SPECIES
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FAMILY
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COMMON NAME
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ORIGIN
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COMMENTS
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Pteridophytes (ferns & allies) | ||||
Asplenium platyneuron (L.) Oakes ex DC. | Aspleniaceae | Ebony spleenwort | native | Above bluff, not common. |
Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. | Ophioglossaceae | Rattlesnake fern | native | Not common, in semi-shaded prairie area. |
Cystopteris bulbifera (L.) Bernh. | Aspleniaceae | Bulblet bladder fern | native | On dolomite bluffs, usually northern aspect, or shaded areas. |
Dryopteris carthusiana (Vill.) H.P. Fuchs [=D. spinulosa (O.F. Muell.) Watt.] | Aspleniaceae | Spinulose wood fern | native | Only one plant noted, growing in a rotted stump along a ravine in prairie. |
Equisetum arvense L. | Equisetaceae | Common horsetail | native | Along creek. |
Equisetum laevigatum A. Br. | Equisetaceae | Smooth scouring rush | native | Prairie. |
Pellaea glabella Mett. ex Kuhn | Adiantaceae | Smooth cliff-brake | native | Vertical areas of rock outcrops, usually southern orientation. |
Gymnosperms (conifers) | ||||
Juniperus virginiana L. | Cupressaceae | Red cedar | native | |
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons | ||||
Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. | Euphorbiaceae | Three-seeded mercury | native | |
Acer negundo L. | Aceraceae | Box elder | native | Common tree species found along stream. |
Acer saccharinum L. | Aceraceae | Silver maple | native | Fence rows and creek, not common. |
Achillea millefolium L. | Asteraceae | Yarrow | native | |
Agalinis aspera (Douglas ex Bentham) Britton [=Gerardia aspera Douglas] | Scrophulariaceae | Gerardia | native | Level hill tops on prairie, local. |
Alliaria petiolata (Bieb.) Cavara & Grande | Brassicaceae | Garlic mustard | Europe | In shade along creek, not as extensive as it is usually found, but never the less a plant to be leary of. Removing the shade may destroy it's habitat. |
Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. | Asteraceae | Common ragweed | native | Gopher mounds, disturbed soil. |
Ambrosia psilostachya DC. | Asteraceae | Western ragweed | native | Dry, disturbed soil. |
Ambrosia trifida L. | Asteraceae | Giant ragweed | native | Agricultural wasteground, alluvial soil. |
Amorpha canescens Pursh | Fabaceae | Leadplant | native | Prairie. |
Anemone cylindrica Gray | Ranunculaceae | Thimbleweed | native | Prairie. |
Antennaria neglecta Greene | Asteraceae | Pussytoes | native | Prairie |
Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson | Asteraceae | Ladies' tobacco | native | Prairie. |
Apocynum sibiricum Jacq. | Apocynaceae | Dogbane | native | |
Aquilegia canadensis L. | Ranunculaceae | Columbine | native | Common rock species. |
Arabis glabra (L.) Bernh. | Brassicaceae | Tower mustard | native | Edge of field. |
Arabis hirsuta (L.) Scop. var. pycnocarpa (M. Hopkins) Rollins. | Brassicaceae | Rock cress | native | Prairie. |
Arabis lyrata L. | Brassicaceae | Lyre -leaved rockcress | native | Very common in shallow soils and on rock outcrops. |
Artemisia campestris L. ssp. caudata (Michx.) Hall & Clem. | Asteraceae | Western sagewort | native | Dry prairie areas where exposed rock rivals soil on surface. |
Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. var. gnaphalodes (Nutt.) T&G | Asteraceae | White sage | native | Prairie. |
Asclepias syriaca L. | Asclepiadaceae | Common milkweed | native | |
