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Wildflowers and Grasses that attract Songbirds

Wildflowers and Grasses that attract Songbirds

Attracting Songbirds to your property can be a rewarding experience.The species listed below attract birds as habitat for nesting and as a food source. Birds eat the seeds and nectar as well as eating insects attracted to the flowers and leaves.Birds use parts of plants to build nests and feed their young. Specific plants that attract waterfowl and hummingbirds are listed below.

Acorus americanus

Sweet Flag

Alisma plantago-aquatica

Broadleaf Water Plantain

Ammophila brevigulata

Beach grass

Andropogon gerardii

Big Bluestem

Aquilegia canadensis

Wild Columbine

Arisema triphyllum

Jack-in-the-pulpit

Asclepias exaltata

Poke Milkweed

Aster borealis/nemoralis

Bog Aster

Aster ericoides

Heath Aster

Aster laevis

Smooth Aster

Aster novae-angliae

New England Aster

Aster oolentangiensis

Sky Blue Aster

Aster pilosus

Hairy Aster

Aster puniceus

Swamp/Purple Stem Aster

Aster sagittifolius

Arrow Leaved Aster

Aster umbellatus

Flat Topped Aster

Bidens cernua

Nodding Burr-marigold

Bidens frondosa

Beggar Ticks

Bouteloua curtipendula

Side Oats Gramma

Bromus kalmii

Prairie Brome

Calamagrostis canadensis

Canada Bluejoint

Caltha palustris

Marsh Marigold

Carex aquatalis

Water Sedge

Carex bebbii

Bebb's Sedge

Carex comosa

Bottlebrush Sedge

Carex crinita

Fringed Sedge

Carex hystericina

Porcupine Sedge

Carex pseudo-cyperus

Cyperus-like Sedge

Carex retrorsa

Beaked Sedge

Carex stipata

Awl Fruited Sedge

Carex stricta

Tussock Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Fox Sedge

Ceratophyllum demersum

Coontail

Cladium mariscoides

Twigrush

Coreopsis tripteris

Tall Coreopsis

Cyperus esculentus

Yellow Nutsedge (Chufa)

Decodon verticillatus

Swamp Loosestrife

Desmodium canadense

Showy Tick-trefoil

Dulichium arundinaceum

Three Way Sedge

Echinacea pallida

Pale Purple Coneflower

Eleocharis obtusa

Blunt Spike Rush

Eleocharis palustris

Marsh Spike Rush

Elodea canadensis

Canada Pondweed

Elymus canadensis

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus hystrix

Bottlebrush Grass

Elymus riparius

Riverbank Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

Virginia Wild Rye

Equisetum arvense

Scouring Rush

Eupatorium maculatum

Joe-pye Weed

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Boneset

Eupatorium rugosum

White Snakeroot

Frageria virginiana

Wild Strawberry

Glyceria borealis

Northern Manna Grass

Glyceria striata

Fowl Manna Grass

Helenium autumnale

Sneezeweed

Helianthus divaricatus

Woodland Sunflower

Heliopsis helianthoides

Sweet Ox-eye

Hibiscus moscheutos

Marsh Hibiscus

Impatiens capensis

Spotted Jewelweed

Impatiens pallida

Pale yellow Jewelweed

Iris versicolor

Blue Flag Iris

Iris virginica

Pale blue Flag Iris

Juncus articulatus

Jointed Rush

Juncus balticus

Baltic Rush

Juncus canadensis

Canada Rush

Juncus effusus

Soft Rush

Juncus nodosus

Joint Rush

Juncus tenuis

Path Rush

Juncus torreyi

Torry's Rush

Leerisia oryzoides

Rice Cut Grass

Lemna minor

Little Duckweed

Lemna trisulca

Star Duckweed

Lespedeza capitata

Roundheaded Bushclover

Lespedeza intermedia

Wand-like Bushclover

Liatris aspera

Rough Blazing Star

Liatris cylindracea

Dwarf Blazing Star

Liatris spicata

Dense Blazing Star

Lilium michiganese

Michigan Lily

Lobelia cardinalis

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia siphilitica

Great Blue Lobelia

Monarda fistulosa

Wild Bergamont

Nuphar varigata

Yellow Water Lily

Nymphaea tuberosa

White Water Lily

Oenothera biennis

Evening Primrose

Panicum virgatum

Switch Grass

Penstemon digitalis

Foxglove Beardtongue

Penstemon hirsutus

Hairy Beardtongue

Polygonum amphibium

Water Smartweed

Pontederia cordata

Pickerel-weed

Potamogeton natans

Floating Leaved Pondweed

Potamogeton pectinatus

Sago Pondweed

Potentilla palustris

Marsh Cinquefoil

Ratibida pinnata

Grey Headed Coneflower

Rudbeckia hirta

Black Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia laciniata

Green-headed Coneflower

Rumex verticillatus

Swamp Dock

Sagittaria latifolia

Arrowhead; Duck Potato

Sagittaria rigida

Deep Water Arrowhead

Schizachyrium scoparium

Little Bluestem

Scirpus acutus

Hardstem Bulrush

Scirpus atrovirens

Green Bulrush

Scirpus cyperinus

Wool Grass Bulrush

Scirpus fluviatilis

River Bulrush

Scirpus pendulus

Pendulus Bulrush

Scirpus pungens

Common Three Square

Scirpus validus

Softstem Bulrush

Siphilium laciniatum

Compass Plant

Siphilium perfoliatum

Cup Plant

Siphilium terebinthinaceum

Prairie Dock

Solidago caesia

Blue-stemmed Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago flexicaulis

Zig zag Goldenrod

Solidago gigantea

Tall Goldenrod

Solidago graminifolia

Lance Leaved Goldenrod

Solidago juncea

Early Goldenrod

Solidago macrophylla

Large Leaf Goldenrod

Solidago nemoralis

Grey Goldenrod

Solidago ohioensis

Ohio Goldenrod

Solidago patula

Rough-leaved Goldenrod

Solidago rigida

Stiff Goldenrod

Sorghastrum nutans

Indian Grass

Sparganium americanum

Lesser Bur-reed

Sparganium chlorocarpum

Green-fruited Bur-reed

Sparganium eurycarpum

Giant Bur-reed

Spartina pectinata

Prarie Cordgrass

Spirodela polyrhiza

Great Duckweed

Sporobolus cryptandrus

Sand Dropseed

Symplocarpus foetidus

Skunk Cabbage

Thalictrum polyganum

Tall Meadow-rue

Typha angustifolia

Narrowleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

Broadleaf Cattail

Vallisneria americana

Wild Celery/TapeGrass

Verbena hastata

Blue Vervain

Verbena urticifolia

White Vervain

Vernonia altissima

Ironweed

Zizania aquatica

Wild Rice

 

 
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