Prairie plants found in Madison county:
Agoseris cuspidata (Pursh) Raf.
(False dandelion)		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)		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 sibiricum Jacq.
(Indian hemp)		Artemisia campestris L.
(Western sagewort)
Artemisia campestris L.
(Tall wormwood)		Artemisia caudata Michx.
(Western sagewort)		Artemisia caudata Michx.
(Tall wormwood)
Asclepias amplexicaulis Smith
(Sand milkweed)		Asclepias amplexicaulis Smith
(Blunt-leaved milkweed)		Asclepias syriaca L.
(Common milkweed)
Asclepias tuberosa L.
(Butterfly weed)		Asclepias tuberosa L.
(Pleurisy-root)		Asclepias verticillata L.
(Whorled 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 novae-angliae L.
(New England aster)
Aster oblongifolius Nutt.
(Aromatic aster)		Aster praealtus Poiret
(Willow aster)		Aster sericeus Vent.
(Silky 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 hirsuta Lag.
(Hairy 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)
Cardamine bulbosa (Schreber) BSP.
(Spring cress)		Carex brevior (Dewey) Mack, ex Lunell
(Sedge)		Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh.
(Slender sedge)
Cassia fasciculata Michx.
(Partridge pea)		Ceanothus herbaceus Raf.
(Redroot)		Ceanothus ovatus Desf. (misapplied)
(Redroot)
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 hillii (Canby) Fern.
(Hill’s thistle)
Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt.
(Bastard toadflax)		Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
(Tickseed)		Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
(Stiff tickseed)
Dalea alopecuroides Willd.
(Foxtail dalea)		Dalea candida Willd.
(White prairie clover)		Dalea leporina (Aiton) Bullock
(Foxtail dalea)
Dalea purpurea Vent.
(Purple prairie clover)		Delphinium virescens Nutt.
(Prairie larkspur)		Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacM.
(Prairie mimosa)
Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacM.
(Illinois bundle flower)		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)		Elymus canadensis L.
(Canada wild rye)		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)
Festuca paradoxa Desv.
(Fescue)		Fragaria virginiana Duchesne
(Wild strawberry)		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 flavida A. Gray
(Pale gentian)
Gentiana flavida A. Gray
(Yellow gentian)		Gentiana puberula Michx.
(Downy gentian)		Gentiana puberulenta J. Pringle
(Downy gentian)
Geranium carolinianum L.
(Cranesbill)		Geranium carolinianum L.
(Carolina crane’s bill)		Geranium maculatum L.
(Wild geranium)
Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
(Wild licorice)		Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
(Licorice-root)		Helianthus grosseserratus Martens
(Saw-tooth sunflower)
Helianthus grosseserratus Martens
(Bigtooth sunflower)		Helianthus tuberosus L.
(Jerusalem artichoke)		Heliopsis helianthoides (L.) Sweet
(Ox-eye)
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)
Kuhnia eupatorioides L.
(False boneset)		Lactuca canadensis L.
(Wild lettuce)		Lespedeza capitata Michx.
(Round-headed bush clover)
Liatris aspera Michx.
(Rough 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)		Lilium philadelphicum L.
(Wood lily)
Linum sulcatum Riddell
(Wild flax)		Linum sulcatum Riddell
(Yellow flax)		Lithospermum canescens (Michx.) Lehm.
(Hoary puccoon)
Lobelia siphilitica L.
(Great lobelia)		Lobelia siphilitica L.
(Giant lobelia)		Lobelia spicata Lam.
(Spiked lobelia)
Lobelia spicata Lam.
(Pale-spiked lobelia)		Lythrum alatum Pursh
(Winged loosestrife)		Lythrum alatum Pursh
(Wing-angled loosestrife)
Mirabilis hirsuta (Pursh) MacM.
(Hairy four-o’clock)		Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM.
(Wild four-o’clock)		Monarda fistulosa L.
(Wild bergamot)
Monarda fistulosa L.
(Horsemint)		Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) BSP.
(Marsh muhly)		Nothocalais cuspidata (Pursh) Greene
(Prairie dandelion)
Nothocalais cuspidata (Pursh) Greene
(False dandelion)		Onoclea sensibilis L.
(Sensitive fern)		Onosmodium molle Michx.
(False gromwell)
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)		Panicum virgatum L.
(Switchgrass)		Pedicularis canadensis L.
(Lousewort)
Petalostemon candidum (Willd.) Michx.
(White prairie clover)		Petalostemon purpureum (Vent.) Rydb.
(Purple prairie clover)		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)		Polygala verticillata L.
(Whorled milkwort)		Polygonum pensylvanicum L. var. laevigatum Fern.
(Pennsylvania smartweed)
Prenanthes aspera Michx.
(Rough white lettuce)		Prenanthes aspera Michx.
(White lettuce)		Prunella vulgaris L.
(Self heal)
Psoralea tenuiflora Pursh
(Scurfy pea)		Psoralidium batesii Rydb.
(Scurfy pea)		Pycnanthemum pilosum Nutt.
(Hairy mountain mint)
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 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 discolor Muhl.
(Pussy willow)
Salix humilis Marsh.
(Prairie willow)		Salix humilis Marsh.
(Upland-willow)		Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
(Little bluestem)
Scrophularia lanceolata Pursh
(Figwort)		Scutellaria parvula Michx.
(Skullcap)		Scutellaria parvula Michx.
(Smaller skullcap)
Silphium integrifolium Michx.
(Rosinweed)		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 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)		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)
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)
Verbena hastata L.
(Blue vervain)		Verbena stricta Vent.
(Hoary vervain)		Verbena urticifolia L.
(White vervain)
Vernonia baldwinii Torrey
(Baldwin’s 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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