List of Flora
for Dolomite Prairies

———— Dolomite Prairie Flora ————   
Scientific Name Common Name Moisture Gradient
Agalinis tenuifolia Slender False Foxglove moist
Allium canadense Wild Garlic mesic
Allium cernuum Nodding Onion mesic
Amorpha canescens Leadplant mesic to dry
Andropogon geraldii Big Bluestem mesic
Anemone canadensis Canada Anemone moist
Antennaria plantaginifolia Plantain-Leaved Pussytoes mesic to dry
Apios americana Groundnut moist
Apocynum cannabinum Common Dogbane moist
Arnoglossum plantagineum Prairie Indian Plantain moist
Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed moist
Asclepias sullivantii Prairie Milkweed mesic
Asclepias verticillata Whorled Milkweed mesic to dry
Aster ericoides Heath Aster mesic to dry
Aster novae-angliae New England Aster moist to mesic
Aster oblongifolius Aromatic Aster dry
Aster praealtus Willow Aster moist to mesic
Aster puniceus Swamp Aster moist
Bidens aristosa Tickseed Sunflower moist
Bidens cernua Nodding Bur-Marigold moist
Bidens frondosa Common Beggar-Ticks moist
Blephilia ciliata Downy Wood Mint mesic
Bouteloua curtipendula Side Oats Gramma dry
Brickellia eupatorioides False Boneset mesic to dry
Calamagrostis canadensis Blue-Joint Grass moist
Calamintha arkansana Low Calamint moist
Camassia scilloides Wild Hyacinth moist to mesic
Cardamine bulbosa Spring Cress moist
Carex annectens Yellow-Fruited Sedge moist
Carex bicknellii Prairie Sedge mesic to dry
Carex brevior Short-Beaked Sedge mesic to dry
Carex crawei Crawe's Sedge moist
Carex eburnea Ivory Sedge dry
Carex frankii Frank's Sedge moist
Carex granularis Meadow Sedge moist to mesic
Carex gravida Heavy Sedge mesic
Carex pedunculata Long-Stalked Hummock Sedge dry
Carex scoparia Pointed Broom Sedge moist
Carex sterilis Sterile Sedge moist
Carex stricta Tussock Sedge moist
Carex suberecta Prairie Straw Sedge moist
Carex tetanica Rigid Sedge moist to mesic
Carex viridula Green Sedge moist
Chelone glabra White Turtlehead moist
Cicuta maculata Water Hemlock moist
Cirsium discolor Pasture Thistle mesic to dry
Comandra umbellata Bastard Toadflax mesic to dry
Cyperus acuminatus Pointed Flat Sedge moist
Dalea foliosa Leafy Prairie Clover mesic to dry
Dalea purpurea Purple Prairie Clover mesic to dry
Deschampsia caespitosa var. glauca Tufted Hair Grass moist
Desmanthus illinoensis Illinois Bundleflower mesic to dry
Dodecatheon meadia Shooting Star mesic
Eleocharis compressa Flat-Stemmed Spikerush moist
Elymus canadensis Canada Wild Rye mesic
Elymus virginicus Virginia Wild Rye moist
Epilobium coloratum Cinnamon Willow-Herb moist
Equisetum arvense Common Horsetail moist to mesic
Erigeron annuus Annual Fleabane mesic
Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master mesic
Eupatorium altissimum Tall Boneset mesic to dry
Eupatorium maculatum Spotted Joe-Pye Weed moist
Eupatorium perfoliatum Common Boneset moist
Euphorbia corollata Flowering Spurge mesic to dry
Euphorbia dentata Toothed Spurge mesic to dry
Euthamia graminifolia Grass-Leaved Goldenrod moist
Fragaria virginiana Wild Strawberry mesic
Galium boreale Northern Bedstraw moist to mesic
Galium obtusum White Bedstraw moist
Geranium carolinense Carolina Cranesbill dry
Geum laciniatum Rough Avens moist to mesic
Hedyotis longifolia Long-Leaved Bluets dry
Helenium autumnale Common Sneezeweed moist
Helianthus grosseserratus Sawtooth Sunflower moist to mesic
Hierochloe odorata Vanilla Grass moist
