Plants of the Learning Landscape at the Bell Museum

Authors: Katie Noren, George Weiblen, Erick Rendon & Grace Carlson
Locality: 2088 Larpenteur Ave W, St Paul, MN 55113
Abstract:

Native trees, shrubs, herbaceous plugs and seed mixes planted at the Bell Museum in 2017.

This checklist was expanded to include Spanish and French common names for plants by students in the Fall 2024 offering of PMB4321: Minnesota Flora under the supervision of Professor George Weiblen.

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Families: 27.
Genera: 61.
Species: 86.
Total Taxa: 86.

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deciduous tree; quantity 3, source: Español: arce azucarero (direct translation of English common name); Français: érable à sucre (direct translation of scientific name)
[Actaea arguta Nuttall, Actaea arguta var. alabastrina Lunell]
shade/wet, herbaceous plug, source: Español: baya roja venenosa (identify.plantnet.org); Français: actée rouge (https://www.gbif.org/)
Agastache foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze - fragrant giant hyssop
[Agastache anethiodora (Nutt.) Britton]
shade dry/mesic, 1.31% shade dry/mesic seed mix & 2.00% pollinator lawn mix, source: Español: hisopo de Anís (picturethisai.com); Français: agastache fenouil (https://www.gbif.org/)
Allium canadense L. - meadow garlic
shade dry/mesic, 9.38% seed mix, source: Español: ajo de montaña (identify.plantnet.org); Français: ail du canada, oignon des prairies (direct translation of scientific name)
Amelanchier laevis Wiegand - smooth juneberry
deciduous tree; quantity 7, source: Español: baya de junio suave (direct translation of English common name); Français: amélanchier glabre (https://www.gbif.org/)
[Amorpha brachycarpa E.J. Palmer]
shade dry/mesic, 5.63% shade dry/mesic seed mix & 20.00% pollinator garden seed mix & 8.00% pollinator lawn mix, source: Español: planta de plomo (https://budburst.org/); Français: l'amorphe buissonnante, indigo du bush, faux indigo (direct translation of scientific name)
[Andropogon furcatus Muhl. ex Willd.]
full sun/dry mesic, herbaceous plug; quantity 720, source: Español: pasto tallo azul (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: barbon de gérard, barbon à balais (https://www.gbif.org/)
Anemone virginiana L. - tall thimbleweed
shade dry/mesic, herbaceous plug; quantity 360, source: Español: anémona alta (picturethisai.com); Français: anémone de virginie (direct translation of scientific name)
Aquilegia canadensis L. - red columbine
shade dry/mesic, herbaceous plug, source: Español: aguileña roja (picturethisai.com); Français: ancolie du canada (direct translation of scientific name)
Aralia racemosa L. - American spikenard
shade/wet, herbaceous plug; quantity 216, source: Español: nardo Americano (picturethisai.com); Français: aralie à grappes (direct translation of scientific name)
Shrub; quantity 71, source: Español: aronia (picturethisai.com); Français: aronie à fruits noirs (direct translation of scientific name)
Asclepias incarnata L. - swamp milkweed
full sun/wet, 10.00% of full sun/wet seed mix & 22% of pollinator garden mix, source: Español: algodoncillo rosa (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: asclépiade incarnate (direct translation of scientific name)
Asclepias syriaca L. - common milkweed
pollinator lawn mix, 10.00% seed mix, source: Español: algodoncillo común (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: asclépiade commune (direct translation of scientific name)
Asclepias tuberosa L. - butterfly milkweed
pollinator garden mix, 18.00% seed mix & 6.00% pollinator lawn mix, source: Español: algodoncillo inmortal (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: asclépiade tubéreuse (direct translation of scientific name)
Betula nigra L. - river birch
deciduous tree; quantity 9, source: Español: abedul negro (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: bouleau noir (https://www.gbif.org/)
deciduous tree; quantity 10, source: Español: abedul de las canoas (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: bouleau à papier (https://www.gbif.org/)
Bidens frondosa L. - leafy beggar ticks
