Prairie plants found in Mitchell county:
Agoseris cuspidata (Pursh) Raf.
(False dandelion)		Ambrosia psilostachya DC.
(Western ragweed)		Amorpha canescens Pursh
(Lead plant)
Andropogon gerardii Vitman
(Big bluestem)		Anemone canadensis L.
(Canada anemone)		Apocynum sibiricum Jacq.
(Indian hemp)
Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt.
(White sage)		Asclepias ovalifolia Dene.
(Oval milkweed)		Asclepias ovalifolia Dene.
(Oval-leaved milkweed)
Asclepias syriaca L.
(Common milkweed)		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)		Aster umbellatus Miller
(Flat-topped aster)		Aster umbellatus Miller
(White aster)
Astragalus canadensis L.
(Milk vetch)		Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt.
(Ground plum)		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)
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torrey
(Side-oats 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)		Ceanothus americanus L.
(New Jersey tea)		Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Sprengel
(Field thistle)
Cirsium hillii (Canby) Fern.
(Hill’s thistle)		Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt.
(Bastard toadflax)		Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
(Tickseed)
Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
(Stiff tickseed)		Dalea purpurea Vent.
(Purple prairie clover)		Desmodium illinoense Gray
(Illinois tick trefoil)
Dichanthelium leibergii (Vasey) Freckman
(Leiberg’s panic grass)		Echinacea angustifolia
(Pale coneflower)		Elymus canadensis L.
(Canada wild rye)
Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd.
(Fleabane)		Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd.
(Daisy fleabane)		Eryngium yuccifolium Michx.
(Rattlesnake master)
Fragaria virginiana Duchesne
(Wild strawberry)		Galium boreale L.
(Northern bedstraw)		Gentiana alba Muhl.
(Pale gentian)
Gentiana alba Muhl.
(Yellow gentian)		Gentiana flavida A. Gray
(Pale gentian)		Gentiana flavida A. Gray
(Yellow gentian)
Geranium maculatum L.
(Wild geranium)		Geum triflorum Pursh
(Prairie smoke)		Geum triflorum Pursh
(Long-plumed purple avens)
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 rigidus (Cass.) Desf.
(Prairie sunflower)
Helianthus rigidus (Cass.) Desf.
(Showy sunflower)		Heliopsis helianthoides (L.) Sweet
(Ox-eye)		Heuchera richardsonii R. Br.
(Alumroot)
Hieracium longipilum Torrey
(Hawkweed)		Hieracium umbellatum L.
(Hawkweed)		Hieracium umbellatum L.
(Canada hawkweed)
Hypericum punctatum Lam.
(Spotted St. John’s wort)		Hypoxis hirsuta (L.) Cov.
(Yellow stargrass)		Hypoxis hirsuta (L.) Cov.
(Star-grass)
Koeleria cristata (L.) Pers. (illegal name)
(June grass)		Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schultes
(June grass)		Kuhnia eupatorioides L.
(False boneset)
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 ligulistylis (A. Nelson) K. Schum.
(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)
Lithospermum canescens (Michx.) Lehm.
(Hoary puccoon)		Lithospermum caroliniense (Walter) MacM.
(Hairy 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)
Monarda fistulosa L.
(Wild bergamot)		Monarda fistulosa L.
(Horsemint)		Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torrey) Rydb.
(Plains muhly)
Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) BSP.
(Marsh muhly)		Nothocalais cuspidata (Pursh) Greene
(Prairie dandelion)		Nothocalais cuspidata (Pursh) Greene
(False dandelion)
Oenothera serrulata Nutt.
(Toothed evening primrose)		Onoclea sensibilis L.
(Sensitive fern)		Oxypolis rigidior (L.) Raf.
(Cowbane)
Panicum leibergii (Vasey) Scribner
(Leiberg’s panic grass)		Panicum virgatum L.
(Switchgrass)		Parthenium integrifolium L.
(Feverfew)
Parthenium integrifolium L.
(Wild quinine)		Petalostemon purpureum (Vent.) Rydb.
(Purple prairie clover)		Polygala sanguinea L.
(Field milkwort)
Polygala senega L.
(Seneca snakeroot)		Polygonum pensylvanicum L. var. laevigatum Fern.
(Pennsylvania smartweed)		Potentilla arguta Pursh
(Tall cinquefoil)
Prenanthes racemosa Michx.
(Glaucous white lettuce)		Prenanthes racemosa Michx.
(Smooth white lettuce)		Prunella vulgaris L.
(Self heal)
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 pinnata (Vent.) Barnh.
(Gray-headed coneflower)		Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnh.
(Yellow coneflower)
Rosa blanda Aiton
(Meadow rose)		Rosa blanda Aiton
(Smooth rose)		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)		Salix petiolaris Smith
(Shrub willow)
Saxifraga pensylvanica L.
(Swamp saxifrage)		Scrophularia lanceolata Pursh
(Figwort)		Senecio plattensis Nutt.
(Prairie ragwort)
Silphium laciniatum L.
(Compass plant)		Solidago altissima L.
(Tall goldenrod)		Solidago altissima L.
(Canada goldenrod)
Solidago canadensis L.
(Tall goldenrod)		Solidago canadensis L.
(Canada goldenrod)		Solidago speciosa Nutt.
(Showy goldenrod)
Spartina pectinata Link
(Slough grass)		Spartina pectinata Link
(Cord grass)		Spiraea alba Du Roi
(Meadowsweet)
Sporobolus heterolepis (Gray) Gray
(Prairie dropseed)		Sporobolus heterolepis (Gray) Gray
(Northern dropseed)		Stipa spartea Trin.
(Porcupine grass)
Thalictrum dasycarpum Fischer & Ave-Lall.
(Purple meadow-rue)		Verbena stricta Vent.
(Hoary vervain)		Verbena urticifolia L.
(White vervain)
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
(Culver’s root)		Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd.
(Vetch)		Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd.
(Purple vetch)
Viola pedatifida G. Don
(Prairie violet)		Zizia aurea (L.) W. Koch.
(Golden alexanders)
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