Prairie Parcel Restoration

Watch List for Native Prairie Plants

Common Name	Scientific Name	Date Found
Grasses
BIG BLUESTEM	Andropogon gerardii *
INDIAN GRASS	Sorghastrum nutans *
LITTLE BLUESTEM	Andropogon scoparius *
SWITCH GRASS	Panicum virgatum *
CORD GRASS	Spartina pectinata *
NEEDLEGRASS	Stipa spartea **u
PRAIRIE DROPSEED	Sporobolus pectinata **u
SIDE-OATS GRAMA	Bouteloua curtipendula **u
Forbs
ROSINWEED	Silphium integrifolium
SAW-TOOTHED SUNFLOWER	Helianthus grossesserratus *
WILD BERGAMOT	Monarda fistulosa *
YELLOW CONEFLOWER	Ratibida pinnata *
BLACK-EYED SUSAN	Rudbeckia hirta **
COMPASS PLANT	Silphium lactiniatum **
CUP-PLANT	Silphium perfoliatum **u
NEW ENGLAND ASTER	Aster novae-angilae **
PRAIRIE DOCK	Silphium terebinthinaceum **
RATTLESNAKE MASTER	Eryngium yuccifolium **
STIFF GOLDENROD	Solidaga rigida **
TALL COREOPSIS	Coreopsis tripteris **
BLAZING STAR	Liatris pycnostachya r
CULVER'S ROOT	Veronicastrum virginicum r
MOUNTAIN MINT	Pycantheum virginianum r
PURPLE CONEFLOWER	Echinacea pallida r
SHOOTING STAR	Dodecatheon meadia r
SHOWY TICK TREFOIL	Desmodium canadense r
WILD INDIGO	Baptisia leucantha r
WILD QUININE	Parthenium integrifolium r

r - rare first few years; u - uncommon but not rare; ** - established prairie; * - common