Whitewater State Park Plant List

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Actaea rubra red baneberry Adiantum pedatum maidenhair fern Agalinis gattingeri round-stemmed false foxglove E Ageratina altissima white snakeroot Agrimonia pubescens downy agrimony Agrostis gigantea redtop Allium tricoccum tricoccum wild leek Amorpha canescens leadplant Amorpha fruticosa false indigo Amphicarpaea bracteata hog peanut Anemone acutiloba sharp-lobed hepatica Anemone canadensis canada anemone Anemone virginiana alba tall thimbleweed Antennaria howellii neodioica Howell's pussytoes Antennaria neglecta field pussytoes Antennaria parlinii fallax Parlin's pussytoes Apocynum androsaemifolium spreading dogbane Apocynum cannabinum American hemp Aralia nudicaulis wild sarsaparilla Aralia racemosa American spikenard Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-pulpit Asclepias syriaca common milkweed Asclepias tuberosa interior butterflyweed Asparagus officinalis asparagus Asplenium rhizophyllum walking fern Athyrium filix-femina lady fern Athyrium filix-femina angustum lady fern Baptisia bracteata glabrescens plains wild indigo SC Barbarea vulgaris yellow rocket Betula papyrifera paper birch Blephilia hirsuta woodmint Blephilia subnuda Cumberland pagoda plant Boechera canadensis sicklepod Boechera laevigata smooth rockcress Botrychium virginianum rattlesnake fern Bouteloua curtipendula side-oats grama Brassica nigra black mustard Brickellia eupatorioides corymbulosa false boneset Bromus inermis smooth brome Bromus kalmii Kalm's brome Calamagrostis canadensis canadensis bluejoint

© 2013 MinnesotaSeasons.com. All rights reserved. Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Campanula americana tall bellflower Campanula aparinoides aparinoides marsh bellflower Campanula rotundifolia harebell Cardamine concatenata cut-leaved toothwort Carduus nutans nodding thistle Carex albursina white bear sedge Carex backii Back's sedge Carex blanda charming sedge Carex cephaloidea cluster bracted sedge Carex deweyana Dewey's sedge Carex eburnea ivory sedge Carex grisea ambiguous sedge Carex hirtifolia hairy-leaved sedge Carex hitchcockiana Hitchcock's sedge Carex laxiculmis copulata spreading sedge T Carex oligocarpa few-fruited sedge Carex peckii Peck's sedge Carex pedunculata long-stalked sedge Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge Carex rosea starry sedge Carex sparganioides bur-reed sedge Carex sprengelii Sprengel's sedge Carex stipata awl-fruited sedge Carex vulpinoidea fox sedge Carpinus caroliniana virginiana blue beech Caulophyllum thalictroides blue cohosh Ceanothus americanus pitcheri American New Jersey tea Celtis occidentalis hackberry Cerastium fontanum mouse-ear chickweed Cheilanthes feei slender lip fern Cinna arundinacea stout woodreed Circaea alpina alpina alpine enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana canadensis common enchanter's nightshade Cirsium arvense Canada thistle Claytonia virginica Virginia spring beauty Clematis virginiana virgin's bower Comandra umbellata umbellata bastard toadflax Coreopsis palmata bird's foot coreopsis Cornus racemosa gray dogwood Cryptotaenia canadensis honewort Cuscuta gronovii swamp dodder Cyperus schweinitzii Schweinitz's nut sedge Cypripedium parviflorum pubescens yellow lady's slipper

© 2013 MinnesotaSeasons.com. All rights reserved. Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Cystopteris bulbifera bulblet fern Cystopteris tenuis Macay's brittle fern Dactylis glomerata orchard grass Dalea candida white prairie clover Dalea purpurea purple prairie clover Desmodium glutinosum pointed-leaved tick trefoil Dicentra cucullaria dutchman's breeches Dichanthelium latifolium broad-leaved panic grass Dichanthelium leibergii Leiberg's panic grass Diervilla lonicera bush honeysuckle Diphasiastrum complanatum northern groundcedar Dirca palustris leatherwood Dryopteris carthusiana spinulose shield fern Echinochloa crus-galli cockspur barnyard grass Echinocystis lobata wild cucumber Elymus canadensis nodding wild rye Elymus repens quackgrass Elymus trachycaulus slender wheatgrass Elymus virginicus virginicus Virginia wild rye Epilobium glandulosum northern willow herb Equisetum arvense field horsetail Equisetum hyemale affine tall scouring rush Erigeron annuus annual fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron strigosus daisy fleabane Erigeron strigosus strigosus daisy fleabane Erysimum cheiranthoides wormseed mustard Erythronium americanum americanum yellow trout lily Eupatorium altissimum tall boneset Eupatorium sessilifolium upland boneset T Euphorbia corollata corollata flowering spurge Eutrochium purpureum holzingeri sweet-scented Joe pye weed Galium boreale northern bedstraw Galium triflorum sweet-scented bedstraw Gentiana flavida yellowish gentian Gentiana puberulenta downy gentian Gentianella quinquefolia occidentalis stiff gentian Geum aleppicum yellow avens Geum canadense white avens Glyceria grandis tall manna grass Glyceria striata fowl manna grass Goodyera pubescens downy rattlesnake plantain Hackelia deflexa americana nodding stickseed

