Mesic Prairie Mix Conservation Wetness Scientific Name Common Name Family Physiognomy Duration Value Value Allium cernuum nodding wild onion Alliaceae forb perennial 7 1 Anemone canadensis meadow anemone Ranunculaceae forb perennial 4 -1 Arnoglossum atriplicifolium pale indian plantain Asteraceae forb perennial 8 2 Arnoglossum plantagineum prairie indian plantain Asteraceae forb perennial 10 0 Asclepias sullivantii prairie milkweed Asclepiadaceae forb perennial 8 0 Astragalus canadensis canadian milkvetch Fabaceae forb perennial 8 0 Baptisia lactea white wild indigo Fabaceae forb perennial 8 1 Blephilia ciliata ohio horse mint Lamiaceae forb perennial 7 2 Coreopsis palmata prairie coreopsis Asteraceae forb perennial 10 2 Dalea candida white prairie clover Fabaceae forb perennial 10 2 Dalea purpurea purple prairie clover Fabaceae forb perennial 9 2 Desmodium canadense showy ticktrefoil Fabaceae forb perennial 4 1 Echinacea pallida pale purple coneflower Asteraceae forb perennial 10 2 Eryngium yuccifolium rattlesnake master Apiaceae forb perennial 9 0 Gaura longiflora common gaura Onagraceae forb annual 2 2 Gentiana alba yellowish gentian Gentianaceae forb perennial 9 1 Gentiana andrewsii closed gentian Gentianaceae forb perennial 9 -1 Helianthus pauciflorus prairie sunflower Asteraceae forb perennial 9 2 Heuchera richardsonii prairie alum root Saxifragaceae forb perennial 10 1 Juncus tenuis path rush Juncaceae forb perennial 0 0 Lespedeza capitata round-headed bush clover Fabaceae forb perennial 4 2 Liatris pycnostachya prairie gay feather Asteraceae forb perennial 8 -1 Lobelia spicata pale-spiked lobelia Lobeliaceae forb perennial 4 2 Monarda fistulosa wild bergamot Lamiaceae forb perennial 4 1 Parthenium integrifolium wild quinine Asteraceae forb perennial 8 2 Pedicularis canadensis wood betony Orobanchaceae forb perennial 9 2 Penstemon digitalis foxglove beard tongue Scrophulariaceae forb perennial 4 0 Phlox pilosa var. fulgida prairie phlox Polemoniaceae forb perennial 8 1 Physostegia praemorsa prairie obedient plant Lamiaceae forb perennial 10 1 Prenanthes racemosa smooth prairie lettuce Asteraceae forb perennial 10 -1 Ratibida pinnata yellow coneflower Asteraceae forb perennial 4 2 Rudbeckia hirta black-eyed susan Asteraceae forb perennial 1 1 Silene stellata starry campion Caryophyllaceae forb perennial 6 2 Silphium integrifolium var. deamii deams rosinweed Asteraceae forb perennial 5 2 Silphium laciniatum compass plant Asteraceae forb perennial 5 2 Silphium terebinthinaceum prairie dock Asteraceae forb perennial 5 0 Solidago speciosa showy goldenrod Asteraceae forb perennial 8 2 Symphyotrichum laeve smooth blue aster Asteraceae forb perennial 9 2 Symphyotrichum novae-angliae new england aster Asteraceae forb perennial 3 0 Symphyotrichum oolentangiense sky-blue aster Asteraceae forb perennial 8 2 Thalictrum dasycarpum purple meadow rue Ranunculaceae forb perennial 6 -1 Tradescantia ohiensis common spiderwort Commelinaceae forb perennial 3 1 Veronicastrum virginicum culvers root Scrophulariaceae forb perennial 8 0 Viola pedatifida prairie violet Violaceae forb perennial 9 1 Zizia aptera heart-leaved meadow parsnip Apiaceae forb perennial 10 1 Bouteloua curtipendula side-oats grama Poaceae grass perennial 8 2 Bromus kalmii prairie brome Poaceae grass perennial 10 0 Dichanthelium scribnerianum scribners panic grass Poaceae grass perennial 4 1 Elymus canadensis canada wild rye Poaceae grass perennial 4 1 Koeleria macrantha june grass Poaceae grass perennial 8 2 Schizachyrium scoparium little bluestem Poaceae grass perennial 5 1 Sporobolus heterolepis prairie dropseed Poaceae grass perennial 10 1 Carex bicknellii copper-shouldered oval sedge Cyperaceae sedge perennial 8 2 Carex brevior plains oval sedge Cyperaceae sedge perennial 3 2 Carex molesta field oval sedge Cyperaceae sedge perennial 2 0 Amorpha canescens lead plant Fabaceae shrub perennial 10 2 Ceanothus americanus new jersey tea Rhamnaceae shrub perennial 8 2 Rosa carolina pasture rose Rosaceae shrub perennial 5 1 TOTAL SPECIES: 58 *Please note that this list uses the 2017 Flora of the Chicago Region nomenclature and values.