skunk cabbage

Grasses, sedges, rushes, wetland and aquatic plants

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This list includes all wetland monocots (rushes, skunk cabbage, etc.), but no dicots or members of the lily and iris families (these plants are located in the perennials section)

Please note: available species and sizes are subject to change! Details and new plants are periodically added to the list, so check back occasionally!


Scientific NameCommon NameComments
Carex hendersonii Henderson's sedgedeciduous, 1-2 ft., some shade, moist / wet;
Carex obnupta slough sedgedeciduous, 1-2.5 ft., some sun, wet / emergent;
Carex sitchensis Sitka sedgedeciduous, 2.5-4 ft., some sun, emergent
Deschampsia cespitosa tufted hairgrassdeciduous, 1-3 ft., some sun, moist / wet
Eleocharis palustris creeping spike-rushdeciduous, 1-3 ft., some sun, wet / emergent
Juncus effusus soft or common rush evergreen, 1-3 ft., some sun, moist / wet
Juncus ensifolius dagger rushdeciduous, 6-24 in., some sun, moist / wet
Luzula parviflora small-flowered woodrushdeciduous, 8-24 in., some shade, moist;
Lysichiton americanum skunk cabbage, swamp lanterndeciduous, 1.5-3.5 ft., mostly shade, wet
Sagittaria latifolia wapato deciduous, 1-2.5 ft., sun, emergent;
Scirpus lacustris (S. acutus, S. validus) tule, hard, soft - stemmed bulrush deciduous, 3-9 ft., sun, emergent;
Sparganium emersum (S. angustifolium) narrow-leaved bur-reed deciduous, 1-3 ft., mostly sun, emergent / floating
Typha latifolia cattaildeciduous, 3-9 ft., sun, emergent;
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