Prairie plants found in Palo Alto county:
Agropyron smithii Rydb.
(Western wheatgrass)		Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Make
(Slender wheatgrass)		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 sibiricum Jacq.
(Indian hemp)
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 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 syriaca L.
(Common 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 novae-angliae L.
(New England aster)		Aster oblongifolius Nutt.
(Aromatic aster)
Aster sericeus Vent.
(Silky aster)		Aster umbellatus Miller
(Flat-topped aster)		Aster umbellatus Miller
(White aster)
Astragalus agrestis Douglas ex D. Don
(Milk vetch)		Astragalus canadensis L.
(Milk vetch)		Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt.
(Ground plum)
Astragalus lotiflorus Hooker
(Milk vetch)		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)
Bouteloua hirsuta Lag.
(Hairy grama)		Brickellia eupatorioides (L.) Shinners
(False boneset)		Cacalia plantaginea (Raf.) Shinners
(Prairie Indian plantain)
Cacalia tuberosa Nutt.
(Prairie Indian plantain)		Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv.
(Bluejoint)		Calamovilfa longifolia (Hooker) Scribner
(Sand reed-grass)
Calylophus serrulatus (Nutt.) Raven
(Toothed evening primrose)		Cardamine bulbosa (Schreber) BSP.
(Spring cress)		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)
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene
(Partridge pea)		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)
Cypripedium candidum Muhl. ex Willd.
(Small white lady’s slipper orchid)		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)		Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. wilcoxianum
(Wilcox’s 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)		Euphorbia corollata L.
(Flowering spurge)		Euphorbia glyptosperma Engelm.
(Spurge)
Euphorbia marginata Pursh
(Snow-on-the-mountain)		Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. ex Cass.
(Lance-leaved goldenrod)		Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. ex Cass.
(Grass-leaved goldenrod)
Fragaria virginiana Duchesne
(Wild strawberry)		Galium boreale L.
(Northern bedstraw)		Galium obtusum Bigelow
(Wild madder)
Gentiana andrewsii Griseb.
(Bottle gentian)		Gentiana puberula Michx.
(Downy gentian)		Gentiana puberulenta J. Pringle
(Downy gentian)
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 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)		Heuchera richardsonii R. Br.
(Alumroot)		Hypericum sphaerocarpum Michx.
(Round-fruited 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 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)
Lespedeza leptostachya Engelm.
(Prairie 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)		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 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)
Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D. Don
(Rush-pink)		Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D. Don
(Skeleton weed)		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 serrulata Nutt.
(Toothed evening primrose)		Onosmodium molle Michx.
(False gromwell)
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 lanceolata Michx.
(Swamp lousewort)		Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb.
(Prairie turnip)
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)
Pilea fontana (Lunell) Rydb.
(Bog clearweed)		Plantago patagonica Jacq.
(Plantain)		Plantago purshii R. & S.
(Plantain)
Poa palustris L.
(Fowl meadow grass)		Polygala verticillata L.
(Whorled milkwort)		Potentilla arguta Pursh
(Tall cinquefoil)
Prenanthes aspera Michx.
(Rough white lettuce)		Prenanthes aspera Michx.
(White lettuce)		Prenanthes racemosa Michx.
(Glaucous white lettuce)
Prenanthes racemosa Michx.
(Smooth white lettuce)		Prunella vulgaris L.
(Self heal)		Psoralea esculenta Pursh
(Prairie turnip)
Pulsatilla patens (L.) P. Miller
(Pasque flower)		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 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)
Rudbeckia hirta L.
(Black-eyed Susan)		Salix humilis Marsh.
(Prairie willow)		Salix humilis Marsh.
(Upland-willow)
Salix petiolaris Smith
(Shrub willow)		Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
(Little bluestem)		Scrophularia lanceolata Pursh
(Figwort)
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 graminifolia (L.) Salisb.
(Lance-leaved goldenrod)		Solidago graminifolia (L.) Salisb.
(Grass-leaved 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)		Spiraea alba Du Roi
(Meadowsweet)		Spiranthes cernua (L.) L. C. Rich.
(Nodding ladies’-tresses)
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)
Teucrium canadense L.
(Germander)		Teucrium canadense L.
(Wood sage)		Thalictrum dasycarpum Fischer & Ave-Lall.
(Purple meadow-rue)
Tradescantia bracteata Small
(Spiderwort)		Verbena hastata L.
(Blue vervain)		Verbena stricta Vent.
(Hoary vervain)
Verbena urticifolia L.
(White vervain)		Vernonia baldwinii Torrey
(Baldwin’s 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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