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Authors: Seth MacLeod, Leticia Ramirez & Gerald B. Ownbey
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Abstract: This checklist to the plants of Itasca State Park was developed by students of PMB4321: Minnesota Flora based on Bell Museum specimen records and DNR expert observations. Notes on habitat and locations were drawn from Ownbey (1969) "Annotated checklist of the seed plants, ferns and fern allies (Division Tracheophyta) for Clearwater County and Itasca State Park, Minnesota" Department of Botany, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Families: 110
Genera: 371
Species: 856
Total Taxa (details): 875
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Abies balsamea - balsam fir
In clearwater county inside the park. common
Acer negundo - box elder
In clearwater county inside the park. common
Acer rubrum - red maple
uplands mixed forest. Common
Acer saccharum - sugar maple
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
Acer spicatum - moose maple
Central Dry-Mesic Pine-Hardwood Forest, Common
Achillea millefolium - common yarrow
[Achillea fusca, Achillea lanulosa, Achillea lanulosa var. arachnoides, Achillea millefolium f. millefolium, Achillea millefolium subsp. atrotegula, Achillea millefolium var. parvula]
Dry hillsides, roadsides. Very Common
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
Actaea rubra - red baneberry
[Actaea arguta, Actaea arguta var. alabastrina]
In clearwater county inside the park, Common
Adiantum pedatum - northern maidenhair
[Adiantum pedatum var. pedatum]
In clearwater county inside the park. Occasional
Agalinis paupercula - smallflower false foxglove
[Agalinis paupercula var. borealis, Agalinis paupercula var. paupercula, Agalinis purpurea var. parviflora, Agalinis purpurea var. parviflora, Gerardia paupercula, Gerardia paupercula var. borealis, Gerardia paupercula var. paupercula, Gerardia purpurea var. parviflora, Gerardia purpurea var. paupercula]
In clearwater county inside the park along the lake shore in gravel soils, Uncommon
Agalinis tenuifolia - slenderleaf false foxglove
[Agalinis tenuifolia var. macrophylla, Agalinis tenuifolia var. parviflora, Agalinis tenuifolia var. tenuifolia, Gerardia besseyana, Gerardia tenuifolia, Gerardia tenuifolia var. macrophylla, Gerardia tenuifolia var. parviflora]
Agalinis tenuifolia var. parviflora - slenderleaf false foxglove
[Agalinis tenuifolia, Agalinis tenuifolia var. macrophylla, Agalinis tenuifolia var. tenuifolia, Gerardia besseyana, Gerardia tenuifolia, Gerardia tenuifolia var. macrophylla, Gerardia tenuifolia var. parviflora]
Within the park on the shore of a small island, Uncommon
Agastache foeniculum - fragrant giant hyssop
[Agastache anethiodora]
Meadows and forest openings. Common
Agrimonia gryposepala - common hairy agrimony
In clearwater county inside the park within a Fir-birch habitat in loam/moist soils, Occasional
Agropyron cristatum - crested wheatgrass
[Agropyron pectiniforme]
In clearwater county inside the park within gravel soil, Uncommon
Agrostis gigantea - black bent
[Agrostis alba, Agrostis stolonifera var. major]
In clearwater county inside the park within loam soil in Alder Groves, meadows, and pine forests, Common
Agrostis perennans - autumn bent
In clearwater county inside the park along a hillside, Uncommon
Agrostis scabra - ticklegrass
[Agrostis geminata, Agrostis geminata f. exaristata, Agrostis hyemalis var. scabra]
In clearwater county inside the park within bogs, Jack pine forests, sandy soils, and gravel lake shores,, Common
Alisma gramineum - grass leaved water plantain
[Alisma geyeri, Alisma geyeri var. giganteum]
In clear county, Threatened
Alisma triviale - common water plantain
[Alisma plantago-aquatica var. americana, Alisma subcordatum var. superbum]
In clearwater county both inside and outside the park. Common
In clearwater county inside the park, Occasional
Alnus incana - gray alder
[Alnus rugosa, Alnus rugosa f. emersoniana, Alnus rugosa var. americana]
In clearwater county inside the park in scrub-shrub zone of floodplain within moist soils, Common
Alnus viridis - green alder
[Alnus crispa, Alnus crispa var. elongata, Alnus crispa var. mollis]
In clearwater county inside the park within aspen-pine groves in loam soil, Occasional
Alopecurus aequalis - short-awn foxtail
Along the edges of ponds within sedge swale growing in peat, Occasional
Amaranthus albus - tumbleweed
Amaranthus blitoides - prostrate pigweed
In Becker County. Rare
Amaranthus retroflexus - redroot amaranth
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
Amaranthus tuberculatus - tamarack waterhemp
[Amaranthus rudis, Amaranthus tamariscinus]
In clearwater county inside the park. Rare
Ambrosia artemisiifolia - common ragweed
[Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior, Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. paniculata, Ambrosia elatior]
dry roadsides and fields. Common
Ambrosia psilostachya - western ragweed
[Ambrosia coronopifolia, Ambrosia psilostachya var. californica]
Ambrosia trifida - giant ragweed
Weed in disturbed areas. occasional
Amelanchier interior - inland juneberry
[Amelanchier wiegandii]
Within Loam soil throughout the park, Common
Amelanchier laevis - smooth juneberry
Rich soil, mixed hardwood - coniferous forests, Common
Within sandy loam soil in Itasca State Park, Uncommon
Amelanchier sanguinea - Huron juneberry
[Amelanchier huronensis, Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea]
Norway Pine habitat in Sandy loam soil, Common
[Amelanchier huronensis, Amelanchier sanguinea]
Norway Pine habitat in Sandy loam soil, Common
Amelanchier spicata - spicate serviceberry
[Amelanchier stolonifera]
Jack pine - aspen forest, Occasional
[Amelanchier arborea x canadensis, Amelanchier intermedia]
Peat bog and aspen groves in sandy soil, Occasional
Amerorchis rotundifolia - small round leaved orchis
[Galearis rotundifolia, Orchis rotundifolia]
Spruce swamps, Occasional
Amphicarpaea bracteata - American hog peanut
[Amphicarpa bracteata, Amphicarpaea comosa]
Deciduous forests. Common.
Anaphalis margaritacea - western pearly everlasting
[Anaphalis margaritacea var. angustior, Anaphalis margaritacea var. intercedens, Anaphalis margaritacea var. revoluta, Anaphalis margaritacea var. subalpina]
Open woodlands. Common
Andromeda polifolia - bog rosemary
Tamarack bogs in peat soil, Common
Andropogon gerardii - big bluestem
[Andropogon furcatus]
Central rich dry pine woodland, Occasional
[Hepatica americana, Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa]
Northern Dry-Mesic woodlands, Very Common
Anemone canadensis - round leaf tumbleweed
Central Dry-Mesic Pine-Hardwood Forest, Common
Anemone cylindrica - long headed thimbleweed
Along the roadside and within Jack pine forests in sandy soils, Occasional
Anemone quinquefolia - two-leaf anemone
[Anemone quinquefolia f. rubra, Anemone quinquefolia var. bifolia]
Northern Dry-Mesic Mixed woodland, sandy soil, Common
Anemone virginiana - tall thimbleweed
[Anemone riparia]
Aspen grove, loam soil, Common
Aspen grove, loam soil, Common
Antennaria howellii - field pussytoes
[Antennaria petaloidea]
[Antennaria canadensis]
Central Poor Dry Pine Woodland, Occasional
[Antennaria neglecta var. attenuata, Antennaria neglecta var. neodioica, Antennaria neodioica, Antennaria neodioica var. attenuata]
Central Poor Dry Pine Woodland, Occasional
Antennaria parlinii - plantain leaved pussytoes
[Antennaria fallax, Antennaria munda, Antennaria plantaginifolia var. ambigens]
Sandy-Gravel soils, Uncommon
Antennaria plantaginifolia - plantain leaved pussytoes
NW slope of Itasca State Park, Uncommon
Apocynum androsaemifolium - spreading dogbane
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
Apocynum cannabinum - clasping dogbane
[Apocynum cannabinum var. hypericifolium, Apocynum cannabinum var. pubescens, Apocynum pubescens, Apocynum sibiricum, Apocynum sibiricum var. cordigerum]
Along the lakeshore, Occasional
Apocynum sibiricum - clasping dogbane
[Apocynum cannabinum, Apocynum cannabinum var. hypericifolium, Apocynum cannabinum var. pubescens, Apocynum pubescens, Apocynum sibiricum var. cordigerum]
In clearwater county both inside and outside the park. Common
Aquilegia canadensis - red columbine
Arabis pycnocarpa - creamflower rockcress
[Arabis hirsuta]
Sandy-Gravel soils, Uncommon
Aralia nudicaulis - wild sarsaparilla
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
Aralia racemosa - American spikenard
shady moist woods. Pear paw point. occassional
Arceuthobium pusillum - eastern dwarf mistletoe
Parasitic on Black Spruce. Common.
