A Boundary Waters Compendium
The Swanson Party BWCA Pages
Arrowhead Plants - M-O
Species collected from the counties of Cook, Lake, and St. Louis, in Northeastern Minnesota, as reported by the University of Minnesota Herbarium.
- Ordered by Botanical Name (Genus species)
- Number of specimens for each species in SP column
- Plant Type column codes:
- A - Aquatic
- F - Ferns and fern allies
- G - Grass
- H - Herbaceous
- S - Shrub
- T - Tree
- V - Vine
- X - Exotic (an introduced species)
- Species links are to plant commentaries at this site, where available, or to additional information at government or university web sites.
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| Botanical Name | Common Name | Type | SP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madia glomerata (StL) Maianthemum canadense Malaxis monophyllos (StL) Malaxis unifolia Malva neglecta (StL) Matricaria maritima Matricaria matricarioides Matteuccia struthiopteris Medicago lupulina Medicago sativa (StL) Melampyrum lineare Melilotus alba Melilotus officinalis Mentha arvensis Menyanthes trifoliata Mertensia paniculata Milium effusum Mimulus ringens Mirabilis hirsuta (StL) Mirabilis nyctaginea (StL) Miscanthus sacchariflorus (StL) Mitchella repens (StL) Mitella diphylla (StL) Mitella nuda Mollugo verticillata Monarda fistulosa Moneses uniflora Monotropa hypopithys Monotropa uniflora (StL) Muhlenbergia frondosa (Lake) Muhlenbergia glomerata (StL) Muhlenbergia mexicana Muhlenbergia racemosa (StL) Muhlenbergia sylvatica (StL) Muhlenbergia uniflora Myosotis arvensis Myosotis laxa (StL) Myosotis scorpioides (StL) Myrica gale Myriophyllum alterniflorum Myriophyllum farwellii Myriophyllum heterophyllum (StL) Myriophyllum sibiricum (StL) Myriophyllum tenellum (StL) Myriophyllum verticillatum |
Mountain Tarweed Canada Mayflower One Leaf Malaxis Orchid Green Addersmouth Orchid Common Mallow ??? Disc Mayweed Ostrich Fern Black Medick Alfalfa Narrowleaf Cowwheat White Sweetclover Yellow Sweetclover Canadian Mint Common Buckbean Tall Bluebells American Milletgrass Ringen Monkeyflower Hairy Four O'clock Heartleaf Four O'clock Amur Silvergrass Partridgeberry Two Leaf Miterwort Naked Miterwort Green Carpetweed Eastern Beebalm Single Delight Pinesap Indianpipe Wirestem Muhly Spiked Muhly Mexican Muhly Marsh Muhly Woodland Muhly Bog Muhly Field Forget Me Not Bay Forget Me Not True Forget Me Not Sweet Gale Alternate Flower Watermilfoil Farwell's Watermilfoil Twoleaf Watermilfoil Shortspike Watermilfoil Slender Watermilfoil Whorlleaf Watermilfoil |
H H H H H H H F H H H H H H A H G H H H G S H H H H H H H G G G G G G H H H S A A A A A A |
3 57 4 23 4 6 19 15 4 5 40 7 7 60 16 54 18 34 2 2 1 1 6 43 9 7 39 2 1 1 10 33 1 4 4 3 6 4 65 4 17 4 9 10 13 |
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Type | SP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Najas
flexilis Nepeta cataria (StL) Nuphar microphylla Nuphar variegata Nuphar x rubrodisca Nymphaea odorata |
Nodding Water Nymph Catnip Yellow Pondlily Varigated Yellow Pondlily - American White Waterlily |
A H A A A A |
28 2 32 57 22 47 |
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Type | SP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oenothera
biennis Oenothera nuttallii (StL) Oenothera parviflora Oenothera perennis Onoclea sensibilis Ophioglossum pusillum (StL) Orchis rotundifolia (StL) Oryzopsis asperifolia Oryzopsis pungens Osmorhiza claytonii Osmorhiza longistylis Osmunda cinnamomea Osmunda claytoniana Osmunda regalis Ostrya virginiana Oxalis acetosella Oxalis dillenii (StL) Oxalis stricta |
Common Evening Primrose Nuttall's Evening Primrose Northern Evening Primrose Small Evening Primrose Sensitive Fern Northern Adderstongue Roundleaf Orchid Roughleaf Ricegrass Mountain Ricegrass Clayton's Sweetroot Longstyle Sweetroot Cinnamon Fern Interrupted Fern Royal Fern Eastern Hophornbeam Mountain Woodsorrel Dillen's Oxalis Common Yellow Oxalis |
H H H H F H H G G H H F F F T H H H |
14 1 23 24 23 3 3 27 18 16 14 37 10 27 14 7 2 17 |
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