Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park Plant List Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Abies balsamea balsam fir Abutilon theophrasti velvet leaf Acer negundo box elder Acer negundo negundo box elder Acer nigrum black maple Acer saccharinum silver maple Acer saccharum sugar maple Achillea millefolium common yarrow Actaea rubra red baneberry Adiantum pedatum maidenhair fern Agastache scrophulariaefolia purple giant hyssop Ageratina altissima white snakeroot Agrimonia gryposepala common agrimony Agrostis stolonifera spreading bentgrass Allium canadense canadense wild garlic Allium cernuum nodding wild onion SC Allium tricoccum wild leek Althaea rosea hollyhock Amaranthus powellii Powell's amaranth Amaranthus tuberculatus tubercled amaranth Ambrosia artemisiifolia common ragweed Amelanchier laevis smooth juneberry Amelanchier sanguinea round-leaved juneberry Amorpha fruticosa false indigo Amphicarpaea bracteata hog peanut Andropogon gerardii big bluestem Anemone acutiloba sharp-lobed hepatica Anemone canadensis canada anemone Anemone patens multifida pasqueflower Anemone quinquefolia quinquefolia wood anemone Anemone virginiana alba tall thimbleweed Anemone virginiana virginiana tall thimbleweed Angelica atropurpurea angelica Antennaria plantaginifolia plantain-leaved pussytoes Anthemis cotula dog fennel Apios americana groundnut Aplectrum hyemale puttyroot Apocynum androsaemifolium spreading dogbane Aralia nudicaulis wild sarsaparilla Aralia racemosa American spikenard Arctium minus common burdock
Arisaema dracontium green dragon SC Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-pulpit Arnoglossum reniforme great Indian plantain T Asarum canadense wild ginger Asclepias exaltata poke milkweed Asclepias incarnata swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata incarnata swamp milkweed Asclepias syriaca common milkweed Asclepias tuberosa interior butterflyweed Asclepias verticillata whorled milkweed Asparagus officinalis asparagus Asplenium rhizophyllum walking fern Astragalus agrestis fieldmilk-vetch Athyrium filix-femina angustum lady fern Baptisia lactea white wild indigo SC Barbarea vulgaris yellow rocket Berteroa incana hoary alyssum Betula papyrifera paper birch Bidens cernua nodding bur marigold Bidens frondosa leafy beggarticks Bidens tripartita tufted beggarticks Bidens vulgata common beggarticks Blephilia hirsuta woodmint Boechera canadensis sicklepod Boechera dentata stellate rock cress Botrychium dissectum dissected grapefern Botrychium multifidum leathery grapefern Botrychium virginianum rattlesnake fern Bouteloua curtipendula side-oats grama Brassica juncea Indian mustard Brassica nigra black mustard Brickellia eupatorioides corymbulosa false boneset Bromus inermis smooth brome Bromus kalmii Kalm's brome Bromus latiglumis broad-glumed brome Bromus pubescens hairy brome Calystegia sepium hedge bindweed Campanula americana tall bellflower Cardamine bulbosa spring cress Cardamine concatenata cut-leaved toothwort Cardamine pensylvanica Pensylvania bitter cress Carduus nutans nodding thistle Carex albursina white bear sedge
Carex blanda charming sedge Carex cephaloidea cluster bracted sedge Carex comosa bristly sedge Carex deweyana Dewey's sedge Carex eburnea ivory sedge Carex echinodes marsh straw sedge Carex emoryi Emory's sedge Carex gracillima graceful sedge Carex gravida heavy sedge Carex grisea ambiguous sedge Carex hirtifolia hairy-leaved sedge Carex hitchcockiana Hitchcock's sedge Carex hystericina porcupine sedge Carex inops heliophila sun-loving sedge Carex jamesii James' sedge T Carex lacustris lake sedge Carex laevivaginata smooth-sheathed sedge T Carex normalis right-angle sedge Carex oligocarpa few-fruited sedge Carex peckii Peck's sedge Carex pedunculata long-stalked sedge Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge Carex retrorsa retrorse sedge Carex rosea starry sedge Carex sparganioides bur-reed sedge Carex sprengelii Sprengel's sedge Carex stipata awl-fruited sedge Carex vulpinoidea fox sedge Carex woodii Wood's sedge Carpinus caroliniana virginiana blue beech Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory Caulophyllum thalictroides blue cohosh Ceanothus americanus pitcheri American New Jersey tea Celtis occidentalis hackberry Chelone glabra white turtlehead Chenopodium album white lamb's quarters Cichorium intybus chicory Cicuta bulbifera bulb-bearing water hemlock Cicuta maculata maculata spotted water hemlock Cinna arundinacea stout woodreed Circaea lutetiana canadensis common enchanter's nightshade Cirsium altissimum tall thistle Cirsium arvense Canada thistle
