Prairie plants found in Jasper county:
Allium canadense L.
(Wild onion)		Allium canadense L.
(Wild garlic)		Amorpha canescens Pursh
(Lead plant)
Andropogon gerardii Vitman
(Big bluestem)		Andropogon scoparius Michx.
(Little bluestem)		Anemone canadensis L.
(Canada anemone)
Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson
(Ladies’-tobacco)		Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson
(Plantain-leaved pussytoes)		Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
(Spreading dogbane)
Asclepias amplexicaulis Smith
(Sand milkweed)		Asclepias amplexicaulis Smith
(Blunt-leaved milkweed)		Asclepias incarnata L.
(Swamp milkweed)
Asclepias verticillata L.
(Whorled milkweed)		Aster ericoides L.
(Heath aster)		Aster ericoides L.
(Frost weed)
Aster lanceolatus Willd.
(Panicled aster)		Aster novae-angliae L.
(New England aster)		Aster sericeus Vent.
(Silky aster)
Aster simplex Willd.
(Panicled aster)		Aster umbellatus Miller
(Flat-topped aster)		Aster umbellatus Miller
(White aster)
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)
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 bicknellii Britton
(Sedge)		Carex gravida Bailey
(Sedge)
Cassia fasciculata Michx.
(Partridge pea)		Ceanothus americanus L.
(New Jersey tea)		Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene
(Partridge pea)
Cirsium altissimum (L.) Sprengel
(Tall thistle)		Cirsium hillii (Canby) Fern.
(Hill’s thistle)		Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt.
(Bastard toadflax)
Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
(Tickseed)		Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
(Stiff tickseed)		Dalea candida Willd.
(White prairie clover)
Dalea purpurea Vent.
(Purple prairie clover)		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)
Echinacea angustifolia
(Pale coneflower)		Echinacea pallida Nutt.
(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 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)		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)
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)		Heuchera richardsonii R. Br.
(Alumroot)
Hypericum punctatum Lam.
(Spotted 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)		Kuhnia eupatorioides L.
(False boneset)		Lactuca canadensis L.
(Wild lettuce)
Lactuca pulchella (Pursh) DC.
(Blue lettuce)		Lactuca tatarica (L.) C. A. Meyer
(Blue lettuce)		Lespedeza capitata Michx.
(Round-headed bush clover)
Liatris aspera Michx.
(Rough blazing star)		Liatris pycnostachya Michx.
(Prairie blazing star)		Linum sulcatum Riddell
(Wild flax)
Linum sulcatum Riddell
(Yellow flax)		Lithospermum canescens (Michx.) Lehm.
(Hoary puccoon)		Lithospermum caroliniense (Walter) MacM.
(Hairy puccoon)
Lobelia siphilitica L.
(Great lobelia)		Lobelia siphilitica L.
(Giant 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)		Monarda fistulosa L.
(Wild bergamot)		Monarda fistulosa L.
(Horsemint)
Monarda punctata L.
(Spotted horsemint)		Monarda punctata L.
(Spotted bee balm)		Monarda punctata L.
(Horsemint)
Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torrey) Rydb.
(Plains 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)		Oxalis violacea L.
(Violet wood sorrel)
Oxypolis rigidior (L.) Raf.
(Cowbane)		Panicum implicatum Scribner
(Rosette panic grass)		Panicum linearifolium Scribner
(Rosette panic grass)
Panicum scribnerianum Nash
(Scribner’s panic grass)		Panicum virgatum L.
(Switchgrass)		Pedicularis lanceolata Michx.
(Swamp lousewort)
Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) Grimes
(Scurf-pea)		Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) Grimes
(Silverleaf scurf-pea)		Petalostemon candidum (Willd.) Michx.
(White prairie clover)
Petalostemon purpureum (Vent.) Rydb.
(Purple prairie clover)		Phalaris arundinacea L.
(Reed canary grass)		Phlox pilosa L.
(Prairie phlox)
Physalis heterophylla Nees
(Ground cherry)		Physalis heterophylla Nees
(Clammy ground-cherry)		Physalis virginiana P. Miller
(Virginia ground cherry)
Polygala senega L.
(Seneca snakeroot)		Potentilla arguta Pursh
(Tall cinquefoil)		Prunella vulgaris L.
(Self heal)
Psoralea argophylla Pursh
(Scurf-pea)		Psoralea argophylla Pursh
(Silverleaf scurf-pea)		Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Schrader
(Slender mountain mint)
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Schrader
(Narrow-leaved mountain mint)		Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) Dur. & Jackson
(Common mountain mint)		Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) Dur. & Jackson
(Virginia mountain mint)
Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnh.
(Gray-headed coneflower)		Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnh.
(Yellow coneflower)		Rosa blanda Aiton
(Meadow rose)
Rosa blanda Aiton
(Smooth rose)		Rudbeckia hirta L.
(Black-eyed Susan)		Rudbeckia subtomentosa Pursh
(Fragrant coneflower)
Rudbeckia subtomentosa Pursh
(Sweet coneflower)		Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
(Little bluestem)		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 missouriensis Nutt.
(Missouri goldenrod)
Solidago nemoralis Aiton
(Field goldenrod)		Solidago nemoralis Aiton
(Gray goldenrod)		Solidago rigida L.
(Stiff goldenrod)
Spartina pectinata Link
(Slough grass)		Spartina pectinata Link
(Cord grass)		Sporobolus heterolepis (Gray) Gray
(Prairie dropseed)
Sporobolus heterolepis (Gray) Gray
(Northern dropseed)		Stipa spartea Trin.
(Porcupine grass)		Teucrium canadense L.
(Germander)
Teucrium canadense L.
(Wood sage)		Tradescantia bracteata Small
(Spiderwort)		Tradescantia ohiensis Raf.
(Ohio spiderwort)
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)
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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