Prairie plants found in Benton county:
Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Make
(Slender wheatgrass)		Ambrosia psilostachya DC.
(Western ragweed)		Amorpha canescens Pursh
(Lead plant)
Andropogon gerardii Vitman
(Big 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)		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 ericoides L.
(Heath aster)		Aster ericoides L.
(Frost weed)
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)		Cardamine bulbosa (Schreber) BSP.
(Spring cress)		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)		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)
Cypripedium candidum Muhl. ex Willd.
(Small white lady’s slipper orchid)		Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.
(Showy tick trefoil)		Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.
(Tick clover)
Desmodium illinoense Gray
(Illinois tick trefoil)		Dichanthelium linearifolium (Scribner) Gould
(Rosette 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)
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 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)
Gaura biennis L.
(Biennial gaura)		Gaura filiformis Small
(Biennial gaura)		Geranium maculatum L.
(Wild geranium)
Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
(Wild licorice)		Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
(Licorice-root)		Helianthemum bicknellii Fern.
(Frost weed)
Helianthus tuberosus L.
(Jerusalem artichoke)		Heliopsis helianthoides (L.) Sweet
(Ox-eye)		Heuchera richardsonii R. Br.
(Alumroot)
Hypericum punctatum Lam.
(Spotted St. John’s wort)		Hypericum sphaerocarpum Michx.
(Round-fruited St. John’s wort)		Koeleria cristata (L.) Pers. (illegal name)
(June grass)
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schultes
(June grass)		Kuhnia eupatorioides L.
(False boneset)		Lactuca canadensis L.
(Wild lettuce)
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)
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)
Lythrum alatum Pursh
(Winged loosestrife)		Lythrum alatum Pursh
(Wing-angled loosestrife)		Melanthium virginicum L.
(Bunch-flower)
Monarda punctata L.
(Spotted horsemint)		Monarda punctata L.
(Spotted bee balm)		Monarda punctata L.
(Horsemint)
Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) BSP.
(Marsh muhly)		Oenothera clelandii D. Dietr. & Raven
(Sand primrose)		Oenothera pilosella Raf.
(Prairie sundrops)
Oenothera pilosella Raf.
(Sundrops)		Oenothera rhombipetala Nutt. ex T. & G.
(Sand primrose)		Onoclea sensibilis L.
(Sensitive fern)
Oxalis violacea L.
(Violet wood sorrel)		Panicum implicatum Scribner
(Rosette panic grass)		Panicum linearifolium Scribner
(Rosette panic grass)
Panicum scribnerianum Nash
(Scribner’s panic grass)		Penstemon digitalis Nutt.
(Foxglove penstemon)		Penstemon digitalis Nutt.
(Foxglove beardtongue)
Phlox maculata L.
(Wild phlox)		Phlox pilosa L.
(Prairie phlox)		Physalis heterophylla Nees
(Ground cherry)
Physalis heterophylla Nees
(Clammy ground-cherry)		Plantago patagonica Jacq.
(Plantain)		Plantago purshii R. & S.
(Plantain)
Poa palustris L.
(Fowl meadow grass)		Polygala sanguinea L.
(Field milkwort)		Polygala senega L.
(Seneca snakeroot)
Polygonum pensylvanicum L. var. laevigatum Fern.
(Pennsylvania smartweed)		Prenanthes aspera Michx.
(Rough white lettuce)		Prenanthes aspera Michx.
(White lettuce)
Prunella vulgaris L.
(Self heal)		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 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)		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)		Saxifraga pensylvanica L.
(Swamp saxifrage)		Scrophularia lanceolata Pursh
(Figwort)
Scutellaria parvula Michx.
(Skullcap)		Scutellaria parvula Michx.
(Smaller skullcap)		Silphium integrifolium Michx.
(Rosinweed)
Silphium laciniatum L.
(Compass plant)		Sisyrinchium campestre Bickn.
(Blue-eyed grass)		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)		Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
(Indian grass)		Spartina pectinata Link
(Slough grass)
Spartina pectinata Link
(Cord grass)		Spiraea alba Du Roi
(Meadowsweet)		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)		Verbena urticifolia L.
(White vervain)		Vernonia fasciculata Michx.
(Ironweed)
Vernonia fasciculata Michx.
(Western ironweed)		Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
(Culver’s root)		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)
Zizia aurea (L.) W. Koch.
(Golden alexanders)
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