Prairie plants found in Clay county:
Allium stellatum Nutt. ex Ker-Gawl.
(Wild prairie onion)		Ambrosia psilostachya DC.
(Western ragweed)		Amorpha nana Nutt.
(Fragrant false indigo)
Andropogon gerardii Vitman
(Big bluestem)		Andropogon scoparius Michx.
(Little bluestem)		Anemone patens L.
(Pasque flower)
Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson
(Ladies’-tobacco)		Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson
(Plantain-leaved pussytoes)		Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
(Spreading dogbane)
Apocynum cannabinum L.
(Indian hemp)		Apocynum cannabinum L.
(Hemp dogbane)		Apocynum sibiricum Jacq.
(Indian hemp)
Asclepias incarnata L.
(Swamp milkweed)		Asclepias ovalifolia Dene.
(Oval milkweed)		Asclepias ovalifolia Dene.
(Oval-leaved milkweed)
Asclepias sullivantii Engelm. ex Gray
(Prairie milkweed)		Asclepias sullivantii Engelm. ex Gray
(Sullivant’s milkweed)		Asclepias syriaca L.
(Common milkweed)
Asclepias tuberosa L.
(Butterfly weed)		Asclepias tuberosa L.
(Pleurisy-root)		Asclepias verticillata L.
(Whorled milkweed)
Asclepias viridiflora Raf.
(Green milkweed)		Asclepias viridiflora Raf.
(Green-flowered milkweed)		Aster laevis L.
(Smooth blue aster)
Aster lanceolatus Willd.
(Panicled aster)		Aster novae-angliae L.
(New England aster)		Aster oblongifolius Nutt.
(Aromatic aster)
Aster sericeus Vent.
(Silky aster)		Aster simplex Willd.
(Panicled aster)		Aster umbellatus Miller
(Flat-topped aster)
Aster umbellatus Miller
(White aster)		Astragalus agrestis Douglas ex D. Don
(Milk vetch)		Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt.
(Ground plum)
Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Ell.
(False indigo)		Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Ell.
(Cream false indigo)		Baptisia leucophaea Nutt.
(False indigo)
Baptisia leucophaea Nutt.
(Cream false indigo)		Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torrey
(Side-oats grama)		Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex HBK.) Lag. ex Steudel
(Blue grama)
Bouteloua hirsuta Lag.
(Hairy grama)		Brickellia eupatorioides (L.) Shinners
(False boneset)		Cacalia plantaginea (Raf.) Shinners
(Prairie Indian plantain)
Cacalia tuberosa Nutt.
(Prairie Indian plantain)		Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv.
(Bluejoint)		Calamovilfa longifolia (Hooker) Scribner
(Sand reed-grass)
Calylophus serrulatus (Nutt.) Raven
(Toothed evening primrose)		Campanula aparinoides Pursh
(Marsh bellflower)		Campanula aparinoides Pursh
(Bedstraw bellflower)
Cardamine bulbosa (Schreber) BSP.
(Spring cress)		Carex gravida Bailey
(Sedge)		Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh.
(Slender sedge)
Cassia fasciculata Michx.
(Partridge pea)		Castilleja sessiliflora Pursh
(Downy painted cup)		Ceanothus herbaceus Raf.
(Redroot)
Ceanothus ovatus Desf. (misapplied)
(Redroot)		Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene
(Partridge pea)		Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Sprengel
(Field thistle)
Cirsium flodmanii (Rydb.) Arthur
(Flodman’s thistle)		Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
(Tickseed)		Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
(Stiff tickseed)
Cypripedium candidum Muhl. ex Willd.
(Small white lady’s slipper orchid)		Dalea alopecuroides Willd.
(Foxtail dalea)		Dalea leporina (Aiton) Bullock
(Foxtail dalea)
Delphinium virescens Nutt.
(Prairie larkspur)		Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. wilcoxianum
(Wilcox’s panic grass)		Echinacea angustifolia
(Pale coneflower)
Elymus canadensis L.
(Canada wild rye)		Equisetum arvense L.
(Common horsetail)		Euphorbia corollata L.
(Flowering spurge)
Euphorbia glyptosperma Engelm.
(Spurge)		Euphorbia marginata Pursh
(Snow-on-the-mountain)		Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. ex Cass.
(Lance-leaved goldenrod)
Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. ex Cass.
(Grass-leaved goldenrod)		Galium boreale L.
(Northern bedstraw)		Gentiana andrewsii Griseb.
(Bottle gentian)
Geranium maculatum L.
(Wild geranium)		Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
(Wild licorice)		Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
(Licorice-root)
Helenium autumnale L.
(Sneezeweed)		Helianthus grosseserratus Martens
(Saw-tooth sunflower)		Helianthus grosseserratus Martens
(Bigtooth sunflower)
Helianthus laetiflorus Pers.
(Prairie sunflower)		Helianthus laetiflorus Pers.
(Showy sunflower)		Helianthus maximiliani Schrader
(Maximillian’s sunflower)
Helianthus rigidus (Cass.) Desf.
(Prairie sunflower)		Helianthus rigidus (Cass.) Desf.
(Showy sunflower)		Helianthus tuberosus L.