Asclepias verticillata L. | Asclepiadaceae | Whorled milkweed | native | |
Asclepias viridiflora Raf. | Asclepiadaceae | Green milkweed | native | This species has either been overlooked, or is not on Manikowski where there should be suitable habitat. It appears to prefer more mesic areas, which in the remaining remnants is dry-mesic. |
Aster azureus Lindley [=A. oolentangiensis Riddell] | Asteraceae | Sky-blue aster | native | Frequent on prairie, seems to prefer rocky, hill slopes with northern orientations, although found elsewhere. |
Aster ericoides L. | Asteraceae | Heath aster | native | Prairie, scattered, infrequent. |
Aster oblongifolius Nutt. | Asteraceae | Aromatic aster | native | Locally abundant on dry prairie forming patches. Clonal through rhizomes. |
Aster pilosus Willd. | Asteraceae | Hairy aster | native | Prairie. |
Aster sericeus Vent. | Asteraceae | Silky aster | native | Dry prairie, common. |
Baptisa lactea (Raf.) Thieret [=B. leucantha T. & G.] [=B. alba (L.) R. Br. var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely] | Fabaceae | White wild indigo | native | Prairie, more mesic than B. bracteata preferring deeper soil and associating with Solidago speciosa, Liatris aspera and Hieracium longipilum. Local, due to limited suitable sites. |
Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Ell. var. glabrescens (Larisey) Isely | Fabaceae | Cream wild indigo | native | Infrequent prairie species. |
Brickellia eupatorioides (L.) Shinners [=Kuhnia eupatorioides L.] | Asteraceae | False boneset | native | Prairie, common. |
Cacalia plantaginea (Raf.) Shinners [=C. tuberosa Nutt.] | Asteraceae | Prairie Indian plantain | native | Only one plant noted at base of outcroppings. |
Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br. | Convolvulaceae | Bindweed | native | Moist, disturbed areas. |
Carduus nutans L. | Asteraceae | Musk thistle | Europe | Edges of agricultural ground. |
Castilleja sessiliflora Pursh | Scrophulariaceae | Downy painted cup | native | |
Celtis occidentalis L. | Ulmaceae | Hackberry | native | |
Chenopodium desiccatum A. Nelson [=C. leptophyllum (Moq.) Nutt. ex S. Watson var. oblongifolium S. Watson] | Chenopodiaceae | Narrow-leaved goosefoot | native | Infrequent in disturbed upland prairie area. |
Chenopodium hybridum L. var: gigantospermum (Aellen) Rouleau [=C. gigantospermum Aellen] [=C. simplex (Torr.) Raf.] | Chenopodiaceae | Maple-leaved goosefoot | native | Base of bluffs, local on semi-disturbed soil. |
Cirsium discolor Muhl. ex Willd. | Asteraceae | Field thistle | native | Moist areas around prairie. |
Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Sprengel | Asteraceae | Wavy-leaved thistle | native | Current Iowa special concern species. Favors mesic draws. |
Clematis virginiana L. | Ranunculaceae | Virgin's bower | native | Prairie. |
Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. | Santalaceae | Bastard toadflax | native | Common prairie species. |
Convolvulus arvensis L. | Convolvulaceae | Field bindweed | Europe | Dry, disturbed areas. |
Conza canadensis (L.) Cronq. [=Erigeron canadensis L.] | Asteraceae | Horseweed | native | Disturbed soil throughout dry prairie where it grows to a height of about two or three inches and along stream where it attains several feet in height. |
Coreopsis palmata Nutt. | Asteraceae | Prairie coreopsis | native | |
Cornus foemina P. Miller ssp. racemosa (Lam.) J.S. Wilson | Cornaceae | Gray dogwood | native | |
Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) DC. | Apiaceae | Honewort | native | Woodland. |
Dalea purpurea Vent. [=Petalostemon purpureum (Vent.) Rydb.] | Fabaceae | Purple prairie clover | native | |