Arctium minus - common burdock
weed along highways and about habitations., Occasional
[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi var. coactilis]
Jack pine woods, sandy soils, Common
Arenaria serpyllifolia - thyme-leaf sandwort
Gravel soils in Full sun, Uncommon
Arisaema triphyllum - jack in the pulpit
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
Escaped from Cultivation - Abandoned field, Uncommon
Artemisia absinthium - absinthe wormwood
[Artemisia rehan]
In distrubed soils, borders and fields. occasional
Artemisia biennis - biennial wormwood
open dry sites, squaw lake. Rare
Artemisia campestris - tall wormwood
[Artemisia caudata]
[Artemisia caudata var. calvens]
Lake shores, sandy soils, Uncommon
Artemisia ludoviciana - white sagebrush or sage
[Artemisia gnaphalodes, Artemisia ludoviciana var. gnaphalodes, Artemisia ludoviciana var. pabularis]
At the headwaters, Sandy-Gravel soils, Uncommon
Asarum canadense - Canadian wildginger
[Asarum canadense var. acuminatum, Asarum canadense var. canadense, Asarum reflexum]
In clearwater county inside the park. Occasional
Asclepias ovalifolia - oval-leaf milkweed
In clearwater county both inside and outside the park. Occasional
Asclepias speciosa - showy milkweed
Norway Pine habitat in Sandy loam soil, Uncommon
Asclepias syriaca - common milkweed
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
Asparagus officinalis - garden asparagus
Excaped cultivation. Occasional.
Astragalus canadensis - Canadian milk vetch
[Astragalus carolinianus]
Meadows and forest openings. Morrison Lake; La Salle Springs. Occasional.
Astragalus neglectus - Cooper's milkvetch
[Astragalus cooperi]
Sandy banks. Morrison Lake; De Soto Lake. Locally common.
Athyrium filix-femina - common ladyfern
[Athyrium angustum, Athyrium angustum f. rubellum, Athyrium filix-femina subsp. angustum, Athyrium filix-femina var. michauxii, Athyrium filix-femina var. rubellum]
Tamarack bogs in peat soil, Common
Avena sativa - cultivated oats
In clearwater county within Itasca State Park, Uncommon
Berteroa incana - hoary alyssum
Loam soils, Uncommon
[Betula lutea]
Along steam shoreline and edges of bogs, peat soil, Occasional
Betula papyrifera - paper birch
Central Dry-Mesic Pine-Hardwood Forest, Very Common
Betula pumila - bog birch
[Betula glandulifera]
Scrub-Shrub zone of flood plain, Very Common
Betula x purpusii - Purpus' birch
Within Floating Bog, Uncommon
Betula x sandbergii - Sandberg's birch
Open Bog, Occasional
Bidens beckii - Beck's water-marigold
[Megalodonta beckii]
3-6 ft of Water, Occasional
Bidens cernua - nodding bur marigold
[Bidens cernua var. dentata, Bidens cernua var. minima, Bidens cernua var. oligodonta]
Marshes and lake borders., Common
Bidens connata - swamp beggar ticks
[Bidens connata f. lakelae, Bidens connata var. ambiversa, Bidens connata var. gracilipes]
Bogs, Common
Bidens frondosa - leafy beggar ticks
along wet ditches, Occasional
Bidens tripartita - tufted beggar ticks
[Bidens comosa]
Along the lakeshore, Occasional
Boechera grahamii - spreadingpod rockcress
[Arabis divaricarpa]
Bank of Lake, Sandy soil, Occasional
[Schoenoplectus fluviatilis, Scirpus fluviatilis]
In a river near the shoreline, gravel sand, Occasional
Botrychium matricariifolium - matricary grape fern
[Osmunda ramosa]
Open swale in Birch, loam soil, Occasional
Botrychium minganense - Mingan moonwort
In clearwater county within Itasca State Park, Rare
Botrychium mormo - goblin fern
In clearwater county within Itasca State Park, Rare
Botrychium multifidum - leathery grape fern
[Botrychium multifidum var. intermedium, Sceptridium multifidum]
Edge of marsh, Occasional
Botrychium simplex - least moonwort
[Botrychium simplex var. laxifolium]
In clearwater county within Itasca State Park, Rare
Botrychium virginianum - common grape fern
[Botrychium virginianum var. europaeum, Botrychium virginianus, Botrypus virginianus, Botrypus virginianus subsp. virginianus]
Mixed hardwood coniferous forests, the edge of bogs, Common
Brachyelytrum aristosum - bearded shorthusk
[Brachyelytrum aristatum, Brachyelytrum erectum var. glabratum, Brachyelytrum erectum var. septentrionale, Brachyelytrum septentrionale]
Populus-Betula forest, sandy loam soils, Occasional
Brachyelytrum erectum - southern shorthusk
Along roadside, gravel soils, Uncommon
Brasenia schreberi - watershield
[Brasenia purpurea, Hydropeltis purpurea]
4'-6' of water, Occasional
Bromus ciliatus - fringed brome
Poplar Forest, Common
Bromus inermis - Hungarian brome
[Bromus inermis f. bulbiferous]
Northern Dry-Mesic Mixed woodland, sandy soil, Occasional
Bromus japonicus - Japanese brome
[Bromus arvensis]
Along roadside, gravel soils, Occasional
Sandy openings in red-pine forest, Uncommon
Bromus latiglumis - broad glume brome
[Bromus altissimus, Bromus incanus, Bromus purgans, Bromus purgans var. latiglumis]
Along the lakeshore, Uncommon
Bromus pubescens - hairy brome
Central Dry-Mesic Oak-Aspen Forest, Uncommon
Bromus tectorum - downy chess
Along lakeshore, gravel soils, Occasional
Northern Wet Meadow/Carr, Common
[Calamagrostis inexpansa var. robusta]
Northern Wet Meadow/Carr, Common
Calamagrostis stricta - slimstem reedgrass
[Calamagrostis neglecta]
In clearwater county within Itasca State Park, Rare
[Calamagrostis inexpansa, Calamagrostis inexpansa var. brevior, Calamagrostis lacustris, Calamagrostis stricta subsp. lacustris]
In clearwater county within Itasca State Park, Rare
Large shallow ponds, Uncommon
Calamovilfa longifolia - prairie sand reed
Dry hillside, sand, Uncommon
Calla palustris - wild calla
In clearwater county inside the park., Very Common
Callitriche palustris - spring water starwort
[Callitriche verna]
In clearwater county both inside and outside the park. Occasional
Calopogon tuberosus - tuberous grass-pink
Spruce-Tamarack Swamp, Occasional
[Caltha palustris var. arctica]
Spruce-Tamarack, sphagnum soil, Common
Calypso bulbosa - fairy slipper
Sandy-clay soils, edges of densely shaded areas, Occasional
Calystegia sepium - hedge bindweed
[Convolvulus sepium, Convolvulus sepium f. coloratus]
Along roadside, loam soils, Uncommon
Calystegia spithamaea - low false bindweed
[Convolvulus spithamaeus]
Aspen grove, loam soil, Uncommon
Campanula aparinoides - marsh bellflower
Campanula rapunculoides - European bellflower
Along roadside, gravel soils, Uncommon
[Campanula heterodoxa, Campanula rotundifolia f. cleistocodons, Campanula rotundifolia var. intercedens]
In clearwater county outside the park. Very common
Capsella bursa-pastoris - shepherd's purse
Weed, grassy area, Occasional
Cardamine pensylvanica - Quaker bittercress
Edge of pond, Occasional
Cardamine pratensis - cuckoo flower
In clearwater county within Itasca State Park, Rare
Carduus acanthoides - spiny plumeless thistle
Fire-disturbed area in mixed hardwood-softweed forest, Uncommon
Carex adusta - brown oval sedge
Dry Meadow, sandy loam, Uncommon
Carex alopecoidea - brown head fox sedge