Cirsium discolor field thistle Cirsium vulgare bull thistle Comandra umbellata umbellata bastard toadflax Conyza canadensis horseweed Coreopsis palmata bird's foot coreopsis Cornus alternifolia pagoda dogwood Cornus racemosa gray dogwood Cornus sericea red-osier dogwood Corylus americana American hazelnut Corylus cornuta cornuta beaked hazelnut Crataegus punctata dotted hawthorn Cryptotaenia canadensis honewort Cuscuta gronovii swamp dodder Cypripedium parviflorum pubescens yellow lady's slipper Cystopteris bulbifera bulblet fern Cystopteris tenuis Macay's brittle fern Dactylis glomerata orchard grass Dalea purpurea purpurea purple prairie clover Deparia acrostichoides silvery spleenwort SC Desmodium cuspidatum longifolium big tick trefoil T Desmodium glutinosum pointed-leaved tick trefoil Dicentra canadensis squirrel corn SC Dichanthelium leibergii Leiberg's panic grass Dioscorea villosa wild yam Dryopteris carthusiana spinulose shield fern Dryopteris goldiana Goldie's fern SC Echinochloa crus-galli cockspur barnyard grass Echinocystis lobata wild cucumber Eleocharis erythropoda bald spikerush Ellisia nyctelea ellisia Elodea canadensis Canadian elodea Elodea nuttallii Nuttall's elodea Elymus hystrix bottlebrush grass Elymus repens quackgrass Elymus villosus downy wild rye Elymus virginicus Virginia wild rye Enemion biternatum false rue anemone Epilobium ciliatum American willow herb Epilobium ciliatum ciliatum American willow herb Equisetum arvense field horsetail Equisetum laevigatum smooth scouring rush Equisetum pratense meadow horsetail Erigeron annuus annual fleabane
Erigeron philadelphicus Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron pulchellus pulchellus poor robin's fleabane Erigeron strigosus daisy fleabane Eryngium yuccifolium rattlesnake master SC Erythronium albidum white trout lily Erythronium americanum americanum yellow trout lily Eupatorium altissimum tall boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum common boneset Euphorbia corollata corollata flowering spurge Euphorbia cyparissias cypress spurge Eutrochium maculatum maculatum spotted Joe pye weed Eutrochium purpureum holzingeri sweet-scented Joe pye weed Fallopia convolvulus black-bindweed Festuca subverticillata nodding fescue Fragaria virginiana common strawberry Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus nigra black ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Galearis spectabilis showy orchis Galeopsis tetrahit hemp nettle Galium aparine cleavers Galium boreale northern bedstraw Galium concinnum shining bedstraw Galium tinctorium small bedstraw Galium triflorum sweet-scented bedstraw Gentiana flavida yellowish gentian Gentianella quinquefolia stiff gentian Geranium maculatum wild geranium Geum canadense white avens Geum laciniatum rough avens W Glechoma hederacea creeping charlie Glyceria grandis tall manna grass Glyceria striata fowl manna grass Goodyera pubescens downy rattlesnake plantain Gymnocarpium robertianum northern oak fern SC Hackelia virginiana Virginia stickseed Helenium autumnale autumn sneezeweed Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian's sunflower Helianthus strumosus woodland sunflower Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem artichoke Heliopsis helianthoides scabra ox-eye Heracleum lanatum cow parsnip Hesperis matronalis dame's rocket
Heuchera richardsonii alumroot Hibiscus trionum flower-of-an-hour Hieracium umbellatum rough hawkweed Hydrophyllum appendiculatum appendaged waterleaf Hydrophyllum virginianum virginianum Virginia waterleaf Hypericum punctatum spotted St. John's-wort Hypericum pyramidatum great St. John's-wort Impatiens pallida pale touch-me-not Iris virginica southern blue flag Jeffersonia diphylla twinleaf SC Juglans cinerea butternut E Juglans nigra black walnut Juncus tenuis path rush Lactuca biennis biennial blue lettuce Lactuca canadensis Canada wild lettuce Lactuca serriola prickly lettuce Laportea canadensis woodnettle Lathyrus ochroleucus pale vetchling