Prairie plants found in Pocahontas county:
Amorpha canescens Pursh
(Lead plant)		Andropogon gerardii Vitman
(Big bluestem)		Andropogon scoparius Michx.
(Little bluestem)
Anemone canadensis L.
(Canada anemone)		Anemone cylindrica Gray
(Windflower)		Anemone cylindrica Gray
(Thimbleweed)
Antennaria neglecta Greene
(Pussytoes)		Antennaria neglecta Greene
(Field pussytoes)		Apocynum cannabinum L.
(Indian hemp)
Apocynum cannabinum L.
(Hemp dogbane)		Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt.
(White sage)		Asclepias amplexicaulis Smith
(Sand milkweed)
Asclepias amplexicaulis Smith
(Blunt-leaved milkweed)		Asclepias incarnata L.
(Swamp milkweed)		Asclepias sullivantii Engelm. ex Gray
(Prairie milkweed)
Asclepias sullivantii Engelm. ex Gray
(Sullivant’s 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 ericoides L.
(Heath aster)		Aster ericoides L.
(Frost weed)		Aster laevis L.
(Smooth blue aster)
Aster lanceolatus Willd.
(Panicled aster)		Aster novae-angliae L.
(New England aster)		Aster sericeus Vent.
(Silky aster)
Aster simplex Willd.
(Panicled aster)		Astragalus canadensis L.
(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)		Cacalia plantaginea (Raf.) Shinners
(Prairie Indian plantain)
Cacalia tuberosa Nutt.
(Prairie Indian plantain)		Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv.
(Bluejoint)		Carex gravida Bailey
(Sedge)
Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh.
(Slender sedge)		Cirsium altissimum (L.) Sprengel
(Tall thistle)		Cirsium flodmanii (Rydb.) Arthur
(Flodman’s thistle)
Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt.
(Bastard toadflax)		Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
(Tickseed)		Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
(Stiff tickseed)
Dalea candida Willd.
(White prairie clover)		Dalea purpurea Vent.
(Purple prairie clover)		Delphinium virescens Nutt.
(Prairie larkspur)
Dichanthelium leibergii (Vasey) Freckman
(Leiberg’s panic grass)		Dichanthelium linearifolium (Scribner) Gould
(Rosette panic grass)		Echinacea angustifolia
(Pale coneflower)
Elymus canadensis L.
(Canada wild rye)		Equisetum arvense L.
(Common horsetail)		Equisetum laevigatum A. Br.
(Smooth scouring-rush)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Br.
(Prairie scouring-rush)		Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd.
(Fleabane)		Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd.
(Daisy fleabane)
Eryngium yuccifolium Michx.
(Rattlesnake master)		Galium obtusum Bigelow
(Wild madder)		Gentiana andrewsii Griseb.
(Bottle gentian)
Gentiana puberula Michx.
(Downy gentian)		Gentiana puberulenta J. Pringle
(Downy gentian)		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)
Heliopsis helianthoides (L.) Sweet
(Ox-eye)		Hypoxis hirsuta (L.) Cov.
(Yellow stargrass)		Hypoxis hirsuta (L.) Cov.
(Star-grass)
Iris shrevei L. Small
(Blue flag)		Iris virginica var. shrevei (Small) E. Anderson
(Blue flag)		Koeleria cristata (L.) Pers. (illegal name)
(June grass)
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schultes
(June grass)		Lactuca ludoviciana (Nutt.) Riddell
(Prairie lettuce)		Lathyrus palustris L.
(Marsh vetchling)
Lathyrus venosus Muhl. ex Willd.
(Veiny pea)		Lathyrus venosus Muhl. ex Willd.
(Wild pea)		Lespedeza capitata Michx.
(Round-headed bush clover)
Liatris aspera Michx.
(Rough blazing star)		Liatris pycnostachya Michx.
(Prairie blazing star)		Lilium philadelphicum L.
(Wood lily)
Linum sulcatum Riddell
(Wild flax)		Linum sulcatum Riddell
(Yellow flax)		Lithospermum canescens (Michx.) Lehm.
(Hoary puccoon)
Lobelia spicata Lam.
(Spiked lobelia)		Lobelia spicata Lam.
(Pale-spiked lobelia)		Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex Barton
(Water horehound)
Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex Barton
(Cut-leaved water-horehound)		Lythrum alatum Pursh
(Winged loosestrife)		Lythrum alatum Pursh
(Wing-angled loosestrife)
Mirabilis hirsuta (Pursh) MacM.
(Hairy four-o’clock)		Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM.
(Wild four-o’clock)		Oxalis violacea L.
(Violet wood sorrel)
Panicum leibergii (Vasey) Scribner
(Leiberg’s panic grass)		Panicum linearifolium Scribner
(Rosette panic grass)		Panicum virgatum L.
(Switchgrass)
Pedicularis canadensis L.
(Lousewort)		Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) Grimes
(Scurf-pea)		Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) Grimes
(Silverleaf scurf-pea)
Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb.
(Prairie turnip)		Petalostemon candidum (Willd.) Michx.
(White prairie clover)		Petalostemon purpureum (Vent.) Rydb.
(Purple prairie clover)
Phalaris arundinacea L.
(Reed canary grass)		Phlox pilosa L.
(Prairie phlox)		Platanthera praeclara Sheviak & Bowles
(Western prairie fringed orchid)
Potentilla arguta Pursh
(Tall cinquefoil)		Prenanthes aspera Michx.
(Rough white lettuce)		Prenanthes aspera Michx.
(White lettuce)
Psoralea argophylla Pursh
(Scurf-pea)		Psoralea argophylla Pursh
(Silverleaf scurf-pea)		Psoralea esculenta Pursh
(Prairie turnip)
Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) Dur. & Jackson
(Common mountain mint)		Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) Dur. & Jackson
(Virginia mountain mint)		Ranunculus fascicularis Muhl.
(Early buttercup)
Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnh.
(Gray-headed coneflower)		Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnh.
(Yellow coneflower)		Rosa arkansana Porter
(Sunshine rose)
Rosa arkansana Porter
(Prairie rose)		Rosa blanda Aiton
(Meadow rose)		Rosa blanda Aiton
(Smooth rose)
Rosa suffulta Greene
(Sunshine rose)		Rosa suffulta Greene
(Prairie rose)		Rudbeckia hirta L.
(Black-eyed Susan)
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
(Little bluestem)		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 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)		Sporobolus heterolepis (Gray) Gray
(Prairie dropseed)		Sporobolus heterolepis (Gray) Gray
(Northern dropseed)
Vernonia fasciculata Michx.
(Ironweed)		Vernonia fasciculata Michx.
(Western ironweed)		Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
(Culver’s root)
Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd.
(Vetch)		Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd.
(Purple vetch)		Viola papilionacea Pursh
(Common blue violet)
Viola pedatifida G. Don
(Prairie violet)		Viola pratincola Greene
(Common blue violet)		Zigadenus elegans Pursh
(White camass)
Zigadenus elegans Pursh
(Death camass)		Zizia aurea (L.) W. Koch.
(Golden alexanders)
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