BOTTOMLAND FOREST
A deciduous forested wetland community occurs along rivers and streams. These river swamps
are seasonally flooded and considered a broad floodplain forest with varying elevations and
land forms. The changing soil elevations and hydrological conditions support diverse vegetation
(USDA 2008).
Examples Include: Bucks Hollow (SI).
Recommended Plants:
Ferns
Athyrium felix-femina Lady fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hay-scented fern
Dryopteris carthusiana Spinulose woodfern
Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon fern
Osmunda claytoniana Interrupted fern
Graminoids
Carex blanda Eastern woodland sedge
Carex lupulina Hop sedge
Carex radiata Eastern star sedge
Carex rosea Rosy sedge
Carex scoparia Pointed broom sedge
Carex stipata Awlfruit sedge
Carex swanii Swan‟s sedge
Cinna arundinacea Stout woodreed
Danthonia spicata Poverty oatgrass
Glyceria obtusa Coastal mannagrass
Juncus tenuis Path rush
Rhynchospora capitellata Brownish beaksedge
Forbs
Ageratina altissima White snakeroot
Allium canadense Wild garlic
Bidens frondosa Beggarticks
Cryptotaenia canadensis Canada honewort
Decodon verticillatus Swamp loostrife
Eutrochium maculatum Spotted Joe-pye weed
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset
Eurybia divaricata White wood aster
Geranium maculatum Wild geranium
Mitchella repens Partridge berry
Penthorum sedodies Ditch stonecrop
Polygonum arifolium Halberd-leaved tearthumb
Polygonum hydropiperoides Swamp smartweed