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Authors: Jamie Poole & Minnesota DNR
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Families: 65
Genera: 180
Species: 242
Total Taxa (details): 253
Sambucus canadensis L. - black elderberry
[Sambucus canadensis var. canadensis L., Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis (L.) Bolli, Sambucus simpsonii Rehder ex Sarg.]
Degraded shrubby area, north facing slope
Sambucus racemosa L. - red berried elder
[Sambucus pubens Michx.]
Low, moist area at base of steep ridge, formerly cultivated
Viburnum lentago L. - nannyberry
Dry, thin soil prairie with numerous limestone outcrops. Assoc. species include: Astragalus crassicarpus, Carex richardsonis, Castilleja sessiliflora, Lithospermum incisum.
Chenopodium album L. - common pigweed
[Botrys nudata Lunell]
Mature pine plantation
Rhus glabra L. - northern smooth sumac
[Rhus x pulvinata Greene]
Dry prairie on gentle east-facing slope
[Rhus radicans var. rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Rehder, Toxicodendron dessertorum Lunell]
Southern Dry Prairie
Degraded woodland
Daucus carota L. - wild carrot
Dry prairie on gentle north-facing slope
Dry prairie on gentle east-facing slope
Sanicula marilandica L. - Maryland sanicle
Degraded woodland
Torilis japonica (Houtt.) DC. - erect hedge parsley
Disturbed woodland
Zizia aptera (A. Gray) Fernald - heart leaf alexanders
[Zizia cordata W.D.J. Koch ex DC.]
Dry, thin soil prairie with numerous limestone outcrops. Associated species include: Astragalus crassicarpus, Carex richardsonis, Castilleja sessiliflora, Lithospermum incisum.
Zizia aurea (L.) W.D.J. Koch - golden alexanders
Dry prairie on gentle east-facing slope
Apocynum androsaemifolium L. - spreading dogbane
Dry prairie on south-west facing slope
Apocynum sibiricum Jacquin - clasping dogbane
[Apocynum cannabinum L., Apocynum cannabinum var. hypericifolium (Aiton) A. Gray, Apocynum cannabinum var. pubescens (Mitchell ex R. Br.) Woodson, Apocynum pubescens Mitchell ex R. Br., Apocynum sibiricum var. cordigerum (Greene) Fernald]
Dry prairie on gentle south-facing slope
Asclepias syriaca L. - common milkweed
Degraded shrubby area, north facing slope
Asclepias tuberosa L. - butterfly milkweed
[Asclepias tuberosa subsp. interior Woodson]
Asclepias verticillata L. - whorled milkweed
Dry bedrock prairie on north-facing slope
[Acerates viridiflora (Raf.) Eaton, Acerates viridiflora var. lanceolata A.Gray, Acerates viridiflora var. linearis A. Gray]
Dry bedrock bluff prairie, south facing slope
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott - jack in the pulpit
Asparagus officinalis L. - garden asparagus
Bedrock bluff prairie, north west facing slope
Achillea millefolium L. - common yarrow
[Achillea fusca Rydberg, Achillea lanulosa Nuttall, Achillea lanulosa var. arachnoides Lunell, Achillea millefolium f. millefolium, Achillea millefolium subsp. atrotegula B. Boivin, Achillea millefolium var. parvula B. Boivin]
Dry prairie on gentle east-facing slope
[Eupatorium rugosum Houtt.]
Distrurbed woodland
[Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior (L.) Descourt., Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. paniculata (Michx.) Blank., Ambrosia elatior L.]
Small, dry prairie remnant on south facing slope
Ambrosia trifida L. - giant ragweed
Low, moist area at base of steep ridge, formerly cultivated
[Anaphalis margaritacea var. angustior (Miq.) Nakai, Anaphalis margaritacea var. intercedens H. Hara, Anaphalis margaritacea var. revoluta Suksdorf, Anaphalis margaritacea var. subalpina A. Gray]
Degraded dry prairie/old field
Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson - plantain leaved pussytoes
Bedrock bluff prairie, northwest facing slope
Edge of degraded woodland
Artemisia ludoviciana Nuttall - white sagebrush or sage
Small patch of dry prairie surrounded by brushy old field, southwest facing slope
[Kuhnia eupatorioides L., Kuhnia gooddingii A. Nelson, Kuhnia jacobaea Lunell]
Dry bedrock prairie, north-east facing slope
Carduus acanthoides L. - spiny plumeless thistle
Shrubby draw between dry prairie ridges
Carduus nutans L. - nodding plumeless thistle
Dry prairie on gentle south-facing slope
Centaurea stoebe L. - spotted knapweed
Degraded dry prairie/old field
[Cirsium altissimum var. biltmoreanum Petrak]
Southern Dry Prairie
[Cirsium arvense var. mite Wimm. & Grab.]
