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Prairie plants found in Lee county:
Agropyron smithii
Rydb.
(Western wheatgrass)
Agropyron trachycaulum
(Link) Make
(Slender wheatgrass)
Allium canadense
L.
(Wild onion)
Allium canadense
L.
(Wild garlic)
Ambrosia psilostachya
DC.
(Western ragweed)
Amorpha canescens
Pursh
(Lead plant)
Andropogon gerardii
Vitman
(Big bluestem)
Andropogon scoparius
Michx.
(Little bluestem)
Anemone canadensis
L.
(Canada anemone)
Antennaria neglecta
Greene
(Pussytoes)
Antennaria neglecta
Greene
(Field pussytoes)
Antennaria plantaginifolia
(L.) Richardson
(Ladies’-tobacco)
Antennaria plantaginifolia
(L.) Richardson
(Plantain-leaved pussytoes)
Apocynum sibiricum
Jacq.
(Indian hemp)
Artemisia campestris
L.
(Western sagewort)
Artemisia campestris
L.
(Tall wormwood)
Artemisia caudata
Michx.
(Western sagewort)
Artemisia caudata
Michx.
(Tall wormwood)
Asclepias amplexicaulis
Smith
(Sand milkweed)
Asclepias amplexicaulis
Smith
(Blunt-leaved milkweed)
Asclepias hirtella
(Pennell) Woodson
(Tall green milkweed)
Asclepias incarnata
L.
(Swamp milkweed)
Asclepias sullivantii
Engelm. ex Gray
(Prairie milkweed)
Asclepias sullivantii
Engelm. ex Gray
(Sullivant’s 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 lanceolatus
Willd.
(Panicled aster)
Aster novae-angliae
L.
(New England aster)
Aster oblongifolius
Nutt.
(Aromatic aster)
Aster simplex
Willd.
(Panicled aster)
Astragalus canadensis
L.
(Milk vetch)
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)
Calamagrostis canadensis
(Michx.) Beauv.
(Bluejoint)
Carex bicknellii
Britton
(Sedge)
Carex brevior
(Dewey) Mack, ex Lunell
(Sedge)
Carex gravida
Bailey
(Sedge)
Carex lasiocarpa
Ehrh.
(Slender sedge)
Carex muhlenbergii
Schkuhr ex Willd.
(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 altissimum
(L.) Sprengel
(Tall thistle)
Cirsium discolor
(Muhl. ex Willd.) Sprengel
(Field thistle)
Comandra umbellata
(L.) Nutt.
(Bastard toadflax)
Coreopsis palmata
Nutt.
(Tickseed)
Coreopsis palmata
Nutt.
(Stiff tickseed)
Crotalaria sagittalis
L.
(Rattle box)
Dalea alopecuroides
Willd.
(Foxtail dalea)
Dalea leporina
(Aiton) Bullock
(Foxtail dalea)
Dalea purpurea
Vent.
(Purple prairie clover)
Delphinium virescens
Nutt.
(Prairie larkspur)
Desmodium illinoense
Gray
(Illinois tick trefoil)
Dichanthelium oligosanthes
var.
scribnerianum
(Scribner’s panic grass)
Echinacea angustifolia
(Pale coneflower)
Elymus canadensis
L.
(Canada wild rye)
Equisetum arvense
L.
(Common horsetail)
Equisetum laevigatum
A. Br.
(Smooth scouring-rush)
Equisetum laevigatum
A. Br.
(Prairie scouring-rush)
Erigeron strigosus
Muhl. ex Willd.
(Fleabane)
Erigeron strigosus
Muhl. ex Willd.
(Daisy fleabane)
Eryngium yuccifolium
Michx.
(Rattlesnake master)
Euphorbia corollata
L.
(Flowering spurge)
Euphorbia dentata
Michx.
(Toothed spurge)
Euthamia graminifolia
(L.) Nutt. ex Cass.
(Lance-leaved goldenrod)
Euthamia graminifolia
(L.) Nutt. ex Cass.
(Grass-leaved goldenrod)
Fragaria virginiana
Duchesne
(Wild strawberry)
Galium obtusum
Bigelow
(Wild madder)
Gaura biennis
L.
(Biennial gaura)
Gaura filiformis
Small
(Biennial gaura)
Gentiana alba
Muhl.
(Pale gentian)
Gentiana alba
Muhl.
(Yellow gentian)
Gentiana andrewsii
Griseb.
(Bottle gentian)
Gentiana flavida
A. Gray
(Pale gentian)
Gentiana flavida
A. Gray
(Yellow gentian)
Geranium carolinianum
L.
(Cranesbill)
Geranium carolinianum
L.
(Carolina crane’s bill)
Geranium maculatum
L.
(Wild geranium)
Helenium autumnale
L.
(Sneezeweed)
Helianthemum bicknellii
Fern.
(Frost weed)
Helianthus grosseserratus
Martens
(Saw-tooth sunflower)
Helianthus grosseserratus
Martens
(Bigtooth sunflower)
Helianthus occidentalis
Riddell
(Western sunflower)
Helianthus tuberosus
L.
(Jerusalem artichoke)
Heliopsis helianthoides
(L.) Sweet
(Ox-eye)
Heuchera richardsonii
R. Br.
(Alumroot)
Hieracium longipilum
Torrey
(Hawkweed)
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)
Iris shrevei
L. Small
(Blue flag)
Iris virginica
var.
shrevei
(Small) E. Anderson
(Blue flag)
Krigia biflora
(Walter) Blake
(False dandelion)
Krigia biflora
(Walter) Blake
(Dwarf dandelion)
Kuhnia eupatorioides
L.
