List of Flora
for Black Soil Prairies

———Black Soil Prairie Flora ———–  
Scientific Name Common Name Moisture Gradient
Acalypha gracilens Slender Mercury mesic
Agrimonia parviflora Swamp Agrimony moist
Allium cernuum Nodding Onion moist to mesic
Allium canadense Wild Garlic moist to mesic
*Ambrosia artemesiifolia Common Ragweed mesic to dry
*Ambrosia trifida Giant Ragweed moist to mesic
Amorpha canescens Leadplant mesic to dry
Andropogron geraldii Big Bluestem moist to mesic
Anemone canadensis Canada Anemone moist
Anemone cylindrica Thimbleweed mesic to dry
Antennaria neglecta Field Pussytoes mesic to dry
Apocynum cannabinum Common Dogbane moist
Arnoglossum atriplicifolia Pale Indian Plantain moist to mesic
Arnoglossum plantagineum Prairie Indian Plantain moist
Asclepias meadii Mead's Milkweed mesic to dry
Asclepias sullivantii Prairie Milkweed moist to mesic
Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed moist to mesic
Asclepias verticillata Whorled Milkweed dry
Aster ericoides Heath Aster mesic to dry
Aster laevis Smooth Blue Aster mesic to dry
Aster lanceolatus Panicled Aster moist
Aster novae-angliae New England Aster moist to mesic
Aster oolentangiensis  Sky Blue Aster mesic to dry
Aster pilosus Frost Aster mesic to dry
Aster praealtus Willow Aster moist
Astragalus canadensis Canada Milkvetch moist to mesic
Baptisia leucantha White Wild Indigo moist to dry
Baptisia leucophaea Cream Wild Indigo mesic to dry
Bidens aristosa Tickseed Sunflower moist
*Bidens frondosa Common Beggar's Ticks moist to mesic
Bidens polylepis Long-Bracted Tickseed Sunflower moist
Blephilia ciliata Downy Wood Mint mesic
Boltonia asterioides False Aster moist
Brickellia eupatorioides False Boneset mesic to dry
Calystegia sepium  Hedge Bindweed moist to mesic
Camassia angusta Prairie Hyacinth moist to mesic
Camassia scilloides Wild Hyacinth moist to mesic
Carex bicknellii Bicknell's Sedge mesic to dry
Carex brachyglossa Yellow Fox Sedge moist
Carex brevior Short Sedge mesic
Carex bushii Bush's Sedge mesic
Carex festucacea Fescue Sedge moist
Carex granularis Meadow Sedge moist
Carex gravida Heavy Sedge mesic
Carex hirsutella Hairy-Leaved Sedge moist
Carex meadii Mead's Sedge mesic
Carex molesta Troublesome Sedge moist to mesic
Castilleja coccinea Indian Paintbrush moist to mesic
Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea mesic to dry
Chamaecrista fasciculata Partridge Pea mesic to dry
Cicuta maculata Water Hemlock moist
Cirsium discolor Pasture Thistle mesic to dry
Comandra umbellata Bastard Toadflax mesic
Coreopsis palmata Prairie Coreopsis mesic to dry
Coreopsis tripteris Tall Coreopsis moist to mesic
Cuscuta glomerata Rope Dodder moist
Cuscuta pentagona Prairie Dodder moist
Dalea candida White Prairie Clover mesic to dry
Dalea purpurea Purple Prairie Clover mesic to dry
Desmanthus illinoensis Illinois Bundleflower moist to dry
Desmodium canadense Showy Tick Trefoil moist to mesic
Desmodium illinoensis Illinois Tick Trefoil mesic to dry
Dodecatheon meadia Shooting Star mesic
Echinacea pallida Pale Purple Coneflower mesic to dry
Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower mesic
Elymus canadensis  Nodding Wild Rye mesic
Elymus virginicus Virginia Wild Rye moist
Epilobium coloratum Cinnamon Willow Herb moist
*Equisetum arvense Common Horsetail moist to mesic
Erigeron philadelphicus Marsh Fleabane moist
