Prairie Parcel Restoration

Watch List for Native Prairie Plants

Common Name

Scientific Name

Date Found

Grasses

 

 

BIG BLUESTEM

Andropogon gerardii *

 

INDIAN GRASS

Sorghastrum nutans *

 

LITTLE BLUESTEM

Andropogon scoparius *

 

SWITCH GRASS

Panicum virgatum *

 

CORD GRASS

Spartina pectinata *

 

NEEDLEGRASS

Stipa spartea **u

 

PRAIRIE DROPSEED

Sporobolus pectinata **u

 

SIDE-OATS GRAMA

Bouteloua curtipendula **u

 

Forbs

 

 

ROSINWEED

Silphium integrifolium

 

SAW-TOOTHED SUNFLOWER

Helianthus grossesserratus *

 

WILD BERGAMOT

Monarda fistulosa *

 

YELLOW CONEFLOWER

Ratibida pinnata *

 

BLACK-EYED SUSAN

Rudbeckia hirta **

 

COMPASS PLANT

Silphium lactiniatum **

 

CUP-PLANT

Silphium perfoliatum **u

 

NEW ENGLAND ASTER

Aster novae-angilae **

 

PRAIRIE DOCK

Silphium terebinthinaceum **

 

RATTLESNAKE MASTER

Eryngium yuccifolium **

 

STIFF GOLDENROD

Solidaga rigida **

 

TALL COREOPSIS

Coreopsis tripteris **

 

BLAZING STAR

Liatris pycnostachya r

 

CULVER'S ROOT

Veronicastrum virginicum r

 

MOUNTAIN MINT

Pycantheum virginianum r

 

PURPLE CONEFLOWER

Echinacea pallida r

 

SHOOTING STAR

Dodecatheon meadia r

 

SHOWY TICK TREFOIL

Desmodium canadense r

 

WILD INDIGO

Baptisia leucantha r

 

WILD QUININE

Parthenium integrifolium r

 

r - rare first few years; u - uncommon but not rare; ** - established prairie; * - common

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