Ottertail Prairie SNA Plant List Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Agalinis aspera rough false foxglove Agrostis gigantea redtop Agrostis scabra rough bentgrass Alisma triviale common water plantain Allium stellatum prairie wild onion Amaranthus retroflexus redroot amaranth Ambrosia artemisiifolia common ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya western ragweed Amorpha canescens leadplant Andropogon gerardii big bluestem Anemone canadensis canada anemone Antennaria neglecta field pussytoes Anthoxanthum hirtum sweet grass Apocynum sibiricum clasping dogbane Artemisia ludoviciana ludoviciana white sage Asclepias incarnata incarnata swamp milkweed Asclepias speciosa showy milkweed Asclepias verticillata whorled milkweed Asparagus officinalis asparagus Astragalus canadensis Canada milk-vetch Astragalus crassicarpus crassicarpus ground plum Beckmannia syzigachne American slough grass Bidens frondosa leafy beggarticks Bolboschoenus fluviatilis river bulrush Bouteloua curtipendula side-oats grama Bromus inermis smooth brome Calamagrostis canadensis bluejoint Calamagrostis canadensis canadensis bluejoint Calamagrostis stricta inexpansa northern reedgrass Calystegia macounii Macoun's false bindweed Carex atherodes slough sedge Carex bicknellii Bicknell's sedge Carex buxbaumii Buxbaum's sedge Carex crawei Crawe's sedge Carex pellita woolly sedge Carex praegracilis very slender sedge Carex sartwellii Sartwell's sedge Chenopodium album white lamb's quarters Cicuta maculata spotted water hemlock Cirsium arvense Canada thistle Cirsium flodmanii Flodman's thistle
Comandra umbellata umbellata bastard toadflax Cornus sericea red-osier dogwood Crepis runcinata runcinata incised hawk's beard Cyclachaena xanthifolia marsh elder Dalea candida white prairie clover Dalea purpurea purple prairie clover Dichanthelium acuminatum implicatum hairy panic grass Dichanthelium leibergii Leiberg's panic grass Distichlis spicata salt grass Echinochloa muricata rough barnyard grass Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian olive Eleocharis compressa flattened spikerush Eleocharis palustris marsh spikerush Elymus canadensis nodding wild rye Elymus repens quackgrass Elymus trachycaulus slender wheatgrass Epilobium leptophyllum linear-leaved willow herb Equisetum laevigatum smooth scouring rush Erigeron glabellus pubescens smooth fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus Philadelphia fleabane Euthamia graminifolia grass-leaved goldenrod Fagopyrum esculentum buckwheat Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Galium boreale northern bedstraw Gentiana andrewsii dakotica bottle gentian Glycyrrhiza lepidota wild licorice Grindelia squarrosa curly cup gumweed Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian's sunflower Helianthus pauciflorus pauciflorus stiff sunflower Hesperostipa spartea porcupine grass Hypoxis hirsuta yellow star-grass Juncus arcticus balticus baltic rush Juncus torreyi Torrey's rush Kochia scoparia scoparia summer cypress Koeleria macrantha junegrass Lactuca ludoviciana Louisiana lettuce Lactuca serriola prickly lettuce Lathyrus palustris marsh vetchling Liatris ligulistylis northern plains blazing star Liatris pycnostachya great blazing star Lilium philadelphicum wood lily Lithospermum canescens hoary puccoon Lobelia spicata pale-spiked lobelia
Luzula acuminata acuminata pointed woodrush Lycopus americanus cut-leaved bugleweed Lycopus asper rough bugleweed Lysimachia hybrida hybrid loosestrife Lysimachia thyrsiflora tufted loosestrife Medicago lupulina black medick Melilotus alba white sweet clover Melilotus officinalis yellow sweet clover Mentha arvensis canadensis common mint Mirabilis nyctaginea heart-leaved four o'clock Muhlenbergia asperifolia scratchgrass Muhlenbergia racemosa marsh muhly grass Muhlenbergia richardsonis mat muhly grass Mulgedium pulchellum beautiful blue lettuce Nothocalais cuspidata prairie false dandelion Oenothera biennis biennis common evening primrose Oxalis stricta yellow wood sorrel Packera plattensis prairie ragwort Packera pseudaurea semicordata western heart-leaved groundsel Panicum capillare witch grass Panicum virgatum switchgrass Parthenocissus vitacea woodbine Pediomelum esculentum prairie turnip Persicaria amphibia water smartweed Persicaria pensylvanica Pennsylvania smartweed Persicaria punctata dotted smartweed Phalaris arundinacea reed canary grass Phleum pratense timothy Physalis virginiana Virginia ground cherry Plantago eriopoda alkali plantain Poa palustris fowl bluegrass Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Polygonum ramosissimum bushy knotweed Populus deltoides monilifera cottonwood Potentilla arguta tall cinquefoil Potentilla norvegica rough cinquefoil Prenanthes racemosa smooth rattlesnakeroot Puccinellia nuttalliana Nuttall's alkali grass W Ribes americanum wild black currant Rosa blanda smooth wild rose Rudbeckia hirta pulcherrima black-eyed susan Rumex crispus curly dock Salix amygdaloides peach-leaved willow
Salix discolor pussy willow Salix eriocephala heart-leaved willow Salix interior sandbar willow Salix petiolaris slender willow Schoenoplectus acutus hardstem bulrush Scolochloa festucacea whitetop Setaria viridis green foxtail Silene noctiflora night-flowering campion Sinapis arvensis wild mustard Sisyrinchium montanum montanum mountain blue-eyed grass Sium suave water parsnip Solanum nigrum virginicum black nightshade Solidago altissima gilvocanescens late goldenrod Solidago gigantea giant goldenrod Solidago missouriensis Missouri goldenrod Solidago ptarmicoides upland white aster Solidago rigida humilis stiff goldenrod Sonchus arvensis uliginosus field sow thistle Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass Spartina pectinata prairie cordgrass Sphenopholis obtusata prairie wedge grass Spiraea alba white meadowsweet Spiranthes magnicamporum Great Plains ladies' tresses Sporobolus heterolepis prairie dropseed Stachys palustris pilosa woundwort Suaeda calceoliformis sea-blite Symphoricarpos occidentalis wolfberry Symphyotrichum ericoides heath aster Symphyotrichum laeve laeve smooth aster Symphyotrichum lanceolatum lanceolatum eastern panicled aster Taraxacum officinale common dandelion Teucrium canadense germander Thlaspi arvense pennycress Tragopogon pratensis meadow goat's beard Trifolium pratense red clover Trifolium repens white clover Typha latifolia broad-leaved cattail Ulmus americana American elm Urtica dioica gracilis stinging nettle Verbena hastata blue vervain Vernonia fasciculata bunched ironweed Viola sororia common blue violet Zigadenus elegans white camas
Zizia aptera heart-leaved alexanders Source: J. F. Bell Museum of Natural History Herbarium, Vascular plant collection database; Retrieved 12/09/2013 12/9/2013