Erigeron strigosus Daisy Fleabane mesic to dry
Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master moist to mesic
Erythronium mesochoreum Prairie Trout Lily mesic
Eupatorium altissimum Tall Boneset mesic to dry
Eupatorium maculatum Spotted Joe-Pye Weed moist
Eupatorium serotinum Late Boneset moist
Euphorbia corollata Flowering Spurge mesic to dry
Euthamia graminifolia Grass-Leaved Goldenrod moist
Euthamia gymnospermoides Plains Grass-Leaved Goldenrod mesic
Filipendula rubra Queen-of-the-Prairie moist
Fragaria virginiana Wild Strawberry moist to dry
Galium obtusum Wild Madder moist
Gaura biennis Biennial Gaura mesic to dry
Gentiana andrewsii Bottle Gentian moist
Gentiana puberula Prairie Gentian mesic to dry
Glandularia canadensis Rose Vervain mesic to dry
Helenium autumnale Common Sneezeweed moist
*Helianthus annuus Annual Sunflower mesic to dry
Helianthus grosseserratus Sawtooth Sunflower moist to mesic
Helianthus mollis Downy Sunflower mesic to dry
Helianthus pauciflorus Prairie Sunflower mesic to dry
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke moist to mesic
Heliopsis helianthoides False Sunflower moist to mesic
Heuchera richardsonii Prairie Alumroot mesic to dry
Houstonia lanceolata Lance-Leaved Bluets mesic
Hypericum punctatum Spotted St. John's Wort mesic
Hypericum sphaerocarpum Round-Fruited St. John's Wort moist to mesic
Hypoxis hirsuta Yellow Star Grass mesic
Lathyrus palustris Marsh Vetchling moist
Lactuca canadensis Wild Lettuce mesic to dry
Lactuca ludoviciana Prairie Lettuce mesic to dry
Lespedeza capitata Round-Head Bush Clover mesic to dry
Liatris aspera Rough Blazingstar mesic to dry
Liatris pycnostachya Prairie Blazingstar moist to mesic
Lilium michiganense Michigan Lily moist to mesic
Lilium philadelphicum andinum Prairie Lily mesic
Lithospermum canescens Hoary Puccoon mesic to dry
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower moist
Lobelia spicata Pale-Spiked Lobelia moist to mesic
Lycopus americanus Common Water Horehound moist
Lysimachia lanceolata Lance-Leaved Loosestrife mesic
Lythrum alatum Winged Loosestrife moist
Melanthium virginicum Bunchflower moist
Melica nitens Three-Flowered Melic Grass mesic to dry
Mentha arvensis Wild Mint moist
Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot moist to dry
Muhlenbergia mexicana Marsh Satin Grass moist
Napaea dioica Glade Mallow moist
Oenothera biennis Common Evening Primrose mesic
Oenothera pilosella Prairie Sundrops moist
Orbexilum onobrychis Sanfoin moist to mesic
Orobanche ludoviciana Prairie Broomrape moist to mesic
*Oxalis stricta Yellow Wood Sorrel mesic
Oxalis violacea Violet Wood Sorrel mesic to dry
*Panicum dichtomiflorum Fall Panic Grass moist to mesic
Panicum leibergii Leiberg's Panic Grass mesic to dry
Panicum oligosanthes var. scribnerianum Scribner's Panic Grass mesic
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass moist to mesic
Panicum wilcoxianum Wilcox' Panic Grass mesic
Parthenium integrifolium Wild Quinine mesic
Pedicularis canadensis Wood Betony mesic to dry
Penstemon digitalis Foxglove Beardtongue mesic
Penstemon pallidus Pale Beardtongue mesic to dry
Penstemon tubaeflorus Trumpet Beardtongue mesic
Perideridia americana Wild Dill mesic
Phlox glaberrima interior Smooth Phlox moist
Phlox pilosa Prairie Phlox moist to mesic
Phlox pilosa sangamonensis Sangamon Phlox moist to mesic
Physalis heterophylla Clammy Ground Cherry mesic to dry