Field margin, part shade
"Warren's Rock," limestone outcrop
[Cirsium hillii (Canby) Fernald]
On NE-facing slope of gravel bluff prairie that was burned in May 1990. Associated species include: Schizachyrium scoparium, Bouteloua curtipendula, Commandra umbellata.
[Cirsium abyssinicum Sch. Bip. ex A. Rich., Cnicus lanceolatus (L.) Willd., Cnicus lanceolatus var. abyssinicus (Sch. Bip. ex A. Rich.) Vatke]
Disturbed woodland
[Erigeron canadensis L.]
Rock outcrop, south facing ("Warrens Rock")
Dry prairie on gentle north-facing slope
Brushy area at base of slope
Erigeron philadelphicus L. - Philadelphia fleabane
Disturbed woodland
[Stenactis strigosa (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.]
East facing rock outcrop
[Erigeron obscurus Lunell, Erigeron strigosus var. beyrichii (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Torr. & A. Gray, Erigeron strigosus var. eligulatus Cronquist]
Southern Dry Prairie
Eupatorium altissimum L. - tall thoroughwort
Old field, formally cultivated, in low area between prairie ridges
Dry bedrock prairie on north-facing slope
[Helianthus laetiflorus Pers.]
Small, dry prairie remnant on south facing slope
Dry prairie on gentle south-facing slope
Hieracium umbellatum L. - rough hawkweed
[Hieracium canadense Michx., Hieracium kalmii L., Hieracium minneapolitanum Gandoger, Hieracium scabriusculum Schwein.]
Lactuca canadensis L. - Canada wild lettuce
Dry, thin soil prairie with numerous limestone outcrops. Associated species include: Astragalus crassicarpus, Carex richardsonis, Castilleja sessiliflora, Lithospermum incisum.
Southern Dry Prairie
[Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L., Chrysanthemum leucanthemum var. pinnatifidum Lecoq & Lamotte]
Dry prairie on gentle east-facing slope
Liatris aspera Michaux - rough blazing star
[Lacinaria scariosa var. brachiata Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. chandonnetii Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. intermedia Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. nictitans Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. obesa Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. petiolata Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. porrecta Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. praecellens Lunrll, Lacinaria scariosa var. praesignis Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. propinqua Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. strictissima Lunell, Lacinaria scariosa var. superscandens Lunell]
Dry bedrock bluff prairie on north-northeast facing slope
Liatris cylindracea Michaux - cylindric blazing star
[Liatris cylindracea var. solitaria MacMillan]
Dry, thin soil prairie with numerous limestone outcrops. Associated species include: Astragalus crassicarpus, Carex richardsonis, Castilleja sessiliflora, Lithospermum incisum.
[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.]
Small, dry prairie remnant on south facing slope
Liatris punctata Hook. - dotted blazing star
[Lacinaria punctata Kuntze, Lacinaria punctata var. turgida Lunell, Lacinaria rosendahlii Bush, Liatris punctata f. texana Cory]
Dry bedrock prairie
Liatris punctata var. punctata - dotted blazing star
[Lacinaria arenicola Bush, Lacinaria densispicata Bush, Liatris densispicata (Bush) Gaiser]
Southern Dry Prairie
Liatris pycnostachya Michaux - great blazing star
Dry bedrock bluff prairie on north-northeast facing slope
[Senecio plattensis Nutt.]
Dry, thin soil prairie with numerous limestone outcrops.
Prenanthes alba L. - white rattlesnakeroot
[Nabalus albus (L.) Hook.]
Location undisclosed, Rare, source: J. Poole
Prenanthes aspera Michaux - hairy rattlesnake root
On a brushy hillside with a scattering of prairie plants in the understory openings.
