Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Plant List

Buffalo River State Park Plant List

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Achillea millefolium common yarrow Acorus americanus sweet flag Agalinis aspera rough false foxglove Agalinis tenuifolia slender-leaved false foxglove Agrimonia gryposepala common agrimony Agropyron cristatum crested wheatgrass Agrostis scabra rough bentgrass Alisma gramineum narrow-leaved water plantain SC Alisma triviale common water plantain Allium stellatum prairie wild onion Allium textile white wild onion Alopecurus aequalis short-awn foxtail Amaranthus albus tumbleweed amaranth Amaranthus tuberculatus tubercled amaranth Ambrosia artemisiifolia common ragweed Amelanchier sanguinea sanguinea round-leaved juneberry Androsace occidentalis western androsace Anemone cylindrica long-headed thimbleweed Anemone patens multifida pasqueflower Anemone virginiana alba tall thimbleweed Antennaria neglecta field pussytoes Apocynum sibiricum clasping dogbane Artemisia campestris caudata field sagewort Artemisia dracunculus tarragon Artemisia frigida sage wormwood Artemisia ludoviciana ludoviciana white sage Asclepias incarnata incarnata swamp milkweed Asclepias speciosa showy milkweed Asclepias speciosa x syriaca Asclepias syriaca common milkweed Asclepias verticillata whorled milkweed Asclepias viridiflora green milkweed Athyrium filix-femina angustum lady fern Betula pumila bog birch Betula x sandbergii Sandberg's birch Boechera grahamii spreading rock cress Boltonia asteroides latisquama false aster Bouteloua curtipendula side-oats grama Bouteloua gracilis blue grama Bromus latiglumis broad-glumed brome Calamagrostis canadensis bluejoint

© 2013 MinnesotaSeasons.com. All rights reserved. Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Calamagrostis canadensis canadensis bluejoint Calamagrostis montanensis Plains reedgrass SC Calamagrostis stricta inexpansa northern reedgrass Calamovilfa longifolia longifolia prairie sandreed Calylophus serrulatus toothed evening primrose Cardamine pensylvanica Pensylvania bitter cress Carex alopecoidea foxtail sedge Carex blanda charming sedge Carex brevior short sedge Carex cristatella crested sedge Carex deweyana Dewey's sedge Carex duriuscula spike rush sedge Carex echinodes marsh straw sedge Carex emoryi Emory's sedge Carex filifolia thread-leaved sedge Carex gravida heavy sedge Carex lacustris lake sedge Carex laeviconica smooth-cone sedge Carex meadii Mead's sedge Carex pellita woolly sedge Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge Carex praegracilis very slender sedge Carex rosea starry sedge Carex sprengelii Sprengel's sedge Carex torreyi Torrey's sedge Carex vulpinoidea fox sedge Castilleja sessiliflora downy paintbrush Caulophyllum thalictroides blue cohosh Cenchrus longispinus sandbur Chenopodium berlandieri bushianum pitseed goosefoot Chenopodium berlandieri zschackei pitseed goosefoot Chenopodium glaucum salinum oak-leaved goosefoot Chenopodium pratericola desert goosefoot Chenopodium standleyanum woodland goosefoot Cirsium flodmanii Flodman's thistle Conyza canadensis horseweed Corylus americana American hazelnut Crepis runcinata runcinata incised hawk's beard Crepis tectorum yellow hawk's beard Cuscuta cephalanthi buttonbush dodder Cuscuta coryli hazel dodder Cuscuta gronovii swamp dodder Cyclachaena xanthifolia marsh elder

© 2013 MinnesotaSeasons.com. All rights reserved. Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Cyperus bipartitus brook nut sedge Cyperus schweinitzii Schweinitz's nut sedge Cystopteris tenuis Macay's brittle fern Dalea purpurea purple prairie clover Delphinium carolinianum virescens Carolina delphinium Deschampsia cespitosa tufted hair grass Desmodium canadense Canada tick trefoil Dichanthelium leibergii Leiberg's panic grass Dichanthelium oligosanthes scribnerianum Scribner's panic grass Dichanthelium wilcoxianum Wilcox's panic grass Digitaria ischaemum smooth crabgrass Distichlis spicata salt grass Doellingeria umbellata pubens x umbellata flat-topped aster Draba nemorosa yellow whitlow grass Draba reptans Carolina whitlow grass Echinacea angustifolia narrow-leaved purple coneflower Eleocharis erythropoda bald spikerush Eleocharis macrostachya large-spike spikerush Elymus repens quackgrass Elymus riparius riverbank wildrye Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus slender wheatgrass Elymus villosus downy wild rye Elymus wiegandii Weigand's wild rye Epilobium coloratum purple-leaved willow herb Epilobium leptophyllum linear-leaved willow herb Equisetum hyemale affine tall scouring rush Equisetum laevigatum smooth scouring rush Eragrostis cilianensis stink grass Eragrostis pectinacea pectinacea tufted lovegrass Eragrostis spectabilis purple lovegrass Erigeron strigosus daisy fleabane Erucastrum gallicum dog mustard Euphorbia glyptosperma ridge-seeded spurge Euthamia gymnospermoides great plains goldenrod Festuca subverticillata nodding fescue Fraxinus nigra black ash Galium tinctorium tinctorium small bedstraw Gentianopsis virgata lesser fringed gentian Glyceria grandis tall manna grass Glyceria striata fowl manna grass Hackelia deflexa americana nodding stickseed Helenium autumnale autumn sneezeweed Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian's sunflower

