Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Acer Negundo Box Elder Acer Nigrum Black Maple Acer Saccharum Sugar Maple Acer Saccharum Var

Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park Plant List

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Acer negundo box elder Acer nigrum black maple Acer saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum var. saccharum sugar maple Achillea millefolium common yarrow Actaea pachypoda white baneberry Actaea rubra red baneberry Adiantum pedatum maidenhair fern Agastache foeniculum blue giant hyssop Agastache scrophulariifolia purple giant hyssop Ageratina altissima white snakeroot Agrimonia gryposepala common agrimony Agrimonia pubescens downy agrimony Agrimonia striata roadside agrimony Alliaria petiolata garlic mustard Allium canadense wild garlic Allium tricoccum wild leek Allium tricoccum var. tricoccum wild leek Ambrosia trifida great ragweed Amphicarpaea bracteata hog peanut Anemone acutiloba sharp-lobed hepatica Anemone canadensis canada anemone Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia wood anemone Anemone virginiana tall thimbleweed Antennaria neglecta field pussytoes Aplectrum hyemale puttyroot Apocynum androsaemifolium spreading dogbane Apocynum cannabinum American hemp Aquilegia canadensis columbine Aralia nudicaulis wild sarsaparilla Aralia racemosa American spikenard Arctium minus common burdock Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-pulpit Artemisia serrata saw-tooth wormwood Asarum canadense wild ginger Asclepias exaltata poke milkweed Asclepias syriaca common milkweed Athyrium filix-femina lady fern Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum lady fern Barbarea vulgaris yellow rocket Boechera canadensis sicklepod Boehmeria cylindrica false nettle Botrychium dissectum dissected grapefern Botrychium virginianum rattlesnake fern Brachyelytrum sp. shorthusk Bromus pubescens hairy brome

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Caltha palustris common marsh marigold Campanula americana tall bellflower Cardamine bulbosa spring cress Cardamine concatenata cut-leaved toothwort Carex alopecoidea foxtail sedge Carex bebbii Bebb's sedge Carex blanda charming sedge Carex brevior short sedge Carex cristatella crested sedge Carex deweyana Dewey's sedge Carex deweyana var. deweyana Dewey's sedge Carex echinodes prickly quill sedge Carex gracillima graceful sedge Carex granularis granular sedge Carex grisea ambiguous sedge Carex hirtifolia hairy-leaved sedge Carex molesta troublesome sedge Carex normalis right-angle sedge Carex peckii Peck's sedge Carex pedunculata long-stalked sedge Carex pellita woolly sedge Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge Carex radiata eastern star sedge Carex rosea starry sedge Carex sartwellii Sartwell's sedge Carex sprengelii Sprengel's sedge Carex stipata var. stipata awl-fruited sedge Carex stricta tussock sedge Carex tenera marsh straw sedge Carex tenera var. tenera marsh straw sedge Carex vulpinoidea fox sedge Carpinus caroliniana subsp. virginiana blue beech Carum carvi caraway Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory Caulophyllum thalictroides blue cohosh Celastrus scandens climbing bittersweet Celtis occidentalis hackberry Cerastium fontanum mouse-ear chickweed Cinna arundinacea stout woodreed Cinna latifolia drooping woodreed Circaea lutetiana var. canadensis common enchanter's nightshade Claytonia virginica Virginia spring beauty Clematis virginiana virgin's bower Corallorhiza striata var. striata striped coralroot Cornus alternifolia pagoda dogwood Cornus racemosa gray dogwood

