Prairie plants found in Louisa 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)
Andropogon scoparius Michx.
(Little bluestem)		Anemone canadensis L.
(Canada anemone)		Antennaria neglecta Greene
(Pussytoes)
Antennaria neglecta Greene
(Field pussytoes)		Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson
(Ladies’-tobacco)		Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson
(Plantain-leaved pussytoes)
Apocynum cannabinum L.
(Indian hemp)		Apocynum cannabinum L.
(Hemp 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 amplexicaulis Smith
(Sand milkweed)
Asclepias amplexicaulis Smith
(Blunt-leaved milkweed)		Asclepias hirtella (Pennell) Woodson
(Tall green milkweed)		Asclepias incarnata L.
(Swamp milkweed)
Asclepias sullivantii Engelm. ex Gray
(Prairie milkweed)		Asclepias sullivantii Engelm. ex Gray
(Sullivant’s 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 lanceolatus Willd.
(Panicled aster)
Aster novae-angliae L.
(New England aster)		Aster oblongifolius Nutt.
(Aromatic 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)
Bouteloua hirsuta Lag.
(Hairy grama)		Brickellia eupatorioides (L.) Shinners
(False boneset)		Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv.
(Bluejoint)
Calamovilfa longifolia (Hooker) Scribner
(Sand reed-grass)		Campanula aparinoides Pursh
(Marsh bellflower)		Campanula aparinoides Pursh
(Bedstraw bellflower)
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)
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene
(Partridge pea)		Cicuta maculata L.
(Water hemlock)		Cicuta maculata L.
(Spotted water hemlock)
Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt.
(Bastard toadflax)		Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
(Tickseed)		Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
(Stiff tickseed)
Crotalaria sagittalis L.
(Rattle box)		Dalea candida Willd.
(White prairie clover)		Dalea purpurea Vent.
(Purple prairie clover)
Delphinium virescens Nutt.
(Prairie larkspur)		Desmodium illinoense Gray
(Illinois tick trefoil)		Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum
(Scribner’s panic grass)
Dodecatheon meadia L.
(Shooting star)		Echinacea angustifolia
(Pale coneflower)		Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench
(Purple coneflower)
Elymus canadensis L.
(Canada wild rye)		Epilobium coloratum Biehler
(Cinnamon willowherb)		Epilobium coloratum Biehler
(Purple-leaved willow-herb)
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)
Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. ex Cass.
(Lance-leaved goldenrod)		Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. ex Cass.
(Grass-leaved goldenrod)		Galium obtusum Bigelow
(Wild madder)
Gaura biennis L.
(Biennial gaura)		Gaura filiformis Small
(Biennial gaura)		Gentiana crinita Froel.
(Fringed gentian)
Gentianopsis crinita (Froel.) Ma
(Fringed gentian)		Geranium carolinianum L.
(Cranesbill)		Geranium carolinianum L.
(Carolina crane’s bill)
Geranium maculatum L.
(Wild geranium)		Helenium autumnale L.
(Sneezeweed)		Helianthemum bicknellii Fern.
(Frost weed)
Helianthus grosseserratus Martens
(Saw-tooth sunflower)		Helianthus grosseserratus Martens
(Bigtooth sunflower)		Helianthus occidentalis Riddell
(Western 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)		Hypericum sphaerocarpum Michx.
(Round-fruited 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)		Krigia biflora (Walter) Blake
(False dandelion)
Krigia biflora (Walter) Blake
(Dwarf dandelion)		Kuhnia eupatorioides L.
(False boneset)		Lactuca canadensis L.
(Wild lettuce)
Lathyrus palustris L.
(Marsh vetchling)		Lespedeza capitata Michx.
(Round-headed bush clover)		Liatris aspera Michx.
(Rough blazing star)
Liatris cylindracea Michx.
(Cylindric blazing star)		Liatris pycnostachya Michx.
(Prairie blazing star)		Lilium michiganense Farw.
(Michigan lily)
Lilium michiganense Farw.
(Turks-cap lily)		Lithospermum canescens (Michx.) Lehm.
(Hoary puccoon)		Lithospermum caroliniense (Walter) MacM.
(Hairy puccoon)
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)
Lysimachia ciliata L.
(Fringed loosestrife)		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)
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)
Opuntia compressa (Salisb.) J. P. Macbr.
(Eastern prickly pear)		Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
(Eastern prickly pear)		Oxalis violacea L.
(Violet wood sorrel)
Panicum scribnerianum Nash
(Scribner’s panic grass)		Panicum virgatum L.
(Switchgrass)		Penstemon digitalis Nutt.
(Foxglove penstemon)
Penstemon digitalis Nutt.
(Foxglove beardtongue)		Penstemon grandiflorus Nutt.
(Large-flowered beardtongue)		Penstemon pallidus Small
(Pale beardtongue)
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)		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)
Polygala verticillata L.
(Whorled milkwort)		Polygonum pensylvanicum L. var. laevigatum Fern.
(Pennsylvania smartweed)		Prunella vulgaris L.
(Self heal)
Pycnanthemum pilosum Nutt.
(Hairy mountain mint)		Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Schrader
(Slender mountain mint)		Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Schrader
(Narrow-leaved 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 carolina L.
(Pasture rose)
Rosa carolina L.
(Carolina rose)		Rudbeckia hirta L.
(Black-eyed Susan)		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)		Senecio plattensis Nutt.
(Prairie ragwort)
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 missouriensis Nutt.
(Missouri 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)		Spiraea alba Du Roi
(Meadowsweet)
Spiranthes cernua (L.) L. C. Rich.
(Nodding ladies’-tresses)		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 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 pedata L.
(Bird’s foot violet)		Viola pedatifida G. Don
(Prairie violet)
Zizia aurea (L.) W. Koch.
(Golden alexanders)
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