Marshes, Playa Wetlands, Wet Meadows, and Fens - Mountains and Plains: The Ecology of Wyoming Landscapes - page 72

table 5.1. Some characteristic vascular plants found in or adjacent to marshes, wet meadows, fens, and playa wetlands in
Wyoming a

common name Latin name Marsh Wet meadow Fen Playa wetland

GRASSeS
Alkaligrass Puccinellia spp . — — — L

Alkali cordgrass Spartina gracilis — L — L

Alkali sacaton Sporobolus airoides L

Bluejoint reedgrass Calamagrostis canadensis LM LM LM —

northern reedgrass Calamagrostis stricta — — LM —

common reed Phragmites australis L — — —

Saltgrass Distichlis spicata — — — L

Short-awn meadow foxtail Alopecurus aequalis L — — —

tuf ted ha irg rass Deschampsia caespitosa — LM LM —

RUSHeS, SeDGeS, AnD ARRoWGRASS
Marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris — — — L

Seaside arrowgrass Triglochin maritima — L — L

threesquare bulrush Schoenoplectus pungens L — — —

Hardstem bulrush Schoenoplectus acutus L — — —

cottongrass Eriophorum spp . — — LM —

Mountain (Baltic) rush Juncus arcticus LM LM — —

Analogue sedge Carex simulata — — LM —

Blister sedge Carex vesicaria — LM — —

Buxbaum's sedge Carex buxbaumii — — LM —

clustered field sedge Carex praegracilis — LM — —

Mountain sedge Carex scopulorum — M M —

Mud sedge Carex limosa — M M —

nebraska sedge Carex nebrascensis LM LM — —

northwest territory (beaked) sedge Carex utriculata M — M —

Sheep sedge Carex illota — — M —

Water sedge Carex aquatilis M M M —

common spikerush Eleocharis palustris — LM LM —

Few-flowered spikerush Eleocharis quinqueflora — — LM —

SHRUBS
Alpine laurel Kalmia microphylla — — M —

Alpine wintergreen Gaultheria humifusa — — M —

Bog blueberry Vaccinium uliginosum — — M —

Greasewood Sarcobatus vermiculatus — — — L

Silver sagebrush (mountain) Artemisia cana ssp . viscidula — M — —

Silver sagebrush (plains) Artemisia cana ssp . cana — L — —

Purple marshlocks Comarum palustre — — LM —