Hymenoxys acaulis glabra Lakeside Daisy mesic to dry
Hypericum sphaerocarpum Round-Fruited St. John's Wort moist to mesic
Hypoxis hirsuta Yellow Stargrass mesic
Iliamna remota Kankakee Mallow moist to mesic
Iris virginica shrevei Blue Flag Iris moist
Isanthus brachiatus False Pennyroyal mesic to dry
Isoetes butleri Butler's Quillwort moist
Juncus interior Inland Rush moist
Lactuca canadensis Wild Lettuce mesic
Lathyrus venosus Veiny Pea mesic to dry
Leavenworthia uniflora One-Flowered Leavenworthia dry
Leersia oryzoides Rice Cutgrass moist
Liatris spicata Marsh Blazingstar moist
Liatris aspera Rough Blazingstar mesic to dry
Lilium michiganense Michigan Lily mesic
Lobelia spicata Pale-Spiked Lobelia moist to mesic
Lycopus americanus Common Bugleweed moist
Lycopus uniflorus Small Water Horehound moist
Lysimachia quadriflora Prairie Loosestrife moist
Lythrum alatum Winged Loosestrife moist
Malvastrum hispidum Hairy False Mallow dry
Mentha arvensis villosa Field Mint moist
Minuartia patula Pitcher's Stitchwort dry
Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot mesic
Muhlenbergia cuspidata Prairie Satin Grass dry
Muhlenbergia mexicana Marsh Satin Grass moist
Myosotis verna Spring Forget-Me-Not mesic to dry
Napaea dioica Glade Mallow moist
Oenothera biennis Common Evening Primrose mesic
Oenothera pilosella Prairie Sundrops moist
Opuntia humifusa  Eastern Prickly Pear dry
Oxalis violacea Violet Wood Sorrel mesic to dry
Oxypolis rigidior Cowbane moist
Packera pauperculus Balsam Ragwort moist
Panicum flexile Wiry Panic Grass moist
Panicum oligosanthes scribnerianum Scribner's Panic Grass mesic
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass moist to mesic
Penstemon hirsutus Hairy Penstemon mesic to dry
Perideridia americana Wild Dill mesic
Phlox glaberrima interior Smooth Phlox moist
Phyla lanceolata Fogfruit moist
Physalis virginiana Lance-Leaved Ground Cherry mesic to dry
Physostegia virginiana Obedient Plant moist to mesic
Polygonum ramosissimum Bushy Knotweed moist
Potentilla fruticosa Shrubby Cinquefoil moist
Potentilla simplex Common Cinquefoil mesic
Pycnanthemum virginianum Common Mountain Mint moist to mesic
Ranunculus scleratus Cursed Crowfoot moist
Rorippa islandica var. hispida Hairy Yellow Marsh Cress moist
Rosa blanda Smooth Wild Rose mesic
Rudbeckia hirta Black-Eyed Susan mesic to dry
Rudbeckia subtomentosa Sweet Coneflower mesic
Ruellia humilis Hairy Wild Petunia mesic to dry
Schizachryium scoparium Little Bluestem dry
Scutellaria parvula Small Skullcap dry
Silphium perfoliatum Cup Plant moist
Sisyrinchium albidum Common Blue-Eyed Grass mesic
Smilacina stellata Starry False Solomon's Seal mesic
Solidago gigantea Giant Goldenrod moist
Solidago juncea Early Goldenrod mesic to dry
Solidago nemoralis Field Goldenrod dry
Solidago riddellii Riddell's Goldenrod moist
Solidago rigida Stiff Goldenrod mesic
Sorghastrum nutans Indian Grass mesic
Spartina pectinata Prairie Cordgrass moist
Sphenopholis obtusata Prairie Wedge Grass moist to mesic
Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie Dropseed mesic to dry
Stachys palustris homotricha Marsh Woundwort moist
Stipa spartea Porcupine Grass mesic to dry
Thalictrum purpureum Purple Meadow Rue moist
Verbena simplex Narrow-Leaved Vervain mesic to dry
Veronica peregrina var. xalapensis Purslane Speedwell moist
Zigadenus elegans glaucus White Camass moist

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