Desmodium illinoence Gray | Fabaceae | Illinois tick-trefoil | native | |
Dodecatheon meadia | Primulaceae | Shooting star | native | Locally abundant on hillsides with northern orientation, usually in shallow soil, sometimes in rock crevices. |
Draba reptans (Lam.) Fern. | Brassicaceae | Whitlow grass | native | Infrequent, shallow sandy soil. |
Echinacea pallida Nutt. | Asteraceae | Pale purple coneflower | native | Prairie, common. |
Ellisia nyctelea L. | Hydrophyllaceae | Wild tomato | native | Moist soil along creek. |
Erigeron annus (L.) Pers. | Asteraceae | Annual fleabane | native | Disturbed areas, agricultural. |
Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd. | Asteraceae | Daisy fleabane | native | Prairie. |
Erysimum cheiranthoides L. | Brassicaceae | Wormseed mustard | Europe | Waste ground |
Eupatorium altissimum L. | Asteraceae | Tall thoroughwort | native | Prairie |
Eupatorium rugosum Houtt. | Asteraceae | White snakeroot | native | Disturbed brushy areas, thickets and along stream. Moist areas where prairie vegatation has been shaded out. |
Euphorbia corollata Engelm. | Euphorbiaceae | Flowering spurge | native | Common prairie species. |
Euphorbia dentata Michx. [=Poinsettia dentata (Michx.) Kl. & Garcke] | Euphorbiaceae | Toothed spurge | native | Dry prairie. |
Euphorbia escula L. | Euphorbiaceae | Leafy spurge | Eurasia | Small population south of road along fence line. |
Euphorbia glytosperma Engelm. | Euphorbiaceae | Spurge | native | Infrequent in undisturbed prairie, usually in cracks of rock; common on edge of fields where herbicides have killed existing vegetation. |
Euphorbia maculata L. | Euphorbiaceae | spotted spurge | native | Edge of field. |
Euphorbia nutans Lag. | Euphorbiaceae | Nodding spurge | native | Prairie, edges of field. |
Galium aparine L. | Rubiaceae | Cleavers | native | Along creek. |
Gaura biennis L. | Onagraceae | Gaura | native | |
Gleditsia triacanthos L. | Fabaceae | Honey locust | native | |
Gnaphalium obtusifolium L. | Asteraceae | Everlasting | native | Rocky prairie. |
Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal | Asteraceae | Gum weed | native | Disturbed prairie, rare. Only two plants noted. |
Hackelia virginiana (L.) I.M. Johnston | Boraginaceae | Stickseed | native | Shaded, alluvial soil. |
Hedeoma hispidum Pursh | Lamiaceae | Rough pennyroyal | native | |
Helianthus hirsutus Raf. | Asteraceae | Bristly sunflower | native | Mesic soil along drainageway. |
Helianthus occidentalis Riddell | Asteraceae | Western sunflower | native | Dry prairie species, frequent around exposed rock areas. |
Helianthus rigidus (Cass.) Desf. ssp. subrhomboideus (Rydb.) Heiser [=H. pauiflorus Nutt. var. subrhomboideus (Rydb.) Cronq. | Asteraceae | Stiff or prairie sunflower | native | Favors the same mesic draws as Silphium laciniatum. These mesic areas, however, are rare in this prairie complex. |
Helianthus strumosus L. | Asteraceae | Pale-leaved sunflower | native | Alluvial soil along stream and at edge of agricultural ground. Could be other species listed here also, since this is the "'wastebasket' species" of sunflower experts. (Charles Heiser ex Voss p.431.) |
Heuchera richardsonii R. Br. | Saxifragaceae | Alumroot | native | |
Hypericum perforatum L. | Hypericaceae | Common St. John's wort | Europe | |
Impatiens pallida Nutt. | Balsaminaceae | Yellow jewel weed | native | Along creek or alluvial soil. |
Lactuca canadensis L. | Asteraceae | Tall lettuce | native | Scattered throughout prairie and disturbed areas alike. |
Lactuca serriola L. | Asteraceae | Prickly lettuce | native | Disturbed prairie. |
