Prairie plants found in Hamilton county:
Agropyron smithii Rydb.
(Western wheatgrass)		Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Make
(Slender wheatgrass)		Andropogon gerardii Vitman
(Big 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)
Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson
(Ladies’-tobacco)		Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson
(Plantain-leaved pussytoes)		Apocynum cannabinum L.
(Indian hemp)
Apocynum cannabinum L.
(Hemp dogbane)		Apocynum sibiricum Jacq.
(Indian hemp)		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)		Aster laevis L.
(Smooth blue aster)		Aster lanceolatus Willd.
(Panicled aster)
Aster novae-angliae L.
(New England aster)		Aster sericeus Vent.
(Silky aster)		Aster simplex Willd.
(Panicled aster)
Astragalus canadensis L.
(Milk vetch)		Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt.
(Ground plum)		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)
Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv.
(Bluejoint)		Calylophus serrulatus (Nutt.) Raven
(Toothed evening primrose)		Cardamine bulbosa (Schreber) BSP.
(Spring cress)
Carex brevior (Dewey) Mack, ex Lunell
(Sedge)		Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh.
(Slender sedge)		Cassia fasciculata Michx.
(Partridge pea)
Castilleja coccinea (L.) Sprengel
(Indian paintbrush)		Castilleja sessiliflora Pursh
(Downy painted cup)		Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene
(Partridge pea)
Cirsium altissimum (L.) Sprengel
(Tall thistle)		Cirsium flodmanii (Rydb.) Arthur
(Flodman’s thistle)		Cirsium hillii (Canby) Fern.
(Hill’s thistle)
Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
(Tickseed)		Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
(Stiff tickseed)		Cypripedium candidum Muhl. ex Willd.
(Small white lady’s slipper orchid)
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)		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)
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 dentata Michx.
(Toothed spurge)
Euphorbia glyptosperma Engelm.
(Spurge)		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)		Heliopsis helianthoides (L.) Sweet
(Ox-eye)		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 canadensis L.
(Wild lettuce)		Lathyrus venosus Muhl. ex Willd.
(Veiny pea)
Lathyrus venosus Muhl. ex Willd.
(Wild pea)		Liatris pycnostachya Michx.
(Prairie blazing star)		Lilium philadelphicum L.
(Wood lily)
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)		Lythrum alatum Pursh
(Winged loosestrife)
Lythrum alatum Pursh
(Wing-angled loosestrife)		Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM.
(Wild four-o’clock)		Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) BSP.
(Marsh muhly)
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)		Oxypolis rigidior (L.) Raf.
(Cowbane)		Panicum implicatum Scribner
(Rosette panic grass)
Panicum leibergii (Vasey) Scribner
(Leiberg’s panic grass)		Panicum scribnerianum Nash
(Scribner’s panic grass)		Panicum virgatum L.
(Switchgrass)
Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) Grimes
(Scurf-pea)		Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) Grimes
(Silverleaf scurf-pea)		Petalostemon purpureum (Vent.) Rydb.
(Purple prairie clover)
Phalaris arundinacea L.
(Reed canary grass)		Phlox pilosa L.
(Prairie phlox)		Poa palustris L.
(Fowl meadow grass)
Polygonum pensylvanicum L. var. laevigatum Fern.
(Pennsylvania smartweed)		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 fascicularis Muhl.
(Early 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 suffulta Greene
(Sunshine rose)
Rosa suffulta Greene
(Prairie rose)		Rudbeckia hirta L.
(Black-eyed Susan)		Rudbeckia subtomentosa Pursh
(Fragrant coneflower)
Rudbeckia subtomentosa Pursh
(Sweet coneflower)		Salix humilis Marsh.
(Prairie willow)		Salix humilis Marsh.
(Upland-willow)
Salix petiolaris Smith
(Shrub willow)		Scrophularia lanceolata Pursh
(Figwort)		Senecio plattensis Nutt.
(Prairie ragwort)
Silphium integrifolium Michx.
(Rosinweed)		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 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)
Spiranthes cernua (L.) L. C. Rich.
(Nodding ladies’-tresses)		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)		Teucrium canadense L.
(Germander)
Teucrium canadense L.
(Wood sage)		Thalictrum dasycarpum Fischer & Ave-Lall.
(Purple meadow-rue)		Verbena hastata L.
(Blue vervain)
Verbena stricta Vent.
(Hoary vervain)		Verbena urticifolia L.
(White vervain)		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)		Zizia aurea (L.) W. Koch.
(Golden alexanders)
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