Prairie plants found in Oscelo 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)
Amorpha canescens Pursh
(Lead plant)
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 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)
Astragalus agrestis Douglas ex D. Don
(Milk vetch)
Astragalus canadensis L.
(Milk vetch)
Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt.
(Ground plum)
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)
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)
Castilleja sessiliflora Pursh
(Downy painted cup)
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)
Dichanthelium leibergii (Vasey) Freckman
(Leiberg’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)
Euphorbia glyptosperma Engelm.
(Spurge)
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)
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)
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 leptostachya Engelm.
(Prairie bush clover)
Liatris aspera Michx.
(Rough blazing star)
Liatris pycnostachya Michx.
(Prairie blazing star)
Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx.
(Scaly blazing star)
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)
Lobelia spicata Lam.
(Spiked lobelia)
Lobelia spicata Lam.
(Pale-spiked lobelia)
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)
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)
Oxalis violacea L.
(Violet wood sorrel)
Oxytropis lambertii Pursh
(Locoweed)
Panicum leibergii (Vasey) Scribner
(Leiberg’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)
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)
Poa palustris L.
(Fowl meadow grass)
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)
Psoralea argophylla Pursh
(Scurf-pea)
Psoralea argophylla Pursh
(Silverleaf scurf-pea)
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 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 suffulta Greene
(Sunshine rose)
Rosa suffulta Greene
(Prairie rose)
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)
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 missouriensis Nutt.
(Missouri goldenrod)
Solidago speciosa Nutt.
(Showy goldenrod)
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
(Indian grass)
Spartina pectinata Link
(Slough grass)
Spartina pectinata Link
(Cord grass)
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)
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)