Prairie plants found in Tama county:
Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson
(Ladies’-tobacco)
Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson
(Plantain-leaved pussytoes)
Asclepias tuberosa L.
(Butterfly weed)
Asclepias tuberosa L.
(Pleurisy-root)
Aster ericoides L.
(Heath aster)
Aster ericoides L.
(Frost weed)
Aster laevis L.
(Smooth blue aster)
Aster novae-angliae L.
(New England aster)
Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv.
(Bluejoint)
Cardamine bulbosa (Schreber) BSP.
(Spring cress)
Cassia fasciculata Michx.
(Partridge pea)
Castilleja coccinea (L.) Sprengel
(Indian paintbrush)
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene
(Partridge pea)
Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Sprengel
(Field thistle)
Echinacea angustifolia
(Pale coneflower)
Epilobium coloratum Biehler
(Cinnamon willowherb)
Epilobium coloratum Biehler
(Purple-leaved willow-herb)
Euphorbia glyptosperma Engelm.
(Spurge)
Fragaria virginiana Duchesne
(Wild strawberry)
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 tuberosus L.
(Jerusalem artichoke)
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)
Lactuca canadensis L.
(Wild lettuce)
Lilium michiganense Farw.
(Michigan lily)
Lilium michiganense Farw.
(Turks-cap lily)
Lithospermum canescens (Michx.) Lehm.
(Hoary puccoon)
Lobelia siphilitica L.
(Great lobelia)
Lobelia siphilitica L.
(Giant lobelia)
Melanthium virginicum L.
(Bunch-flower)
Oenothera biennis L. var. canescens T. & G.
(Gray evening primrose)
Oenothera villosa Thunb.
(Gray evening primrose)
Onoclea sensibilis L.
(Sensitive fern)
Panicum virgatum L.
(Switchgrass)
Pedicularis canadensis L.
(Lousewort)
Phlox pilosa L.
(Prairie phlox)
Polygonum pensylvanicum L. var. laevigatum Fern.
(Pennsylvania smartweed)
Prunella vulgaris L.
(Self heal)
Rosa blanda Aiton
(Meadow rose)
Rosa blanda Aiton
(Smooth rose)
Rosa carolina L.
(Pasture rose)
Rosa carolina L.
(Carolina rose)
Rudbeckia hirta L.
(Black-eyed Susan)
Silphium integrifolium Michx.
(Rosinweed)
Solidago altissima L.
(Tall goldenrod)
Solidago altissima L.
(Canada goldenrod)
Solidago canadensis L.
(Tall goldenrod)
Solidago canadensis L.
(Canada goldenrod)
Solidago rigida L.
(Stiff goldenrod)
Solidago speciosa Nutt.
(Showy goldenrod)
Spiraea alba Du Roi
(Meadowsweet)
Strophostyles helvula (L.) Ell.
(Wild bean)
Strophostyles helvula (L.) Ell.
(Trailing wild bean)
Teucrium canadense L.
(Germander)
Teucrium canadense L.
(Wood sage)
Tradescantia ohiensis Raf.
(Ohio spiderwort)
Veratrum virginicum (L.) Ait. f.
(Bunch-flower)
Verbena urticifolia L.
(White vervain)
Viola papilionacea Pursh
(Common blue violet)
Viola pedatifida G. Don
(Prairie violet)
Viola pratincola Greene
(Common blue violet)