Wilson Prairie

Plants -- Prairie

A wide variety of plants thrive on Wilson Prairie, and so, as always, the plant list is an ongong project. The primary compiler and contributor to the list shown below is Don Miller, Severson Dells. Contributions have also come from others, including Gillian Moreland. Below are listed the plants so far identified in the prairie section.

At left is a favorite, Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum).
Achillea millefolium Yarrow
Agastache scrophulariaefolia Purple Giant Hissop
Amorpha canescens Leadplant (at right)
Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem Grass
Andropogon scoparius Little Bluestem Grass
Anemone cylindrica Thimbleweed
Anemone patens Pasque Flower (at left)
Antennaria neglecta Cat's Foot
Antennaria plantaginifoliaPussy Toes
Arabis lyrata Sand Cross
Arenaria stricta Stiff Sandwort
Aster azureasSky-blue Aster
Aster ericoidesHeath Aster
Aster linarifoliusFlax-leaved Aster
Aster ptarmicoidesStiff Aster
Aster sericeusSilky Aster
Baptisia leucophaeaCream Wild Indigo
Bouteloua curtipendulaSide Oats Grama Grass
Bromus sp.
Carex sp.
Cirsium discolorPasture Thistle
Comandra richardsianiBastard Toadflax
Coreopsis palmataPrairie Coreopsis
Dodecatheon mediaShooting Star (at right)
Echinacea pallidaPale Purple Coneflower (at left)
Equisetum sp. Horsetail
Euphorbia corollata Flowering Spurge
Helianthus laetiflorus rigidusPrairie Sunflower
Heuchera richardsoniiPrairie Alumroot
Hieracium gronovii Hairy Hawkweed
Kuhnia eupatorioides False Boneset
Lespedeza capitataRound-headed Bush Clover
Liatris asperaRough Blazing Star
Liatris cylindraceaCylindric Blazing Star
Lithospermum canescensHoary Puccoon (at right)
Lithospermum incisumFringed Puccoon
Monarda fistulosaWild Bergamot (at left)
Oenothera biennisCommon Evening Primrose
Oxalis violaceaViolet Wood Sorrel
Panicum sp.Panic Grass
Penstemon grandiflorusLarge-flowered Beard Tongue
Petalostemum purpureumPurple Prairie Clover
Physalis subglabrataTall Ground Cherry
Poa compressaCanada Bluegrass
Potentilla argutaPrairie Cinquefoil
Pycnanthenum virginianumCommon Mountain Mint
Ranunculus abortivusSmall-flowered Buttercup
Ratiba pinnataGray-headed Coneflower
Rosa carolinaPasture Rose
Senecio pauperculus balsamitaeBalsam Ragwort
Silphium integrifoliumCup Plant
Sisyrinchium albidumCommon Blue-eyed Grass
Sorghastrum nutansIndian Grass
Solidago nemoralisOld-field Goldenrod
Sporobolus heterolepsisPrairie Dropseed
Stipa sparteaPorcupine Grass
Verbena strictaHoary Vervain
Viola pedataBirdfoot Violet
Viola pedatifidaPrairie Violet
Vitus ripariaRiverbank Grape
Zizia apteraHeart-leaved Alexander
Zizia aureaGolden Alexander