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Native Alternatives to Wetland Species
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Dense blazing star (left) and swamp rose mallow (above) are atttractive native alternatives to the harmful invasive species listed below for wetland habitats. |
| INVASIVE SPECIES |
NATIVE ALTERNATIVES |
| Butomus umbellatus (flowering-rush) |
Chelone glabra (turtlehead) |
| Iris pseudacorus (yellow flag) |
Eupatorium fistulosum (joe-pye-weed) |
| Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife) |
Eupatorium maculatum (spotted joe-pye weed) |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum |
Eupatorium purpureum |
| (water-cress) | (sweet-scented joe-pye weed) |
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Hibiscus laevis (smooth rose mallow) | |
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Hibiscus moschuetos (swamp rose mallow) | |
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Iris versicolor (larger blue flag) | |
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Iris virginica (blue flag) | |
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Liatris aspera (rough blazing star) | |
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Liatris scariosa (eastern blazing star) | |
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Liatris spicata (dense or spiked blazingstar) | |
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Lobelia cardinalis (cardinal flower) | |
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Lobelia siphilitica (great blue lobelia) | |
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Monarda didyma (bee-balm) | |
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Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot) | |
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Physostegia virginiana (obedient plant) | |
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Rosa palustris (swamp rose) | |
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Sagittaria latifolia (common arrowhead) | |
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Saururus cernuus (lizard's tail) | |
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Sium suave (water parsnip) | |
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Tradescantia ohiensis (Ohio spiderwort) | |
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Verbena hastata (blue vervain) | |
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Vernonia altissima (tall ironweed) | |
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Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver's root) |
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