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Cornus rugosa round-leaved dogwood Corydalis aurea var. aurea golden corydalis Corylus americana American hazelnut Corylus cornuta beaked hazelnut Crataegus calpodendron late hawthorn SC Crataegus punctata dotted hawthorn Cryptotaenia canadensis honewort Cynoglossum officinale hound's tongue Cypripedium parviflorum yellow lady's slipper Cystopteris fragilis fragile fern Cystopteris protrusa protruding fragile fern Cystopteris tenuis Macay's brittle fern Dactylis glomerata orchard grass Desmodium canadense Canada tick trefoil Desmodium glutinosum pointed-leaved tick trefoil Desmodium nudiflorum stemless tick trefoil T Dicentra cucullaria dutchman's breeches Dichanthelium latifolium broad-leaved panic grass Diervilla lonicera bush honeysuckle Dioscorea villosa wild yam Dryopteris carthusiana spinulose shield fern Ellisia nyctelea ellisia Elymus canadensis var. canadensis nodding wild rye Elymus hystrix bottlebrush grass Elymus villosus downy wild rye Enemion biternatum false rue anemone Epilobium coloratum purple-leaved willow herb Equisetum arvense field horsetail Equisetum hyemale subsp. affine tall scouring rush Equisetum pratense meadow horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum woodland horsetail Erigeron annuus annual fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron strigosus daisy fleabane Eryngium yuccifolium rattlesnake master SC Erythronium albidum white trout lily Erythronium propullans dwarf trout lily E Euonymus atropurpureus wahoo Eutrochium maculatum spotted Joe pye weed Eutrochium purpureum sweet-scented Joe pye weed Festuca subverticillata nodding fescue Fragaria vesca subsp. americana wood strawberry Fragaria virginiana common strawberry Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus nigra black ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Galearis spectabilis showy orchis Galium aparine cleavers Galium asprellum rough bedstraw Galium boreale northern bedstraw Galium concinnum shining bedstraw Galium triflorum sweet-scented bedstraw Gentiana andrewsii var. andrewsii bottle gentian Gentiana flavida yellowish gentian Gentianella quinquefolia var. occidentalis stiff gentian Geranium maculatum wild geranium Geum aleppicum yellow avens Geum canadense white avens Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum big-leaved avens Glechoma hederacea creeping charlie Glyceria striata fowl manna grass Helenium autumnale autumn sneezeweed Helianthus grosseserratus sawtooth sunflower Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian's sunflower Helianthus strumosus woodland sunflower Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem artichoke Heliopsis helianthoides ox-eye Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra ox-eye Heracleum lanatum cow parsnip Heuchera richardsonii alumroot Hydrophyllum virginianum Virginia waterleaf Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum Virginia waterleaf Impatiens capensis spotted touch-me-not Impatiens pallida pale touch-me-not Juglans cinerea butternut E Juncus dudleyi Dudley's rush Juncus greenei Greene's rush Juncus tenuis path rush Lactuca canadensis Canada wild lettuce Laportea canadensis woodnettle Lapsana communis nipplewort Lathyrus ochroleucus pale vetchling Lathyrus venosus var. intonsus veiny pea Leersia oryzoides rice cut grass Leersia virginica white grass Leonurus cardiaca common motherwort Liparis liliifolia lily-leaved twayblade Lithospermum latifolium American gromwell Lonicera dioica wild honeysuckle Lonicera tatarica tartarian honeysuckle Maianthemum canadense Canada mayflower Maianthemum racemosum subsp. racemosum common false Solomon's seal

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Maianthemum stellatum starry false Solomon's seal Matteuccia struthiopteris var. pensylvanica ostrich fern Melilotus alba white sweet clover Melilotus officinalis yellow sweet clover Menispermum canadense Canada moonseed Milium effusum var. cisatlanticum woodland millet grass Mimulus ringens blue monkey flower Moehringia lateriflora side-flowering sandwort Monarda fistulosa wild bergamot Monarda punctata var. villicaulis horsemint Monotropa uniflora Indian pipe Onoclea sensibilis sensitive fern Osmorhiza claytonii Clayton's sweet cicely Osmorhiza longistylis aniseroot Osmunda claytoniana interrupted fern Ostrya virginiana ironwood Oxalis stricta yellow wood sorrel Packera pseudaurea var. semicordata western heart-leaved groundsel Panax quinquefolius American ginseng T Panicum dichotomiflorum subsp. dichotomiflorum fall panic grass Panicum philadelphicum Philadelphia panic grass Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Parthenocissus vitacea woodbine Pedicularis canadensis wood betony Persicaria virginiana Virginia knotweed Phalaris arundinacea reed canary grass Phlox divaricata var. laphamii blue phlox Phlox pilosa var. fulgida prairie phlox Phryma leptostachya lopseed Piptatherum racemosum black-fruited rice grass Plantago lanceolata English plantain Plantago rugelii Rugel's plantain Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Podophyllum peltatum mayapple Polygonatum biflorum giant Solomon's seal Polygonatum pubescens hairy Solomon's seal Populus grandidentata big-toothed aspen Populus tremuloides quaking aspen Potentilla rivalis brook cinquefoil Potentilla simplex oldfield cinquefoil Prenanthes alba white rattlesnakeroot Prunella vulgaris heal-all Prunus nigra Canada plum Prunus serotina black cherry Prunus virginiana chokecherry Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium sweet everlasting

