Shaw Nature Reserve Species List Shaw Wildflower Market May 9, 2015 2015 species list Scientific name Common Name Height Light Soil Achillea millefolium yarrow 3' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Adiantum pedatum maidenhair fern 2' Shade Dry -avg Ammannia coccinea scarlet toothcup 1' Sun Wet Amorpha fruticosa indigo bush 8-10' Sun Wet Amsonia ciliata feathery bluestar 1' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Amsonia illustris shining bluestar 3' Sun Wet -dry Amsonia tabernaemontana willow bluestar 2-3' Sun -pt shade Wet -dry Andrachne phyllanthoides Missouri maidenbush 3-5' Sun Dry Andropogon gerardii big bluestem 4-6' Sun Dry -avg Anemone canadensis Canadian anemone 10 -12" Sun -pt shade Wet -avg Anemone virginiana tall anemone 2-3' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Antennaria neglecta prairie pussytoes 2-3" Sun -pt shade Avg -dry Aquilegia canadensis wild columbine 2-3' Shade -sun Dry -avg Aralia racemosa wild sarsaparilla 3-4' Shade -pt shade Dry -avg Arisaema triphyllum Jack -in -the pulpit 2' Shade Dry -avg Aronia melanocarpa black chokeberry 3-9' Sun -pt shade Wet -dry Aruncus dioicus goatsbeard 4-5' Shade -pt shade Dry -avg Arundinaria gigantea giant cane 6-12' Pt shade Wet -avg Asarum canadense wild ginger 6-8" Shade -pt shade Dry -avg Asclepias hirtella prairie milkweed 2-3' Sun Dry -avg Asclepias incarnata marsh milkweed 3-5' Sun Wet -avg Asclepias purpurascens purple milkweed 3' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Asclepias sullivantii sullivant's milkweed 3' Sun Wet -avg Asclepias syriaca common milkweed 4-5' Sun Dry -avg Asclepias tuberosa butterfly milkweed 1-2' Sun Dry -avg Asclepias viridis spider milkweed 2' Sun Dry -avg Aster anomalus soft blue aster 2-3' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Aster laevis smooth aster 2-3' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Aster novae -angliae New England aster 3-4' Sun -pt shade Wet -avg Aster oblongifolius aromatic aster 2' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Aster patens purple daisy 2-3' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Aster praealtus willow -leaf aster 3-4' Sun -pt shade Wet -avg 2015 species list Scientific name Common Name Height Light Soil Aster puniceus purple -stem aster 4-5' Sun -pt shade Wet -avg Aster turbinellus prairie aster 3' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Baptisia alba white wild indigo 4-5' Sun Dry -avg Baptisia australis blue wild indigo 3' Sun Dry -avg Baptisia sphaerocarpa yellow wild indigo 2-3' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Berlandiera texana Texas greeneyes 3-4' Sun -pt shade Dry Bidens aristosa bur marigold 3-4' Sun Wet Blephilia ciliata purple eyelashes 2-3' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Brickellia eupatorioides false boneset 3-4' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Cacalia muehlenbergii great Indian plantain 3-5' Sun -pt shade Avg Calamintha arkansana limestone calamint 1' Sun Dry Callirhoe bushii bush's poppy mallow 3-4' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Callirhoe digitata fringed poppy mallow 2-3' Sun Dry Callirhoe involucrata purple poppy mallow 1-2' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Campanula americana American bellflower 4-5' Shade -pt shade Dry -avg Carex annectens yellow fox sedge 2' Sun -pt shade Wet -avg Carex bushii bush's sedge 2-3' Sun -pt shade Wet -avg Carex crinita fringed sedge 