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Appendix D: Common and Botanical Names of Plant Species Referred to in This Guide

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Native Species
Common Name Botanical Name
Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii
Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta
Blue vervain Verbena hastata
Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum
Butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa
Canada wild rye Elymus canadensis
Closed gentian Gentiana andrewsii
Common evening-primrose Oenothera biennis
Dense blazing star Liatris spicata
Fringed gentian Gentianopsis crinita
Gray goldenrod Solidago nemoralis
Gray-headed coneflower Ratibida pinnata
Hoary puccoon Lithospermum canescens
Indian grass Sorghastrum nutans
Narrow-leaved blue-eyed-grass Sisyrinchium mucronatum
Prairie cord grass Spartina pectinata
Prairie white-fringed orchid Platanthera leucophaea
Round-headed bush-clover Lespedeza capitata
Showy tick-trefoil Desmodium canadense
Shrubby false-indigo Amorpha fruticosa
Sneezeweed Helenium autumnale
Spotted Joe-pye-weed Eupatorium maculatum
Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata
Tall sunflower Helianthus giganteus
Virginia Culver’s-root Veronicastrum virginicum
Wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa
Wild lupine Lupinus perennis
Wild strawberry Fragaria virginiana
Weed Species
Common Name Botanical Name
Black locust (tree) Robinia pseudo-acacia
Canada thistle Cirsium arvense
Chicory Cichorium intybus
Common barnyard grass Echinochloa crusgalli
Common ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Dog-strangling vine Cynanchum spp.
Giant ragweed Ambrosia trifida
Ox-eye daisy Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
Quack grass Elymus repens
Queen Anne’s lace Daucus carota
Red clover Trifolium pratense
Smooth brome Bromus inermis
White sweet-clover Melilotus alba
Crop Species
Common Name Botanical Name
Annual oats Avena sativa
Rye grain Secale cereale
Rye grass Lolium spp.
Winter wheat Triticum aestivum

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