Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Plant List

Afton State Park Plant List

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Acalypha rhomboidea three-seeded mercury Acer negundo box elder Acer negundo var. negundo box elder Acer rubrum red maple Acer saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum var. saccharum sugar maple Adiantum pedatum maidenhair fern Ageratina altissima white snakeroot Ageratina altissima var. altissima white snakeroot Amelanchier arborea downy serviceberry Amelanchier humilis low juneberry Amelanchier interior inland juneberry Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea round-leaved juneberry Amorpha canescens leadplant Amorpha fruticosa false indigo Amphicarpaea bracteata hog peanut Andropogon gerardii big bluestem Anemone americana round-lobed hepatica Anemone cylindrica long-headed thimbleweed Anemone patens var. multifida pasqueflower Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia wood anemone Anemone virginiana var. alba tall thimbleweed Antennaria plantaginifolia plantain-leaved pussytoes Antennaria sp. pussytoes Apios americana groundnut Aquilegia canadensis columbine Arabidopsis lyrata subsp. lyrata lyre-leaved rock cress Aralia nudicaulis wild sarsaparilla Aralia racemosa subsp. racemosa American spikenard Arctium minus common burdock Artemisia biennis biennial wormwood Asarum canadense wild ginger Asclepias tuberosa subsp. interior butterflyweed Asclepias verticillata whorled milkweed Asplenium rhizophyllum walking fern Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus ground plum Athyrium filix-femina lady fern Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum lady fern Baptisia lactea white wild indigo SC Barbarea vulgaris yellow rocket Besseya bullii kitten-tails T Betula papyrifera paper birch Bidens cernua nodding bur marigold Bidens frondosa leafy beggarticks Bidens tripartita tufted beggarticks Bouteloua curtipendula side-oats grama

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Bouteloua hirsuta hairy grama Bouteloua hirsuta var. hirsuta hairy grama Bromus latiglumis broad-glumed brome Campanula americana tall bellflower Campanula rotundifolia harebell Cardamine pensylvanica Pensylvania bitter cress Carduus nutans nodding thistle Carex blanda charming sedge Carex brevior short sedge Carex cephalophora oval-headed sedge Carex echinodes prickly quill sedge Carex emoryi Emory's sedge Carex grisea ambiguous sedge Carex hystericina porcupine sedge Carex inops subsp. heliophila sun-loving sedge Carex meadii Mead's sedge Carex muehlenbergii var. muehlenbergii Muhlenberg's sedge Carex pellita woolly sedge Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge Carex retrorsa retrorse sedge Carex siccata dry spike sedge Carex vulpinoidea fox sedge Castilleja sessiliflora downy paintbrush Ceanothus americanus var. pitcheri American New Jersey tea Celastrus scandens climbing bittersweet Celtis occidentalis hackberry Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata partridge pea Chenopodium glaucum var. glaucum oak-leaved goosefoot Circaea lutetiana var. canadensis common enchanter's nightshade Cirsium discolor field thistle Comandra umbellata bastard toadflax Conyza canadensis horseweed Cornus alternifolia pagoda dogwood Cornus amomum var. schuetzeana silky dogwood Cornus racemosa gray dogwood Cornus rugosa round-leaved dogwood Coronilla varia crownvetch Corylus cornuta beaked hazelnut Crocanthemum bicknellii hoary frostweed Crotalaria sagittalis rattlebox SC Cuscuta cephalanthi buttonbush dodder Cyperus × mesochorus Midland sand sedge Cyperus bipartitus brook nut sedge Cyperus diandrus sedge galingale Cyperus erythrorhizos red-rooted cyperus Cyperus lupulinus subsp. lupulinus slender nut sedge