2-3' Shade -pt shade Wet Carex cristatella necklace sedge 2' Sun -pt shade Wet -avg Carex eburnea cedar sedge 4-8" Shade -pt sun Dry -avg Carex grayi globe sedge 2-3' Shade -pt shade Wet -avg Carex jamesii James' sedge 1' Shade Dry -avg Carex muskingumensis palm sedge 2' Sun -pt shade Wet -dry Carex praegracilis field sedge 1' Sun Avg Carex retroflexa reflexed sedge 6" Shade Wet -dry Chasmanthium latifolium river oats 3' Sun -shade Dry -wet Chelone obliqua rose turtlehead 3' Sun -pt shade Wet -avg Coreopsis lanceolata lance -leaved coreopsis 1-2' Sun Dry -avg Coreopsis pubescens star coreopsis 2-4' Sun -pt shade Avg Coreopsis tinctoria plains coreopsis 2-4' Sun Dry -avg Cornus drummondii rough -leaved dogwood 10 -15' Sun -shade Dry -avg Crataegus viridis green hawthorn 15 -25' Sun Wet -avg Cunila origanoides dittany 1' Shade -pt sun Dry -avg Cuphea viscosissima violet cuphea 1-2' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Delphinium carolinianum Carolina larkspur 2-3' Sun -pt shade Dry Diarrhena obovata American beakgrass 2-3' Shade Dry -avg Echinacea paradoxa yellow coneflower 2-3' Sun Dry 2015 species list Scientific name Common Name Height Light Soil Echinacea purpurea purple coneflower 2-3' Pt shade Dry -avg Echinacea simulata glade coneflower 2-3' Sun Dry Eleocharis ovata ovate spikerush 1-2' Sun Wet Elephantopus carolinianus elephant's foot 1-2' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Elymus hystrix bottlebrush grass 2-3' Shade Dry -avg Equisetum hymenale scouring rush 34" Sun -pt shade Wet -avg Erigeron philadelphicus Philadelphia fleabane 2-3' Shade Wet -avg Erigeron pulchellus pink daisy 18" Shade -pt sun Dry -avg Erysimum capitatum western wallflower 2-3' Sun Dry -avg Eupatorium coelestinum mistflower 12 -18" Sun -pt shade Wet -avg Eupatorium fistulosum hollow Joe -pye 3-5' Shade -pt sun Wet -avg Euphorbia marginata snow -on -the -mountain 3-5' Sun Avg Euthamia gymnospermoides thread -leaf goldenrod 2-4' Sun Wet -avg Filipendula rubra queen -of -the -prairie 4-6' Sun Wet -avg Fragaria virginiana wild strawberry 10" Sun -pt sun Avg -dry Gentiana andrewsii bottle gentian 1-2' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Geranium maculatum wild geranium 2-3' Shade Dry -avg Hedyotis nigricans prairie bluets 1' Sun Dry Helenium amarum annual Helen's flower 1' Sun Dry -avg Helenium autumnale autumn Helen's flower 3-4' Sun -pt shade Wet -avg Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian sunflower 5-8' Sun Dry -avg Helianthus mollis ashy sunflower 2-3' Sun Dry -avg Helianthus occidentalis western sunflower 2-4' Sun Dry Heliopsis helianthoides oxeye sunflower 3-4' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Heuchera americana American alumroot 2' Sun -pt shade Dry -Avg Heuchera parviflora littleflower alumroot 1-2' Shade Dry -avg Heuchera richardsonii prairie alumroot 1-2' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Heuchera villosa maple -leaf alumroot 2' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Hibiscus laevis smooth rose mallow 3-5' Sun Wet -avg Hibiscus lasiocarpos wooly rose mallow 4-5' Sun Wet -avg Hibiscus moscheutos crimson -eyed rose mallow 3-5' Sun Wet -avg Hypericum pyramidatum great St. John's -wort 3-5' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Hypericum sphaerocarpum round -fruited St. John's wort 1' Sun Dry Impatiens capensis touch -me -not 3-5' Sun -shade Wet Iodanthus pinnatifidus purple rocket 2' Sun -pt shade Wet -avg Iris