Along the shoreline of pond, Uncommon
Carex aquatilis - long bracted tussock sedge
Northern Wet Meadow/Carr, Occasional
[Carex aquatilis subsp. altior, Carex aquatilis var. altior]
Northern Wet Meadow/Carr, Occasional
Carex arcta - bear sedge
Wet Swale in Poplar Forest, peat soil, Occasional
Carex atherodes - slough sedge
Shallow water of lake, Occasional
Carex aurea - golden fruited sedge
Wet Prairie, gravel soil, Occasional
Carex backii - Back's sedge
Norway Pine habitat in Sandy loam soil, Occasional
Carex bebbii - Bebb's sedge
Moist, marly soil, Uncommon
Carex blanda - charming sedge
[Carex laxiflora var. blanda]
Poplar Forest, loam soil, Occasional
Carex brunnescens - green bog sedge
Tamarack swamp, Occasional
Carex canescens - gray bog sedge
Open Bog, Peat soil, Occasional
Carex capillaris - hair-like sedge
Dry woody bank, sandy loam soil, Occasional
Carex chordorrhiza - cordroot sedge
Open bog, Occasional
Carex comosa - bristly sedge
Floating bog, Common
Carex crawfordii - Crawford's sedge
Border of dried up lake, Occasional
Carex cryptolepis - northeastern sedge
Tufted, sandy moist shore of lake, Occasional
Carex deweyana - Dewey sedge
Birch Forests, Common
Carex diandra - bog panicled sedge
Northern shrub shore fern, Common
Carex disperma - two seed bog sedge
Bogs, Common
Carex echinata - star sedge
[Carex angustior, Carex cephalantha]
Lake margin, peat soil, Occasional
Carex echinodes - marsh straw sedge
[Carex tenera var. echinodes]
Wet margin of pond, Uncommon
Carex gracillima - graceful sedge
Northern Wet Meadow/Carr, Common
Carex granularis - granular sedge
Wet swale, peat soil, Occasional
Carex gynocrates - feminine sedge
[Carex dioica subsp. gynocrates]
Carex haydenii - long scale tussock sedge
In stools, hardwood forest swales, Uncommon
Carex houghtoniana - Houghton's Sedge
Along ridge near creek, Occasional
Carex hystericina - porcupine sedge
[Carex hystericina f. gynaecandra]
Northern Rich Fen, Common
Swamp, growing in 2" of water, Uncommon
Carex interior - interior sedge
[Carex interior var. charlestonensis, Carex interior var. keweenawensis]
In clearwater county within Itasca State Park, Common
Carex intumescens - greater bladder sedge
[Carex intumescens var. fernaldii]
Hardwoods, hummus soils, Common
Carex lacustris - common lake sedge
[Carex lacustris var. lacustris]
4"-6" water in soil muck, Occasional
Carex lasiocarpa - woollyfruit sedge
Northern Rich Fen, Occasional
Carex leptalea - bristlystalked sedge
Swamp, Occasional
Carex leptonervia - fine nerved sedge
Rich soil, mixed hardwood - coniferous forests, Uncommon
Carex limosa - candle lantern sedge
Northern Wet Meadow/Carr, Occasional
Carex magellanica - boreal bog sedge
In Spaghnum mats, Occasional
Carex oligosperma - bog wiregrass sedge
Northern Rich Fen, Uncommon
Carex peckii - Peck's sedge
In Spaghnum mats, Occasional
Carex pedunculata - longstalk sedge
Poplar Forest, loam soil, Occasional
Carex pellita - woolly sedge
[Carex lasiocarpa var. latifolia]
Along the lakeshore, Uncommon
Carex pensylvanica - sun loving sedge
Northern Dry-Mesic Mixed woodland, Common
Carex prairea - prairie sedge
Northern Wet Meadow/Carr, Occasional
Carex projecta - projecting sedge
Roadside ditch, submerged logs, and deciduous woods, Common
Carex pseudocyperus - cypress sedge
Ash swale, Northern Rich Fen, Common
Carex retrorsa - retrorse sedge
Tamarack swamp, Occasional
Carex richardsonii - prairie hummock sedge
Jack pine - aspen forest, Uncommon
Carex rosea - starry sedge
[Carex convoluta]
Boggy woods, near small marsh, Uncommon
Carex sartwellii - running marsh sedge
Along lakeshore, gravel-sandy soils, Occasional
Carex saximontana - Rocky Mountain sedge
In clearwater county within Itasca State Park, Uncommon
Carex scoparia - broom sedge
Carex siccata - dryspike sedge
Norway Pine habitat in Sandy loam soil, Uncommon
Carex sprengelii - long beak sedge
[Carex longirostris]
Along roadside, gravel soils, Uncommon
Carex stipata - awlfruit sedge
Carex stipata var. stipata - common fox sedge
Edge of pond, Uncommon
Carex stricta - tussock sedge
[Carex strictior]
Floating Hedge mat, Very Common
Carex sychnocephala - manyhead sedge
Edge of marsh, Uncommon
Carex tenera - marsh straw sedge
Not found in Itasca
Carex tenuiflora - small headed bog sedge
Spruce-Tamarack, sphagnum soil, Uncommon
Carex trisperma - three seed bog sedge
Peat-Cedar Bog, Occasional
Carex tuckermanii - Tuckerman's sedge
Swale in Hardwood, Loam soil, Occasional
Carex umbellata - umbel sedge
[Carex abdita]
Jack pine woods, sandy soils, Occasional
Carex utriculata - beaked sedge
Emergent zone of Floodplain, Occasional
Carex vaginata - sheathed sedge
Open Bog, Peat soil, Occasional
Carex vesicaria - inflated sedge
Small swale in mixed hardwood-white pine forest, Occasional
Carex viridula - little green sedge
[Carex viridula var. viridula]
In clearwater county within Itasca State Park, Uncommon
Carex vulpinoidea - yellowfruit sedge
Lake shores, gravel-sandy soils, Uncommon
Carpinus caroliniana - American hornbeam
Low, moist area, full shade, Occasional
Carum carvi - caraway
Edge of woods, Uncommon
Medium moisture, sunny exposure, sandy soil, Occasional
In clearwater county inside the park. Locally common
Ceanothus herbaceus - narrow leaved New Jersey tea
[Ceanothus ovatus, Ceanothus ovatus var. pubescens]
Central Dry-Mesic Pine-Hardwood Forest, Uncommon
Celastrus scandens - American bittersweet
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
escaped cultivation, roaside; lake Demming. rare
Centaurea stoebe - spotted knapweed
[Centaurea biebersteinii, Centaurea maculosa]
itroduced weed along roadways; Sucker creek near iron springs. Occasional
Cerastium fontanum - common mouse-ear chickweed
status: not endemic; distribution: not evaluated; growth habit: herbaceous; life form: not reported; verified by: none; reference: none; expert comment: none; basionym published: year not recorded
[Ceratophyllum demersum f. missionis, Ceratophyllum demersum var. inflatum, Ceratophyllum missionis]
status: not endemic; distribution: PNG & Indonesia; growth habit: herbaceous; life form: aquatic; verified by: Walsingham; reference: POWOP/IPNI/WCSP; expert comment: none; basionym published: 1753
Ceratophyllum echinatum - spiny coontail
Along the lakeshore, Uncommon
Open muskeg, along the lake shore, Occasional
Chelone glabra - white turtlehead
[Chelone chlorantha, Chelone glabra forma tomentosa, Chelone glabra var. dilatata, Chelone glabra var. linifolia]
In clearwater county within Itasca State Park, Uncommon
Chenopodium album - common pigweed
[Botrys nudata]
In clearwater county inside the park. Occasional
[Botrys alba, Chenopodium berlandieri var. berlandieri, Chenopodium ferulatum]
[Botrys alba var. pauper]
A weed growing on a gopher mound, Uncommon
Chenopodium pratericola - narrow leaf goosefoot
Dry bank at end of Red Pine Forest, Uncommon
Chenopodium simplex - mapleleaf goosefoot