Physalis virginiana Lance-Leaved Ground Cherry mesic to dry
Physostegia virginiana Obedient Plant moist to mesic
Platanthera lacera Green-Fringed Orchid moist
Platanthera leucophaea Prairie White-Fringed Orchid moist to mesic
Polygala incarnata Pink Milkwort dry
Polygala sanguinea Field Milkwort moist to mesic
*Polygonum pennsylvanicum Pennsylvania Smartweed moist
Polytaenia nuttallii Prairie Parsley mesic to dry
Potentilla arguta Prairie Cinquefoil mesic to dry
Potentilla simplex Common Cinquefoil moist to mesic
Prenanthes aspera Rough White Lettuce mesic to dry
Prenanthes racemosa Glaucous White Lettuce moist
*Prunella vulgaris laneolata Self-Heal moist to mesic
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slender Mountain Mint moist to mesic
Pycnanthemum virginianum Common Mountain Mint moist to mesic
Ratibida pinnata Yellow Coneflower mesic to dry
Rosa carolina Pasture Rose mesic to dry
Rubus flagellaris Common Dewberry mesic to dry
Rudbeckia hirta Black-Eyed Susan mesic to dry
Rudbeckia triloba Brown-Eyed Susan moist to mesic
Ruellia humilis Hairy Wild Petunia mesic to dry
Rumex altissimus Pale Dock moist
Salix humilis Prairie Willow moist to dry
Schizachryium scoparium Little Bluestem mesic to dry
Scirpus atrovirens Dark Green Bulrush moist
Senecio pauperculus Balsam Ragwort moist
Senecio plattensis Prairie Ragwort mesic to dry
Silene regia Royal Catchfly mesic
Silphium integrifolium Rosinweed mesic to dry
Silphium laciniatum Compass Plant mesic
Silphium perfoliatum Cup Plant moist
Silphium terebinthinaceum Prairie Dock moist to dry
Sisyrinchium albidum White Blue-Eyed Grass moist to mesic
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Meadow Blue-Eyed Grass moist to mesic
Sisyrinchium campestre Prairie Blue-Eyed Grass mesic to dry
*Solidago canadensis Canada Goldenrod moist to dry
Solidago gigantea Giant Goldenrod moist
Solidago juncea Early Goldenrod mesic to dry
Solidago missouriensis Missouri Goldenrod mesic to dry
Solidago nemoralis Field Goldenrod dry
Solidago rigida Stiff Goldenrod mesic to dry
Solidago speciosa Showy Goldenrod mesic to dry
Sorghastrum nutans Indian Grass mesic
Spartina pectinata Prairie Cord Grass moist
Sphenopholis obtusata Prairie Wedge Grass moist
Spiranthes vernalis Spring Ladies' Tresses moist
Sporobolus heterolepis  Prairie Dropseed mesic to dry
Teucrium canadense American Germander moist
Thalictrum revolutum Waxy Meadow Rue mesic
Thaspium barbinode Hairy-Jointed Meadow Parsnip mesic
Thaspium trifoliatum Meadow Parsnip moist
Tomanthera auriculata Ear-Leaved False Foxglove mesic
Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio Spiderwort moist to dry
*Tridens flavus Purpletop mesic
Trifolium reflexum Buffalo Clover mesic
Tripsacum dactyloides Gama Grass moist
Verbena hastata Blue Vervain moist
Verbena stricta Hoary Vervain dry
Verbesina helianthoides Yellow Crownbeard mesic
Vernonia fasciculata Smooth Ironweed moist
Vernonia × illinoensis Illinois Ironweed moist to mesic
Vernonia missurica Missouri Ironweed moist to mesic
Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's Root moist to mesic
Viola cucullata Marsh Violet moist
Viola pedatifida Prairie Violet mesic
Viola pratincola Common Blue Violet moist to mesic
Zizia aurea Golden Alexanders moist

*Disturbed or degraded areas of prairie

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