Checklist of Vascular Plants of Oak Lake Field Station Family Compiled by Gary E. Larson, Dept. of Biology & Microbiology Common Name Scientific Name Trees/shrubs/woody vines Aceraceae Boxelder Acer negundo Anacardiaceae Smooth sumac Rhus glabra Rydberg poison ivy Toxicodendron rydbergii Caprifoliaceae Tatarian honeysuckle Lonicera tatarica* Elderberry Sambucus canadensis Western snowberry Symphoricarpos occidentalis Celastraceae American bittersweet Celastrus scandens Cornaceae Redosier dogwood Cornus sericea Cupressaceae Eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana Elaeagnaceae Russian olive Elaeagnus angustifolia* Buffaloberry Shepherdia argentea* Fabaceae Leadplant Amorpha canescens False indigo Amorpha fruticosa Siberian peashrub Caragana arborescens* Honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos* Fagaceae Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa Grossulariaceae Black currant Ribes americanum Missouri gooseberry Ribes missouriense Hippocastanaceae Ohio buckeye Aesculus glabra* Oleaceae Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Pinaceae Norway spruce Picea abies* White spruce Picea glauca* Ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa* Rhamnaceae Common buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica* Rosaceae Serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia Wild plum Prunus americana Hawthorn Crataegus succulenta Chokecherry Prunus virginiana Siberian crab Pyrus baccata* Prairie rose Rosa arkansana Black raspberry Rubus occidentalis Salicaceae Cottonwood Populus deltoides Balm-of-Gilead Populus X jackii* White willow Salix alba* Peachleaf willow Salix amygdaloides Sandbar willow Salix exigua Solanaceae Matrimony vine Lycium barbarum* Ulmaceae Hackberry Celtis occidentalis American elm Ulmus americana Siberian elm Ulmus pumila* Vitaceae Woodbine Parthenocissus vitacea River grape Vitis riparia Forbs Apiaceae Honewort Cryptotaenia canadensis Bulbous water hemlock Cicuta bulbifera Spotted water hemlock Cicuta maculata Longstyle sweetroot Osmorhiza longistylis
Asclepiadaceae Asteraceae Golden alexanders Heartleaf alexanders Dogbane Swamp milkweed Showy milkweed Common milkweed Whorled milkweed Green milkweed Western Yarrow Annual ragweed False dandelion Western Ragweed Burdock Fringed sagewort Cudweed sagewort Heath aster Marsh aster New England aster Aromatic aster Silky aster Musk thistle Devil's beggar-ticks Canada thistle Flodman thistle Bull thistle Horseweed Purple coneflower Philadelphia fleabane Prairie fleabane Joe-Pye weed White snakeroot Boneset Narrowleaf goldenrod Curlycup gumweed Sneezeweed Nuttall's sunflower Stiff sunflower Sawtooth sunflower Maximilian sunflower Ox-eye False boneset Wild lettuce Tall gayfeather Dotted gayfeather Skeletonweed Pineapple weed Prairie coneflower Golden glow Prairie ragwort Falsegold groundsel Zizia aurea Zizia aptera Apocynum cannabinum Asclepias incarnata Asclepias speciosa Asclepias syriaca Asclepias verticillata Asclepias viridiflora Achillea millefolium Ambrosia artemisiifolia Agoseris glauca Ambrosia psilostachya Arctium minus* Artemisia frigida Artemisia ludoviciana Aster ericoides Aster lanceolatus Aster nova-angliae Aster oblongifolius Aster sericeus Carduus nutans* Bidens frondosa Cirsium arvense* Cirsium flodmanii Cirsium vulgare* Conyza canadensis Echinacea angustifolia Erigeron philadelphicus Erigeron strigosus Eupatorium maculatum Eupatorium rugosum Eupatorium perfoliatum Euthamia graminifolia Grindelia squarrosa Helenium autumnale Helianthus nuttallii Helianthus pauciflorus Helianthus grosseserratus Helianthus maximiliani Heliopsis helianthoides Kuhnia eupatorioides Lactuca canadensis Liatris aspera Liatris punctata Lygodesmia juncea Matricaria matricarioides* Ratibida columnifera Rudbeckia laciniata Senecio plattensis Senecio pseudaureus