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum bracken Pyrola elliptica elliptic shinleaf Quercus alba white oak Quercus macrocarpa bur oak Quercus rubra northern red oak Ranunculus abortivus kidney-leaved buttercup Ranunculus acris tall buttercup Ranunculus hispidus hispid buttercup Ranunculus pensylvanicus bristly buttercup Rhamnus cathartica common buckthorn Rhus glabra smooth sumac Ribes cynosbati prickly gooseberry Ribes missouriense Missouri gooseberry Rosa blanda smooth wild rose Rubus sp. blackberry Rubus allegheniensis Allegheny blackberry Rubus canadensis smooth blackberry Rubus idaeus red raspberry Rubus idaeus var. strigosus red raspberry Rubus occidentalis black raspberry Rubus pubescens dwarf raspberry Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata tall coneflower Salix sp. willow Salix humilis prairie willow Sambucus canadensis common elder Sambucus racemosa red-berried elder Sambucus racemosa var. pubens red-berried elder Sanguinaria canadensis bloodroot Sanicula gregaria gregarious black snakeroot Sanicula marilandica maryland black snakeroot Scirpus atrovirens dark green bulrush Scirpus cyperinus woolgrass Scrophularia lanceolata lance-leaved figwort Scrophularia marilandica Maryland figwort Sisyrinchium campestre field blue-eyed grass Sium suave water parsnip Smilax ecirrhata erect carrion flower Smilax herbacea smooth carrion flower Smilax tamnoides greenbrier Solidago sp. goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis zigzag goldenrod Solidago gigantea giant goldenrod Solidago rigida stiff goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia var. ulmifolia elm-leaved goldenrod Staphylea trifolia bladdernut Streptopus lanceolatus rose twistedstalk

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Symphoricarpos occidentalis wolfberry Symphyotrichum sp. aster Symphyotrichum cordifolium heart-leaved aster Symphyotrichum drummondii var. drummondii Drummond's aster Symphyotrichum ericoides heath aster Symphyotrichum laeve smooth blue aster Symphyotrichum lateriflorum side-flowering aster Taenidia integerrima yellow pimpernel SC Taraxacum officinale common dandelion Teucrium canadense germander Thalictrum dasycarpum tall meadow-rue Thalictrum dioicum early meadow-rue Thalictrum thalictroides rue anemone Tilia americana basswood Toxicodendron sp. poison ivy Toxicodendron rydbergii western poison ivy Tragopogon dubius yellow goat's beard Trifolium hybridum alsike clover Trifolium pratense red clover Trillium cernuum nodding trillium Trillium flexipes drooping trillium Trillium nivale snow trillium SC Triosteum aurantiacum orange-fruit horse gentian Triosteum perfoliatum late horse gentian Ulmus americana American elm Ulmus rubra red elm Ulmus thomasii rock elm Urtica dioica subsp. gracilis stinging nettle Uvularia grandiflora large-flowered bellwort Uvularia sessilifolia pale bellwort Verbena simplex narrow-leaved vervain SC Vernonia fasciculata bunched ironweed Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's root Viburnum lentago nannyberry Viburnum opulus European cranberrybush Viburnum opulus var. americanum European cranberrybush Viburnum rafinesquianum downy arrowwood Vicia americana American vetch Viola sp. violet Viola conspersa dog violet Viola pubescens yellow violet Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula yellow violet Viola sororia common blue violet Vitis riparia wild grape Zanthoxylum americanum prickly ash Zizia aptera heart-leaved alexanders

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Zizia aurea golden alexanders Source: Bell Museum bryophytes (MIN-Bryophytes); Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas, Bell Museum plants (MIN-Plants); and Minnesota Biological Survey vegetation releves; Retrieved 05/15/2020 5/15/2020