Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Plant List

Agassiz Dunes SNA Plant List

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Achillea millefolium common yarrow Achnatherum hymenoides Indian rice grass Endangered Actaea rubra red baneberry Agrostis scabra rough bentgrass Allium stellatum prairie wild onion Ambrosia artemisiifolia common ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya western ragweed Amelanchier alnifolia saskatoon juneberry Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea round-leaved juneberry Amorpha canescens leadplant Andropogon gerardii big bluestem Anemone canadensis canada anemone Anemone cylindrica long-headed thimbleweed Anemone patens pasqueflower Anemone patens var. multifida pasqueflower Antennaria sp. pussytoes Antennaria howellii subsp. neodioica Howell's pussytoes Antennaria neglecta field pussytoes Antennaria parvifolia small-leaved pussytoes Special Concern Antennaria plantaginifolia plantain-leaved pussytoes Anthoxanthum hirtum sweet grass Apocynum sibiricum clasping dogbane Aquilegia canadensis columbine Arabis pycnocarpa var. pycnocarpa hairy rock cress Aralia nudicaulis wild sarsaparilla Arctostaphylos uva-ursi bearberry Artemisia campestris subsp. caudata field sagewort Artemisia dracunculus tarragon Artemisia frigida sage wormwood Artemisia ludoviciana white sage Artemisia ludoviciana subsp. ludoviciana white sage Asclepias lanuginosa woolly milkweed Asclepias ovalifolia oval-leaved milkweed Asclepias syriaca common milkweed Asclepias viridiflora green milkweed Asparagus officinalis asparagus Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis Canada milk-vetch Betula pumila bog birch Boechera grahamii spreading rock cress Botrychium multifidum leathery grapefern Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula side-oats grama Bouteloua gracilis blue grama Bouteloua hirsuta hairy grama Bouteloua hirsuta var. hirsuta hairy grama Bromus latiglumis broad-glumed brome Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa northern reed grass

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Calamovilfa longifolia prairie sandreed Calamovilfa longifolia var. longifolia prairie sandreed Calylophus serrulatus toothed evening primrose Campanula rotundifolia harebell Carex bicknellii Bicknell's sedge Carex brevior short sedge Carex duriuscula spike rush sedge Carex filifolia var. filifolia thread-leaved sedge Carex haydenii Hayden's sedge Carex inops subsp. heliophila sun-loving sedge Carex obtusata blunt sedge Special Concern Carex pellita woolly sedge Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge Carex praegracilis very slender sedge Carex scoparia var. scoparia pointed broom sedge Carex siccata dry spike sedge Carex sprengelii Sprengel's sedge Carex stricta tussock sedge Celastrus scandens climbing bittersweet Cenchrus longispinus sandbur Cerastium arvense field chickweed Chenopodium sp. goosefoot Chenopodium leptophyllum narrowleaf goosefoot Comandra umbellata var. umbellata bastard toadflax Conyza canadensis horseweed Corispermum pallasii hyssop-leaved bugseed Corylus americana American hazelnut Crocanthemum bicknellii hoary frostweed Cyperus lupulinus slender nut sedge Cyperus schweinitzii Schweinitz's nut sedge Cyperus × mesochorus Midland sand sedge Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens large yellow lady’s slipper Dalea candida white prairie clover Dalea purpurea purple prairie clover Dalea purpurea var. purpurea purple prairie clover Dalea villosa silky prairie clover Dalea villosa var. villosa silky prairie clover Delphinium carolinianum var. virescens Carolina delphinium Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. fasciculatum western panic grass Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. implicatum mat panic grass Dichanthelium leibergii Leiberg's panic grass Dichanthelium oligosanthes Scribner's panic grass Dichanthelium oligosanthes subsp. scribnerianum Scribner's panic grass Dichanthelium perlongum long-stalked panic grass Dichanthelium wilcoxianum Wilcox's panic grass Drymocallis arguta tall cinquefoil

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Elymus canadensis nodding wild rye Elymus canadensis var. canadensis nodding wild rye Elymus repens quackgrass Elymus trachycaulus slender wheatgrass Elymus virginicus Virginia wild rye Equisetum laevigatum smooth scouring rush Equisetum pratense meadow horsetail Eragrostis spectabilis purple lovegrass Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron strigosus daisy fleabane Erysimum inconspicuum small-flowered wallflower Euphorbia geyeri var. geyeri Geyer's spurge Euphorbia glyptosperma ridge-seeded spurge Euthamia graminifolia grass-leaved goldenrod Fallopia convolvulus black-bindweed Festuca saximontana var. saximontana mountain fescue Fragaria virginiana common strawberry Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Galium boreale northern bedstraw Galium triflorum sweet-scented bedstraw Geum triflorum prairie smoke Geum triflorum var. triflorum prairie smoke Grindelia squarrosa curly cup gumweed Hedeoma hispida mock pennyroyal Helianthemum bicknellii hoary frostweed Helianthus annuus common sunflower Helianthus pauciflorus stiff sunflower Helianthus pauciflorus subsp. pauciflorus stiff sunflower Helianthus petiolaris subsp. petiolaris prairie sunflower Hesperostipa comata subsp. comata needle-and-thread grass Hesperostipa spartea porcupine grass Heterotheca sp. golden aster Heterotheca villosa var. minor hairy golden aster Heterotheca villosa var. villosa hairy golden aster Heuchera richardsonii alumroot Hieracium umbellatum rough hawkweed Hudsonia tomentosa beach heather Threatened Hydrocotyle ranunculoides floating marsh-pennywort Juncus arcticus var. balticus baltic rush Juniperus communis var. depressa bush juniper Juniperus horizontalis creeping juniper Special Concern Koeleria macrantha junegrass Lathyrus ochroleucus pale vetchling Lathyrus palustris marsh vetchling Lathyrus venosus var. intonsus veiny pea Lechea intermedia intermediate pinweed

