Native Plants of North America

Herbaceous Wetland Plants

Aster subspicatus - full sun
Carex aquatilis (sitchensis) - full sun
Carex comosa - sun/shade
Carex cusickii - sun/shade
Carex densa - sun/shade
Carex deweyana - sun/shade
Carex lyngybei - full sun
Carex mertensii - full sun
Carex obnupta - sun/shade
Carex rostrata (utriculata) - sun/shade
Carex stipata - sun/shade
Deschampsia caespitosa - full sun
Eleocharis acicularis - sun/shade
Eleocharis palustris - sun/shade
Glyceria grandis - sun/shade
Juncus articulatus - full sun
Juncus balticus - full sun
Juncus bolanderi - sun/shade
Juncus effusus - full sun
Juncus ensifolius - sun/shade
Mentha arvensis - sun/shade
Mimulus guttatus - sun/shade
Oenanthe sarmentosa - sun/shade
Potentilla pacifica - full sun
Potentilla palustris - full sun
Prunella vulgaris - sun/shade
Scirpus acutus - full sun
Scirpus americanus - full sun
Scirpus cyperinus - full sun
Scirpus maritimus - full sun
Scirpus microcarpus - sun/shade
Scirpus pallidus - full sun
Sparganium emersum - full sun
Stachys cooleyae - sun/shade
Typha latifolia - full sun

Wetland Indicator Status

WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS can be found online at theĀ USDA Plants Database.

FACW - Facultative Wetland: Estimated 67-99% probability of occurrence in wetlands.
FAC - Facultative: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and nonwetlands.
FACU - Facultative Upland: 67-99% probability in nonwetlands. 1-33% in wetlands.
UPL - Obligate Upland: >99% nonwetland (if a species doesn't occur in wetlands in any region, it is not included on the National List)
NI - No Indicator: Insufficient information available to determine status.