[Chenopodium gigantospermum, Chenopodium hybridum, Chenopodium hybridum var. gigantospermum]
Norway Pine habitat in Sandy loam soil, Occasional
[Chimaphila umbellata subsp. cisatlantica, Chimaphila umbellata subsp. occidentalis, Chimaphila umbellata var. cisatlantica]
Spruce-Fir Forests, Occasional
Cicuta bulbifera - bulblet-bearing water hemlock
Northern Wet Meadow/Carr, Very Common
Cicuta maculata - spotted water hemlock
[Cicuta dakotica]
Cicuta maculata var. maculata - spotted water hemlock
Moist, sunny exposure, mucky soil, Very Common
Cinna latifolia - slender wood reed
Aspen grove, loam soil, Common
Circaea alpina - small enchanter's nightshade
Circaea alpina subsp. alpina - alpine enchanter's nightshade
[Circaea alpina var. alpina]
Fir-Tamarack swamp, peat soil, Common
Circaea lutetiana - broadleaf enchanter's nightshade
Circaea lutetiana var. canadensis - broadleaf enchanter's nightshade
[Circaea canadensis subsp. canadensis]
Maple-birch forest, loam soil, Occasional
Cirsium arvense - Canada thistle
[Cirsium arvense var. mite]
Wet ditches and road margins. common
Cirsium discolor - field thistle
edges of woodlands, road edges. Occasional
Cirsium flodmanii - Flodman's thistle
[Cirsium nebraskense, Cirsium nebraskense var. discissum, Cirsium nebraskense var. formidolosum]
meadows lake itasca. occasional
Cirsium muticum - swamp thistle
swamps and wet meadows. common
Cirsium vulgare - bull thistle
[Cirsium abyssinicum, Cnicus lanceolatus, Cnicus lanceolatus var. abyssinicus]
pasture and woodland weed. occasional
Clintonia borealis - yellow clintonia
Tamarack-spruce bogs; mixed forests., Common
Coeloglossum viride - long bract orchid
[Coeloglossum viride var. virescens, Dactylorhiza viride, Habenaria viridis]
Jack pine woods, sandy soils, Occasional
Collomia linearis - linear leaved collomia
Along roadside, gravel soils, Uncommon
Conyza canadensis - Canadian horseweed
[Erigeron canadensis]
Along roadside, gravel soils, Occasional
Coptis trifolia - threeleaf goldthread
[Coptis groenlandica, Coptis trifolia subsp. groenlandica]
Very boggy, shady, mucky, a lot of organic material, Common
Corallorhiza maculata - spotted coralroot
Norway Pine habitat in Sandy loam soil, Uncommon
[Corallorhiza leimbachiana]
Norway Pine habitat in Sandy loam soil, Uncommon
Corallorhiza striata - hooded coralroot
Spruce-Tamarack, peat soil, Uncommon
Corallorhiza trifida - early coralroot
Bogs, Occasional
Corispermum americanum - American bugseed
[Corispermum simplicissimum]
Along roadside, gravel soils, Uncommon
Cornus alternifolia - pagoda dogwood
Growing among sedges in saturated soils, Very Common
Cornus canadensis - bunchberry
[Cornus canadensis f. florulenta]
Swamp, Very Common
Cornus racemosa - panicled dogwood
[Cornus foemina, Cornus racemosa f. nielsenii]
Populus-Betula forest, sandy loam soils, Common
Cornus rugosa - roundleaf dogwood
Rich hardwood-coniferous forest, Common
Cornus sericea - redosier dogwood
[Cornus baileyi, Cornus californica, Cornus instolonea, Cornus sericea subsp. sericea, Cornus stolonifera, Cornus stolonifera var. baileyi, Cornus stolonifera var. stolonifera]
[Cornus baileyi, Cornus californica, Cornus instolonea, Cornus sericea, Cornus stolonifera, Cornus stolonifera var. baileyi, Cornus stolonifera var. stolonifera]
Northern Dry-Mesic Mixed woodland, sandy soil, Very Common
Corydalis aurea - scrambled eggs
Corydalis aurea var. aurea - golden corydalis
[Corydalis macrorrhiza]
Sandy soil, Occasional
Corydalis sempervirens - pink and yellow corydalis
Along roadside, gravel soils, Occasional
Corylus americana - American hazel
[Corylus americana var. indehiscens]
In clearwater county within Itasca State Park, Common
Corylus cornuta - beaked hazelnut
[Corylus rostrata]
Central Dry-Mesic Pine-Hardwood Forest, Occasional
[Crataegus columbiana var. chrysocarpa, Crataegus rotundifolia, Crataegus rotundifolia var. chrysocarpa]
Wet soils, mixed forest, Occasional
Crataegus macracantha - fleshy hawthorn
[Crataegus integriloba, Crataegus pertomentosa, Crataegus succulenta var. macracantha]
Full to part sun, edge of the woods, Uncommon
Crataegus macrosperma - eastern hawthorn
[Crataegus macrosperma var. acutiloba, Crataegus macrosperma var. roanensis, Crataegus matura, Crataegus pentandra, Crataegus roanensis, Crataegus roanensis var. fluviatilis]
Along roadside, gravel soils, Occasional
Mixed, mostly hardwood forest, Occasional
Crataegus succulenta - fleshy hawthorn
Aspen grove, loam soil, Occasional
Crepis tectorum - yellow hawk's beard
weed in disturbed soil; gravel pit at Biological station. Common
Cryptotaenia canadensis - Canadian honewort
Shaded deciduous forest, moist loam and humus, Occasional
Cuscuta gronovii - swamp dodder
[Cuscuta umbrosa]
Not found in Itasca
[Iva xanthifolia]
Jack pine woods, sandy soils, Uncommon
[Cynoglossum boreale]
In clearwater county inside the park. Occasional
Cyperus bipartitus - brook nutsedge
[Cyperus rivularis]
Sandy-Gravel soils, Uncommon
Cyperus odoratus - fragrant cyperus
[Cyperus engelmannii]
Sandy-Gravel soils, Uncommon, status: not endemic; distribution: PNG & Indonesia; growth habit: herbaceous; life form: not reported; verified by: D.A. Simpson; reference: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families; Flora Malesiana Vol 7, Cyperaceae - I.; expert comment: none; basionym published: 1753
Cyperus squarrosus - awned umbrellasedge
[Cyperus aristatus]
Gravel-sandy soils, Uncommon
Cypripedium acaule - stemless lady slipper
In mature conifer swamp, Occasional
Cypripedium arietinum - ram's head lady's slipper
In clearwater county within Itasca State Park, Rare
Cypripedium parviflorum - greater yellow lady
[Cypripedium calceolus, Cypripedium calceolus var. parviflorum]
Cypripedium parviflorum var. makasin - greater yellow lady's slipper
[Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum]
Mixed pine forest and bogs, Occasional
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens - greater yellow lady's slipper
[Cypripedium calceolus var. pubescens, Cypripedium pubescens]
Mixed pine forest and bogs, Uncommon
Cypripedium reginae - showy lady's slipper
Bogs, Occasional
In clearwater county inside the park. Uncommon
Dalea candida - white prairie clover
[Petalostemon candidum]
In clearwater county within Itasca State Park, Uncommon
Dalea purpurea - purple prairie clover
[Petalostemon purpureus]
Dalea purpurea var. purpurea - purple prairie clover
Aspen grove, loam soil, Uncommon
Danthonia spicata - wild oat grass
[Danthonia spicata var. pinetorum, Danthonia thermale]
Gravel-sandy and disturbed soils, Common
Daucus carota - wild carrot
Along roadside, gravel soils, Uncommon
Descurainia pinnata - western tansymustard
[Descurainia brachycarpa]
Poplar Forest, loam soil, Uncommon
Desmodium canadense - Canadian tick trefoil
[Meibomia canadensis]
Sandy shores. Morrison Lake. Rare
Desmodium glutinosum - pointedleaf ticktrefoil
[Desmodium acuminatum, Meibomia grandiflora]
Hardwood forest. Common.