cristata dwarf crested iris 6-10" Shade Dry -avg Iris fulva copper iris 2' Sun Wet -avg 2015 species list Scientific name Common Name Height Light Soil Iris virginica blue flag iris 2-3' Sun Wet -avg Isopyrum biternatum false rue anemone 8-10'' Shade Wet -avg Juncus biflorus two -flowered rush 1-2' Sun Wet -avg Juncus effusus soft rush 2' Sun Wet -avg Juncus interior inland rush 2' Sun -pt shade Wet -avg Juncus tenuis path rush 6-12" Sun Dry -avg Koeleria macrantha junegrass 1-2' Sun Dry Liatris aspera button blazing star 3' Sun Dry Liatris mucronata bottlebrush blazing star 2-3' Sun Dry Liatris pycnostachya prairie blazing star 4-5' Sun Avg -dry Liatris scariosa savanna blazing star 3-4' Sun -pt shade Avg -dry Liatris spicata dense blazing star 2-3' Sun Avg -dry Lobelia cardinalis cardinal flower 3-4' Sun -pt shade Wet -avg Lobelia siphilitica blue lobelia 2-3' Sun -pt shade Wet -avg Ludwigia alternifolia seedbox 3-4' Sun Wet -avg Lythrum alatum winged loosestrife 3' Sun Wet -avg Maianthemum racemosum Solomon's plume 2-3' Shade Dry -avg Manfreda virginica American aloe 3-5' Sun -pt shade Dry Matteuccia struthiopteris ostrich fern 3-4' Shade Wet -avg Mertensia virginica Virginia bluebells 2' Shade Wet -avg Mimulus ringens monkeyflower 34 Sun Wet -avg Monarda bradburiana Bradbury beebalm 1-2' Sun -pt shade Dry Monarda fistulosa wild bergamot 3-5' Sun Dry -avg Neviusia alabamensis snow wreath 6-8' Pt shade Wet -avg Oenothera macrocarpa Missouri evening primrose 1' Sun Dry -avg Oenothera speciosa showy evening primrose 12 -18" Sun Dry -avg Onoclea sensibilis sensitive fern 2' Shade Wet -avg Panicum virgatum switchgrass 4-5' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Parthenium hispidum American feverfew 2' Sun Dry -avg Parthenium integrifolium wild quinine 2-3' Sun Dry -avg Penstemon cobaea showy beard -tongue 2-3' Sun Dry Penstemon digitalis smooth beard -tongue 2-3' Sun -pt shade Wet -avg Penstemon pallidus pale beard -tongue 1-2' Sun -pt shade Dry Penthorum sedoides star fruit 2-3' Sun Wet Phlox divaricata wild sweet william 1-2' Shade -pt sun Dry -avg Phlox paniculata garden phlox 3-4' Sun -pt shade Avg -wet Phlox pilosa Ozark phlox 1' Sun -shade Avg 2015 species list Scientific name Common Name Height Light Soil Physocarpus opulifolius ninebark 6-8' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Physostegia virginiana obedient plant 2-3' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Podophyllum peltatum mayapple 1' Shade Dry -avg Polanisia dodecandra redwhisker cleome 1-2' Sun Dry -avg Polemonium reptans Jacob's ladder 12 -18" Shade Wet -avg Polygonum virginianum Virginia knotweed 3-4' Shade Dry -avg Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern 2' Shade Dry -avg Porteranthus stipulatus Indian physic 3' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Ptelea trifoliata wafer ash 10 -15' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Pycnanthemum pilosum hairy mountain mint 2-3' Sun Dry -avg Pycnanthemum tenuifolium slender mountain mint 2-3' Sun Avg Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia mountain mint 3-4' Sun Wet -avg Ratibida columnifera Mexican hat 2' Sun Dry -avg Ratibida pinnata grayhead coneflower 3-5' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Rhus glabra smooth sumac 10 -15' Sun Dry -avg Rudbeckia fulgida orange coneflower 2-3' Sun Wet -avg Rudbeckia hirta black -eyed Susan 3' Sun -pt shade Dry -avg Rudbeckia missouriensis Missouri black -eyed