ Green X X Wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa 2-3.5’ Violet X X Wild columbine Aquilegia canadensis 2-3’ Red-yellow X X X Wild strawberry Fragaria virginiana 4-6” White X X Zig zag goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis 2’ Yellow X X Short Shrubs American fly honeysuckle Lonicera canadensis 2-3.5’ White X X Black chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa 3-6’ White X Bush honeysuckle Diervilla lonicera 1-4’ Yellow X X X Smooth juneberry/Serviceberry Amelanchier laevis 8-10’ White X X Velvetleaf blueberry Vaccinium myrtilloides 2’ White X X ---PAGE BREAK--- * = Wettest Sites Taken from ABDI Land & Water Conservation Dept.: Shoreland Restoration Guide Wet to Mesic Woodland (continued) Sunlight Common Name Scientific Name Height Flower Color Full Sun Part Sun Shade Tall Shrubs American hazelnut Corylus americana 8-15’ NA X X Chokecherry Prunus virginiana 30’ White X X X Elderberry Sambucus canadensis 6-12’ White X X X Highbush cranberry Viburnum trilobium 10-12’ White X X Nannyberry Viburnum lentago 10-15’ White X X X Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius 8-10’ White X X Pagoda dogwood Cornus alternifolia 16’ White X X X Pussy willow Salix discolor 15-20’ NA X X Red osier dogwood Cornus stolonifera 6-18’ NA X X Round-leaved dogwood Cornus rugosa 6-12’ White X X Winterberry Ilex verticillata 6’ NA X X Trees American mountain-ash Sorbus americana 30’ NA X X American plum Prunus americana 10-20’ NA X X Balsam fir Abies balsamea 75’ NA X X X Basswood Tilia americana 100’ NA X X Green ash Fraxinus 50-75’ NA X X Hemlock Tsuga canadensis 60-75’ NA X X X Northern red oak Quercus rubra 150’ NA X X Northern white cedar Thuja occindentalis 50’ NA X X Paper birch Betula papyrifera 80’ NA X X Red maple Acer rubrum 50’ NA X X Sugar maple Acer saccharum 75-100’ NA X X Tamarack Larix laricina 65’ NA X White pine Pinus strobus 100’ NA X X White spruce Picea glauca 75’ NA X X Yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis 60-90’ NA X X ---PAGE BREAK--- * = Wettest Sites Taken from ABDI Land & Water Conservation Dept.: Shoreland Restoration Guide Dry to Dry Mesic Woodland Sunlight Common Name Scientific Name Height Flower Color Full Sun Part Sun Shade Grasses & Sedges Canada wild rye Elymus canadensis 2-3’ NA X X Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium 1-3’ NA X X sedge Carex 0.5-1.5’ NA X X X Poverty oat grass Danthonia spicata 1-2’ NA X X Wildflowers Black-eyed susan Rudbeckia hirta 2-3’ Yellow X X Bunchberry Cornus canadensis 3-5” White X X Butterfly weed Asclepias tuberosa 1.5’ Orange X X Calico aster Aster lateriflorus 2-3’ White X X Canada mayflower Maianthemum canadense 0.5’ White X X False solomon’s seal smilacina racemosa 8” White X X Fireweed Epilobium angustifolium 3-4” Purple X X Harebell Campanula rotundifolia 1.5-2’ Violet X X Lance leaf coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata 2-3’ Yellow X X Large-leaved aster Aster 8-18” Blue X X X Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea 1-1.5’ White X X Rough blazing star Liatris aspera 1.5-3’ Purple X X Showy goldenrod Solidago speciosa 1-3’ Yellow X Smooth aster Aster laevis 2-3’ Blue X X Twinflower Linnaea borealis 4” Pink X X Wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa 2-3.5’ Violet X X Wild columbine Aquilegia canadensis 2.5-3’ Red-yellow X X X Wood anemone Anemone quinquefolia 0.5-1’ White X X Woodland strawberry Fragaria vesca 6-10” White X X X Short Shrubs Black chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa 3-6’ White X Bush honeysuckle Diervilla lonicera 3-4’ Yellow X X X Dwarf serviceberry Amelenchier spicata 2-5’ White X X Low bush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium 1-3’ White X X Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius 6’ White X X Snowberry 2-3’ NA X X Swamp fly honeysuckle Lonicera canadensis 3-6’ Yellow X X Sweetfern Comptonia peregrina 2-3’ NA X X Tall Shrubs American hazelnut Corylus americana 8-15’ NA X X Juneberry/serviceberry Amelenchier laevis 8-10’ White X X Pagoda dogwood Cornus alternifolia 16’ White X X X Trees Northern red oak Quercus borealis 80’ NA X X Paper birch Betula papyrifera 80’ NA X X Red maple Acer rubrum 50’ NA X X Red pine Pinus resinosa 100’ NA X X Sugar maple Acer saccharum 50-75’ NA X X White oak Quercus alba 75’ NA X X White pine Pinus strobus 100’+ NA X X ---PAGE BREAK--- * = Wettest Sites Taken from ABDI Land & Water Conservation Dept.: Shoreland Restoration Guide Aquatic Vegetation Sunlight Common Name Scientific Name Height Flower Color Full Sun Part Sun Shade Emergent (1-18” deep water) American bur-reed Sparganium americanum 3’ NA X X American water-plantain Alisma subcordatum 0.5-3.5’ White X X Arum-leaved arrowhead Sagittaria cuneata 1’ X X Beaked sedge Carex rostrata 2-4’ NA X X Blue flag iris Iris versicolor 1.5-3.5’ Violet X X Common arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia 2-4’ White X X Hardstem bulrush Scirpus acutus 4-6’ NA X Monkey flower Mimulus ringens 1-3’ Blue X X Pickerelweed Pontederia cordata 4’ Purple X X Rattlesnake grass Glyceria canadensis 2-3’ NA X Softstem bulrush Scirpus validus 10’ NA X Spike-rush Eleocharis elliptica 0.5-1’ NA X X Sweet flag Acornus americanus 2-3.5’ Yellow-green X Tussock sedge Carex stricta 2-4’ NA X Yellow water buttercup Ranunculus flabellaris 2’ Yellow X Submerged Common waterweed Elodea canadensis 1-3’ White X Large-leaf pondweed Potamogeton amplifolius 3-6’ NA X Wild celery Vallisneria americana 1-3’ NA X Floating Spatterdock Nuphar variegata Floating Yellow X X Watershield Brasenia schreberi Floating Purple X X Water smartweed Polygonum amphibium Floating Pink X X White water-lily odorata Floating White X X *NOTE: Aquatic planting require a permit from the Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources, call [PHONE REDACTED].