Leonurus cardiaca L. | Lamiaceae | Motherwort | Asia | |
Lepidium campestre (L.) R. Br. | Brassicaceae | Field cress | Europe | |
Lepidium virginicum L. | Brassicaceae | Poor-man's pepper | native | |
Liatris aspera Michx. | Asteraceae | Rough blazing star | native | Shuns the driest soils that L. cylindracea prefers for dry-mesic and mesic soils. |
Liatris cylindracea Michx. | Asteraceae | Blazing star | native | Hundreds, more likely thousands, on many rocky, thin soiled areas of the prairie and when in flower cause a great amont of excitement to many species of butterflies, skippers, bees and so on. |
Linum sulcatum Riddell | Linaceae | Wild flax | native | Dry, rocky prairie. |
Lithospermum canescens (Michx.) Lehm. | Boraginaceae | Hoary puccoon | native | Prairie. |
Lithospermum incisum Lehm. | Boraginaceae | Fringed puccoon | native | Prairie. |
Lobelia spicata Lam. | Campanulaceae | Pale-spike lobelia | native | Common prairie species. |
Lonicera morrowii Gray | Caprifoliaceae | Morrow's honeysuckle | Japan | Edges of bluffs. |
Lotus corniculatus L. | Fabaceae | Bird's-foot trefoil | Europe | Planted to "improve pasture". |
Maclura pomifera (Raf. ex Sarg.) Schneider | Moraceae | Osage orange, hedge apple | Ark.,Okla., & Tex. | |
Medicago sativa L. | Fabaceae | Alfalfa | Caspian area | Planted to "improve pasture". |
Melilotus alba Medicus | Fabaceae | White sweet clover | Eurasia | Occasional in prairie. |
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Pallas | Fabaceae | Yellow sweet clover | Eurasia | Occasional in prairie. |
Menispermum canadense L. | Menispermaceae | Moonseed | native | Base of limestone bluffs. |
Minuartia michauxii (Fern.) Farw. [=Arenaria stricta Michx.] | Caryophyllaceae | Rock sandwort | native | Listed as Iowa special concern species 1994. |
Monarda fistulosa L. | Lamiaceae | Wild bergamot | native | Mesic areas of prairie. |
Monarda punctata L. | Lamiaceae | Spotted horsemint | native | Confined to one small "borrow" area by prairie planting. Unable to determine if of local origin, or if came in from seed for reconstruction purposes.. |
Morus alba L. | Moraceae | White mulberry | e. Asia | Common along creek, dwarfed sprawling plants growing on rocky prairie areas. |
Myosoton aquaticum (L.) Moench [=Stellaria aquatica (L.) Scop.] | Caryophyllaceae | Giant chickweed | Europe | |
Nepeta cataria L. | Lamiaceae | Catnip | Eurasia | |
Oenothera villosa Thunb. [=O.biennis L. var. canescens T. & G.] | Onagraceae | Gray evening primrose | native | Scattered throughout both prairie and disturbed areas. |
Onosmodium molle Michx. var. hispidissium (Mack.) Cronq. | Boraginaceae | False gromwell | native | Prairie |
Oxalis dillenii L. | Oxalidaceae | Yellow wood sorrel | native | |
Oxalis violacea L. | Oxalidaceae | Violet wood sorrel | native | Common prairie species. |
Parietaria pensylvanica Muhl. ex Willd. | Urticaceae | Pellitory | native | Usually on rock. |
Parthenium integrifolium L. | Asteraceae | Wild quinine | native | More mesic areas of prairie. Local and patchy. |
Parthenocissus vitacea (Knerr) A.S. Hitchc. | Vitaceae | Woodbine | native | |
Pedicularis canadensis L. | Scrophulariaceae | Wood betony | native | Common rocky prairie species. |
Phryma leptostachya L. | Phrymaceae (Verbenaceae) | Lopseed | native | Woodland |
Physalis virginiana P. Miller [=P. Longifolia Nutt.] | Solanaceae | Ground cherry | native | Common prairie species, does well in disturbed soil. |
Plantago aristata Michx. | Plantaginaceae | Bracted plantain | native | Dry prairie. |
Plantago lanceolata L. | Plantaginaceae | Buckhorn or English plantain | Eurasia | Disturbed prairie. |