Dianthus armeria - Deptford pink
Along roadside, gravel soils, Uncommon
Dianthus barbatus - sweet william
Escaped from Cultivation - Abandoned field, Uncommon
Dichanthelium aciculare - needleleaf rosette grass
[Panicum arenicoloides]
In clearwater county within Itasca State Park
Dichanthelium acuminatum - hairy panicgrass
[Panicum lanuginosum]
[Panicum huachucae, Panicum lanuginosum var. fasciculatum, Panicum lanuginosum var. septentrionale, Panicum lanuginosum var. tennesseense, Panicum lindheimeri var. fasciculatum, Panicum subvillosum, Panicum tennesseense]
Gravel-Loam soils, Common
[Dichanthelium implicatum, Dichanthelium meridionale, Panicum albemarlense, Panicum implicatum, Panicum lanuginosum var. implicatum, Panicum leucothrix, Panicum meridionale]
Dichanthelium depauperatum - poor panic grass
[Panicum depauperatum, Panicum depauperatum var. psilophyllum]
Aspen grove, loam-sandy soil, Occasional
Dichanthelium leibergii - Leiberg's panicgrass
[Panicum leibergii]
Jack pine woods, sandy soils, Occasional
Dichanthelium linearifolium - linear leaf panicgrass
[Panicum linearifolium, Panicum linearifolium var. werneri]
Jack pine woods, sandy soils, Common
Dichanthelium ovale - Columbian panicgrass
[Panicum lanuginosum var. praecocius, Panicum praecocius]
Grassy fields in dry soils, Occasional
Dichanthelium perlongum - long stalk panicgrass
[Panicum perlongum]
Dry sandy slopes under Pine canopies, Uncommon
Dichanthelium xanthophysum - yellow panicgrass
[Panicum xanthophysum]
Jack pine woods, sandy soils, Common
Diervilla lonicera - northern bush honeysuckle
[Diervilla lonicera var. hypomalaca]
In clearwater county inside the park. Very common
Digitaria ischaemum - smooth crabgrass
Dry sandy soils alongside a road, Uncommon
[Lycopodium complanatum, Lycopodium complanatum f. brachypodum, Lycopodium complanatum var. complanatum, Lycopodium complanatum var. gartonis]
Northern Dry-Mesic Mixed woodland, sandy soil, Common
Northern Dry-Mesic Mixed woodland, sandy soil, Common
Diphasiastrum x habereri - Haberer's groundcedar
[Diphasiastrum digitatum x tristachyum, Lycopodium x habereri]
In clearwater county within Itasca State Park, Uncommon
[Lycopodium tristachyum var. boreale, Lycopodium x zeilleri]
No Location Information
Dirca palustris - eastern leatherwood
Norway Pine habitat in Sandy loam soil, Very Common
Doellingeria umbellata - flat topped aster
[Aster pubentior, Aster umbellatus var. pubens]
Aspen grove, loam-sandy soil, Occasional
Dracocephalum parviflorum - American dragonhead
[Moldavica parviflora]
Weed in disturbed soil.Occasional
Drosera rotundifolia - roundleaf sundew
Northern Rich Fen, Common, status: not endemic; distribution: PNG & Indonesia; growth habit: herbaceous; life form: not reported; verified by: R. Camara Leret; reference: FM5; expert comment: none; basionym published: 1753
Dryopteris carthusiana - spinulose shield fern
[Aspidium spinulosum, Dryopteris spinulosa var. spinulosa]
In Clearwater and Hubbard county. Common
[Dryopteris x uliginosa]
Swamp, Uncommon
Dryopteris cristata - crested fern
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
Dryopteris x triploidea - triploid shield fern
[Dryopteris spinulosa var. fructuosa]
Spruce-Tamarack Swamp, Uncommon
Dulichium arundinaceum - threeway sedge
[Echinochloa pungens var. microstachya]
[Echinochloa crus-galli var. mitis, Echinochloa pungens var. wiegandii]
Echinocystis lobata - balsam apple
Echium vulgare - blue weed
In clearwater county outside the park. Locally common
[Baeothryon, Heleocharis, Scirpidium]
Eleocharis acicularis - least spikerush
Eleocharis erythropoda - bald spikerush
[Eleocharis calva]
Eleocharis flavescens - yellow spikerush
[Eleocharis olivacea]
Eleocharis intermedia - intermediate spikerush
Eleocharis ovata - ovoid spikerush
Eleocharis palustris - marsh spikerush
[Anacharis canadensis]
Elymus canadensis - Canada wildrye
Elymus curvatus - awnless wildrye
[Elymus submuticus, Elymus virginicus var. submuticus]
Elymus diversiglumis - Minnesota wildrye
[Elymus canadensis var. interruptus, Elymus interruptus]
Elymus repens - quackgrass
[Agropyron repens, Agropyron repens f. aristatum, Agropyron repens f. pilosum, Elytrigia repens, Triticum repens]
Elymus riparius - riverbank wildrye
Elymus trachycaulus - slender wildrye
[Agropyron trachycaulum, Agropyron trachycaulum var. novae-angliae, Agropyron trachycaulum var. trachycaulum, Agropyron violaceum]
[Agropyron subsecundum, Agropyron trachycaulum var. glaucum, Agropyron trachycaulum var. unilaterale, Agropyron violaceum f. caninoides]
[Agropyron brevifolium, Agropyron pauciflorum, Agropyron tenerum, Agropyron trachycaulum var. majus, Agropyron trachycaulum var. typicum]
Elymus villosus - downy wildrye
[Elymus canadensis var. villosa]
Elymus virginicus - Virginia wildrye
[Elymus striatus, Elymus virginicus f. jejunus, Elymus virginicus var. micromeris]
Epigaea repens - trailing arbutus
[Epigaea repens var. glabrifolia]
[Chamaenerion angustifolium, Chamerion angustifolium]
[Chamaenerion angustifolium subsp. circumvagum, Chamerion angustifolium subsp. circumvagum, Chamerion danielsii]
Epilobium ciliatum - American willowherb
[Epilobium adenocaulon]
[Epilobium adenocaulon var. pseudocoloratum, Epilobium californicum, Epilobium glandulosum var. adenocaulon]
Epilobium coloratum - eastern willowherb
Epilobium leptophyllum - bog willowherb
Epilobium palustre - marsh willowherb
[Epilobium palustre var. grammadophyllum, Epilobium palustre var. oliganthum]
Epilobium strictum - downy willowherb
[Epilobium densum]
Equisetum arvense - field horsetail
[Equisetum arvense var. boreale]
In Clearwater and Hubbard county. Common
Equisetum fluviatile - river horsetail
In Clearwater and Hubbard county. Common
Equisetum hyemale - scouringrush horsetail
[Equisetum hyemale var. pseudohyemale, Equisetum hyemale var. pumilum, Equisetum hyemale var. suksdorfii]
Equisetum laevigatum - smooth scouring rush
[Equisetum hyemale var. intermedium, Equisetum kansanum]
In clearwater county both inside and outside the park. Common
Equisetum palustre - marsh horsetail
In Clearwater and Hubbard county. Common
Equisetum pratense - meadow horsetail
In clearwater county outside the park. Common
Equisetum scirpoides - dwarf scouringrush
In clearwater county outside the park. Common
