wetland species

Alkali bulrush is a perennial, cool-season mat-forming wetland plant that is native to alkali and salty wetlands across most of North America. It grows from 1 to 3 feet in height, with no leaves, [...]

American 3-Square Bulrush is a native, cool season, perennial plant that can grow up to 7 feet tall. It’s strut rhizomes are preferred by muskrat and snow goose. The seeds are eaten by over [...]

American Sloughgrass is a cool season annual or short-lived perennial grass that is commonly found in shallow marshes or sloughs. It is palatable to all classes of livestock and is frequently [...]

Baltic Rush is a perennial, rhizomatous, wetland plant. Rushes are grass like, usually tufted herbs. Cattle will graze it late in the season after more palatable plants are eaten. Rushes provide [...]

Beaked-Sedge is a cool season, strongly rhizomatous, native grass like perennial, sod former occurring in shallow water or wet soils around waterways and sometimes in wet meadows from low to [...]

Blue Vervain is a cool season, native perennial that grows between 2 and 5 feet tall. It’s commonly found in river bottom prairies, moist meadows in floodplain woodlands, soggy thickets, [...]

Canada Bluejoint is an erect, cool season perennial grass that is found in wet meadows and prairies. It has forage value for deer, bison, and cattle. It produces good quality hay when harvested [...]

Creeping Spikerush is a perennial, heavily rhizomatous wetland plant that is found from low to mid elevations. Creeping Spikerush has a moderately high protein content in the spring and good [...]

Fowl Mannagrass is a long lived, cool season perennial bunchgrass. Fowl Mannagrass is a rapidly establishing native species suitable for restoration of swamps, the edges of marshes, ponds, and [...]

Hoary Vervain is a short-lived, native, cool-season perennial plant that grows up to 3½ feet tall. Flowers appear from May to September, but primarily in summer. It occurs in upland prairies, [...]

Nebraska Sedge is a native, perennial, heavily rhizomatous wetland plant that is found in low valleys to mid elevations. It will form dense stands, but more often, it is the dominant member of [...]

Path Rush, also known as Poverty Rush, is a tufted perennial with fibrous roots that grows 6-28 inches tall. It is ideal for streambank or drainage stabilization due to its bunched growth form, [...]

PBSI’s Mountain Wetland Mix is a seed mix custom designed for wetlands in mountain settings above 6000′. This seed mix contains a wide variety of native seeds that are suitable for a [...]

Prairie Wetland Mix is a seed mix custom designed for wetlands in prairie settings. This seed mix contains a wide variety of native seeds that are suitable for a broad variety of climatic and [...]

Prairie Cordgrass is a native, warm-season perennial grass. It has a height of 3 to 8 feet. Prairie cordgrass is found in wet meadows, sloughs, potholes, and drainage ways. It is associated with [...]

Saw-Beaked Sedge is a cold hardy, cool season perineal that forms densely clotted clumps from non-rhizomatous root locks. Saw-Beaked Sedge thrives in almost any wet soil environment at low [...]

Short Beaked Sedge is a versatile, native, cool season, native perennial. It occurs in open areas including prairies, pastures, roadsides, open woodlands and low moist sites. Flowering occurs in [...]

Small-Fruited Bulrush is a cool season, native perennial that is strongly rhizomatous. It occurs in wet, low areas, from lowlands to moderate elevations in mountains. In the Intermountain West, [...]

Sweetgrass is a fragrant, rhizomatous, perennial grass that reaches a height of 2.5 feet. It grows primarily in wetlands and riparian areas. Sweetgrass usually inhabits moist ground on shores [...]

Tall Mannagrass is a long lived, cool season perennial bunchgrass. Tall Mannagrass is a rapidly establishing native species suitable for restoration of swamps, the edges of marshes, ponds, and [...]

Ticklegrass is a cool season, short-lived perennial bunchgrass with a fibrous root system. It grows well in moist soils and may become dominate in some areas such as stream banks, but, it also [...]

Torrey’s Rush is a native, cool season, saline and alkaline tolerant, rhizomatous grass like perennial. It can grow to be 12 inches and needs full sun. Torrey’s Rush prefers saturated [...]