Wetland Plants II

Wetland Environments
Thomas A. Eddy

The following pictures illustrate obligate and facultative plants typical of wetlands in the central United States. Common and scientific generic names are given for each plant. Click on small images to see larger versions.

Water Plantain
Alisma 		Arrowhead
Sagittaria
Rush
Juncus 		Water Willow
Justica
Willow
Salix 		Salt Cedar
Tamarix
Palespike Lobelia
Lobelia 		Sumpweed
Iva
Loosestrife
Lythrum 		Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias
Ericaceous (shrub)
Vaccinium 		Bulrush
Scirpus
Carex Sedge
Carex 		Horsetail (dark shoots)
Equisetum

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