© 2013 MinnesotaSeasons.com. All rights reserved. Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Helianthus nuttallii rydbergii Nuttall's sunflower SC Helianthus pauciflorus pauciflorus stiff sunflower Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem artichoke Heliopsis helianthoides scabra ox-eye Heterotheca villosa villosa hairy golden aster Heuchera richardsonii alumroot Hieracium umbellatum rough hawkweed Hordeum jubatum foxtail barley Hypoxis hirsuta yellow star-grass Impatiens capensis spotted touch-me-not Juncus arcticus balticus baltic rush Juncus nodosus knotty rush Juncus tenuis path rush Lactuca biennis biennial blue lettuce Lactuca ludoviciana Louisiana lettuce Lappula redowskii western stickseed Lepidium densiflorum green-flowered peppergrass Liatris aspera rough blazing star Liatris punctata dotted blazing star Liatris pycnostachya great blazing star Lilium philadelphicum wood lily Linum rigidum rigidum stiff-stem yellow flax Linum sulcatum grooved yellow flax Lithospermum canescens hoary puccoon Lithospermum incisum narrow-leaved puccoon Lithospermum latifolium American gromwell Lobelia siphilitica ludoviciana great lobelia Lobelia spicata pale-spiked lobelia Lomatium orientale desert parsley Lycopus asper rough bugleweed Lycopus uniflorus northern bugleweed Lygodesmia juncea skeletonweed Lysimachia hybrida hybrid loosestrife Lysimachia quadriflora prairie loosestrife Lysimachia thyrsiflora tufted loosestrife Maianthemum canadense Canada mayflower Menispermum canadense Canada moonseed Mimulus ringens ringens blue monkey flower Mirabilis albida hairy four o'clock Moehringia lateriflora side-flowering sandwort Mollugo verticillata carpetweed Muhlenbergia cuspidata Plains muhly Muhlenbergia frondosa swamp muhly grass

© 2013 MinnesotaSeasons.com. All rights reserved. Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Muhlenbergia mexicana Mexican muhly grass Muhlenbergia sylvatica woodland muhly grass Oenothera biennis canescens common evening primrose Orobanche fasciculata clustered broomrape T Ostrya virginiana ironwood Oxalis stricta yellow wood sorrel Oxytropis lambertii lambertii Lambert's locoweed Packera pseudaurea semicordata western heart-leaved groundsel Panicum virgatum switchgrass Parnassia glauca American grass-of-parnassus Pascopyrum smithii western wheatgrass Pedicularis canadensis wood betony Pedicularis lanceolata swamp lousewort Pediomelum argophyllum silverleaf scurfpea Pediomelum esculentum prairie turnip Penstemon gracilis slender beard tongue Penstemon grandiflorus large-flowered beard tongue Penthorum sedoides ditch stonecrop Persicaria amphibia water smartweed Persicaria hydropiper marsh waterpepper Persicaria maculosa lady's thumb Persicaria punctata dotted smartweed Phalaris arundinacea reed canary grass Phryma leptostachya lopseed Physalis heterophylla heterophylla clammy ground cherry Physalis virginiana Virginia ground cherry Pilea pumila dwarf clearweed Piptatherum racemosum black-fruited rice grass Platanthera aquilonis northern green orchid Poa compressa Canada bluegrass Populus balsamifera balsam poplar Populus deltoides monilifera cottonwood Potamogeton foliosus leafy pondweed Potamogeton nodosus American pondweed Potentilla argentea silvery cinquefoil Potentilla arguta tall cinquefoil Potentilla norvegica rough cinquefoil Potentilla pensylvanica Pennsylvania cinquefoil Potentilla pensylvanica arida Pennsylvania cinquefoil Prenanthes alba white rattlesnakeroot Prenanthes racemosa smooth rattlesnakeroot Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia mountain mint Ranunculus cymbalaria seaside crowfoot

© 2013 MinnesotaSeasons.com. All rights reserved. Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Ranunculus flabellaris large yellow water crowfoot Ranunculus gmelinii small yellow water crowfoot Ranunculus rhomboideus early buttercup Ratibida columnifera prairie coneflower Rosa arkansana prairie rose Rudbeckia hirta pulcherrima black-eyed susan Rumex britannica great water dock Rumex pseudonatronatus field dock Rumex stenophyllus narrow-leaved dock Salix bebbiana Bebb's willow Salix interior sandbar willow Salsola collina salsola tumbleweed Sanicula marilandica maryland black snakeroot Scirpus microcarpus panicled bulrush Scirpus pallidus pale bulrush Scutellaria galericulata marsh skullcap Silene latifolia white campion Sisyrinchium montanum montanum mountain blue-eyed grass Smilax lasioneura common carrion flower Solanum triflorum three-flowered nightshade Solidago flexicaulis zigzag goldenrod Solidago nemoralis decemflora gray goldenrod Solidago riddellii Riddell's goldenrod Spartina pectinata prairie cordgrass Sphenopholis intermedia slender wedge grass Sporobolus cryptandrus sand dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis prairie dropseed Sporobolus neglectus annual dropseed Stachys palustris pilosa woundwort Stellaria longifolia long-leaved chickweed Stellaria media common chickweed Stuckenia pectinata sago pondweed Symphyotrichum ericoides heath aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England aster Symphyotrichum sericeum silky aster Taraxacum officinale common dandelion Tradescantia bracteata bracted spiderwort Tradescantia occidentalis western spiderwort Verbascum thapsus common mullein Verbena hastata blue vervain Veronica catenata water speedwell Veronica peregrina xalapensis purslane speedwell Veronica scutellata marsh speedwell

© 2013 MinnesotaSeasons.com. All rights reserved. Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's root Viola palmata pedatifida bearded birdfoot violet Vitis riparia wild grape Xanthium strumarium cocklebur Zigadenus elegans white camas Zizia aptera heart-leaved alexanders

Source: J. F. Bell Museum of Natural History Herbarium, Vascular plant collection database; Retrieved 11/14/2013 11/14/2013