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Cyperus odoratus fragrant cyperus Cyperus schweinitzii Schweinitz's nut sedge Cyperus squarrosus awned umbrella sedge Cyperus strigosus straw-colored umbrella sedge Cystopteris bulbifera bulblet fern Cystopteris fragilis fragile fern Cystopteris tennesseensis Tennessee bladder fern W Cystopteris tenuis Macay's brittle fern Dalea candida white prairie clover Dalea purpurea purple prairie clover Dalea purpurea var. purpurea purple prairie clover Delphinium carolinianum subsp. virescens Carolina delphinium Desmodium canadense Canada tick trefoil Desmodium glutinosum pointed-leaved tick trefoil Desmodium illinoense Illinois tick trefoil Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. fasciculatum hairy panic grass Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. implicatum hairy panic grass Dichanthelium linearifolium linear-leaved panic grass Dichanthelium oligosanthes subsp. scribnerianum Scribner's panic grass Dichanthelium perlongum long-stalked panic grass Diphasiastrum complanatum northern groundcedar Diphasiastrum digitatum southern groundcedar Dryopteris carthusiana spinulose shield fern Eleocharis erythropoda bald spikerush Eleocharis obtusa blunt spikerush Epilobium coloratum purple-leaved willow herb Equisetum arvense field horsetail Equisetum hyemale subsp. affine tall scouring rush Eragrostis cilianensis stink grass Eragrostis hypnoides creeping lovegrass Eragrostis pectinacea var. pectinacea tufted lovegrass Eragrostis spectabilis purple lovegrass Erigeron annuus annual fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron strigosus daisy fleabane Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus daisy fleabane Euphorbia corollata flowering spurge Euphorbia geyeri Geyer's spurge Euphorbia maculata prostrate hairy spurge Fallopia japonica var. japonica Japanese knotweed Fragaria vesca var. americana wood strawberry Fragaria virginiana common strawberry Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Galium aparine cleavers Galium boreale northern bedstraw Galium triflorum sweet-scented bedstraw

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Galium triflorum var. triflorum sweet-scented bedstraw Geranium maculatum wild geranium Geum canadense white avens Geum canadense var. canadense white avens Geum triflorum var. triflorum prairie smoke Glechoma hederacea creeping charlie Gymnocarpium dryopteris common oak fern Hackelia virginiana Virginia stickseed Hedeoma hispida mock pennyroyal Helianthemum bicknellii hoary frostweed Hesperostipa spartea porcupine grass Hieracium longipilum long-bearded hawkweed W Hypericum perforatum common St. John's-wort Hypoxis hirsuta yellow star-grass Impatiens pallida pale touch-me-not Juglans cinerea butternut E Juncus bufonius toad rush Juncus dudleyi Dudley's rush Juncus effusus soft rush Juncus nodosus knotty rush Juniperus communis var. depressa bush juniper Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana eastern red cedar Laportea canadensis woodnettle Lathyrus ochroleucus pale vetchling Lechea stricta prairie pinweed Leersia virginica white grass Lespedeza capitata round-headed bush clover Liatris aspera rough blazing star Liatris cylindracea cylindric blazing star Lindernia dubia yellow-seeded false pimpernel Lindernia dubia var. dubia yellow-seeded false pimpernel Linum sulcatum grooved yellow flax Linum sulcatum var. sulcatum grooved yellow flax Liparis liliifolia lily-leaved twayblade Lipocarpha micrantha hemicarpha Lithospermum canescens hoary puccoon Lithospermum caroliniense var. croceum hairy puccoon Lithospermum incisum narrow-leaved puccoon Lonicera dioica var. glaucescens wild honeysuckle Lonicera morrowii Morrow's honeysuckle Lonicera tatarica tartarian honeysuckle Lycopus virginicus Virginia bugleweed W Lysimachia hybrida hybrid loosestrife Maianthemum canadense Canada mayflower Maianthemum racemosum subsp. racemosum common false Solomon's seal Matteuccia struthiopteris var. pensylvanica ostrich fern

