Acceptable Native Species for Shoreland Areas

Dane County, WI
Common Name

Genus

Species

Soil Moisture Regime

Grasses
Big Bluestem
Little Bluestem
Fringed Brome
Blue Joint Grass
Canada Wild Rye
Riverbank Wild Rye
Fowl Manna Grass
Reed Manna Grass
June Grass
Rice Cutgrass
Switchgrass
Indiangrass
Prairie Cordgrass
Prairie Dropseed
Porcupine Grass

Andropogon gerardii
Andropogan scoparium
Bromus ciliatus
Calamagrostis canadensis
Elymus canadensis
Elymus riparius
Glyceria striata
Glyceria grandis
Koeleria cristata
Leersia oryzoides
Panicum virgatum
Sorghastrum nutans
Spartina pectinata
Sporobolus heterolepis
Stipa spartea

Mesic
Mesic - Dry
Wet - Mesic
Wet - Mesic
Mesic - Dry
Mesic - Wet
Wet - Mesic
Wet - Mesic
Mesic - Dry
Wet - Mesic
Mesic - Dry
Mesic - Dry
Wet - Mesic
Mesic - Dry
Mesic - Dry

Carex comosa
Carex crinita
Carex frankii
Carex gravida
Carex hystericina
Carex lacustris
Carex lupulina
Carex lurida
Carex stricta
Carex vulpinoidea
Scirpus acutus
Scirpus atrovirens
Scirpus cyperinus
Scirpus fluviatilis
Scirpus pendulus
Scirpus validus

Wet - Mesic
Wet - Mesic
Wet - Mesic
Mesic - Dry
Wet - Mesic
Wet - Mesic
Wet - Mesic
Wet - Mesic
Wet - Mesic
Wet - Mesic
Wet - Mesic
Wet - Mesic
Wet - Mesic
Wet - Mesic
Wet - Mesic
Wet - Mesic

Alium cernuum
Aquilegia canadensis
Asclepias incarnata
Aster azureus
Aster drummondii
Aster laevis
Aster lateriflorus
Aster novae-angliae
Aster puniceus
Aster sagittifolius

Mesic
Mesic - Dry
Mesic - Wet
Mesic - Dry
Mesic
Mesic
Mesic
Mesic - Wet
Mesic - Wet
Mesic - Dry

Sedges and Rushes

Bristly Sedge
Fringed Sedge
Franks Sedge
Long-Awned Bracted Sedge
Porcupine Sedge
Common Lake Sedge
Common Hop Sedge
Bottlebrush Sedge
Tussock Sedge
Brown Fox Sedge
Hardstem Bulrush
Dark Green Bulrush
Wool Grass
River Bulrush
Red Bulrush
Great Bulrush

Forbs
Nodding Pink Onion
Wild Columbine
Red Milkweed
Sky Blue Aster
Drummond's Aster
Smooth Blue Aster
Stiff or Calico Aster
New England Aster
Swamp Aster
Arrow-Leaved Aster

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Acceptable Native Species for Shoreland Areas

Dane County, WI
Common Name
Short's Aster
Panicled Aster
Pale Purple Coneflower
Spotted Joe-Pye-Weed
Boneset
Sneezeweed
Northern Blue Flag Iris
Southern Blue Flag Iris
Prairie Blazing Star
Marsh Blazing Star
Great Blue Lobelia
Monkey Flower
Wild Bergamot
Mountain Mint
Yellow Coneflower
Black-eyed Susan
Wild Golden Glow
Sweet Black-eyed Susan
Cup Plant
Prairie Dock
Ohio Goldenrod
Stiff Goldenrod
Blue Vervain
Ironweed
Culver's Root
Golden Alexanders