Balsaminaceae Boraginaceae Brassicaceae Campanulaceae Caryophyllaceae Ceratophyllaceae Commelinaceae Convolvulaceae Equisetaceae Fabaceae Fumariaceae Gentianaceae Hydrophyllaceae Iridaceae Lamiaceae Cup-plant Canada goldenrod Late goldenrod Missouri goldenrod Stiff goldenrod Common dandelion Goatsbeard Ironweed Jewelweed Hoary puccoon Fringed puccoon False gromwell Shepherd's purse Bulbous bittercress Wormseed wallflower Common pepperweed Fernald s yellowcress Palespike lobelia Chickweed Longleaf stitchwort Coontail or hornwort Bracted spiderwort Hedge bindweed Macoun's hedge bindweed Field horsetail Smooth scouring rush Hog peanut Groundplum Purple prairieclover American licorice Marsh vetchling Veiny pea Black medic Alfalfa White sweetclover Yellow sweetclover Silverleaf scurfpea Breadroot scurfpea Red clover White clover American vetch Dutchman s breeches Prairie gentian Virginia waterleaf Prairie blue-eyed grass American bugleweed Rough bugleweed Northern bugleweed Wild bergamot Blue skullcap Silphium perfoliatum Solidago canadensis Solidago gigantea Solidago missouriensis Solidago rigida Taraxacum officinale* Tragopogon dubius* Vernonia fasciculata Impatiens capensis Lithospermum canescens Lithospermum incisum Onosmodium molle Capsella bursa-pastoris* Cardamine bulbosa Erysimum cheiranthoides* Lepidium densiflorum* Rorippa palustris subsp. fernaldiana Lobelia spicata Stellaria media* Stellaria longifolia Ceratophyllum demersum Tradescantia bracteata Calystegia sepium Calystegia macounii Equisetum arvense Equisetum laevigatum Amphicarpaea bracteata Astragalus crassicarpus Dalea purpurea Glycyrrhiza lepidota Lathyrus palustris Lathyrus venosus Medicago lupulina* Medicago sativa Melilotus albus* Melilotus officinalis* Psoralea argophylla Psoralea esculenta Trifolium pratense* Trifolium repens* Vicia americana Dicentra cucullaria Gentiana puberulenta Hydrophyllum virginianum Sisyrinchium campestre Lycopus americanus Lycopus asper Lycopus uniflorus Monarda fistulosa Scutellaria lateriflora
Hedge nettle Stachys palustris Lemnaceae Star duckweed Lemna trisulca Turion duckweed Lemna turionifera Liliaceae Wild pink onion Allium stellatum Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum Starry false Solomon's seal Smilacina stellata Showy deathcamas Zigadenus elegans Linaceae Grooved flax Linum sulcatum Nyctaginaceae Wild four o'clock Mirabilis nyctaginea Onagraceae Toothed evening primrose Calylophus serrulatus Narrowleaf willowherb Epilobium leptophyllum Biennial evening primrose Oenothera biennis Orchidaceae White ladyslipper Cypripedium candidum Loesel's twayblade; fen orchid Liparis loeselii Northern bog orchid Platanthera hyperborea Common yellow Oxalidaceae woodsorrel Oxalis stricta Violet woodsorrel Oxalis violacea Plantaginaceae Common plantain Plantago major* Polemoniaceae Downy phlox Phlox pilosa Polygonaceae Water smartweed Polygonum amphibium Knotweed Polygonum aviculare Marsh smartweed Polygonum coccineum Curly dock Rumex crispus* Great water dock Rumex orbiculatus Primulaceae Fringed loosestrife Lysimachia ciliata Tufted loosestrife Lysimachia thyrsiflora Ranunculaceae Meadow