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Task 5 - Choosing plants for Wisconsin shorelines (Zone 2)

 

Follow this link to a list of non-native plants to avoid.

Below is a generalized list of plants that are found within the shoreland zone and native to Wisconsin.  If you are unsure as to which plants are appropriate for your site, then contact your local University of Wisconsin Extension office, county conservationist, DNR, or master gardeners group for assistance.

Some of the plants in this list are linked to the Wisconsin State Herbarium website where you can get detailed information on these  plants.  Just click on the plant name to be taken to the herbarium site.

 

Trees 

Abies balsamea, Balsam Fir
Acer rubrum, Red Maple
Acer saccharum, Sugar Maple
Betula alleghaniensis, Yellow Birch
Betula papyrifera, White or Paper Birch
Fraxinus pensylvanica, Green Ash
Larix laricina, Tamarack
Ostrya virginiana, Ironwood
Picea mariana, Black Spruce
Pinus banksiana, Jack Pine
Pinus resinosa, Red Pine
Pinus strobus, White Pine
Quercus macrocarpa, Bur Oak
Quercus rubra, Red Oak
Thuja occidentali, Northern White Cedar
Tilia americana, Basswood
Tsuga canadensis, Eastern Hemlock


Tall Shrubs 

Acer spicatum, Mountain Maple
Alnus crispa, Green Alder
Alnus rugosa, Speckled Alder
Amelanchier species, Juneberry, Serviceberry
Aronia melanocarpa, Chokeberry
Cornus alternifolia, Pagoda Dogwood
Corylus cornuta, Beaked Hazelnut
Ilex verticillata, Winterberry
Nemopanthus mucronatus, Mountain Holly
Prunus pensylvanica, Pin Cherry
Prunus serotina, Black Cherry
Rhus typhina, Staghorn Sumac
Salix lucida*, Shining Willow*
Salix petiolaris*, Slender Willow*
Spiraea alba*, Meadowsweet*
Spiraea tomentosa*, Steeplebush*


Short Shrubs 

Andromeda glaucophylla, Bog Rosemary
Chamaedaphne calyculata, Leatherleaf
Comptonia peregrina, Sweetfern
Diervilla lonicera, Bush Honeysuckle
Kalmia polifolia, Bog Laurel
Ledum groenlandicum, Labrador Tea
Lonicera canadensis, Fly Honeysuckle
Myrica gale, Sweet Gale
Potentilla palustris, Marsh Cinquefoil
Rosa palustris, Swamp Rose
Vaccinium angustifolium, Low Sweet Blueberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon, Large Cranberry
Vaccinium myrtilloides, Velvetleaf Blueberry
Vaccinium oxycoccus, Small Cranberry


Ground Flora (Flowers, Grasses and Sedges, Ferns)

Anaphalis margaritacea, Pearly Everlasting
Anemone quinquefolia, Wood Anemone
Apocynum androsaemifolium, Spreading Dog Bane
Aquilegia canadensis, Wild Columbine
Aralia nudicaulis, Wild Sarsaparilla
Arisaema triphyllum, Jack-in-the-pulpit
Aster lateriflorus, Calico Aster
Aster macrophyllus, Big-leaved Aster
Aster puniceus, Purple-stemmed Aster
Calamagrostis canadensis, Blue-joint Grass
Calla palustris, Water Arum
Campanula aparinoides, Marsh Bellflower
Campanula rotundifolia, Harebell
Carex comosa, Bristly Sedge
Carex interior, Inland Sedge
Carex lacustris, Lake Sedge
Carex lasiocarpa, Wire-grass
Carex pensylvanica, Pennsylvania Sedge
Carex retrorsa, Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge
Carex rostrata, Beaked Sedge
Carex stricta, Tussock Sedge
Cornus canadensis, Bunchberry
Cicuta bulbifera, Water-hemlock
Chimaphila umbellata, Pipsissewa
Danthonia spicata, Poverty Grass, Oatgrass
Dulichium arundinaceum, Three-way Sedge
Eleocharis smallii, Creeping Spike-rush
Epigaea repens, Trailing-arbutus
Equisetum fluviatile, Swamp or Water Horsetail
Eupatorium perfoliatum, Boneset
Eupatorium maculatum, Joe-pye-weed
Fragaria virginiana, Wild Strawberry
Galium aparine, Cleavers
Galium asprellum, Rough Bedstraw
Galium tinctorium, Southern Three-lobed Bedstraw
Gaultheria procumbens, Wintergreen
Glyceria canadensis, Rattlesnake Grass
Gymnocarpium dryopteris, Common Oak Fern
Hypericum boreale, Northern St. John's-wort
Impatiens capensis, Jewelweed
Iris versicolor, Blue Flag
Juncus effusus, Soft Rush
Leersia orysoides, Cut Grass
Lycopus uniflorus, Bugleweed
Lysimachia terrestris, Swamp-candles
Lysimachia thyrsiflora, Tufted Loosestrife
Maianthemum canadense, Canada Mayflower
Mentha arvensis, Wild Mint
Mimulus ringens, Monkeyflower
Monarda fistulosa, Wild Bergamot
Onoclea sensibilis, Sensitive Fern
Osmunda cinnamomea, Cinnamon Fern
Oryzopsis asperifolia, Rice-grass
Pedicularis canadensis, Lousewort
Phalaris arundinacea, Reed Canary Grass
Poa palustris, Fowl Meadow Grass
Polygonum amphibium, Water Smartweed
Pteridium aquilinum, Bracken Fern
Sagittaria latifolia, Arrowhead
Scirpus cyperinus, Wool-grass
Scutellaria galericulata, Marsh Skullcap
Scutellaria lateriflora, Mad-dog Skullcap
Thalictrum fraseri, Marsh St. John's-wort
Thelypteris palustris, Marsh Fern
Trientalis borealis, Starflower
Trillium grandiflorum, Large-flowered Trillium
Verbena hastata, Blue Vervain
Viola species, Violet

Tasks you need to accomplish before you break ground

 

Planting

1. Shoreland regulations

 

1. Prepare your site

2. Examine existing conditions

 

2. Planting basics

3. Preparing a site plan

 

3. Maintaining your plantings

4. Determine your site type

 

 

5. Choosing plants