East Hampton Town Wetland Flora By Wetland Type 
(Last revised 12-28-04)
(Only Native Plants are listed here)
Fresh Woody Fresh
Tidal Tidal Tidal Brackish Brackish Pond Fresh Pond Marsh Dune
Plant Inter- High Brackish Fresh Coastal Water Stream Water Swamp Emergent Fresh Slack
Common Name Scientific Name Type Size Tidal Marsh Marsh Edges Pond Foats & Swale Floats & Fen & & Meadow Bog & Notes
        Marsh & Edge Seeps Edge Submergents Ditch Submergents Edge Edge   Edge          
Acuminate Panic Grass Panicum acuminatum G 20" R R R UC
Acuminate Rush Juncus acuminatus G 30" R UC R R UC
Alkali-Blite Chenopodium rubrum WF 24" R NYS listed?
American Hazel-Nut Corylus americana T 12' R UC R
Amerocan Germander Teucrium canadense WF 30" C C C R UC
Annual Saltmarsh Aster Aster subulatus WF 12" UC UC NYS listed
Arethusa Arethusa bulbosa WF 12" VR VR VR VR
Arrow-Grass Triglochin maritima G 18" R C UC
Arrow-leaved Tearthumb Polygonum sagittatum V 5' UC UC UC UC UC
Atlantic Sedge Carex atlantica G 24" R UC R UC R UC UC UC
Beach Orach Atriplex prostrata GC 8" R
Bearded Sedge Carex comosa G 24" R R R R
Bebb's Willow Salix bebbiana S,ST 15' R R R UC
Beggar-Ticks Bidens frondosa WF 24" R UC C R
Black Birch Betula lenta T 60' R R R
Black Bulrush Scirpus atrovirens G 36" R UA R
Black Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa S 10' UC R
Black Grass Juncus gerardii G 12" C
Black Willow Salix nigra T 40' R R UC UC
Black-fruited Spike Rush Eleocharis melanocarpa G 18" R R R R NYS listed
Blue Flag Iris versicolor WF 30" UC UC UC UC
Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium atlanticum WF 20" R R R UC R
Blue-Joint Calamagrostis canadensis G 36" R R UC UC UC UC
Bog Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata CM 10" R
Bristlegrass Setaria parviflora G 24" UC UC UC UC
Bristly Dewberry Rubus hispidus GC 3" UC UC C C C UC
Broad-leaved Cat-Tail Typha latifolia G 6' R UC UC R UC UC UC
Broom-Sedge Andropogon virginicus G 3.5' R R UC R R UC R
Broomish Sedge Carex scoparia G 30" UC UC C C C C UC
Bulbostylis Bulbostylis capillaris G 12" R R UC R
Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis S 7' R R C R
Calopogon Calopogon pulchellus WF 24" R R R R UC
Canada Burnet Sanguisorba canadensis WF 30" UC C R UC R R R R
Canada Rush Juncus canadensis G 30" R UC UC UC UC UC C C C
Canada St.Johnswort Hypericum canadensis WF 12" R R R R UC C UC
Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis WF 4' R R UC R
Catbriar Smilax rotundifolia V 20' UC C C UC C UC R
Chairmaker's Rush Schoenopletus americanus G 4' UC C UC UC R UC
Chestnut-based Fimbristylis Fimbristylis castanea G 12" VR VR NYS listed
Christmas Fern Polystichum acrostichoides F 30" VR VR VR
Cinnamon Fern Osmunda cinnamomea F 4' UC C C C C C UC
Clandestine Panic Grass Panicum clandestinum G 30" UC UC UC UC UC UC R
Clasping-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus SA UC C
Clayton's Bedstraw Galium tinctorium WF 18" R R UC UC R UC C UC
Coast Wheatgrass Elytrigia pungens G 18" VR VR
Common Arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia EA 30" UC UC UC R
Common Bur-Reed Sparganium americanum EA 30" UC UC
Common Horsetail Equisetum arvense H 24" R UC UC
Common Water-Pennywort Hydrocotyle umbellata AE 6" UC R R R
Common Spicebush Lindera benzoin S 10' UC UC UC R
