Wetlands

WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS can be found online at The USDA PLANTS Database.

Obligate Wetland
OBL – Obligate Wetland
Almost always occurs in wetlands

Facultative Wetland
FACW – Facultative Wetland
Usually occurs in wetlands, but may occur in non-wetlands

Facultative Wetland
FAC – Facultative
Occurs in wetlands and non-wetlands

Facultative Wetland
FACU – Facultative Upland
Usually occurs in non-wetlands, but may occur in wetlands

Facultative Wetland
UPL  – Upland
Almost never occurs in wetlands.

NL – Not Listed
These plants are not listed in the Western Valleys, Mountains and Coast region of the NWPL.

 

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