Prairie plants found in Boone county:
Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Make
(Slender wheatgrass)		Amorpha canescens Pursh
(Lead plant)		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)		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 azureus Lindley
(Sky-blue aster)		Aster azureus Lindley
(Azure aster)
Aster laevis L.
(Smooth blue aster)		Aster lanceolatus Willd.
(Panicled aster)		Aster novae-angliae L.
(New England aster)
Aster praealtus Poiret
(Willow 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)		Brickellia eupatorioides (L.) Shinners
(False boneset)		Calylophus serrulatus (Nutt.) Raven
(Toothed evening primrose)
Cardamine bulbosa (Schreber) BSP.
(Spring cress)		Carex gravida Bailey
(Sedge)		Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh.
(Slender sedge)
Cassia fasciculata Michx.
(Partridge pea)		Castilleja sessiliflora Pursh
(Downy painted cup)		Ceanothus americanus L.
(New Jersey tea)
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene
(Partridge pea)		Cirsium altissimum (L.) Sprengel
(Tall thistle)		Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Sprengel
(Field thistle)
Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt.
(Bastard toadflax)		Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
(Tickseed)		Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
(Stiff tickseed)
Crotalaria sagittalis L.
(Rattle box)		Dalea alopecuroides Willd.
(Foxtail dalea)		Dalea candida Willd.
(White prairie clover)
Dalea leporina (Aiton) Bullock
(Foxtail dalea)		Dichanthelium leibergii (Vasey) Freckman
(Leiberg’s panic grass)		Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum
(Scribner’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)		Eryngium yuccifolium Michx.
(Rattlesnake master)		Euphorbia corollata L.
(Flowering spurge)
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
(Toothed spurge)		Euphorbia marginata Pursh
(Snow-on-the-mountain)		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)
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 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)		Hypericum punctatum Lam.
(Spotted St. John’s wort)		Kuhnia eupatorioides L.
(False boneset)
Lactuca ludoviciana (Nutt.) Riddell
(Prairie lettuce)		Liatris aspera Michx.
(Rough blazing star)		Liatris pycnostachya Michx.
(Prairie blazing star)
Lilium philadelphicum L.
(Wood lily)		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)		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 hirsuta (Pursh) MacM.
(Hairy 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)
Onosmodium molle Michx.
(False gromwell)		Oxalis violacea L.
(Violet wood sorrel)		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)
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)		Phlox pilosa L.
(Prairie phlox)
Physalis virginiana P. Miller
(Virginia ground cherry)		Polygala sanguinea L.
(Field milkwort)		Polygala senega L.
(Seneca snakeroot)
Polygala verticillata L.
(Whorled milkwort)		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)		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 fascicularis Muhl.
(Early buttercup)
Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnh.
(Gray-headed coneflower)		Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnh.
(Yellow coneflower)		Rosa blanda Aiton
(Meadow rose)
Rosa blanda Aiton
(Smooth rose)		Rosa carolina L.
(Pasture rose)		Rosa carolina L.
(Carolina rose)
Rudbeckia hirta L.
(Black-eyed Susan)		Salix humilis Marsh.
(Prairie willow)		Salix humilis Marsh.
(Upland-willow)
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
(Little bluestem)		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 riddellii Frank ex Riddell
(Riddell’s goldenrod)		Solidago riddellii Frank ex Riddell
(Narrow-leaved goldenrod)		Spartina pectinata Link
(Slough grass)
Spartina pectinata Link
(Cord grass)		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)		Thalictrum dasycarpum Fischer & Ave-Lall.
(Purple meadow-rue)
Verbena hastata L.
(Blue vervain)		Verbena stricta Vent.
(Hoary 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 pratincola Greene
(Common blue violet)		Zizia aurea (L.) W. Koch.
(Golden alexanders)
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