Plantago rugelii Dcne. | Plantaginaceae | Common plantain | native | |
Platanus occidentalis L. | Platanaceae | Sycamore | native | |
Polygonum scandens L. | Polygonaceae | False buckwheat | native | Thickets, riparian. |
Populus deltoides Bartram ex Marsh. | Salicaceae | Cottonwood | native | |
Potentilla arguta Pursh | Rosaceae | Prairie cinquefoil | native | |
Potentilla recta L. | Rosaceae | Sulfur cinquefoil | Europe | Disturbed prairie. |
Prunus pensyvanica L. f. | Rosaceae | Pin-cherry | native | |
Prunus serotina Ehrh. | Rosaceae | Wild black cherry | native | |
Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) Dur. & Jackson | Lamiaceae | Mountain mint | native | Restricted to western edge of one hill close to creek. |
Quercus macrocarpa Michx. | Fagaceae | Bur oak | native | Some large trees up to 3 feet diameter breast hieght, with open crowns along stream. Danger of being shade-pruned by Prunus species. |
Ranunculus abortivus L. | Ranunculaceae | Small-flowered crowfoot | native | Along stream and in disturbed moist areas. |
Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnh. | Asteraceae | Gray-headed coneflower | native | Mesic prairie, frequent. |
Rhus glabra L. | Anacardiaceae | Smooth sumac | native | Colonies established in prairie. |
Ribes missouriensis Nutt. ex T. & G. | Saxifragaceae | Gooseberry | native | Along bluffs. |
Rosa arkansana T.C. Porter | Rosaceae | Dwarf prairie rose | native | Drier uplands. |
Rosa carolina L. var. villosa (Best) Rehder | Rosaceae | Pasture rose | native | Base of bluffs. |
Rosa muliflora Thunb. ex Murray | Rosaceae | Multiflora rose | east. Asia | |
Salix exigua Nutt. ssp. interior (Rowlee) Cronq. [=S. interior Rowlee] | Salicaceae | Sandbar willow | native | |
Salix nigra Marsh. | Salicaceae | Black willow | native | along stream. |
Salix rigida Muhl. [=S. eriocephala Michx.] | Salicaceae | Diamond-leaved willow | native | |
Sambucus canadensis L. | Caprifoliaceae | Elderberry | native | Edges of bluffs. |
Saponaria officinalis L. | Caryophyllaceae | Bouncing bet | Eurasia cult. | Extreme south west corner of preserve and also in main prairie southeast of compass plants. |
Scutellaria parvula Michx. | Lamiaceae | Little skullcap | native | Common, rocky prairie areas. |
Senecio plattensis Nutt. | Asteraceae | Prairie ragwort | native | Prairie, not common. |
Silene antirrhina L. | Caryophyllaceae | Sleepy catchfly | native | Thin rocky soil. |
Silene pratensis (Rafn) Gren. & Godron [=Lychnis alba P. Miller] | Caryophyllaceae | White campion | Europe | Disturbed areas. |
Silphium integrifolium Michx. | Asteraceae | Rosinweed | native | Infrequent, although locally common in prairie. Favors slopes with northern orientation and better moisture than the rocky uplands. |
Silphium laciniatum L. | Asteraceae | Compass plant | native | Mesic prairie, local. Grows in same areas as Helianthus rigidus. |
Solanum americanum P. Miller | Solanaceae | Black nightshade | native | Disturbance areas, small areas of soil between rock. |
Solanum carolinense L. | Solanaceae | Horse nettle | native | |
Solanum dulcamara L. | Solanaceae | European bittersweet | Eurasia | |
Solidago canadensis L. var. canadensis | Asteraceae | Tall goldenrod | native | Often disturbed prairie in moister soils. |
Solidago nemoralis Aiton | Asteraceae | Gray or field goldenrod | native | Prairie. This is one of the charactoristic species of the thin-soiled areas of exposed rock, usually only attaining a height of three to nine inches. |
Solidago ptarmicoides (Nees) Boivin [=Aster ptarmicoides (Nees) T & G] | Asteraceae | Upland white aster | native | Common on rocky prairie soil. Colonizer on poor soils. |
