Prairie plants found in Black Hawk county:
Agropyron smithii Rydb.
(Western wheatgrass)		Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Make
(Slender wheatgrass)		Ambrosia psilostachya DC.
(Western ragweed)
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)
Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson
(Ladies’-tobacco)		Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson
(Plantain-leaved pussytoes)		Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
(Spreading dogbane)
Apocynum cannabinum L.
(Indian hemp)		Apocynum cannabinum L.
(Hemp dogbane)		Apocynum sibiricum Jacq.
(Indian hemp)
Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt.
(White sage)		Asclepias amplexicaulis Smith
(Sand milkweed)		Asclepias amplexicaulis Smith
(Blunt-leaved milkweed)
Asclepias hirtella (Pennell) Woodson
(Tall green 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 verticillata L.
(Whorled 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 laevis L.
(Smooth blue aster)		Aster lanceolatus Willd.
(Panicled aster)		Aster novae-angliae L.
(New England aster)
Aster oblongifolius Nutt.
(Aromatic aster)		Aster praealtus Poiret
(Willow 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)		Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt.
(Ground plum)		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)		Bouteloua hirsuta Lag.
(Hairy grama)
Brickellia eupatorioides (L.) Shinners
(False boneset)		Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv.
(Bluejoint)		Calamovilfa longifolia (Hooker) Scribner
(Sand reed-grass)
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 gravida Bailey
(Sedge)		Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh.
(Slender sedge)		Carex muhlenbergii Schkuhr ex Willd.
(Sedge)
Cassia fasciculata Michx.
(Partridge pea)		Castilleja coccinea (L.) Sprengel
(Indian paintbrush)		Ceanothus americanus L.
(New Jersey tea)
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene
(Partridge pea)		Cicuta maculata L.
(Water hemlock)		Cicuta maculata L.
(Spotted water hemlock)
Cirsium altissimum (L.) Sprengel
(Tall thistle)		Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Sprengel
(Field thistle)		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)		Cypripedium candidum Muhl. ex Willd.
(Small white lady’s slipper orchid)		Dalea candida Willd.
(White prairie clover)
Dalea purpurea Vent.
(Purple prairie clover)		Dalea villosa (Nutt.) Sprengel
(Silky prairie clover)		Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.
(Showy tick trefoil)
Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.
(Tick clover)		Dichanthelium linearifolium (Scribner) Gould
(Rosette panic grass)		Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. wilcoxianum
(Wilcox’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 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 dentata Michx.
(Toothed spurge)
Euphorbia glyptosperma Engelm.
(Spurge)		Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. ex Cass.
(Lance-leaved goldenrod)		Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. ex Cass.
(Grass-leaved goldenrod)
Festuca paradoxa Desv.
(Fescue)		Fragaria virginiana Duchesne
(Wild strawberry)		Galium boreale L.
(Northern bedstraw)
Galium obtusum Bigelow
(Wild madder)		Gaura biennis L.
(Biennial gaura)		Gaura filiformis Small
(Biennial gaura)
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)
Geranium carolinianum L.
(Cranesbill)		Geranium carolinianum L.
(Carolina crane’s bill)		Geranium maculatum L.
(Wild geranium)
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 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)		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)		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 cylindracea Michx.
(Cylindric 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 canescens (Michx.) Lehm.
(Hoary puccoon)		Lithospermum caroliniense (Walter) MacM.
(Hairy 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)		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)		Melanthium virginicum L.
(Bunch-flower)		Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM.
(Wild four-o’clock)
Monarda fistulosa L.
(Wild bergamot)		Monarda fistulosa L.
(Horsemint)		Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torrey) Rydb.
(Plains muhly)
Oenothera biennis L. var. canescens T. & G.
(Gray evening primrose)		Oenothera clelandii D. Dietr. & Raven
(Sand primrose)		Oenothera laciniata Hill
(Ragged evening primrose)
Oenothera laciniata Hill
(Cut-leaved evening primrose)		Oenothera rhombipetala Nutt. ex T. & G.
(Sand primrose)		Oenothera serrulata Nutt.
(Toothed evening primrose)
Oenothera villosa Thunb.
(Gray evening primrose)		Onoclea sensibilis L.
(Sensitive fern)		Onosmodium molle Michx.
(False gromwell)
Opuntia compressa (Salisb.) J. P. Macbr.
(Eastern prickly pear)		Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
(Eastern prickly pear)		Oxalis violacea L.
(Violet wood sorrel)
Oxypolis rigidior (L.) Raf.
(Cowbane)		Panicum linearifolium Scribner
(Rosette panic grass)		Panicum virgatum L.
(Switchgrass)
Panicum wilcoxianum Vasey
(Wilcox’s panic grass)		Parthenium integrifolium L.
(Feverfew)		Parthenium integrifolium L.
(Wild quinine)
Pedicularis canadensis L.
(Lousewort)		Pedicularis lanceolata Michx.
(Swamp lousewort)		Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) Grimes
(Scurf-pea)
Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) Grimes
(Silverleaf scurf-pea)		Penstemon grandiflorus Nutt.
(Large-flowered beardtongue)		Petalostemon candidum (Willd.) Michx.
(White prairie clover)
Petalostemon purpureum (Vent.) Rydb.
(Purple prairie clover)		Petalostemon villosum Nutt.
(Silky 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)		Plantago patagonica Jacq.
(Plantain)
Plantago purshii R. & S.
(Plantain)		Polygala sanguinea L.
(Field milkwort)		Polygala verticillata L.
(Whorled milkwort)
Polygonum pensylvanicum L. var. laevigatum Fern.
(Pennsylvania smartweed)		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 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)		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 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 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)
Scutellaria parvula Michx.
(Skullcap)		Scutellaria parvula Michx.
(Smaller skullcap)		Senecio plattensis Nutt.
(Prairie ragwort)
Silene antirrhina L.
(Sleepy catchfly)		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 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 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)		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)
Strophostyles helvula (L.) Ell.
(Wild bean)		Strophostyles helvula (L.) Ell.
(Trailing wild bean)		Strophostyles leiosperma (T. & G.) Piper
(Wild bean)
Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers.
(Goat’s-rue)		Teucrium canadense L.
(Germander)		Teucrium canadense L.
(Wood sage)
Thalictrum dasycarpum Fischer & Ave-Lall.
(Purple meadow-rue)		Tradescantia bracteata Small
(Spiderwort)		Tradescantia ohiensis Raf.
(Ohio spiderwort)
Veratrum virginicum (L.) Ait. f.
(Bunch-flower)		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 pedata L.
(Bird’s foot 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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