Itasca State Park Plant List Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Abies balsamea balsam fir Acer negundo box elder Acer rubrum red maple Acer saccharum sugar maple Acer spicatum mountain maple Achillea millefolium common yarrow Acorus calamus calamus Actaea rubra red baneberry Adiantum pedatum maidenhair fern Agalinis purpurea parviflora purple false foxglove Agalinis tenuifolia slender-leaved false foxglove Agastache foeniculum blue giant hyssop Agrimonia gryposepala common agrimony Agropyron cristatum crested wheatgrass Agrostis gigantea redtop Agrostis perennans autumn bentgrass Agrostis scabra rough bentgrass Alisma triviale common water plantain Allium tricoccum tricoccum wild leek Alnus incana rugosa speckled alder Alnus viridis crispa green alder Alopecurus aequalis short-awn foxtail Alopecurus pratensis meadow foxtail Amaranthus albus tumbleweed amaranth Amaranthus blitoides prostrate pigweed Amaranthus retroflexus redroot amaranth Amaranthus tuberculatus tubercled amaranth Ambrosia artemisiifolia common ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya western ragweed Ambrosia trifida great ragweed Amelanchier interior inland juneberry Amelanchier laevis smooth juneberry Amelanchier laevis x spicata Amelanchier laevis x unknown sp. Amelanchier sanguinea round-leaved juneberry Amelanchier sanguinea sanguinea round-leaved juneberry Amelanchier spicata creeping juneberry Amelanchier x intermedia intermediate juneberry Amerorchis rotundifolia small round-leaved orchis Amphicarpaea bracteata hog peanut Anaphalis margaritacea pearly everlasting © 2013 MinnesotaSeasons.com. All rights reserved. Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Andromeda polifolia bog rosemary Andropogon gerardii big bluestem Anemone americana round-lobed hepatica Anemone canadensis canada anemone Anemone cylindrica long-headed thimbleweed Anemone quinquefolia quinquefolia wood anemone Anemone virginiana tall thimbleweed Anemone virginiana alba tall thimbleweed Anemone virginiana cylindroidea tall thimbleweed Antennaria howellii canadensis Howell's pussytoes Antennaria howellii neodioica Howell's pussytoes Antennaria parlinii fallax Parlin's pussytoes Antennaria plantaginifolia plantain-leaved pussytoes Apocynum androsaemifolium spreading dogbane Apocynum cannabinum American hemp Apocynum sibiricum clasping dogbane Aquilegia canadensis columbine Arabis pycnocarpa pycnocarpa hairy rock cress Aralia nudicaulis wild sarsaparilla Aralia racemosa American spikenard Arceuthobium pusillum dwarf mistletoe Arctium minus common burdock Arctostaphylos uva-ursi bearberry Arenaria serpyllifolia serpyllifolia thyme-leaved sandwort Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-pulpit Armoracia rusticana horseradish Artemisia absinthium absinthe wormwood Artemisia biennis biennial wormwood Artemisia campestris caudata field sagewort Artemisia ludoviciana ludoviciana white sage Asarum canadense wild ginger Asclepias incarnata incarnata swamp milkweed Asclepias ovalifolia oval-leaved milkweed Asclepias speciosa showy milkweed Asclepias syriaca common milkweed Asparagus officinalis asparagus Astragalus canadensis Canada milk-vetch Astragalus neglectus Cooper's milk-vetch Athyrium filix-femina angustum lady fern Avena sativa cultivated oats Berteroa incana hoary alyssum Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch Betula papyrifera paper birch © 2013 MinnesotaSeasons.com. 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Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Betula pumila bog birch Betula x purpusii Purpus' birch Betula x sandbergii Sandberg's birch Bidens beckii water marigold Bidens cernua nodding bur marigold Bidens connata swamp beggarticks Bidens frondosa leafy beggarticks Bidens tripartita tufted beggarticks Boechera grahamii spreading rock cress Bolboschoenus fluviatilis river bulrush Botrychium matricariifolium matricary grapefern Botrychium minganense Mingan moonwort SC Botrychium mormo goblin fern T Botrychium multifidum leathery grapefern Botrychium simplex least moonwort SC Botrychium virginianum rattlesnake fern Brachyelytrum aristosum northern shorthusk Brasenia schreberi watershield Bromus ciliatus fringed brome Bromus inermis smooth brome Bromus japonicus Japenese brome Bromus kalmii Kalm's brome Bromus latiglumis broad-glumed brome Bromus pubescens hairy brome Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Calamagrostis canadensis bluejoint Calamagrostis canadensis canadensis bluejoint Calamagrostis stricta slimstem reedgrass Calamagrostis stricta inexpansa northern reedgrass Calamagrostis stricta stricta narrow reedgrass Calamovilfa longifolia prairie sandreed Calamovilfa longifolia longifolia prairie sandreed Calla palustris wild calla Callitriche palustris spring water starwort Calopogon tuberosus tuberosus tuberous grass pink Caltha palustris common marsh marigold Calypso bulbosa americana fairy slipper Calystegia sepium hedge bindweed Calystegia spithamaea upright bindweed Campanula aparinoides grandiflora marsh bellflower Campanula rapunculoides European bellflower Campanula rotundifolia harebell Capsella bursa-pastoris shepherd's-purse © 2013 MinnesotaSeasons.com. 