Cottonwood River Prairie SNA Plant List Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Achillea millefolium common yarrow Agalinis aspera rough false foxglove Agropyron cristatum crested wheatgrass Allium stellatum prairie wild onion Ambrosia artemisiifolia common ragweed Amorpha canescens leadplant Amorpha nana fragrant false indigo Andropogon gerardii big bluestem Anemone cylindrica long-headed thimbleweed Antennaria sp. pussytoes Arctium minus common burdock Artemisia dracunculus tarragon Artemisia frigida sage wormwood Asclepias sullivantii Sullivant's milkweed T Asclepias syriaca common milkweed Asclepias verticillata whorled milkweed Astragalus crassicarpus ground plum Bouteloua curtipendula side-oats grama Bouteloua gracilis blue grama Bouteloua hirsuta hairy grama Bromus inermis smooth brome Calystegia sepium hedge bindweed Cardamine bulbosa spring cress Carduus acanthoides subsp. acanthoides plumeless thistle Carex meadii Mead's sedge Cirsium altissimum tall thistle Cirsium flodmanii Flodman's thistle Coreopsis palmata bird's foot coreopsis Dalea sp. silky prairie clover Dalea candida white prairie clover Dalea purpurea purple prairie clover Dichanthelium acuminatum hairy panic grass Dichanthelium leibergii Leiberg's panic grass Dichanthelium oligosanthes Scribner's panic grass Draba nemorosa yellow whitlow grass Drymocallis arguta tall cinquefoil Echinacea angustifolia narrow-leaved purple coneflower Equisetum laevigatum smooth scouring rush Erigeron strigosus daisy fleabane Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus daisy fleabane Euphorbia glyptosperma ridge-seeded spurge Fallopia cilinodis fringed black-bindweed Gaura coccinea scarlet gaura Gentiana puberulenta downy gentian Geum triflorum prairie smoke Grindelia squarrosa curly cup gumweed © 2020 MinnesotaSeasons.com. 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Page 1 of 3 Cottonwood River Prairie SNA Plant List Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Hedeoma hispida mock pennyroyal Helianthus grosseserratus sawtooth sunflower Helianthus pauciflorus subsp. pauciflorus stiff sunflower Hesperis matronalis dame's rocket Hesperostipa comata subsp. comata needle-and-thread grass Hesperostipa spartea porcupine grass Heterotheca sp. golden aster Heterotheca villosa hairy golden aster Heterotheca villosa var. foliosa hairy golden aster Heuchera richardsonii alumroot Koeleria macrantha junegrass Lepidium densiflorum green-flowered peppergrass Lespedeza capitata round-headed bush clover Lespedeza leptostachya prairie bush clover T Liatris aspera rough blazing star Liatris punctata var. punctata dotted blazing star Linum sulcatum grooved yellow flax Linum sulcatum var. sulcatum grooved yellow flax Lithospermum canescens hoary puccoon Medicago lupulina black medick Medicago sativa alfalfa Melilotus alba white sweet clover Melilotus officinalis yellow sweet clover Mirabilis albida hairy four o'clock Mirabilis nyctaginea heart-leaved four o'clock Muhlenbergia cuspidata Plains muhly Muhlenbergia racemosa marsh muhly grass Nepeta cataria catnip Oenothera sp. rhombic evening primrose SC Oenothera biennis common evening primrose Onosmodium bejariense var. occidentale false gromwell Onosmodium molle var. occidentale false gromwell Oxalis dillenii southern wood sorrel Oxytropis lambertii Lambert's locoweed Oxytropis lambertii var. lambertii Lambert's locoweed Packera pseudaurea western heart-leaved groundsel Pediomelum esculentum prairie turnip Phleum pratense timothy Phlox pilosa var. fulgida prairie phlox Physalis heterophylla clammy ground cherry Plantago patagonica Pursh's plantain Poa compressa Canada bluegrass Poa pratensis subsp. pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Potentilla argentea silvery cinquefoil Potentilla pensylvanica Pennsylvania cinquefoil Ratibida columnifera prairie coneflower © 2020 MinnesotaSeasons.com. 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Page 2 of 3 Cottonwood River Prairie SNA Plant List Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Ratibida pinnata gray-headed coneflower Rhus glabra smooth sumac Rosa arkansana prairie rose Salsola tragus Russian thistle Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium little bluestem Scutellaria leonardii Leonard's skullcap Solidago canadensis var. canadensis Canada goldenrod Solidago missouriensis Missouri goldenrod Solidago nemoralis gray goldenrod Solidago nemoralis subsp. nemoralis gray goldenrod Solidago rigida stiff goldenrod Solidago rigida subsp. rigida stiff goldenrod Solidago speciosa var. speciosa showy goldenrod Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass Sporobolus compositus var. compositus rough dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus sand dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis prairie dropseed Sporobolus neglectus annual dropseed Symphoricarpos occidentalis wolfberry Symphyotrichum ericoides heath aster Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides heath aster Symphyotrichum laeve smooth blue aster Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve smooth aster Symphyotrichum sericeum silky aster Taraxacum officinale common dandelion Tragopogon dubius yellow goat's beard Trifolium pratense red clover Trifolium repens white clover Ulmus sp. rock elm Ulmus pumila Siberian elm Verbena hastata blue vervain Verbena stricta hoary vervain Viola pedata beardless birdfoot violet Viola pedatifida bearded birdfoot violet Xanthium strumarium cocklebur Source: Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas, Bell Museum plants (MIN-Plants); and Minnesota Biological Survey vegetation releves; Retrieved 04/09/2020 4/9/2020 © 2020 MinnesotaSeasons.com. 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