Prairie plants found in Winnebago 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 cylindrica Gray
(Windflower)
Anemone cylindrica Gray
(Thimbleweed)
Anemone patens L.
(Pasque flower)
Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
(Spreading dogbane)
Apocynum sibiricum Jacq.
(Indian hemp)
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 incarnata L.
(Swamp milkweed)
Asclepias sullivantii Engelm. ex Gray
(Prairie milkweed)
Asclepias sullivantii Engelm. ex Gray
(Sullivant’s milkweed)
Asclepias verticillata L.
(Whorled milkweed)
Aster ericoides L.
(Heath aster)
Aster ericoides L.
(Frost weed)
Aster laevis L.
(Smooth blue aster)
Aster novae-angliae L.
(New England aster)
Aster oblongifolius Nutt.
(Aromatic aster)
Aster sericeus Vent.
(Silky 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)
Cacalia plantaginea (Raf.) Shinners
(Prairie Indian plantain)
Cacalia tuberosa Nutt.
(Prairie Indian plantain)
Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv.
(Bluejoint)
Calylophus serrulatus (Nutt.) Raven
(Toothed evening primrose)
Campanula aparinoides Pursh
(Marsh bellflower)
Campanula aparinoides Pursh
(Bedstraw bellflower)
Carex gravida Bailey
(Sedge)
Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh.
(Slender sedge)
Castilleja sessiliflora Pursh
(Downy painted cup)
Ceanothus americanus L.
(New Jersey tea)
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)
Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
(Tickseed)
Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
(Stiff tickseed)
Dalea purpurea Vent.
(Purple prairie clover)
Delphinium virescens Nutt.
(Prairie larkspur)
Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.
(Showy tick trefoil)
Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.
(Tick clover)
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)
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 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)
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)
Hieracium umbellatum L.
(Hawkweed)
Hieracium umbellatum L.
(Canada hawkweed)
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)
Kuhnia eupatorioides L.
(False boneset)
Lactuca canadensis L.
(Wild lettuce)
Lactuca ludoviciana (Nutt.) Riddell
(Prairie lettuce)
Lathyrus venosus Muhl. ex Willd.
(Veiny pea)
Lathyrus venosus Muhl. ex Willd.
(Wild pea)
Liatris aspera Michx.
(Rough blazing star)
Liatris cylindracea Michx.
(Cylindric blazing star)
Liatris ligulistylis (A. Nelson) K. Schum.
(Blazing star)
Liatris punctata Hooker
(Dotted blazing star)
Liatris pycnostachya Michx.
(Prairie blazing star)
Lilium michiganense Farw.
(Michigan lily)
Lilium michiganense Farw.
(Turks-cap lily)
Linum sulcatum Riddell
(Wild flax)
Linum sulcatum Riddell
(Yellow flax)
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)
Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D. Don
(Rush-pink)
Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D. Don
(Skeleton weed)
Lythrum alatum Pursh
(Winged loosestrife)
Lythrum alatum Pursh
(Wing-angled loosestrife)
Monarda fistulosa L.
(Wild bergamot)
Monarda fistulosa L.
(Horsemint)
Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torrey) Rydb.
(Plains muhly)
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)
Onoclea sensibilis L.
(Sensitive fern)
Oxypolis rigidior (L.) Raf.
(Cowbane)
Panicum virgatum L.
(Switchgrass)
Pedicularis lanceolata Michx.
(Swamp lousewort)
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)
Polygala senega L.
(Seneca snakeroot)
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)
Pulsatilla patens (L.) P. Miller
(Pasque flower)
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 columnifera (Nutt.) Wooton and Standley
(Long-headed coneflower)
Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Wooton and Standley
(Thimble-weed)
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)
Salix discolor Muhl.
(Pussy willow)
Salix humilis Marsh.
(Prairie willow)
Salix humilis Marsh.
(Upland-willow)
Salix petiolaris Smith
(Shrub willow)
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
(Little bluestem)
Scrophularia lanceolata Pursh
(Figwort)
Silphium laciniatum L.
(Compass plant)
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)
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)
Sporobolus heterolepis (Gray) Gray
(Prairie dropseed)
Sporobolus heterolepis (Gray) Gray
(Northern dropseed)
Thalictrum dasycarpum Fischer & Ave-Lall.
(Purple meadow-rue)
Verbena hastata L.
(Blue vervain)
Verbena urticifolia L.
(White vervain)
Vernonia fasciculata Michx.
(Ironweed)
Vernonia fasciculata Michx.
(Western ironweed)
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
(Culver’s root)
Viola pedata L.
(Bird’s foot 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)