shade/wet, 6.00% seed mix, source: Español: cáñamo de agua Americano (identify.plantnet.org); Français: bident feuillu (https://www.gbif.org/)
full sun dry/dry mesic, 43.65% seed mix, source: Español: banderilla (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: bouteloua pâturine (https://www.gbif.org/)
[Bouteloua oligostachya (Nutt.) Torr. ex A. Gray]
shade dry/mesic, 44.69% seed mix, source: Español: navajita (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: boutéloua grêle, boutelou grêle, boutelou gracieux (https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/search)
Bromus ciliatus L. - fringed brome
full sun/wet, 52.00% seed mix, source: Español: triguillo (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: brome cilié (https://www.gbif.org/)
shade dry/mesic, 16.25% seed mix, source: Español: bromo de la pradera (picturethisai.com); Français: brome de kalm (direct translation of scientific name)
[Bromus altissimus Pursh, Bromus incanus (Shear) Hitchc., Bromus purgans L., Bromus purgans var. latiglumis Shear]
shade dry/mesic, 8.13% seed mix, source: Español: bromo de gluma ancha (direct translation of English common name); Français: brome à longues glumes (https://www.gbif.org/)
full sun/wet, 1.60% seed mix, source: Español: articulación azul (direct translation of English common name); Français: calamagrostis du canada (https://www.gbif.org/)
[Caltha palustris var. arctica (R. Br.) Huth]
shade/wet, shade/wet herbaceous plug; quantity 216 & emergent vegetation herbaceous plug; quantity 144, source: Español: calta palustre (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: populage des marais (direct translation of scientific name)
[Campanula americana L.]
shade dry/mesic, 0.38% seed mix, source: Español: campanilla Americana (picturethisai.com); Français: campanule d’amérique (https://www.gbif.org/)
full sun/wet, 12.80% seed mix, source: Español: la juncia de Bebb (picturethisai.com); Français: laîche de bebb (direct translation of scientific name)
shade/wet, 12.00% seed mix, source: Español: juncia problemática (picturethisai.com); Français: laîche aiguë (https://www.gbif.org/)
[Carex longirostris Torr.]
shade dry/mesic, 20.00% shade/wet seed mix, source: Español: juncia de pico largo (picturethisai.com); Français: laîche de sprengel (direct translation of scientific name)
Carex stricta Lamarck - tussock sedge
[Carex strictior Dewey]
emergent vegetation, herbaceous plug, source: Español: juncia de tussock (picturethisai.com); Français: laîche rigide (direct translation of scientific name)
Carex vulpinoidea Michaux - yellowfruit sedge
full sun/wet, 5.20% seed mix, source: Español: juncia de frutos amarillos (direct translation of English common name); Français: laîche à fruits jaunes (https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/search)
Coreopsis lanceolata L. - sand coreopsis
pollinator lawn mix, 6.00% seed mix, source: Español: coreopsis de arena (direct translation of English common name); Français: coréopsis lancéolé (https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/search)
Cornus racemosa Lamarck - panicled dogwood
[Cornus foemina Mill., Cornus foemina subsp. racemosa (Lam.) J.S. Wilson, Cornus racemosa f. nielsenii John W. Moore]
Shrub; quantity 245, source: Español: cornejo gris (picturethisai.com); Français: cornouiller à grappes (https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/search)
Cornus sericea L. - redosier dogwood
[Cornus baileyi J.M. Coult. & W.H. Evans, Cornus californica C.A. Mey., Cornus instolonea A. Nelson, Cornus sericea subsp. sericea, Cornus stolonifera Michx., Cornus stolonifera var. baileyi (J.M. Coult. & W.H. Evans) Drescher, Cornus stolonifera var. stolonifera]
Shrub; quantity 53, source: Español: cornejo colorado de arroyo (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: cornouiller soyeux (https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/search)
Corylus americana Walter - American hazel
[Corylus americana var. indehiscens Bush]
Shrub; quantity 27, source: Español: avellano americano (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: noisetier d’amérique (https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/search)
Dalea purpurea Ventenat - purple prairie clover
[Petalostemon purpureus (Vent.) Rydb.]
