Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Plant List

Western Prairie SNA Plant List

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Agoseris glauca var. glauca glaucous false dandelion Agrostis gigantea redtop Agrostis scabra rough bentgrass Agrostis stolonifera spreading bentgrass Andropogon gerardii big bluestem Anemone canadensis canada anemone Anthoxanthum hirtum sweet grass Apocynum cannabinum American hemp Apocynum sibiricum clasping dogbane Asclepias incarnata var. incarnata swamp milkweed Asclepias speciosa showy milkweed Asclepias syriaca common milkweed Asclepias verticillata whorled milkweed Astragalus agrestis fieldmilk-vetch Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis Canada milk-vetch Brassica nigra black mustard Bromus inermis smooth brome Calamagrostis canadensis bluejoint Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa northern reed grass Calystegia macounii Macoun's false bindweed Calystegia sepium hedge bindweed Campanula aparinoides var. grandiflora marsh bellflower Carex atherodes slough sedge Carex buxbaumii Buxbaum's sedge Carex crawei Crawe's sedge Carex hallii Hall's sedge SC Carex praegracilis very slender sedge Carex sartwellii Sartwell's sedge Carex tetanica rigid sedge Cicuta maculata spotted water hemlock Cirsium arvense Canada thistle Cirsium flodmanii Flodman's thistle Comandra umbellata subsp. umbellata bastard toadflax Comandra umbellata var. umbellata bastard toadflax Crepis runcinata subsp. runcinata incised hawk's beard Cypripedium candidum small white lady's slipper SC Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. fasciculatum hairy panic grass Distichlis spicata salt grass Eleocharis compressa flattened spikerush Eleocharis compressa var. compressa flattened spikerush Elymus canadensis nodding wild rye Elymus repens quackgrass Elymus trachycaulus slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus subsp. subsecundus unilateral wheatgrass Equisetum arvense field horsetail Equisetum hyemale subsp. affine tall scouring rush

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Equisetum laevigatum smooth scouring rush Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron strigosus daisy fleabane Erucastrum gallicum dog mustard Euthamia graminifolia grass-leaved goldenrod Eutrochium maculatum var. bruneri spotted Joe pye weed Gentiana affinis northern gentian SC Gentiana andrewsii bottle gentian Gentiana andrewsii var. dakotica bottle gentian Gentiana puberulenta downy gentian Glyceria striata fowl manna grass Helenium autumnale autumn sneezeweed Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian's sunflower Helianthus nuttallii subsp. rydbergii Nuttall's sunflower SC Helianthus pauciflorus stiff sunflower Helianthus sp. sunflower Hesperostipa spartea porcupine grass Hordeum jubatum subsp. jubatum foxtail barley Hypoxis hirsuta yellow star-grass Juncus arcticus var. balticus baltic rush Juncus torreyi Torrey's rush Lathyrus palustris marsh vetchling Liatris ligulistylis northern plains blazing star Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya great blazing star Lilium philadelphicum wood lily Lithospermum canescens hoary puccoon Lobelia kalmii Kalm's lobelia Lobelia spicata pale-spiked lobelia Lycopus asper rough bugleweed Lysimachia thyrsiflora tufted loosestrife Melilotus alba white sweet clover Melilotus officinalis yellow sweet clover Muhlenbergia asperifolia scratchgrass Muhlenbergia richardsonis mat muhly grass Mulgedium pulchellum beautiful blue lettuce Oenothera biennis var. biennis common evening primrose Packera paupercula balsam ragwort Panicum capillare subsp. capillare witch grass Panicum virgatum switchgrass Pedicularis lanceolata swamp lousewort Pediomelum argophyllum silverleaf scurfpea Phalaris arundinacea reed canary grass Phleum pratense subsp. pratense timothy Plantago eriopoda alkali plantain Poa compressa Canada bluegrass Poa palustris fowl bluegrass

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera cottonwood Potentilla anserina silverweed Prunella vulgaris heal-all Puccinellia nuttalliana Nuttall's alkali grass W Ranunculus cymbalaria seaside crowfoot Rosa arkansana prairie rose Rosa blanda smooth wild rose Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima black-eyed susan Rumex crispus curly dock Rumex pseudonatronatus field dock Salix eriocephala heart-leaved willow Salix interior sandbar willow Salix petiolaris slender willow Salsola tragus Russian thistle Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium little bluestem Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani soft stem bulrush Sinapis arvensis wild mustard Sisyrinchium mucronatum pointed-petal blue-eyed grass Solidago altissima subsp. gilvocanescens late goldenrod Solidago gigantea giant goldenrod Solidago ptarmicoides upland white aster Solidago sp. goldenrod Sonchus arvensis field sow thistle Sonchus arvensis subsp. uliginosus field sow thistle Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass Spartina gracilis alkali cordgrass Spartina pectinata prairie cordgrass Sphenopholis obtusata prairie wedge grass Spiraea alba white meadowsweet Stachys palustris woundwort Suaeda calceoliformis sea-blite Symphyotrichum ericoides heath aster Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides heath aster Symphyotrichum lanceolatum panicled aster Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum eastern panicled aster Taraxacum officinale common dandelion Teucrium canadense var. occidentale germander Thalictrum dasycarpum tall meadow-rue Triglochin maritima seaside arrowgrass Typha angustifolia narrow-leaved cattail Verbena hastata blue vervain Viola sororia common blue violet Zigadenus elegans white camas Zizia aptera heart-leaved alexanders Zizia aurea golden alexanders

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status 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