Ratibida pinnata (Ventenat) Barnhart - gray headed coneflower
Dry prairie on gentle north-facing slope
Rudbeckia hirta L. - blackeyed Susan
[Rudbeckia flava T.V. Moore]
Dry prairie on gentle east-facing slope
Small, dry prairie remnant on south facing slope
Solidago canadensis L. - Canada goldenrod
[Solidago canadensis var. salebrosa (Piper) M.E. Jones]
Old field
Solidago nemoralis Aiton - gray goldenrod
Dry bedrock bluff prairie on north-northeast facing slope
[Aster ptarmicoides Torr. & A. Gray, Oligoneuron album (Nutt.) G.L. Nesom]
Dry bedrock prairie, north facing slope
Solidago rigida L. - stiff goldenrod
[Oligoneuron rigidum var. rigidum (L.) Small]
Dry bedrock bluff prairie on south facing slope
Solidago speciosa Nuttall - showy goldenrod
Dry bedrock prairie
Shrubby draw between dry prairie ridges
[Virgulus]
Old field, formally cultivated
[Aster ericoides L.]
Dry bedrock prairie
Southern Dry Prairie
[Aster oblongifolius Nutt.]
Small patch of dry prairie surrounded by a thicket of buckthorn and other shrubs
[Aster azureus Lindl., Aster oolentangiensis Riddell]
Dry bedrock prairie
[Aster sericeus Vent., Virgulus sericeus (Vent.) Reveal & Keener]
Dry bedrock prairie
[Taraxacum vulgare Schrank]
Mature pine plantation
[Tragopogon major Jacq.]
Dry prairie on south-west facing slope
Disturbed woodland
Disturbed woodland
Dry, thin soil prairie with numerous limestone outcroppings. Assoc. species include: Astragalus crassicarpus, Carex richardsonis, Castilleja sessiliflora, Lithospermum incisum.
Bedrock bluff prairie, north west facing slopee
[Lithospermum angustifolium Michx.]
Dry, thin soil prairie with numerous limestone outcrops. Assoc. species include: Astragalus crassicarpus, Carex richardsonis, Castilleja sessiliflora, Lithospermum incisum
Onosmodium bejariense DC. - soft-hair marbleseed
[Onosmodium molle Michaux]
[Onosmodium molle var. occidentale (Mack.) I.M. Johnst., Onosmodium occidentale Mack.]
SW-facing hillside; bluff prairie, loess over LS bedrock
Onosmodium molle Michaux - soft-hair marbleseed
[Onosmodium bejariense DC.]
Degraded dry prairie, gentle south facing slope
[Alliaria officinalis Andrzejowski ex M. Bieb.]
Low, moist area at base of steep ridge, formerly cultivated
[Arabis lyrata L.]
Arabidopsis lyrata subsp. lyrata - lyre leaved rockcress
Barbarea vulgaris W.T. Aiton - garden yellowrocket
Old field, formally cultivated, in low area between prairie ridges
Degraded dry prairie/old field
Thlaspi arvense L. - field pennycress
Low, moist area at base of steep ridge, formerly cultivated
[Campanula heterodoxa C. Agardh ex A. Roem. & Schult., Campanula rotundifolia f. cleistocodons Farw., Campanula rotundifolia var. intercedens (Witasek) Farw.]
Bedrock bluff prairie, north west facing slope
[Campanula americana L.]
Degraded woodland
[Cannabis indica Lam., Cannabis sativa var. indica (Lam.) E. Small & Cronquist]
Distrurbed woodland
Old field, formally cultivated, in low area between prairie ridges
Degraded shrubby area, north facing slope
Triosteum perfoliatum L. - horse gentian
Old field, formerly cultivated
Cerastium arvense L. - starry grasswort
"Warren's Rock," limestone outcrop
[Arenaria dawsonensis Britton, Arenaria litorea Fernald, Arenaria stricta var. litorea (Fernald) B. Boivin, Sabulina dawsonensis (Britton) Rydb.]
Dry, thin soil prairie with numerous limestone outcrops. Assoc. species include: Astragalus crassicarpus, Carex richardsonis, Castilleja sessiliflora, Lithospermum incisum; on S-facing limestone ledge
[Stellaria aquatica (L.) Scop.]
Low, moist area at base of steep ridge, formerly cultivated
Shrubby draw between dry prairie ridges
Silene csereii Baumgarten - smooth catchfly
East facing rock outcrop
Silene latifolia Poiret - white campion
[Lychnis alba Mill., Silene pratensis (Raf.) Gren. & Godr.]
