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Upland Bentgrass
Upland BentgrassAgrostis perennansAgrostis perennans -
Canada Anemone
Canada AnemoneAnemone canadensisAnemone canadensis -
Green Dragon
Green DragonArisaema dracontiumArisaema dracontium -
Bottlebrush Sedge
Bottlebrush SedgeCarex comosaCarex comosa -
Porcupine Sedge
Porcupine SedgeCarex hystericinaCarex hystericina -
Northwest Territory Sedge
Northwest Territory SedgeCarex utriculataCarex utriculata -
Umbrella Flatsedge
Umbrella FlatsedgeCyperus diandrusCyperus diandrus -
Mud Plantain
Mud PlantainHeterantheraHeteranthera -
Yelloweyed Grass
Yelloweyed GrassLindernia dubiaLindernia dubia -
Waterhorehound
WaterhorehoundLycopus americanusLycopus americanus -
Pickerelweed
PickerelweedPontederia cordataPontederia cordata -
Variableleaf Pondweed
Variableleaf PondweedPotamogeton gramineusPotamogeton gramineus -
Yellow Water Buttercup
Yellow Water ButtercupRanunculus flabellarisRanunculus flabellaris -
Macoun's Buttercup
Macoun's ButtercupRanunculus macouniiRanunculus macounii -
Arrowhead
ArrowheadSagittaria latifoliaSagittaria latifolia -
Pussy Willow
Pussy WillowSalix capreaSalix caprea -
Sandbar Willow
Sandbar WillowSalix interiorSalix interior -
Hardstem Bulrush
Hardstem BulrushScirpus acutusScirpus acutus -
Green Bulrush
Green BulrushScirpus atrovirensScirpus atrovirens -
Softstem Bulrush
Softstem BulrushScirpus validusScirpus validus -
Broadfruit Bur-Reed
Broadfruit Bur-ReedSparganium eurycarpumSparganium eurycarpum -
Edible Valerian
Edible ValerianValeriana edulisValeriana edulis
Name | Type | Light Exposure | Soil Moisture | Height | Bloom Color | Bloom Months | Notes/Description | |
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Upland Bentgrass Agrostis perennans ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | This is a perennial grass about ½–2½' tall that develops either individually or in loose tufts of unbranched leafy culms. In sunny habitats with fertile soil, this grass is taller and more stout, while in shaded habitats with poor soil it is shorter and more delicate. The culms are light green, terete, slender, and glabrous. The longer blades of lower leaves have a tendency to droop, while the shorter blades of upper leaves are more stiff and straight. The leaf blades are 1-6 mm. across and 2-10 inches long; they are medium green or grayish green, flat, and hairless. The leaf sheaths are medium green or grayish green, hairless, and open. | |||||
Canada Anemone Anemone canadensis ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | Showy white flowers highlight this plant in spring. This may be the only time of year when the extent of its spread is apparent! In garden settings, be prepared for it to spread quickly by underground roots. In restorations, it can help stabilize soil relatively quickly. | |||||
Green Dragon Arisaema dracontium ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | Like its smaller cousin, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Green Dragon thrives under a variety of conditions, but grows most vigorously in moist, shady, seasonally wet locations. It is deer resistant! The 'Jack,' is the spongy cylindrical structure inside a leaf-like structure that is rolled into a deep cup with an overhanging roof, the 'pulpit'. The whole ensemble somewhat resembles a minister in an old-fashioned pulpit. The fruit are smooth, shiny green, 1 cm wide berries clustered on the thickened spadix and ripen in late summer and fall, turning a bright red color before the plants go dormant. | |||||
Bottlebrush Sedge Carex comosa ![]() |
2 to 3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Porcupine Sedge Carex hystericina ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Northwest Territory Sedge Carex utriculata ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Umbrella Flatsedge Cyperus diandrus ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | Umbrella flat sedge is an ornamental grass often seen at the edges of rivers and ponds. It is a warm season perennial and grows best in USDA zones 8 to 11. The plant may become invasive in some areas, so it is important to become familiar with the plant and recognize its characteristics before adding it to your garden area. | |||||
Mud Plantain Heteranthera ![]() |
2 to 6 inches | USDA Info | This aquatic annual or perennial plant of the genus Heteranthera of the pickerelweed family (Pontederiaceae), consist of about 10 species, distributed primarily in tropical America. The broad or ribbonlike leaves of these plants have leafstalks that form sheaths around the long stems. Some species of Heteranthera grow below the water; others float or are rooted on muddy stream banks and lakeshores. Water star grass (H. dubia) is widely distributed throughout North America; it has yellow star-shaped flowers. | |||||
