Prairie plants found in Howard county:
Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Make
(Slender wheatgrass)		Allium stellatum Nutt. ex Ker-Gawl.
(Wild prairie onion)		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)		Anemone patens L.
(Pasque flower)
Asclepias hirtella (Pennell) Woodson
(Tall green milkweed)		Asclepias ovalifolia Dene.
(Oval milkweed)		Asclepias ovalifolia Dene.
(Oval-leaved milkweed)
Asclepias tuberosa L.
(Butterfly weed)		Asclepias tuberosa L.
(Pleurisy-root)		Asclepias verticillata L.
(Whorled milkweed)
Aster azureus Lindley
(Sky-blue aster)		Aster azureus Lindley
(Azure aster)		Aster ericoides L.
(Heath aster)
Aster ericoides L.
(Frost weed)		Aster laevis L.
(Smooth blue aster)		Aster novae-angliae L.
(New England aster)
Astragalus canadensis L.
(Milk vetch)		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)		Brickellia eupatorioides (L.) Shinners
(False boneset)
Bromus kalmii Gray
(Kalm’s bromegrass)		Cacalia plantaginea (Raf.) Shinners
(Prairie Indian plantain)		Cacalia tuberosa Nutt.
(Prairie Indian plantain)
Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv.
(Bluejoint)		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 lasiocarpa Ehrh.
(Slender sedge)		Castilleja coccinea (L.) Sprengel
(Indian paintbrush)		Ceanothus americanus L.
(New Jersey tea)
Cicuta maculata L.
(Water hemlock)		Cicuta maculata L.
(Spotted water hemlock)		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)		Cypripedium candidum Muhl. ex Willd.
(Small white lady’s slipper orchid)		Delphinium virescens Nutt.
(Prairie larkspur)
Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.
(Showy tick trefoil)		Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.
(Tick clover)		Dichanthelium leibergii (Vasey) Freckman
(Leiberg’s panic grass)
Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum
(Scribner’s panic grass)		Dodecatheon meadia L.
(Shooting star)		Elymus canadensis L.
(Canada wild rye)
Equisetum arvense L.
(Common horsetail)		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)		Festuca paradoxa Desv.
(Fescue)		Fragaria virginiana Duchesne
(Wild strawberry)
Galium boreale L.
(Northern bedstraw)		Galium obtusum Bigelow
(Wild madder)		Gentiana andrewsii Griseb.
(Bottle gentian)
Geranium maculatum L.
(Wild geranium)		Geum triflorum Pursh
(Prairie smoke)		Geum triflorum Pursh
(Long-plumed purple avens)
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 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 umbellatum L.
(Hawkweed)
Hieracium umbellatum L.
(Canada hawkweed)		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)		Lactuca canadensis L.
(Wild lettuce)
Lathyrus palustris L.
(Marsh vetchling)		Lathyrus venosus Muhl. ex Willd.
(Veiny pea)		Lathyrus venosus Muhl. ex Willd.
(Wild pea)
Lespedeza leptostachya Engelm.
(Prairie bush clover)		Liatris cylindracea Michx.
(Cylindric blazing star)		Liatris ligulistylis (A. Nelson) K. Schum.
(Blazing star)
Liatris pycnostachya Michx.
(Prairie 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)		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)
Monarda fistulosa L.
(Wild bergamot)		Monarda fistulosa L.
(Horsemint)		Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torrey) Rydb.
(Plains muhly)
Oenothera biennis L. var. canescens T. & G.
(Gray evening primrose)		Oenothera pilosella Raf.
(Prairie sundrops)		Oenothera pilosella Raf.
(Sundrops)
Oenothera villosa Thunb.
(Gray evening primrose)		Onoclea sensibilis L.
(Sensitive fern)		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 canadensis L.
(Lousewort)		Pedicularis lanceolata Michx.
(Swamp lousewort)		Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) Grimes
(Scurf-pea)
Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) Grimes
(Silverleaf scurf-pea)		Phalaris arundinacea L.
(Reed canary grass)		Phlox maculata L.
(Wild phlox)
Physalis virginiana P. Miller
(Virginia ground cherry)		Platanthera praeclara Sheviak & Bowles
(Western prairie fringed orchid)		Poa palustris L.
(Fowl meadow grass)
Polygala sanguinea L.
(Field milkwort)		Polygala senega L.
(Seneca snakeroot)		Potentilla arguta Pursh
(Tall cinquefoil)
Prenanthes racemosa Michx.
(Glaucous white lettuce)		Prenanthes racemosa Michx.
(Smooth white lettuce)		Prunella vulgaris L.
(Self heal)
Psoralea argophylla Pursh
(Scurf-pea)		Psoralea argophylla Pursh
(Silverleaf scurf-pea)		Pulsatilla patens (L.) P. Miller
(Pasque flower)
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)		Rosa carolina L.
(Pasture rose)
Rosa carolina L.
(Carolina rose)		Rudbeckia hirta L.
(Black-eyed Susan)		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)		Scutellaria parvula Michx.
(Skullcap)
Scutellaria parvula Michx.
(Smaller skullcap)		Senecio plattensis Nutt.
(Prairie ragwort)		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)		Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
(Indian grass)		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)		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)
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 papilionacea Pursh
(Common blue violet)		Viola pedatifida G. Don
(Prairie violet)
Viola pratincola Greene
(Common blue violet)		Zigadenus elegans Pursh
(White camass)		Zigadenus elegans Pursh
(Death camass)
Zizia aptera (Gray) Fern.
(Heart-leaved meadow parsnip)		Zizia aurea (L.) W. Koch.
(Golden alexanders)
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