FORT RANSOM

Missouri goldenrod Solidago missouriensis Scarlet gaura Gaura coccinia Western wheatgrass Agropyron smithii STATE PARK

Missouri gooseberry Ribes missouriense Sedge Carex sp. White beardtongue Penstemon albidus White lettuce Prenanthes alba Moonseed Menispermum canadense Showy milkweed Asclepias speciosa

Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula White sweetclover Melilotus alba Needle-and-thread Stipa comata Preliminary Whorled milkwort Polygala verticillata Silver scurfpea Psoralea argophylla Northern bedstraw Galium boreale Wild columbine Aquilegia canadensis Silverweed Potentilla anserina

Northern mannagrass Glyceria borealis Wild grape Vitas riparia Slender beardtongue Penstemon gracilis Wild honeysuckle Lonicera diocia Northern reedgrass Calamagrostis inexpansa Smartweed Polygonum amphibium Wild leek Allium tricoccum

Oval-leaved milkweed Asclepias ovalifolia Smooth blue aster Aster laevis Wild licorice Glycyrrhiza lepidota CHECKLIST

Pasque flower Anemone patens Smooth brome Bromus inermis Wild mustard Brassica kaber Soft goldenrod Solidago mollis Pasture sage Artemisia ludoviciana Wild oats Avena fatua

Softstem bullrush Scirpus validus Wild plum Prunus americana Pennsylvania sedge Carex pensylvanica Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum Wild rose Rosa arkansana Pennycress Thlaspi arvense Sow thistle Sonchus arvensis Wild vetch Vicia americana

Plains yellow primrose Calylophus serrulatus Spiderwort Tradescantia bracteata Willow Salix exigua

Plaintain Plantago major Spreading dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium Willow Salix petiolaris Wood nettle Laportea canadensis Poison ivy Toxicodendron rydbergii Stiff goldenrodd Solidago rigida Woodland buttercup Ranunculus abortivus Stinging nettle Urtica dioica Porcupine grass Stipa spartea Wooly sedge Carex lanuginosa Strawberry Fragaria virginiana Prairie chickweed Cerastium arvense Wormwood Artemisia absinthium Striated agrimony Agrimonia striata Yarrow Achillea millifolium Prairie coneflower Ratibida columnifera Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata Yellow flax Linum rigidum Prairie cordgrass Spartina pectinata Sweet cicely Osmorhiza longistylis Yellow sweetclover Melilotus officianalis

Purple coneflower Echinacea angustifolia Switchgrass Panicum virgatum Yellow wood sorrel Oxalis stricta

Purple hyssop Agastache foeniculum Tall cinquefoil Potentilla arguta Yellow-eyed grass Hypoxis hirsuta Tall coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata Purple locoweed Oxytropis lambertii If you would like to share your observations or species Tall meadowrue Thalictrum dasycarpum Purple prairie clover Dalea purpurea lists, especially those species not included in this Tartarian honeysuckle Lonicera tartarica checklist, please stop at the park visitor’s center or Pussytoes Antennaria parvifolia Thimbleweed Anemone cylindrica mail findings to the park manager at:

Ragweed Ambrosia artemisifolia Threeawn Aristida purpurea Fort Ransom State Park Ragweed Ambrosia trifida Timothy Phleum pratense 5981 Walt Hjelle Parkway

Ragwort Senecio sp. Torchflower Geum triflorum Fort Ransom, ND 58033-9712 Touch-me-not Impatiens capensis Ph. (701) 973-4331 Raspberry Rubus idaeus E-mail [email protected] Vervain Verbena sp. Red cedar Juniperus virginiana Violet Viola rugulosa Visit us on the web

Red clover Trifolium pratense Violet wood sorrel Oxalis violacea www.NDparks.com

Red Osier dogwood Cornus stolonifera Virginia creeper Parthenocissus vitaceae Pasque flower Reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea Virginia stickseed Hackelia virginiana The North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department’s facili- Virginia waterleaf Hydrophyllum virginianum ties, programs and employment procedures are open to all, Reedgrass Phragmites australis regardless of age, sex, race, color, disability, religion, national Virginia wildrye Elymus virginicus origin, or political affiliation. Contact us prior to your visit if you Rock cress Arabis divaricarpa need an accommodation for a disability. For an alternate Virgin's bower Clematis virginiana format of this publication (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.), Russian olive Eleagnus angustifolia Wallflower Erysimum parviflorum contact ND Parks and Recreation Dept, 1835 Bismarck Ex- This checklist contains over 200 plant species which Russian thistle Salsola kali pressway, Bismarck, ND, 58504, ph. (701) 328-5357, State Water hemlock maculata TDD (701) 328-2001. are known to occur within Fort Ransom State Park.

