Prairie plants found in Clarke county:
Allium canadense L.
(Wild onion)		Allium canadense L.
(Wild garlic)		Ambrosia psilostachya DC.
(Western ragweed)
Andropogon gerardii Vitman
(Big bluestem)		Andropogon scoparius Michx.
(Little bluestem)		Asclepias hirtella (Pennell) Woodson
(Tall green milkweed)
Asclepias incarnata L.
(Swamp milkweed)		Asclepias tuberosa L.
(Butterfly weed)		Asclepias tuberosa L.
(Pleurisy-root)
Aster azureus Lindley
(Sky-blue aster)		Aster azureus Lindley
(Azure aster)		Aster umbellatus Miller
(Flat-topped aster)
Aster umbellatus Miller
(White aster)		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)		Cacalia plantaginea (Raf.) Shinners
(Prairie Indian plantain)
Cacalia tuberosa Nutt.
(Prairie Indian plantain)		Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv.
(Bluejoint)		Carex bicknellii Britton
(Sedge)
Carex brevior (Dewey) Mack, ex Lunell
(Sedge)		Carex gravida Bailey
(Sedge)		Cassia fasciculata Michx.
(Partridge pea)
Ceanothus herbaceus Raf.
(Redroot)		Ceanothus ovatus Desf. (misapplied)
(Redroot)		Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene
(Partridge pea)
Cirsium altissimum (L.) Sprengel
(Tall thistle)		Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
(Tickseed)		Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
(Stiff tickseed)
Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.
(Showy tick trefoil)		Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.
(Tick clover)		Dichanthelium leibergii (Vasey) Freckman
(Leiberg’s panic grass)
Dichanthelium linearifolium (Scribner) Gould
(Rosette panic grass)		Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum
(Scribner’s panic grass)		Echinacea angustifolia
(Pale coneflower)
Equisetum arvense L.
(Common horsetail)		Equisetum laevigatum A. Br.
(Smooth scouring-rush)		Equisetum laevigatum A. Br.
(Prairie scouring-rush)
Eryngium yuccifolium Michx.
(Rattlesnake master)		Euphorbia marginata Pursh
(Snow-on-the-mountain)		Festuca paradoxa Desv.
(Fescue)
Galium obtusum Bigelow
(Wild madder)		Gaura biennis L.
(Biennial gaura)		Gaura filiformis Small
(Biennial gaura)
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)		Heliopsis helianthoides (L.) Sweet
(Ox-eye)
Heuchera richardsonii R. Br.
(Alumroot)		Hypericum punctatum Lam.
(Spotted St. John’s wort)		Lactuca pulchella (Pursh) DC.
(Blue lettuce)
Lactuca tatarica (L.) C. A. Meyer
(Blue lettuce)		Lespedeza leptostachya Engelm.
(Prairie bush clover)		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)		Lobelia spicata Lam.
(Spiked lobelia)		Lobelia spicata Lam.
(Pale-spiked lobelia)
Lysimachia ciliata L.
(Fringed loosestrife)		Lythrum alatum Pursh
(Winged loosestrife)		Lythrum alatum Pursh
(Wing-angled loosestrife)
Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) BSP.
(Marsh muhly)		Oenothera laciniata Hill
(Ragged evening primrose)		Oenothera laciniata Hill
(Cut-leaved evening primrose)
Onoclea sensibilis L.
(Sensitive fern)		Onosmodium molle Michx.
(False gromwell)		Panicum implicatum Scribner
(Rosette panic grass)
Panicum leibergii (Vasey) Scribner
(Leiberg’s panic grass)		Panicum linearifolium Scribner
(Rosette panic grass)		Panicum scribnerianum Nash
(Scribner’s panic grass)
Parthenium integrifolium L.
(Feverfew)		Parthenium integrifolium L.
(Wild quinine)		Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) Grimes
(Scurf-pea)
Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) Grimes
(Silverleaf scurf-pea)		Polygala sanguinea L.
(Field milkwort)		Polygala verticillata L.
(Whorled milkwort)
Polygonum pensylvanicum L. var. laevigatum Fern.
(Pennsylvania smartweed)		Potentilla arguta Pursh
(Tall cinquefoil)		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)		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)
Senecio plattensis Nutt.
(Prairie ragwort)		Silphium integrifolium Michx.
(Rosinweed)		Solidago gigantea Aiton
(Smooth goldenrod)
Solidago gigantea Aiton
(Late 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)
Sporobolus asper (Michx.) Kunth
(Dropseed)		Sporobolus asper (Michx.) Kunth
(Tall dropseed)		Sporobolus asper (Michx.) Kunth
(Rough dropseed)
Stipa spartea Trin.
(Porcupine grass)		Teucrium canadense L.
(Germander)		Teucrium canadense L.
(Wood sage)
Tradescantia ohiensis Raf.
(Ohio spiderwort)		Verbena stricta Vent.
(Hoary vervain)
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