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Lepidium densiflorum green-flowered peppergrass Liatris aspera rough blazing star Liatris punctata var. punctata dotted blazing star Lilium philadelphicum wood lily Lithospermum canescens hoary puccoon Lithospermum incisum narrow-leaved puccoon Lonicera dioica wild honeysuckle Lonicera dioica var. glaucescens wild honeysuckle Lygodesmia juncea skeletonweed Lysimachia ciliata fringed loosestrife Maianthemum canadense Canada mayflower Maianthemum racemosum subsp. racemosum common false Solomon's seal Maianthemum stellatum starry false Solomon's seal Medicago sativa alfalfa Melilotus alba white sweet clover Melilotus officinalis yellow sweet clover Menispermum canadense Canada moonseed Mirabilis albida hairy four o'clock Moehringia lateriflora side-flowering sandwort Monarda fistulosa wild bergamot Mulgedium pulchellum beautiful blue lettuce Oenothera biennis common evening primrose Oenothera biennis var. biennis common evening primrose Oenothera nuttallii Nuttall's evening primrose Orobanche fasciculata clustered broomrape Threatened Orobanche ludoviciana var. ludoviciana Louisiana broomrape Threatened Orthilia secunda one-sided pyrola Oryzopsis asperifolia moutain rice grass Osmorhiza longistylis aniseroot Packera plattensis prairie ragwort Panicum capillare subsp. capillare witch grass Panicum virgatum switchgrass Parthenocissus vitacea woodbine Pascopyrum smithii western wheatgrass Pedicularis canadensis wood betony Penstemon albidus white beard tongue Penstemon gracilis slender beard tongue Penstemon gracilis var. gracilis slender beard tongue Penstemon grandiflorus large-flowered beard tongue Persicaria amphibia water smartweed Phryma leptostachya lopseed Physalis virginiana Virginia ground cherry Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis subsp. angustifolia Kentucky bluegrass Polygonatum biflorum giant Solomon's seal Populus grandidentata big-toothed aspen

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Populus tremuloides quaking aspen Populus × jackii Jack's cottonwood Potentilla argentea silvery cinquefoil Potentilla arguta tall cinquefoil Potentilla lasiodonta sandhills cinquefoil Potentilla norvegica rough cinquefoil Potentilla pensylvanica Pennsylvania cinquefoil Prunus americana wild plum Prunus pumila sand cherry Prunus pumila var. besseyi sand cherry Prunus serotina black cherry Prunus virginiana chokecherry Prunus virginiana var. virginiana chokecherry Pyrola elliptica elliptic shinleaf Quercus macrocarpa bur oak Ranunculus rhomboideus early buttercup Rhamnus cathartica common buckthorn Rhus glabra smooth sumac Ribes hirtellum swamp gooseberry Rosa arkansana prairie rose Rosa blanda smooth wild rose Rubus idaeus red raspberry Rubus idaeus var. strigosus red raspberry Rubus satis Blanchard's dewberry Salix bebbiana Bebb's willow Salix discolor pussy willow Salix humilis prairie willow Salix interior sandbar willow Salsola tragus Russian thistle Sanicula marilandica maryland black snakeroot Schizachne purpurascens false melic grass Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium little bluestem Secale cereale cereal rye Selaginella rupestris rock spikemoss Setaria viridis green foxtail Shinnersoseris rostrata annual skeletonweed Threatened Silene latifolia white campion Sisyrinchium montanum var. montanum mountain blue-eyed grass Smilax herbacea smooth carrion flower Smilax illinoensis Illinois carrion flower Smilax lasioneura common carrion flower Solidago sp. goldenrod Solidago gigantea giant goldenrod Solidago missouriensis Missouri goldenrod Solidago nemoralis gray goldenrod Solidago nemoralis subsp. decemflora gray goldenrod

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Solidago nemoralis subsp. nemoralis gray goldenrod Solidago rigida stiff goldenrod Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass Spartina pectinata prairie cordgrass Spiraea alba white meadowsweet Sporobolus cryptandrus sand dropseed Stachys pilosa var. pilosa woundwort Symphoricarpos albus snowberry Symphoricarpos occidentalis wolfberry Symphyotrichum ericoides heath aster Symphyotrichum laeve smooth blue aster Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve smooth aster Symphyotrichum lanceolatum panicled aster Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum eastern panicled aster Symphyotrichum sericeum silky aster Syntrichia subintermedia star moss Thalictrum dasycarpum tall meadow-rue Tilia americana basswood Toxicodendron sp. poison ivy Toxicodendron rydbergii western poison ivy Tradescantia bracteata bracted spiderwort Tradescantia occidentalis var. occidentalis western spiderwort Tragopogon dubius yellow goat's beard Tragopogon porrifolius salsify Ulmus americana American elm Ulmus rubra red elm Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's root Vicia americana American vetch Viola palmata var. pedatifida bearded birdfoot violet Viola pedatifida bearded birdfoot violet Vitis riparia wild grape Zanthoxylum americanum prickly ash Source: Bell Museum bryophytes (MIN-Bryophytes); Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas, Bell Museum plants (MIN-Plants); and Minnesota Biological Survey vegetation releves; Retrieved 09/24/2021 9/24/2021