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USBG Wetland Plants

  1. 1

    Golden Club

    Orontium aquaticum

    Photo: Elizabeth Green
    CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
    Elizabeth Green
    Cropped to fit the frame.
  2. 2

    Gray's sedge

    Carex grayi

    Photo: Michael J. Papay
    CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
    Michael J. Papay
    Cropped to fit the frame.
  3. 3

    Pickerel-weed

    Pontederia cordata

    Photo: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）
    CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
    Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）
    Cropped to fit the frame.
  4. 4

    Broadleaf arrowhead

    Sagittaria latifolia

    Photo: Pavel Kacl
    CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
    Pavel Kacl
    Cropped to fit the frame.
  5. 5

    Swamp rose

    Rosa palustris

    Photo: Zihao Wang
    CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
    Zihao Wang
    Cropped to fit the frame.
  6. 6

    Spatter-Dock

    Nuphar advena

    Photo: Joseph McPhail
    CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
    Joseph McPhail
    Cropped to fit the frame.
  7. 7

    Southern blue flag

    Iris virginica

    Photo: Hill Craddock
    CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
    Hill Craddock
    Cropped to fit the frame.
  8. 8

    Cardinal Flower

    Lobelia cardinalis

    Photo: iNaturalist observer
    CC0 · iNaturalist
    iNaturalist observer
    Cropped to fit the frame.
  9. 9

    Buttonbush

    Cephalanthus occidentalis

    Photo: Michael J. Papay
    CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
    Michael J. Papay
    Cropped to fit the frame.

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Golden club, pickerelweed and cardinal flower are among nine species from the United States Botanic Garden’s wetland recommendations.

Source: https://www.usbg.gov/native-plant-recommendations

Numbers show collection order, not a source rating.

  1. Golden Club — Orontium aquaticum
  2. Gray's sedge — Carex grayi
  3. Pickerel-weed — Pontederia cordata
  4. Broadleaf arrowhead — Sagittaria latifolia
  5. Swamp rose — Rosa palustris
  6. Spatter-Dock — Nuphar advena
  7. Southern blue flag — Iris virginica
  8. Cardinal Flower — Lobelia cardinalis
  9. Buttonbush — Cephalanthus occidentalis
Photo credits
  1. Golden Club: photo by Elizabeth Green · CC BY 4.0 · cropped · iNaturalist
  2. Gray's sedge: photo by Michael J. Papay · CC BY 4.0 · cropped · iNaturalist
  3. Pickerel-weed: photo by Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋） · CC BY 4.0 · cropped · iNaturalist
  4. Broadleaf arrowhead: photo by Pavel Kacl · CC BY 4.0 · cropped · iNaturalist
  5. Swamp rose: photo by Zihao Wang · CC BY 4.0 · cropped · iNaturalist
  6. Spatter-Dock: photo by Joseph McPhail · CC BY 4.0 · cropped · iNaturalist
  7. Southern blue flag: photo by Hill Craddock · CC BY 4.0 · cropped · iNaturalist
  8. Cardinal Flower: photo by iNaturalist observer · CC0 · cropped · iNaturalist
  9. Buttonbush: photo by Michael J. Papay · CC BY 4.0 · cropped · iNaturalist

Plant species: Catalogue of Life (CC BY 4.0) · names also from Wikidata (CC0).