Within the Harmony-Farewell Iroquois Beach Wetland Complex, the prominent wetland types are Swamps and Marshes. Swamps account for 92% of the wetlands, while marshes cover 8% of the area.

Look at the images below to figure out what type of wetland you have on your property.

Swamps
Swamps contain predominantly trees. The swamps in the Harmony-Farewell Iroquois Beach Wetland complex often contain the following tree types:

Eastern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis)	Black Ash (Fraxinus nigra) Leaf
Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides) Leaves	Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides) Tree
Some flowers you may find within a swamp, but are not exclusive to swamps, are shown below:
Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis)	Bugleweed (Lycopus uniflorus)
Swamp Marigold (Caltha palustris)	Great Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)

Marshes
Marshes contain very few trees, and have tall grasses and cattails, some plants you may see if you have a marsh on your property are:

Joe Pye-Weed (Eupatorium maculatum) Flower	Joe Pye-Weed (Eupatorium maculatum) Leaves
Porcupine Sedge (Carex hystericina)	Cattail (Typha x glauca)
Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)

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