Common Woodreed Cinna arundinacea G 4' UC UC UC R
Coontail Ceratophyllum demersum SA UC
Cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon WF 6" R R R R R C
Creeping St.Johnswort Hypericum adpressum WF 12" R R R R R NYS listed
Crested Wood-Fern Dryopteris cristata F 24" R R R
Crested Yellow Orchis Habenaria cristata WF 24" VR NYS listed
Crinite Sedge Carex crinita G 40" C UC C UC UC
Cross-leaved Milkwort Polygala cruciata WF 12" UC UC C
Crowded Sedge Carex stipata G 24" UC UC UC UC
Curly Grass-Fern Schizae pusilla F 4" VR NYS listed
Curly Muck-Weed Potamogeton crispus SA UC UC
Dangleberry Gaylussacia frondosa SS 5' UC UC UC R
Deer-tongue Grass Panicum clandestinum G 30" UC UC UC UC UC UC R
Delicate Cotton-Grass Eriophorum tenellum G 30" R R R R R
Ditch Reed Phragmites australis G 12' UC VC VC C VC UC UC C C C Weedy
Dodder Cuscuta compacta V 5' UC UC UC UC C UC R Climbing
Dotted Smartweed Polygonum punctatum WF 24" UC UC UC UC C C R
Dwarf Glasswort Salicornia bigelovii WF 6" R UC R
Dwarf Spikerush Eleocharis parvula G 6" R R R R
Dwarf St.Johnswort Hypericum mutilum WF 8" R R R UC UC R
Dwarf  Umbrella Grass Fuirena pumila G 15" R R NYS listed
Early Meadow-Rue Thalictrum dioicum WF 36" UC UC UC R R R
Eastern Redcedar Juniperus virginianus T 30' UC UC UC UC Buffer
Eel Grass Zostera marina SA R
Emmon's Sedge Carex emmonsii G 10" UC R R UC R NYS listed
Erect Sedge Carex stricta G 30" C C C UC C C
False Hellebore Veratrum viride WF 4' VR VR VR
False Indigo Amorpha fruiticosa S 6' R R R
False Nettle Boehmeria cylindrica WF 30" R R UC UC UC
False Pimpernel Lindernia dubia WF 12" R UC R
False Water-Pepper Polygonum hydropiperooides WF 30" UC UC C UC C UC R
Fanwort Cabomba caroliniana SA UC Weedy
Flat-topped White Aster Aster umbellatus WF 5' R R R R
Flooded Beak Rush Rhynchospora inundata G 30" VR VR VR VR VR NYS listed
Folliculate Sedge Carex folliculata G 36" C R C C UC R
Fowl-Meadow Grass Glyceria striata G 20" UC UC R
Fox Grape Vitis labrusca V 50' R R R R R
Fox Sedge Carex vulpinoidea G 30" R R R R R UC
Fragrant Umbrella Sedge Cyperus odoratus G 24" R UC UC UC
Freshwater Cordgrass Spartina pectinata G 6' R R UC UC R R UC UC R
Gama Grass Tripsacum dactyloides G 6' VR VR VR VR
Glomerate Beardgrass Andropogon glomeratus G 30" VR R UC UC UC UC
Golden Dock Rumex maritimus WF 12" VR VR VR NYS listed
Golden Pert Gratiola aurea WF 4" R UC UC R R
Gray Birch Betula populifolia T 30' R R R R R
Grass-Pink Calopogon pulchellus WF 24" R R R R R R UC
Greater Duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza FA 1mm R R R R R
Green Wood Orchis Habenaria clavellata WF 12" R R
Ground-Nut Apios americana V 8' R R R R R
Groundsel Bush Baccharis halimifolia S 7' C UC C
Hackberry Celtis occidentalis T 35' R R R Buffer
Halberd-leaved Tearthumb Polygonum arifolium V 6' R UC UC UC UC UC R
Highbush Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum S 7' UC UC UC C UC C
Hop Sedge Carex lupulina G 3' VR VR VR VR NYS listed
Hop-like Sedge Carex lupuliformis G 3' VR VR VR VR
Hyssop Hedge-Nettle Stachys hyssopifolia WF 30" R UC R UC UC R
Inkberry Ilex glabra S 6' UC UC UC C R R
Interrupted Fern Osmunda claytoniana F 4.5' VR VR Buffer
Jack-in-the-Pulpit Arisaema atrorubens WF 12" R R UC R UC R
Lady Fern Athyrium felix-femina F 3' R UC R R
