Wild Indigo Prairie SNA Plant List Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Acer negundo box elder Acer saccharum sugar maple Achillea millefolium common yarrow Agalinis tenuifolia slender-leaved false foxglove Agrostis gigantea redtop Agrostis scabra rough bentgrass Amaranthus albus tumbleweed amaranth Amaranthus powellii Powell's amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus redroot amaranth Amaranthus tuberculatus tubercled amaranth Ambrosia artemisiifolia common ragweed Ambrosia trifida great ragweed Amorpha canescens leadplant Amorpha nana fragrant false indigo Amphicarpaea bracteata hog peanut Andropogon gerardii big bluestem Anemone cylindrica long-headed thimbleweed Anthoxanthum hirtum sweet grass Apocynum androsaemifolium spreading dogbane Apocynum sibiricum clasping dogbane Arnoglossum plantagineum tuberous Indian plantain T Artemisia ludoviciana ludoviciana white sage Artemisia serrata saw-tooth wormwood Asclepias incarnata incarnata swamp milkweed Asclepias ovalifolia oval-leaved milkweed Asclepias speciosa showy milkweed Asclepias sullivantii Sullivant's milkweed T Asparagus officinalis asparagus Athyrium filix-femina angustum lady fern Baptisia bracteata glabrescens plains wild indigo SC Barbarea vulgaris yellow rocket Berteroa incana hoary alyssum Bidens cernua nodding bur marigold Bidens frondosa leafy beggarticks Bromus inermis smooth brome Calamagrostis canadensis bluejoint Caltha palustris common marsh marigold Calystegia sepium hedge bindweed Campanula aparinoides aparinoides marsh bellflower Carex alopecoidea foxtail sedge Carex bicknellii Bicknell's sedge
Carex capillaris hair-like sedge W Carex cristatella crested sedge Carex gravida heavy sedge Carex haydenii Hayden's sedge Carex molesta troublesome sedge Carex pellita woolly sedge Carex sartwellii Sartwell's sedge Carex tenera marsh straw sedge Carex vulpinoidea fox sedge Cenchrus longispinus sandbur Chenopodium album white lamb's quarters Cicuta maculata spotted water hemlock Cirsium arvense Canada thistle Cirsium discolor field thistle Comandra umbellata umbellata bastard toadflax Convolvulus arvensis field bindweed Conyza canadensis horseweed Coreopsis palmata bird's foot coreopsis Cornus racemosa gray dogwood Corylus americana American hazelnut Cyperus schweinitzii Schweinitz's nut sedge Cyperus squarrosus awned umbrella sedge Cyperus strigosus straw-colored umbrella sedge Cypripedium candidum small white lady's slipper SC Dalea purpurea purple prairie clover Delphinium carolinianum virescens Carolina delphinium Descurainia pinnata brachycarpa pinnate tansy mustard Desmodium canadense Canada tick trefoil Dichanthelium acuminatum fasciculatum hairy panic grass Dichanthelium leibergii Leiberg's panic grass Dichanthelium xanthophysum yellow panic grass Digitaria ischaemum smooth crabgrass Doellingeria umbellata flat-topped aster Echinocystis lobata wild cucumber Eleocharis compressa flattened spikerush Eleocharis obtusa blunt spikerush Ellisia nyctelea ellisia Elymus canadensis nodding wild rye Elymus repens quackgrass Equisetum arvense field horsetail Equisetum laevigatum smooth scouring rush Eragrostis hypnoides creeping lovegrass Eragrostis pectinacea tufted lovegrass
Erigeron annuus annual fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron strigosus daisy fleabane Eriochloa villosa hairy cupgrass Euphorbia maculata prostrate hairy spurge Euphorbia nutans nodding spurge Euthamia graminifolia grass-leaved goldenrod Fallopia convolvulus black-bindweed Fragaria vesca americana wood strawberry Fragaria virginiana common strawberry Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Galium aparine cleavers Galium boreale northern bedstraw Gentiana andrewsii bottle gentian Gentiana flavida yellowish gentian Gentiana puberulenta downy gentian Gentianella quinquefolia occidentalis stiff gentian Geranium maculatum wild geranium Geum aleppicum yellow avens Geum laciniatum rough avens W Geum triflorum prairie smoke Gratiola neglecta disk hyssop Helenium autumnale autumn sneezeweed Helianthemum bicknellii hoary frostweed Helianthus grosseserratus sawtooth sunflower Helianthus pauciflorus pauciflorus stiff sunflower Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem artichoke Heliopsis helianthoides ox-eye Hesperostipa spartea porcupine grass Heuchera richardsonii alumroot Hieracium umbellatum rough hawkweed Hordeum jubatum foxtail barley Hypericum majus large St. John's-wort Hypericum perforatum common St. John's-wort Hypericum pyramidatum great St. John's-wort Hypoxis hirsuta yellow star-grass Iris virginica southern blue flag Juncus interior inland rush Juncus tenuis path rush Kochia scoparia summer cypress Krigia biflora two-flowered cynthia Lactuca canadensis Canada wild lettuce Lactuca serriola prickly lettuce