(Jerusalem artichoke)
Heliopsis helianthoides (L.) Sweet
(Ox-eye)		Iris shrevei L. Small
(Blue flag)		Iris virginica var. shrevei (Small) E. Anderson
(Blue flag)
Kuhnia eupatorioides L.
(False boneset)		Lactuca ludoviciana (Nutt.) Riddell
(Prairie lettuce)		Lactuca pulchella (Pursh) DC.
(Blue lettuce)
Lactuca tatarica (L.) C. A. Meyer
(Blue lettuce)		Lathyrus palustris L.
(Marsh vetchling)		Lathyrus venosus Muhl. ex Willd.
(Veiny pea)
Lathyrus venosus Muhl. ex Willd.
(Wild pea)		Liatris aspera Michx.
(Rough blazing star)		Liatris punctata Hooker
(Dotted blazing star)
Liatris pycnostachya Michx.
(Prairie blazing star)		Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx.
(Scaly blazing star)		Lilium michiganense Farw.
(Michigan lily)
Lilium michiganense Farw.
(Turks-cap lily)		Linum sulcatum Riddell
(Wild flax)		Linum sulcatum Riddell
(Yellow flax)
Lithospermum incisum Lehm.
(Fringed puccoon)		Lithospermum incisum Lehm.
(Narrow-leaved puccoon)		Lobelia siphilitica L.
(Great lobelia)
Lobelia siphilitica L.
(Giant lobelia)		Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex Barton
(Water horehound)		Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex Barton
(Cut-leaved water-horehound)
Mirabilis hirsuta (Pursh) MacM.
(Hairy four-o’clock)		Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torrey) Rydb.
(Plains muhly)		Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) BSP.
(Marsh muhly)
Oenothera serrulata Nutt.
(Toothed evening primrose)		Oxalis violacea L.
(Violet wood sorrel)		Panicum virgatum L.
(Switchgrass)
Panicum wilcoxianum Vasey
(Wilcox’s panic grass)		Pedicularis lanceolata Michx.
(Swamp lousewort)		Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) Grimes
(Scurf-pea)
Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) Grimes
(Silverleaf scurf-pea)		Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb.
(Prairie turnip)		Phlox pilosa L.
(Prairie phlox)
Platanthera praeclara Sheviak & Bowles
(Western prairie fringed orchid)		Poa palustris L.
(Fowl meadow grass)		Potentilla arguta Pursh
(Tall cinquefoil)
Prenanthes aspera Michx.
(Rough white lettuce)		Prenanthes aspera Michx.
(White lettuce)		Prenanthes racemosa Michx.
(Glaucous white lettuce)
Prenanthes racemosa Michx.
(Smooth white lettuce)		Prunella vulgaris L.
(Self heal)		Psoralea argophylla Pursh
(Scurf-pea)
Psoralea argophylla Pursh
(Silverleaf scurf-pea)		Psoralea esculenta Pursh
(Prairie turnip)		Pulsatilla patens (L.) P. Miller
(Pasque flower)
Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) Dur. & Jackson
(Common mountain mint)		Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) Dur. & Jackson
(Virginia mountain mint)		Ranunculus pensylvanicus L. f.
(Bristly crowfoot)
Ranunculus pensylvanicus L. f.
(Bristly buttercup)		Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Wooton and Standley
(Long-headed coneflower)		Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Wooton and Standley
(Thimble-weed)
Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnh.
(Gray-headed coneflower)		Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnh.
(Yellow coneflower)		Salix petiolaris Smith
(Shrub willow)
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
(Little bluestem)		Scrophularia lanceolata Pursh
(Figwort)		Senecio plattensis Nutt.
(Prairie ragwort)
Silphium laciniatum L.
(Compass plant)		Sisyrinchium campestre Bickn.
(Blue-eyed grass)		Solidago altissima L.
(Tall goldenrod)
Solidago altissima L.
(Canada goldenrod)		Solidago canadensis L.
(Tall goldenrod)		Solidago canadensis L.
(Canada goldenrod)
Solidago graminifolia (L.) Salisb.
(Lance-leaved goldenrod)		Solidago graminifolia (L.) Salisb.
(Grass-leaved goldenrod)		Solidago riddellii Frank ex Riddell
(Riddell’s goldenrod)
Solidago riddellii Frank ex Riddell
(Narrow-leaved goldenrod)		Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
(Indian grass)		Spartina pectinata Link
(Slough grass)
Spartina pectinata Link
(Cord grass)		Spiraea alba Du Roi
(Meadowsweet)		Sporobolus asper (Michx.) Kunth
(Dropseed)
Sporobolus asper (Michx.) Kunth
(Tall dropseed)		Sporobolus asper (Michx.) Kunth
(Rough dropseed)		Sporobolus heterolepis (Gray) Gray
(Prairie dropseed)
Sporobolus heterolepis (Gray) Gray
(Northern dropseed)		Verbena urticifolia L.
(White vervain)		Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd.
(Vetch)
Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd.
(Purple vetch)		Viola papilionacea Pursh
(Common blue violet)		Viola pratincola Greene
(Common blue violet)
Zigadenus elegans Pursh
(White camass)		Zigadenus elegans Pursh
(Death camass)
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