Dahm Springs Preserve Plant Inventory 2020 Family Scientific Name Common Name Location Notes Photo (Y/N) Aceraceae Acer negundo Box Elder near Dahm Springs Y Aceraceae Acer negundo Box Elder Asteraceae Achillea millefolium Yarrow Ranunculaceae Actaea rubra Banebery Lamiaceae Agastache foeniculum Lavender Hyssop Poaceae Agropyron cristatum Crested Wheatgrass Poaceae Agrostis stolonifera Redtop Liliaceae Allium cernuum Nodding Wild Onion Asteraceae Ambrosia psilostachya Western Ragweed Rosaceae Amelanchier alnifolia Juneberry Fabaceae Amorpha canescens Leadplant Poaceae Andropogon gerardi Big Bluestem Poaceae Andropogon scoparius Little Bluestem Ranunculaceae Anemone cylindrica Thimbleflower Ranunculaceae Anemone patens Pasque-flower Asteraceae Antennaria neglecta Field Pusstyoes Apocynaceae Apocynum androsaemifolium Spreading Dogbane Poaceae Apopyron smithii Western Wheatgrass Ranunculaceae Aquilegia candensis Wild Columbine Araliaceae Aralia nudicaulis Wild Sarsaparilla Asteraceae Arctium minus Common Burdock Poaceae Aristida purpurea Red Three-awn Asteraceae Arnica cordifolia Heart-leaved Arnica Asteraceae Artemisa ludoviciana White Sage Asteraceae Artemisia dracunculus Green Sage Asteraceae Artemisia frigida Pasture Sage Asclepiadaceae Asclepias pumila Dwarf Milkweed Asclepiadaceae Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed Asteraceae Aster ericoides White Heath Aster Asteraceae Aster laevis Smooth Blue Aster Asteraceae Aster oblongifolius Aromatic Aster Asteraceae Astragalus alpinus Alpine Milkvetch Berberidaceae Berberis repens Oregon Grape Betulaceae Betula papyrifera Paper Birch Poaceae Bouteloua curtipendula Side-oats Grama Poaceae Bouteloua gracilis Blue Grama Poaceae Bromus ciliatus Fringed Brome Poaceae Bromus inermis Smooth Brome Poaceae Bromus tectorum Cheat Grass Poaceae Buchloe dactyloides Buffalo-grass Liliaceae Calochortus nuttallii Mariposa Lily Campanulaceae Campanula aparinoides Marsh Bellflower Cyperaceae Carex brevior Meadow Sedge Cyperaceae Carex heliophila Sun Sedge Cyperaceae Carex hystericina Bottlebrush Sedge Cyperaceae Carex sprengelii Long-beaked Sedge Celastraceae Celastrus scandens Climbing Bittersweet Ulmaceae Celtis occidentalis Hackberry Pteridaceae Cheilanthes feei Lip Fern Asteraceae Chrysopsis villosa Prairie Gold-aster Asteraceae Cirsium arvense Canada Thistle invasive Asteraceae Cirsium flodmani Pairie Thistle Asteraceae Cirsium undulatum Wavyleaf Thistle Ranunculaceae Clematis ligusticifolia Western Virgin's Bower Capparaceae Cleome serrulata Rocky Mountain Beeplant Scrophulariaceae Collinsia parviflora Blue Lips Asteraceae Conyza canadensis Horseweed Cornaceae Cornus stolonifera Red Osier multiple specimens Boraginaceae Cynoglossum officinale Hounds Tongue throughout preserve invasive Y Orchidaceae Cyprideium calceolus Yellow Lady's-slippwer Poaceae Dactylis glomerata Orchardgrass Fabaceae Dalea candida White Prairie Clover Liliaceae Disporum trachycarpum Fairybells Primulaceae Dodecatheon pulchellum Prairie Shooting Star Asteraceae Echinacea angustifolia Purple Coneflower Poaceae Elymus candensis Canada Wildrye Poaceae Elymus virginicus Virginia Wild Rye Asteraceae Erigeron strigosus Daisy Fleabane Asteraceae Erigeron subtrivervis Three-nerved Fleabane Polygonaceae Eriogonum flavum Sulphur Flower Asteraceae Eupatorium maculatum Spotted Joe-Pye-Weed Rosaceae Fragaria vesca Wood Strawverry Oleaceae Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash Rubiaceae Galium aparine Catchweed Bedstraw Rubiaceae Galium boreale Northern Bedstraw Rubiaceae Galium triflorum Sweet-scented Bedstraw Scarlet gaura Gaura coccinea Scarlet Gaura Gentianaceae Gentiana andrewsii Closed Gentian Rosaceae Geum candense White Avens Rosaceae Geum triflorum Prairie Smoke Poaceae Glyceria striata Fowl Mannagrass Fabaceae Glycyrrhiza lepidota Wild Licorice Asteraceae Gutierrezia sarothrae Broom Snakeweed Asteraceae Helianthus maximilianii Maximilian Sunflower Asteraceae Helianthus rigidus Stiff Sunflower Saxifragaceae Heuchera richarsonii Alumroot Asteraceae Hymenoxys acaulis Stemless Hyemoxys Iridaceae Iris missouriensis Blue Flag Cupressaceae Juniperus communis Common Juniper near Dahm Springs Y Cupressaceae Juniperus horizontalis Creeping Juniper near Dahm Springs Y Asteraceae Kuhnia eupatoriodes False Boneset Asteraceae Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce Asteraceae Liatris ligulistylis Rocky Mountain Gay-feather Asteraceae Liatris punctata Dotted Gay-feather Liliaceae Lilium philadelphicum Wood Lily Scrophulariaceae Linaria vulgaris Butter and eggs invasive Campanulaceae Lobelia siphilitica Blue Cardinal-flower Asteraceae Lygodesmia juncea Skeleton Plant Liliaceae Maianthemum canadense Wild Lily-of-the-valley Lamiaceae Marrubium vulgare Common Horehound invasive multiple specimens Fabaceae Medicago lupulina Black Medic throughout preserve invasive Y Fabaceae Melilotus alba White Sweet Clover Fabaceae Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweet Clover Nyctaginaceae Mirabilis linearis Narrowleaf Four-O'clock Lamiaceae Monarda fistulosa Bergamot Poaceae Muhlenbergia cuspidata Plains Muhly Poaceae Muhlenbergia racemosa Common Muhly Lamiaceae Nepeta cataria Catnip boraginaceae Onosmodium molle False Gromwell Cactaceae Opuntia fragilis Brittle Prickle Pear Poaceae Oryzopsis asperifolia Rough-leaved Ricegrass Poaceae Oryzopsis hymenoides Indian Ricegrass Betulaceae Ostrya virginiana Ironwood near Dahm Springs Y Fabaceae Oxytropis lambertii Lambert's Crazyweed Poaceae Panicum virgatum Switchgrass Vitaceae Parthenocissus vitacea Woodbine Pteridaceae Pellaea atropurpurea Purple Cliff-brake Scrophulariaceae Penstemon grandiflorus Shell-leaved Penstemon Poaceae Phleum pratense Timothy Rosaceae Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark Pinaceae Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa Pine Poaceae Poa compressa Canada Bluegrass Poaceae Poa pratensis Kentucky Bluegrass near Dahm Springs Y Polygalaceae Polygla alba White Milkwort Liliaceae Polygonatum biflorum Solomon's Seal Rosaceae Potentilla fruticosa Shrubby cinquefoil Lamiaceae Prunella vulgaris Selfheal Rosaceae Prunus americana Wild Plum Rosaceae Prunus pensylvanica Bird Cherry Rosaceae Prunus virginiana Choke Cherry Fabaceae Psoralea argophylla Silver-leaved Surf Pea Fabaceae Psoralea esculenta Breadroot Monotropaceae Pterospora andromedea Pine drops Fagaceae Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak near Dahm Springs Y Asteraceae Ratibida columifera Prairie Coneflower Rhamnaceae Rhamus cathartica Common Buckthorn Anacardiaceeae Rhus aromatica Skunkbrush Sumac Anacardiaceeae Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac Grossulariaceae Ribes cereum Western Red Currant Grossulariaceae Ribes odoratum buffalo burrant Rosaceae Rosa arkansana Prairie Wild Rose multiple specimens Rosaceae Rosa unknown Wild Rose throughout preserve possible hybrids Y Rosaceae Rubus idaeus Red Rspberry Asteraceae Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan Asteraceae Rudbeckia laciniata Wild Goldenglow Caprifoliaceae Sambucus candensis Elderberry Apiaceae Sanicula marilandica Black Snakeroot Elaeagnaceae Shepherdia candensis Rabbitberry Cucurbitaceae Sicyos angulatus Bur Cucumber Caryophyllaceae Silene drummondii Prairie Catchfly Iraceae Sisyrinchium montanum Blue-eyed Grass Liliaceae Smilacina racemosa False Spikenard Liliaceae Smilacina stellata Spikenard Smilacaceae Smilax herbacea Carrion-flower Asteraceae Solidago Canadensis Golden Rod near Dahm Springs Y Asteraceae Solidago Canadensis Canada Goldenrod Asteraceae Solidago missouriensis Pairie Goldenrod Asteraceae Solidago mollis Soft Goldenrod Asteraceae Solidago nemoralis Gray Goldenrod Asteraceae Solidago ptarmicoides Sneezewort Aster Asteraceae Solidago rigida Rigid Goldenrod Poaceae Sorghastrum nutans Indian-Grass Poaceae Sporobolus heterolepsis Prairie Dropseed Poaceae Stipa occidentalis Western Needlegrass Poaceae Stipa vifidula Green Needlegrass Gentianaceae Swertia radiata Green Gentian Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos occidentalis Western Snowberry near Dahm Springs Y Asteraceae Tanacetum vulgare Common Tansy Ranunculaceae Thalictrum dasycarpum Purple Meadowrue Ranunculaceae Thalictrum venulosum Early Meadowrue Fabaceae Thermopsis rhombifolia Golden Pea anacardiaceae Toxicodendron rybergii Posion Ivy Asteraceae Tragopogon dubius Yellow Goatsbeard Fabaceae Trifolium pratense Red Clover Typhaceae Typha latifolia Common Cattail near Dahm Springs Y Ulmaceae Ulmus americana American elm Urticaceae Urtica dioica Stinging Nettle Scrophulariaceae Verbascum thapsus Common Mullein invasive Verbenaceae Verbena stricta Hoary Vervain Agavaceae Yucca glauca Yucca