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Medicago lupulina black medick Melilotus alba white sweet clover Mirabilis albida hairy four o'clock Mitella diphylla two-leaved miterwort Muhlenbergia cuspidata Plains muhly Myosoton aquaticum giant chickweed Oenothera clelandii Cleland's evening primrose Oenothera parviflora northern evening primrose Onoclea sensibilis sensitive fern Oryzopsis asperifolia moutain rice grass Osmorhiza claytonii Clayton's sweet cicely Osmorhiza longistylis aniseroot Osmunda claytoniana interrupted fern Ostrya virginiana ironwood Oxalis dillenii southern wood sorrel Oxalis stricta yellow wood sorrel Packera plattensis prairie ragwort Panicum virgatum switchgrass Paronychia fastigiata var. fastigiata forked chickweed E Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Pellaea glabella subsp. glabella smooth cliff brake Penthorum sedoides ditch stonecrop Persicaria hydropiper marsh waterpepper Phryma leptostachya lopseed Physalis virginiana Virginia ground cherry Physostegia virginiana var. virginiana obedient plant Pilea pumila dwarf clearweed Poa compressa Canada bluegrass Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis subsp. pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Polanisia dodecandra subsp. dodecandra clammy weed Polygala polygama var. obtusata racemed milkwort Polygala senega Seneca snakeroot Polygala verticillata var. isocycla whorled milkwort Polypodium virginianum common polypody Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera cottonwood Populus grandidentata big-toothed aspen Populus tremuloides quaking aspen Potamogeton crispus curly pondweed Prunella vulgaris heal-all Prunus pensylvanica pin cherry Prunus serotina black cherry Prunus serotina var. serotina black cherry Prunus virginiana chokecherry Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium sweet everlasting Quercus alba white oak

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Quercus ellipsoidalis northern pin oak Quercus macrocarpa bur oak Quercus rubra northern red oak Ranunculus abortivus kidney-leaved buttercup Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus hispid buttercup Ranunculus pensylvanicus bristly buttercup Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus hooked crowfoot Rhamnus cathartica common buckthorn Rhus glabra smooth sumac Rhus typhina staghorn sumac Ribes cynosbati prickly gooseberry Ribes missouriense Missouri gooseberry Rubus idaeus red raspberry Rubus idaeus var. strigosus red raspberry Rubus occidentalis black raspberry Rubus sp. blackberry Rumex triangulivalvis Mexican dock Salix humilis var. tristis prairie willow Salix nigra black willow Sanguinaria canadensis bloodroot Sanicula gregaria gregarious black snakeroot Sanicula marilandica maryland black snakeroot Saponaria officinalis bouncing bet Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium little bluestem Scutellaria leonardii Leonard's skullcap Setaria pumila yellow foxtail Sisyrinchium campestre field blue-eyed grass Solanum nigrum var. virginicum black nightshade Solidago nemoralis gray goldenrod Solidago nemoralis subsp. nemoralis gray goldenrod Solidago sp. goldenrod Solidago speciosa var. speciosa showy goldenrod Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass Sporobolus cryptandrus sand dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis prairie dropseed Strophostyles helvola wild bean Strophostyles leiosperma trailing pea Symphoricarpos albus snowberry Symphoricarpos occidentalis wolfberry Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England aster Symphyotrichum oolentangiense skyblue aster Symphyotrichum sericeum silky aster Taraxacum officinale common dandelion Thalictrum dasycarpum tall meadow-rue Thalictrum dioicum early meadow-rue Tilia americana basswood

Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Tradescantia bracteata bracted spiderwort Tragopogon dubius yellow goat's beard Ulmus rubra red elm Uvularia grandiflora large-flowered bellwort Vaccinium angustifolium lowbush blueberry Verbascum thapsus common mullein Verbena stricta hoary vervain Verbena urticifolia white vervain Vernonia fasciculata bunched ironweed Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's root Viola pedata beardless birdfoot violet Viola sororia common blue violet Vitis riparia wild grape Zizia aptera heart-leaved alexanders 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