Equisetum sylvaticum - woods horsetail
[Equisetum sylvaticum f. multiramosum, Equisetum sylvaticum var. multiramosum, Equisetum sylvaticum var. pauciramosum]
In Clearwater and Hubbard county. Common
Equisetum variegatum - variegated scouringrush
[Equisetum variegatum var. nelsoni, Equisetum variegatum var. variegatum]
Equisetum x ferrissii - Ferriss' scouring-rush
Equisetum x nelsonii - Nelson's horsetail
In clearwater county outside the park. Rare
Eragrostis pectinacea - tufted lovegrass
[Eragrostis diffusa, Eragrostis purshii]
Erigeron philadelphicus - Philadelphia fleabane
moist open woodlands and meadows. common
Erigeron strigosus - daisy fleabane
[Stenactis strigosa]
dry fields and pastures. common
Eriophorum chamissonis - rusty cottongrass
[Eriophorum russeolum, Eriophorum russeolum subsp. leiocarpum]
Eriophorum gracile - slender cottongrass
Eriophorum tenellum - delicate cottongrass
[Eriophorum tenellum f. axillare, Eriophorum tenellum var. monticola]
Eriophorum vaginatum - tussock cottongrass
[Eriophorum spissum, Eriophorum vaginatum subsp. spissum, Eriophorum vaginatum var. spissum]
Eriophorum viridicarinatum - green keeled cottongrass
Erysimum cheiranthoides - wormseed mustard
Erysimum inconspicuum - small flowered wallflower
[Erysimum syrticolum]
Eupatorium perfoliatum - purple boneset
Euphorbia glyptosperma - ridge-seeded spurge
[Chamaesyce glyptosperma, Chamaesyce glyptosperma var. integrata]
Euphorbia serpyllifolia - thyme leaf spurge
Eurybia macrophylla - large leaved aster
[Aster macrophyllus]
Euthamia graminifolia - grass leaf goldenrod
[Euthamia camporum, Euthamia camporum var. tricostata, Euthamia graminifolia var. graminifolia, Solidago graminifolia, Solidago graminifolia var. major, Solidago graminifolia var. nuttallii, Solidago hirtella]
Eutrochium maculatum - spotted joe pye weed
[Eupatoriadelphus maculatus, Eupatorium maculatum, Eupatorium purpureum var. maculatum]
Eutrochium purpureum - purple joe pye weed
[Eupatorium purpureum]
Fallopia cilinodis - fringed false buckwheat
[Polygonum cilinode]
Fallopia convolvulus - false wild buckwheat
[Polygonum convolvulus]
Fallopia scandens - climbing knotweed
[Polygonum cristatum, Polygonum scandens]
Festuca saximontana - sheep fescue
[Festuca ovina, Festuca ovina var. ovina]
[Festuca brachyphylla var. rydbergii, Festuca ovina var. saximontana]
Festuca subverticillata - nodding fescue
[Festuca obtusa]
Fragaria vesca - woodland strawberry
Fragaria vesca var. americana - woodland strawberry
[Fragaria vesca subsp. americana]
Fragaria virginiana - wild strawberry
Fraxinus nigra - black ash
[Fraxinus pennsylvanica var. austinii, Fraxinus pennsylvanica var. subintegerrima, Fraxinus viridis]
Galeopsis tetrahit - split lip hemp nettle
Weed in disturbed Soil.Occasional
Galinsoga parviflora - soft-stem spikerush
Galinsoga parviflora var. parviflora - small flowered galinsoga
Galinsoga quadriradiata - hairy galinsoga
[Adventina ciliata, Galinsoga ciliata, Galinsoga parviflora var. hispida, Galinsoga urticifolia, Wiborgia urticifolia]
Galium asprellum - rough bedstraw
Galium boreale - northern bedstraw
[Galium boreale subsp. septentrionale, Galium boreale var. hyssopifolium, Galium boreale var. intermedium, Galium boreale var. linearifolium, Galium septentrionale]
Galium labradoricum - Labrador bedstraw
Galium tinctorium - stiff marsh bedstraw
[Galium trifidum var. tinctorium]
Galium trifidum - threepetal bedstraw
Galium trifidum var. trifidum - three cleft bedstraw
[Galium trifidum subsp. trifidum]
Galium triflorum - fragrant bedstraw
Gaultheria hispidula - creeping snowberry
[Chiogenes hispidula]
Gentiana andrewsii - closed bottle gentian
Gentiana andrewsii var. andrewsii - closed bottle gentian
Gentiana rubricaulis - Great Lakes gentian
Gentiana x grandilacustris - big lake gentian
Gentianopsis crinita - greater fringed gentian
[Gentiana crinita]
Gentianopsis virgata - soft-stem spikerush
Gentianopsis virgata subsp. virgata - lesser fringed gentian
[Gentiana procera, Gentianopsis procera]
Geranium bicknellii - northern crane's bill
[Geranium nemorale]
Geranium maculatum - wild geranium
Geum aleppicum - yellow avens
[Geum aleppicum subsp. strictum, Geum aleppicum var. strictum, Geum strictum]
Geum canadense - white avens
Geum macrophyllum - largeleaf avens
[Geum perincisum, Geum perincisum var. perincisum]
Geum rivale - purple avens
Geum triflorum - prairie smoke
Geum triflorum var. triflorum - old man's whiskers
Glechoma hederacea - creeping charlie
[Glechoma hederacea var. micrantha]
Disturbe sites, often near dwellings. Douglas Lodge. Common
Glyceria borealis - boreal mannagrass
Glyceria canadensis - rattlesnake mannagrass
[Panicularia canadensis]
Glyceria grandis - American mannagrass
Glyceria striata - waterfowl mannagrass
[Glyceria neogaea, Glyceria nervata, Glyceria striata var. stricta, Panicularia nervata, Panicularia nervata var. parviglumis]
Gnaphalium uliginosum - marsh cudweed
Goodyera repens - lesser rattlesnake orchid
[Epipactis repens, Epipactis repens var. ophioides, Goodyera repens var. ophioides]
Goodyera tesselata - tesselated rattlesnake plantain
Gymnocarpium dryopteris - common oak fern
[Dryopteris linnaeana, Phegopteris dryopteris]
In clearwater county both inside and outside the park. Common
Gymnocarpium robertianum - northern oak fern
In clearwater county outside the park. Rare
Hackelia deflexa - nodding stickseed
[Hackelia americana]
Halenia deflexa - American spurred gentian
Halenia deflexa var. deflexa - American spurred gentian
Hedeoma hispida - rough false pennyroyal
Hedyotis longifolia - longleaf summer bluet
[Houstonia longifolia]
Helianthemum bicknellii - hoary frostweed
[Crocanthemum bicknellii, Helianthemum bicknellii]
dry hillsides. squaw lake. occasional
Helianthus giganteus - swamp sunflower
[Helianthus borealis, Helianthus giganteus f. verticillatus, Helianthus giganteus var. subtuberosus, Helianthus membranaceus, Helianthus subtuberosus]
Helianthus maximiliani - michaelmas daisy
[Helianthus grosseserratus f. pleniflora, Helianthus maximiliani var. iubaris]
Helianthus pauciflorus - stiff sunflower
[Helianthus laetiflorus]
[Helianthus laetiflorus var. rigidus, Helianthus rigidus]
Helianthus strumosus - paleleaf woodland sunflower
Helianthus tuberosus - Jerusalem artichoke
[Helianthus tuberosus var. subcanescens]