Lance-leaved Violet Viola lanceolata WF 5" UC UC R UC C R
Large-spiked Beak Rush Rhynchospora macrostachya G 36" R R R R
Leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata S S UC R
Lesser Bur Reed Sparganium americanum WF 30" UC UC UC R
Lesser Duckweed Lemna minor WF 1mm R UC C UC R
Lilaeopsis Lilaeopsis chinensis WF 4" R R R
Lipocarpha Lipocarpha micrantha G 15" R R R NYS listed
Littoral Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium v. littoralis G 5' R R R Buffer
Loesel's Twayblade Liparis loeseli WF 6" VR VR
Lurid Sedge Carex lurida G 30" UC UC UC C UC UC
Mad-Dog Skullcap Scutellaria lateriflora WF 24" R R R UC R
Maleberry Lyonia ligustrina S 8' R UC R
Many-spiked Umbrella Sedge Cyperus polystachyos v. filicinus G 18" R UC UC UC R
Marginate Rush Juncus marginatus G 12" R R R
Marsh Elder Iva frutescens S 5' UC C 5'
Marsh Fern Thelypteris palustris F 20" R UC UC C C C C UC
Marsh Hibiscus Hibiscus palustris WF 6' R C C UC R R
Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris EA 24" R R Big Fresh Pond
Marsh Pink Sabatia stellaris WF 8" R R R VR
Marsh St.Johnswort Triadenum virginicum WF 20" UC UC UC R UC
Marsh Scullcap Scutellaria galericulata WF 24" R R R R R R
Marsh Willow-Herb Epilobium palustre WF 24" R R UC UC C C UC
Massachusetts Fern Dryopteris simulata F 30" R R R Buffer
Meadowsweet Spiraea latifolia S 5' R UC UC UC
Meagre Sedge Carex exilis G 12" R R R
Mermaid-Weed Proserpinaca palustris WF 12" UC UC R UC
Mock Bishop-Weed Ptilimnium capillaceum WF 18" R UC UC UC UC UC UC UC
Mud-fruiting Rush Juncus pelocarpus G 18" R R UC UC UC
Narrow-leaved Cat-tail Typha angustifolia G 6' R UC UC UC R R R R
Necklaced Sedge Carex hormathodes G 30" R R R R R
Netted Chain-Fern Woodwardia areolata F 24" R R R R
New England Aster Aster novae-angliae WF 4' R R R R R
New York Aster Aster novae-belgii WF 4' UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC
New York Fern Thelypteris noveboracensis F 30" C C UC Buffer
New York Ironweed Veronia noveboracensis S 8' R R R R
Nodding Bur Marigold Bidens cernua WF 30" UC UC C UC R
Nodding Ladies' Tresses Spiranthes cernua WF 15" R R R UC
Nodding Smartweed Polygonum lapathifolium WF 4' R R R R UC R
Northern Arrowwood Viburnum dentatum var. S 12' UC UC UC C UC C
Northern Bayberry Myrica pensylvanica S 8' R R UC UC UC Buffer
Northern Bugleweed Lycopus uniflorus WF 24" UC UC UC UC UC UC R
Northern Mannagrass Glyceria borealis EA 20" UC UC
Northern St.Johnswort Hypericum boreale WF 12" UC
Northern White Violet Viola macloskeyi var.pallens WF 5" R R R R R
Nutall's Reed-Grass Calamagrostis cinnoides G 36" UC UC UC
Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii SA R R
Oblong-leaf Shad Amelanchier canadensis S,ST 20' UC UC UC UC C
Obtuse Spike Rush Eleocharis obtusa G 24" R UC R UC R R R
Olive Spike Rush Eleocharis olivacea G 24" R R UC UC UC UC UC
One-flowered Muhly Muhlenbergia uniflora G 20" R R R R UC UC
Ovate Spike Rush Eleocharis ovata G 24" R R UC UC UC UC UC
Pale Manna Grass Torreyochloa pallida EA R
Panicled Aster Aster lanceolatus var.simplex WF 5' R UC UC UC UC UC UC UC
Pennsylvania Smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum WF 4.5' R R R R UC UC
Perennial Glasswort Salicornia virginica WF 12" R C R
Perennial Saltmarsh Aster Aster tenuifolius WF 15" R R NYS listed?