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Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Cardamine pensylvanica Pensylvania bitter cress Cardamine pratensis cuckoo flower T Carduus acanthoides plumeless thistle Carex adusta browned sedge Carex alopecoidea foxtail sedge Carex aquatilis aquatic sedge Carex aquatilis substricta aquatic sedge Carex arcta northern clustered sedge Carex atherodes slough sedge Carex aurea golden-fruited sedge Carex backii Back's sedge Carex bebbii Bebb's sedge Carex blanda charming sedge Carex brunnescens brownish sedge Carex brunnescens sphaerostachya brownish sedge Carex canescens silvery sedge Carex capillaris hair-like sedge W Carex chordorrhiza creeping sedge Carex comosa bristly sedge Carex crawfordii Crawford's sedge Carex cryptolepis cryptic sedge Carex deweyana Dewey's sedge Carex diandra lesser panicled sedge Carex disperma soft-leaved sedge Carex echinata echinata slender sedge Carex echinodes marsh straw sedge Carex gracillima graceful sedge Carex granularis granular sedge Carex gynocrates feminine sedge Carex haydenii Hayden's sedge Carex houghtoniana Houghton's sedge Carex hystericina porcupine sedge Carex interior interior sedge Carex intumescens bladder sedge Carex lacustris lake sedge Carex lasiocarpa americana fen wiregrass sedge Carex leptalea bristle-stalked sedge Carex leptonervia fine-nerved sedge Carex limosa candle-lantern sedge Carex magellanica poor sedge Carex oligosperma bog wiregrass sedge Carex peckii Peck's sedge Carex pedunculata long-stalked sedge © 2013 MinnesotaSeasons.com. 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Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Carex pellita woolly sedge Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge Carex prairea prairie sedge Carex projecta projecting sedge Carex pseudocyperus cyperus sedge Carex retrorsa retrorse sedge Carex richardsonii Richardson's sedge Carex rosea starry sedge Carex sartwellii Sartwell's sedge Carex saximontana Rocky Mountain sedge Carex scoparia pointed broom sedge Carex siccata dry spike sedge Carex sprengelii Sprengel's sedge Carex stipata awl-fruited sedge Carex stricta tussock sedge Carex sychnocephala many-headed sedge Carex tenera marsh straw sedge Carex tenuiflora sparse-flowered sedge Carex trisperma three-seeded bog sedge Carex tuckermanii Tuckerman's sedge Carex umbellata umbel sedge Carex utriculata beaked sedge Carex vaginata sheathed sedge Carex vesicaria inflated sedge Carex viridula green sedge Carex viridula viridula green sedge Carex vulpinoidea fox sedge Carpinus caroliniana blue beech Carpinus caroliniana virginiana blue beech Carum carvi caraway Castilleja coccinea Indian paintbrush Caulophyllum thalictroides blue cohosh Celastrus scandens climbing bittersweet Centaurea cyanus cornflower Cerastium fontanum mouse-ear chickweed Ceratophyllum demersum common coontail Ceratophyllum echinatum spiny coontail W Chamaedaphne calyculata leatherleaf Chelone glabra white turtlehead Chenopodium album white lamb's quarters Chenopodium berlandieri zschackei pitseed goosefoot Chenopodium pratericola desert goosefoot Chenopodium simplex maple-leaved goosefoot © 2013 MinnesotaSeasons.com. 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Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Chimaphila umbellata umbellata pipsissewa Cicuta bulbifera bulb-bearing water hemlock Cicuta maculata spotted water hemlock Cicuta maculata maculata spotted water hemlock Cinna latifolia drooping woodreed Circaea alpina alpine enchanter's nightshade Circaea alpina alpina alpine enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana canadensis common enchanter's nightshade Cirsium arvense Canada thistle Cirsium discolor field thistle Cirsium flodmanii Flodman's thistle Cirsium muticum swamp thistle Cirsium vulgare bull thistle Clintonia borealis bluebead lily Coeloglossum viride long-bracted orchid Collomia linearis linear-leaved collomia Comandra umbellata umbellata bastard toadflax Comptonia peregrina sweet fern Conyza canadensis horseweed Coptis trifolia goldthread Corallorhiza maculata maculata spotted coralroot Corallorhiza maculata occidentalis spotted coralroot Corallorhiza striata striata striped coralroot Corallorhiza trifida early coralroot Corispermum americanum americanum American bugseed Cornus alternifolia pagoda dogwood Cornus canadensis bunchberry Cornus racemosa gray dogwood Cornus rugosa round-leaved dogwood Cornus sericea red-osier dogwood Corydalis aurea aurea golden corydalis Corydalis sempervirens pale corydalis Corylus americana American hazelnut