Prairie plants found in Davis county:
Andropogon gerardii Vitman
(Big bluestem)		Andropogon scoparius Michx.
(Little bluestem)		Apocynum cannabinum L.
(Indian hemp)
Apocynum cannabinum L.
(Hemp dogbane)		Apocynum sibiricum Jacq.
(Indian hemp)		Asclepias hirtella (Pennell) Woodson
(Tall green milkweed)
Asclepias verticillata L.
(Whorled milkweed)		Aster ericoides L.
(Heath aster)		Aster ericoides L.
(Frost weed)
Aster praealtus Poiret
(Willow aster)		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)
Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv.
(Bluejoint)		Cardamine bulbosa (Schreber) BSP.
(Spring cress)		Carex gravida Bailey
(Sedge)
Cassia fasciculata Michx.
(Partridge pea)		Ceanothus americanus L.
(New Jersey tea)		Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene
(Partridge pea)
Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
(Tickseed)		Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
(Stiff tickseed)		Desmodium illinoense Gray
(Illinois tick trefoil)
Dichanthelium leibergii (Vasey) Freckman
(Leiberg’s panic grass)		Dichanthelium linearifolium (Scribner) Gould
(Rosette panic grass)		Elymus canadensis L.
(Canada wild rye)
Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd.
(Fleabane)		Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd.
(Daisy fleabane)		Eryngium yuccifolium Michx.
(Rattlesnake master)
Gaura biennis L.
(Biennial gaura)		Gaura filiformis Small
(Biennial gaura)		Gentiana andrewsii Griseb.
(Bottle gentian)
Geranium carolinianum L.
(Cranesbill)		Geranium carolinianum L.
(Carolina crane’s bill)		Geranium maculatum L.
(Wild geranium)
Helenium autumnale L.
(Sneezeweed)		Helianthus grosseserratus Martens
(Saw-tooth sunflower)		Helianthus grosseserratus Martens
(Bigtooth sunflower)
Lactuca canadensis L.
(Wild lettuce)		Lespedeza capitata Michx.
(Round-headed bush clover)		Liatris aspera Michx.
(Rough blazing star)
Liatris pycnostachya Michx.
(Prairie blazing star)		Lilium michiganense Farw.
(Michigan lily)		Lilium michiganense Farw.
(Turks-cap lily)
Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex Barton
(Water horehound)		Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex Barton
(Cut-leaved water-horehound)		Lythrum alatum Pursh
(Winged loosestrife)
Lythrum alatum Pursh
(Wing-angled loosestrife)		Monarda punctata L.
(Spotted horsemint)		Monarda punctata L.
(Spotted bee balm)
Monarda punctata L.
(Horsemint)		Oenothera biennis L. var. canescens T. & G.
(Gray evening primrose)		Oenothera laciniata Hill
(Ragged evening primrose)
Oenothera laciniata Hill
(Cut-leaved evening primrose)		Oenothera villosa Thunb.
(Gray evening primrose)		Onoclea sensibilis L.
(Sensitive fern)
Oxalis violacea L.
(Violet wood sorrel)		Panicum implicatum Scribner
(Rosette panic grass)		Panicum leibergii (Vasey) Scribner
(Leiberg’s panic grass)
Panicum linearifolium Scribner
(Rosette panic grass)		Parthenium integrifolium L.
(Feverfew)		Parthenium integrifolium L.
(Wild quinine)
Penstemon digitalis Nutt.
(Foxglove penstemon)		Penstemon digitalis Nutt.
(Foxglove beardtongue)		Penstemon pallidus Small
(Pale beardtongue)
Poa palustris L.
(Fowl meadow grass)		Polygala sanguinea L.
(Field milkwort)		Polygonum pensylvanicum L. var. laevigatum Fern.
(Pennsylvania smartweed)
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)
Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnh.
(Gray-headed coneflower)		Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnh.
(Yellow coneflower)		Rosa carolina L.
(Pasture rose)
Rosa carolina L.
(Carolina rose)		Rudbeckia hirta L.
(Black-eyed Susan)		Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
(Little bluestem)
Silphium integrifolium Michx.
(Rosinweed)		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 gigantea Aiton
(Smooth goldenrod)		Solidago gigantea Aiton
(Late goldenrod)		Solidago rigida L.
(Stiff 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)		Strophostyles leiosperma (T. & G.) Piper
(Wild bean)		Thalictrum dasycarpum Fischer & Ave-Lall.
(Purple meadow-rue)
Tradescantia ohiensis Raf.
(Ohio spiderwort)		Verbena urticifolia L.
(White vervain)		Vernonia baldwinii Torrey
(Baldwin’s ironweed)
Viola papilionacea Pursh
(Common blue violet)		Viola pratincola Greene
(Common blue violet)
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