Prairie plants found in Guthrie county:
Andropogon gerardii Vitman
(Big bluestem)		Andropogon scoparius Michx.
(Little bluestem)		Anemone canadensis L.
(Canada anemone)
Anemone cylindrica Gray
(Windflower)		Anemone cylindrica Gray
(Thimbleweed)		Apocynum cannabinum L.
(Indian hemp)
Apocynum cannabinum L.
(Hemp dogbane)		Artemisia campestris L.
(Western sagewort)		Artemisia campestris L.
(Tall wormwood)
Artemisia caudata Michx.
(Western sagewort)		Artemisia caudata Michx.
(Tall wormwood)		Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt.
(White sage)
Asclepias incarnata L.
(Swamp milkweed)		Asclepias sullivantii Engelm. ex Gray
(Prairie milkweed)		Asclepias sullivantii Engelm. ex Gray
(Sullivant’s milkweed)
Asclepias syriaca L.
(Common milkweed)		Asclepias verticillata L.
(Whorled 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 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 canadensis L.
(Milk vetch)		Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Ell.
(False indigo)		Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Ell.
(Cream false indigo)
Baptisia lactea (Raf.) Thieret
(White wild indigo)		Baptisia lactea (Raf.) Thieret
(White false indigo)		Baptisia leucantha T. & G.
(White wild indigo)
Baptisia leucantha T. & G.
(White false indigo)		Baptisia leucophaea Nutt.
(False indigo)		Baptisia leucophaea Nutt.
(Cream false indigo)
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torrey
(Side-oats grama)		Bouteloua hirsuta Lag.
(Hairy grama)		Brickellia eupatorioides (L.) Shinners
(False boneset)
Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv.
(Bluejoint)		Calylophus serrulatus (Nutt.) Raven
(Toothed evening primrose)		Carex bicknellii Britton
(Sedge)
Carex brevior (Dewey) Mack, ex Lunell
(Sedge)		Carex gravida Bailey
(Sedge)		Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh.
(Slender sedge)
Cassia fasciculata Michx.
(Partridge pea)		Ceanothus americanus L.
(New Jersey tea)		Ceanothus herbaceus Raf.
(Redroot)
Ceanothus ovatus Desf. (misapplied)
(Redroot)		Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene
(Partridge pea)		Cicuta maculata L.
(Water hemlock)
Cicuta maculata L.
(Spotted water hemlock)		Cirsium altissimum (L.) Sprengel
(Tall thistle)		Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Sprengel
(Field thistle)
Cirsium flodmanii (Rydb.) Arthur
(Flodman’s thistle)		Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt.
(Bastard toadflax)		Crotalaria sagittalis L.
(Rattle box)
Dalea candida Willd.
(White prairie clover)		Dalea purpurea Vent.
(Purple prairie clover)		Delphinium virescens Nutt.
(Prairie larkspur)
Desmodium illinoense Gray
(Illinois tick trefoil)		Dichanthelium linearifolium (Scribner) Gould
(Rosette panic grass)		Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum
(Scribner’s panic grass)
Echinacea angustifolia
(Pale coneflower)		Elymus canadensis L.
(Canada wild rye)		Epilobium coloratum Biehler
(Cinnamon willowherb)
Epilobium coloratum Biehler
(Purple-leaved willow-herb)		Equisetum arvense L.
(Common horsetail)		Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd.
(Fleabane)
Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd.
(Daisy fleabane)		Eryngium yuccifolium Michx.
(Rattlesnake master)		Euphorbia corollata L.
(Flowering spurge)
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
(Toothed spurge)		Euphorbia glyptosperma Engelm.
(Spurge)		Euphorbia marginata Pursh
(Snow-on-the-mountain)
Fragaria virginiana Duchesne
(Wild strawberry)		Galium obtusum Bigelow
(Wild madder)		Gaura biennis L.
(Biennial gaura)
Gaura filiformis Small
(Biennial gaura)		Gentiana puberula Michx.
(Downy gentian)		Gentiana puberulenta J. Pringle
(Downy gentian)
Geranium maculatum L.
(Wild geranium)		Helenium autumnale L.
(Sneezeweed)		Helianthemum bicknellii Fern.
(Frost weed)
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)		Heuchera richardsonii R. Br.
(Alumroot)
Hypericum punctatum Lam.
(Spotted St. John’s wort)		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)		Kuhnia eupatorioides L.
(False boneset)		Lactuca canadensis L.
(Wild lettuce)
Lactuca ludoviciana (Nutt.) Riddell
(Prairie lettuce)		Lathyrus palustris L.
(Marsh vetchling)		Lespedeza capitata Michx.
(Round-headed bush clover)
Liatris punctata Hooker
(Dotted blazing star)		Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx.
