Prairie Plants in Database by Common Name
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These are the plants currently in the database. Some plants like the Grey Goldenrod have alternate common names. You will see the common name to the left with the scientific name in parentheses when you are entering your data.

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Id	Icon	Common Name in Database	Scientific Name	Grass/Forb	Alternate Common Name	CC_Rating
38		Alum Root	Heuchera richardsonii	forb	Rough heuchera	8
114		American Vetch	Vicia americana	forb		7
112		Balsam Ragwort	Senecio pauperculus	forb		6
1		Big Bluestem	Andropogon gerardi	grass		4
11		Black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	forb		1
90		Blue Vervain	Verbena hastata	forb		4
52		Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum	forb		4
53		Bottle Gentian	Gentiana andrewsii	forb		8
139		Brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	forb		3
105		Bugle Weed	Lycopus virginicus	forb		9
50		Bush Clover	Lespedeza capitata	forb	Round-headed Bush Clover	4
47		Butterfly Weed	Asclepias tuberosa	forb		7
91		Canada Anemone	Anemone canadensis	forb		4
60		Canada Wild Rye	Elymus canadensis	grass		4
142		Common Blue-eyed Grass	Sisyrinchium albidum	forb		7
166		Common Dodder	Cuscuta gronovii	forb		4
109		Common Water Horehound	Lycopus americanus	forb		5
130		Compass Dock Hybrid	Silphium xsp	forb	Silphium Hybrid
4		Compass Plant	Silphium laciniatum	forb		5
127		Cow Parsnip	Heracleum maximum	forb		5
108		Cowbane	Oxypolis rigidior	forb		7
89		Cream Wild Indigo	Baptisia leucophaea	forb		10
22		Culver's Root	Veronicastrum virginicum	forb		7
28		Cup Plant	Silphium perfoliatum	forb		5
21		Dense Blazing Star	Liatris spicata	forb	Marsh Blazing Star	6
118		Dogbane	Apocynum cannabinum	forb	Indian Hemp	4
135		Downy Gentian	Gentiana puberula	forb		10
113		Downy Sunflower	Helianthus mollis	forb		9
152		Early Goldenrod	Solidago juncea	forb		5
158		False Solomon's Seal	Smilacina stellata	forb		5
46		False Sunflower	Heliopsis helianthoides	forb		5
34		False Toadflax	Comandra richardsiana	forb		7
49		Flowering Spurge	Euphoribia corollata	forb		2
58		Foxglove Beard Tongue	Penstemon digitalis	forb		4
147		Fringed Loosestrife	Lysimachia ciliata	forb		4
149		Germander	Teucrium canadense var. littorale	forb		3
55		Golden Alexanders	Zizia aurea	forb		7
136		Golden Ragwort	Senecio aureus	forb		7
30		Grass-leaved Goldenrod	Solidago graminifolia	forb		4
24		Gray Goldenrod	Solidago nemoralis	forb	Old Field Goldenrod	4
165		Great Plains Ladies' Tresses	Spiranthes magnicamporum	forb	Dune Ladies' Tresses	8
163		Hairy Grass-leaved Goldenrod	Solidago graminifolia nuttallii	forb		3
115		Hairy Mountain Mint	Pycnanthemum pilosum	forb		5
154		Heart-leaved Meadow Parsnip	Zizia aptera	forb		10
31		Heath Aster	Aster ericoides	forb		5
92		Hoary Puccoon	Lithospermum canescens	forb		8
51		Hoary Vervain	Verbena stricta	forb		4
116		Horehound	Marrubium vulgare	forb
131		Horsetail	Equisetum arvense	forb		0
117		Illinois Tick Trefoil	Desmodium illinoense	forb		6
5		Indian Grass	Sorghastrum nutans	grass		5
157		Indian Plantain	Cacalia tuberosa	forb		10
54		Iron Weed	Vernonia fasciculata	forb		5
35		Late Purple Aster	Aster patens	forb	Spreading Aster
141		Late Goldenrod	Solidago gigantea	forb		4
87		Lead Plant	Amorpha canescens	forb		9
17		Little Bluestem	Andropogon scoparius	grass		5
33		Marsh Phlox	Phlox glaberrima	forb		8
159		Marsh Vetchling	Lathyrus palustri	forb		8
151		Missouri goldenrod	Solidago missouriensis	forb		7
15		Mountain Mint	Pycnanthemum virginianum	forb	Common Mountain Mint	5
134		Needle Spike Rush	Eleocharis acicularis	sedge		2
16		New England Aster	Aster novae-angliae	forb		4
132		Nodding Ladies'-Tresses	Spiranthes cernua	forb		7
3		Nodding Wild Onion	Allium cernuum	forb		7
97		Northern Bedstraw	Galium boreale	forb		7