(False boneset)
Lactuca canadensis
L.
(Wild lettuce)
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 michiganense
Farw.
(Michigan lily)
Lilium michiganense
Farw.
(Turks-cap lily)
Lithospermum canescens
(Michx.) Lehm.
(Hoary puccoon)
Lithospermum caroliniense
(Walter) MacM.
(Hairy puccoon)
Lobelia siphilitica
L.
(Great lobelia)
Lobelia siphilitica
L.
(Giant lobelia)
Lycopus americanus
Muhl. ex Barton
(Water horehound)
Lycopus americanus
Muhl. ex Barton
(Cut-leaved water-horehound)
Lysimachia ciliata
L.
(Fringed loosestrife)
Lythrum alatum
Pursh
(Winged loosestrife)
Lythrum alatum
Pursh
(Wing-angled loosestrife)
Melanthium virginicum
L.
(Bunch-flower)
Mirabilis nyctaginea
(Michx.) MacM.
(Wild four-o’clock)
Monarda fistulosa
L.
(Wild bergamot)
Monarda fistulosa
L.
(Horsemint)
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 clelandii
D. Dietr. & Raven
(Sand primrose)
Oenothera laciniata
Hill
(Ragged evening primrose)
Oenothera laciniata
Hill
(Cut-leaved evening primrose)
Oenothera pilosella
Raf.
(Prairie sundrops)
Oenothera pilosella
Raf.
(Sundrops)
Oenothera rhombipetala
Nutt. ex T. & G.
(Sand 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 scribnerianum
Nash
(Scribner’s panic grass)
Panicum virgatum
L.
(Switchgrass)
Parthenium integrifolium
L.
(Feverfew)
Parthenium integrifolium
L.
(Wild quinine)
Penstemon digitalis
Nutt.
(Foxglove penstemon)
Penstemon digitalis
Nutt.
(Foxglove beardtongue)
Penstemon pallidus
Small
(Pale beardtongue)
Petalostemon purpureum
(Vent.) Rydb.
(Purple prairie clover)
Phlox pilosa
L.
(Prairie phlox)
Physalis heterophylla
Nees
(Ground cherry)
Physalis heterophylla
Nees
(Clammy ground-cherry)
Physalis virginiana
P. Miller
(Virginia ground cherry)
Plantago patagonica
Jacq.
(Plantain)
Plantago purshii
R. & S.
(Plantain)
Polygala sanguinea
L.
(Field milkwort)
Polygala verticillata
L.
(Whorled milkwort)
Polygonum pensylvanicum
L. var.
laevigatum
Fern.
(Pennsylvania smartweed)
Potentilla arguta
Pursh
(Tall cinquefoil)
Prunella vulgaris
L.
(Self heal)
Psoralea tenuiflora
Pursh
(Scurfy pea)
Psoralidium batesii
Rydb.
(Scurfy pea)
Pycnanthemum pilosum
Nutt.
(Hairy mountain mint)
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Schrader
(Slender mountain mint)
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Schrader
(Narrow-leaved mountain mint)
Pycnanthemum virginianum
(L.) Dur. & Jackson
(Common mountain mint)
Pycnanthemum virginianum
(L.) Dur. & Jackson
(Virginia mountain mint)
Ranunculus fascicularis
Muhl.
(Early buttercup)
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)
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)
Scrophularia lanceolata
Pursh
(Figwort)
Scutellaria parvula
Michx.
(Skullcap)
Scutellaria parvula
Michx.
(Smaller skullcap)
Senecio plattensis
Nutt.
(Prairie ragwort)
Silene antirrhina
L.
(Sleepy catchfly)
Silphium integrifolium
Michx.
(Rosinweed)
Silphium laciniatum
L.
(Compass plant)
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 rigida
L.
(Stiff goldenrod)
Solidago speciosa
Nutt.
(Showy 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)
Stipa spartea
Trin.
(Porcupine grass)
Strophostyles helvula
(L.) Ell.
(Wild bean)
Strophostyles helvula
(L.) Ell.
(Trailing wild bean)
Strophostyles leiosperma
(T. & G.) Piper
(Wild bean)
Tephrosia virginiana
(L.) Pers.
(Goat’s-rue)
Teucrium canadense
L.
(Germander)
Teucrium canadense
L.
(Wood sage)
Thalictrum dasycarpum
Fischer & Ave-Lall.
(Purple meadow-rue)
Tradescantia ohiensis
Raf.
(Ohio spiderwort)
Veratrum virginicum
(L.) Ait. f.
(Bunch-flower)
Verbena hastata
L.
(Blue vervain)
Verbena stricta
Vent.
(Hoary vervain)
Verbena urticifolia
L.
(White vervain)
Vernonia baldwinii
Torrey
(Baldwin’s ironweed)
Vernonia fasciculata
Michx.
(Ironweed)
Vernonia fasciculata
Michx.
(Western ironweed)
Veronicastrum virginicum
(L.) Farw.
(Culver’s root)
Viola papilionacea
Pursh
(Common blue violet)
Viola pratincola
Greene
(Common blue violet)
Zizia aurea
(L.) W. Koch.
(Golden alexanders)