"Warren's Rock," limestone outcrop, status: not endemic; distribution: PNG; growth habit: herbaceous; life form: not reported; verified by: Drinkell; reference: FM vol. 16 - 2002 p.42; expert comment: none; basionym published: 1789
[Silene cucubalus Wibel, Silene venosa (Gilib.) Asch.]
Celastrus scandens L. - American bittersweet
East facing rock outcrop
Dry, thin soil prairie with numerous limestone outcrops. Assoc. species include: Astragalus crassicarpus, Carex richardsonis, Castilleja sessiliflora, Lithospermum incisum.
[Comandra richardsiana Fernald]
Southern Dry Prairie
[Convolvulus sepium L., Convolvulus sepium f. coloratus Lepage]
Old field
Cornus racemosa Lamarck - panicled dogwood
[Cornus foemina Mill., Cornus racemosa f. nielsenii John W. Moore]
Dry brushy prairie
Opening in disturbed woods
Juniperus virginiana L. - eastern red-cedar
Dry prairie, south facing slope
[Juniperus virginiana var. crebra Fernald & Griscom]
Dry, thin soil prairie with numerous limestone outcrops. Assoc. species include: Astragalus crassicarpus, Carex richardsonis, Castilleja sessiliflora, Lithospermum incisum.
Bedrock bluff prairie, northwest facing slope
Carex blanda Dewey - charming sedge
[Carex laxiflora var. blanda (Dewey) Boott]
Disturbed woodland
Carex meadii Dewey - Mead's sedge
SW-facing bluff prairie, loess/bedrock.
Carex richardsonii R. Brown - prairie hummock sedge
Dry, thin soil prairie with numerous limestone outcrops. Assoc. species include: Astragalus crassicarpus, Carex richardsonis, Castilleja sessiliflora, Lithospermum incisum.
[Carex longirostris Torr.]
Disturbed woodland
[Carex abdita E.P. Bicknell]
Dry, thin soil prairie with numerous limestone outcrops. Assoc. species include: Astragalus crassicarpus, Carex richardsonis, Castilleja sessiliflora, Lithospermum incisum.
[Athyrium angustum (Willd.) C. Presl, Athyrium angustum f. rubellum, Athyrium filix-femina subsp. angustum (Willdenow) Clausen, Athyrium filix-femina var. michauxii (Spreng.) Farw., Athyrium filix-femina var. rubellum Gilbert]
Old field, formerly cultivated
[Aspidium spinulosum Willd., Dryopteris spinulosa var. spinulosa (O.F. Müll.) Watt]
Disturbed woodland
Mesic hardwood forest
Euphorbia corollata L. - flowering spurge
Southern Dry Prairie
Dry brushy prairie
Euphorbia dentata Michaux - toothed spurge
[Poinsettia dentata (Michx.) Klotzsch & Garcke]
[Amorpha brachycarpa E.J. Palmer]
Degraded dry prairie/old field
Astragalus crassicarpus Nuttall - ground-plum milk-vetch
Bedrock bluff prairie, north west facing slope
[Astragalus caryocarpus Ker Gawl.]
Dry, thin soil prairie with numerous limestone outcrops. Assoc. species include: Astragalus crassicarpus, Carex richardsonis, Castilleja sessiliflora, Lithospermum incisum.
Coronilla varia L. - crownvetch
[Securigera varia]
Degraded dry prairie
Dalea candida Michaux ex Willdenow - white prairie clover
[Petalostemon candidum (Willd.) Michx.]
Mesic prairie at base of steep slope
Dalea purpurea Ventenat - purple prairie clover
[Petalostemon purpureus (Vent.) Rydb.]
Dry prairie on gentle north-facing slope
Dalea purpurea var. purpurea - purple prairie clover
Southern Dry Prairie
Desmodium canadense (L.) DeCandolle - Canadian tick trefoil
[Meibomia canadensis (L.) Kuntze]
Dry prairie on gentle north-facing slope
[Desmodium acuminatum (Michx.) DC., Meibomia grandiflora (Walter) Kuntze]
Lower slope, degraded prairie
Desmodium illinoense A. Gray - prairie tick trefoil
Lespedeza capitata Michx. - round headed bush clover
Dry prairie at base of gentle north facing slope
Medicago lupulina L. - black medick
[Medicago lupulina var. glandulosa Neilr.]
