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Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie Plant List Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Acer negundo box elder Agalinis aspera rough false foxglove Agalinis tenuifolia slender-leaved false foxglove Agoseris glauca glauca glaucous false dandelion Agrostis gigantea redtop Agrostis scabra rough bentgrass Allium canadense canadense wild garlic Allium stellatum prairie wild onion Allium tricoccum tricoccum wild leek Amelanchier sanguinea sanguinea round-leaved juneberry Amorpha canescens leadplant Amphicarpaea bracteata hog peanut Andropogon gerardii big bluestem Anemone canadensis canada anemone Anemone cylindrica long-headed thimbleweed Anemone patens multifida pasqueflower Antennaria neglecta field pussytoes Antennaria parvifolia small-leaved pussytoes SC Anthoxanthum hirtum sweet grass Apocynum sibiricum clasping dogbane Aristida purpurea longiseta red three-awn SC Artemisia ludoviciana ludoviciana white sage Asclepias incarnata incarnata swamp milkweed Asclepias lanuginosa woolly milkweed Asclepias ovalifolia oval-leaved milkweed Asclepias verticillata whorled milkweed Asclepias viridiflora green milkweed Asparagus officinalis asparagus Astragalus adsurgens robustior prairie milk-vetch Astragalus agrestis fieldmilk-vetch Astragalus canadensis canadensis Canada milk-vetch Astragalus lotiflorus lotus milk-vetch Beckmannia syzigachne American slough grass Bouteloua curtipendula curtipendula side-oats grama Bouteloua hirsuta hirsuta hairy grama Calylophus serrulatus toothed evening primrose Calystegia macounii Macoun's false bindweed Calystegia sepium hedge bindweed Cardamine bulbosa spring cress Carduus nutans nodding thistle Carex brevior short sedge Carex duriuscula spike rush sedge Carex emoryi Emory's sedge Carex filifolia filifolia thread-leaved sedge Carex granularis granular sedge Carex gravida heavy sedge © 2018 MinnesotaSeasons.com. 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Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie Plant List Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Carex inops heliophila sun-loving sedge Carex praegracilis very slender sedge Carex sartwellii Sartwell's sedge Carex vulpinoidea fox sedge Chenopodium berlandieri zschackei pitseed goosefoot Cicuta maculata spotted water hemlock Cirsium arvense Canada thistle Comandra umbellata umbellata bastard toadflax Convolvulus arvensis field bindweed Cuscuta glomerata aster dodder Dalea candida white prairie clover Delphinium carolinianum virescens Carolina delphinium Desmodium canadense Canada tick trefoil Dichanthelium leibergii Leiberg's panic grass Dichanthelium oligosanthes scribnerianum Scribner's panic grass Dichanthelium wilcoxianum Wilcox's panic grass Draba reptans Carolina whitlow grass Echinacea angustifolia narrow-leaved purple coneflower Eleocharis erythropoda bald spikerush Equisetum laevigatum smooth scouring rush Erigeron glabellus pubescens smooth fleabane Erigeron pulchellus tolsteadii poor robin's fleabane W Eupatorium perfoliatum common boneset Euphorbia glyptosperma ridge-seeded spurge Fragaria virginiana common strawberry Galium boreale northern bedstraw Gaura coccinea scarlet gaura Geum triflorum triflorum prairie smoke Glechoma hederacea creeping charlie Glyceria grandis grandis tall manna grass Glyceria striata fowl manna grass Glycyrrhiza lepidota wild licorice Grindelia squarrosa curly cup gumweed Hedeoma hispida mock pennyroyal Helenium autumnale autumn sneezeweed Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian's sunflower Hesperostipa comata comata needle-and-thread grass Hesperostipa spartea porcupine grass Hordeum jubatum jubatum foxtail barley Hypoxis hirsuta yellow star-grass Juncus arcticus balticus baltic rush Juncus dudleyi Dudley's rush Juncus nodosus knotty rush Koeleria macrantha junegrass Lathyrus palustris marsh vetchling Liatris punctata punctata dotted blazing star © 2018 MinnesotaSeasons.com. 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Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie Plant List Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Lilium philadelphicum wood lily Linum rigidum stiff-stem yellow flax Linum sulcatum sulcatum grooved yellow flax Lithospermum canescens hoary puccoon Lithospermum incisum narrow-leaved puccoon Lobelia siphilitica great lobelia Lobelia spicata pale-spiked lobelia Lotus purshianus prairie trefoil Lycopus americanus cut-leaved bugleweed Lycopus uniflorus northern bugleweed Lysimachia ciliata fringed loosestrife Maianthemum stellatum starry false Solomon's seal Medicago lupulina black medick Medicago sativa alfalfa Melilotus alba white sweet clover Melilotus officinalis yellow sweet clover Mirabilis nyctaginea heart-leaved four o'clock Monarda fistulosa wild bergamot Muhlenbergia frondosa swamp muhly grass Muhlenbergia mexicana Mexican muhly grass Nassella viridula green needle grass Nothocalais cuspidata prairie false dandelion Oxalis violacea violet wood sorrel Oxytropis lambertii lambertii Lambert's locoweed Packera plattensis prairie ragwort Pascopyrum smithii western wheatgrass Pediomelum argophyllum silverleaf scurfpea Pediomelum esculentum prairie turnip Penstemon gracilis gracilis slender beard tongue Phleum pratense pratense timothy Phlox pilosa fulgida prairie phlox Physalis heterophylla heterophylla clammy ground cherry Physalis virginiana Virginia ground cherry Plantago major common plantain Poa palustris fowl bluegrass Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Potamogeton strictifolius straight-leaved pondweed Potentilla anserina anserina silverweed Potentilla arguta tall cinquefoil Prunus virginiana virginiana chokecherry Ranunculus aquatilis diffusus limp white water crowfoot Ranunculus fascicularis swamp buttercup Ranunculus flabellaris large yellow water crowfoot Ranunculus rhomboideus early buttercup Ratibida columnifera prairie coneflower Ratibida pinnata gray-headed coneflower © 2018 MinnesotaSeasons.com. 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Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie Plant List Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Salvia reflexa lance-leaved sage Schedonorus pratensis meadow fescue Schizachyrium scoparium scoparium little bluestem Scirpus pallidus pale bulrush Scutellaria galericulata marsh skullcap Scutellaria leonardii Leonard's skullcap Silphium perfoliatum perfoliatum cup plant Sisyrinchium campestre field blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium montanum montanum mountain blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium mucronatum pointed-petal blue-eyed grass Solidago altissima gilvocanescens late goldenrod Solidago mollis soft goldenrod SC Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass Spartina pectinata prairie cordgrass Sporobolus heterolepis prairie dropseed Stachys pilosa pilosa woundwort Symphoricarpos occidentalis wolfberry Teucrium canadense germander Thalictrum dasycarpum tall meadow-rue Tradescantia bracteata bracted spiderwort Trifolium hybridum alsike clover Trifolium repens white clover Typha latifolia broad-leaved cattail Verbena bracteata large-bracted vervain Verbena stricta hoary vervain Veronica catenata water speedwell Vicia americana American vetch Viola nephrophylla northern bog violet Zigadenus elegans white camas Zizia aptera heart-leaved alexanders Zizia aurea golden alexanders Source: J. F. Bell Museum of Natural History Herbarium, Vascular plant collection database; Retrieved 07/08/2018 7/8/2018 © 2018 MinnesotaSeasons.com. All rights reserved..
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