© 2013 MinnesotaSeasons.com. All rights reserved. Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Hackelia virginiana Virginia stickseed Helianthus occidentalis occidentalis western sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides scabra ox-eye Heracleum lanatum cow parsnip Heuchera richardsonii alumroot Hieracium scabrum sticky hawkweed Hydrastis canadensis goldenseal E Hypericum punctatum spotted St. John's-wort Hypericum pyramidatum great St. John's-wort Hypoxis hirsuta yellow star-grass Impatiens capensis spotted touch-me-not Impatiens pallida pale touch-me-not Jeffersonia diphylla twinleaf SC Juncus tenuis path rush Juniperus communis depressa bush juniper Juniperus horizontalis creeping juniper SC Juniperus virginiana virginiana eastern red cedar Krigia biflora two-flowered cynthia Lathyrus venosus intonsus veiny pea Lechea stricta prairie pinweed Leersia virginica white grass Liatris aspera rough blazing star Liatris cylindracea cylindric blazing star Lilium michiganense Michigan lily Linum sulcatum grooved yellow flax Liparis liliifolia lily-leaved twayblade Lithospermum canescens hoary puccoon Lithospermum latifolium American gromwell Lobelia spicata spicata rough-spiked lobelia Luzula multiflora many-flowered woodrush Lysimachia ciliata fringed loosestrife Maianthemum canadense Canada mayflower Maianthemum racemosum common false Solomon's seal Matteuccia struthiopteris pensylvanica ostrich fern Medicago sativa alfalfa Mentha arvensis canadensis common mint Mertensia virginica Virginia bluebells Mimulus ringens ringens blue monkey flower Mitella diphylla two-leaved miterwort Monarda fistulosa wild bergamot Monarda punctata villicaulis horsemint Monotropa uniflora Indian pipe Muhlenbergia mexicana Mexican muhly grass

© 2013 MinnesotaSeasons.com. All rights reserved. Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Nasturtium officinale small-leaved water cress Nepeta cataria catnip Osmunda claytoniana interrupted fern Oxalis stricta yellow wood sorrel Packera aurea golden ragwort Panax quinquefolius American ginseng T Pastinaca sativa wild parsnip Pellaea glabella glabella smooth cliff brake Phalaris arundinacea reed canary grass Phleum pratense timothy Physalis virginiana Virginia ground cherry Pilea pumila dwarf clearweed Pinus banksiana jack pine Pinus strobus white pine Piptatherum racemosum black-fruited rice grass Plantago lanceolata English plantain Platanthera hookeri Hooker's orchid Poa annua annual bluegrass Poa compressa Canada bluegrass Poa palustris fowl bluegrass Poa pratensis angustifolia Kentucky bluegrass Poa sylvestris woodland bluegrass W Poa trivialis trivialis rough bluegrass Poa wolfii Wolf's bluegrass SC Podophyllum peltatum mayapple Polemonium reptans spreading Jacob's-ladder Polygala sanguinea blood milkwort Polygala senega Seneca snakeroot Polygonatum biflorum giant Solomon's seal Polygonum tenue slender knotweed Polymnia canadensis leafcup Polypodium virginianum common polypody Potentilla norvegica rough cinquefoil Pteridium aquilinum latiusculum bracken Pyrola elliptica elliptic shinleaf Quercus ellipsoidalis northern pin oak Quercus rubra northern red oak Ranunculus abortivus kidney-leaved buttercup Ratibida pinnata gray-headed coneflower Rorippa palustris Icelandic yellow cress Rudbeckia hirta pulcherrima black-eyed susan Rudbeckia laciniata laciniata tall coneflower Salix amygdaloides peach-leaved willow

© 2013 MinnesotaSeasons.com. All rights reserved. Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Salix eriocephala heart-leaved willow Salix interior sandbar willow Sanicula marilandica maryland black snakeroot Sanicula trifoliata beaked snakeroot SC Scirpus atrovirens dark green bulrush Scrophularia lanceolata lance-leaved figwort Scutellaria leonardii Leonard's skullcap Silene latifolia white campion Silene stellata starry campion Silphium laciniatum compass plant Silphium perfoliatum perfoliatum cup plant Sinapis arvensis wild mustard Sisyrinchium campestre field blue-eyed grass Smilax lasioneura common carrion flower Smilax tamnoides greenbrier Solanum dulcamara bittersweet nightshade Solidago flexicaulis zigzag goldenrod Solidago hispida hairy goldenrod Solidago jejunifolia showy goldenrod Solidago nemoralis nemoralis gray goldenrod Solidago ptarmicoides upland white aster Solidago rigidiuscula showy goldenrod Solidago sciaphila cliff goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia elm-leaved goldenrod Spiranthes magnicamporum Great Plains ladies' tresses Stachys hispida smooth hedge nettle Stachys palustris homotricha woundwort Stachys tenuifolia narrow-leaved hedge nettle Stellaria graminea lesser stitchwort Symphyotrichum laeve laeve smooth aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England aster Symphyotrichum ontarionis Ontario aster Symphyotrichum oolentangiense skyblue aster Symphyotrichum prenanthoides crooked aster Symphyotrichum sericeum silky aster Taenidia integerrima yellow pimpernel SC Taraxacum officinale common dandelion Teucrium canadense germander Tragopogon dubius yellow goat's beard Trifolium campestre field hop clover Triosteum perfoliatum late horse gentian Ulmus thomasii rock elm Vaccinium angustifolium lowbush blueberry

© 2013 MinnesotaSeasons.com. All rights reserved. Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Verbascum thapsus common mullein Veronica americana American brooklime Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's root Viburnum lentago nannyberry Vicia angustifolia narrow-leaved vetch Viola cucullata marsh violet Viola nephrophylla northern bog violet Viola palmata pedatifida bearded birdfoot violet Viola pedata beardless birdfoot violet Viola pubescens yellow violet Viola sororia common blue violet Vitis riparia wild grape Woodsia oregana cathcartiana Oregon woodsia SC Zigadenus elegans white camas Zizia aurea golden alexanders Source: J. F. Bell Museum of Natural History Herbarium, Vascular plant collection database; Retrieved 12/18/2013 12/18/2013

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