Prairie plants found in Henry county:
Andropogon gerardii Vitman
(Big bluestem)		Andropogon scoparius Michx.
(Little bluestem)		Anemone canadensis L.
(Canada anemone)
Antennaria neglecta Greene
(Pussytoes)		Antennaria neglecta Greene
(Field pussytoes)		Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
(Spreading dogbane)
Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt.
(White sage)		Asclepias incarnata L.
(Swamp milkweed)		Aster laevis L.
(Smooth blue aster)
Aster novae-angliae L.
(New England aster)		Aster praealtus Poiret
(Willow aster)		Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torrey
(Side-oats grama)
Brickellia eupatorioides (L.) Shinners
(False boneset)		Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv.
(Bluejoint)		Carex brevior (Dewey) Mack, ex Lunell
(Sedge)
Ceanothus americanus L.
(New Jersey tea)		Ceanothus herbaceus Raf.
(Redroot)		Ceanothus ovatus Desf. (misapplied)
(Redroot)
Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Sprengel
(Field thistle)		Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
(Tickseed)		Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
(Stiff tickseed)
Dalea purpurea Vent.
(Purple prairie clover)		Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.
(Showy tick trefoil)		Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.
(Tick clover)
Dichanthelium leibergii (Vasey) Freckman
(Leiberg’s panic grass)		Echinacea angustifolia
(Pale coneflower)		Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench
(Purple coneflower)
Elymus canadensis L.
(Canada wild rye)		Equisetum arvense L.
(Common horsetail)		Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd.
(Fleabane)
Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd.
(Daisy fleabane)		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)		Geranium maculatum L.
(Wild geranium)
Helenium autumnale L.
(Sneezeweed)		Helianthemum bicknellii Fern.
(Frost weed)		Helianthus tuberosus L.
(Jerusalem artichoke)
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)		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)		Lespedeza capitata Michx.
(Round-headed bush clover)		Lespedeza virginica (L.) Britton
(Slender bush clover)
Liatris aspera Michx.
(Rough blazing star)		Liatris pycnostachya Michx.
(Prairie blazing star)		Lilium philadelphicum L.
(Wood lily)
Linum sulcatum Riddell
(Wild flax)		Linum sulcatum Riddell
(Yellow flax)		Lobelia siphilitica L.
(Great lobelia)
Lobelia siphilitica L.
(Giant lobelia)		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)
Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM.
(Wild four-o’clock)		Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) BSP.
(Marsh muhly)		Onoclea sensibilis L.
(Sensitive fern)
Panicum implicatum Scribner
(Rosette panic grass)		Panicum leibergii (Vasey) Scribner
(Leiberg’s panic grass)		Panicum virgatum L.
(Switchgrass)
Parthenium integrifolium L.
(Feverfew)		Parthenium integrifolium L.
(Wild quinine)		Penstemon pallidus Small
(Pale beardtongue)
Petalostemon purpureum (Vent.) Rydb.
(Purple prairie clover)		Physalis virginiana P. Miller
(Virginia ground cherry)		Polygala sanguinea L.
(Field milkwort)
Polygala senega L.
(Seneca snakeroot)		Polygala verticillata L.
(Whorled milkwort)		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)		Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Wooton and Standley
(Long-headed coneflower)		Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Wooton and Standley
(Thimble-weed)
Rosa carolina L.
(Pasture rose)		Rosa carolina L.
(Carolina rose)		Salix discolor Muhl.
(Pussy willow)
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
(Little bluestem)		Scutellaria parvula Michx.
(Skullcap)		Scutellaria parvula Michx.
(Smaller skullcap)
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 graminifolia (L.) Salisb.
(Lance-leaved goldenrod)		Solidago graminifolia (L.) Salisb.
(Grass-leaved goldenrod)
Solidago nemoralis Aiton
(Field goldenrod)		Solidago nemoralis Aiton
(Gray goldenrod)		Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
(Indian grass)
Spartina pectinata Link
(Slough grass)		Spartina pectinata Link
(Cord grass)		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)
Teucrium canadense L.
(Germander)		Teucrium canadense L.
(Wood sage)		Thalictrum dasycarpum Fischer & Ave-Lall.
(Purple meadow-rue)
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 pratincola Greene
(Common blue violet)
Zizia aurea (L.) W. Koch.
(Golden alexanders)
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