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