Native or Likely to Color Common Name Scientific Name Family Introduced See White N Common Yarrow Achillea millefolium Asteraceae X White N Pearly Yarrow Achillea ptarmica Asteraceae Blue/Purple N Blue Giant Hyssop Agastache foeniculum Lamiaceae X Grass N Winter Bentgrass Agrostis hyemalis Poaceae Pink N Wild Garlic Allium canadense var. canadense Liliaceae Pink N Prairie Wild Onion Allium stellatum Liliaceae Green N Common Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia Asteraceae X Green N Western Ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya Asteraceae Blue/Purple N Leadplant Amorpha canescens Fabaceae X Blue/Purple N Fragrant False Indigo Amorpha nana Fabaceae X Grass N Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii Poaceae X White N Canada Anemone Anemone canadensis Ranunculaceae X White N Long-Headed Thimbleweed Anemone cylindrica Ranunculaceae Blue/Purple N Pasqueflower Anemone patens var. multifida Ranunculaceae X White N Field Pussytoes Antennaria neglecta Asteraceae Pink N Spreading Dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium Apocynaceae X White N American hemp Apocynum cannabinum Apocynaceae White N Clasping Dogbane Apocynum sibiricum Apocynaceae X Green I Absinthe Wormwood Artemisia absinthium Asteraceae X Green N Sage Wormwood Artemisia frigida Asteraceae Green N White Sage Artemisia ludoviciana subsp. ludoviciana Asteraceae X Pink N Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata var. incarnata Asclepiadaceae X Pink N Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca Asclepiadaceae X Orange N Butterflyweed Asclepias tuberosa var. interior Asclepiadaceae X White N Whorled Milkweed Asclepias verticillata Asclepiadaceae Green N Asparagus Asparagus officinalis Liliaceae X White N Canada Milk-Vetch Astragalus canadensis Fabaceae Blue/Purple N Ground Plum Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus Fabaceae X White I Hoary Alyssum Berteroa incana Brassicaceae X Grass N Side-Oats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula Poaceae X Grass N Blue Grama Bouteloua gracilis Poaceae X Yellow I Black Mustard Brassica nigra Brassicaceae Yellow I Field Mustard Brassica rapa Brassicaceae Grass I Smooth Brome Bromus inermis Poaceae X Grass N Kalm's Brome Bromus kalmii Poaceae Yellow N Toothed Evening Primrose Calylophus serrulatus Onagraceae White N Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium Convolvulaceae White N Upright Bindweed Calystegia spithamaea Convolvulaceae Blue/Purple N Clustered Bellflower Campanula glomerata Campanulaceae X Blue/Purple I European Harebell Campanula rapunculoides Campanulaceae X Blue/Purple N Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Campanulaceae X White I Shepherd's-Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Brassicaceae X White N American New Jersey Tea Ceanothus americanus var. pitcheri Rhamnaceae Pink I Spotted Knapweed Centaurea stoebe subsp. micranthos Asteraceae X White I Mouse-Ear Chickweed Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare Caryophyllaceae X Green I White Lamb's Quarters Chenopodium album Chenopodiaceae Pink I Canada Thistle Cirsium arvense Asteraceae X Pink N Hill's Thistle Cirsium pumilum var. hillii Asteraceae Pink I Bull Thistle Cirsium vulgare Asteraceae X White I Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Convolvulaceae Green I Horseweed Conyza canadensis Asteraceae X Yellow N Bird's Foot Coreopsis Coreopsis palmata Asteraceae X Pink I Crownvetch Coronilla varia Fabaceae X Yellow I Yellow Hawk's Beard Crepis tectorum Asteraceae White N White Prairie Clover Dalea candida var. candida Fabaceae X Blue/Purple N Purple Prairie Clover Dalea purpurea var. purpurea Fabaceae X Pink N Canada Tick Trefoil Desmodium canadense Fabaceae X Blue/Purple N Narrow-Leaved Purple Coneflower Echinacea angustifolia Asteraceae X Blue/Purple I Pale Purple Coneflower Echinacea pallida Asteraceae X Grass N Nodding Wild Rye Elymus canadensis var. canadensis Poaceae X Grass I Quackgrass Elymus repens Poaceae X Green N Tall Scouring Rush Equisetum hyemale Equisetaceae X Green N Smooth Scouring Rush Equisetum laevigatum Equisetaceae X Grass I Stinkgrass Eragrostis cilianensis Poaceae White N Daisy Fleabane Erigeron strigosus Asteraceae X Yellow I Dog Mustard Erucastrum gallicum Brassicaceae White N Rattlesnake Master Eryngium yuccifolium Apiaceae X Yellow N Grass-Leaved Goldenrod Euthamia graminifolia Asteraceae White N Common Strawberry Fragaria virginiana Rosaceae X Yellow N Blanket-Flower Gaillardia aristata Asteraceae White N Northern Bedstraw Galium boreale Rubiaceae X White N Cream Gentian Gentiana alba Gentianaceae X Blue/Purple N Bottle Gentian Gentiana andrewsii Gentianaceae X Blue/Purple N Bicknell's Cranesbill Geranium bicknellii Geraniaceae Yellow N Yellow Avens Geum aleppicum var. strictum Rosaceae Pink N Prairie Smoke Geum triflorum Rosaceae X Yellow N Curly Cup Gumweed Grindelia squarrosa Asteraceae White N Virginia Stickseed Hackelia virginiana Boraginaceae X Yellow N Common