List of species better adapted to ice
ridges
Ice ridges (typically higher, drier, with
some seasonal movement)
Plants listed below are organized by life form.
Some of the species are not distributed throughout the state of Minnesota.
Consult the native plant encyclopedia maps to select species that are
appropriate for your part of the state. Also, check the native plant profiles
to match the shoreland zone and soil type requirements for each
species to the characteristics of your site.
Shrubs and trees:
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa |
speckled alder |
| Cornus species |
various dogwoods |
| Rhus glabra |
smooth sumac |
Grasses, sedges, rushes:
| Carex species |
various sedges |
| Elymus canadensis |
Canada wild rye |
| Elymus virginicus |
Virginia wild-rye |
| Koeleria macrantha |
junegrass |
| Schizachyrium scoparium |
little bluestem |
| Spartina pectinata |
prairie cordgrass |
Wildflowers:
| Eupatorium maculatum |
spotted Joe-Pye weed |
| Euthamia graminifolia |
grass-leaved goldenrod |
| Physostegia virginiana |
obedient plant |
| Verbena hastata |
blue vervain |
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