(Scaly blazing star)		Lilium michiganense Farw.
(Michigan lily)
Lilium michiganense Farw.
(Turks-cap lily)		Lilium philadelphicum L.
(Wood lily)		Linum sulcatum Riddell
(Wild flax)
Linum sulcatum Riddell
(Yellow flax)		Lithospermum canescens (Michx.) Lehm.
(Hoary puccoon)		Lithospermum caroliniense (Walter) MacM.
(Hairy puccoon)
Lithospermum incisum Lehm.
(Fringed puccoon)		Lithospermum incisum Lehm.
(Narrow-leaved puccoon)		Lobelia siphilitica L.
(Great lobelia)
Lobelia siphilitica L.
(Giant lobelia)		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)		Monarda punctata L.
(Spotted horsemint)
Monarda punctata L.
(Spotted bee balm)		Monarda punctata L.
(Horsemint)		Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torrey) Rydb.
(Plains muhly)
Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) BSP.
(Marsh muhly)		Oenothera biennis L. var. canescens T. & G.
(Gray evening primrose)		Oenothera serrulata Nutt.
(Toothed evening primrose)
Oenothera villosa Thunb.
(Gray evening primrose)		Onoclea sensibilis L.
(Sensitive fern)		Onosmodium molle Michx.
(False gromwell)
Oxalis violacea L.
(Violet wood sorrel)		Panicum implicatum Scribner
(Rosette panic grass)		Panicum linearifolium Scribner
(Rosette panic grass)
Panicum scribnerianum Nash
(Scribner’s panic grass)		Panicum virgatum L.
(Switchgrass)		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)
Physalis heterophylla Nees
(Ground cherry)		Physalis heterophylla Nees
(Clammy ground-cherry)		Physalis virginiana P. Miller
(Virginia ground cherry)
Platanthera praeclara Sheviak & Bowles
(Western prairie fringed orchid)		Polygonum pensylvanicum L. var. laevigatum Fern.
(Pennsylvania smartweed)		Potentilla arguta Pursh
(Tall cinquefoil)
Prenanthes aspera Michx.
(Rough white lettuce)		Prenanthes aspera Michx.
(White lettuce)		Prunella vulgaris L.
(Self heal)
Psoralea argophylla Pursh
(Scurf-pea)		Psoralea argophylla Pursh
(Silverleaf scurf-pea)		Psoralea esculenta Pursh
(Prairie turnip)
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Schrader
(Slender mountain mint)		Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Schrader
(Narrow-leaved mountain mint)		Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) Dur. & Jackson
(Common mountain mint)
Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) Dur. & Jackson
(Virginia mountain mint)		Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnh.
(Gray-headed coneflower)		Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnh.
(Yellow coneflower)
Rudbeckia hirta L.
(Black-eyed Susan)		Rudbeckia subtomentosa Pursh
(Fragrant coneflower)		Rudbeckia subtomentosa Pursh
(Sweet coneflower)
Salix discolor Muhl.
(Pussy willow)		Salix humilis Marsh.
(Prairie willow)		Salix humilis Marsh.
(Upland-willow)
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
(Little bluestem)		Scutellaria parvula Michx.
(Skullcap)		Scutellaria parvula Michx.
(Smaller skullcap)
Silphium integrifolium Michx.
(Rosinweed)		Silphium laciniatum L.
(Compass plant)		Sisyrinchium campestre Bickn.
(Blue-eyed grass)
Solidago gigantea Aiton
(Smooth goldenrod)		Solidago gigantea Aiton
(Late goldenrod)		Solidago missouriensis Nutt.
(Missouri goldenrod)
Solidago nemoralis Aiton
(Field goldenrod)		Solidago nemoralis Aiton
(Gray goldenrod)		Solidago rigida L.
(Stiff goldenrod)
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
(Indian 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)		Stipa spartea Trin.
(Porcupine grass)		Strophostyles helvula (L.) Ell.
(Wild bean)
Strophostyles helvula (L.) Ell.
(Trailing wild bean)		Strophostyles leiosperma (T. & G.) Piper
(Wild bean)		Teucrium canadense L.
(Germander)
Teucrium canadense L.
(Wood sage)		Thalictrum dasycarpum Fischer & Ave-Lall.
(Purple meadow-rue)		Tradescantia bracteata Small
(Spiderwort)
Tradescantia ohiensis Raf.
(Ohio spiderwort)		Verbena hastata L.
(Blue vervain)		Verbena stricta Vent.
(Hoary vervain)
Verbena urticifolia L.
(White vervain)		Vernonia baldwinii Torrey
(Baldwin’s ironweed)		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 pedata L.
(Bird’s foot violet)		Viola pedatifida G. Don
(Prairie violet)
Zizia aurea (L.) W. Koch.
(Golden alexanders)
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