"Warren's Rock," limestone outcrop
[Medicago sativa f. alba Benke]
Degraded dry prairie/old field
Melilotus alba Medik. - sweetclover
[Melilotus albus Medik., Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lamarck]
Dry prairie on gentle east-facing slope
[Psoralea esculenta Pursh]
Dry, thin soil prairie with numerous limestone outcrops. Associated species include: Astragalus crassicarpus, Carex richardsonis, Castilleja sessiliflora, Lithospermum incisum.
[Trifolium pratense var. sativum (Mill.) Schreb.]
Dry prairie on gentle east-facing slope
Trifolium repens L. - white clover
Dry bedrock bluff prairie on level ridge top
[Ervum, Lens]
Old field, formerly cultivated
Dry bedrock bluff prairie on north-northeast facing slope
Dry bedrock prairie on north-facing slope
Ribes missouriense Nuttall - Missouri gooseberry
[Grossularia missouriensis Nutt.]
"Warren's Rock," limestone outcrop
Hypericum perforatum L. - common Saint John
Dry prairie on gentle east-facing slope, status: not endemic; distribution: PNG; growth habit: herbaceous; life form: shrub; verified by: R. Camara Leret; reference: Plants of the World Online; expert comment: none; basionym published: 1753
Hypoxis hirsuta (L.) Coville - eastern yellow star grass
[Hypoxis erecta L.]
Bedrock bluff prairie, north west facing slope
Sisyrinchium campestre E.P. Bicknell - field blue eyed grass
[Sisyrinchium campestre f. albiflorum John W. Moore]
Bedrock bluff prairie, north west facing slope
Sisyrinchium mucronatum Michaux - pointed petal blue eyed grass
SE-facing limestone bluff, thin loess/rk
Agastache foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze - fragrant giant hyssop
[Agastache anethiodora (Nutt.) Britton]
Old field, formally cultivated, in low area between prairie ridges
Hedeoma hispida Pursh - rough false pennyroyal
East facing rock outcrop
Disturbed woodland
Lycopus virginicus L. - Virginia bugleweed
On a brushy hillside with a scattering of prairie plants in the understory openings.
Monarda fistulosa L. - wild bergamot
Dry prairie on gentle north-facing slope
Southern Dry Prairie
Dry bedrock bluff prairie, south facing slope
Dry prairie on gentle north-facing slope
Bedrock bluff prairie, north facing slope
Scutellaria parvula Michaux - prairie skullcap
Stachys hispida Pursh - smooth hedge nettle
[Stachys tenuifolia var. hispida (Pursh) Fernald]
Distrurbed woodland
Degraded dry prairie/old field
[Lilium philadelphicum var. andinum (Nutt.) Ker Gawl.]
Dry bedrock bluff prairie on north-northeast facing slope
Linum sulcatum Riddell - grooved yellow flax
Dry bedrock bluff prairie, south facing slope
Lobelia spicata Lamarck - palespike lobelia
[Lobelia spicata var. campanulata McVaugh]
Dry bedrock bluff prairie on ridge top
On a brushy hillside with a scattering of prairie plants in the understory openings.
Old field, formerly cultivated
[Zigadenus chloranthus Richardson, Zigadenus glaucus (Nutt.) Nutt.]
Dry bedrock bluff prairie on north-northeast facing slope
Menispermum canadense L. - Canadian moonseed
[Menispermum mexicanum Rose]
Dry bedrock prairie
Lysimachia ciliata L. - fringed loosestrife
[Steironema ciliatum (L.) Baudo, Steironema pumilum Greene, Steironema pumilum var. longipedicellatum Lunell]
South facing slope, degraded shrubby prairie
[Calylophus australis Towner & P.H. Raven, Meriolix spinulosa (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Heller, Oenothera serrulata Nutt.]
Dry bedrock bluff prairie on ridge top
Circaea canadensis (L.) Hill - common enchanter's nightshade
[Circaea quadrisulcata var. canadensis (L.) H. Hara]
Degraded woodland
Distrurbed woodland edge
Oenothera biennis L. - common evening primrose
[Oenothera biennis var. biennis, Oenothera biennis var. pycnocarpa (Atk. & Bartlett) Wiegand]
Dry bedrock prairie on north-facing slope
Mesic hardwood forest
Botrychium dissectum Spreng. - dissected grape fern
[Botrychium dissectum f. dissectum, Botrychium dissectum f. obliquum (Muhl.) Clute, Botrychium dissectum var. dissectum, Botrychium dissectum var. obliquum, Sceptridium dissectum (Spreng.) Lyon, Sceptridium dissectum f. dissectum, Sceptridium dissectum f. obliquum, Sceptridium dissectum var. dissectum]
Boxelder grove with an understory of overmature plum in a moist mossy swale; assoc. with Eupatorium rugosum, Parthenocissus inserta, Rubus strigosus, Liparis lilifolia.