Genus
Species
Aster shortii
Aster simplex
Echinacea pallida
Eupatorium maculatum
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Helenium autumnale
Iris versicolor
Iris virginica
Liatris pycnostachya
Liatris spicata
Lobelia siphilitica
Mimulus ringens
Monarda fistulosa
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Ratibida pinnata
Rudbeckia hirta
Rudbeckia laciniata
Rudbeckia subtomentosa
Silphium perfoliatum
Silphium terebinthinaceum
Solidago ohioensis
Solidago rigida
Verbena hastata
Vernonia fasciculata
Veronicastrum virginicum
Zizia aurea

Soil Moisture Regime

Mesic - Dry
Mesic - Wet
Mesic - Dry
Mesic - Wet
Mesic - Wet
Mesic - Wet
Wet - Mesic
Wet - Mesic
Mesic - Dry
Mesic - Wet
Mesic - Wet
Wet - Mesic
Mesic - Dry
Wet - Mesic
Mesic - Dry
Mesic
Mesic - Wet
Mesic
Mesic - Wet
Mesic
Mesic - Wet
Mesic - Dry
Mesic - Wet
Mesic - Wet
Mesic
Mesic

Astragalus canadensis
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Dalea candidum
Dalea purpurea

Mesic
Mesic - Dry
Mesic - Dry
Mesic - Dry

Acer rubrum
Acer saccharinum
Betula nigra
Carya ovata
Fraxinus americana
Juglans nigra
Quercus alba
Quercus bicolor
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus palustris
Tilia americana
Larix laricina

Mesic
Mesic
Wet - Mesic
Mesic
Mesic
Mesic
Mesic
Wet - Mesic
Dry - Mesic
Wet - Mesic
Mesic - Wet
Wet - Mesic

Legumes
Canada Milk Vetch
Partridge Pea
White Prairie Clover
Purple Prairie Clover

Trees
Red Maple
Silver Maple
River Birch
Shagbark Hickory
White Ash
Black Walnut
White Oak
White Swamp Oak
Bur Oak
Pin Oak
American Basswood
Tamarack

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Acceptable Native Species for Shoreland Areas

Dane County, WI
Common Name
Eastern White Pine
White Cedar

Genus
Species
Pinus strobus
Thuja occidentalis

Soil Moisture Regime

Mesic
Mesic

Amalanchier leavis
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Cornus racemosa
Cornus stolonifera
Corylus americana
Ilex verticillata
Physocarpus opulifolius
Sambucus canadensis
Viburnum dentatum
Viburnum lentago
Viburnum trilobum

Mesic
Mesic - Wet
Mesic - Wet
Mesic - Wet
Mesic - Dry
Mesic - Wet
Mesic
Mesic - Wet
Mesic - Dry
Mesic
Mesic

Shrubs
Serviceberry
Buttonbush
Gray Dogwood
Red-Osier Dogwood
Hazelnut
Winterberry
Ninebark
Elderberry
Arrowood Viburnum
Nannyberry Viburnum
Cranberry Viburnum

Plan preparer will insure that selected species are appropriate for planting
location. Parameters for selection will be hydrology, light, soil texture.
Native forb and grass plantings will consist of 60% grasses /sedges /rushes and 40%
forbs and legumes and will be spaced every 1 foot on center. At minimum, 5 species of
grasses/sedges/ rushes and 3 species of forbs/legumes must be utilized. Pot size of
plugs will be 21/2" square by 3" deep (or approved equal) and plants will be well
established. Seed mixes must be a minimum of 10PLS pounds per acre or 120 PLS
seeds per square foot, whichever one provides the highest planting density. All species
will be acquired from an approved regional grower.
Native Tree and Shrub Plantings will consist of at least 1 species of tree and at least 2
species of shrubs and will be spaced appropriately based upon mature size of plant.
Tree and shrub planting will not reduce the 1 foot on center spacing required for native
forb and grass plantings. Trees will be at least 2 years old and 18" in height or bigger.
Shrubs will be well established in 1 liter container or bigger. All trees and shrubs will be
of local ecotype and acquired from an approved regional grower.

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