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Prairie plants found in Bremer county:
Allium canadense
L.
(Wild garlic)
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)
Antennaria neglecta
Greene
(Pussytoes)
Antennaria neglecta
Greene
(Field pussytoes)
Antennaria plantaginifolia
(L.) Richardson
(Ladies’-tobacco)
Antennaria plantaginifolia
(L.) Richardson
(Plantain-leaved 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 amplexicaulis
Smith
(Sand milkweed)
Asclepias amplexicaulis
Smith
(Blunt-leaved milkweed)
Asclepias incarnata
L.
(Swamp milkweed)
Asclepias viridiflora
Raf.
(Green milkweed)
Asclepias viridiflora
Raf.
(Green-flowered milkweed)
Aster azureus
Lindley
(Sky-blue aster)
Aster azureus
Lindley
(Azure aster)
Aster ericoides
L.
(Heath aster)
Aster ericoides
L.
(Frost weed)
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)
Aster umbellatus
Miller
(Flat-topped aster)
Aster umbellatus
Miller
(White aster)
Astragalus canadensis
L.
(Milk vetch)
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)
Campanula aparinoides
Pursh
(Marsh bellflower)
Campanula aparinoides
Pursh
(Bedstraw bellflower)
Cardamine bulbosa
(Schreber) BSP.
(Spring cress)
Carex brevior
(Dewey) Mack, ex Lunell
(Sedge)
Carex lasiocarpa
Ehrh.
(Slender sedge)
Castilleja coccinea
(L.) Sprengel
(Indian paintbrush)
Cicuta maculata
L.
(Water hemlock)
Cicuta maculata
L.
(Spotted water hemlock)
Cirsium altissimum
(L.) Sprengel
(Tall 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)
Desmodium illinoense
Gray
(Illinois tick trefoil)
Dichanthelium oligosanthes
var.
scribnerianum
(Scribner’s panic grass)
Dodecatheon meadia
L.
(Shooting star)
Echinacea angustifolia
(Pale coneflower)
Elymus canadensis
L.
(Canada wild rye)
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)
Euphorbia corollata
L.
(Flowering 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 alba
Muhl.
(Pale gentian)
Gentiana alba
Muhl.
(Yellow gentian)
Gentiana andrewsii
Griseb.
(Bottle gentian)
Gentiana crinita
Froel.
(Fringed gentian)
Gentiana flavida
A. Gray
(Pale gentian)
Gentiana flavida
A. Gray
(Yellow gentian)
Gentiana puberula
Michx.
(Downy gentian)
Gentiana puberulenta
J. Pringle
(Downy gentian)
Gentianopsis crinita
(Froel.) Ma
(Fringed gentian)
Geum triflorum
Pursh
(Prairie smoke)
Geum triflorum
Pursh
(Long-plumed purple avens)
Helenium autumnale
L.
(Sneezeweed)
Helianthemum bicknellii
Fern.
(Frost weed)
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)
Hieracium umbellatum
L.
(Hawkweed)
Hieracium umbellatum
L.
(Canada hawkweed)
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)
Krigia biflora
(Walter) Blake
(False dandelion)
Krigia biflora
(Walter) Blake
(Dwarf dandelion)
Kuhnia eupatorioides
L.
(False boneset)
Lactuca canadensis
L.
(Wild lettuce)
Lactuca ludoviciana
(Nutt.) Riddell
(Prairie lettuce)
Lathyrus palustris
L.
(Marsh vetchling)
Lespedeza capitata
Michx.
(Round-headed bush clover)
Liatris aspera
Michx.
(Rough 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)
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)
Lysimachia ciliata
L.
(Fringed loosestrife)
Lythrum alatum
Pursh
(Winged loosestrife)
Lythrum alatum
Pursh
(Wing-angled loosestrife)
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 implicatum
Scribner
(Rosette panic grass)
Panicum scribnerianum
Nash
(Scribner’s panic grass)
Panicum virgatum
L.
(Switchgrass)
Parthenium integrifolium
L.
(Feverfew)
Parthenium integrifolium
L.
(Wild quinine)
Pedicularis canadensis
L.
(Lousewort)
Pedicularis lanceolata
Michx.
(Swamp lousewort)
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)
Pilea fontana
(Lunell) Rydb.
(Bog clearweed)
Plantago patagonica
Jacq.
(Plantain)
Plantago purshii
R. & S.
(Plantain)
Platanthera praeclara
Sheviak & Bowles
(Western prairie fringed orchid)
Poa palustris
L.
(Fowl meadow grass)
Polygala sanguinea
L.
(Field 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)
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 discolor
Muhl.
(Pussy willow)
Salix humilis
Marsh.
(Prairie willow)
Salix humilis
Marsh.
(Upland-willow)
Salix petiolaris
Smith
(Shrub willow)
Saxifraga pensylvanica
L.
(Swamp saxifrage)
Schizachyrium scoparium
(Michx.) Nash
(Little bluestem)
Scrophularia lanceolata
Pursh
(Figwort)
Senecio plattensis
Nutt.
(Prairie ragwort)
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 nemoralis
Aiton
(Field goldenrod)
Solidago nemoralis
Aiton
(Gray goldenrod)
Solidago riddellii
Frank ex Riddell
(Riddell’s goldenrod)
Solidago riddellii
Frank ex Riddell
(Narrow-leaved goldenrod)
Solidago rigida
L.
(Stiff 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)
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)
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)