Prairie plants found in Hancock county:
Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Make
(Slender wheatgrass)		Allium canadense L.
(Wild onion)		Allium canadense L.
(Wild garlic)
Andropogon gerardii Vitman
(Big bluestem)		Andropogon scoparius Michx.
(Little bluestem)		Anemone canadensis L.
(Canada anemone)
Anemone patens L.
(Pasque flower)		Antennaria neglecta Greene
(Pussytoes)		Antennaria neglecta Greene
(Field pussytoes)
Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson
(Ladies’-tobacco)		Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson
(Plantain-leaved 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 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 azureus Lindley
(Sky-blue aster)		Aster azureus Lindley
(Azure aster)
Aster ericoides L.
(Heath aster)		Aster ericoides L.
(Frost weed)		Aster laevis L.
(Smooth blue aster)
Aster lanceolatus Willd.
(Panicled 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)
Cacalia plantaginea (Raf.) Shinners
(Prairie Indian plantain)		Cacalia tuberosa Nutt.
(Prairie Indian plantain)		Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv.
(Bluejoint)
Calylophus serrulatus (Nutt.) Raven
(Toothed evening primrose)		Campanula aparinoides Pursh
(Marsh bellflower)		Campanula aparinoides Pursh
(Bedstraw bellflower)
Cardamine bulbosa (Schreber) BSP.
(Spring cress)		Carex bicknellii Britton
(Sedge)		Carex brevior (Dewey) Mack, ex Lunell
(Sedge)
Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh.
(Slender sedge)		Castilleja coccinea (L.) Sprengel
(Indian paintbrush)		Ceanothus americanus L.
(New Jersey tea)
Cicuta maculata L.
(Water hemlock)		Cicuta maculata L.
(Spotted water hemlock)		Cirsium flodmanii (Rydb.) Arthur
(Flodman’s thistle)
Cirsium hillii (Canby) Fern.
(Hill’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)
Echinacea angustifolia
(Pale coneflower)		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)		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)		Gentiana alba Muhl.
(Pale gentian)
Gentiana alba Muhl.
(Yellow gentian)		Gentiana andrewsii Griseb.
(Bottle gentian)		Gentiana flavida A. Gray
(Pale gentian)
Gentiana flavida A. Gray
(Yellow 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)		Hieracium umbellatum L.
(Hawkweed)		Hieracium umbellatum L.
(Canada hawkweed)
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)		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 punctata Hooker
(Dotted blazing star)		Liatris pycnostachya Michx.
(Prairie 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 incisum Lehm.
(Fringed puccoon)		Lithospermum incisum Lehm.
(Narrow-leaved puccoon)		Lobelia siphilitica L.
(Great lobelia)
Lobelia siphilitica L.
(Giant lobelia)		Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex Barton
(Water horehound)		Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex Barton
(Cut-leaved water-horehound)
Lysimachia ciliata L.
(Fringed 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 racemosa (Michx.) BSP.
(Marsh muhly)
Oenothera serrulata Nutt.
(Toothed evening primrose)		Onoclea sensibilis L.
(Sensitive fern)		Oxalis violacea L.
(Violet wood sorrel)
Oxypolis rigidior (L.) Raf.
(Cowbane)		Panicum virgatum L.
(Switchgrass)		Pedicularis canadensis L.
(Lousewort)
Pedicularis lanceolata Michx.
(Swamp lousewort)		Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) Grimes
(Scurf-pea)		Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) Grimes
(Silverleaf scurf-pea)
Petalostemon candidum (Willd.) Michx.
(White prairie clover)		Petalostemon purpureum (Vent.) Rydb.
(Purple prairie clover)		Phalaris arundinacea L.
(Reed canary grass)
Phlox maculata L.
(Wild phlox)		Phlox pilosa L.
(Prairie phlox)		Physalis heterophylla Nees
(Ground cherry)
Physalis heterophylla Nees
(Clammy ground-cherry)		Physalis virginiana P. Miller
(Virginia ground cherry)		Poa palustris L.
(Fowl meadow grass)
Polygala sanguinea L.
(Field milkwort)		Polygala verticillata L.
(Whorled milkwort)		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)		Psoralea argophylla Pursh
(Scurf-pea)		Psoralea argophylla Pursh
(Silverleaf scurf-pea)
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 blanda Aiton
(Meadow rose)		Rosa blanda Aiton
(Smooth rose)
Rudbeckia hirta L.
(Black-eyed Susan)		Salix discolor Muhl.
(Pussy willow)		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)		Scutellaria parvula Michx.
(Skullcap)		Scutellaria parvula Michx.
(Smaller skullcap)
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 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)
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)		Spiraea alba Du Roi
(Meadowsweet)
Sporobolus heterolepis (Gray) Gray
(Prairie dropseed)		Sporobolus heterolepis (Gray) Gray
(Northern dropseed)		Strophostyles helvula (L.) Ell.
(Wild bean)
Strophostyles helvula (L.) Ell.
(Trailing wild bean)		Thalictrum dasycarpum Fischer & Ave-Lall.
(Purple meadow-rue)		Verbena hastata L.
(Blue vervain)
Verbena urticifolia L.
(White vervain)		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 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 aptera (Gray) Fern.
(Heart-leaved meadow parsnip)
Zizia aurea (L.) W. Koch.
(Golden alexanders)
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