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Prairie plants found in Muscatine county:
Agropyron smithii
Rydb.
(Western wheatgrass)
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)
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 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 syriaca
L.
(Common milkweed)
Asclepias tuberosa
L.
(Butterfly weed)
Asclepias tuberosa
L.
(Pleurisy-root)
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 lanceolatus
Willd.
(Panicled aster)
Aster novae-angliae
L.
(New England aster)
Aster praealtus
Poiret
(Willow aster)
Aster sericeus
Vent.
(Silky aster)
Aster simplex
Willd.
(Panicled aster)
Aster umbellatus
Miller
(Flat-topped aster)
Aster umbellatus
Miller
(White aster)
Astragalus canadensis
L.
(Milk vetch)
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)
Cacalia plantaginea
(Raf.) Shinners
(Prairie Indian plantain)
Cacalia tuberosa
Nutt.
(Prairie Indian plantain)
Calamagrostis canadensis
(Michx.) Beauv.
(Bluejoint)
Calamovilfa longifolia
(Hooker) Scribner
(Sand reed-grass)
Campanula aparinoides
Pursh
(Marsh bellflower)
Campanula aparinoides
Pursh
(Bedstraw bellflower)
Carex bicknellii
Britton
(Sedge)
Carex brevior
(Dewey) Mack, ex Lunell
(Sedge)
Carex gravida
Bailey
(Sedge)
Carex muhlenbergii
Schkuhr ex Willd.
(Sedge)
Cassia fasciculata
Michx.
(Partridge pea)
Castilleja coccinea
(L.) Sprengel
(Indian paintbrush)
Ceanothus americanus
L.
(New Jersey tea)
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)
Crotalaria sagittalis
L.
(Rattle box)
Cypripedium candidum
Muhl. ex Willd.
(Small white lady’s slipper orchid)
Dalea candida
Willd.
(White prairie clover)
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 leibergii
(Vasey) Freckman
(Leiberg’s panic grass)
Dichanthelium oligosanthes
var.
scribnerianum
(Scribner’s panic grass)
Dodecatheon meadia
L.
(Shooting star)
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)
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 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 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)
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 occidentalis
Riddell
(Western sunflower)
Helianthus rigidus
(Cass.) Desf.
(Prairie sunflower)
Helianthus rigidus
(Cass.) Desf.
(Showy sunflower)
Helianthus tuberosus
L.
(Jerusalem artichoke)
Heliopsis helianthoides
(L.) Sweet
(Ox-eye)
Heuchera richardsonii
R. Br.
(Alumroot)
Hieracium longipilum
Torrey
(Hawkweed)
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)
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)
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)
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 biennis
L. var.
canescens
T. & G.
(Gray evening primrose)
Oenothera clelandii
D. Dietr. & Raven
(Sand primrose)
Oenothera laciniata
Hill
(Ragged evening primrose)
Oenothera laciniata
Hill
(Cut-leaved evening primrose)
Oenothera pilosella
Raf.
(Prairie sundrops)
Oenothera pilosella
Raf.
(Sundrops)
Oenothera rhombipetala
Nutt. ex T. & G.
(Sand primrose)
Oenothera villosa
Thunb.
(Gray evening primrose)
Onosmodium molle
Michx.
(False gromwell)
Opuntia compressa
(Salisb.) J. P. Macbr.
(Eastern prickly pear)
Opuntia humifusa
(Raf.) Raf.
(Eastern prickly pear)
Oxalis violacea
L.
(Violet wood sorrel)
Oxypolis rigidior
(L.) Raf.
(Cowbane)
Panicum implicatum
Scribner
(Rosette panic grass)
Panicum leibergii
(Vasey) Scribner
(Leiberg’s panic grass)
Panicum scribnerianum
Nash
(Scribner’s panic grass)
Panicum virgatum
L.
(Switchgrass)
Parthenium integrifolium
L.
(Feverfew)
Parthenium integrifolium
L.
(Wild quinine)
Pedicularis lanceolata
Michx.
(Swamp lousewort)
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)
Potentilla arguta
Pursh
(Tall cinquefoil)
Prenanthes racemosa
Michx.
(Glaucous white lettuce)
Prenanthes racemosa
Michx.
(Smooth white lettuce)
Prunella vulgaris
L.
(Self heal)
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)
Ranunculus fascicularis
Muhl.
(Early buttercup)
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 carolina
L.
(Pasture rose)
Rosa carolina
L.
(Carolina rose)
Rosa suffulta
Greene
(Sunshine rose)
Rosa suffulta
Greene
(Prairie rose)
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)
Salix petiolaris
Smith
(Shrub willow)
Saxifraga pensylvanica
L.
(Swamp saxifrage)
Schizachyrium scoparium
(Michx.) Nash
(Little bluestem)
Scrophularia lanceolata
Pursh
(Figwort)
Scutellaria parvula
Michx.
(Skullcap)
Scutellaria parvula
Michx.
(Smaller skullcap)
Senecio plattensis
Nutt.
(Prairie ragwort)
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 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)
Spiranthes cernua
(L.) L. C. Rich.
(Nodding ladies’-tresses)
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)
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 simplex
Lehm.
(Narrow-leaved 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)