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Table 1.
A Short List of Plants for UPLAND, WET MEADOW, EMERGENT, and SUBMERGENT Zones

Zone 1 UPLAND
Trees and Shrubs
white oak Quercus alba
red oak Quercus rubra
bur oak Quercus macrocarpa
red maple Acer rubrum
wild plum Prunus americana
American elderberry Sambucus canadensis
American highbush cranberry Viburnum trilobum
common chokecherry Prunus virginiana
Prairie plants for sun
big bluestem Andropogon gerardii
sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula
little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium
indian grass Sorghastrum nutans
prairie smoke Geum triflorum
gray-head. coneflower Ratibida pinnata
purple prairie clover Dalea purpurea
anise hyssop Agastache foeniculum
thimbleweed Anemone cylindrica
butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa
bergamot Monarda fistulosa
prairie blazing star Liatris pycnostachya
purple coneflower Echinacea augustifolia
Culver's root Veronicastrum virginicum
Woodland plants for shade
common blue violet Viola papilionacea
wild geranium Geranium maculatum
mayapple Podophyllum peltatum
true solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum
jacob's ladder Polemonium reptans
Canada wild ginger Asarum canadadense

Zone 2 WET PRAIRIE
Trees and Shrubs
red maple Acer rubrum
swamp white oak Quercus bicolor
black spruce Picea mariana
red osier dogwood Cornus sericea
pussy willow Salix discolor
cottonwood Populus deltoides
buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis
meadowsweet Spirea alba
saskatoon Amelanchier alnifolia
Perennials
joe-pye weed Eupatorium maculatum
blue flag iris Iris versicolor
swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata
cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis
great blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica
prairie cord grass Spartine pectinata
bottlebrush sedge Carex comosa
marsh marigold Caltha palustris
spike rush Eleocharis species
blue vervain Verbena hastata
Culver's root Veronicastrum virginicum

Zone 3 EMERGENT
Perennials
green bulrush Scirpus atrovirens
wool grass Scirpus cyperinus
river bulrush Scirpus fluviatilis
lake sedge Carex lacustris
pickerelweed Pontederia cordata
arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia
soft rush Juncus effusus
Can. bluejoint grass Calamgrostis canadensis
water plaintain Alisma plantago-aquatica
bur-reed Sparganium americanum
cattail Typha latifolia

Zone 4 SUBMERGENT
Wet soils, always under water
American lotus Nelumbo lutea
spatterdock Nuphar advena
white water-lily Nymphaea odorata
wild celery Valisneria americana

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