Prairie plants found in Lyon county:
Agoseris cuspidata (Pursh) Raf.
(Prairie dandelion)		Agoseris cuspidata (Pursh) Raf.
(False dandelion)		Agropyron smithii Rydb.
(Western wheatgrass)
Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Make
(Slender wheatgrass)		Allium canadense L.
(Wild onion)		Allium canadense L.
(Wild garlic)
Allium stellatum Nutt. ex Ker-Gawl.
(Wild prairie onion)		Ambrosia psilostachya DC.
(Western ragweed)		Amorpha canescens Pursh
(Lead plant)
Amorpha nana Nutt.
(Fragrant false indigo)		Andropogon gerardii Vitman
(Big bluestem)		Andropogon scoparius Michx.
(Little bluestem)
Anemone canadensis L.
(Canada anemone)		Anemone cylindrica Gray
(Windflower)		Anemone cylindrica Gray
(Thimbleweed)
Anemone patens L.
(Pasque flower)		Antennaria neglecta Greene
(Pussytoes)		Antennaria neglecta Greene
(Field pussytoes)
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 syriaca L.
(Common milkweed)
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 oblongifolius Nutt.
(Aromatic aster)
Aster sericeus Vent.
(Silky aster)		Aster simplex Willd.
(Panicled aster)		Astragalus canadensis L.
(Milk vetch)
Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt.
(Ground plum)		Astragalus lotiflorus Hooker
(Milk vetch)		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)
Calamovilfa longifolia (Hooker) Scribner
(Sand reed-grass)		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)		Castilleja sessiliflora Pursh
(Downy painted cup)		Ceanothus americanus L.
(New Jersey tea)
Ceanothus herbaceus Raf.
(Redroot)		Ceanothus ovatus Desf. (misapplied)
(Redroot)		Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene
(Partridge pea)
Chrysopsis villosa Nutt. ex DC.
(Golden aster)		Cicuta maculata L.
(Water hemlock)		Cicuta maculata L.
(Spotted water hemlock)
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)		Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.
(Showy tick trefoil)
Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.
(Tick clover)		Desmodium illinoense Gray
(Illinois tick trefoil)		Dichanthelium leibergii (Vasey) Freckman
(Leiberg’s panic grass)
Dichanthelium linearifolium (Scribner) Gould
(Rosette panic grass)		Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum
(Scribner’s panic grass)		Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. wilcoxianum
(Wilcox’s panic grass)
Echinacea angustifolia
(Pale coneflower)		Echinacea pallida Nutt.
(Pale coneflower)		Elymus canadensis L.
(Canada wild rye)
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)		Euphorbia glyptosperma Engelm.
(Spurge)
Euphorbia marginata Pursh
(Snow-on-the-mountain)		Fragaria virginiana Duchesne
(Wild strawberry)		Galium boreale L.
(Northern bedstraw)
Galium obtusum Bigelow
(Wild madder)		Gaura biennis L.
(Biennial gaura)		Gaura coccinea Pursh
(Scarlet gaura)
Gaura filiformis Small
(Biennial gaura)		Gentiana puberula Michx.
(Downy gentian)		Gentiana puberulenta J. Pringle
(Downy gentian)
Geranium carolinianum L.
(Cranesbill)		Geranium carolinianum L.
(Carolina crane’s bill)		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)		Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners
(Golden aster)
Heuchera richardsonii R. Br.
(Alumroot)		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)
Lactuca canadensis L.
(Wild lettuce)		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)		Lespedeza capitata Michx.
(Round-headed bush clover)		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)
Linum rigidum Pursh
(Stiff flax)		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 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)		Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D. Don
(Rush-pink)
Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D. Don
(Skeleton weed)		Lysimachia ciliata L.
(Fringed loosestrife)		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)
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 biennis L. var. canescens T. & G.
(Gray evening primrose)		Oenothera serrulata Nutt.
(Toothed evening primrose)		Oenothera villosa Thunb.
(Gray evening primrose)
Onosmodium molle Michx.
(False gromwell)		Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.
(Little prickly pear)		Oxalis violacea L.
(Violet wood sorrel)
Oxytropis lambertii Pursh
(Locoweed)		Panicum leibergii (Vasey) Scribner
(Leiberg’s panic grass)		Panicum linearifolium Scribner
(Rosette panic grass)
Panicum scribnerianum Nash
(Scribner’s panic grass)		Panicum virgatum L.
(Switchgrass)		Panicum wilcoxianum Vasey
(Wilcox’s panic grass)
Pedicularis canadensis L.
(Lousewort)		Pedicularis lanceolata Michx.
(Swamp lousewort)		Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) Grimes
(Scurf-pea)
Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) Grimes
(Silverleaf scurf-pea)		Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb.
(Prairie turnip)		Penstemon grandiflorus Nutt.
(Large-flowered beardtongue)
Petalostemon candidum (Willd.) Michx.
(White prairie clover)		Petalostemon purpureum (Vent.) Rydb.
(Purple prairie clover)		Phlox pilosa L.
(Prairie phlox)
Physalis heterophylla Nees
(Ground cherry)		Physalis heterophylla Nees
(Clammy ground-cherry)		Physalis virginiana P. Miller
(Virginia ground cherry)
Plantago patagonica Jacq.
(Plantain)		Plantago purshii R. & S.
(Plantain)		Poa palustris L.
(Fowl meadow grass)
Polygala verticillata L.
(Whorled milkwort)		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)
Pulsatilla patens (L.) P. Miller
(Pasque flower)		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)		Rosa arkansana Porter
(Sunshine rose)
Rosa arkansana Porter
(Prairie rose)		Rosa blanda Aiton
(Meadow rose)		Rosa blanda Aiton
(Smooth rose)
Rosa carolina L.
(Pasture rose)		Rosa carolina L.
(Carolina rose)		Rosa suffulta Greene
(Sunshine rose)
Rosa suffulta Greene
(Prairie rose)		Salix discolor Muhl.
(Pussy willow)		Salix humilis Marsh.
(Prairie willow)
Salix humilis Marsh.
(Upland-willow)		Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
(Little bluestem)		Scrophularia lanceolata Pursh
(Figwort)
Scutellaria parvula Michx.
(Skullcap)		Scutellaria parvula Michx.
(Smaller skullcap)		Senecio plattensis Nutt.
(Prairie ragwort)
Silene antirrhina L.
(Sleepy catchfly)		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 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)		Solidago speciosa Nutt.
(Showy 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)		Stipa spartea Trin.
(Porcupine grass)		Stipa viridula Trin.
(Green needlegrass)
Stipa viridula Trin.
(Feather-bunchgrass)		Strophostyles helvula (L.) Ell.
(Wild bean)		Strophostyles helvula (L.) Ell.
(Trailing wild bean)
Strophostyles leiosperma (T. & G.) Piper
(Wild bean)		Thalictrum dasycarpum Fischer & Ave-Lall.
(Purple meadow-rue)		Tradescantia bracteata Small
(Spiderwort)
Tradescantia ohiensis Raf.
(Ohio spiderwort)		Verbena hastata L.
(Blue vervain)		Verbena simplex Lehm.
(Narrow-leaved vervain)
Verbena stricta Vent.
(Hoary vervain)		Verbena urticifolia L.
(White vervain)		Vernonia fasciculata Michx.
(Ironweed)
Vernonia fasciculata Michx.
(Western ironweed)		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)
Zizia aurea (L.) W. Koch.
(Golden alexanders)
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