Scientific Name

Common Name

Prairie Type

Forbs

Dry

Dry-Mesic

Mesic

Mesic-Wet

Edge

Allium cernuum

Nodding wild onion

x

x

Agastache nepetoides

Giant hyssop

x

Anemone virginiana

Tall amemone

x

x

x

Apocynum cannabinum

Hemp dogbane

x

Aquilegia canadensis

Wild columbine

x

Asclepias incarnata

Swamp milkweed

x

Asclepias syriaca

Common milkweed

x

Asclepias tuberosa

Butterfly milkweed

x

Aster cordifolus

Heart leaf aster

x

Aster laevis

Smooth blue aster

x

x

x

Aster novae-angliae

New England aster

x

x

x

Aster pilosus

Frost aster

x

Aster umbellatus

Flat-top aster

x

Cacalia atriplicifolia

Pale indian plantain

x

Campanula americana

Tall bellflower

x

Campanula rotundifolia

Harebell

x

Caryx bricknellli

Prairie sedge

x

Caryx comosa

Bristly sedge

x

Caryx lupulina

Hop sedge

x

Caryx cf. bebbi

Sedge

x

Caryx stripata

Sawbeak sedge

x

Cacalia atriplicifolia

Pale indian plantain

x

Cirsium muticum

Swamp thistle

x

Coreopsis lanceolata

Lance leaf coreopsis

x

x

x

x

Coreopsis tripteris

Tall coreopsis

x

x

Decodon verticillatus

Swamp loosestrife

x

Desmodium canadense

Showy tick trefoil

x

x

Eupatorium maculatum

Joe-Pye weed

x

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Boneset

x

Gnaphalium obtusifolium

Fragrant cudweed

x

Helianthus divaricatus

Woodland sunflower

x

x

x

Helianthus giganteaus

Tall sunflower

x

x

Helianthus strumosus

Pale-Leaved sunflower

x

Helianthus occidentalis

Western sunflower

x

Heliopthis helianthoides

False sunflower

x

x

Heracleum maximum

Cow parsnip

x

x

Juncus effusus

Common rush

x

Juncus marginatus

Grass-leaved sedge

x

Juncus tenuis

Path rush

x

Kuhnia eupatorioides

False boneset

x

x

Lespedeza capitata

Round-headed bush clover

x

x

Lespedeza hirta

Bush-clover

x

Liatris aspera

Rough blazingstar

x

Liatris punctata

Dotted blazingstar

x

Liatrus spicata

Marsh blazingstar

x

x

x

Lobelia silphilitica

Great blue lobelia

x

Lupinus perennis

Wild lupine

x

x

Mimulus ringens

Monkey flower

x

Monarda didyma

Bee balm/Oswego tea

x

Monarda fistulosa

Wild bergamot

x

x

x

x

Monarda punctata

Spotted bee balm

x

Oenothera biennis

Evening primrose

x

x

Penstemon digitalis

Foxglove beardtounge

x

x

Penstemon hirsutus

Hairy beardtounge

x

Polygonum scandens

False buckwheat

x

Pycnanthemum virginianum

Mountain mint

x

x

Ratibida pinnata

Yellow coneflower

x

x

x

x

Rudbeckia hirta

Black eyed susan

x

x

x

x

Rudbeckia laciniata

Tall coneflower

x

Rudbeckia triloba

Brown-eyed susan

x

x

Scirpus atrovirens

Dark green rush/Bulrush

x

Scrophularia marylindica

Late figwort

x

Silphium perfoliatum

Cup plant

x

x

x

Silphium terebinthinaceum

Prairie dock

x

x

Sisyrinchium campestre

Blue-eyed grass

Solidago juncea

Early goldenrod

x

Solidago nemoralis

Old-field goldenrod

x

x

Solidago ohiensis

Ohio goldenrod

x

Solidago patula

Rough leaved goldenrod

x

Solidago riddellii

Riddell's goldenrod

x

Solidago rigida

Stiff goldenrod

x

x

x

x

Solidago rugosa

Rough goldenrod

x

Solidago speciosa

Showy goldenrod

x

x

x

Thalictrum dasycarpum

Purple/tall meadowrue

x

Tradescantia ohiensis

Common spiderwort

x

x

Verbena hastata

Blue vervain

x

x

Verbena stricta

Hoary vervain

x

Vernonia missurica

Missouri ironweed

x

x

Zizia aurea

Golden Alexanders

x

x

Veronicastrum virginicum

Culver's root

x

x

Grasses

Andropogon gerardii

Big bluestem

x

x

x

Andropogon scoparius

Little bluestem

x

x

x

Aristida purpurascens

Three awn grass

x

Elymus canadensis

Canada wild rye

x

x

x

Elymus virginicus

Virginia wild rye

x

Hystrix patula

Bottlebrush grass

x

Koeleria macrantha

June grass

x

Leptoloma cognatum

Fall witch grass

x

Panicum virgatum

Switchgrass

x

Sorghastrum nutans

Indian grass

x

x

x

x

Shrubs

Ceanothus americanus

New Jersey tea

x

Cornus amomum

Silky dogwood

x

Cornus foemina

Gray dogwwod

x

Cornus stolonifera

Red osier dogwood

x

Hypericum prolificum

Shrubby St. Johnswort

x

Ilex verticillatus

Winterberry/Mich. holly

x

Physocarpus opulifolius

Common ninebark

x

Rosa carolina

Pasture rose

x

Rosa setigera

Michigan rose

x

Sambucus canadensis

Common elderberry

x

Spirea alba

Meadowsweet

x

Trees

Pinus strobus

White pine

x

Quercus macrocarpa

Bur oak

x

x

x