[Heliopsis helianthoides var. occidentalis, Heliopsis scabra]
Heracleum lanatum - common cow-parsnip
[Heracleum maximum, Heracleum sphondylium subsp. montanum]
Hesperostipa spartea - porcupinegrass
[Stipa spartea]
Heteranthera dubia - water stargrass
[Zosterella dubia]
Heteranthera limosa - blue mudplantain
Heuchera richardsonii - prairie alumroot
[Heuchera richardsonii var. hispidior]
Hieracium aurantiacum - orange king devil
Hieracium scabrum - sticky hawkweed
Hieracium umbellatum - rough hawkweed
[Hieracium canadense, Hieracium kalmii, Hieracium minneapolitanum, Hieracium scabriusculum]
Hordeum jubatum - foxtail barley
Houstonia longifolia - longleaf summer bluet
[Hedyotis longifolia]
Humulus lupulus - common hops
In Clearwater Inside and outside the park, and Hubbard county. Occasional
[Humulus americanus]
Huperzia lucidula - shining fir moss
[Lycopodium lucidulum]
Hypericum majus - large St. Johnswort
Hystrix patula - eastern bottlebrush grass
[Asprella hystrix, Elymus hystrix]
[Impatiens biflora]
In clearwater county inside the park. Very Common
Iris versicolor - northern blue flag
[Isoetes braunii, Isoetes echinospora var. braunii, Isoetes muricata, Isoetes tenella]
In Clearwater and Hubbard county. Rare
[Juncus alpinus]
Juncus arcticus - arctic rush
[Juncus arcticus var. littoralis, Juncus balticus, Juncus balticus subsp. littoralis, Juncus balticus var. littoralis, Juncus balticus var. montanus]
Juncus brevicaudatus - narrowpanicle rush
Juncus bufonius - seaside rush
[Juncus ambiguus, Juncus bufonius var. halophilus]
Juncus canadensis - Canadian rush
[Juncus canadensis var. coarctatus, Juncus canadensis var. longecaudatus]
Juncus dudleyi - Dudley's rush
[Juncus tenuis var. dudleyi]
Juncus nodosus - knotty rush
[Juncus nodosus var. proliferus]
Juncus pelocarpus - brownfruit rush
Juncus tenuis - path rush
Juncus vaseyi - Vasey's rush
Juniperus communis - common juniper
jack pine woods. occasional
Juniperus virginiana - eastern red-cedar
[Juniperus virginiana var. crebra]
NE side of lake Itasca. Occasional
Koeleria cristata - prairie Koeler's grass
[Koeleria gracilis, Koeleria macrantha, Koeleria pyramidata]
Koeleria macrantha - prairie Koeler's grass
[Koeleria cristata, Koeleria gracilis, Koeleria pyramidata]
Krigia biflora - two flowered cynthia
[Hieracium cynthioides]
Lactuca biennis - biennial blue lettuce
Lactuca canadensis - Canada wild lettuce
Lactuca floridana - Florida wild lettuce
Lactuca ludoviciana - Louisiana lettuce
Lactuca serriola - prickly lettuce
[Lactuca scariola]
Laportea canadensis - Canadian woodnettle
Lappula squarrosa - two row stickseed
Larix laricina - eastern larch
In clearwater county inside the park. Very common
Lathyrus ochroleucus - cream vetchling
Deciduous and mixed woodland. Common.
Lathyrus palustris - marsh vetchling
[Lathyrus myrtifolius, Lathyrus palustris var. macranthus, Lathyrus palustris var. myrtifolius]
Marshes and wet prairies. Occasional.
Woodland margins and openings. Common.
Wegman Farm, north end of Lake Itasca, De Sota lake. Locally Common
Lechea stricta - prairie pinweed
Leersia oryzoides - rice cutgrass
[Homalocenchrus oryzoides, Leersia oryzoides f. inclusa]
Lemna minor - lesser duckweed
[Hydrophace minor, Lemna rwandensis, Lenticula palustris, Lenticula vulgaris, Lenticularia monorhiza]
Aquatic. Ponds and Lakes. Very Common.
Lemna trisulca - star duckweed
[Hydrophace trisulca, Lenticula ramosa, Lenticula trisulca, Staurogeton trisculus]
status: not endemic; distribution: PNG & Indonesia; growth habit: herbaceous; life form: aquatic; verified by: A. Hay; reference: none; expert comment: none; basionym published: 1753
Lemna turionifera - turion duckweed
Lepidium densiflorum - green flowered peppergrass
[Lepidium apetalum, Lepidium densiflorum var. macrocarpum, Lepidium neglectum]
Lespedeza capitata - round headed bush clover
Sandy shores and slopes. Morrison Lake. Rare.
[Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum var. pinnatifidum]
Introduced meadows. Common
Leucophysalis grandiflora - dwarf ground chervil
[Chamaesaracha grandiflora, Physalis grandiflora]
Liatris aspera - rough blazing star
[Lacinaria scariosa var. brachiata, Lacinaria scariosa var. chandonnetii, Lacinaria scariosa var. intermedia, Lacinaria scariosa var. nictitans, Lacinaria scariosa var. obesa, Lacinaria scariosa var. petiolata, Lacinaria scariosa var. porrecta, Lacinaria scariosa var. praecellens, Lacinaria scariosa var. praesignis, Lacinaria scariosa var. propinqua, Lacinaria scariosa var. strictissima, Lacinaria scariosa var. superscandens]
Liatris ligulistylis - northern blazing star
[Lacinaria aspera, Lacinaria aspera var. inconcinna, Lacinaria ligulistylis, Lacinaria perusta, Lacinaria scariosa var. angustata, Lacinaria scariosa var. annuens, Lacinaria scariosa var. basilaris, Lacinaria scariosa var. composita, Lacinaria scariosa var. crista galli, Lacinaria scariosa var. exuberans, Lacinaria scariosa var. immanis, Lacinaria scariosa var. inconcinna, Lacinaria scariosa var. insolens, Lacinaria scariosa var. multiplex, Lacinaria scariosa var. opima, Lacinaria scariosa var. praeceps, Lacinaria scariosa var. praestens, Lacinaria scariosa var. scalaris, Lacinaria scariosa var. singularis, Lacinaria scariosa var. subcorymbosa, Lacinaria scariosa var. supereminens, Lacinaria scariosa var. uniflora, Liatris ligulistylis f. leucantha, Liatris rosendahlii]
Liatris pycnostachya - great blazing star
Liatris rosendahlii - northern blazing star
[Lacinaria aspera, Lacinaria aspera var. inconcinna, Lacinaria ligulistylis, Lacinaria perusta, Lacinaria scariosa var. angustata, Lacinaria scariosa var. annuens, Lacinaria scariosa var. basilaris, Lacinaria scariosa var. composita, Lacinaria scariosa var. crista galli, Lacinaria scariosa var. exuberans, Lacinaria scariosa var. immanis, Lacinaria scariosa var. inconcinna, Lacinaria scariosa var. insolens, Lacinaria scariosa var. multiplex, Lacinaria scariosa var. opima, Lacinaria scariosa var. praeceps, Lacinaria scariosa var. praestens, Lacinaria scariosa var. scalaris, Lacinaria scariosa var. singularis, Lacinaria scariosa var. subcorymbosa, Lacinaria scariosa var. supereminens, Lacinaria scariosa var. uniflora, Liatris ligulistylis, Liatris ligulistylis f. leucantha]
[Lilium philadelphicum var. andinum]
Jack Pine Forests. Common.