Sarsparilla Aralia nudicaulis Wavy-leaved thistle Cirsium undulatum FLORA OF FORT RANSOM STATE PARK July-Sept. Goldenrod Yellow Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica Fringed loosestrife Lysimachia ciliata Part of the Sheyenne River valley ecosystem, Fort Bugleweed Lycopus sp. Ransom State Park is situated in the wooded July-Sept. Mint Pink to purple Fringed sage Artemisia frigida lowlands and upland prairies of south eastern North Bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Golden alexander July-Sept. Vervain Dark pink to purple Zizia aptera Dakota. The valley ecosystem of this region is unique Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa Golden corydalis Corydalis aurea in part due to its Aug.-Oct. Smooth blue aster Purple geographical Bur reed Sparganium eurycarpum Goosefoot Chenopodium album Aug.-Oct. White Aster White position, which Burdock Arctium minus places it in a Gray goldenrod Solidago nemoralis Bushy vetch Lathyrus venosus transition zone Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica where three major “Ecological flowering times are generalities for the Camass lily Zigadenus elegans Green milkweed Asclepias viridiflora vegetation types as they occur in our range. Some reasonable freedom must be employed in using the flowering Canada anemone Anemone canadensis converge. These Green needlegrass Stipa viridula include eastern times, for there is considerable variation from year- Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis Ground cherry Physalis heterophylla deciduous to-year in the Great Plains, as well as from south to Canada thistle Cirsium arvense woodlands, north for widespread species” (Flora of the Great Ground plum Astragalus crassicarpus Plains, 1986). Canada wildrye Elymus canadensis tall grass prairie and Ground plum Astragalus missouriensis mixed grass prairie. Carrion flower Smilax herbacea

Gumweed Grindelia squarrosa Individual species of Catchfly Silene noctiflora the eastern Check Common Name Latin Name Catnip Nepeta cataria Hackberry Celtis occidentalis deciduous woodlands and tall grass prairie reach their western-most range in this vicinity, while certain com- Alfalfa Medicago sativa Cat-tail Typha latifolia Harebell Campanula rotundifolia ponents of the mixed grass prairie reach their eastern- Alumroot Heuchera richardsonii Choke cherry Prunus virginiana Hawthorn Crataegus rotundifolia most extent. American elm Ulmus americana Closed gentian Gentiana andrewsii Heath aster Aster ericoides

Several of FRSP’s most significant assets are its Aspen Populus tremuloides Clover Trifolium repens Hedge-nettle Stachys palustris intact high quality natural communities. Communities Baltic rush Juncus balticus Clustered field sedge Carex praegracilis Hoary puccoon Lithospermum canescens within the park include oak woodland, lowland woodland, mixed grass prairie and wetland thicket. No Baneberry Actea rubra Common milkweed Asclepisa syriaca Hog peanut Amphicarpa bracteata rare plant species have been documented to date at Basswood Tilia americana Cottonwood Populus deltoides Honewort Cryptotaenea canadensis FRSP. Bastard toadflax Comandra umbellata Cow Hops Humulus lupulus

Beaked sedge Carex rostrata Crested wheatgrass Agropyron cristatum Horsetail Equisetum arvense This checklist is designed to help you identify as many plant species within FRSP as possible. Successful Beaked sedge Carex sprengelii Cup plant Silphium perfoliatum Indian grass Sorghastrum nutans use of this plant checklist will require utilizing a field Bedstraw Galium triflorum Dame's rocket Hesperis matronalis Intermediate wheatgrass Agropyron intermedium guide containing color photos or illustrations. A small Bergamot Monarda fistulosa Dandelion Taraxacum officinale hand lens and camera may prove beneficial. Please Ironwood Ostrya virginiana Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii Dock Rumex crispus refer to the following table for guidance on common Juneberry Amelanchia alnifolia wildflower blooming seasons. Bindweed Convulvulus arvense Dotted gayfeather Liatris punctata Junegrass Koeleria cristata

Bittersweet Celastrus scandens Early Meadowrue Thalictrum venulosum Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis Common Wildflowers and Their Blooming Times Black medic Medicago lupulina Enchanter's nightshade Circea lutetiana Kochia Kochia scoparia Black snakeroot Sanicula marilandica Evening primrose Oenothera biennis Blooms Common Name Color Late goldenrod Solidago gigantea

Black-eyed susan Rudbeckia hirta False dandelion Agoseris glauca Apr.-May Pasque flower Pale pink to purple Lead plant Amorpha canescens Blanket flower Gaillardia aristata False dandelion Tragopogon dubius

May-July Northern bedstraw White Leafy spurge Euphorbia esula Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis False gromwell Onosmodium molle May-July Canada anemone White Little bluestem Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis False solomon's seal Smilacina stellata Andropogon scoparius June-Aug. Purple Coneflower Purple Blue lettuce Lactuca serriola Figwort Scrophularia lanceolata Lopseed Phryma leptostachya June-Aug. Purple prairie clover Pink to purple Bottlebrush grass Hystrix patula Fleabane Erigeron philadelphica Marsh elder Iva xanthifolia June-Aug. Harebell Purple Boxelder Acer negundo Flixweed Descurainia sophia Marsh vetchling Lathyrus palustris June-Oct. Bergamot Pink Breadroot Psoralea esculenta Flodman's thistle Cirsium flodmanii Maximilians sunflower Helianthus maximiliani June-Oct. Catnip Pale pink to purple Bristly crowfoot Ranunculus hispidus Foxtail Setaria sp. Milkwort Polygala alba July-Aug. Gayfeather Pink to purple Buckbrush Symphoricarpos occidentalis Fragile fern Cystopteris fragilis Mint Mentha arvense