[Botrychium multifidum var. intermedium (D.C. Eaton) Farw., Sceptridium multifidum (S.G. Gmel.) M. Nishida]
Boxelder grove with an understory of overmature plum in a moist mossy swale...Assoc. with Eupatorium rugosum, Parthenocissus inserta, Rubus strigosus, Liparis liliifolia.
Botrychium oneidense (Gilbert) House - blunt-lobed grape fern
[Sceptridium oneidense (Gilbert) Holub]
in woods; boxelder grove with an understory of overmature plum in a moist mossy swale. Associated with Eupatorium rugosum, Parthenocissus inserta, Rubus strigosus, Liparis liliifolia.
Botrychium rugulosum W.H. Wagner - St. Lawrence grape fern
[Botrychium multifidum f. dentatum R.M. Tryon, Sceptridium rugulosum (W.H. Wagner) Skoda & Holub]
Steep N facing hillside covered with relatively young trees (<40 yrs) dominated by Ulmus americana and Populus tremuloides.
[Botrychium virginianum var. europaeum Angstr., Botrychium virginianus, Botrypus virginianus (L.) Michx., Botrypus virginianus subsp. virginianus (L.) Michx.]
Edge of disturbed woodland
Mature pine plantation
Dry, thin soil prairie with numerous limestone outcrops. Assoc. species include: Astragalus crassicarpus, Carex richardsonis, Castilleja sessiliflora, Lithospermum incisum.
[Pedicularis canadensis var. fluviatilis (A. Heller) J.F. Macbr., Pedicularis fluviatilis A. Heller]
Dry, thin soil prairie with numerous limestone outcrops. Assoc. species include; Astragalus crassicarpus, Carex richardsonis, Castilleja sessiliflora, Lithospermum incisum.
Dry bedrock bluff prairie on level ridge top
Oxalis dillenii N.J. Jacquin - southern wood sorrel
Disturbed woodland
Oxalis stricta L. - yellow wood sorrel
[Oxalis europaea Jord., Oxalis europaea f. vestita Wiegand, Oxalis europaea f. villicaulis Wiegand, Oxalis europaea var. bushii (Small) Wiegand, Oxalis rufa Small]
Oxalis violacea L. - violet woodsorrel
Phryma leptostachya L. - American lopseed
On a brushy hillside with a scatering of prairie plants in the understory openings.
[Synthyris bullii (Eaton) A. Heller]
Edge of plum/buckthorn thicket on N-facing prairie hillside; assoc. with Parthenocissus inserta, Rhus radicans, Lithospermum, Sisyrinchium, Sorghastrum nutans.
Penstemon grandiflorus Nuttall - large flowered beardtongue
Plantago major L. - great plantain
[Plantago maior L., Plantago maior var. luxuriosa Lunell, Plantago major var. asiatica auct. non (L.) Decne., Plantago major var. major, Plantago major var. pachyphylla Pilg., Plantago major var. pilgeri Domin]
Field margin, part shade
Old field, formerly cultivated
[Anomalotis]
Low, moist area at base of steep ridge, formerly cultivated
[Andropogon furcatus Muhl. ex Willd.]
Dry bedrock prairie on north-facing slope
Dry bedrock prairie on north-facing slope
Southern Dry Prairie
Dry bedrock prairie on north-facing slope
Southern Dry Prairie
[Ceratochloa]
Brushy area at base of slope
Bromus inermis Leysser - Hungarian brome
[Bromus inermis f. bulbiferous John W. Moore]
Bedrock bluff prairie, north facing slope
Dactylis glomerata L. - barnyardgrass
Dry prairie on gentle east-facing slope
Bedrock bluff prairie, north facing slope
[Panicum lanuginosum]
Southern Dry Prairie
[Panicum linearifolium Scribn., Panicum linearifolium var. werneri (Scribn.) Fernald]
SE-facing limestone bluff; thin loess/rk.
[Panicum oligosanthes Schult.]
