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Plants for wet soil

Tolerate boggy or pond-edge conditions. We've filtered our catalogue down to 50 matchs.

Scirpus affinis
Scirpus affinis
Scirpus affinis
Cyperaceaeedible
Scirpus ternatus
Scirpus ternatus
Scirpus ternatus
Cyperaceaeedible
Scot's Pine
Scot's Pine
Pinus sylvestris
Pinaceaeediblemedicinal
Sea Arrow Grass
Sea Arrow Grass
Triglochin maritima
edible
Sea Buckthorn
Sea Buckthorn
Hippophae rhamnoides turkestanica
edible
Sea Grass
Sea Grass
Phyllospadix torreyi
Zosteraceaeedible
Sea Purslane
Sea Purslane
Halimione portulacoides
edible
Sea-buckthorn
Sea-buckthorn
Hippophae rhamnoides
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Seaside Bulrush Cosmopolitan Bulrush
Seaside Bulrush Cosmopolitan Bulrush
Scirpus maritimus
edible
Sedge
Sedge
Carex utriculata
edible
Sensitive Fern
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Pteridaceaeedible
Sesban
Sesban
Sesbania sesban
edible
Sessile Oak
Sessile Oak
Quercus petraea
ediblemedicinal
Sessile-Fruited Arrowhead
Sessile-Fruited Arrowhead
Sagittaria rigida
edible
Short-Beaked Arrow Leaf
Short-Beaked Arrow Leaf
Sagittaria brevirosta
edible
Shortstyle Onion
Shortstyle Onion
Allium brevistylum
Alliaceaeediblemedicinal
Showy hawthorn
Showy hawthorn
Crataegus festiva
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Siberian Iris
Siberian Iris
Iris sibirica
Iridaceaeediblemedicinal
Silver Weeping Willow
Silver Weeping Willow
Salix alba caerulea
Salicaceaeediblemedicinal
Simarouba glauca
Simarouba glauca
Simarouba glauca
edible
Sitka Spruce
Sitka Spruce
Picea sitchensis
Pinaceaeedible
Sium latifolium
Sium latifolium
Sium latifolium
edible
Sium serra
Sium serra
Sium serra
Apiaceaeediblemedicinal
Sium suave
Sium suave
Sium suave
Apiaceaeedible
Skunk Cabbage
Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
edible
Slash Pine
Slash Pine
Pinus elliottii
Pinaceaeediblemedicinal
Slender Cyperus
Slender Cyperus
Cyperus distans
Cyperaceaeedible
Slenderstem Peavine
Slenderstem Peavine
Lathyrus palustris
edible
Sloughgrass
Sloughgrass
Beckmannia eruciformis
Poaceaeedible
Small Reed Mace
Small Reed Mace
Typha angustifolia
Cyperaceaeedible
Small floating mannagrass
Small floating mannagrass
Glyceria borealis
edible
Smartweed
Smartweed
Polygonum hydropiper
Polygonaceaeediblemedicinal
Smilax pseudochina
Smilax pseudochina
Smilax pseudochina
ediblemedicinal
Snake's Beard
Snake's Beard
Ophiopogon japonicus
edible
Soft Rush
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Juncaceaeedible
Soft-Stem Bulrush
Soft-Stem Bulrush
Scirpus validus creber
edible
Southern Cattail
Southern Cattail
Typha domingensis
Typhaceaeedible
Sparganium americanum
Sparganium americanum
Sparganium americanum
edible
Sparganium androcladum
Sparganium androcladum
Sparganium androcladum
Cyperaceaeedible
Sparganium erectum
Sparganium erectum
Sparganium erectum
Cyperaceaeedible
Sparganium longifolium
Sparganium longifolium
Sparganium longifolium
Cyperaceaeedible
Sparganium stoloniferum
Sparganium stoloniferum
Sparganium stoloniferum
edible
Spiked Saxifrage
Spiked Saxifrage
Saxifraga spicata
Saxifragaceaeedible
Spring Cress
Spring Cress
Cardamine oligosperma
Brassicaceaeedible
Sugarcane
Sugarcane
Saccharum officinarum
Poaceaeedible
Summer Haw
Summer Haw
Crataegus flava
ediblemedicinal
Summer Snowflake
Summer Snowflake
Leucojum aestivum
edible
Summersweet
Summersweet
Clethra alnifolia
edible
Swamp Chestnut Oak
Swamp Chestnut Oak
Quercus michauxii
ediblemedicinal
Swamp Horsetail
Swamp Horsetail
Equisetum fluviatile
ediblemedicinal
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Frequently asked

What are good plants for wet soil?

We catalogue 50 matching species. See the list above. Each links to its full profile with cultivation, dosage, and companion notes.

How do I pick from this list?

Filter further by your other constraints — edible vs medicinal, mature size, USDA zone. Each plant profile has the full attribute table.

Are these plants verified?

Each plant entry is sourced from Permapeople + Trefle databases and reviewed before publication. Cultivation data marked 'high confidence' comes from horticultural references; lower confidence flags less-certain attributions.

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