full sun dry/dry mesic, 3.97% seed mix, source: Español: trébol púrpura de pradera (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: dalea pourpre (https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/search)
Echinacea angustifolia de Candolle - blacksamson echinacea
[Echinacea pallida var. angustifolia (DC.) Cronquist]
emergent vegetation, herbaceous plug; quantity 144 & 6.00% pollinator garden mix, source: Español: equinácea de hoja estrecha (direct translation of English common name); Français: échinacée à feuilles étroites (https://www.gbif.org/)
Elymus canadensis L. - Canada wildrye
full sun dry/dry mesic, 11.90% seed mix, source: Español: zacate Silvestre de Canadá (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: élyme du canada (direct translation of scientific name)
Elymus hystrix L. - eastern bottlebrush grass
[Asprella hystrix (L.) Willd., Elymus hystrix f. bigeloviana (Fernald) Dore, Elymus hystrix var. bigeloviana (Fernald) Bowden, Hystrix patula Moench, Hystrix patula var. bigeloviana (Fernald) Deam]
shade/wet, 48.00% seed mix, source: Español: hierba de cepillo de botella del este (picturethisai.com); Français: élyme histrique (direct translation of scientific name)
Eupatorium maculatum L. - spotted joe pye weed
[Eupatoriadelphus maculatus (L.) R.M. King & H. Rob., Eupatorium purpureum var. maculatum (L.) Darl., Eutrochium maculatum (L.) E.E. Lamont]
pollinator lawn mix, 1.00% seed mix, source: Español: hierba de joe pye manchada (direct translation of English common name); Français: eupatoire maculée (direct translation of scientific name)
Eupatorium perfoliatum L. - purple boneset
pollinator lawn mix, 1.00% seed mix, source: Español: huesos morados (direct translation of English common name); Français: eupatoire pourpre (direct translation of scientific name)
[Eupatoriadelphus maculatus (L.) R.M. King & H. Rob., Eupatorium maculatum L., Eupatorium purpureum var. maculatum (L.) Darl.]
pollinator lawn mix, 1.00% seed mix, source: Español: hierba de joe pye manchada (direct translation of English common name); Français: eupatoire maculée (direct translation of scientific name)
Geranium maculatum L. - wild geranium
shade dry/mesic, 0.19% seed mix, source: Español: geranio manchado (picturethisai.com); Français: géranium maculé (direct translation of scientific name)
Glyceria grandis S. Watson - American mannagrass
full sun/wet, 8.00% seed mix & full sun-wet herbaceous plug; quantity 288, source: Español: maná americano (direct translation of English common name); Français: glycérie géante (direct translation of scientific name)
[Helianthus grosseserratus f. pleniflora Wadmond, Helianthus maximiliani var. iubaris Lunell]
pollinator lawn mix, 8.00% seed mix, source: Español: girasol de Maximiliano (picturethisai.com); Français: aster de la saint-michel, tournesol de maximilien (https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/search)
full sun dry/dry mesic, 5.95% full sun dry/dry seed mix & 6.00% shade/wet mix & 15.00% pollinator lawn mix, source: Español: falso girasol (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: héliopsis faux-hélianthe (https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/search)
full sun dry/dry mesic, 0.16% seed mix, source: Español: carrera de camino (direct translation of English common name); Français: jonc grêle (https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/search)
[Lacinaria aspera Greene, Lacinaria aspera var. inconcinna Lunell, Lacinaria ligulistylis A. Nelson, Lacinaria perusta Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. angustata Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. annuens, Lacinaria scariosa var. basilaris Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. composita Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. crista galli Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. exuberans Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. immanis Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. inconcinna Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. insolens Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. multiplex Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. opima Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. praeceps Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. praestens Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. scalaris Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. singularis Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. subcorymbosa Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. supereminens Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. uniflora Lunell, Liatris ligulistylis f. leucantha Shinners, Liatris rosendahlii Rydb.]