SE-facing limestone bluff; thin loess/rk
[Asprella Willd., Hystrix Moench, Sitanion Raf.]
Low, moist area at base of steep ridge, formerly cultivated
Elymus canadensis L. - Canada wildrye
South facing slope with other grasses, Rare, On a downward slope east of the main entrance, source: J. Poole
[Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Malte ex H.F. Lewis, Agropyron trachycaulum var. novae-angliae (Scribn.) Fern., Agropyron trachycaulum var. trachycaulum, Agropyron violaceum (Hornem.) Lange]
Old field
[Stiburus]
Dry bedrock prairie, north-east facing slope
[Stipa spartea Trin.]
Dry brushy prairie
Koeleria pyramidata (Lam.) P. Beauv. - prairie Koeler's grass
[Koeleria cristata Pers., Koeleria gracilis Pers., Koeleria macrantha (Ledebour) Schultes]
Dry bedrock bluff prairie on north-northeast facing slope
Dry bedrock prairie
Panicum virgatum L. - switchgrass
Degraded dry prairie, gentle south facing slope
Shrubby draw between dry prairie ridges
Phalaris arundinacea L. - reed canarygrass
[Baldingera arundinacea (L.) Dumort., Phalaris arundinacea var. picta L., Phalaroides arundinacea (L.) Rauschert, Typhoides arundinacea (L.) Moench]
Low, moist area at base of steep ridge, formerly cultivated
Dry prairie on gentle east-facing slope
Poa compressa L. - flat stem bluegrass
Bedrock bluff prairie, north facing slope
Poa pratensis L. - Kentucky bluegrass
Bedrock bluff prairie, north facing slope
[Poa angustifolia L., Poa pratensis var. angustifolia (L.) Gaudin]
Southern Dry Prairie
Dry bedrock bluff prairie
[Andropogon scoparius Michx.]
Southern Dry Prairie
[Acrochaete]
Low, moist area at base of steep ridge, formerly cultivated
[Panicum pallide-fuscum Schumach., Panicum pumilum Poir., Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br., Setaria erythraeae Mattei, Setaria glauca subsp. pallide-fusca (Schumach.) B.K. Simon, Setaria glauca var. pallide-fusca (Schumach.) Koyama, Setaria lutescens (Weigel) Hubbard, Setaria pallide-fusca (Schumach.) Stapf & C.E. Hubb., Setaria pumila subsp. pallide-fusca (Schumach.) Simon]
[Setaria glauca (L.) P. Beauv.]
Southern Dry Prairie
Dry bedrock prairie
Small, dry prairie remnant on south facing slope
See iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/198432324
Phlox pilosa L. - downy phlox
[Phlox pilosa f. albiflora MacMillan]
Dry bedrock bluff prairie on ridge top
[Bilderdykia]
Rock outcrop, south facing ("Warrens Rock")
Distrurbed woodland edge
Rumex crispus L. - yellow dock
Old field
[Pellaea rigida Hook.]
Steep N facing hillside covered with relatively young trees (<30 yrs) mainly Ulmus americana and Populus tremuloides, Crevice in limestone outcropping on wooded hillside.
Anemone canadensis L. - round leaf tumbleweed
Anemone cylindrica A. Gray - long headed thimbleweed
Dry brushy prairie
Aquilegia canadensis L. - red columbine
Dry, thin soil prairie with numerous limestone outcrops. Assoc. species include: Astragalus crassicarpus, Carex richardsonis, Castilleja sessiliflora, Lithospermum incisum.
Delphinium carolinianum Walter - Carolina larkspur
Dry bedrock bluff prairie, south facing slope
Ranunculus hispidus Michx. - hispid buttercup
Degraded woodland
Dry prairie on gentle east-facing slope
Thalictrum dioicum L. - early meadow-rue
Rhamnus cathartica L. - European buckthorn
Low, moist area at base of steep ridge, formerly cultivated
Agrimonia gryposepala Wallroth - common hairy agrimony
Lower slope, degraded prairie
Geum triflorum Pursh - prairie smoke
Geum triflorum var. triflorum - old man's whiskers
Dry, thin soil prairie with numerous limestone outcrops. Assoc. species include: Astragalus crassicarpus, Carex richardsonis, Castilleja sessiliflora, Lithospermum incisum
Potentilla norvegica L. - strawberryweed
[Potentilla monspeliensis L., Potentilla norvegica var. hirsuta (Michaux) Lehmann]
On rock outcrop
Potentilla recta L. - rough fruit potentilla
Degraded dry prairie/old field
Potentilla simplex Michaux - old field cinquefoil
Dry brushy prairie
Prunus americana Marshall - American wild plum
Southern Dry Prairie
Prunus pumila L. - sand cherry
Prunus pumila var. pumila - Great Lakes sandcherry
Dry, thin soil prairie with numerous limestone outcrops. Assoc. species include: Astragalus craxxicarpus, Carex richardsonis, Castilleja sessiliflora, Lithospermum incisum.