Linaria vulgaris - butter and eggs
Linnaea borealis - twinflower
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
[Cyperus subsquarrosus, Hemicarpha micrantha, Scirpus micranthus, Scirpus subsquarrosus]
Listera cordata - heartleaf twayblade
[Neottia cordata]
Listera cordata var. cordata - heartleaf twayblade
In Hubbard county. Locally common
Sandy Shores marshy prairies. Morrison Lake. Occasional.
Lobelia siphilitica - great lobelia
Sandy Shores. De Soto Lake; Morrison Lake; Squaw Lake. Rare
Lolium multiflorum - annual ryegrass
[Lolium gaudini, Lolium italicum, Lolium multiflorum subsp. gaudinii, Lolium multiflorum var. gaudinii, Lolium perenne var. aristatum]
Lonicera caerulea - sweetberry honeysuckle
Lonicera canadensis - American fly honeysuckle
In clearwater county both inside and outside the park. Common
Lonicera dioica - wild honeysuckle
In clearwater county both inside and outside the park. Occasional
Lonicera hirsuta - hairy honeysuckle
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
Lonicera oblongifolia - swamp fly honeysuckle
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
Lonicera tatarica - Tatarian honeysuckle
In clearwater county inside the park. Occasional
Lotus corniculatus - bird's-foot trefoil
[Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus]
[Lotus corniculatus]
Luzula acuminata - hairy woodrush
Luzula multiflora - field woodrush
[Luzula campestris]
Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora - many flowered wood rush
[Lycopodium annotinum f. proliferum, Lycopodium annotinum var. acrifolium, Spinulum annotinum subsp. annotinum]
Clearwater County. Coniferous woods.
Lycopodium clavatum - common clubmoss
[Lycopodium clavatum subsp. clavatum, Lycopodium clavatum subsp. contiguum, Lycopodium clavatum var. aristatum, Lycopodium clavatum var. borbonicum, Lycopodium clavatum var. raddianum, Lycopodium clavatum var. trichiatum, Lycopodium contiguum, Lycopodium trichiatum, Lycopodium trichiatum var. borbonicum, Lycopodium trichiatum var. trichiatum]
status: not endemic; distribution: PNG & Indonesia; growth habit: herbaceous; life form: not reported; verified by: W. Testo; reference: Field & Bostock, 2012; Ollgaard 1987; GBIF; IPNI; expert comment: none; basionym published: 1753
Lycopodium dendroideum - round branched groundpine
[Dendrolycopodium dendroideum, Lycopodium obscurum var. dendroideum]
Lycopus americanus - cut leaved bugleweed
Bogs and Sedge mats. De Soto Lake. Common.
Lycopus uniflorus - northern water horehound
Bogs and Sedge meadows. Common.
[Trientalis borealis]
Lysimachia ciliata - fringed loosestrife
[Steironema ciliatum, Steironema pumilum, Steironema pumilum var. longipedicellatum]
Lysimachia thyrsiflora - swamp loosestrife
[Naumbergia thyrsiflora]
Maianthemum canadense - false lily of the valley
[Maianthemum canadense var. carolinianum]
Mixed Forests. Common.
Maianthemum racemosum - false solomon's seal
[Smilacina amplexicaulis, Smilacina racemosa]
Maianthemum stellatum - starflower solomon's seal
[Smilacina sessilifolia, Smilacina stellata]
Moist woods. Common.
Maianthemum trifolium - three leaved false solomon
[Smilacina trifolia, Vagnera trifolia]
Sphagnum bogs. Common.
Malaxis monophyllos - adder's-mouth orchid
Malaxis monophyllos var. brachypoda - white adder's-mouth orchid
[Malaxis brachypoda]
Malaxis paludosa - bog adder's-mouth orchid
Malaxis unifolia - green adder's-mouth orchid
Malva rotundifolia - round leaf mallow
[Malva neglecta]
Weed in disturbed soil. Biol. Sta. Rare.
Matricaria chamomilla - wild chamomile
[Chamomilla recutita, Matricaria recutita]
Matricaria discoidea - pineapple weed
[Chamomilla suaveolens, Matricaria matricarioides]
Medicago lupulina - black medick
[Medicago lupulina var. glandulosa]
Lawns, fields and roadsides. Common.
[Medicago sativa f. alba]
Abandoned fields and roadsides. Common.
Melampyrum lineare - narrowleaf cowwheat
[Melampyrum lineare var. americanum, Melampyrum lineare var. latifolium, Melampyrum lineare var. lineare, Melampyrum lineare var. pectinatum]
[Melampyrum lineare, Melampyrum lineare var. latifolium, Melampyrum lineare var. lineare, Melampyrum lineare var. pectinatum]
[Melampyrum lineare, Melampyrum lineare var. americanum, Melampyrum lineare var. latifolium, Melampyrum lineare var. pectinatum]
Melilotus alba - sweetclover
[Melilotus albus, Melilotus officinalis]
Fields and roadways. Common.
[Melilotus alba, Melilotus albus]
Fields and roadways. Common.
Menispermum canadense - Canadian moonseed
[Menispermum mexicanum]
Mentha arvensis - common mint
[Mentha arvensis f. glabra, Mentha arvensis var. villosa, Mentha canadensis, Mentha glabrior]
[Mentha arvensis var. glabrata]
Meadows and shores. Common
Micranthes pensylvanica - eastern swamp saxifrage
[Saxifraga crassicarpa, Saxifraga forbesii, Saxifraga pensylvanica, Saxifraga pensylvanica congesta, Saxifraga pensylvanica dichotoma, Saxifraga pensylvanica f. bracteata, Saxifraga pensylvanica hirsuta, Saxifraga pensylvanica subsp. tenuirostra, Saxifraga pensylvanica subsp. tenuirostrata, Saxifraga pensylvanica tomentosa, Saxifraga pensylvanica var. congesta, Saxifraga pensylvanica var. dichotoma, Saxifraga pensylvanica var. hirsuta, Saxifraga pensylvanica var. tomentosa, Saxifraga winnebagoensis]
Milium effusum - American milletgrass
Milium effusum var. cisatlanticum - woodland millet grass
Mimulus glabratus - Geyer's yellow monkey flower
[Erythranthe geyeri, Mimulus geyeri, Mimulus glabratus var. fremontii, Mimulus glabratus var. jamesii]
Mimulus glabratus var. fremontii - Geyer's yellow monkey flower
[Erythranthe geyeri, Mimulus geyeri, Mimulus glabratus, Mimulus glabratus var. jamesii]
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