shade/wet, 4.00% shade/wet seed mix & 8.00% pollinator lawn mix, source: Español: estrella ardiente del norte (direct translation of English common name); Français: liatride du nord (https://www.gbif.org/)
Liatris punctata Hook. - dotted blazing star
[Lacinaria punctata Kuntze, Lacinaria punctata var. turgida Lunell, Lacinaria rosendahlii Bush, Liatris punctata f. texana Cory]
full sun dry/dry mesic, 3.17% seed mix, source: Español: estrella ardiente punteada (picturethisai.com); Français: liatride ponctuée (direct translation of scientific name)
Liatris pycnostachya Michaux - great blazing star
pollinator garden mix, 12.00% pollinator garden seed mix & 8.00% pollinator lawn mix, source: Español: gran estrella resplandeciente (direct translation of English common name); Français: liatride à épi dense (direct translation of scientific name)
Lobelia cardinalis L. - cardinalflower
full sun/wet, 0.40% seed mix, source: Español: lobelia cardenal (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: lobélie cardinale (direct translation of scientific name)
Lobelia siphilitica L. - great lobelia
full sun/wet, 0.40% full sun/wet seed mix & 0.50% pollinator lawn mix, source: Español: lobelia azul (picturethisai.com); Français: lobélie siphilitique (direct translation of scientific name)
Lupinus perennis L. - wild lupine
pollinator garden mix, 5.00% seed mix, source: Español: altramuz salvaje (direct translation of English common name); Français: lupin vivace (direct translation of scientific name)
Monarda fistulosa L. - wild bergamot
emergent vegetation, emergent vegetation herbaceous plug; quantity 144 & 1.88% shade dry/mesic & 3.00% pollinator garden mix & 2.00% pollinator lawn mix, source: Español: monarda morada (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: monarde fistuleuse (direct translation of scientific name)
deciduous tree; quantity 6, source: Español: palo de fierro (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: ostryer de virginie (https://www.gbif.org/)
Pinus strobus L. - eastern white pine
coniferous tree; quantity 11, source: Español: pino blanco americano (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: pin blanc (https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/search)
Populus tremuloides Michaux - trembling aspen
deciduous tree; quantity 11, source: Español: álamo temblón (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: peuplier faux-tremble (https://www.gbif.org/)
Prunus virginiana L. - choke cherry
[Padus virginiana (L.) Mill.]
Shrub; quantity 43, source: Español: cerezo de Virginia (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: cerisier de virginie (https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/search)
shade/wet, 0.40% seed mix, source: Español: menta común de montaña (picturethisai.com); Français: pycnanthème de virginie (https://www.gbif.org/)
Quercus bicolor Willdenow - swamp white oak
deciduous tree; quantity 19, source: Español: roble bicolor (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: chêne bicolore (direct translation of scientific name)
deciduous tree; quantity 6, source: Español: roble pin del norte (picturethisai.com); Français: chêne ellipsoïdal (direct translation of scientific name)
[Quercus macrocarpa var. oliviformis (Michx. f.) A. Gray]
deciduous tree; quantity 8, source: Español: roble bur (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: chêne à gros fruits (direct translation of scientific name)
Quercus rubra L. - northern red oak
deciduous tree; quantity 8, source: Español: roble rojo americano (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: chêne rouge (direct translation of scientific name)
Rudbeckia hirta L. - blackeyed Susan
[Rudbeckia flava T.V. Moore]
full sun dry/dry mesic, 0.79% full sun dry/dry mesic seed mix & 0.20% shade/wet mix & 4.50% pollinator garden mix & 1.00% pollinator lawn mix, source: Español: susana de ojos negros (direct translation of English common name); Français: rudbeckie hérissée (direct translation of scientific name)
Salix discolor Muhl. - pussy willow
Shrub; quantity 24, source: Español: sauce gatito (direct translation of English common name); Français: salix discolor, saule des oiseaux (https://www.gbif.org/)
Sambucus nigra L. - black elderberry
[Sambucus canadensis var. acutiloba]
[Sambucus canadensis L., Sambucus canadensis var. canadensis L., Sambucus simpsonii Rehder ex Sarg.]
Shrub; quantity 41, source: Español: saúco del Canadá (picturethisai.com); Français: sureau noir du canada (https://www.gbif.org/)
full sun dry/dry mesic, 19.84% seed mix, source: Español: popotillo azul (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: schizachyrium à balais, barbon à balais (https://www.gbif.org/)
Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth - cottongrass bulrush
[Scirpus rubricosus Fernald]
full sun/wet, 0.40% full sun/wet seed mix & emergent vegetation herbaceous plug; quantity 144, source: Español: hierba de lana (picturethisai.com); Français: scirpe souchet (direct translation of scientific name)
Silphium laciniatum L. - compass plant
full sun/dry mesic, herbaceous plug; quantity 720, source: Español: planta brújula (picturethisai.com); Français: silphe lacinié (https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/search)
Solidago flexicaulis L. - zigzag goldenrod
[Solidago latifolia L.]