Persimmon Dyospyros virginiana T 35' R
Pickerelweed Pontederia cordata EA 4' UC R
Pilewort Erechtites hieracifolia WF 5' UC UC UC R R UC
Pin Oak Quercus palustris T 60' R R R
Poison Ivy Toxicodendron radicans S,V 40' R C C UC C C UC C
Poison sumac Toxicodendron vernix S 15' R R
Princess-Pine Lycopodium obscurum GC 8" R R
Prostrate orach Atriplex prostrata WF 8" R R UC
Pussy Willow Salix discolor ST 20' VR VR VR
Quaking Aspen Populus tremuloides T 60' R R R UC
Quillwort Isoetes echinospora EA 8" R R
Ragged Fringed Orchis Habenaria lacera WF 24" R R R R
Red-berried Chokeberry Aronia arbutifolia ST 20' R R R R
Red Maple Acer rubrum T 65' UC UC C C C UC
Red-Osier Dogwood Cornus stolonifera S 10' R R R
Rice-Cutgrass Leersia oryzoides G 5' R R R R Gardiners I.
Rose Pogonia Pogonia ophioglossides WF 18" R R R R UC
Round-leaved Pyrola Pyrola rotundifolia WF 5" R R
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera  rotundifolia WF 6" R R R UC C
Royal Fern Osmunda regalis F 36" UC UC UC UC C C C
Sago Pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus SA UC UC
Saline Spike Rush Eleocharis halophila G 24" R R R
Saltmarsh Bulrush Bolboschoenus robustus G 5' R R R R
Saltmarsh Fleabane Pluchea purpurascens WF 18" R R R
Saltmarsh Gerardia Gerardia maritima WF 6" UC
Saltmarsh Hay Spartina patens G 15" VC UC UC R
Saltwater Cordgrass Spartina alterniflora EA 4' VC 4'
Saltwort Salsola kali WF 24" R R R UC
Seabeach Orach Atriplex pentandra WF 12" R R UC
Seedbox Ludwigia alternifolia WF 30" R R R R R
Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensibilis F 24" UC UC UC UC UC C UC
Sea Lavender Limonium carolinianum WF 20" C UC R
Sea-Purslane Sesuvium maritimum WF 6" VR VR NYS listed
Seaside Goldenrod Solidago sempervirens WF 30" VR R R UC R
Seaside Plantain Plantago maritima v. juncoides WF 12" UC R R
Seorse Sedge Carex serorsa G 12" R UC R UC UC R NYS listed
Sheep Laurel Kalmia angustifolia SS 3' R R R R R R
Shining Willow Salix lucida ST 20' R R
Silverweed Potentilla anserina WF 8" VR R R NYS listed
Skunk Cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus WF 20" UC R C UC UC R
Slender Blue Flag Iris prismatica WF 20" R UC R NYS listed
Slender Glasswort Salicornia maritima WF 12" UC R UC
Slender Ladies' Tresses Spiranthes lacera v. gracilis WF 12" R R R
Slender Marsh-Pink Sabatia campanulata WF 24" VR VR VR VR NYS listed
Slender Spike Rush Eleocharis tenuis G 24" R UC C UC UC C C R
Slender-leaved Goldenrod Euthamia tenuifolia WF 30" UC UC UC R R UC UC UC
Slender Najas Najas flexilis SA UC UC
Small-beaked Spikerush Eleocharis rostellata G 24" C C UC
Small-headed Beak Rush Rhynchospora capitellata G 36" R UC R UC UC UC R