Sunflower Helianthus annuus Asteraceae Yellow N Giant Sunflower Helianthus giganteus Asteraceae Yellow N Maximilian's Sunflower Helianthus maximiliani Asteraceae Yellow N Jeruselem Artichoke Helianthus tuberosus Asteraceae Yellow N Bright Sunflower Helianthus X laetiflorus Asteraceae Yellow N Ox-Eye Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra Asteraceae X Grass N Porcupine Grass Hesperostipa spartea Poaceae X Yellow N Hairy Golden Aster Heterotheca villosa Asteraceae X Green N Alumroot Heuchera richardsonii Saxifragaceae X Grass N Foxtail Barley Hordeum jubatum subsp. jubatum Poaceae Yellow I Common St. John's-Wort Hypericum perforatum Clusiaceae Grass N Junegrass Koeleria macrantha Poaceae X White N Virginia Peppergrass Lepidium virginicum var. virginicum Brassicaceae X White N Round-Headed Bush-Clover Lespedeza capitata Fabaceae X White I Ox-eye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Asteraceae X Pink N Rough Blazing Star Liatris aspera Asteraceae X Pink N Northern Plains Blazing Star Liatris ligulistylis Asteraceae Pink N Dotted Blazing Star Liatris punctata var. punctata Asteraceae X Pink N Great Blazing Star Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya Asteraceae X Orange N Michigan Lily Lilium michiganense Liliaceae Yellow I Butter-and-Eggs Linaria vulgaris Scrophulariaceae X Grass I English Rye Grass Lolium perenne Poaceae Pink I Tartarian Honeysuckle Lonicera tatarica Caprifoliaceae X Yellow I Bird's-Foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus Fabaceae X Blue/Purple N Wild Lupine Lupinus perennis Fabaceae X Yellow I Pineapple Weed Matricaria discoidea Asteraceae Yellow I Black Medick Medicago lupulina Fabaceae X Blue/Purple I Alfalfa Medicago sativa Fabaceae X White I White Sweet Clover Melilotus alba Fabaceae X Yellow I Yellow Sweet Clover Melilotus officinalis Fabaceae X Pink N Heart-Leaved Four O'Clock Mirabilis nyctaginea Nyctagenaceae X Pink N Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa Lamiaceae X Yellow N Horsemint Monarda punctata var. villicaulis Lamiaceae Pink I Catnip Nepeta cataria Lamiaceae X Yellow N Prairie False Dandelion Nothocalais cuspidata Asteraceae Yellow N Common Evening Primrose Oenothera biennis Onagraceae Yellow N Northern Evening Primrose Oenothera parviflora Onagraceae Green N False Gromwell Onosmodium molle Boraginaceae X Yellow N Southern Wood Sorrel Oxalis dillenii Oxalidaceae Yellow N Yellow Wood Sorrel Oxalis stricta Oxalidaceae X Grass N Switchgrass Panicum virgatum Poaceae X Grass I Western Wheatgrass Pascopyrum smithii Poaceae Blue/Purple N Slender Beard Tongue Penstemon gracilis Scrophulariaceae X Blue/Purple N Large-Flowered Beard Tongue Penstemon grandiflorus Scrophulariaceae X White N Pale Beard Tongue Penstemon pallidus Scrophulariaceae X Grass I Reed Canary Grass Phalaris arundinacea Poaceae X Grass I Timothy Phleum pratense subsp. pratense Poaceae X Pink N Prairie Phlox Phlox pilosa var. fulgida Polemoniaceae X Yellow N Clammy Ground-Cherry Physalis heterophylla var. heterophylla Solanaceae X Pink N Obedient Plant Physostegia virginiana var. virginiana Lamiaceae X Green I English Plantain Plantago lanceolata Plantaginaceae X Green N Common Plantain Plantago major Plantaginaceae X Green I Ribwort Plantago patagonica Plantaginaceae X Grass I Canada Bluegrass Poa compressa Poaceae Grass I Kentucky Bluegrass Poa pratensis subsp. pratensis Poaceae X Yellow I Silvery Cinquefoil Potentilla argentea Rosaceae Yellow N Tall Cinquefoil Potentilla arguta subsp. arguta Rosaceae X Yellow N Rough Cinquefoil Potentilla norvegica Rosaceae Yellow I Rough-Fruited Cinquefoil Potentilla recta Rosaceae X Yellow N Old-Field Cinquefoil Potentilla simplex Rosaceae X Blue/Purple I Heal-all Prunella vulgaris Lamiaceae X White N Virginia Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum virginianum Lamiaceae X Yellow N Macoun's Buttercup Ranunculus macounii Ranunculaceae Yellow N Prairie Coneflower Ratibida columnifera Asteraceae X Yellow N Gray-Headed Coneflower Ratibida pinnata Asteraceae X Pink N Prairie Rose Rosa arkansana Rosaceae X White N Allegheny Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis Rosaceae White N Red Raspberry Rubus idaeus var. strigosus Rosaceae Yellow N Black-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima Asteraceae X Yellow N Tall Coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata Asteraceae Green I Common Sheep Sorrel Rumex acetosella Polygonaceae Green I Curly Dock Rumex crispus Polygonaceae X Pink I Bouncing Bet Saponaria officinalis Caryophyllaceae X Grass N Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium Poaceae X Green N Lance-Leaved Figwort Scrophularia lanceolata Scrophulariaceae X Grass N Faber’s Foxtail Setaria faberii Poaceae X Grass I Green Foxtail Setaria viridis Poaceae X White I White Campion Silene latifolia Caryophyllaceae X White I Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Caryophyllaceae X Yellow N Compass Plant Silphium laciniatum Asteraceae X Yellow N Cup-Plant