Lathyrus venosus veiny pea Lemna minor lesser duckweed Leonurus cardiaca common motherwort Lepidium densiflorum green-flowered peppergrass Lespedeza capitata round-headed bush clover Leucanthemum vulgare ox-eye daisy Liatris ligulistylis northern plains blazing star Lilium michiganense Michigan lily Linum sulcatum grooved yellow flax Lithospermum canescens hoary puccoon Lithospermum latifolium American gromwell Lobelia siphilitica great lobelia Lolium perenne English rye grass Lonicera morrowii Morrow's honeysuckle Lonicera prolifera grape honeysuckle Lonicera x bella pretty honeysuckle Lotus corniculatus bird's-foot trefoil Lycopus americanus cut-leaved bugleweed Lycopus uniflorus northern bugleweed Lysimachia ciliata fringed loosestrife Maianthemum racemosum common false Solomon's seal Maianthemum stellatum starry false Solomon's seal Malva neglecta cheeses Matricaria discoidea pineapple weed Matteuccia struthiopteris ostrich fern
Medicago sativa alfalfa Melilotus alba white sweet clover Melilotus officinalis yellow sweet clover Mertensia virginica Virginia bluebells Micranthes pensylvanica swamp saxifrage Milium effusum woodland millet grass Mimulus ringens blue monkey flower Mitella diphylla two-leaved miterwort Moehringia lateriflora side-flowering sandwort Monarda fistulosa wild bergamot Monotropa uniflora Indian pipe Muhlenbergia racemosa marsh muhly grass Myosoton aquaticum giant chickweed Napaea dioica glade mallow T Nasturtium officinale small-leaved water cress Nepeta cataria catnip Nuphar variegata bullhead pond-lily Oenothera biennis biennis common evening primrose Onoclea sensibilis sensitive fern Ornithogalum umbellatum star-of-bethlehem Osmorhiza claytonii Clayton's sweet cicely Osmorhiza longistylis aniseroot Osmunda claytoniana interrupted fern Ostrya virginiana ironwood Packera aurea golden ragwort Pastinaca sativa wild parsnip Pedicularis canadensis wood betony Persicaria hydropiper marsh waterpepper Persicaria lapathifolia nodding smartweed Persicaria maculosa lady's thumb Persicaria pensylvanica Pennsylvania smartweed Persicaria punctata dotted smartweed Persicaria virginiana Virginia knotweed Phalaris arundinacea reed canary grass Phleum pratense timothy Phlox divaricata laphamii blue phlox Phlox paniculata garden phlox Phlox pilosa fulgida prairie phlox Phryma leptostachya lopseed Physalis heterophylla heterophylla clammy ground cherry Physocarpus opulifolius intermedius ninebark Physostegia virginiana obedient plant Pilea pumila dwarf clearweed
Piptatherum racemosum black-fruited rice grass Plantago rugelii Rugel's plantain Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis angustifolia Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Podophyllum peltatum mayapple Polemonium reptans spreading Jacob's-ladder Polygala senega Seneca snakeroot Polygonatum pubescens hairy Solomon's seal Polygonum aviculare depressum common knotweed Polymnia canadensis leafcup Populus deltoides cottonwood Populus grandidentata big-toothed aspen Populus tremuloides quaking aspen Potentilla norvegica rough cinquefoil Potentilla recta rough-fruited cinquefoil Potentilla simplex oldfield cinquefoil Prenanthes alba white rattlesnakeroot Prunella vulgaris heal-all Prunus americana wild plum Prunus nigra Canada plum Prunus serotina black cherry Prunus virginiana chokecherry Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium sweet everlasting Pteridium aquilinum latiusculum bracken Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia mountain mint Pyrola elliptica elliptic shinleaf Pyrus ioensis prairie crabapple Pyrus malus paradise apple Quercus alba white oak Quercus macrocarpa bur oak Quercus rubra northern red oak Ranunculus abortivus kidney-leaved buttercup Ranunculus acris tall buttercup Ranunculus aquatilis diffusus limp white water crowfoot Ranunculus hispidus hispid buttercup Ranunculus hispidus caricetorum hispid buttercup Ranunculus pensylvanicus bristly buttercup Ranunculus recurvatus recurvatus hooked crowfoot Raphanus raphanistrum jointed charlock Ratibida pinnata gray-headed coneflower Rhamnus alnifolia dwarf alder Rhamnus cathartica common buckthorn