32		Obedient Plant	Physostegia virginiana	forb	False Dragonhead	6
20		Pale Purple Coneflower	Echinacea pallida	forb		8
44		Panicled Aster	Aster simplex	forb		3
48		Partridge Pea	Cassia fasciculata	forb		5
43		Pasture Rose	Rosa carolina	forb		5
93		Porcupine Grass	Stipa spartea	grass		7
36		Prairie Aster	Aster turbinellus	forb
121		Prairie Blazing Star	Liatrus pycnostachya	forb		8
88		Prairie Cinquefoil	Potentilla arguta	forb		9
18		Prairie Cord Grass	Spartina pectinata	grass		4
82		Prairie Coreopsis	Coreopsis palmata	forb	Tickseed, Stiff Coreopsis	6
8		Prairie Dock	Silphium terebinthinaceum	forb		5
81		Prairie Dropseed	Sporobolus heterolepis	grass		10
156		Prairie Lily	Lilium philadelphicum	forb		10
145		Prairie Loosestrife	Lysimachia quadriflora	forb	Narrow-leaved Loosestrife	9
148		Prairie Milkweed	Asclepias sullivantii	forb		8
144		Prairie Phlox	Phlox pilosa var. fulgida	forb	Downy Phlox	7
99		Prairie Sunflower	Helianthus laetiflorus rigidus	forb	Showy Sunflower	8
64		Purple Coneflower	Echinacea purpurea	forb	Broad-leaved Purple Coneflower	3
102		Purple Gerardia	Agalinis purpurea	forb		6
119		Purple Joe Pye Weed	Eupatorium purpureum	forb		7
120		Purple Meadow Rue	Thalictrum dasycarpum	forb		5
25		Purple Prairie Clover	Petalostemum purpureum	forb		9
7		Rattlesnake Master	Eryngium yuccifolium	forb		9
42		Riddel Goldenrod	Solidago riddellii	forb	Ohio Goldenrod	7
9		Rosinweed	Silphium integrifolium	forb		5
62		Sand Dropseed	Sporobolus cryptandrus	grass		7
13		Sawtooth Sunflower	Helianthus grosseserratus	forb		2
63		Sedge spp.	Carex spp.	sedge
39		Shooting Star	Dodecatheon meadia	forb		6
86		Short's Aster	Aster shortii	forb		8
37		Showy Goldenrod	Solidago speciosa	forb		7
19		Showy Tick Trefoil	Desmodium canadense	forb		4
150		Side-flowering Aster	Aster laterifloris	forb		4
59		Side-Oats Grama	Bouteloua curtipendula	grass		8
85		Silky Aster	Aster sericeus	forb		10
94		Sky-blue aster	Aster azureus	forb		8
160		Slender Gerardia	Agalinis tenufolia	forb		7
133		Slender Mountain Mint	Pycnanthemum tenuifolium	forb	Narrow-leaved Mountain Mint	7
122		Small White Aster	Aster vimineus	forb		5
84		Smooth Aster	Aster laevis L.	forb		9
98		Smooth Prairie Lettuce	Prenanthes racemosa	forb		8
110		Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	forb		5
40		Spiderwort	Tradescantia ohiensis	forb		2
100		Stiff Aster	Aster linariifolius	forb	Flax-leaved Aster	4
2		Stiff Goldenrod	Solidago rigida	forb		4
137		Sunshine Rose	Rosa arkansana	forb	Arkansas Rose	5
107		Swamp Betony	Pedicularis lanceolata	forb	Fen Betony	9
123		Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	forb		4
129		Sweet Black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia subtomentosa	forb		9
6		Switch Grass	Panicum virgatum	grass		5
29		Tall Boneset	Eupatorium altissimum	forb	False Boneset	0
12		Tall Coreopsis	Coreopsis tripteris	forb		5
140		Tall Sunflower	Helianthus giganteus	forb		9
95		Thimbleweed	Anenome cylindrica	forb		6
153		Turk's Cap Lily	Lilium superbum	forb
124		Violet	Viola sp.	forb
111		Waxy Meadow Rue	Thalictrum revolutum	forb		6
26		White Prairie Clover	Petalostemum candidum	forb		9
155		White Vervain	Verbena urticifolia	forb		5
27		White Wild Indigo	Baptisia leucantha	forb		8
125		Whorled Milkweed	Asclepias verticillata	forb		1
14		Wild Bergamot	Monarda fistulosa	forb		4
41		Wild Madder	Galium obtusum	forb		5
106		Wild Mint	Mentha arvensis	forb		5
143		Wild Onion	Allium canadense	forb	Wild Garlic	2
23		Wild Quinine	Parthenium integrifolium	forb		8
45		Wild Strawberry	Fragaria virginiana	forb		1
126		Winged Loosestrife	Lythrum alatum	forb		7
103		Woundwort	Stachys palustris	forb		5
138		Yellow avens	Geum aleppicum	forb		7
10		Yellow Coneflower	Ratibida pinnata	forb	Gray-headed Coneflower	4
96		Yellowish Gentian	Gentiana flavida	forb	Cream Colored Gentian	9