MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
“ Approx. 
Botanical name Common name toi i ae time of 
bloom. 
Itea virginica Virginia willow 4-10’ |} White May-June 
(shrub) 
Jussiaea diffusa Floating primrose Yellow June-Aug. 
willow (stems 
creeping or float- 
ing) 
Ludwigia palustris |Marsh purslane (pro- Inconspic- |!Summer 
cumbent or float- uous 
ing stems; fine i 
for water edges) 
Lythrum alatum Wing-angled loose- 1-4 Deep purple) June-Aug. 
strife 
Lythrum Salicaria |Purple loosestrife 2-3" Purple June-Aug. 
Peltandra virginica |Green arrow-arum Green May-June 
Planera aquatica Water elm (tree) 20-40’ |Inconspic- | April-May 
uous 
Plantago cordata Heart-leaved 6-15” | Reddish March-July 
plantain green 
Pontederia cordata | Pickerel-weed 1-3’ Blue June-Oct. 
Sagittaria latifolia | Broad-leaved arrow- 1-3’ White | July-Sept. 
head 
Saururus cernuus | Lizard’s tail 2-3’ White | June-Aug. 
Scirpus atrovirens |Dark green bulrush 2-4’ Inconspic- | June-Aug. 
uous 
Scirpus lacustris Great. bulrush 4-8’ Inconspic- | June-Sept. 
uous 
Scirpus lineatus Reddish bulrush 1-3’ Inconspie- | June-Sept. 
uous 
Scutellaria Marsh skulleap 1-3 Blue June-Sept. 
galericulata ; 
Sparganium Broad-fruited bur- 2-4’ Inconspic- | May-Aug. 
eurycarpum reed uous 
Steironema Fringed loosestrife 1-4 Yellow June-Aug. 
ciliatum 
Steironema Prairie moneywort 10-24” | Yellow June-July 
quadrangulata 
~ Taxodium Bald cypress (tree)} 50-190’ |Inconspic- | March-April 
distichum uous 
Typha angustifolia | Narrow-leavad  cat- 4-8’ | Inconspic- June-July 
tail (fruit conspic- | uous 
uous) 
Typha latifolia Cat-tail (fruit con- 4-8” Inconspic- | June-July 
spicuous) uous 
TREES AND SHRUBS GROWING IN MARSHY AND WET SOIL 
Acer Drummondii | Drummond’s maple | 50-100’ Reddish {March-April 
| 
(tree) H 
Alnus incana Speckled alder 8-25’ !Inconspice- |April-May 
(tree) 10us_. 
Alnus rugosa Smooth alder 5-20’: bia March-April 
(shrub) uous 
