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Prairie plants found in Mitchell county:
Agoseris cuspidata
(Pursh) Raf.
(False dandelion)
Ambrosia psilostachya
DC.
(Western ragweed)
Amorpha canescens
Pursh
(Lead plant)
Andropogon gerardii
Vitman
(Big bluestem)
Anemone canadensis
L.
(Canada anemone)
Apocynum sibiricum
Jacq.
(Indian hemp)
Artemisia ludoviciana
Nutt.
(White sage)
Asclepias ovalifolia
Dene.
(Oval milkweed)
Asclepias ovalifolia
Dene.
(Oval-leaved milkweed)
Asclepias syriaca
L.
(Common milkweed)
Asclepias tuberosa
L.
(Butterfly weed)
Asclepias tuberosa
L.
(Pleurisy-root)
Aster ericoides
L.
(Heath aster)
Aster ericoides
L.
(Frost weed)
Aster laevis
L.
(Smooth blue aster)
Aster novae-angliae
L.
(New England aster)
Aster umbellatus
Miller
(Flat-topped aster)
Aster umbellatus
Miller
(White aster)
Astragalus canadensis
L.
(Milk vetch)
Astragalus crassicarpus
Nutt.
(Ground plum)
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)
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)
Carex bicknellii
Britton
(Sedge)
Carex brevior
(Dewey) Mack, ex Lunell
(Sedge)
Carex gravida
Bailey
(Sedge)
Ceanothus americanus
L.
(New Jersey tea)
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 purpurea
Vent.
(Purple prairie clover)
Desmodium illinoense
Gray
(Illinois tick trefoil)
Dichanthelium leibergii
(Vasey) Freckman
(Leiberg’s panic grass)
Echinacea angustifolia
(Pale coneflower)
Elymus canadensis
L.
(Canada wild rye)
Erigeron strigosus
Muhl. ex Willd.
(Fleabane)
Erigeron strigosus
Muhl. ex Willd.
(Daisy fleabane)
Eryngium yuccifolium
Michx.
(Rattlesnake master)
Fragaria virginiana
Duchesne
(Wild strawberry)
Galium boreale
L.
(Northern bedstraw)
Gentiana alba
Muhl.
(Pale gentian)
Gentiana alba
Muhl.
(Yellow gentian)
Gentiana flavida
A. Gray
(Pale gentian)
Gentiana flavida
A. Gray
(Yellow gentian)
Geranium maculatum
L.
(Wild geranium)
Geum triflorum
Pursh
(Prairie smoke)
Geum triflorum
Pursh
(Long-plumed purple avens)
Helenium autumnale
L.
(Sneezeweed)
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)
Heliopsis helianthoides
(L.) Sweet
(Ox-eye)
Heuchera richardsonii
R. Br.
(Alumroot)
Hieracium longipilum
Torrey
(Hawkweed)
Hieracium umbellatum
L.
(Hawkweed)
Hieracium umbellatum
L.
(Canada hawkweed)
Hypericum punctatum
Lam.
(Spotted St. John’s wort)
Hypoxis hirsuta
(L.) Cov.
(Yellow stargrass)
Hypoxis hirsuta
(L.) Cov.
(Star-grass)
Koeleria cristata
(L.) Pers. (illegal name)
(June grass)
Koeleria macrantha
(Ledeb.) Schultes
(June grass)
Kuhnia eupatorioides
L.
(False boneset)
Lathyrus venosus
Muhl. ex Willd.
(Veiny pea)
Lathyrus venosus
Muhl. ex Willd.
(Wild pea)
Lespedeza capitata
Michx.
(Round-headed bush clover)
Liatris aspera
Michx.
(Rough blazing star)
Liatris ligulistylis
(A. Nelson) K. Schum.
(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)
Lithospermum canescens
(Michx.) Lehm.
(Hoary puccoon)
Lithospermum caroliniense
(Walter) MacM.
(Hairy 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)
Monarda fistulosa
L.
(Wild bergamot)
Monarda fistulosa
L.
(Horsemint)
Muhlenbergia cuspidata
(Torrey) Rydb.
(Plains muhly)
Muhlenbergia racemosa
(Michx.) BSP.
(Marsh muhly)
Nothocalais cuspidata
(Pursh) Greene
(Prairie dandelion)
Nothocalais cuspidata
(Pursh) Greene
(False dandelion)
Oenothera serrulata
Nutt.
(Toothed evening primrose)
Onoclea sensibilis
L.
(Sensitive fern)
Oxypolis rigidior
(L.) Raf.
(Cowbane)
Panicum leibergii
(Vasey) Scribner
(Leiberg’s panic grass)
Panicum virgatum
L.
(Switchgrass)
Parthenium integrifolium
L.
(Feverfew)
Parthenium integrifolium
L.
(Wild quinine)
Petalostemon purpureum
(Vent.) Rydb.
(Purple prairie clover)
Polygala sanguinea
L.
(Field milkwort)
Polygala senega
L.
(Seneca snakeroot)
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 virginianum
(L.) Dur. & Jackson
(Common mountain mint)
Pycnanthemum virginianum
(L.) Dur. & Jackson
(Virginia mountain mint)
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 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)
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)
Scrophularia lanceolata
Pursh
(Figwort)
Senecio plattensis
Nutt.
(Prairie ragwort)
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 speciosa
Nutt.
(Showy goldenrod)
Spartina pectinata
Link
(Slough grass)
Spartina pectinata
Link
(Cord grass)
Spiraea alba
Du Roi
(Meadowsweet)
Sporobolus heterolepis
(Gray) Gray
(Prairie dropseed)
Sporobolus heterolepis
(Gray) Gray
(Northern dropseed)
Stipa spartea
Trin.
(Porcupine grass)
Thalictrum dasycarpum
Fischer & Ave-Lall.
(Purple meadow-rue)
Verbena stricta
Vent.
(Hoary vervain)
Verbena urticifolia
L.
(White vervain)
Veronicastrum virginicum
(L.) Farw.
(Culver’s root)
Vicia americana
Muhl. ex Willd.
(Vetch)
Vicia americana
Muhl. ex Willd.
(Purple vetch)
Viola pedatifida
G. Don
(Prairie violet)
Zizia aurea
(L.) W. Koch.
(Golden alexanders)