Table 3 Shrub, herb, and fern species documented in study plots in a mixed-pine forest ecosystem in the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA
Shrubs | Scientific name |
|---|---|
 Lowbush blueberry | Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton |
 Velvet-leaf blueberry | Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. |
 Wintergreen | Gaultheria procumbens L. |
 Black huckleberry | Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch |
 Sand cherry | Prunus pumila L. |
 Sweetfern | Comptonia peregrina (L.) J.M. Coult. |
 Bush honeysuckle | Diervilla lonicera Mill. |
 Trailing arbutus | Epigaea repens L. |
 Running serviceberry | Amelanchier stolonifera Wiegand |
 Downy serviceberry | Amelanchier arborea (Michx. f.) Fernald |
 Labrador tea | Ledum groenlandicum Oeder |
 Leatherleaf | Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench |
Herbs | |
 Bunchberry dogwood | Cornus canadensis L. |
 Starflower | Trientalis borealis Raf. |
 Canada mayflower | Maianthemum canadense Desf. |
 Cowwheat | Melampyrum lineare Desr. |
 Sheep sorrel | Rumex acetosella L. |
Ferns | |
 Bracken fern | Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn |