Plant Species of 3M Cottage Grove Prairie Management Area
Plant Species of 3M Cottage Grove Prairie Management Area
Exotic Species Family Scientific name Common name
SAND GRAVEL PRAIRIE AND OAK SAVANNA
FORBS (flowering plants) E Asteraceae Achillea millefolium yarrow Asteraceae Ambrosia artemisiifolia common ragweed Asteraceae Ambrosia psilostachya western ragweed Ranunculaceae Anemone cylindrica thimbleweed Asteraceae Artemisia campestris wormwood Asteraceae Artemisia ludoviciana prairie sage Asclepiaceae Asclepias syriaca common milkweed Asclepiaceae Asclepias verticillata whorled milkweed Asclepiaceae Asclepias viridiflora green milkweed E Lilieaceae Asparagus officinalis aspargus Asteraceae Aster ericoides heath aster Asteraceae Aster oblongifolius aromatic aster Asteraceae Aster oolentangiensis Sky-blue aster Asteraceae Aster sericeus silky aster Asteraceae Astragalus crassicarpus buffalo bean E Brassicaceae Berteroa incana hoary allysum Onagraceae Calylophus serrulata tooth-leaved primrose Campanulaceae Campanula rotundifolia harebell Celastraceae Celastrus scandens Bittersweet Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium leptophyllum goosefoot E Asteraceae Cirsium arvense canada thistle Asteraceae Cirsium discolor field thistle Convolvulaceae Convulvulus arvensis field bindweed Asteraceae Conyza canadensis horseweed Fumariaceae Corydalis cf. aurea golden corydalis Asteraceae Coreopsis palmata Prairie Coreopsis Fabaceae Dalea candidum White Prairie Clover Fabaceae Dalea purpureum purple prairie-clover Fabaceae Dalea villosum Silky prairie-clover Ranunculaceae Delphinium virescens Prairie Larkspur Asteraceae Erigeron strigosus daisy fleabane Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia corollata Flowering Spurge Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia dentata toothed spurge Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia maculata eyebane E Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia esula leafy spurge Rubiaceae Galium boreale northern bedstraw Gentianaceae Gentiana puberulenta Downy gentian Roseacea Geum triflorum prairie smoke Asteraceae Gnaphalium obtusifolium sweet everlasting Grindelia squarrosa Gumweed Lamiaceae Hedeoma hispida rough pennyroyal Cistaceae Helianthemum bicknelli frostweed Asteraceae Helianthus rigida stiff sunflower Asteraceae Kuhnia eupatorioides false boneset Asteraceae Lactuca canadensis wild lettuce Brassicaceae Lepidium densiflorum peppergrass Asteraceae Liatris aspera blazing star E Scrophulariaceae Linaria vulgaris butter and eggs Boraginaceae Lithospermum incisum narrow-leaved puccoon E Fabaceae Melilotus spp yellow & white sweet-clover Nyctaginaceae Mirabilis hirsuta hairy umbrella-wort Nyctaginaceae Mirabilis nyctaginea four o'clock Lamiaceae Monarda fistulosa bergamot Onagraceae Oenothera biennis evening primrose Oxalidaceae Oxalis stricta wood sorrel Scrophulariaceae Penstemon gracilis slender penstemon Scrophulariaceae Penstemon grandiflorus Large-flowered penstemon Solanaceae Physalis heterophylla clammy ground-cherry Polygonaceae Polygonum convolvulus black bindweed Roseaceae Potentilla arguta tall potentilla Ranunculaceae Pulsatilla nuttalliana pasque flower Asteraceae Ratibida columnifera Columnar coneflower
Karen Schik Page 1 4/9/07 Plant Species of 3M Cottage Grove Prairie Management Area
Exotic Species Family Scientific name Common name Asteraceae Ratibida pinnata prairie coneflower E Chenopodiaceae Salsola collina saltwort Asteraceae Senecio paupercula Balsam ragwort Asteraceae Solidago gigantea late goldenrod Asteraceae Solidago nemoralis gray goldenrod Asteraceae Solidago rigida stiff goldenrod Asteraceae Solidago speciosa showy goldenrod Commelinaceae Tradescantia bracteata spiderwort E Asteraceae Tragopogon dubius goat's beard Fabaceae Trifolium arvense rabbit-foot clover E Scrophulariaceae Verbascum thapsus common mullein Verbenaceae Verbena stricta Hoary Vervain E Fabaceae Vicia cracca cow vetch
GRAMINOIDS (Grasses & grass-like plants) Graminaceae Andropogon gerardii big bluestem Graminaceae Aristida basiramea three-awn grass Graminaceae Bouteloua curtipendula side-oats grama Graminaceae Bouteloua hirsuta hairy grama E Graminaceae Bromus inermis smooth brome E Graminaceae Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Graminaceae Calamovilfa longifolia sand reed grass Cyperaceae Cyperus lupulinus nutsedge Cyperaceae Cyperus schweinitzii nutsedge Graminaceae Elymus canadensis Canada wild rye Equiseteaceae Equisetum sp horsetail Equiseteaceae Equisetum arvense field horsetail Graminaceae Eragrostis spectabilis purple lovegrass Graminaceae Koelera macrantha junegrass Graminaceae Leptoloma cognatum fall witch-grass Graminaceae Muhlenbergia cuspidata Plains muhly grass Graminaceae Panicum virgatum switchgrass Graminaceae Paspalum ciliatifolium ciliate-leaved paspalum E Graminaceae Phleum pratense timothy grass E Graminaceae Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Graminaceae Schizachrium scoparium little bluestem Graminaceae Setaria glauca yellow foxtail Graminaceae Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass Graminaceae Sporobolus cryptandrus sand dropseed Graminaceae Stipa spartea porcupine grass
SHRUB LAYER Fabaceae Amorpha canescens leadplant Celastraceae Celastrus scandens Bittersweet E Caprifoliaceae Lonicera tartarica Tartarian honeysuckle Vitaceae Parthenocissus inserta Virginia creeper E Rhamnaceae Rhamnus cathartica common buckthorn Anarcardiaceae Rhus glabra smooth sumac Saxifragaceae Ribes cynosbati gooseberry Roseaceae Rosa sp rose Roseaceae Rubus allegheniensis blackberry Roseaceae Rubus ideaus raspberry Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpus albus snowberry Vitaceae Vitis riparia Wild grape Rutaceae Zanthoxylum americana prickly ash
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