Morrison County Native Shoreland Vegetation* last updated 5/28/2020 *Based on MN DNR native plant encyclopedia

LIFE FORM NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME HABITAT EXPOSURE HEIGHT (ft) FLOWER COLOR BLOOM TIME Ferns and Wildflowers Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima upland moist, upland dry full , partial 1.0 - 3.0 Yellow July-August Ferns and Wildflowers Blue Vervain Verbena hastata transitional, upland moist full 2.0 - 5.0 Blue July-Sept Ferns and Wildflowers Bottle Gentian Gentiana andrewsii transitional, upland moist full , partial 1.0 - 2.0 Blue August-Oct Ferns and Wildflowers Broad-leaved Arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia aquatic, transitional full , partial 2.0 - 3.5 White July-August Ferns and Wildflowers Clasping Dogbane Apocynum sibiricum upland moist full 1.0 - 4.0 White May-Sept Ferns and Wildflowers Columbine Aquilegia canadensis upland moist, upland dry full , partial , shade 2.0 - 3.0 Red and yellow May-July Ferns and Wildflowers Common Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum transitional, upland moist full , partial 2.0 - 4.0 White July-Oct Ferns and Wildflowers Common Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris transitional full , partial , shade 0.5 - 2.0 Yellow-orange April-June Ferns and Wildflowers Giant Goldenrod Solidago gigantea transitional, upland moist full , partial 2.0 - 5.0 Yellow August-Sept Ferns and Wildflowers Golden Alexanders Zizia aurea transitional, upland moist full , partial 1.0 - 3.0 Yellow May-June Ferns and Wildflowers Great Blazing Star Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya transitional, upland moist full , partial 2.0 - 5.0 Rose; lavender July-August Ferns and Wildflowers Long-headed Thimbleweed Anemone cylindrica upland moist, upland dry full 1.0 - 2.0 White June-July Ferns and Wildflowers New England Aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae transitional, upland moist full , partial 3.0 - 5.0 Violet; blue; pink August-Oct Ferns and Wildflowers Northern Blue Flag Iris versicolor transitional full , partial 1.5 - 3.5 Blue-violet June-July Ferns and Wildflowers Purple Prairie Clover Dalea purpurea var. purpurea upland moist, upland dry full 1.0 - 2.0 Purplish-pink June-July Ferns and Wildflowers Rough Blazing Star Liatris aspera upland moist, upland dry full , partial 1.5 - 4.0 Pinkish; lavender August-Sept Ferns and Wildflowers Sawtooth flower Helianthus grosseserratus transitional, upland moist full , partial 3.0 - 10.0 Yellow August-Oct Ferns and Wildflowers Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensibilis transitional, upland moist full , partial 1.0 - 2.0 ------Ferns and Wildflowers Silky Aster Symphyotrichum sericeum upland moist, upland dry full 0.5 - 2.0 Bluish to pink August-Oct Ferns and Wildflowers Smooth Blue Aster Symphyotrichum laeve upland moist full , partial 1.0 - 3.0 Blue-violet August-Oct Ferns and Wildflowers Spotted Joe-Pye-Weed Eutrochium maculatum transitional, upland moist full , partial 3.0 - 6.0 Pink July-Sept Ferns and Wildflowers Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata var. incarnata transitional, upland moist full 3.0 - 4.0 Pink June-August Ferns and Wildflowers Tall Coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata transitional, upland moist full , partial 3.0 - 9.0 Yellow July-August Ferns and Wildflowers Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa upland moist, upland dry full , partial 2.0 - 3.5 Lavender July-August Ferns and Wildflowers Wood Lily Lilium philadelphicum transitional, upland moist full , partial 1.0 - 2.5 Orange-red June-July Trees and Shrubs American Hazelnut Corylus americana upland moist, upland dry full , partial , shade 3.0 - 10.0 ------Trees and Shrubs Big-toothed Aspen Populus grandidentata upland moist, upland dry full , partial 60.0 - 90.0 ------Trees and Shrubs Black Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa transitional, upland moist, upland dry full , partial 3.0 - 6.0 White May-June Trees and Shrubs Black Willow Salix nigra transitional full , partial 30.0 - 50.0 ------Trees and Shrubs False Indigo Amorpha fruticosa transitional, upland moist full , partial , shade 6.0 - 12.0 Blue-purple May-June Trees and Shrubs Gray Dogwood Cornus racemosa upland moist, upland dry full , partial 5.0 - 15.0 White May-July Trees and Shrubs Highbush Cranberry Viburnum trilobum transitional, upland moist full , partial 5.0 - 15.0 White June Trees and Shrubs Leadplant Amorpha canescens upland moist, upland dry full 2.0 - 4.0 Blue-purple June-July Trees and Shrubs Paper Birch Betula papyrifera upland moist, upland dry full , partial 40.0 - 60.0 ------Trees and Shrubs Red-osier Dogwood Cornus sericea transitional, upland moist, upland dry full , partial , shade 5.0 - 12.0 White May-July Trees and Shrubs Smooth Sumac Rhus glabra upland moist, upland dry full , partial 9.0 - 20.0 Whitish June-July Trees and Shrubs Speckled Alder Alnus incana ssp. Rugosa transitional, upland moist full , partial 10.0 - 25.0 ------Vines Wild Grape Vitis riparia upland moist, upland dry full , partial , shade 2.0 - 30.0 ------Grasses, Sedges, Rushes Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii upland moist, upland dry full 2.0 - 6.0 ------Grasses, Sedges, Rushes Blue Grama Bouteloua gracilis upland dry full 0.5 - 1.0 ------Grasses, Sedges, Rushes Bluejoint Calamagrostis canadensis transitional, upland moist full 3.0 - 6.0 ------Grasses, Sedges, Rushes Bottlebrush Grass Elymus hystrix transitional, upland moist, upland dry partial , shade 2.0 - 4.0 ------Grasses, Sedges, Rushes Fowl Manna Grass Glyceria striata transitional full , partial 1.0 - 3.0 ------Grasses, Sedges, Rushes Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans upland moist full 2.0 - 5.0 ------Grasses, Sedges, Rushes Lake Sedge Carex lacustris transitional full 2.0 - 4.0 ------Grasses, Sedges, Rushes Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium upland moist, upland dry full 1.0 - 3.0 ------Grasses, Sedges, Rushes Prairie Cordgrass Spartina pectinata transitional, upland moist full 3.0 - 6.0 ------Grasses, Sedges, Rushes Prairie Dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis upland moist, upland dry full 2.0 - 4.0 ------Grasses, Sedges, Rushes Rattlesnake Grass Glyceria canadensis var. canadensis transitional full 2.0 - 3.0 ------Grasses, Sedges, Rushes Side-Oats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula upland moist, upland dry full 1.0 - 3.0 ------