Rhus glabra smooth sumac Rhus typhina staghorn sumac Ribes americanum wild black currant Ribes cynosbati prickly gooseberry Ribes hudsonianum northern black currant Ribes missouriense Missouri gooseberry Rosa acicularis prickly rose Rubus Rubus ablatus mountain blackberry Rubus allegheniensis Allegheny blackberry Rubus occidentalis black raspberry Rudbeckia hirta pulcherrima black-eyed susan Rudbeckia laciniata tall coneflower Rumex altissimus tall water dock Rumex crispus curly dock Sagittaria latifolia broad-leaved arrowhead Salix discolor pussy willow Salix eriocephala heart-leaved willow Salix famelica yellow willow Salix petiolaris slender willow Salix sericea silky willow Salix x fragilis whitecrack willow Sambucus canadensis canadensis common elder Sanguinaria canadensis bloodroot Sanicula canadensis Canadian black snakeroot Sanicula canadensis grandis Canadian black snakeroot Sanicula gregaria gregarious black snakeroot Sanicula marilandica maryland black snakeroot Sanicula trifoliata beaked snakeroot SC Saponaria officinalis bouncing bet Schizachyrium scoparium scoparium little bluestem Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani soft stem bulrush Scilla sibirica Sibirican squill Scirpus atrovirens dark green bulrush Scrophularia lanceolata lance-leaved figwort Scrophularia marilandica Maryland figwort Scutellaria lateriflora mad dog skullcap Secale cereale cereal rye Setaria viridis green foxtail Silene latifolia white campion Silene nivea snowy campion T Silphium perfoliatum perfoliatum cup plant Sisymbrium officinale hedge mustard
Sisyrinchium campestre field blue-eyed grass Smilax ecirrhata erect carrion flower Smilax lasioneura common carrion flower Solanum carolinense horse nettle Solanum dulcamara bittersweet nightshade Solanum nigrum black nightshade Solidago altissima altissima late goldenrod Solidago canadensis canadensis Canada goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis zigzag goldenrod Solidago rigida stiff goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia elm-leaved goldenrod Sonchus arvensis uliginosus field sow thistle Sonchus oleraceus common sow thistle Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass Stachys hispida smooth hedge nettle Staphylea trifolia bladdernut Symphyotrichum drummondii Drummond's aster Symphyotrichum ericoides heath aster Symphyotrichum ericoides ericoides heath aster Symphyotrichum laeve laeve smooth aster Symphyotrichum lanceolatum lanceolatum eastern panicled aster Symphyotrichum lateriflorum side-flowering aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England aster Symphyotrichum oblongifolium aromatic aster Symphyotrichum ontarionis Ontario aster Symphyotrichum oolentangiense skyblue aster Symphyotrichum prenanthoides crooked aster Symplocarpus foetidus skunk cabbage Taenidia integerrima yellow pimpernel SC Tanacetum parthenium feverfew Taraxacum officinale common dandelion Taxus canadensis Canada yew Teucrium canadense virginicum germander Thalictrum dasycarpum tall meadow-rue Thalictrum thalictroides rue anemone Thlaspi arvense pennycress Tilia americana basswood Toxicodendron rydbergii western poison ivy Tragopogon dubius yellow goat's beard Trifolium campestre field hop clover Trifolium hybridum alsike clover Trillium flexipes drooping trillium Triodanis perfoliata clasping-leaved Venus' looking-glass
Triosteum aurantiacum orange-fruit horse gentian Typha angustifolia narrow-leaved cattail Ulmus americana American elm Ulmus rubra red elm Ulmus thomasii rock elm Urtica dioica gracilis stinging nettle Valeriana officinalis garden heliotrope Verbascum thapsus common mullein Verbena hastata blue vervain Verbena stricta hoary vervain Verbena urticifolia white vervain Vernonia fasciculata bunched ironweed Veronica americana American brooklime Veronica serpyllifolia serpyllifolia thyme-leaved speedwell Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's root Viburnum lentago nannyberry Viburnum opulus americanum American cranberrybush Viburnum rafinesquianum affine downy arrowwood Vicia americana American vetch Vicia americana americana American vetch Viola cucullata marsh violet Viola pubescens yellow violet Viola sororia common blue violet Zigadenus elegans white camas Zizania palustris interior northern wild rice Zizania palustris palustris northern wild rice Zizia aurea golden alexanders Source: J. F. Bell Museum of Natural History Herbarium, Vascular plant collection database; Retrieved 11/18/2013 11/18/2013