shade/wet, herbaceous plug; quantity 216, source: Español: palo de oro en zigzag (picturethisai.com); Français: verge d'or à tige zigzagante (https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/search)
Solidago riddellii Frank - Riddell's goldenrod
[Oligoneuron riddellii (Frank) Rydb.]
full sun-wet, herbaceous plug; quantity 288, source: Español: palo de oro de Riddell (direct translation of English common name); Français: verge d'or de riddell (direct translation of scientific name )
Solidago rigida L. - stiff goldenrod
[Oligoneuron rigidum var. rigidum (L.) Small]
pollinator lawn mix, 3.00% seed mix, source: Español: palo de oro rígido (direct translation of English common name); Français: verge d'or raide (direct translation of scientific name )
Solidago speciosa Nuttall - showy goldenrod
pollinator garden mix, 3.00% seed mix, source: Español: complejo solidago speciosa (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: verge d'or voyante (direct translation of scientific name )
full sun/dry mesic, herbaceous plug; quantity 720, source: Español: avenilla (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: faux-sorgho penché (https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/search)
full sun dry/dry mesic, 4.60% seed mix, source: Español: semilla de la pradera (picturethisai.com); Français: sporobole à glumes inégales (https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/search)
[Aster choralis Steele, Aster cordifolius L., Aster sagittifolius Wedem. Ex Willd.]
shade dry/mesic, herbaceous plug; quantity 360, source: Español: aster de hoja de corazón (direct translation of English common name); Français: aster cordifolié, aster à feuilles cordées (https://www.gbif.org/)
[Aster laeviformis Rydberg, Aster laevis L., Aster laevis var. abbreviatus Lunell, Aster laevis var. sourisensis Lunell, Aster laevis var. undulatifolius Lunell]
pollinator garden mix, 6.00% seed mix, source: Español: aster azul liso (direct translation of English common name); Français: aster lisse (https://www.gbif.org/)
[Aster lateriflorus (L.) Britton]
shade dry/mesic, herbaceous plug; quantity 360, source: Español: aster arbolado blanco (picturethisai.com); Français: aster à fleurs latérales, aster latériflore (https://www.gbif.org/)
[Aster novae-angliae L.]
shade/wet, 1.00% shade/wet seed mix & 2.00% pollinator lawn mix, source: Español: aster de Nueva Inglaterra (picturethisai.com); Français: aster de nouvelle-angleterre (https://www.gbif.org/)
shade/wet, 2.40% seed mix, source: Español: calle del prado alto (direct translation of English common name); Français: pigamon pourpré (https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/search)
Thuja occidentalis L. - northern white cedar
coniferous tree; quantity 18, source: Español: tuya occidental (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: thuya d'occident, thuya du canada, thuya occidental (direct translation of scientific name )
Tilia americana L. - American basswood
deciduous tree; quantity 13, source: Español: tilo Americano (mexico.inaturalist.org); Français: tilleul d'amérique (direct translation of scientific name )
pollinator lawn mix, 8.00% seed mix, source: Español: araña de Ohio (picturethisai.com); Français: tradescantie d'ohio, éphémère d'ohio (direct translation of scientific name )
Verbena hastata L. - blue vervain
full sun/wet, 1.20% seed mix, source: Español: verbena azul americana (picturethisai.com); Français: verveine hastée, verveine scabre (https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/search)
pollinator garden mix, 0.50% pollinator garden seed mix & 0.50% pollinator lawn mix, source: Español: raíz de Culver (picturethisai.com); Français: véronique de virgine, véronicastre de virginie (https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/search)
Viburnum lentago L. - nannyberry
Shrub; quantity 7, source: Español: baya niñera (picturethisai.com); Français: viorne flexible, viorne lentago (https://www.gbif.org/)
Zizia aurea (L.) W.D.J. Koch - golden alexanders
full sun dry/dry mesic, 5.95% full sun dry/dry mesic seed mix & 8.00% full sun/wet mix & 10.00% pollinator lawn mix, source: Español: alexanders de oro (picturethisai.com); Français: zizia doré (direct translation of scientific name)
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