Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Common name Scientific name
Alfalfa Medicago sativa
American Bugleweed Lycopus americanus Muhl.
American Bulrush Scirpus americanus Pers.
American Elm Ulmus americana L.
American Germander Teucrim canadense
Aster Aster sp.
Barnyard Grass Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv.
Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardi Vitman
Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta
Black Locust Robinia pseudoacacia L.
Black Walnut Juglans nigra L.
Blazing Star Liatris punctata
Blue Grama Bouteloua gracilis
Bluegrass Poa pratensis L.
Box Elder Acer negundo L.
Buckbrush symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench
Buffalo Grass Buchloe dactyloides
Buffaloberry Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.
Bundleflower Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacM.
Canada Goldenrod Solidago canadensis L.
Canada Sanicle Sanicula canadensis L.
Canada Wild Rye Elymus canadensis L.
Catalpa Catalpa speciosa Warder
Cattail Typha latifolia L.
Cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L.
Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia Jacaq.
Choke Cherry Prunus virginiana L.
Climbing Bittersweet Cleastrus scandens L.
Cocklebur Xanthium strumarium L.
Common Mullein Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.
Cone Flower Ratibida columnarius
Corn Zea mays
Cottonwood Populus deltoides Marsh.
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale Weber
Diamond Willow Salix rigida Muhl.
Foxtail Barley Hordeum jubatum L.
Fringed Loosestrife Lysimachia ciliata
Frog Fruit Phyla lanceolata (Michx.) Greene
Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.
Ground Cherry Physalis virginiana Mill.
Hackberry Celtis occidentalis L.
Hairy Grama Bouteloua hirsuta Lag.
Hardstem Bulrush Scirpus acutus Muhl.
Hoary Vervain Verbena stricta Vent.
Hopseed Medicago lupulina L.
Indian Grass Sorghastrum avenaceum (Michx.) Nash
Indigo Bush Amorpha fruticosa L.
Ironweed Vernonia fasciculata Michx.
Japanese Brome Bromus japonicus Thunb.
Junegrass Koeleria cristata
Lady's Thumb Smartweed Polygonum persicaria L.
Lead Plant Amorpha canescens
Little Bluestem Andropogon scoparius Michx.
Loosestrife Lythrum dacotanum Nieuw.
Lovegrass Eragrostis pectinacea (Michx.) Ness
Milo Sorghum sp.
Needle and Thread Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr.
Needle-leaf Sedge Carex eleocharis
Nutsedge Cyperus sp. (including: C.
erythrorhizos, C. esculeutus)
Osage Orange Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid.
Pale Smartweed Polygonum lapathifolium L.
Peach-leaf Willow Salix amygdaloides Anderss.
Plains Muhly Muhlenbergia cuspidata
Plains Sunflower Helianthus petiolorus Nutt.
Poison Ivy Rhus radicans (L.) O. Ktze.
Prairie Cordgrass Spartina pectinata Link
Prairie Dogbane Apocynum sibiricum Jacqy.
Prickly Ash Zanthoxylum americanum Mill.
Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana L.
Red Clover Trifolium pratense L.
Red Mulberry Morus rubra L.
Red-osier Dogwood Cornus stolonifera Michx.
Redtop Agrostis stolonifera L.
Reed Canary Grass Phalaris arundinacea L.
Rough-leaf Dogwood Cornus drummondii C. A. Meyer
Russian Olive Elaeagnus angustifolia L.
Salt Cedar Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb.
Saltgrass Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
Sandbar Willow Salix exigua Nutt.
Sand Dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray
Scarlet Gaura Gaura coccinea
Sedges Carex sp. (including: c. atherodes,
C. meadii C. blanda, C. stipata, C.
brevior, C. tenera, C. lanuginosa, C.
vulpinoidea)
Siberian Elm Ulmus pumila L.
Side Oats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
Silver Maple Acer saccharinum L.
Six-week Fescue Festuca octoflora
Skelton Weed lygodesmia juncea
Skunkbush Rhus aromatica Ait.
Slippery Elm Ulmus rubra Muhl.
Small Panic Grass Panicum oligosanthes Schult.
Smooth Brome Bromus inermis Leyss.
Smooth Sumac Rhus glabra L.
Snowberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench
Snow-on-the-Mountain Euphorbia marginata Pursh
Spikenard Aralia racemosa L.
Spikerush Eleocharis palustris (L.) R. & S.
Spotted Spurge Euphorbia maculata L.
Switchgrass Panicum virgatum L.
Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus vitacea ( Kneer) Hitchc.
Water Sedge Carex aquatilis Wahl.
Western Wheatgrass Agropyron smithii
Wheatgrass Agropyron sp.
White Sweet Clover Melilotus albus Desr.
Wild Alfalfa Psoralea tenuiflora
Wild Grape Vitis riparia Michx.
Wild Plum Prunus americana Marsh.
Wild Rose Rosa woodsii Lindl.
Woodbine Parthenocissus vitacea (Knerr) Hitchc.
*Common and scientific names follow Great Plains Flora Association (1977).
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