| Carex | bebbii | Bebb's oval sedge | 2-3 ft | moderatly moist | grass-like leaves | |
| Iris | virginica | blue flag iris | 2-3 ft | moist soil | grass-like leaves | |
| Eupatorium | perfoliatum | boneset | 3-4 ft | moist soil | forb | |
| Carex | comosa | bottlebrush sedge, bristly s. | 1-2 ft | moist | grass-like leaves | |
| Carex | scoparia | broom sedge | 1-3 ft | mod moist soil | grass-like leaves | |
| Carex | vulpinoidea | brown fox sedge | 1-3 ft | moderately moist soils | grass-like leaves | |
| Anemone | canadensis | Canada anemone | 1-2 ft | mod moist soil | forb | |
| Lobelia | cardinalis | cardinal flower | 2-3 ft | med to moist soils, flowers add another ft | forb | |
| Carex | stipata | common fox sedge | 1-3 ft | moist soil | grass-like leaves | |
| Juncus | effusus | common rush | 2-4 ft | mod moist soil | grass-like leaves | |
| Veronicastrum | virginicum | Culver's root | 3-6 ft | mod moist soils | forb | |
| Scirpus | atrovirens | dark green bulrush | 3-5 ft | moist | grass-like leaves | |
| Carex | crinita | fringed sedge | 2-3 ft | wet to moderatly moist soils | grass-like leaves | |
| Zizia | aurea | golden alexanders | 1-3 ft | yellow dill-like flower, mod moist soil | forb | |
| Lobelia | siphilitica | great blue lobelia | 2-4 ft | moist to moderately dry soils | forb | |
| Eleocharis | palustris | great spike rush | 1-2 ft | moist | grass-like leaves | |
| Hypericum | pyramidatum | great St. John's wort | 4-6 ft | mod moist soils | forb | |
| Vernonia | fasciculata | iron weed | 4-6 ft | moderately moist soils | forb | |
| Eupatorium | maculatum | joe-pye weed | 4-6 ft | moist soils | forb | |
| Carex | lupulina | lurid sedge | 4 ft | wet to moderatly moist soils | grass-like leaves | |
| Liatris | spicata | marsh blazing star | 3-4 ft | moist soils, may flop when flowering | forb | |
| Caltha | palustris | marsh marigold | 2-3 ft | moist | forb | |
| Phlox | glaberrima | marsh phlox/smooth phlox | 1-3 ft | full sun | forb | |
| Hypericum | virginicum | marsh St. John's wort | 1-2 ft | moist soils | forb | |
| Liatris | ligulistylis | meadow blazing star | 3-5 ft | moderately moist soils | forb | |
| Spirea | alba | meadowsweat | 2-5 ft | moist soil | forb | |
| Lilium | michiganense | michigan lily | 3-7 ft | moist soils | forb | |
| Mimulus | ringens | monkey flower | 1-3 ft | moist soils | forb | |
| Pycnanthemum | virginianum | mountain mint | 1-3 ft | moist soil | forb | |
| Allium | cernuum | nodding onion | 1-2 ft | mod moist soil | grass-like leaves | |
| Tradescantia | ohioensis | ohio spiderwort | 2-3 ft | mod moist soils | grass-like leaves | |
| Carex | hystericina | porcupine sedge | 1-3 ft | wet to moderatly moist soils | grass-like leaves | |
| Liatris | pycnostachya | prairie blazing star | 2-5 ft | moist soils | forb | |
| Carex | interior | prairie star sedge | 1-3 ft | mod moist soil | grass-like leaves | |
| Thalictrum | dasycarpum | purple meadow rue | 5-7 ft | moist soils | forb | |
| Filipendula | rubra | queen of the prairie | 3-5 ft | moist soils | forb | |
| Eryngium | yuccifolium | rattlesnake master | 3-4 ft | well drained to moderatly moist | forb | |
| Eupatorium | purpureum | savanna joe-pye weed | 4-6 ft | moist soils, some shade | forb | |
| Ludwigia | alternifolia | seedbox | 1-3 ft | wonderful dried seed pods | forb | |
| Helenium | autumnale | sneezeweed | 2-5 ft. | moderately moist soils | forb | |
| Solidago | rigida | stiff goldenrod | 4 ft | well drained to moderatly moist | forb | |
| Asclepias | incarnata | swamp milkweed | 3-5 ft | moist to mod dry soil | forb | |
| Acorus | calamus | sweet flag | 1-3 ft | do not confuse with blue flag iris | grass-like leaves | |
| Juncus | torreyi | Torrey's rush | 1-2 ft | mod moist soil | grass-like leaves | |
| Chelone | glabra | turtlehead | 3-4 ft | wetter sites | forb | |
| Elymus | virginicus | Virginia wild rye | 2-4 ft | mod moist soil | grass | |
| Clematis | virginana | virgin's bower | vine | mot moist soil, some shade | forb | |
| Phlox | divaricata | wild blue phlox/woodland b.ph. | 0.5-2 ft | needs a bit of shade | forb | |
| Phlox | maculata | wild sweet William/meadow ph. | 3-Jan | mod moist | forb | |
| Carex | grisea | wood gray sedge | 1-2 ft | mod moist | grass-like leaves |