Solidago rigida L. | Asteraceae | Stiff goldenrod | native | Infrequent on prairie. |
Stachys palustris L. var. pilosa (Nutt.) Fern. | Lamiaceae | Hedge nettle | native | Base of bluffs in prairie. Along stream, alluvial soil, usually disturbed. |
Staphylea trifolia L. | Staphyleaceae | Bladdernut | native | Base of dolomite bluffs, southern and western orientation. |
Stellaria media (L.) Vill. | Caryophyllaceae | Common chickweed | Europe | Moist, shaded disturbed soil. |
Taraxacum officinale Weber | Asteraceae | Dandelion | Eurasia | |
Teucrium canadense L. var. boreale (Bickn.) Shinners | Lamiaceae | Germander | native | Base of bluffs in prairie. |
Thalictrum dasycarpum Fischer & Ave-Lall. | Ranunculaceae | Purple meadow-rue | native | South bluff. |
Tilia americana L. | Tiliaceae | Basswood | native | Rare. isolated location along south bluff. |
Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze | Anacardiaceae | Poison ivy | native | |
Tragopogon dubius Scop. | Asteraceae | Fistulous goat's beard | Europe | Prairie weed. |
Trichostema brachiatum L. [=Isanthus brachiatus (L.) BSP.] | Lamiaceae | False pennyroyal | native | Dry soil. |
Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuw. | Campanulaceae | Venus' looking-glass | native | Disturbed prairie areas. |
Triosteum perfoliatum L. | Caprifoliaceae | Horse gentian | native | Edges of bluffs, local. |
Ulmus pumila L. | Ulmaceae | Siberian elm | Asia | |
Urtica dioica L. | Urticaceae | Stinging nettle | native | Moist disturbed soil, along creek. |
Verbascum thapsus L. | Scrophulariaceae | Common mullein | Europe | Frequent in shallow soil of rock outcrops, frequencey increases in areas of disturbance. |
Verbena bracteata Lag. & Rodr. | Verbenaceae | Creeping verbain | native | Along road at edge of prairie. |
Verbena hastata L. | Verbenaceae | Blue Verbain | native | Moist area of Prairie. |
Verbena simplex Lehm. | Verbenaceae | Narrow-leaved verbain | native | Prairie. |
Verbena stricta Vent. | Verbenaceae | Hoary vervain | native | Prairie. |
Verbena urticifolia L. | Verbenaceae | White vervain | native | Along creek. |
Veronica peregrina L. | Scrophulariaceae | Speedwell | native | Along creek. |
Viola pedata L. | Violaceae | Bird's-foot violet | native | Very common, shallow soil. |
Vitus riparia Michx. | Vitaceae | Riverbank grape | native | |
Viola pedatifida G. Don | Violaceae | Prairie violet | native | |
Viola sororia Willd. | Violaceae | Hairy blue violet | native | Common along stream, not common along edges of prairie, usally noted in areas of disturbance of varying degrees. |
Viola X bernardii Greene [=V. pedatifida X V. sororia] | Violaceae | Prairie violet and Common blue violet Hybrid | native | The parent species, Viola pedatifida, was not noted at Manikowski, however it is noted in an earlier list. |
Vitus riparia Michx. | Vitaceae | Riverbank grape | native | Common on rocky prairie. |
Angiosperms: Monocotyledons | ||||
Agropyron repens (L.) Beauv. [=Elymus repens (L.) Gould] | Poaceae | Quackgrass | Europe, Asia | Along stream. |
Agropyron smithii Rydb. [=Elymus smithii (Rydb.) Gould] | Poaceae | Western wheat grass | native | Occasional, scattered throughout prairie. |
Allium canadense L. | Liliaceae | Wild onion | naive | Moist areas along prairie. |
Andropogon gerardii Vitman | Poaceae | Big bluestem | native | Common prairie species. |
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torrey | Poaceae | Side-oats grama | native | Common upland prairie species . |
Bromus inermis Leysser | Poaceae | Smooth brome | Europe | |
Bromus tectorum L. | Poaceae | Downy chess | Europe | Disturbed soil. |
