Prairie plants found in Warren county:
Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Make
(Slender wheatgrass)		Allium canadense L.
(Wild onion)		Allium canadense L.
(Wild garlic)
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)		Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
(Spreading dogbane)
Apocynum sibiricum Jacq.
(Indian hemp)		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)
Asclepias viridiflora Raf.
(Green milkweed)		Asclepias viridiflora Raf.
(Green-flowered 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 lanceolatus Willd.
(Panicled aster)		Aster novae-angliae L.
(New England 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 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)		Cacalia plantaginea (Raf.) Shinners
(Prairie Indian plantain)
Cacalia tuberosa Nutt.
(Prairie Indian plantain)		Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv.
(Bluejoint)		Carex brevior (Dewey) Mack, ex Lunell
(Sedge)
Carex gravida Bailey
(Sedge)		Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh.
(Slender sedge)		Carex muhlenbergii Schkuhr ex Willd.
(Sedge)
Cassia fasciculata Michx.
(Partridge pea)		Ceanothus americanus L.
(New Jersey tea)		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)		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)
Dalea purpurea Vent.
(Purple prairie clover)		Delphinium virescens Nutt.
(Prairie larkspur)		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)		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)		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)		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 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)
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)
Hieracium longipilum Torrey
(Hawkweed)		Hypericum punctatum Lam.
(Spotted St. John’s wort)		Hypericum sphaerocarpum Michx.
(Round-fruited St. John’s wort)
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 palustris L.
(Marsh vetchling)		Lespedeza leptostachya Engelm.
(Prairie bush clover)
Liatris aspera Michx.
(Rough blazing star)		Liatris pycnostachya Michx.
(Prairie blazing star)		Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx.
(Scaly 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 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 nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM.
(Wild four-o’clock)		Monarda fistulosa L.
(Wild bergamot)		Monarda fistulosa L.
(Horsemint)
Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) BSP.
(Marsh muhly)		Oenothera clelandii D. Dietr. & Raven
(Sand primrose)		Oenothera laciniata Hill
(Ragged evening primrose)
Oenothera laciniata Hill
(Cut-leaved evening primrose)		Oenothera rhombipetala Nutt. ex T. & G.
(Sand primrose)		Onoclea sensibilis L.
(Sensitive fern)
Onosmodium molle Michx.
(False gromwell)		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)
Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) Grimes
(Scurf-pea)		Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) Grimes
(Silverleaf scurf-pea)		Penstemon digitalis Nutt.
(Foxglove penstemon)
Penstemon digitalis Nutt.
(Foxglove beardtongue)		Petalostemon candidum (Willd.) Michx.
(White prairie clover)		Petalostemon purpureum (Vent.) Rydb.
(Purple prairie clover)
Phalaris arundinacea L.
(Reed canary grass)		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 verticillata L.
(Whorled milkwort)		Polygonum pensylvanicum L. var. laevigatum Fern.
(Pennsylvania smartweed)		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 tenuiflora Pursh
(Scurfy pea)
Psoralidium batesii Rydb.
(Scurfy 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)		Ranunculus fascicularis Muhl.
(Early 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 discolor Muhl.
(Pussy willow)		Silene antirrhina L.
(Sleepy catchfly)
Silphium integrifolium Michx.
(Rosinweed)		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 speciosa Nutt.
(Showy goldenrod)
Spartina pectinata Link
(Slough grass)		Spartina pectinata Link
(Cord grass)		Spiraea alba Du Roi
(Meadowsweet)
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)		Teucrium canadense L.
(Germander)
Teucrium canadense L.
(Wood sage)		Thalictrum dasycarpum Fischer & Ave-Lall.
(Purple meadow-rue)		Tradescantia bracteata Small
(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 pratincola Greene
(Common blue violet)		Zizia aurea (L.) W. Koch.
(Golden alexanders)
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