Lathyrus venosus intonsus veiny pea Lepidium densiflorum green-flowered peppergrass Lespedeza capitata round-headed bush clover Liatris aspera rough blazing star Liatris ligulistylis northern plains blazing star Liatris pycnostachya great blazing star Lilium michiganense Michigan lily Lilium philadelphicum wood lily Lithospermum canescens hoary puccoon Lobelia spicata pale-spiked lobelia Lonicera tatarica tartarian honeysuckle Luzula multiflora many-flowered woodrush Lysimachia ciliata fringed loosestrife Lysimachia quadriflora prairie loosestrife Lythrum alatum alatum wing-angled loosestrife Maianthemum stellatum starry false Solomon's seal Matricaria discoidea pineapple weed Medicago lupulina black medick Melilotus alba white sweet clover Melilotus officinalis yellow sweet clover Micranthes pensylvanica swamp saxifrage Mirabilis nyctaginea heart-leaved four o'clock Moehringia lateriflora side-flowering sandwort Monarda fistulosa wild bergamot Muhlenbergia glomerata clustered muhly grass Muhlenbergia mexicana Mexican muhly grass Nepeta cataria catnip Onoclea sensibilis sensitive fern Oxalis stricta yellow wood sorrel Oxalis violacea violet wood sorrel Oxypolis rigidior cowbane W Packera pseudaurea semicordata western heart-leaved groundsel Panicum dichotomiflorum fall panic grass Panicum virgatum switchgrass Parthenium integrifolium wild quinine E Parthenocissus vitacea woodbine Pastinaca sativa wild parsnip Pedicularis canadensis wood betony Pedicularis lanceolata swamp lousewort Pediomelum argophyllum silverleaf scurfpea Penthorum sedoides ditch stonecrop Persicaria amphibia water smartweed Persicaria hydropiper marsh waterpepper
Persicaria lapathifolia nodding smartweed Persicaria pensylvanica Pennsylvania smartweed Phalaris arundinacea reed canary grass Phleum pratense timothy Phlox maculata wild sweet william SC Phlox pilosa fulgida prairie phlox Physalis virginiana Virginia ground cherry Plantago rugelii Rugel's plantain Poa palustris fowl bluegrass Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Podophyllum peltatum mayapple Polygala sanguinea blood milkwort Polygala senega Seneca snakeroot Polygonatum biflorum giant Solomon's seal Polygonum aviculare prostrate knotweed Populus deltoides monilifera cottonwood Populus tremuloides quaking aspen Potentilla arguta tall cinquefoil Potentilla simplex oldfield cinquefoil Prenanthes alba white rattlesnakeroot Prenanthes racemosa smooth rattlesnakeroot Prunella vulgaris heal-all Prunus virginiana chokecherry Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia mountain mint Quercus ellipsoidalis northern pin oak Quercus macrocarpa bur oak Ranunculus hispidus caricetorum hispid buttercup Ratibida pinnata gray-headed coneflower Rhamnus cathartica common buckthorn Rhus glabra smooth sumac Ribes americanum wild black currant Ribes missouriense Missouri gooseberry Rorippa palustris hispida Icelandic yellow cress Rosa arkansana prairie rose Rosa blanda smooth wild rose Rubus allegheniensis Allegheny blackberry Rubus idaeus strigosus red raspberry Rubus occidentalis black raspberry Rudbeckia hirta pulcherrima black-eyed susan Rudbeckia laciniata laciniata tall coneflower Rumex dock Rumex crispus curly dock Salix willow
Salix amygdaloides peach-leaved willow Salix bebbiana Bebb's willow Salix discolor pussy willow Salix eriocephala heart-leaved willow Salix humilis prairie willow Salix humilis humilis prairie willow Salix nigra black willow Salix petiolaris slender willow Salix x fragilis Salsola tragus Russian thistle Sambucus canadensis canadensis common elder Sanicula marilandica maryland black snakeroot Schizachyrium scoparium scoparium little bluestem Scirpus atrovirens dark green bulrush Scirpus cyperinus woolgrass Scrophularia lanceolata lance-leaved figwort Setaria pumila yellow foxtail Silene antirrhina sleepy catchfly Silene csereii smooth catchfly Silene latifolia white campion Silene stellata starry campion Sinapis arvensis wild mustard Sisyrinchium montanum montanum mountain blue-eyed grass Solanum nigrum virginicum black nightshade Solidago altissima gilvocanescens late goldenrod Solidago gigantea giant goldenrod Solidago nemoralis nemoralis gray goldenrod Solidago riddellii Riddell's goldenrod Solidago rigida stiff goldenrod Sonchus arvensis uliginosus field sow thistle Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass Spartina pectinata prairie cordgrass Spiraea alba alba white meadowsweet Stachys palustris homotricha woundwort Stellaria longifolia long-leaved chickweed Symphyotrichum drummondii Drummond's aster Symphyotrichum ericoides heath aster Symphyotrichum laeve laeve smooth aster Symphyotrichum lanceolatum lanceolatum eastern panicled aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England aster Symphyotrichum sericeum silky aster Taraxacum officinale common dandelion Thalictrum dasycarpum tall meadow-rue
Thlaspi arvense pennycress Tradescantia bracteata bracted spiderwort Tragopogon dubius yellow goat's beard Trifolium campestre field hop clover Trifolium hybridum alsike clover Typha latifolia broad-leaved cattail Ulmus pumila Siberian elm Ulmus rubra red elm Urtica dioica gracilis stinging nettle Valeriana edulis ciliata edible valerian T Verbena hastata blue vervain Vernonia fasciculata bunched ironweed Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's root Vicia americana American vetch Vicia americana americana American vetch Vicia americana minor American vetch Viola palmata pedatifida bearded birdfoot violet Viola sagittata arrow-leaved violet Viola sororia common blue violet Vitis riparia wild grape Xanthium strumarium cocklebur Zigadenus elegans white camas Zizia aptera heart-leaved alexanders Zizia aurea golden alexanders Source: J. F. Bell Museum of Natural History Herbarium, Vascular plant collection database; Retrieved 05/22/2013 5/22/2013