Smooth Alder Alnus serrulata ST 25' R R R
Smooth-sheathed Sedge Carex laeviginata G 24" R R R
Soft Rush Juncus effusus G 4' UC C C C UC C C UC
Soft-stem Bulrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani G 5' R R R
Soldier Rush Juncus militaris G 5' UC
Southern Arrowwood Virburnum dentatum var. S 10' R R R R
Southern Sea-Blite Suaeda linearis WF 18" UC R UC
Spaghnum Moss Spaghnum spp. Moss 4" UC UC C C UC UC UC
Spatterdock Nuphar lutea EA UC
Spatulate-leaved Sundew Drosera intermedia WF 4" R R UC UC
Spearscale Atriplex patula WF 20" R R UC
Speckled Alder Alnus incana var.rugosa S,ST 20' UC UC UC UC R
Spike Grass Distichlis spicata G 12" C C UC
Spinulose Woodfern Dryopteris carthusiana F 24" R R R R Buffer
Spotted Touch-me-not Impatiens capensis WF 6' UC UC UC UC C C UC
Spreading Witch Grass Panicum dichotimiflorum G 30" R R C UC UC UC
Staggerbush Lyonia mariana S 8' R UC UC R UC R
Steeplebush Spiraea tomentosa S 5' R UC UC UC
Straw-colored Sedge Carex straminea G 24" R R R R R
Strigose Umbrella Sedge Cyperus strigosus G 24" UC UC UC UC UC UC UC
Sundrops Oenothera fruticosa WF 30" UC R R UC UC C
Swamp Azalea Rhododendron viscosum S 10' C UC C C C UC
Swamp Beggar-Ticks Bidens connata WF 24" R R R R R R R
Swamp Cottonwood Populus heterophylla T 50' VR VR NYS listed
Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata WF 5' R R R R UC R UC
Swamp Rose Rosa palustris S 8' UC UC UC C C R
Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor T 55' VR VR
Sweet Gale Myrica gale SS 5' R R R R R R R
Sweet Grass Hierochloe odorata G 18" R R R NYS listed
Sweet Pepperbush Clethra alnifolia S 10' C C C C C C
Sweetbay Magnolia Magnolia virginiana S,ST 15' VR VR VR NYS listed
Sweetflag Acorus americanus WF 36" VR VR
Switchgrass Panicum virgatum G 4' UC C C R R UC UC UC
Swollen Sedge Carex intumnescens G 4' UC UC UC UC UC UC R
Tawny Cotton-Grass Eriophorum virginicum G 36" R R R R UC R
Thread-leaved Sundew Drosera filiformis WF 10" R R NYS listed
Three-square Bulrush Schoenoplectus pungens G 36" C C UC UC R UC UC UC
Three-way Sedge Dulichium arundinaceum G 30" R R R
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius G 15" R UC R R UC C R
Toothed Umbrella-Sedge Cyperus dendatus G 20" R R UC R UC UC R
Two-stamen Umbrella-Sedge Cyperus diandrus G 20" R R UC R R R
Tuckahoe Peltandra virginica WF 30" R R R R R
Tufted Smartweed Polygonum cespitosum v.longisetum WF 24" R R R R R R
Tupelo Nyssa sylvatica T 75' C C C C UC UC
Turk's-Cap Lily Lilium superbum WF 4' R R R R R R
Twig-Rush Cladium mariscoides G 36" UC C C
Usnea Lichen Usnea sp. EPI NA UC UC UC UC R
Velvet Panic-Grass Panicum scoparium G 24" VR R R NYS listed
