WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS can be found online at The USDA PLANTS Database.
OBL – Obligate Wetland
Almost always occurs in wetlands
FACW – Facultative Wetland
Usually occurs in wetlands, but may occur in non-wetlands
FAC – Facultative
Occurs in wetlands and non-wetlands
FACU – Facultative Upland
Usually occurs in non-wetlands, but may occur in wetlands
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