Carex blanda Dewey | Cyperaceae | Sedge | native | Not common, along creek, also in prairie. |
Carex brevior (Dewey) Mack. | Cyperaceae | Sedge | native | Prairie |
Carex gravida Bailey var. gravida | Cyperaceae | Sedge | native | Growing at base of south bluff. |
Carex richardsonii R. Br. | Cyperaceae | Sedge | native | Quite common on shallow soil through most of site, however not well documented for Iowa at this time. Listed as Iowa special concern species, 1994. |
Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. | Cyperaceae | Sedge | native | Along creek. |
Carex umbellata Schkuhr ex Willd. | Cyperaceae | Sedge | native | Not well documented for Iowa at this time. Listed as Iowa special concern species, 1994. Locally common on shallow soils. |
Cenchrus longispinus (Hackel) Fern. | Poaceae | Sandbur | native | Edge of field. |
Dichanthelium oligosanthes (Schultes) Gould var. scribnerianum (Nash.) Gould | Poaceae | Scribner's panic grass | native | |
Dichanthelium perlongum (Nash.) Freckm. | Poaceae | Panic grass | native | Proposed Iowa special concern species 1998. |
Eleocharis compressa Sulliv. | Cyperaceae | Spike-rush | native | Along slough planted to pasture grasses by windmill. |
Eragrostis spectabilis (Pursh) Steudel | Poaceae | Purple love grass | native | |
Hypoxis hirsuta (L.) Cov. | Liliaceae | Yellow stargrass | native | Common prairie species. |
Melica nitens (Scribner) Nutt. ex Piper | Poaceae | Three-flowered melic grass | native | Proposed Iowa special concern species 1998. |
Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torrey) Rydb. | Poaceae | Plains muhly | native | In crevices and on top of dolomite bluffs. |
Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poiret) Fern. | Poaceae | Wirestem muhly | native | |
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin | Poaceae | Nimbleweed | native | Along stream. |
Panicum capillare L. | Poaceae | Common witchgrass | native | Animal digs, disturbed soil. |
Panicum virgatum L. | Poaceae | Switchgrass | native | |
Phalaris arundinacea L. | Poaceae | Reed canary grass | native | Along creek. |
Phleum pratense L. | Poaceae | Timothy | Europe | |
Poa compressa L. | Poaceae | Canada bluegrass | Europe | |
Poa palustris L. | Poaceae | Fowl meadow grass | native | Along creek. |
Poa pratensis L. | Poaceae | Kentucky bluegrass | Europe | |
Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Ell. | Liliaceae | Solomon's seal | native | |
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash. | Poaceae | Little bluestem | native | |
Sisyrinchium campestre Bickn. | Iridaceae | Blue-eyed grass | native | |
Smilacina stellata (L.) Desf. | Liliaceae | Starry false Soloman's seal | native | Locally abundant, usually northern orientation on prairie. |
Smilax herbacea L. | Liliaceae | Carrion flower | native | South bluff. |
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash | Poaceae | Indian grass | native | |
Sphenopholis obtusata (Michx.) Scribner var. obtusata | Poaceae | Wedge grass | native | |
Sporobolus heterolepis (Gray) Gray | Poaceae | Prairie dropseed | native | |
Sporobolus neglectus Nash. | Poaceae | Small rush grass | native | Thin, rocky soil; crevices in outcrops. |
Sporobulus asper (Michx.) Kunth. [=S. compositus (Poir.) Merr.] [=Agrostis composita Poir.] | Poaceae | Rough dropseed | native | Dry, disturbed soil. |
Stipa spartea Trin. | Poaceae | Needlegrass | native | |
Tradescantia ohiensis Raf. | Commelinaceae | Spiderwort | native | |
Triplasis purpurea (Walter) Chapman | Poaceae | Sand grass | native | Thin, rocky soil. |
TOTAL:
230 species
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Last Updated: 04/08/2002