Virginia Bugleweed Lycopus virginicus WF 24" R R R R UC UC R
Virginia Chain-Fern Woodwardia virginica F 4' VR VR VR
Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia V 25' R UC R UC R R UC
Virginia Meadow Beauty Rhexia virginica WF 15" UC R R UC UC UC UC
Virginia Wild Rye Elymus virginicus G 4' VR R UC UC R
Walter's Echinochloa Echinochloa walteri G 4' R R R R R
Water-Celery Vallisneria americana SA UC UC
Water Dock Rumex verticillatus WF 36" VR VR R VR VR
Water Hemlock Cicuta maculata WF 6' UC UC UC UC R
Water Horehound Lycopus americanus WF 24" R R UC UC UC UC R
Water Lily Nymphaea odoroata EA UC
Water-Parsnip Sium suave EA 30" UC UC UC UC R
Water Pimpernel Samolus valerandi v. parviflorus WF 15" UC UC UC R R R
Water-Plantain Alisma subcordatum EA 24" R R
Water-Purslane Ludwigia palustris SA 3" UC R R R
Water Starwort Callitriche palustris FA R UC
Water-Willow Decodon verticillatus SA 40" R R R UC R R R
Weak Rush Juncus debilis G 24" R R R R R R NYS listed
Weak Sedge Carex debilis G 8" UC UC UC UC R UC R NYS listed
White Avens Geum canadense WF 24" R R R R UC
White Beaked Rush Rhynchospora alba G 24" R R UC R R UC
White Buttons Eriocaulon aquaticum EA 15" R R
White Fringed Orchis Habenaria blephariglottis WF 2' VR VR VR VR VR
White Pine Pinus strobus T 100' C C C C
White Sea-Blite Suaeda maritima WF 18" UC UC UC
Whitish-Yellow Sedge Carex albolutescens G 24" R R R R R NYS listed
Whorled Milkwort Polygala verticillata WF 12" R R R R UC UC
Whorled Water-Pennywort Hydrocotyle verticillata EA 6" VR NYS listed
Whorled Pogonia Isotria verticillata WF 12" VR
Wigeon Grass Ruppia maritima SA 24" UC
Wild Lettuce Lactuca canadensis WF 6' UC UC UC R UC R
Wild Rice Zizania palustris EA 6' VR VR
Wild Rose Rosa virginiana S 6' R R R R UC UC
Winged Sedge Carex alata G 24" R R R UC R R
Winterberry Ilex verticillata S 12' UC UC UC C UC UC
Witch-Hazel Hamamelis virginiana T 50' R
Wooly Grass Scirpus cyperinus G 5.5' R UC UC UC UC C UC UC
Wright's Panic Grass Panicum wrightianum G 12" R R R R
Yellow Birch Betula allegheniensis T 55' VR VR Gardiners I.
Yellow Fringed Orchis Habenaria ciliaris WF 18" VR VR VR VR VR NYS listed
Yellow Nut Grass Cyperus esculentus G 30" UC C UC UC C C UC Weedy
Yellow Water Crowfoot Ranunculus flabellaris EA VR
Yellow-eyed Grass Xyris difformis WF 18" R R C
EA = Emergent Aquatic SA = Submerged Aquatic VC = Very Common
F = Fern SS = Subshrub C = Common
FA = Floating Aquatic ST = Small Tree MC = Moderately Common
G = Grass (Includes sedeges, rushes, spike rushes and other grass like plants) T = Tree UC = Uncommon
GC = Ground Cover WF = Wildflower R = Rare
H = Horsetail VR = Very Rare
S = Shrub