anemone Anemone canadensis Candle anemone Anemone cylindrica Pasqueflower Anemone patens Marsh marigold Caltha palustris Prairie larkspur Delphinium virescens Purple meadowrue Thalictrum dasycarpum Bristly buttercup Ranunculus hispidus Rosaceae Roadside agrimony Agrimonia striata Wild strawberry Fragaria virginiana Yellow avens Geum aleppicum White avens Geum canadense Prairie smoke Geum triflorum Silverweed Potentilla anserina Rubiaceae Cleavers Galium aparine Northern bedstraw Galium boreale Three-petal bedstraw Galium trifidum Sweet-scented bedstraw Galium triflorum Santalaceae Bastard toadflax Comandra umbellata Swamp lousewort Pedicularis lanceolata Scrophulariaceae White beardtongue Penstemon albidus Roundleaf monkeyflower Mimulus glabratus American figwort Scrophularia lanceolata
Solanaceae Urticaceae Verbenaceae Violaceae Grasses/grasslikes Poaceae Cyperaceae Water speedwell Purslane speedwell Virginia groundcherry Stinging nettle Lopseed Bracted vervain Blue vervain Hoary vervain Canada wood violet Northern bog violet Prairie violet Dooryard violet Redtop Big bluestem Sideoats grama Smooth bromegrass Canada bluejoint Northern reedgrass Tapered dichanthelium Scribner s dichanthelium Wilcox dichanthelium Quackgrass Downy wildrye Virginia wildrye Nodding fescue American mannagrass Fowl mannagrass Sweetgrass Foxtail barley Junegrass Plains muhly Switchgrass Reed canarygrass Timothy Fowl bluegrass Kentucky bluegrass Little bluestem Yellow foxtail Green foxtail Indiangrass Prairie cordgrass Prairie wedgegrass Tall dropseed Prairie dropseed Porcupine grass Green needlegrass Water sedge Eastern woodland sedge Fescue sedge Veronica anagallis-aquatica Veronica peregrina Physalis virginiana Urtica dioica Phryma leptostachya Verbena bracteata Verbena hastata Verbena stricta Viola canadensis Viola nephrophylla Viola pedatifida Viola sororia Agrostis stolonifera* Andropogon gerardii Bouteloua curtipendula Bromus inermis* Calamagrostis canadensis Calamagrostis stricta Dichanthelium acuminatum Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum Dichanthelium wilcoxianum Elymus repens* Elymus villosus Elymus virginicus Festuca subverticillata Glyceria grandis Glyceria striata Hierochloe hirta Hordeum jubatum Koeleria macrantha Muhlenbergia cuspidata Panicum virgatum Phalaris arundinacea Phleum pratense* Poa palustris Poa pratensis* Schizachyrium scoparium Setaria glauca* Setaria viridis* Sorghastrum nutans Spartina pectinata Sphenopholis obtusata Sporobolus compositus Sporobolus heterolepis Stipa spartea Stipa viridula Carex aquatilis Carex blanda Carex brevior
Juncaceae Sparganiaceae Typhaceae Crested sedge Emory sedge Limestone meadow sedge Heavy sedge Bottlebrush sedge Mead's sedge Woolly sedge Bothersome sedge Sartwell sedge Sprengel sedge Upright sedge Quill sedge Rigid sedge Beaked sedge Fox sedge Bald spikerush Common spikerush Tall cottonsedge Pale bulrush Panicled bulrush Softstem bulrush Dudley rush Spring rush Common burreed Narrowleaf cattail Common cattail Hybrid cattail Carex cristatella Carex emoryi Carex granularis Carex gravida Carex hystericina Carex meadii Carex pellita Carex molesta Carex sartwellii Carex sprengelii Carex stricta Carex tenera Carex tetanica Carex utriculata Carex vulpinoidea Eleocharis erythropoda Eleocharis palustrus Eriophorum angustifolium Scirpus pallidus Scirpus microcarpus Scirpus tabernaemontani Juncus dudleyi Juncus nodosus Sparganium eurycarpum Typha angustifolia Typha latifolia Typha Xglauca