[Prunus serotina var. salicifolia (Kunth) Koehne]
Low, moist area at base of steep ridge, formerly cultivated
Dry, thin soil prairie with numerous limestone outcrops. Assoc. species include: Astragalus crassicarpus, Carex richardsonis, Castilleja sessiliflora, Lithospermum incisum.
Prunus virginiana L. - choke cherry
Low, moist area at base of steep ridge, formerly cultivated
[Prunus nana Du Roi, Prunus virginiana f. deamii G.N. Jones]
Dry, thin soil prairie with numerous limestone outcrops. Assoc. species include: Astragalus crassicarpus, Carex richardsonis, Castilleja sessiliflora, Lithospermum incisum.
Dry brushy prairie
Bedrock bluff prairie, northwest facing slope
Rubus idaeus L. - American red raspberry
[Rubus idaeus subsp. idaeus]
Bedrock bluff prairie, northwest facing slope
Rubus occidentalis L. - western blackberry
Low, moist area at base of steep ridge, formerly cultivated
[Galium aparine var. vaillantii (DC.) Koch]
Low, moist area at base of steep ridge, formerly cultivated
Galium triflorum Michaux - fragrant bedstraw
Disturbed woodland
Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link - false solomon's seal
[Smilacina amplexicaulis Nuttall, Smilacina racemosa (L.) Desf.]
Disturbed woodland
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link - starflower solomon's seal
[Smilacina sessilifolia Nutt. ex Baker, Smilacina stellata (L.) Desf.]
[Polygonatum arenarium Greene, Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum Morong., Polygonatum canaliculatum (Muhl.) Pursh, Polygonatum canaliculatum var. rotundifolium J.W. Moore, Polygonatum commutatum (Schult.f.) A. Dietr., Polygonatum commutatum var. lineamentosum Lunell]
Salix humilis Marshall - upland willow
Dry bedrock bluff prairie on north-northeast facing slope
[Salix tristis Aiton]
Dry, thin soil prairie with numerous limestone outcrops. Assoc. species include: Astragalus crassicarpus, Carex richardsonis, Castilleja sessiliflora, Lithospermum incisum
Acer negundo L. - box elder
Disturbed woodland
[Heuchera richardsonii var. hispidior Rosend., Butters & Lakela]
Dry, thin soil prairie with numerous limestone utcrops. Assoc. species include: Astragalus crassicarpus, Carex richardsonis, Castilleja sessiliflora, Lithospermum incisum.
Scrophularia lanceolata Pursh - lanceleaf figwort
[Scrophularia dakotana Lunell]
Mesic prairie at base of steep slope
Verbascum thapsus L. - common mullein
Dry bedrock bluff prairie, south facing slope
Physalis heterophylla Nees - clammy groundcherry
Physalis virginiana Mill. - Virginia ground cherry
Bedrock bluff prairie, north west facing slope
Solanum dulcamara L. - bittersweet nightshade
Mesic hardwood forest
Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell - Canadian woodnettle
Degraded woodland
Pilea pumila (L.) A. Gray - dwarf clearweed
[Adicea deamii Lunell, Adicea nieuwlandii Lunell]
Mesic hardwood forest
Urtica dioica L. - stinging nettle
Field margin, part shade
Verbena stricta Ventenat - hoary vervain
Dry bedrock bluff prairie, south facing slope
Verbena urticifolia L. - nettle leaf vervain
Shrubby draw between dry prairie ridges
Bedrock bluff prairie, north west facing slope
Viola pedata L. - birdfoot violet
Bedrock bluff prairie, north west facing slope
Viola pedatifida G. Don - prairie violet
[Viola delphiniifolia Nutt., Viola palmata var. pedatifida (G. Don) Cronquist]
Southern Dry Prairie
Old field, formally cultivated, in low area between prairie ridges
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