Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Plant List

Big Stone Lake State Park Plant List

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Achillea millefolium common yarrow Agalinis aspera rough false foxglove Agrostis sp. bentgrass Allium stellatum prairie wild onion Andropogon gerardii big bluestem Artemisia frigida sage wormwood Asclepias syriaca common milkweed Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus ground plum Astragalus flexuosus var. flexuosus slender milk-vetch SC Astragalus missouriensis var. missouriensis Missouri milk-vetch SC Botrychium campestre prairie moonwort SC Bouteloua curtipendula side-oats grama Bromus inermis smooth brome Calylophus serrulatus toothed evening primrose Carex aquatilis aquatic sedge Carex blanda charming sedge Carex inops subsp. heliophila sun-loving sedge Carex interior interior sedge Carex peckii Peck's sedge Carex pellita woolly sedge Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge Carex prairea prairie sedge Carex saximontana Rocky Mountain sedge Carex sp. sedge Carex sprengelii Sprengel's sedge Carex tetanica rigid sedge Castilleja sessiliflora downy paintbrush Celastrus scandens climbing bittersweet Cirsium flodmanii Flodman's thistle Comandra umbellata var. umbellata bastard toadflax Cornus sericea red-osier dogwood Crataegus macracantha large-thorned hawthorn Dalea candida white prairie clover Dalea candida var. oligophylla western white prairie clover SC Dalea purpurea purple prairie clover Drymocallis arguta tall cinquefoil Echinacea angustifolia narrow-leaved purple coneflower Eleocharis palustris marsh spikerush Elymus canadensis var. canadensis nodding wild rye Elymus villosus downy wild rye Erigeron strigosus daisy fleabane Fragaria virginiana common strawberry Helianthus giganteus giant sunflower Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian's sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra ox-eye Leersia virginica white grass

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Leptochloa fusca subsp. fascicularis bearded sprangletop Liatris ligulistylis northern plains blazing star Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya great blazing star Lithospermum canescens hoary puccoon Lithospermum incisum narrow-leaved puccoon Lycopus americanus cut-leaved bugleweed Lygodesmia juncea skeletonweed Maianthemum stellatum starry false Solomon's seal Monarda fistulosa wild bergamot Muhlenbergia cuspidata Plains muhly Muhlenbergia mexicana Mexican muhly grass Muhlenbergia richardsonis mat muhly grass Oenothera biennis common evening primrose Oxalis dillenii southern wood sorrel Oxalis violacea violet wood sorrel Panicum virgatum switchgrass Pediomelum esculentum prairie turnip Penstemon albidus white beard tongue Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Prunus virginiana var. virginiana chokecherry Ribes americanum wild black currant Ribes missouriense Missouri gooseberry Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima black-eyed susan Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium little bluestem Schoenoplectus pungens three-square bulrush Silphium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum cup plant Sisyrinchium campestre field blue-eyed grass Solidago canadensis var. canadensis Canada goldenrod Solidago gigantea giant goldenrod Solidago missouriensis Missouri goldenrod Solidago mollis soft goldenrod SC Solidago nemoralis gray goldenrod Solidago ptarmicoides upland white aster Solidago rigida stiff goldenrod Solidago sp. goldenrod Sonchus arvensis field sow thistle Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass Spartina pectinata prairie cordgrass Sporobolus heterolepis prairie dropseed Symphyotrichum boreale bog aster Symphyotrichum ericoides heath aster Symphyotrichum oblongifolium aromatic aster Symphyotrichum sp. aster Thalictrum dasycarpum tall meadow-rue Tilia americana basswood Triglochin palustris marsh arrowgrass

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Typha angustifolia narrow-leaved cattail Typha latifolia broad-leaved cattail Ulmus pumila Siberian elm Vallisneria americana eelgrass Viola nephrophylla northern bog violet Viola pedatifida bearded birdfoot violet Zannichellia palustris horned pondweed Zizia aptera heart-leaved alexanders Zizia aurea golden alexanders Source: Bell Museum bryophytes (MIN-Bryophytes); Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas, Bell Museum plants (MIN-Plants); and Minnesota Biological Survey vegetation releves; Retrieved 04/16/2020 4/16/2020