Yelloweyed Grass Lindernia dubia ![]() |
4 to 8 inches | USDA Info | Lindernia dubia is a species of flowering plant known by the common names yellowseed false pimpernel and moist bank pimpernel. It is a member of the 'new' plant family Linderniaceae, and it is sometimes treated as a member of the families Scrophulariaceae and Plantaginaceae. It is native to much of the Americas from Canada to Chile, and it can be found on other continents as an introduced species. It grows in wet habitat, such as riverbanks, pond margins, and meadows. | |||||
Waterhorehound Lycopus americanus ![]() |
1 to 3 feet | USDA Info | There are several Lycopus species in Minnesota, all with similar clusters of small, white, tubular flowers at the leaf axils, most growing in the same type of habitat at the same time, often next to each other. American Water Horehound is most easily distinguished by its deeply lobed lower leaves, which the others all lack. | |||||
Pickerelweed Pontederia cordata ![]() |
4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Variableleaf Pondweed Potamogeton gramineus ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | Variable-leaf pondweed is a perennial plant that has two kinds of leaves. The floating leaves are leathery textured, oval to elliptical 3/8 to 1 1/2 inches long and 3/8 to 3/4 inches wide with a petiole one to two times a long as the blade. The submerged leaves are thin, less than 1/8 of an inch wide and 3/4 to 2 1/4 inches long with obvious midvein and a pointed tip. The fruits are flat about 1/8 of an inch wide and arise from the axis of the floating leaves. | |||||
Yellow Water Buttercup Ranunculus flabellaris ![]() |
2 to 3 feet | USDA Info | A similar aquatic species is Small Yellow Water Crowfoot (Ranunculus gmelinii), which has smaller flowers (less than ½ inch), and smaller leaves that are typically wider than long and less finely divided. | |||||
Macoun's Buttercup Ranunculus macounii ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | With relatively ample wetlands and marshes to provide for some representation across the state, Macoun's Buttercup's range restriction to NW Minnesota and westward would seem to be some indication of a preference for cooler latitudes and more alkaline soils. Within that range in Minnesota it is by no means abundant. It does bear some resemblance to two other native buttercups, both of which are more prevalent in eastern and southern portions of the state. Pennsylvania Buttercup (R. pensylvanicus) is similar in size and leaf shape and also has bristly hairs throughout, but its stems tend to be less stout and do not root at the nodes, and its flowers are half the size, with small round petals and a cylindrical seed head. Hispid Buttercup (R. hispidus) has very similar flowers to R. macounii, somewhat the same stature and leaf shape, and as it name suggests can be quite hairy, but its stems are typically more slender and more spreading to ascending, densely hairy when young becoming nearly smooth with age. Its leaves are also more evenly divided into three main segments that are also more regularly incised into smaller lobes or just merely toothed where the lobing of R. macounii leaves is more irregular | |||||
Arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia ![]() |
2 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Pussy Willow Salix caprea ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Sandbar Willow Salix interior ![]() |
5 to 10 feet | USDA Info | This shrub has two growth forms: a small tree up to 20' tall with a trunk up to 6 inches across, or a thicket of little-branched woody stems up to 8' tall. An older tree develops gray flaking bark on its trunk, while the trunk bark of younger trees is gray and more smooth. Woody branches and slender stems are variably colored, but often gray or yellowish-brown and smooth. The alternate leaves are up to 5 inches long and 1/2 inch across; they are linear in shape and remotely denticulate along their margins. Mature leaves are usually hairless; their upper surfaces are medium green, while their lower surfaces are pale green. | |||||
Hardstem Bulrush Scirpus acutus ![]() |
6 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Green Bulrush Scirpus atrovirens ![]() |
5 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Softstem Bulrush Scirpus validus ![]() |
6 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Broadfruit Bur-Reed Sparganium eurycarpum ![]() |
3 to 6 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Edible Valerian Valeriana edulis ![]() |
1 to 4 feet | USDA Info | Edible Valerian is a threatened species and not to be confused with Valeriana officinalis, which is invasive. |